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First Generation --------------------------------------------------

1. Josaphat Kahn. Son of Sarman (Salomon) Kahn & Marie (kahn). Born 1741 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Died 11 Jan 1811 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Occupation Merchant (Händler).

Documents: Death Certificate, French & Translation

He married Rosette Kahn, Before 1783. Died Before 1812 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. They had the following children:

2 i. Isaak Kahn
3 ii. Achill / Jechil Kahn
4 iii. Salomon Kahn

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Second Generation --------------------------------------------------

2. Isaak Kahn. Son of Josaphat Kahn & Rosette Kahn. Born 1772. Occupation Animal Merchant (marcand De Bestien).

3. Achill / Jechil Kahn. Son of Josaphat Kahn & Rosette Kahn. Born 1783 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Died 8 Aug 1859 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Occupation Horse Trader (Pferdehändler).

Documents: Death Certificate, German & Translation Marriage Certificate, German &Translation

He married Rosette Levi, daughter of Abraham Levi & Sarah / Caroline May, 10 Dec 1812 in Thalfang, France. Born 1796 in Tronecken, Germany. Died 18 Jan 1840 in Gonnesweiler, Germany.

Documents: Death Certificate, German & Translation Marriage Certificate, German & Translation

They had the following children:

5 i. Joseph Kahn
6 ii. Harriet Kahn
7 iii. Abraham H. Kahn
8 iv. Salomon Kahn

4. Salomon Kahn. Son of Josaphat Kahn & Rosette Kahn. Born 1796 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Occupation Horse Trader.

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Third Generation --------------------------------------------------

5. Joseph Kahn. Son of Achill / Jechil Kahn & Rosette Levi. Born 8 Mar 1817 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Died 8 Aug 1893 in 151 Linden, Memphis. Buried in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Occupation Kahn's Livery Stable, Evansville. Death Cause Chronic Bronchitis.

to New York on the ship "Amelia" from Havre, France arriving August 26, 1852, "Germans to America" from Schroder & Fulling

Documents: Death Notice, Memphis Appeal - Avalanche, August 9, 1893, p. 5 Funeral Notice, Memphis Appeal - Avalanche, August 10, 1893, p. 5 Mortality Report, Memphis Appeal - Avalanche, August 13, 1893, p. 5 Marriage Record, Warren County, Kentucky

He married Caroline Weil, daughter of Joachim Weil & Sara Jakobsohn, 15 Jul 1856 in Warren County, Kentucky. Born 9 Jan 1832 in Dürkheim, Germany. Died 14 Sep 1899 in Memphis, Tennessee. Buried 15 Sep 1899 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Death Cause Cer. Sp??men.

Documents: Death Notice, Commercial Appeal, 9-15-1899, p. 5 Funeral Notice, Commercial Appeal, 9-16-1899, p. 7 Burial Permit, Commercial Appeal, 9-17-1899, p. 11 Will Marriage Record, Warren County, Kentucky

They had the following children:

9 i. Fanny Kahn
10 ii. Harry Kahn
11 iii. Edward Kahn
12 iv. Abe Kahn
13 v. Ida Kahn
14 vi. Clementine Kahn
15 vii. Helen Kahn
16 viii. Lee Kahn
17 ix. Rhona Kahn

6. Harriet Kahn. Daughter of Achill / Jechil Kahn & Rosette Levi. Born 1830 in Germany.

7. Abraham H. Kahn. Son of Achill / Jechil Kahn & Rosette Levi. Born 20 Aug 1834 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Occupation Dry Goods Merchant.

Documents: Emigration Permit, German & Translation, December 13, 1853

He married Fanny (kahn), 1876. Born 1856 in Indiana. They had the following children:

18 i. Julia Kahn
19 ii. Ruby Kahn

8. Salomon Kahn. Son of Achill / Jechil Kahn & Rosette Levi. Born 1837 in Gonnesweiler, Germany. Occupation Horse Trader.

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9. Fanny Kahn. Daughter of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 1858 in Kentucky.

Documents: Marriage License Newpaper Notice of License, Evansville Daily Journal, September 3, 1881, p.4

She married Morris Rau, 4 Sep 1881 in Evansville, Indiana. Born 6 Oct 1853 in Ermershausen, Germany. Died 18 Aug 1915 in 677 Poplar, Memphis. Buried 20 Aug 1915 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis.

Documents: Marriage License Newpaper Notice of License, Evansville Daily Journal, September 3, 1881, p.4 Death Notice, Commercial Appeal, August 20, 1915, p. 7

They had the following children:

20 i. Norton Rau
21 ii. Milton Rau

10. Harry Kahn. Son of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 1859 in Kentucky.

11. Edward Kahn. Son of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 1864 in Indiana.

12. Abe Kahn. Son of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 1865 in Indiana.

13. Ida Kahn. Daughter of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 1 Mar 1867 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Died 22 May 1935 in 173 N. Willett, Memphis. Buried 24 May 1935 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Occupation Worked At H. I. Cummerfield's. Death Cause Benign Hyperteinsion, Cerebral Hemorrhage.

Documents: Death Certificate Death Notice, Commercial Appeal, May 23, 1935, p. 9

14. Clementine Kahn. Daughter of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 1869 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Died 11 Jun 1904 in 313 Poplar, Memphis. Buried 13 Jun 1904 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Occupation Summerfield's Millinery. Death Cause Coughing Led To Hemorrhage Of The Lungs.

Documents: Death Notice, Commercial Appeal, June 12, 1904, Part III p. 5

15. Helen Kahn. Daughter of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 8 May 1871 in Indiana. Died 6 Feb 1959 in 1531 Poplar #14, Memphis. Buried 8 Feb 1959 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Occupation Secretary At Bry's.

Documents: Death Certificate Death Notice, Commercial Appeal, February 7, 1959, p. 23

16. Lee Kahn. Son of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 1875 in Indiana.

17. Rhona Kahn. Daughter of Joseph Kahn & Caroline Weil. Born 6 Jan 1881 in Evansville, Indiana. Died 6 Jul 1939 in 173 N. Willett, Memphis. Buried 7 Jul 1939 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Occupation Hswf. Death Cause Malignant Lymphoma.

Documents: Death Certificate Will Marriage License

She married Samuel Van Cleeff, son of Joseph Van Cleeff (voncleve) & Babetta Koch, 7 Jun 1905 in Memphis, Tennessee. Born 9 Jan 1878 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Died 4 Jan 1967 in Baptist Hospital, Memphis. Buried 6 Jan 1967 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Occupation Cigar Stand, Hotel Claridge. Death Cause Malignant Lymphoma.

Residence: living at the Hotel Claridge. Lived at 1531 Poplar #14 in June 1956.

Documents: Death Certificate Will Marriage License

They had the following children:

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22 i. Robert Samuel Van Cleeff
23 ii. Carolyn "Sukie" Van Cleeff

18. Julia Kahn. Daughter of Abraham H. Kahn & Fanny (kahn). Born 1877 in Kentucky.

19. Ruby Kahn. Daughter of Abraham H. Kahn & Fanny (kahn). Born 1879 in Kentucky.

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20. Norton Rau. Son of Morris Rau & Fanny Kahn. Born 12 Jan 1885. Died 26 Jan 1891 in Memphis, Tennessee. Buried in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis.

21. Milton Rau. Son of Morris Rau & Fanny Kahn. Born 31 May 1882. Died 27 Aug 1887 in Memphis, Tennessee. Buried in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis.

22. Robert Samuel Van Cleeff. Son of Samuel Van Cleeff & Rhona Kahn. Born 4 May 1906 in Memphis, Tennessee. Died 26 Sep 1975 in Memphis, Tennessee. Buried in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis.

BIO:Briss: 5-13-1906, 11:00 am. Time of birth was 3:45 pm.

Residence: Home was 235 S.McLean, purchased from Harry Dermon Living at 1422 Lamar in 1967.

He married Florence Kathryn Levitch, daughter of Phil C. Levitch, 14 Apr 1938 in 1245 Peabody, Memphis. Born 9 Jan 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee. They had the following children:

24 i. Ina Van Cleeff
25 ii. Milton Kay Van Cleeff

23. Carolyn "Sukie" Van Cleeff. Daughter of Samuel Van Cleeff & Rhona Kahn. Born 29 Apr 1913 in Memphis, Tennessee. Died 26 Oct 1986 in Baptist Hospital East, Memphis. Buried 27 Oct 1986 in Temple Israel Cemetery, Memphis. Occupation Homemaker. Death Cause Malignant Lymphoma.

SSN: 412-40-0082

Documents: Death Certificate

She married Harry D Dermon, son of Dave "Papa" Dermon & Mollie "Mama" Faine, 29 Sep 1931 in 311 Stonewall, Memphis. Born 27 Apr 1906 in Memphis, Tennessee. Occupation Property Management.

Marriage Article, Commercial Appeal, September 30, 1931, p. 7 (not copied)

They had the following children:

26 i. Dave "Skeedy" Dermon II
27 ii. Rhona "Dit" Dermon

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24. Ina Van Cleeff. Daughter of Robert Samuel Van Cleeff & Florence Kathryn Levitch. Born 20 Jan 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee.

She married Kenneth Lee Eisenberg, 17 Jul 1963 in Temple Israel, Memphis. Born 11 Mar 1940 in Durham, North Carolina. They had the following children:

28 i. Jay Morris Eisenberg
29 ii. Lea Van Cleeff Eisenberg

25. Milton Kay Van Cleeff. Daughter of Robert Samuel Van Cleeff & Florence Kathryn Levitch. Born 21 Aug 1946 in Memphis, Tennessee. Occupation Auto Insurance Center.

She married Bruce Robins, 16 May 1969 in Washington, DC. Born 6 Sep 1946 in Washington, DC. They had the following children:

30 i. Leigh Michelle Robins
31 ii. Van Charles Robins

26. Dave "Skeedy" Dermon II. Son of Harry D Dermon & Carolyn "Sukie" Van Cleeff. Born 1 Sep 1933 in Memphis, Tennessee. Occupation Property Management.

He married Joan Bertha Friedlander, daughter of Leroy Peyser Friedlander & Alice Hattendorf Bloom, 16 Aug 1956 in Mayflower Hotel, DC. Born 7 Mar 1935 in Washington, DC.

BIO:Named for Alice Bloom's Uncle Joe. (Joseph Hattendorf)

They had the following children:

32 i. Dave Dermon III

27. Rhona "Dit" Dermon. Daughter of Harry D Dermon & Carolyn "Sukie" Van Cleeff. Born 5 Nov 1936 in Memphis, Tennessee. Occupation Tax Return Preparer.

Dit from DDII's corruption of "sister" at an early age

She married David Zager, 26 Dec 1959 in 7366 McVay, Germantown TN. Born 15 Jul 1935 in Nashville, Tennessee. They had the following children:

33 i. Dana Zager
34 ii. Jill Zager

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28. Jay Morris Eisenberg. Son of Kenneth Lee Eisenberg & Ina Van Cleeff. Born 19 Mar 1966 in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He married Emily Eastman Little, 7 Mar 1993 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Born 19 May 1968 in Del Rio, Texas.

29. Lea Van Cleeff Eisenberg. Daughter of Kenneth Lee Eisenberg & Ina Van Cleeff. Born 7 Jan 1970 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

30. Leigh Michelle Robins. Daughter of Bruce Robins & Milton Kay Van Cleeff. Born 8 Jan 1974 in Chicago, Illinois.

31. Van Charles Robins. Son of Bruce Robins & Milton Kay Van Cleeff. Born 21 Jan 1977 in Nashville, Tennessee.

32. Dave Dermon III. Son of Dave "Skeedy" Dermon II & Joan Bertha Friedlander. Born 9 Jul 1961 in St. Joseph Hospital, Memphis. Occupation Property Management & Insurance.

Documents: Marriage License Social Security Card

He married Valerie Odessa Fults, 24 Sep 1989 in Fontaine House, Memphis. Born 20 Nov 1958 in Sewanee, Tennessee. Occupation Pharmacist.

Documents: Marriage License Social Security Card

They had the following children:

35 i. Dave Dermon IV
36 ii. Ella Carolyn Dermon

33. Dana Zager. Daughter of David Zager & Rhona "Dit" Dermon. Born 4 Dec 1963 in Columbus, Ohio. Occupation Art Therapy.

34. Jill Zager. Daughter of David Zager & Rhona "Dit" Dermon. Born 31 Aug 1966 in Columbus, Ohio. Occupation Lawyer.

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Eighth Generation --------------------------------------------------

35. Dave Dermon IV. Son of Dave Dermon III & Valerie Odessa Fults. Born 8 Jun 1993 in Baptist Hospital East, Memphis.

Jewish Naming Ceremony on June 16, 1993. Named 'David Hersch' for Dave & Harry (in Yiddish)

Documents: Birth Certificate Naming Certificate

36. Ella Carolyn Dermon. Daughter of Dave Dermon III & Valerie Odessa Fults. Born 25 Jun 1994 in Baptist Hospital East, Memphis.

Naming Ceremony on Wed. July 6, 1994, named for Ella Harris Fults & Carolyn VanCleeff Dermon

Documents: Birth Certificate Naming Certificate

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last update: Tuesday, May 02, 2006