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Mollie/Malli SONNENSCHEIN and brother Samuel SONNENSCHEIN

moongoddessxtc — 2012-04-06 20:59:39Z

Researching my husband's family tree :)

Mollie SONNENSCHEIN
B: 1880 in Austria/Hungary
M: Isak/Jacob BRAND(T) in 1898 in Manhattan, NY
D: May 1968 in Queens, NY

Samuel SONNENSCHEIN
B: abt 1875 in Hungary
M:
D:
Immig: Jan 1 (or 3rd) 1911. Gave Isak BRAND (bro-in-law - Gerach St 91, NY) as destination.

Father of the two above is David SONNENSCHEIN

Ellis Island records shows a Malli BRANDT (28) arrived on Jan 8 1904 with children Jakob (5) and Anna (2) destination was NY (Isak BRAND). Group came from Zsofiafalva in Hungary - now Ukraine (Szofija).

Any info. or connections feel free to email me :) christine (AT) starryskye (DOT) org.

Re: I am a Sonnenschein grandchild

stonebry — 2012-04-04 13:48:57Z

Dear Susan,

It has been several years since we last reached out to one another and I was wondering if you had any information on the existing sunshine family members who are still out there? Any info you have about the family will be of great interest.

I hope all is well,

Bryan

Re: I am a Sonnenschein grandchild

sweinberger82 — 2011-03-07 04:14:43Z

Hello Bryan,
While this seems like snail-mail, I am delighted to have found you. In fact, Aunt Manci and Viktor were a missing link in the family tree. My Great-Aunt Bertha was my grandmother Hermina's sister. The other sibilngs were Vali and Dezso. I keep in close touch with Aunt Vali's granddaughter Marion, who lives in Miami. None of us knew what happened to the Vezekenyis. My late father Ali (Aladar) was sad unitl the end of his life that he never found his beloved cousins after WWII.
Please tell me where you are and a bit more about you.
There is also a Sunshine family tree with about 200 descendents listed. I will send you a link after you contact me. Marion, too, will be delighted to hear about you.
Warmly,

Susan

Re: I am a Sonnenschein grandchild

stonebry — 2010-04-25 01:32:58Z

I too am a Sonnenschein grandchild (great great grandchild actually). My great great grandfather was Lazar Vezekenyi and his wife was named Bertha Sunshine. I know that this post is five years old but maybe you are still out there?

Bryan

Re: More Sonnenschein's missing...

chucks211 — 2010-03-15 17:26:47Z

I just came across your note from several years ago. My grandfather was Hermann Sonnenschein, who emigrated to the US in the early part of the 20th century, with his son, Victor, who was my father. I would be interested in any information you have about the family.
Thanks
Charles Sonnenschein

SUNSHINE FAMILY TREE

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:55:03Z

HI IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND I'M LOOKING TO CONNECT WITH FAMILY OF SUNSHINE-ZOENSHINE-ZUNUNSHINE- SHOENSHINE
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:52:47Z

HI IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE
MY GRANDFATHER CAME FROM RUSSIA AND WENT THRU ELLIS ISLAND HE WAS BORN IN 1900 HE HAD 2-3 BROTHERS
HIS NAME WAS SOLOMON AND IT WAS EITHER ZOENSHINE OR ZUNESHINE BUT GOT CHANGED AT ELLIS TO SUNSHINE BECAUSE IT WAS AMERICAN AND
WAS EASIER TO SPELL OR PRONOUNCE. THERE WAS A FAMILY SPLIT BETWEEN HIM AND THE FAMILY DUE TO A MARRIAGE TO A CATHOLIC GIRL MY GRANDMOTHER I WAS BORN IN 1957 CONTACT ME AND ILL TRY TO GET MORE INFO
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM LORRAINE

Re: Sunshine

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:47:35Z

CHERYL HI IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND JUST READ YOUR LETTER
MY GRANDFATHER CAME FROM RUSSIA WENT THRU ELLIS ISLAND BORN 1900 HAD 2-3 BROTHERS AND ZUNENSHINE SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME STORY I GOT WHEN THEY WENT THRU ELLIS ISLAND THE PERSON WROTE DOWN SUNSHINE BECAUSE IT WAS EASIER TO PRONOUNCE OR SPELL ?? OR BECAUSE IT WAS AMERICAN.
HIS NAME WAS SOLOMON AND LIVING IN NYC HE HAD A FALLING OUT WITH THE FAMILY OVER HIS MARRIAGE TO A CATHOLIC GIRL
CONTACT ME AND WELL FIGURE IT OUT SOMEMORE !
LORRAINE MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM

Re: Looking for relatives

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:41:41Z

HI IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE BORN 1957 GRANDFATHER WAS SOLOMON SUNSHINE AND CAME FROM RUSSIA HE WAS BORN 1900
WENT THRU ELLIS ISLAND HAD 2-3 BROTHERS THERE WAS A FAMILY FALL OUT THAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT CONTACT ME MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM LORRAINE

Re: sunshine family

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:33:44Z

HI GARY IM A SUNSHINE TOO
LORRAINE SUNSHINE MY GRANDFATHER CAME THRU ELLIS ISLAND
HE WAS BORN 1900 IN RUSSIA HE HAD 2-3 BROTHERS
THERE WAS A BIG FALLING OUT OVER HIS MARRIAGE TO A CATHOLIC GIRL HE LIVED IN NYC AND HE HAD 2 CHILDREN MY DAD AND HIS SISTER I WAS BORN IN 1957
CONTACT ME AND WE CAN TALK
LORRAINE MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM

Re: Sunshine from Poland

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:29:40Z

HI IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND MY GRANDFATHER CAME FROM RUSSIA HE WAS BORN 1900 HE HAD 2-3 BROTHERS MY GRANDFATHERS NAME WAS SOLOMON SUNSHINE AND LIVED IN NYC HE HAD A FALLING OUT WITH THE FAMILY OVER A MARRIAGE TO A CATHOLIC GIRL
PLEASE CONTACT ME WE CAN TALK
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM

LORRAINE

Re: sunshine family

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:24:33Z

HI IM LORRAINE AND MY GRANDFATHER WAS BORN IN 1900 AND HE WAS A SUNSHINE AS IS I LORRAINE SUNSHINE
HE CAME THRU ELLIS ISLAND TOO !! HE WAS JEWISH AND HAD 2 OR 3 BROTHERS
MY GRANDFATHER'S NAME IS SOLOMON AND HE WAS ONE OF THE BROTHERS WHO BROKE AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL FAMILY DUE TO A MARRIAGE THE FAMILY DID NOT APPROVE OF --HE MARRIED A CATHOLIC GIRL THEY HAD 2 CHILDREN MY DAD AND HIS SISTER
CONTACT ME AND WE CAN CHAT I WAS BORN IN 1957 AND MY GRANDFATHER PASSED AROUND 1967 I WAS ABOUT 10 YRS
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM

Re: Sunshine

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:19:58Z

HI IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND MY GRANDFATHER WAS FROM RUSSIA AND HAD 2-3 BROTHERS THEY LIVED IN NYC
MYGRANDFATHER WAS SOLOMON SUNSHINE AND HE MARRIED A CATHOLIC GIRL AND THE FAMILY DISSOWNED HIM AND THATS HOW THE FAMILY FELL APART
PLEASE CONTACT ME AND WE CAN TALK !!
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM LORRAINE

Re: Kantrowitz family

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:17:18Z

HI IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND I BELIEVE YOUR GRANDFATHER AND MY GRANDFATHER WERE BROTHERS---MINE WAS SOLOMON SUNSHINE YOURS WAS SAMUAEL AND THEOTHER WAS 'HYMIE" THATS HOW I KNOW HIM AS
PLEASE CONTACT ME
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM LORRAINE

Re: Sunshine

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:14:23Z

HI I'M LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND MY GRANDFATHER CAME TO USA FROM RUSSIA WITH HIS BROTHERS WHO HAD THE FALLING OUT WAY BACK WHEN IN THE 50'S IN NYC.
REPLY TO ME AND WE CAN FIGURE OUT THE FAMILY TREE
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM LORRAINE

Re: sunshine

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:12:09Z

HI THERE I'M LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND I GUESS IM RELATED TO YOU SOMEHOW PLEASE CONTACT ME
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM LORRAINE

Re: Joseph Sunshine

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:10:44Z

HI, IM LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND I GUESS WE ARE RELATED PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE SO WE CAN CONNECT
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM LORRAINE

Re: sunshines from poland

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:08:22Z

HI I'M LORRAINE SUNSHINE AND MY GRANDFATHER AND HIS BROTHERS CAME FROM RUSSIA
PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS MESSAGE.
IM LOOKING FOR RELATIVES TOO !!
MYTOY81998@YAHOO.COM

Re: Sunshine Family

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 19:00:20Z

HI I'M LORRAINE SUNSHINE WE CAME THRU ELLIS ISLAND AND WE WERE FROM RUSSIA WE WERE RUSSIAN JEW'S MY GRANDFATHER SOLOMON MARRIED A WOMAN WHO WAS CATHOLIC SO MY DAD WAS BORN CATHOLIC AS WAS HIS SISTER

LOOKING FOR FAMILY MEMBERS

MYTOY81998 — 2009-07-02 18:57:32Z

I'M LORRAINE SUNSHINE GRANDDAUGHTER OF SOLOMON SUNSHINE ANYONE OUT THERE CONTACT ME !!

Grodno

Madrone055 — 2008-03-26 22:57:17Z

Hi Penny
Jakub Sonnenschein (Sonenshine, Sunshine) married Rachel Polonski in Grodno and came to the USA in 1898 settling in New York.
Did Louis have any brothers or sisters??

Re: Grodno

sunshinepenny1 — 2008-03-22 22:51:12Z

My grandfather I think...did come from Grodno. His name was Louis and he married May Applebaum.

Re: sunshine family

sunshinepenny1 — 2008-03-22 22:45:30Z

My family name is Sunshine. My grandfather was Louis, he died in the early 1950's, I never met him (I was born in 1956). He was from Russia, came through Ellis Is. in the early 1900's.

Re: SUNSHINE FAMILY

SPARTANLADY — 2008-01-03 19:46:34Z

My Charles Sunshine c1750 married in Stepney. Any relation ?
Terry (Sunshine)

Sunshine-Wallace connection

rwallace198 — 2007-01-26 01:58:58Z

My great grandmother was a Sunshine or some variation of that name. She was married to a Wallace and they settled in Mass. Her father built the old Birmingham,AL jail, My grandfather, James Francis Wallace, ran away when he was still very young and was raised by my great grandfather William T. Beaird of Walker Cty AL

Re: SUNSHINE FAMILY

gillcourtney — 2006-11-22 19:00:41Z

Hello - My great grandmother was Kate Sunshine from the East End of London - born about 1865 and married to Barnett Stone in 1887. It seems she was living with relatives, the Solomon Silver family where she was listed as their neice on the 1881 census -, but I can't find any other direct relatives of hers! Have you learnt any more about the London branch?

Cousin

2006-02-08 15:21:35Z

Hi Gary from your cousin Victor and family.Say hello to Randy and Tina and your parents.

Re: Sunshine/Prussia/Germany

tracycarrollmom — 2005-12-18 03:57:13Z

I am a Sonnenschein grandchild

2005-08-09 22:03:02Z

My name is Susan Weinberger (my father was Aladar Alfred Nemenyi) and I live in Silver Spring, MD. I am the grandaughter of Hermina Sonnenschein. Her father Max, spent several years in Cleveland , but returned to Vilke/Keresztur, near Losoncz in Slovakia. Max is buried at the Jewish cemetery in Rimavska Sobota, where I was born in 1947. Hermina's youngest brother, Dezso, also lived in Cleveland . He visited his sisters in 1914 and returned to Cleveland as WWII approached 0 his legendary uncle (Bert?) lived there, afterall. Dezso remained a bachelor until his 70-s. He passed away in the mid 1960-s. Another sister, Vali moved from Vienna to Barranguillam, Columibia in 1938 with her children Laci and Edit. Edit's daughter, Marion Brandon, lives in Coral Gables, Fl. My next great-aunt, Manczi (Vezekenyi) lived somewhere in the US, and I would love to know her or her children's whereabouts. There must be other Sonnenscheins/Sunshines that we share great-grandparents with. I have lots of tidbits of family history and lore and this is very exciting to me. I look forward to hearing from my, hopefully, many cousins.

Re: Sunshine family

Schluggell — 2005-04-07 00:31:34Z

The details are vague, but my great-grandfather I believe came from there, but he ended up in Berlin as a young man. Started a family, then split to Leipzig to start another family. This is where my grandfather and my father are from. My father then left East Germany 'the hard way'.
There existed many variants to this surname, especially if from Jewish or Galizien descent. Sonnensheyn, Zoneschayn and all flavors in between. Anything to mask polish and/or jewish identity between the world wars to make it germanized. Look into the jewish database of polish names avtaynu.com.
I believe that is why Sonnenschein is a relatively common surname in Germany now, but no family crest. Your name was changed again to be Americanized right? My father came here in the 60's so pressure to change the name was not so great.

More Sonnenschein's missing...

2005-02-12 19:25:25Z

I just wanted to let you know that I have a family picture in my home from Vienna, Austia.

There should be: Julia Sonnenschein, Hermann Sonnenschein, Sigmund Sonnenschein, and a few more...

Julia, married Rosenbaum, and had 2 daughters: Herta and Alice.

Let me know if you want more info and maybe we are all related...

Re: South American Sunshines ,Columbia

2004-06-09 20:12:29Z

My father, Max Sunshine (Mendel Sonnenschein til Ellis Island) came from Russia-Romania(Besarabia) around 1920. His cousins went to Montreal, Canada, Caracas,Venezuela, Medelin,Colombia and elsewhere. The Colombian cousin developed a hosiery knitting busines and eventually retired to Israel. He left the business to a son, Roberto, born in Colmbia. Any connection?

Re: St. Louis, MO Sunshine Family

2004-03-24 22:36:07Z

I have just recently started researching my family history. My grandmother has passed and she would of know alot of names. So I am starting with my parents and working back. If you can help that would be great. My parents are Dennis and Carol Sonnenschein, fathers parents Alex and francis Sonnenschein. My grandparents lived in St. Louis and my parents divorced I now live in Oregon. It would be great to hear from you. thanks christine

South American Sunshines ,Columbia

2003-11-07 17:45:39Z

My uncles went from Eastern Europe to Columbia in the 1920's. My father went to Ellis Island NY. Trying to track my South American family. Any clues out there?

Re: Sunshine Cleveland

ginasammis — 2002-08-27 19:27:18Z

I am looking for the ancestry of Hyman or Herman Sunshine/Sonnenschein from the Brest-Litovsk area of Russia/Poland. Do you have any Hymans or Hermans or David's in your tree? Do you know of any connection to Russia? Thanks, Gina

Joseph Sunshine

CarolStenstrom — 2002-08-27 16:48:09Z

Gary - Do you know if your grandfather, Joseph Sunshine, had a son Joseph (b.1913 NY; d.1981 CA)? Do you also have a maiden name for your Joseph's wife?

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-12 03:14:13Z

I will let you know if I find anything out.
Gina

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-12 02:19:54Z

Gina,
The only way to know if there is a relationship is to find out the names of all the siblings od Herman. If Jakob is one of them ,then possibly we are related.
I did not think that Sonnenschein was that common of a name. It is a german name emanating from Prussia from what i read. Many Germans went to Poland and Russia during hard times and stayed.
None of those names look familiar.
Jakob had two sons, Julius and Henry. I am related to Julius. Henry lived in Los Angeles and had a son Jack.

Hope that you will find out more information.
Phil

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-11 23:51:02Z

Who were his nephew and son in LA? That's where Herman moved after New York and Chicago. He apparently had a sister who came over from Brest-Litovsk too. Don't know her name, but she married ?Silver and lived in Colorado. He married Nettie Lichtenstein and they had my friend's dad, Arnold Sunshine and siblings Minnie (Mannon), Miriam (Mickey), Loren, Bernice (Toby) and Sydelle. I think there were more siblings of Herman's generation here, but haven't been able to connect yet. The Sunshine family in Denver had the names Meyer, William, Meneche (Minnie), David and Macha. Macha married David Silver. Do any of those sound right to you? Keep in touch.
Gina

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-11 23:50:51Z

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-11 23:18:12Z

Gina,
Do you know the names of the siblings of your grandfather?
Jakob lived in Manhattan.
If you find out anymore information, please let me know!
I found my father's nephew and his son in Los Angeles.

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-11 22:43:24Z

Interesting to hear about the house painting. I know that Herman lived in White Plains, NY (probably with relatives) when he first came here and painted houses and farms. I just heard from a lady that her ggggrandfather Meyer Sunshine came from Brest Litovsk in 1891. They moved to Denver, CO. Sound familiar at all? Keep in touch.
Gina

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-11 20:34:40Z

Hi Gina,
Brest-Litovsk is close to Grodno. The area were part of Poland and then became Belarus in recent years.
Did your grandfather have any brothers? Possibly Jakob is one of them.

Did the Jakob whom you had found arrive in the USA in 1898?

Jakob was a house painter and died very early in life leaving two sons.

No mention about brothers or sisters by anyone who knew him. He must have had some.

There is a Polish site :Jewish Records Indexing -Poland
Also Cyndi'sGenealogical sites on the internet.
Please let me hear, if you find out something interesting! Phil
I live in Northern California and you?

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-11 15:31:47Z

Do you know of any great Jewish sites where I can research the name. I've looked. Trying to find the spelling used when he came from Russia in the early 1900s. Is Brest-Litovsk near Grodno? I saw a Jakob in the Ellis Island archives.

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

2002-08-11 14:30:39Z

Virginia Sammis
My grandfather, Jakob Sunshine(Sonnenschein) came from Grodno, Poland in 1898

Re: sunshines from poland

2002-08-11 14:17:05Z

Hi Gary,
My Grandfather was named Jacob Sunshine(Sonnenschein) and came from Grodno, Poland in 1898. Is that the are where your Grandfather came from? Jacpb was a housepainter and died quite young.

Re: Siblings of Jakob Sunshine-Sonenshine-Sonnenschein

ginasammis — 2002-08-10 23:43:45Z

Looking for anyone related to Herman Sunshine from Brest-Litovsk Russia. Came thorugh Ellis Island about 1917. He lived in NY, moved to CA. He was born 1891, died in LA 1963. Any possible connection. Couldn't find his arrival record in Ellis Island archive. Don't think the name is either Herman or Sunshine originally. Family lore says it was Zunshine or Zonenshine. Thanks.

SUNSHINE FAMILY

2002-04-01 18:29:31Z

HELLO TO ALL YOU SUNSHINES/SONNENSCHEINS ACROSS THE POND.I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SONNENSCHEINS WERE OF JEWISH ORIGIN FROM HUNGARY ,POLAND,AUSTRIA AND GERMANY.MOST OF WHICH CAME UNDER ONE RULE AS THE AUSTRO HUNGARIAN EMPIRE.THEY MOVED ALL OVER THE PLACE ,ENGLAND CANADA AUSTRALIA AND THE STATES AND THE NAME WAS ANGLCISED TO SUNSHINE TO SOUND MORE ANGLO SAXON AND LESSEN THE CHANCE OF GETTING THE TEETH KICKED IN BY ANTI SEMITES AND IN ENGLAND,ANTI GERMANS.LIKE A LOT OF IMMIGRANTS MY ANCESTOR SETTLED IN THE EAST END OF LONDON .I DONT KNOW WHEN THE JUDAISM WENT OUT THE WINDOW BUT ALL MY FAMILY AS FAR BACK AS THEY KNOW WERE GENTILES.BRANCHES OF THE FAMILY ARE STILL JEWISH AND RECORDS SHOW THEM IN THE EAST END 150 YEARS AGO. GOOD LUCK.

SUNSHINE, BENJAMIN-San Diego

2002-02-08 22:47:36Z

Searching for the descendants of Benjamin F. SUNSHINE (died in San Diego in 1965)and his wife Mary Campbell SUNSHINE (died in San Diego in 1966). This family was from Cleveland. They lived at 4225 Kansas Street.
Thanks

Sunshine Cleveland

2002-01-18 21:54:32Z

I have a family tree of the Sunshine (sonnenschein) family from Hungary. Many lived in Cleveland. Please email for information to see if we can connect.

dbaron@geocities.com