tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post8478372347103815255..comments2024-03-24T19:29:46.463-07:00Comments on Ancestral Discoveries: Jews of the Historic South, March 24Janice M. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-72835845621694859642011-03-19T08:13:41.600-07:002011-03-19T08:13:41.600-07:00One family of the SFBAJGS treasurer went to Alabam...One family of the SFBAJGS treasurer went to Alabama when they came to the U.S. in the early 1800's (I think they also went to Montgomery). If I remember correctly, one person in the family fought for the Confederacy. They were also a merchant family. Hey, Sheri, maybe you should come to the lecture on March 24!Janice M. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466785140555595069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1350318808703965214.post-45055975432789078082011-03-19T02:45:41.720-07:002011-03-19T02:45:41.720-07:00For the last 6 years, I have been researching my s...For the last 6 years, I have been researching my sister-in-law's family who are all Jews from Bavaria that came to the U.S. in the 1840's. Her 2nd great grandfather is Martin Heller. Martin and his brother Moses came to the US in 1840 but didn't make it to San Francisco until 1855. Guess where I found them? Montgomery County, Alabama! They both became naturalized citizens at the Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.com