Flörsheim Florsheim family genealogy
Flörsheim Florsheim family genealogy
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Chaim FLÖRSHEIM (circa 1700, Fürth - )
•Sussmann Eliezer FLÖRSHEIM (1745, Fürth - 1835, Obergleen) & Chaiele Keile Caroline LIENEBURG (circa 1759, Fürth - circa 1836, Obergleen) Sussman was a teacher in Obergleen, which is very close to Romrod. It is possible that being hired as a teacher is what brought him to that area.
‣Michael Yechiel FLÖRSHEIM (circa 1792, Romrod - 19 March 1875, Romrod) & Hendel GEISS (circa 1795, Rhina - 11 July 1868, Romrod)
Photo of his grave is shown below.
-Feibel Chaim FLÖRSHEIM (15 December 1820, Romrod - 25 April 1892, Romrod) & Nanni/Nanny WOLF (11 September 1824 - 2 April 1902, Romrod)
•Sussman FLÖRSHEIM (5 September 1846 - 22 July 1908) & Dorothea GREIFF
•Elise FLÖRSHEIM (9 November 1847 - )
•Moses FLÖRSHEIM (9 November 1848, Romrod - 26 November 1927, Romrod) & Elise/Elizabeth BAER (12 February 1856, Nassau - 14 September 1927, Alsfeld) See the BAER page for the family of Elise. Her brother, Louis BAER, married Jeanette FLÖRSHEIM, see below.
‣Julius FLORSHEIM (3 June 1879, Alsfeld - ?, Chile) & Lydia Gutzeit AGATHA (27 November 1888, Königsfeld - ?, Santiago, Chile)
-Ricardo G. FLORSHEIM* (29 March 1924, Blankensee - 6 June 1998, Guayaquil, Ecuador) & Alice M. PALM (28 November 1922, Dusseldorf - ?, Johannesburg, South Africa)
•George P. FLORSHEIM (1951 - ) & Esther MENTZER (1957 - )
George is the source of much of the data shown here.
‣Hila FLORSHEIM (1976 - ) & Michael BARRON (1968 - )
-Shay BARRON (2003 - )
-Noi BARRON (2007 - )
‣Shimrit FLORSHEIM (1979 - )
‣Lian FLORSHEIM (1986 - )
-Ricardo G. FLORSHEIM* (29 March 1924 - 6 June 1998) & Isabel TAMYO
•Ilfn FLORSHEIM
‣Mathias FLORSHEIM
-Ricardo G. FLORSHEIM* (29 March 1924 - 6 June 1998) & Esperanza DOÑA
•Eunice FLORSHEIM* & Joe KOSOK
‣Satvayan KOSOK FLORSHEIM
‣Ixca KOSOK FLORSHEIM
•Eunice FLORSHEIM* & Daniel ARAVENA
‣Valentina ARAVENA FLORSHEIM
‣Danae ARAVENA FLORSHEIM
-Ricardo G. FLORSHEIM* (29 March 1924 - 6 June 1998) & Rita
•Gabriela FLORSHEIM & Walter KLEIN
‣Michael KLEIN FLORSHEIM
-Albert/Alberto G. FLORSHEIM (13 January 1921, Blankensee - 21 July 1990, Santiago, Chile) & Tina SCHINDLER (17 September 1920, Germany - 11 July 1985, Chile)
•Andrea FLORSHEIM (1951, Chile - ) & Juan-Carlos VALLE (1947 - )
‣Andres VALLE FLORSHEIM (1980 - )
‣Felipe VALLE FLORSHEIM (1984 - )
‣Pablo VALLE FLORSHEIM (1984 - )
•Rene FLORSHEIM (1956 - ) & Silvia TELLO (1955 - )
‣Julian FLORSHEIM (2000 - )
-Georg G. FLORSHEIM (25 July 1919, Blankensee - 5 May 1988, Brussels) & Doris
‣Albert FLORSHEIM (? - 1940
-Ernest FLORSHEIM (27 February 1910 - 31 May 2002, Milwaukee) & Ingeborg GOTTHILF (27 October 1911, Berlin - 21 September 2001, Milwaukee)
•Peter FLORSHEIM
•Richard FLORSHEIM & Neena
‣David FLORSHEIM & Andrea
- Jacob Roy FLORSHEIM (2002 - )
- Michael Ernst FLORSHEIM (2004 - )
- Claudia Fay FLORSHEIM
‣Ali FLORSHEIM & Robert RUVIN
- Madeline RUVIN (2000 - )
- Jack RUVIN (2001 - )
- Joseph RUVIN (2003 - )
- Gabrielle RUVIN
‣Rebecca FLORSHEIM
-Alice FLORSHEIM (27 August, 1913 - 15 January, 1987) & Dr. Paul HELLER
•Caroline HELLER (1950 - ) & Eileen Wynne BALL
•Tom HELLER (1948 - ) & Lynn SAMUELS
‣Gabe HELLER (1976 - ) & Sara MURRAY
- Anya HELLER (2009 - )
‣Noah HELLER (1978 - )
‣Hannah HELLER (1982 - )
‣Emmi FLORSHEIM & KLEEBLATT
-Walter KLEEBLATT
‣Anna FLORSHEIM & LOSER
-Kurt LOSER & Thea
•Lou LOSER
‣Hedwig FLORSHEIM (2 March, 1893, Alsfeld - ) & Leon LIEBENSTEIN (24 May, 1881, Mainz - )
-Ruth Therese LIEBENSTEIN (16 September, 1920, Mainz - ) & LOMNITZ
•Susan LOMNITZ
•Jeanette FLÖRSHEIM (13 November 1849, Romrod - ) & Louis BAER (24 November 1852, Nassau - )
‣Emilie BAER (5 December 1876, Wiesbaden - 12 May 1944, KZ Theresienstadt) & Siegfried BAUM (2 August 1869 - 9 April 1935, Wiesbaden)
-Johanna BAUM (11 August 1897, Wiesbaden - 1943, KZ Auschwitz) & Albert KLEINSTRASS (8 March 1883, Bredenborn - 1943, KZ Auschwitz)
•Paul Louis KESTER (1925, Wiesbaden - ) & Susanne Jeanette LUFT (1924, Berlin - )
‣Daniel John KESTER (1954 - ) This is me (creator of this website) & Anna Gunilla THEANDER (1958 - )
-Anya Rebecca KESTER (1989 - )
-Shiri Sophia KESTER (1991 - )
•Helen (Lena) KLEINSTRASS (12 December 1923, Wiesbaden - 1999, Los Angeles) & Max HENLEIN (2 April 1915, Hamburg - 10 January 2005, Los Angeles)
‣Alan HENLEIN (1951 - )
‣Dyan HENLEIN (1955 - ) & Michael NORTON (1951 - )
-Eric NORTON (1986 - )
-Laura NORTON (1988 - )
-Andrea NORTON (1988 - )
‣Else BAER (22 November 1877 - ) & Siegfried STAMM
-Liesel STAMM* ( - approx 1985, Israel) & KOUNINE
-Liesel STAMM* ( - approx 1985, Israel) & UNNAMED
-Hans STAMM
Born in Germany, Hans Stamm immigrated to Jamaica where he was physician to the country’s Premier, Norman Manley, as well as to his son, Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley. He later lived in Edinburgh, Scotland.
‣Arthur Michael BAER (18 November 1878 - )
‣Victoria BAER (19 August 1880 - )
‣Friedrich Wilhelm (Fritz) BAER (13 October 1883, Wiesbaden - approx 1940, New York)
-Robert BAER
-Isaak FLÖRSHEIM (19 October 1822 - 17 July 1868) & Jeanette/Schanette LEVI
•Moses FLÖRSHEIM (12 March 1849 - )
•Loeb FLÖRSHEIM (21 January 1850 - )
•Berolina FLÖRSHEIM (15 August 1852 - )
•Josef FLÖRSHEIM (9 January 1855, Romrod - ) & Esther LAMM (9 September 1858, Obergleen - 4 January 1925)
‣Fritz (Frederic) FLÖRSHEIM (19 September 1894, Romrod - ) & Frieda GRÜNBAUM (30 November 1906 - )
-Paul FLÖRSHEIM (18 March 1932 - )
‣ Isaak (James) FLÖRSHEIM (29 August 1897 - 8 August 1961, Alsfeld)
•Settchen FLÖRSHEIM (8 June 1857 - )
•Unnamed FLÖRSHEIM (27 October 1859 - )
•Unnamed FLÖRSHEIM (11 November 1860 - )
•Salomon FLÖRSHEIM (20 February 1864 - 19 August 1942, KZ Theresienstadt) & Bertha ADLER (24 February 1867, Storndorf - 23 October 1932)
‣Jenny FLÖRSHEIM* (15 January 1894, Romrod - abt. 1943, KZ Auschwitz) & Siegfried (Fritz) BURGHARDT (19 August 1889, Koethen - 1939, KZ Buchenwald)
-Inge BURGHARDT (1920, Halle - ) & Werner JOSEPH (27 February 1913, Ingenheim - 6 February 2005, Pound Ridge, NJ)
•Sandra JOSEPH (1943 - ) & Gerald E. MARK
‣Jennifer MARK (1967 - ) & Gerald E. McDONALD, Jr. (1968 - )
-Gerald E. (Jared) McDONALD III (1997 - )
-Jacob Ryan McDONALD (2000 - )
‣Laurence J. MARK (1970 - ) & Karen S. (Susie) KOLBFLEISCH (1969 - )
-Cassidy MARK (1999 - )
-Kylie MARK (2003 - )
-Shelby MARK (2006 - )
‣Amanda MARK (1972 - ) & William “Sean” O’KEEFE (1971 - )
-Matthew O’KEEFE (2007 - )
-Manfred BURGHARDT (15 July 1925, Halle - abt. 1943, KZ Auschwitz)
-Hans BURGHARDT (1923 - 1924)
‣Jenny FLÖRSHEIM* (15 January 1894 - ) & UNNAMED
‣Moritz (Morris?) FLÖRSHEIM (20 September 1892, Romrod - ) & Irma MARXSOHN (20 April 1895, Königstädten - )
They went to Paraguay before WWII, but Irma didn’t like the weather, so they came to New York.
‣Ludwig FLÖRSHEIM (1901 - 1975) & Kate
Came to New York around 1942
-Rene FLÖRSHEIM & Peter RAYEL
• Lisa RAYEL
• Brenda RAYEL
‣Emil FLÖRSHEIM ( 15 September 1895 - 28 January 1916, Laz. St. Quentin) Emil was a grenadier,
killed in action, during the First World War.
•Unnamed FLÖRSHEIM (15 March 1866 - )
•Unnamed FLÖRSHEIM (7 July 1867 - )
•Hermann FLÖRSHEIM (11 August 1868 - ) Went to the U.S.
‣Elizabeth FLORSHEIM
-Schone FLÖRSHEIM (19 October 1824 - )
-Simon FLÖRSHEIM (6 May 1837 - )
•Leonard FLÖRSHEIM (1879 - )
-Baruch/Bachrach/Bernhard FLÖRSHEIM (8 October 1829 - 26 November 1902) & Betty MOSES
•Siegmund FLÖRSHEIM (20 or 24 October 1859, Romrod - 27 July 1915)
•Abraham FLÖRSHEIM (24 January 1861 or 1862, Romrod - 15 August 1930) & Bertha ROSENSTOCK
(23 July 1868, Eiterfeld - 23 December 1930)
‣ Hedwig FLÖRSHEIM (17 December 1897, Romrod - March 1976, New York) Photo at right (from
a display in the former Romrod Synagogue). She came to the U.S. in September, 1939, arriving two
weeks after WWII started. She worked as a governess, and died in 1976.
‣ Siegfried FLÖRSHEIM (1900, Romrod - ?, New York)
•Roescen FLÖRSHEIM (15 February 1868 - )
•Selma FLÖRSHEIM (18 July 1869 - )
•Hilda FLÖRSHEIM (26 September 1871 - )
-Sussmann/Sussmund/Siegmund FLÖRSHEIM (30 December 1831 - 29 January 1911)
& Kathinka FULDA (14 October 1836 - 7 September 1891)
•Karoline FLÖRSHEIM (9 September 1864 - )
•Henriette FLÖRSHEIM (5 December 1865 - )
•Sophie FLÖRSHEIM (5 December 1866 - )
•Jakob FLÖRSHEIM
-Sieschen/Settchen FLÖRSHEIM (15 April 1834 - ) & LOSER
-Moses FLÖRSHEIM (1 November 1836 - 14 April 1840)
-Karoline FLÖRSHEIM (31 December 1838 - 18 January 1915) & SPIER (ADLER)
‣Moses Loeb FLÖRSHEIM (1788 - 1 November 1862) & Rosalia HAMBURGER
-Jutta FLÖRSHEIM (19 May 1813 - 1881, Seattle)
-Betty (Bailya?) FLÖRSHEIM (20 December 1815 - )
-Hannchen FLÖRSHEIM (26 December 1818 - )
-Hermann FLÖRSHEIM (19 August 1822 - 15 July 1871) & Helene
•Carl FLÖRSHEIM (1859, Wetzlar - 1914, Wiesbaden)
-Abraham FLÖRSHEIM (16 November 1823 - )
-Simon FLÖRSHEIM (6 December 1826 - )
-Sussmann FLÖRSHEIM (22 January 1831 - )
‣Isaak FLÖRSHEIM (1797 - 1876, Chicago) & Friederika WEILER (maybe STEILER?) (1810 - 1856)
Isaak FLÖRSHEIM and his family came to the U.S. in 1859. German names were switched
to American names: August became Gus, Heinemann became Henry, and Fiebel became Philip.
-Sussmann FLÖRSHEIM (16 March 1833 - 16 March 1833)
-Sussmann Siegmund (Sigmund) FLORSHEIM (6 February 1834 - 1894) & Henrietta NUSSBAUM
•Milton FLORSHEIM (27 July 1871, Illinois - 22 December 1936) & Gertrude STERN (26 July 1873 - 16 November 1957)
Milton Florsheim founded the Florsheim Shoe Company in 1892 in Chicago.
See photos below.
‣Irving FLORSHEIM* (27 October 1893 - 18 October 1959) & Lillian HYMAN (17 May 1896, New Orleans - 30 December 1988, Chicago)
Irving ran the shoe company after the death of Milton. Lillian was a noted sculptress.
- Mary FLORSHEIM* (about 1919 - 5 February 2010, Rancho Santa Fe, California) & Robert SCHWAB
Mary Jones Bradley was a philanthropist and owner of race horses. Her most famous horse was Cougar II, a horse born in Chile that was the first foreign born horse to earn more than a million dollars in the U.S.
- Mary FLORSHEIM* (about 1919 - 5 February 2010, Rancho Santa Fe, California) & Robert PICKING
• Ellen PICKING (about 1936 - ) & KOHNER
‣Alexander KOHNER
‣Melissa KOHNER
• Ellen PICKING (about 1936 - ) & William HUNT
- Mary FLORSHEIM* (about 1919 - 5 February 2010, Rancho Santa Fe, California) & Allan JONES (14 October 1907, Old Forge, PA - 27 June 1992, New York)
Allan Jones was a singer and actor. He played in Show Boat and as straight man to the Marx Brothers in A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races.
- Mary FLORSHEIM* (about 1919 - 5 February 2010, Rancho Santa Fe, California) & BRADLEY
- Nancy FLORSHEIM (8 May 1922 - November 12, 1996) & Bertrand “Bud” GOLDBERG (17 July 1913, Chicago - October 8, 1997). Nancy owned and managed the restaurant, Maxim’s de Paris in Chicago. Bertrand was an architect. A student of Mies van der Rohe, he designed Chicago’s Marina City Towers.
• Lisa GOLDBERG (1950 - )
• Nan GOLDBERG (1952 - ) & Nickel VAN CLEVE
‣Lillian VAN CLEVE
• Geoffrey GOLDBERG (1955 - ) & Lynne REMINGTON
‣Nathan GOLDBERG
‣ Irving FLORSHEIM* (27 October 1893 - 18 October 1959) & Helen FORD (? - about 2005)
‣ Harold FLORSHEIM* (20 June 1899 - 1 February 1987) & Claire BLOCK (18 April 1903 - 30 September 1991)
After the death of his brother, Irving, Harold ran the shoe company.
Claire Block, known as Claire Zeisler after her second marriage, was an artist who, according
to the New York Times, “helped transform the two-dimensional craft of weaving into the
three-dimensional medium called fiber art”.
-Peter FLORSHEIM (1925 - 30 May 2009) & Mary FROEHLICH
• Bob FLORSHEIM Bob and his brother David are homebuilders in California.
• David FLORSHEIM
-Joan FLORSHEIM* (1927 - 2001) & Samuel FRAERMAN
• Wendy FRAERMAN
• Thomas FRAERMAN & Marcia EPSTEIN
‣ Andrew FRAERMAN
‣ Amanda FRAERMAN
• James FRAERMAN & Andrea TROTENBERG
‣ Alison FRAERMAN
‣ Eli FRAERMAN
-Joan FLORSHEIM* (1927 - 2000) & Roy BINKLEY (about 1921 - 1994)
-Thomas FLORSHEIM Sr. (~1930 - ) & Nancy
The family sold the shoe company in 1952. In 2002 Thomas Florsheim and his sons,
Thomas, Jr., and John, reacquired ownership. The sons are now running the company.
• Karen FLORSHEIM & UHLMANN
‣ Alexander UHLMANN
‣ Evan UHLMANN
‣ Gregory UHLMANN
• Thomas FLORSHEIM Jr.
‣ Lane FLORSHEIM
‣ Forrest FLORSHEIM
‣ Grace FLORSHEIM
• Paul FLORSHEIM
‣ Benjamin FLORSHEIM
‣ Nathan FLORSHEIM
‣ Samuel FLORSHEIM
• John FLORSHEIM
‣ Haley FLORSHEIM
‣ Morgan FLORSHEIM
‣ Lucas FLORSHEIM
‣ Harold FLORSHEIM* & Sarabel
‣ Cora FLORSHEIM (27 December 1892 - )
•Felix FLORSHEIM (about 1871 - 18 April 1933, Chicago)
•Florence FLORSHEIM (circa 1870 - 1945) & Alexander BYFIELD
‣Alex BYFIELD
‣Margaret BYFIELD* (circa 1905 - ) & Leigh BLOCK
-James BLOCK
-Mary Leigh BLOCK
‣Margaret BYFIELD* (circa 1905 - ) & Jerry
•Louis FLORSHEIM (18 March 1874, Chicago - 14 October 1955, Chicago) & Lillian WESTHEIMER (2 December 1882, St. Joseph, MO - )
‣Lillian Louise FLORSHEIM (15 August 1917, Chicago - ) & KAHN
•Cora FLORSHEIM (about 1877 - 14 February 1959)
-Wolf FLÖRSHEIM (4 July 1835 - )
-Simon “Grump” FLORSHEIM (28 May 1837 - 17 December 1917) & Elizabeth FREISLEBEN (26 December 1845,
Upstate New York - )
Came to America at the age of 17. Set out to walk from New York to Chicago, doing odd jobs along the way. By Ohio, had earned enough money to buy a train ticket for the rest of the way.
•Flora (Dorley) FLORSHEIM (1863 - 1916) & Michael ALTMAN
‣Robert ALTMAN (1889 - about 1928) & Olga OPPENHEIMER
-Floralouise ALTMAN & Edward GOODKIND
•Peggy GOODKIND & Stanton B. MILLER
‣Margaret (Maggy) MILLER (? - 2009)
•Michael GOODKIND (1943 - ) & Marion HOM (1943 - )
‣Jeffrey C GOODKIND (1982 - )
‣Lauren Elaine GOODKIND (1983 - )
‣Barbara Emily GOODKIND (1983 - )
-Jane ALTMAN & Robert LOGAN
•Robert LOGAN
•Paul LOGAN & Marie von KLEMPERER
‣William LOGAN (1983 - ) & Arti RANA
‣Katy LOGAN
‣Edith ALTMAN (? - 1976) & Jack STERN
-Elizabeth STERN & Peter SPEIGEL
•Martin SPEIGEL
•Ellie SPEIGEL
‣Simon
•Norman FLORSHEIM & Ida STURM
•Sidney FLORSHEIM (1864 - 1936) & Louise FISHER. No children.
•Clara FLORSHEIM (1867 - ?) Unmarried.
•Isabel Rosalie FLORSHEIM (22 April 1871 - 13 March 1960) & August GATZERT (14 January 1862 - 17 August 1931)
‣Walter August GATZERT (3 January 1902 - 8 May 1982) & Carolyn SCHULHOEFER (29 August 1906 - )
-Robert August GATZERT* (14 October 1929 - ) & Mary (Kixie) DENISON
•Robert (Chip) GATZERT Jr. (1959 - )
•Elizabeth (Lizzie) GATZERT (1961 - ) & David HERTZ
‣Isabelle HERTZ
-Robert August GATZERT* (1929 - ) & Mary (Trudy) ALLEN (1930 - )
-Caryl S. GATZERT (1934 - ) & Burt B. LASKO (1925 - )
•Bennett W. LASKO (1961 - ) & Christina SCHIMMERT (1964 - )
‣Samantha Louise LASKO (1992 - )
‣Isaac Walter LASKO (1995 - )
•Daniel LASKO (1964 - )
•James LASKO (1966 - )
•Peter A. LASKO (1968 - )
‣Clara Elizabeth GATZERT (6 December 1904 - 20 October 2007) & Frederick William SPIEGEL
-Frederick William SPIEGEL Jr. ( - 21 July 1997)* & Joyce GLASER
•Terri SPIEGEL & Tom NETZEL
‣Bryan NETZEL
‣Kevin NETZEL
‣Scott NETZEL
-Frederick William SPIEGEL Jr. ( - 21 July 1997)* & Barbara RISKIN
•Toni SPIEGEL & David GESHUS
•Dale SPIEGEL & Todd LISTER
-Andrew Gatzert SPIEGEL & Susan WOLFF
•Sally SPIEGEL
•Jill SPIEGEL & Joseph BROZIC
•Charles FLORSHEIM (1876 - )& Clara
•Leonard FLORSHEIM (1879 -) & Bertha ABERLE
‣Leonard FLORSHEIM Jr. ( - 1964) & Nancy ROTHSCHILD
-Cathy FLORSHEIM
-Lynn FLORSHEIM
-Abby FLORSHEIM
‣Richard FLORSHEIM (25 October 1916, Chicago - 20 November 1979) &
Helen PORFIEFF
Richard Florsheim was an expressionist painter. His paintings are in the collections of many major art galleries.
•Leonard FLORSHEIM (1879 -) & Vilma
-Gerson FLÖRSHEIM (12 February 1839 - 12 February 1839) Only lived a day, which is why his brother (next line) has the same name.
-Gerson/August (Gus) FLÖRSHEIM (3 February 1840 - ) & Sarah
•Florence FLÖRSHEIM & Edward GROSSMAN
‣Edward GROSSMAN Jr.
‣Killy GROSSMAN
-Heinemann/Henry FLÖRSHEIM (19 April 1842 - )
-Feibel/Philip FLÖRSHEIM (20 January 1846 - ) & Jennie EICHBERG (about 1862 - )
• Ivan Philip FLORSHEIM (14 August 1888 - 1955) & Bernice MYER (1890 - 1967)
‣ Ivan Philip “Bud” FLORSHEIM Jr. (16 August 1914 - 11 January 2009) & Arline GERSON
- James FLORSHEIM* (1940 - ) & Carol NEIMS
• Steve FLORSHEIM (1965 - ) & Jennifer FRIEDES
‣ Riley FLORSHEIM (1998 - )
‣ Kaden FLORSHEIM (2000 - )
‣ Bodie FLORSHEIM (2003 - )
‣ Logan FLORSHEIM (2006 - )
‣ Saige FLORSHEIM (2009 - )
• Andy FLORSHEIM (1968 - ) & Trisha BROWN
‣ Jackson FLORSHEIM (2001 - )
‣ Lindsey FLORSHEIM (2003 - )
• Bobby FLORSHEIM (1969 - )
- James FLORSHEIM* (1940 - ) & Susan SCHACHTEL
- Penny FLORSHEIM* & Max RAMENOFSKY
• Timmy RAMENOFSKY (1970 - )
- Penny FLORSHEIM* & Billy PHILIPS
• Casey PHILIPS (1974 - ) & David MACKENZIE
‣ Harper MACKENZIE (2006 - )
‣ Evan MACKENZIE (2009 - )
- Penny FLORSHEIM* & Ernie WEIS
‣ Patsy FLORSHEIM (1918 - ) & William H. EICHENGREEN (1913 - 2004)
- Jill EICHENGREEN (1943 - ) & Harry MITTELMAN
• Robin MITTELMAN (1966 - ) & Dan KAPLOW (1964 - )
‣ Drew KAPLOW (1998 - )
‣ Sasha KAPLOW (2002 - )
• Michael F. MITTELMAN (1968 - ) & Sandra PURDY (1971 - )
‣ Spencer MITTELMAN (1997 - )
‣ Chloe MITTELMAN (2000 - )
‣ Luke MITTELMAN (2005 - )
- William H. EICHENGREEN Jr. (1945 - ) & Jerry DRAKE (1949 - )
• Daniel EICHENGREEN (1989 - )
- Jobie EICHENGREEN (1945 - ) & Gardner STERN
• Taylor STERN (1984 - )
- Steven F. EICHENGREEN (1952 - ) & Cindee SNYDER (1957 - )
• Bryn EICHENGREEN (1983 - )
• Chase EICHENGREEN (1986 - )
• Frieda FLORSHEIM & Arthur STEIN
‣ Babette (Bobbi) STEIN & Herb LEAVITT
- LEAVITT
- LEAVITT
‣ Philip STEIN & Jane KARPEN
• Elta FLORSHEIM* (about 1884 - ) & Harry PORGES
• Elta FLORSHEIM* (about 1884 - ) & Harold FRANCE
-Karoline (Carrie) FLÖRSHEIM (15 December 1849 - )
-Rosa FLÖRSHEIM (6 January 1852 - ) & Joseph KAUFMAN
•Fleuret KAUFMAN (1879, Chicago - )
‣Seligmann FLÖRSHEIM (1798 - 1877)
-Malchen Amalie FLÖRSHEIM (1845 - 1927) & Moses WERTHEIM
*People with asterisks after their names were married two or more times. They have a separate line for each spouse.
Where the Flörsheim family came from is somewhat obscure. I have been told by one Flörsheim descendant that they originally came from Spain. At one point they most likely lived in the town of Flörsheim, hence the name. Flörsheim is a small town between Frankfurt and Mainz, about 17 miles (28 km) from the center of Frankfurt. The earliest information I have has them living in the town of Fürth in the early 1700’s. There are three Fürths in Germany, they probably lived in the one next to Nürnberg in Bavaria. This data shows that Sussmann Flörsheim (1745 - 1835) moved from Fürth to Obergleen. The earliest person whose location I am quite sure about is Michael Yechiel Flörsheim, who was born and died in the town of Romrod, a hundred kilometers northeast of Frankfurt (see MAP). Other than the two earliest generations, the families shown on this page all originated in Romrod. The towns of Romrod, Obergleen, Alsfeld, and Angenrod, where people on this page are from, are all within about 10 km (6 miles) of each other.
The Jews of Romrod were buried in the Jewish cemetery in the nearby town of Angenrod. I visited there and was able to identify, among others, the graves of Feibel Florsheim and his wife Nanni Florsheim (neé Wolf), my great-great-great-grandparents, and Michael Flörsheim, my great-great-great-great-grandfather (see photo).
There are several other Flörsheim families; it is not clear whether or not they are related, although it is likely that they all lived in the town of Flörsheim at some point. Two of the Flörsheim families lived in Frankfurt in the 18th and 19th centuries.
The name can be spelled FLÖRSHEIM or FLOERSHEIM. Those families that came to America usually spelled it FLORSHEIM.
One large branch of the Flörsheim family is that of the descendants of Isaak Flörsheim and his wife Friederika . Isaak and his sons came to the U.S., apparently separately, in the mid-1800’s. The family settled in Chicago and there are many descendants now living in the U.S.
Most people today associate the name FLORSHEIM with shoes. The Florsheim Shoe Company was started in Chicago in 1892 by Milton Florsheim, who is listed below. Milton grew the company to be one of the largest shoe manufacturers in the world, through both good shoe design and innovative distribution methods. In 1952 the family sold the company. After that, it slowly declined, until it went into bankruptcy in 2002. At that point it was bought back by members of the Florsheim family. The company, Weyco, that bought Florsheim, was headed by Thomas Florsheim, Milton’s grandson, and the company is now being run by Thomas’ sons, Tom, Jr., and John.
Much of the information on the early Flörsheims is from Eva Floersheim in Norway and Israel. Additional information came from George Florsheim in Chile, and from Stanton Miller, Tom Florsheim, Inge Joseph, Caroline Heller, and Jill Mittelman in the U.S. Thank you to all of them. Thank you also to the town of Romrod for the excellent work they did in restoring the former Jewish Synagogue (shown at right), which helps keep alive the memory of the town’s Jewish community.
Grave of Michael Flörsheim
~1792-1875
Recently restored Synagogue of Romrod
Hedwig Flörsheim
1897 - 1976
School picture from Romrod
The Milton Florsheim family
from left: unknown, Irving, Milton, Harold (boy in front), unknown (behind Harold), Gertrude, unknown.
Photo from Thomas Florsheim
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Milton and Thomas Florsheim, Sr.
Photo from Thomas Florsheim