The Alexander Family from Waltersbrueck
First Generation:
1. Alexander, from Zimmersrode, he had a son, Joseph / Juspa Alexander.
Second Generation:
2. Joseph / Juspa Alexander, he married Scheine / Schoenchen Meier, born around 1760.
Joseph and Scheine Alexander had four children:
+ 3. Gelle /Gella Alexander, born around 1783 in Zimmersrode
+ 4. Nathan Alexander, born around 1786
+ 5. Seligmann / Hanoch Alexander, born around 1790
+ 7. Heinemann Alexander, born about 1793.
8. Jettchen Alexander, born about 1896, she was a single, she died on 08.07.1845 in
Zimmersrode.
Joseph Alexander died 02.05.1825, he is buried on the jewish cemetery in Haarhausen, grave-no. 58
Scheine Alexander died 20.05.1840 at the ago of 80, she is buried in Haarhausen, grave-no. 111.
Third Generation:
3. Gelle / Gella Alexander, born 03.08.1784 in Zimmersrode, she was a single, she had an
illegitimate son:
+ 9. Joseph Alexander, born 20.09.1825 in Zimmersrode
Gella Alexander died on 02.08.1866 at the age of 83 in Zimmersrode, she is buried on the jewish
cemetery in Haarhausen, grave no. 132.
4. Nathan Alexander, born around 1783 in Zimmersrode. He married Matchen Katz, born 1786.
Nathan and Matchen Alexander had four daughters:
+ 10. Vogel Alexander, born about 1818
+ 11. Derz Alexander, born 21.10.1821
+ 12. Jettchen Alexander, born 12.06.1824
+ 13. Beilchen Alexander, born 04.07.1827
Nathan Alexander died 12.01. or 09.02.1847 at the age of 61, he is buried in Haarhausen, grave-
no. 95. Matchen Alexander died on 18.07.1859, she is buried on the Jewish cemetery of
Haarhausen, grave no. 162.
5. Seligmann / Hanoch Alexander, born around 1790, he married first in 1817 Brendel Heilbronn, born 1790. Seligmann and Brendel Alexander had four sons:
+ 14. Maier Alexander, born in March 1818 in Waltersbrueck
+ 15. Suesskind Alexander, born about 1818 in Walterssbrueck
+ 16. Anschel / Amsel Alexander, bborn about 1821 in Waltersbrueck
+ 17. Joseph Alexander, born 02.05.1826 in Waltersbrueck,
Brendel Alexander died on 09.04.1833 at the age of 43. She is buried in Haarhausen, grave-no. 105. Seligmann Alexander married at the age of 42 years in 1834 a second time Frommet Stern from Waltersbrueck, 30 years old born around 1804, daughter of Sussmann and Sarchen Stern. Seligmann and Frommet Alexander had two daughter:
+ 18. Juettchen / Jettchen Alexander, born 28.12.1834 in Waltersbrueck.
+ 19. Hendel Alexander, born 14.06.1837 in Waltersbrueck.
Seligmann Alexaner died on 09.03.1838 at the age of 48. He is buried in Haarhausen, grave-no.109. Frommet Alexander died on 21.03.1850, she is buried in Haarhausen, grave-no. 102.
7. Heinemann Alexander, born about 1793 (possibly a son of Joseph Alexander). He married Beile Herzinger. born about 1788 in Mansbach. Heinemann and Beile Alexander had three children:
20. Gella Alexander, born 21.02.1821, she died on 05.06.1832 at the age of 11 years.
21. Hanne Alexander, born 08.12.1824 in Waltersbrueck
+ 22. Jette Alexander, born about 1825 in Waltersbrueck
23. Joseph Alexander, born 18.04.1832 in Waltersbrueck.
Heinemann Alexander died on 04.05.1833 at the age of 40 years. Beile Alexander died on 16.12.1844 at the age of 56 years, 5 months and 22 days.
Fourth Generation:
9. Joseph Alexander, born 20.09.1825 in Zimmersrode, son of Gelle Alexander, he married Reckchen Fromm, born 25.03.1825 in Oberurff, daughter of Ziproa Fromm, born 02.07.1799. Jospeh and Reckchen Alexander had a daughter:
24. Schoenchen Alexander, born 11.06.1851, she died 17.02.1852.
10. Vogel Alexander, born about 1818, she was married on 09.07.1845 to Gabriel Bloch from Rothhelmshausen, 25 years, born about 1820, son of Samuel Bloch and his wife Merle, née Mueller.
11. Derz Alexander, born 21.10.1821. She was married on 26.05.1846 in Zimmersrode, at the age of 25 years to Kaufmann Schloss, 26 years old, born 27.03.1820 son of Liebmann Schloss and his wife Merle, née Hoexter from Allendorf. Derz and Kaufmann Schloss had three children:
25. Liebmann Schloss, born 02.04.1847 in Zimmersrode
26. Nathan Schloss, born 24.05.1849 in Zimmersrode
27. Beilchen Schloss, born 06.02.1852 in Zimmersrode.
Kaufmann Schloss died 03.10.1896 in Zimmersrode, he is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Haarhausen, grave no.213, Derz Schloss died 19.04.1899 in Zimmersrode, she is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Haarhaushausen, grave no 232..
12. Jettchen Alexander, born 12.06.1824. She had a illegitimate daughter:
28. Schoenchen Alexander, born 11.05.1850, she died on 14.06.1873 at the age of 23 years,
one month and 4 days.
13. Beilchen Alexander, born 04.07.1827, she had a son:
29. Nathan David, born 03.03.1862.
14. Maier Alexander, born in March 1818 in Waltersbrueck, he married on 14.05.1846 Julie (Gude, Gutroth) Stern, 22 years old, born around 1824 in Neustadt, daughter of the teacher Abraham Stern and his wife Hendel, nee Tellei / Dellevie. Maier and Julie Alexander had two children:
+ 30. Brendel Alexander, born on 12.11.1847 in Waltersbrueck
+ 31. Abraham Alexander, born on 03.03.1850 in Waltersbrueck
Julie Alexander died on 20.06.1874, she is buried in Haarhausen, grave-no. 193, Maier Alexander died on 20.10.1884, he is buried in Haarhausen, grave no. 257.
15. Suesskind Alexander, born about 1818, he married on 28.06.1843 Hendel Herzberg from Maulbach, daughter of Meyer Herzberg and his wife Esther,née Simon Seligmann. Suesskind and Hendel Alexander had five children:
+ 32. Brendel / Bertha Alexander, born 29.09.1844 in Waltersbrueck
33. Simon Alexander, born 11.02.1847, he died 21.?.1852 in Waltersbrueck
34. Ester Alexander, born 26.03.1850 in Waltersbrueck
35. Stillborn, female 22.02.1853 in Waltersbrueck
+ 36. Schoenchen / Jeanette Alexander, born 14.02.1854 in Waltersbrueck.
Suesskind Alexander died on 17.08.1881 in Waltersbrueck.
16. Anschel / Amsel Alexander, 28 years old, born about 1821 in Waltersbrueck, he married on 14.02.1849 Beilchen / Betti Rosenstein from Niedenstein, 26 years old, born 26.10.1821, daughter of Daniel / David Rosenstein and his wife Guetel Rosenstein, née Heinemann. Anschel and Beilchen Alexander had a daughter:
+ 37. Bertha Alexander, born 01.01.1850 in Waltersbrück
17. Joseph Alexander, born 02.05.1826 in Waltersbrueck, he married on 02.06.1858 Fradchen Frank from Momberg, born in July 1827, daughter of Samuel Frank and his wife Sprinz, nee. Katz. Jospeh and Fradchen Alexander lived in Momberg. Joseph Alexander died on 24.08.1899 in Momberg, he is buried on the jewish cemetery in Neustadt, grave no. 83.
18. Juettchen / Jettchen Alexander, born 28.12.1834 in Waltersbrueck, she was married on 27.08.1862 in Rhina to Salomon Bacharach, born 27.12.1827 in Rhina. Jettchen and Salomon Bacharach lived in Rhina, they had five children. Salomon Bacharach died on 16.07.1897 in Rhina. Jettchen Bacharach celebrated her 100th birthday in 1934 in Rhina. She died on 04.08.1936 in Rhina. She had 30 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
19. Hendel Alexander, born 14.06.1837 in Waltersbrueck. She was married on 20.11.1867 8n Waltersbrueck to Joseph Nussbaum, merchant, born 21.07.1841 in Neukirchen, son of Levi Nussbaum and his wife Elle, née Bacharach.
22. Jette Alexander, 22 years old, born about 1825 in Waltersbrueck, she was married on 27.01.1846 to Herz Reinhard, from Zimmersrode, 25 years old, born about1821, son of Heinemann Reinhard and his wife Mindel, née Feist. Jette and Herz Reinhard had two daughters:
38. Beile Reinhard, born 03.01.1847, she died 26.02.1847 in Zimmersrode.
39. Guedel Reinhard, born 24.04.1848 in Zimmersrode.
Jette Reinhard died on 16.06.1849 at the age of 24 years in Zimmersrode. She is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Haarhausen, grave no. 100.
Fifth Generation:
30. Brendel Alexander, born November 1847 in Waltersbrueck. She was married to N.N. Goldschmidt. Brendel and N.N. Goldschmidt had a son:
+ 40. Isaac Goldschmidt.
31. Abraham Alexander, born on 03.03.1850 in Waltersbrueck, cattledealer, he married about 1875 Rosa Rosenblatt, born 12.10.1851 in Binsfoerth, daughter of Liebmann Rosenblatt and his wife Gidel Kanter from Riede. Abraham and Rosa Alexander lived in Waltersbrueck house no. 35. They had five children:
+ 41. Siegmund / Seligmann Alexander, born 13.07.1879 in Waltersbrueck
+ 42. Julia / Julchen Alexander, born 30.05.1881 in Waltersbrueck
43. Levi Alexander, born 01.01.1884 in Waltersbrueck
+ 44. Max / Meier Alexander, born 10.03.1886 in Waltersbrueck
+ 45. Fritz / Salomon Friedrich Alexander, born 31.10.1888 in Waltersbrueck
+ 46. Elias Alexander, born 07.10.1892 in Waltersbrueck.
Abraham Alexander died on 20.11.1918 inWaltersbrueck. He is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Haarhausen, grave no. 300. Rosa Alexander died in 1930 in Fulda.
32. Brendel / Bertha Alexander,born 29.09.1844 in Waltersbrueck, she was married on 02.02.1870 to Meier Rothschild, born 21.12.1839 in Waltersbrueck, son of Moses Rothschild and his second wife Ranchen née Jacob. Brendel Bertha and Meier Rothschild had eight children:
47. Simon Rothschild, born 19.11.1870 in Waltersbrueck
48. Seligmann Rothschild, born 08.01.1873 in Waltersbrueck
49. Glara Rothschild, born 09.09.1875 in Waltersbrueck
50. Moses Rothschild, born 24.09.1879 in Waltersbrueck
51. Siegmund Rothschild, born 30.01.1882 in Waltersbrueck
52. Rosalie Rothschild, born 13.09.1884 in Waltersbrueck
53. Felix Rothschild, born 01.10.1886 in Waltersbrueck
54. Betty Rothschild, born 16.02.1888 in Waltersbrueck.
Meier Rothschild died on 12.03.1900 in Waltersbrueck, he is buried on the Jewish cemetery of Haarhausen, grave no. 234.
36. Schoenchen / Jeanette Alexander, born 14.02.1854 in Waltersbrueck, she was married to Mendel Levi. Schoenchen / Jeanette and Mendel Levi had four children:
55. Abraham Levi, born 28.09.1879
56. Bertha Levi, born 20.07.1881
57. Emma Levi, born 28.02.1886
58. Siegmund Levi, born 31.05.1888.
37. Bertha Alexander, born 01.01.1850 in Waltersbrück, she was married in 1880 to Bernd Moses. Bertha and Bernd Moses had a daughter:
+ 59. Betty Moses, born 18.06.1880 in Waltersbrück.
Bertha Moses was mistreated on 09.11.1938, she died in consequenze of the mistreatment and the injury on27.11.1938. In February 2018 a Stolperstein was put in front of the house where she lived.
Sixth Generation:
40.Isaac Goldschmidt, he married Hilde. Isaac and Hilde Goldschmidt lived in Kassel, they had a daughter:
+ 60. Trude Goldschmidt
41. Siegmund / Seligmann Alexander, born 13..07.1879 in Waltersbrueck. He married first about 1908 Frieda Stern. Siegmund / Seligmann and Frieda Alexander had two sons:
61. Arthur Alexander, born in 1910, he married Muriel Buck. Arthur Alexaner died in 1989.
62. Max Alexander, he died in 1946
He married a second time the widow Paula Rosenblatt.
42. Julia Alexander, born 30.05.1881 in Waltersbrueck. She was married about 1905 to Hermann Strauss, born about 1880, Julia and Hermann Strauss lived inWetter, they had three children:
+ 63. Salomon / Sally Stauss, born 1907
+ 64. Max Strauss
+ 65. Ilse Strauss, born 1915.
They emigrated 1933/34 into the USA and lived in Chicago, later in San Diego. Julia Strauss died in 1959.
44. Max / Meier Alexander, born 10.03.1886 in Waltersbrueck. He was textile salesman. He married in 1920 Paula Baermann, born 1891 in Doerrebach / Hunsrück. Max and Paula Alexander lived in Dueren. They had two daughters:
+ 66. Doris Alexander, born 1922
+ 67. Hilde Alexander, born 1923.
They emigrated 1936 into the USA. Max Alexander died in 1952, Paula Alexander died in 1975.
45. Fritz / Salomon Friedrich Alexander, born 31.10.1888 in Waltersbrueck. He married about 1920 Carola Cossmann, born 17.06.1898 in Bonn. Fritz and Carola Alexander had a daughter:
+ 68. Margot Alexander, born 1921.
Fritz Alexander died 1923 in Bonn. Carola Alexander was married a second time to Salmon / Sally / Bernhard Haase, born 22.01.1891 in Gelsenkirchen. Carola and Sally Haase lved in Gelsenkirchen, they had two children:
69. Ingrid F. Haase, born 09.11.1928 in Gelsenkirchen, she was deported with her mother to
Riga and Stutthof.
+ 70. Bernhard Haase.
Sally Haase was arrested in Sachsenhausen from 22.06.1938 till 15.03.1939. in 1939 he emigrated to Monaco and from there to Belgium. He was arrested in belgium 10./15.05.1940 and deported from Drancy on 14.08.1942 to Auschwitz. Carola Haase and her daughter Ingrid were deported on 27.01.1942 from Gelsenkirchen to Riga and from there on 01.10.1944 to Stutthof.
46. Elias Alexander, born 05.10.1892 in Waltersbrueck. He was a single, he died 1932 in Cologne.
59. Betty Moses, born 18.06.1880 in Waltersbrück, she was married to Sally Seligmann born 03.08.1880 in Wetzlar. Betty and Sally Seligmann had a son:
+ 71. Siegfried Seligmann, born 1910 in Waltersbrück.
Betty and Sally Seöigmann moved at the end of 1938 to Frankfurt/Main and were deported in 1942 to Poland and murdered there. In February 2018 Stolpersteine were put for the family.
Seventh Generation :
63. Salomon / Sally Strauss, born 1907, he lived as Karl Laemmle emigrated in the 20th into the USAand in Chicago, later in San diego he died in 1965.
64. Max Strauss, furniture saleman in New York, he married Betty Heinemann. Max and Betty Strauss lived inOrange County, Calif., they had two children:
72. Deborah Strauss
73. Peter Strauss.
65. Ilse Strauss, born 1915, she was married to William Wuerzburger. Ilse and William Wuerzburger had two children.
66. Doris Alexander, born 1922, she was married to Otto Jakobi / Arthur Jacoby, born 14.11.1920 in Eich, son of Simon Jakobi – born 1878 in Lorsch, died 1935 in Eich - and his wife Karolina / Lina, née Schott – born 1889 in Eich, died 1961 in New York. Doris and Arthur Jacoby emigrated into the States. They lived in Washington Heights, N.Y, they .had a son:
+ 74. Sanford (Sandy) Jacoby, born 1953
Doris Jacoby died in 1962, Arthur Jacoby died in 1983.
67. Hilde Alexander, born 1923, she was married to Leo Meyer, born 1913. Hilde and Leo Meyer had two daughters. Leo Meyer died in 1951.
68. Margot Alexander, born 1921. She emigrated into the USA and lived 1954 in Teaneck, later 1962 in Charlotte, NC. She was married in 1943 to Werner Moritz, born about 1920. She was his second wife. Margot and Werner Moritz have two children.
70. Bernhard Haase, he was deported and survived. He emigrated into the USA and lives in New York and in Berkeley Height, N.J.
71. Siegfried Seligmann, born 1910 in Waltersbrück. He emigrated in 1936 into the USA and died there in 1960. In February 2018 a Stolperstein was put for him in Waltersbrück.
Eight Generation :
76. Sanford (Sandy) Jacoby, born 1953, he married Susan Bartholomew. Sanford and Susan Jacoby live in Los Angelos, they have two children.
blue: The ancestors of Sanford Jacoby
Sources:
www.lagis-hessen.de/de/subjects/index/sn/juf
Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Wiesbaden (HHStA WI), Bestand 365, Nr. 894-896, juedische Personenstandsregister Zimmersrode.
Alfred Schneider: Die juedische Familien im ehemaligen Kreise Kirchhain. Amoeneburg 2006.
p. 150, 156.
Compiled by Hans-Peter K l e i n Melsungen, April 2013
Revised and supplemented Melsungen, May / June 2018