Sherlock Continues Searching for Leber/Laber Clues

 As I mentioned previously, I continually look for more information on the Leber family. I have found out a lot of new information on my great-grandmother Ida Leber Steuer’s family recently. I still have many questions ‘though.  Morris Leber was born ca 1888 in Tarnów, Galicia. I know he emigrated in1885. In he worked in a stationary store and lived with his brother William, as did their sister Sarah. I don’t know if Morris or Sarah ever married or if either of them had any children. William Laber and his family lived at 734 E Fifth Street, Manhattan Borough, New York City, New York, USA in 1910.  William moved to Yorktown Heights and opened Laber's Dept Store, ca 1915.  In May 1948, Laber Dept Store had a going out of business sale. 

LABER'S Department Store

Does anyone know anything about Morris or Sarah Leber (or Laber)?  

Leber - (pronounced Leiber), Yiddish, meaning "beloved".

Blema Leber married her first cousin, Max Krantz, 20 Mar 1900 in Manhattan.  His parents were Osias Kranz and Annie Leber. I definitely would love to uncover more information on Max, his parents and most definitely information on Annie Leber. I also found out that Annie and Yechiel Mechel (Max) Leber’s parents’ names were Henoch Leber and Cywie (Celia) Rosenblatt.  I would like to know if they had other children.

Blema "Bertha" & Max Krantz with Willie & Jenny Laber (L to R)

I found the 1888 Hamburg passenger list for Mechel "Max" Leber. Mechel lived in Rzepienik, Galicia, Austria before setting sail from Hamburg o 27 Apr 1888. He arrived at the port of New York City, New York on the German ship SS Hungaria. He traveled in steerage. He was a trader/dealer in Rzepienik.

More sagas of Sherlock the genealogist to come.

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Cousins, cousins and more cousins!

It has been amazing! I’ve uncovered new cousins, found cousins I knew about but never knew personally and even had the pleasure of meeting some cousins. What wonderful discoveries!

I sure wish I had found these cousins some 20 years ago. How different our lives may have been if we had connected back then. Maybe more of us would have been able to meet in person, had family get-togethers and joining the Labers and Steuers again after the 1942 Passover Family Circle.

I’ve been able to uncover things I have in common with my cousins from only one filling, to painting, folk dancing (at one time in my life), appreciation of old family photos and sharing recipes. I just finished pickling some veggies two different ways. One was the old fashioned way as it was done in the 19^th century Tarnow (sweet & sour) and the other a very traditional Ukrainian recipe (sour).

Rumors and legends are coming out…this just means more things to prove or dis-prove. Let’s see if now some truths can emerge from these rumors and legends. One legend I just disproved by looking at my records – Bertha Steuer and Abraham Unger married on 21 Mar 1916. Folklore is that Bertha passed from a heart condition (which is a known fact) the morning of their 50th anniversary and there was supposedly a big party. I don’t know the actual date of their anniversary party, but their 50^th anniversary would have been the 21^st of March 1966. According to the burial card for Bertha, she died 5 days after their anniversary.

I hope to hear more stories about family members. It’s nice getting to know them better, even though they are no longer with us.