Five Family Photos for Friday- A Green Family Photo Album- Part 5

Top row, from right: Sam Stampfer, ? Bess Dorothy Green?, Herman Green?

This page thankfully had names written in pencil- Woohoo! They show up much better on the scan than in real life, so try scanning items and looking at them carefully- you might find more than expected.

The bottom right young woman with glasses is Bess Green.

The four pictures on the diagonal are Edith Shepard- wonder how she is related?

Green Family Photo Album- page 14.

Estelle Green in bottom left oval, Rose Brave Green in right bottom photo with young girl.

On left, Violet ___y; on right, “Mrs. Abraham Green” or Rose (Brave) Green.

Unknown children of the Green Family.

Notes, Sources, and References:

1) Oops! Published a Friday post on Thursday. I could say, “Wow, that makes me ahead of the game!” Sadly though, I meant to finish this post for publication last week…

2) Green Family Photo Album, in possession of the author.

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Wordless Wednesday: Irving I. Cooper’s Needlework

Tapestry, Needlepoint by Irving Cooper c1970 — (*Click to enlarge.*)

Needlepoint done by Irving I. Cooper (1908-1992).

Five Family Photos for Friday- A Green Family Photo Album-Part 4

The above handsome couple- if they were, indeed, a couple, are just two of the many persons in this Green family photo album that we cannot identify. Please let us know if you have any of these same pictures- maybe yours will have names on them! (A genealogist’s dream.)

The picture on the left may have Bess D. Green on the right- what do you think?

Top left picture is Esther Stampfer on the left with long ringlets. The girl with her may be Sarah “Jane” Ledwidge. Would love some help to identify the others on this page.

Notes, Sources, and References:

1) Green Family photo album, probably owned by Bess Dorothy Green.

Not sure why WordPress is calling this 8 of 3 in this series. Another technical glitch to figure out…

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Tombstone Tuesday- Israel I. COOPER and Bessie F. (MYER) COOPER

Israel I. COOPER- Headstone- Hebrew. From Find A Grave, posted with permission of photographer.

The headstone of Israel I. Cooper in Franklin Street Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA took a very long time to find- many years. Finding the burial place of Israel and his wife Bessie was a wonderful collaboration of family, a local library, interested volunteers that aren’t even related, Find A Grave, and those who own the cemetery.

Israel I. COOPER- Headstone- English. From Find A Grave, posted with permission of photographer.

It is a peaceful feeling to know where ancestors are “quietly resting.”

Israel Cooper belonged to the Modern Woodmen of America. They are (still) a fraternal insurance society that also provides fellowship and service through their many chapters throughout the country. The following was in an Elmira newspaper on 24 Jul 1904:

Modern Woodmen Tribute to Israel. I. Cooper. Elmira gazette, 24 Jul 1904. — Modern Woodmen Tribute to Israel. I. Cooper. Elmira Telegram, 24 Jul 1904.

Bessie lived 28 years after Israel’s death, living with their daughter and son at various times. She died at the home of their son, Joseph Cooper, at Montgomery, Lycoming, PA, on Saturday, 28 May, 1932, at 1 o’clock, per her obituary that was published in the Elmira Gazette on 29 May 1932. The obituary states that she was a former resident of Elmira for 35 years. She was survived by 4 daughters: Mrs. Harry Tatelbaum and Mrs. Israel Kremer of Rochester, NY; Mrs. Joseph Oppenheim of Elmira; Mrs. Samuel Blostein of Worcester, MA; and 3 sons: Joseph Cooper of Montgomery, PA; Joseph B. Cooper (should be Jacob B. Cooper) also of Montgomery, PA; and Samuel Cooper of New Haven, CT. She had 27 grandchildren at her death, and 8 great grandchildren. The funeral took place at her son Jacob Cooper’s home at 165 Washington St, Elmira, on Sunday at 2 pm.

Bessie F. (Meyer) Cooper- Headstone- Hebrew Inscription. Posted with permission of Find A Grave photographer. — Bessie F. (MEYER) COOPER- Headstone- Hebrew Inscription. Posted with permission of Find A Grave photographer.

Bessie F. (Meyer) Cooper- Headstone- English inscription- Franklin Street Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA. Posted with permission of Find A Grave photographer. — Bessie F. (MEYER) COOPER- Headstone- English inscription- Franklin Street Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, USA. Posted with permission of Find A Grave photographer.

It would be nice to have the Hebrew section of their headstones translated.

Israel I. COOPER- Headstone_Hebrew Detail

Bessie F. (MYER) COOPER- Headstone_Hebrew Detail

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Silly Sunday- Broida Family in Swimsuits c1910?

*John & Fannie Broida at the Beach, probably after 1904. (Click to enlarge.)*

Our last post with silly swimsuits was such a hit ( See Silly Sunday- Joseph Cooper Family in Swimsuits c1912) that we thought we would share yet another high-fashion image to whet your appetite for the coming swimsuit season. At least with these swimsuits, one didn’t have to diet quite as much before the season started!

This image is of John Zelig Broida (1857-1938) and his second wife, Fannie. Her maiden name is unknown, but they married in 1904, when Fannie was 29 and John 47 years old. They lived in Pittsburgh, PA, and St. Louis, Missouri until their emigration to Palestine in September, 1920. John/Zelig died in Palestine, but we still don’t know much about Fannie and what happened to her.

Notes, Sources, and References:

1) Broida family photos

2) Family oral history

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