52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks – #4 John Sved: 1930-2014

January 20, 2014.Reading time 8 minutes.

Here is my 4th post for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, a challenge posed by Amy Johnson Crow. Last week, I got one of those phone calls. The kind where you look at the caller ID and know your family has just gotten a little bit smaller. John as a young child John Sved was my mother’s […]

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks – #3: Ralph Oppenheim

January 18, 2014.Reading time 9 minutes.

Here is my third post for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks, a challenge posed by Amy Johnson Crow. Ralph would be my first cousin – twice removed. Our common ancestors are EmanuelWeiss and Theresia Passauer, my second-great-grandparents. Ralph Oppenheim was born on 13 Jan 1896 in New York. Portion of Ralph’s Birth Certificate When Ralph was born, his […]

Alexander Sved – November 26

November 28, 2013.Reading time 4 minutes.

<!–[if supportFields]>xe “SVED:Alexander (b. 1891) ” \f A<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]>xe “Hungary:Bekes:Gyoma ” \f B<![endif]–><!–[if supportFields]><![endif]–>Happy Thanksgiving to all in the US!! My apologies for the delayed post. Alexander Sved was born on 26 Nov 1891 in Gyoma, Bekes, Hungary. He was the second of four children born to Frank Sved and Regina Newman, both also […]