Family Ashmele
Family Notes...Annie Herzfeld, her brothers and sisters.
Sam Herzfeld (great-uncle)...
Simon Wulff, son of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born October 1875 in Mitau, Latvia. He was taken to England by his parents in the 1890s, where he was later known as Sam.
Sam married Ida, probably in USA, and had six children - Mervyn (b.1902), Ruth, Lilian (b.1905), Max (b.1907), Leonard (b.1909) and Rita (b.1912) - all born in Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York.
Sam had a shoe repair business, probably in Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York.
Sam died in 1950, probably in Florida, USA, and was survived by his wife.
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Singer, Guveritz, Barskiy, Cross and Rosen
Sarah Herzfeld (great-aunt)...
Sarah, daughter of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born May 1877 in Mitau, Latvia. She was taken to England by her parents in the 1890s.
Sarah, a dress-maker, married Louis Kantor (later Cantor), a 23 year-old tailor and son of Elias Kantor, in February 1900 at the East London Synagogue. They had five children - Rebecca (b.1901), Gershon (b.1903), Rose (b.1905), Fanny (b.1907) and Woolf (b.1913).
Sarah died in November 1926, age 47 in London, and is buried at the Federation Cemetery in Edmonton. The inscription on her stone reads "In loving memory of Sarah Cantor who died 18 November 1926 age 47. deeply mourned by her sorrowing husband Lewis, children Rebecca, Gershon, Rosie, Fanny and Woolf, son-in-law, father, sister Annie, and all relatives. Peace to her dear soul."
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Cantor, Rose, Goldstein, Davis, Barbanell, Cobb, and King.
Edith Herzfeld (great-aunt)...
Irle, daughter of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born April 1879 in Mitau, Latvia. She was taken to England by her parents in the 1890s, where she was known as Edith and worked as a dress-maker.
Edith married Abram Schooler, a 28 year-old cabinet-maker and son of Nathaniel Schooler, in December 1902 at the Spitalfield Great Synagogue in London. The marriage was witnessed by Joe Ashmele, Edith's future brother-in-law. Edith went to USA with their three children - Benjamin (b.1907), Ruth (b.1908) and Harry (b.1910), where their fourth child Murray was born about 1915. Edith later returned to England with her children.
Edith died from heart failure, aged 44 on 2 July 1923, at the London Hospital, and was survived by Abraham.. She was buried at Edmonton Federation Cemetery; her dilapidated stone includes the inscription "In loving memory of Edith, beloved wife of Abraham Schooler..."
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Schooler, Schuler, Cartmell, Furlong, Coulson, Warren, Allweil and Krauskopf
Bryna Herzfeld (great-aunt)...
Braine, daughter of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born June 1881 in Mitau, Latvia. She was taken to England by her parents between in the 1890s, and later known as Bryna or Uncer.
Bryna ,a tailoress, married Abraham Isadore Abel aka Israel or Izzie, a 24 year-old tailor and son of Peter Abel, in January 1906 at the East London Synagogue. After the birth of their son, Jack, they emigrated to New York, USA, where Berth/Birdie and Dorethy/Dotty were born in 1908 and 1914.
Bryna died in 1938, 20 years before Izzie.
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Abel, Greene, Goldstein, Davis, Behrman, Pitman and Fruchtman.
Joseph Herzfeld (great-uncle)
Joseph Herzfeld, son of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born 1884 in Latvia. He was taken to England by his parents in the 1890s, and is believed to have died a young man in USA.
Annie Herzfeld (grandmother)...
Channe, daughter of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born November 1888 in Mitau, Latvia. She was taken to England by her parents in the 1890s, and settled in London's East End where she was to be known as Annie.
In June 1907 Annie married Joseph Ashmele (aka John), a 23 year-old upholsterer and son of Jacob Ashmele, at East London Synagogue in Mile End. They had four children - twins Fanny and Rosa (b.1908) who died soon after birth, Simon (b.1909) and Ada (b.1912). Between 1913 and 1915 Annie and her family lived at Huntley Street in St. Pancras, London, and between 1915 and 1924 they were living at Pancras Street, London.
In February 1923, Annie applied to the American Consulate in London for permission for herself, Simon and Ada to visit her parents in New York, USA. She travelled on a passport issued by the Russian Consulate in London the same year.
Annie lived in Staines, Middlesex until her husband's death in 1946. She then lived at Paramount Court, University Street in London; her children also had flats in Paramount Court.
Annie died age 66 in December 1953 at her home from coronary thrombosis, and is buried alongside her husband in Willesden Cemetery, London. The inscription on the headstone reads "In loving memory of Anna Ashmele / Died 15 December 1953 age 66 / Deeply mourned by her dear son, daughter, grandchildren, sisters, relatives and friends".
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Ashmele, Rovnick, Schuman, Applebaum, Easley, Lacey and Quigley..
Jonas Herzfeld (great-uncle)...
Jonas, son of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born January 1889 in Mitau, Latvia. He died May 1891 in Mitau, age two and a half, from laryngitis.
Beatrice Herzfeld (great-aunt)...
Rachel, daughter of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, and her twin sister Rebecca were probably born 1891 in Latvia. She was also known as Beatrice and emigrated to USA, where she married Lester Goldstein about 1913. They had two children - David and Stanley - and died about 1968.
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Goldstein and Jacobs.
Rose Herzfeld (great-aunt)...
Rebecca, daughter of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, and her twin sister Rachel were probably born 1891 in Latvia. She was also known as Rose and emigrated to USA, where she is believed to have married six times before her death about 1970.
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Ravner, Friedman and Freedman.
Murray Hadfield (great-uncle)...
Moses, son of Chaim Wulff Herzfeld and Ester-Beile Farber, was born about 1894 probably in England. He lived with his parents in Mile End Old Town, where he was apprenticed to a silversmith.
Moses emigrated to USA with his parents about 1908; calling himself Murray Hadfield, he married Mania Hershmann aka Molly (in USA) and had two children - Phyllis (b.1923) and Bertram (b.1928). After Molly's death in 1932, Murray married Ethyl and had a daughter - Jill.
Murray died 1944 in New York.
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Sperling, Loevinsohn and Finklestein.
Lilly Herzfeld (great-aunt)...
Lilly, daughter of Hyman Herzfeld and Betsy Farber, was born June 1898 in Whitechapel in the East End of London, England. She moved to USA as a young child and lived in the East Side of Manhattan.
Lilly/Lillian married Leon Shor (also from Riga) and had four children - Marion (b.1918), Beatrice (b.1918), Morton/Morty (b.1923) and Elain/Harriet (b.1928). Lilly survived Leon, who died in 1958, and is believed to have died in 1980.
This branch of the family tree includes the following family names - Bernstein, Jacobs, Geller, Bickman, Levine, Rodin, Schiller, Rivkin, Gray and Ginsberg.
The
Roadside Rest was originally founded in 1921 as a fruit and vegetable stand with
a $300 investment by Murray Hadfield and his brother-in-law Leon Shor (who later operated four popular
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