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MAIER VOMBERG, alias: MEYER,MYER,MYERS VOMBERG, birth 06 Jun 1861 WALLDORF(SACHSEN-MEININGEN), occupation: WINKEL IN HERENKLEDING, son of JACOB VOMBERG and BETTY LANG
Place (family): CHARLOTTE,MICHIGAN,USA Married 1890 to: MARY FRIESNER, birth 1865, died 12 Nov 1959, buried CHARLOTTE,MICHIGAN,USA, Maple Hill Cemetery Plot J 801 Tully Brown Dr. Charlotte Eaton County Michigan USA Postal Code: 48813 Phone: 517-543-1170, daughter of ISAC FRIESNER and CAROLINE MUSLINER Vader geboren in New York, moeder in Duitsland |
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1) RALPH VOMBERG, birth 11 Jan 1892 See information for "Profession" & "Military" at his brother Arthur Vomberg |
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2) ARTHUR VOMBERG, birth 30 Jul 1894, died Dec 1969 CHARLOTTE,MICHIGAN,USA, occupation: SALESMAN, Arthur Vomberg of Charlotte, who operated together with his brother Ralph the haberdashery businesses on Main Street. This business, commenced by their father Myer together with a partner became the oldest continuing business in town, for more tha
n one hundred years.
Myer purchased hides (cattle, beaver, etc.) from trappers. His sons assisted in their early years salting the hides. The hide business was shortly abandoned. Myer was an honorary member of the Rotary Club and a director of the Eaton County Savings Bank,. Arthur Vomberg closed his retail store in 1958 and became partner with a friend in the manufacturing ofdoors, windows and related products, which grew to a large facility, eventually employing 500 people and having a turnover in excess of 20 0 M. annually. The business was sold in 1992. Both had promised their parents only to marry Jewish girls, and remained single all their lives. Charlotte had no Jewish community. . Upon his death Arthur, not having knowledge of any relatives, left his whole estate in a foundation which was set up to provide education to Eaton County students, |