Schloss - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Schloss from Kleinsteinach

holmesdl — 2012-05-10 19:59:59Z

Hi Bill,

Thanks for posting and how exciting that you are going to do research in Kleinsteinach! I so wish I could get over there to see where my ancestors were from and try to find out more about the Schloss family. I would be surprised if there was not a connection between our families and will give some additional info that I have in case you come across anything. Thanks for your offer to let me know if there is a link.

My GGG Grandfather is Seligman Schloss born April 30, 1830 in Kleinsteinach. He came to America in April of 1853 and ended up in Detroit. He had one brother named Emanuel Schloss born Feb 1823 in Kleinsteinach who may have emigrated earlier than he.

Their father's name was Abraham Schloss (possibly Abraham David Schloss) born approx. 1790 in Kleinsteinach. Some info points to the mother being Mirjam (or Myriam) Straus though I have other info that states that her maiden name is Marion.

That is about all that I have but if run across anything and are willing to share, I would be very grateful and, even if not, I would love to hear about your trip and see any photos you would be willing to share.

Thanks again for getting in touch and have a safe and wonderful trip!

My email address that I use for family tree stuff is holmesdlgenealogy@gmail.com if you want to contact me directly and please let me know if there is anything I can do to help aid you in your search.

best regards,

David

Re: Schloss from Prussia

ldufel51 — 2012-05-10 16:31:15Z

Carl Maximilian Adolph Schloss b. 8/20/1828 d. 1/1891
Immigrated from Prussia in 1853. Lived in Delaware County, Upstate NY. His children: Bianca 1854; Emma 1855; Charles 1857; Leocadia 1859; Amelia 1861; Horace B. 1866

His wife was Augusta, but I don't know her maiden name. Do you have any info on this family?

Re: SCHLOSS, ROGGENDORF,DWYER,SCHUFF,KOEHLER

wjfeldstein — 2012-05-07 20:17:49Z

Schloss of Philadelphia. In the Mount Sinai Cemerery, are 14 Schloss graves. I might be helpful since my great great great Grand father Hiam Baer Schloss was born about 1828

Bill Feldstein

Re: Schloss from Kleinsteinach

wjfeldstein — 2012-05-07 19:27:30Z

I have been doing genealogy on our family (Schloss/Klein/Jandorf/Feldstein). My great, great, great grandfather, Aaron Schloss was born in Kleinsteinach in 1780. Aaron had a brother Abraham and I have yet to verify if Abraham is the brother of Aaron. Aaron left Germany with his wife Rose, and two sons Hiam Baer and Lazarus and went to Philadelphia around 1843.

My wife and I are going to Kleinsteinach on June 8, 2012 and will be working with a genealogist in Kleinsteinach. We will return about June 20 and if there is some definitive link, I will happily contact you.

Bill
Feldstein
Indio, Ca.

Re: Schloss family in Baltimore MD

laurie1125 — 2012-03-23 20:55:20Z

My great parents from Lativa were Sora and Aren Neischloss. They changed it to Schloss when there sons came to America

Re: Schloss family in Baltimore MD

stevschlos — 2012-03-23 15:46:55Z

Thanks, not sure if there is any connection, but Latvia in history was part of Russia. Do you have some names of relatives from Latvia that I might review to see if there is a connection? I can't find any info from Russia on relatives. My Grandfather was Morris Schloss, his father was Abraham married to Doris Lasofsky (spelling could be off). Let me know if you could share some names.
thanks, Steve

Re: Schloss family in Baltimore MD

stevschlos — 2012-03-23 15:44:42Z

Thanks. It doesn't appear there is any connection at least here in the states. I know that my Grandfather came from Russia and immigrated here when he was 4 years old with his father, Abraham. Can't find any records from Russia.

Good luck!

Re: Schloss family in Baltimore MD

laurie1125 — 2012-03-23 13:04:37Z

My Schloss family came from Dvinsk Latvia.

Re: Schloss family in Baltimore MD

schlossdeb — 2012-03-23 12:34:52Z

My husband's family is from Baltimore. As best as I can tell, they arrived from Germany in 1867. Howard L. was the first to be born in the US. His father was Nathan. Nathan's father was Moses.

Any relation?

Re: ny schloss

laurie1125 — 2012-01-11 11:18:57Z

Sorry to say, no connection. But I am related to Ezekiel Schloss

Re: ny schloss

stevschlos — 2012-01-11 05:36:04Z

Just saw your post. I am researching my schloss family and most live in NY city around 1896. Abraham Schloss, married to Dora Lasofsky, had four children - Morris, Sadie, Fannie, and Rhoda. Morris is my grandfather and married Beatrice Schenker. His son, Jeremy is my father. Any connections?
stevschlos@aol.com

Re: these are who i know that are schloss's

stevschlos — 2012-01-11 05:22:05Z

Late the game and saw this post. I am researching my schloss family - also from Bronx. Grandfather was Morris Schloss married to Beatrice Schenker (maiden). Morris had three siblings - Rhoda, Fannie, and Sadie. They lived on Creston street, NY. His father was Abraham, married to Dora Lasofsky but not much beyond that. My father was Jeremy Schloss and we live in California now.
See if this connects, Stevschlos@aol.com

Re: Schloss family in Baltimore MD

stevschlos — 2012-01-11 05:16:15Z

I know your post is old, but thought I would jump in. Not sure if my Grandfather Morris Schloss is the same as yours. But - mine was married to Beatrice Schenker and lived in NY. Morris was born in Russia to Abraham Schloss. Morris had three siblings - Rhoda, Sadie, and Fannie. Any connections?
My email is stevschlos@aol.com

Re: Schloss from Kleinsteinach

JanSporborgM — 2011-09-26 18:18:26Z

I have an ancestor, Rabbi Abraham Stein from Suzdorfer an der Lederhecke. Born in 1756. Is this the same time period?

Re: ny schloss

georgann64 — 2011-09-06 00:17:06Z

Hi I got your message, my family was raised in the bronx, some moved to long island. some went upstate new york. I have a 4 " binder filled with my family goes back to 1800's
feel free to write me at gtestin1@tampabay.rr.com would love to share my info

Re: Jewish or not?

laurie1125 — 2011-09-05 17:44:56Z

The original name of my Schloss of the family was Neischloss, and they ssettled in Baltimore, MD. My grandfather Morris Schloss came from Dvinsk Latvia

Re: Jewish or not?

charlesinva — 2011-09-05 16:47:36Z

My father was a Schloss and we are a Jewish family, but the story is that they changed their name from something else at Ellis Island, I don't know from what.

Lots of people changed names, or took surnames for the first time in the 1800s.

Schloss is neither typically "Jewish" nor typically gentile. I've met both kinds of Schlosses.

Re: ny schloss

charlesinva — 2011-09-05 16:45:01Z

We might be distant cousins. Still trying to figure out where the first of my family came from. Changed to Schloss from something else.

colbydeb@gmail.com

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

laurie1125 — 2011-08-18 10:52:45Z

Sorry to say, no match on my side of the Schloss family. Wish I could have been of help.

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

eileen_richardson1 — 2011-08-11 18:16:19Z

My name is Eileen, I'm the daughter of ... 3 Margaret Schloss b: October 15, 1916 .....+Frank Gieser not Geiser. Just thoght you'd like to know the correct spelling. Sincerely, Eileen Richardson. my email is eileen.richardson@beale.af.mil.

Re: Looking for Information and Photo's

eileen_richardson1 — 2011-08-11 17:05:58Z

I am Eileen, daughter of Margaret Sharon Gieser, who's sisters were Elizabeth (lula) and Susanna Schloss (Freer). I have many photos and would love to share them. My email is eileen.richardson@beale.af.mil.

Re: Schloss Family Obits

traysnana07 — 2011-04-17 19:01:53Z

Hi John,

Thanks for replying. I will send you an invite to the tree. I would love any information you may have on the family. OR if you know anyone else please let me know. It's nice to meet another family member. My name is Debera and I am working on this tree for my ex husband "Mitchell Ritchie" his direct grandfather is "Joseph Schloss" Married to "Otillia Gieser" his great granfather is "Sebastian Schloss". My email address is traysnana64@hotmail.com

Have a great day,

Debera

Schloss Family Obits

web211 — 2011-04-17 11:18:01Z

My name is John. My GPa is Marcelious (Matt)Weber,who sister
is Mary Ann Weber(Schloss).Mary Ann would be my Great Aunt.
I have obits of Mary Ann & Sebastian Schloss.Anna Marie Schloss(Jonas)& Antone John Jonas.Jacob Anton Schloss &Eva
Miller.Susanna Schloss(Freer).Elizabeth Schloss(Betty)(Lula).Joseph John Schloss.Margaret Sharon Schloss(Gieser)
My email is www.webj13628 @ yahoo.com

Thanks

John

Re: Schloss from Kleinsteinach

holmesdl — 2011-04-16 06:47:39Z

Not that I am aware of..it was my triple great grandfather who was born in Kleinsteinach so I do not have that much on the Schloss family or descendants.

Re: Schloss from Kleinsteinach

jfmberu — 2011-04-12 14:30:42Z

Are you related to Rabbi Isaac Schloss of Kleinsteinach who operates circumcisions in association with the Mohel Hirsch Katz-Neumann of Sulzdorf an der Lederhecke ?

Looking for Information and Photo's

traysnana07 — 2011-04-11 16:04:41Z

Hi,

I have the families that were born in North Dakota, Minnesota and so forth. What I'm looking for is anyone who may have some stories on the Schloss, Gieser family's that were born in North Dakota and Minnesota, Montana. I would also love to have some photo's of them. For some reason my father and mother do not have any. Names: Sebastian Schloss, Anna Schloss Married: Anton Jonas, Dorothy Schloss, etc. If you would like an invite to my tree just send me your email and I will send you the link.

Thanks,

Mitch and Debera

Re: Jewish or not?

pjoshua167 — 2011-04-04 10:08:39Z

Hi our surname was changed from Schloss to Schlosz my great grandfather came to South West Africa during the 2nd World war now know as Namibia and i dont have the info on me but i do know its a Jewish origin (German Jews) is what my grandad used to say and he spoke fluent german to us but we never understood.

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

traysnana07 — 2011-03-24 16:29:30Z

Hi Mark,

My husband's line matches yours. If you would like an invite to the family tree, please send me you direct email address, and you can take a look.

Take care,

Debera

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

laurie1125 — 2011-03-24 10:42:55Z

Sorry to say no family connection of this Jack Schloss

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

traysnana07 — 2011-03-14 02:37:03Z

My husbands line comes from Joseph Schloss, his father Sebastian Schloss. If you want I can send you an invite to the Ritchie family tree with information I have.

Re: Jewish or not?

vonschloss — 2011-02-08 05:58:19Z

It really depends on the family, where they were from and what they did as it can be an occupational name ie , schlosser for locksmith etc or a place name as in schloss for castle.

Many if not all of the Jewish Schloss's are actually Schlosser's and have had the 'er' dropped at some point in their history from the end of the surname shortening it to Schloss. This is apparently very common in America.

There were also other Schloss's who never shortened the name, non jewish and of Lutheran Faith if any.

As to it's origin in it's original form, not one of the variations or shortened forms of schlosser, look towards Breslau - Aber Schloss 1360 & Nurnberg - Michael Schloss 1368.

I live in Australia and all of the german immigrants here were of Lutheran faith, I have yet to meet a jewish Schloss.

Good luck.

Minnie Helen Schloss 1884-1965

RobertJAlbrecht — 2010-11-11 13:04:09Z

Helen Schloss was born in Vilna, Russia, was the daughter of a rabbi, attended the Rand School (NYC), was a public health nurse in NYC, Malone, and Little Falls, NY. She was a Socialist, friend of Helen Keller. She was a union supporter and worked with Matilda Rabinowicz and Big Bill Haywood. Her arrest record follows her across the country. She also was a speaker at a NYC Suffrage Rally in NYC. She set up medic tents at strikes in Colorado and traveled to Russia with the Friends Service Committee around 1920. There she served as a nurse to those in the midst of the civil war. And then... her trail fades until her death in 1965. I can connect her to no one. Any help out there?

Re: Morris Schloss

rajohns1 — 2010-08-28 14:54:55Z

Hi Deborah

It's nice to find someone else on this side of the family who is interested in family history. I thought I was the only one apart from a cousin by marriage who tried years ago to find the American family, with no luck. He give me what info he had, just a few names & the fact that they ran a hardware store & I was able to find them. It's interesting the store is still in the family.
Morris did have a daughter Esther, he had, as far as I know, eight children altogether.
Did you know that Jacob, Bertha & Morris had a brother Alexander? I've also found another sister, but I've no idea what happened to her. Their father's name was Hyman.

I can't contact you privately via Ancestry, as it seems I have to be a subscriber to do that, & I haven't renewed yet this year. I don't want to give out my usual email address on a public board, so I've set up a new Hotmail account.
Do please contact me on: rajohn.s220@hotmail.co.uk
& I'll send you my usual email address.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Rachel

Re: Morris Schloss

pastlinks — 2010-08-27 20:48:44Z

Rachel

I was so pleased to get your response. Prior to this, I had never heard of Morris or Jacob Schloss. I thought it was Samuel Sieger's brother who went to Boston and whose current relatives have a hardeware store in Boston but now it looks as if it was Bertha's brother, Morris. You are absolutely right about the number of Sieger children both before and after emigrating, oddly including one called Nathan and one called Hyman (names running in the family perhaps?)

My own parents went to Boston on holiday about 50 years ago and while there looked up a relative called Esther so that must have been Morris's daughter.

As you correctly thought I have just started to trace my family tree - I started just last Friday in fact. As I said my family knowledge is very small, sadly, so if you have any more information about the Schloss or Sieger family I would be so glad to hear it.

Deborah

Re: Morris Schloss

rajohns1 — 2010-08-24 20:50:03Z

Yes, definitely a connection. My grandfather Jacob Meyer Schloss had a sister Bertha who married Samuel Sieger.
I believe Samuel & Bertha, along with her mother, & four children arrived in England after 1901 & before 1905.
As far as I know, Bertha & Samuel had four more children in Nottingham.
I haven't found out any more about the American relations since my post, but it's nice to know Morris's descendants are still there. Perhaps one day one of them will decide to trace their family tree :)
Have you just started tracing yours?

Re: Jewish or not?

JBredenfoerder — 2010-08-24 19:21:47Z

My wife's maiden name is Schloss. Her family has been Catholic for many generations. We live in Cincinnati. From my research here there are definitely both Jewish and Catholic groups. As others have mentioned the translation is simply Castle. It seems logical non Jewish groups may have also adopted this name. I seriously doubt if it is exclusively Jewish in origin, although a large percentage of the Schloss population seems to Jewish.

Re: Morris Schloss

pastlinks — 2010-08-24 18:58:34Z

I don't know if there is a c,onnection here as my family knowledge is tiny. My Grandmother was born Bertha Schloss and married to Samuel Sieger (or similar Polish name) who came to Nottigham, England somewhere between 1902 and 1904. I am told there was a brother who went to the US and settled in Boston. I beleive there is a connection with a family named Gordon who own a hardware shop in Boston. And I believe the current generation are called Harley and Candy.

Any response to this?

Re: Horace L. Schloss of Milwaukee

LBurnett38 — 2010-03-09 02:13:18Z

Thanks for your quick reply. If you wish to see the death certificate for Fred J Schloss go to www.usgenweb.com Missouri . Go down the page until you see MOlinks and click on that topic. You will find the free sight to look up death certificates on the page that comes up. These are all free safe pages. If you wish to email me you can go to the other Schloss posting board--genforum.com and find my email address.

The marriage information is also on a free site but I will have to look that information up again.

Re: Horace L. Schloss of Milwaukee

bjschloss — 2010-03-08 13:33:06Z

Thank you for your reply! Actually, Hermann and Mary are my husband's great-grandparents. Hermann's son, Herman Hirsch Schloss is my husband's grandfather. Herman Hirsch married twice - once in Minnesota and then he moved with his older daughter to Iowa, where my husband's family is from. There he married Katherine Sommers, and they had 13 children (including one from his earlier marriage). My father-in-law is one of two who remain living today.

The family knows very little about relatives beyond Herman Hirsch and Katherine. In fact, it was only in recent years that we discovered that there were brothers (Horace and Fred), which is my main purpose in seeking out information on them - to find out if there are other relatives out there. It's very exciting to find out more about Fred!

Re: Horace L. Schloss of Milwaukee

LBurnett38 — 2010-03-08 05:21:42Z

I have done a bit of looking at this family. Edwin Tucker
and Florence Talley Tuckers' daughter Opal Eunice Tucker
married Fred J. Schloss in Johnson County, KS. The obit of Fred J. Schloss in Jackson County, MO shows that his parents were Herman Schloss and Mary Weber Schloss. I have
been able to track the family of Herman and Mary Weber Schloss in Minnesota. First Herman married Laura Weber in
Cook County, Illinois. I have figured out from the census
that Laura Weber is actually Laura Mary Weber. By the time
of the 1900 census in Minnesota Herman is dead. Laura is
shown to have three children living with her at one time or other. --- Herman Hirsh Schloss, Horace Lewis Schloss and Fred John Arthur Schloss. I have found the 1900 census, 1910
census and 1920 census in various counties. There is also
the 1905 state of Minnesota census. There is a Mary Schloss
that died in Becker county and I think this is probably Laura Mary Schloss because there is a draft record for Fred
J. Schloss in that county. Fred is found in Ottertail County in 1920 while your Horace L. Schloss is in Hennepin,
County. Your Horace L. Schloss was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Herman was born in Illinois and Fred was born in
either Wisconsin or Minnesota. His death certificate says
Wisconsin but some of the census are saying Minnesota.---the
state lines are close. I also have been searching for the
1930 census in regard to these men. I actually have no
known connection to these families but the fact that I
am looking into the surname Talley. It appears that the
elder Herman was born in Germany and Laura Mary Weber was
born in Ohio. Fred had a first wife and a son by that first
wife.---I can't find them after 1920. He and Opal left no children or grandchildren. Opal married again to Floyd Stewart. Her obit shows she had a stepdaugter.---I don't know if that daughter is from the first or second husband. Fred came to the Kansas City area around 1924 according to his death certificate. I am interested in learning more
about this Schloss family. I would be interested in knowing if Herman and Laura Mary Schloss have any living relatives.

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

mshepherd135 — 2010-02-12 06:43:44Z

Hello,
By chance I was looking around and found your post. Am currently away from the house notes but will gladly share info. It has been awhile since I have done much research. Feel free to contact me at mshepherd@bresnan.net

Re: Julius Jacob Schloss

victoriakgreen — 2009-08-06 19:14:51Z

Hi,

I am currently doing some family research, and I believe Julius Jacob Schloss was my great-great-grandfather. I was wondering whether you got any further with your research about him?

Thanks

Victoria Green

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

amandahatten1 — 2009-03-22 20:56:42Z

Hi, I don't know if you'll get this since you posted this 9 years ago, but I'll try anyways.

Jacob(Jack) Schloss migrated to the US and his brother, Sebastian Schloss, who is my 2nd Great-Grandfather, also migrated to the US in 1908. Sebastian also lived in Montana, but soon moved to North Dakota where they had a farm. My Great-Grandmother, Margaret Schloss, told me that when her dad (Sebastian) came over from Russia that his whole family did not come over, so we still had/have relatives living in Russia. I don't know if I have a picture of Jacob's sister Margaret, who married Raymond Frank, but I do have other pictures. I also have a picture of Jacob's daughter, Johanna.

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

amandahatten1 — 2009-02-25 22:37:49Z

My Great Grandfather is Frank Gieser who married my Great-Grandmother Margaret (Margo) Schloss, daughter of Sebastian Schloss, who's father is Simon Schloss. You can email me at amanda.hatten@yahoo.com for more info.

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

laurie1125 — 2009-02-25 22:30:29Z

What connection do you have about the Schloss family. Was your family from Baltimore?

Re: Simon Jakob(Jack) Schloss

amandahatten1 — 2009-02-25 22:25:58Z

Hi, I believe I have a connection with you, please email me!!! I'm excited to learn about your wife's line! Thanks, Amanda.

Horace L. Schloss of Milwaukee

bjschloss — 2008-08-15 13:07:33Z

I am seeking information with regard to Horace L. Schloss, born in Milwaukee in 1889. His parents were Hermann Schloss and Mary Weber. I believe he was married to "Vesta", whose last name I don't know.

Re: Jewish or not?

dbk76 — 2008-06-11 15:30:13Z

I'm a descendant of Jacob Schloss who came over to the US from Germany in the 1860s. The family was Jewish, though I'm told they were concerned with assimilating into American society and not stressing their Jewish identity.

Re: Ezekiel Schloss

dpgpsych — 2008-05-17 23:11:03Z

I am Simone Schloss' husband, if you are still looking for information, feel free to email me at dpgpsych@aol.com

Re: The origin of the name Schloss

Claire_Wallerstein — 2008-03-11 09:26:51Z

Hi

My great great grandmother was a Jenny Schloss from Frankfurt, and yes, she was Jewish. I saw someone mentioned that their Schloss family was from Offenbach? Jenny married my great great grandfather Liebmann Wallerstein there, and I know there are some Schloss graves in the Jewish graveyard there.

I believe the Schloss family was quite well-to-do in Frankfurt (though not sure about my actual branch of it). Certainly the Schlosses that went to England formed 'the Cousinhood' with other very wealthy Jewish families such as the Rothschilds, Montefiores and Sassoons - there's evidence of lots of intermarriage between these families.

Hope that helps!

Claire Wallerstein.