Name | Simon Landauer | |
Geboren | 20 Mai 1833 | Hürben, Krumbach, Bayern, Deutschland |
Geschlecht | männlich | |
Residence | von 1852 bis 1863 | Macon, Georgia, United States (USA) |
Emigration | 21 Aug 1852 | New York City, New York, United States (USA) |
Ankunft mit dem Schiff Chancey Jerome | ||
Occupation/Beruf | Textilkaufmann (Landauer's Dry Goods, später: Landauer & Strouse Dry Goods) | |
Residence | von 1863 bis 1913 | Albion, New York, United States (USA) |
Biography | Simon Landauer was born in Hürben, Bavaria, in 1833, the son of Seligmann and Zirle Landauer. He and his brother Moritz were trained in cotton weaving while living in Europe, leaving for America prior to forced conscription in the army. Although documentation of Moritz’s arrival has not been located, Simon arrived at New York City on August 21, 1852 aboard the Chancey Jerome. Along with his brother, the two young men traveled to Macon, Georgia where they opened their dry goods business, M. Landauer & Brother. Records from 1857 show that the two men were involved in starting the United Hebrew Society of Macon, both listed on the act to incorporate filed that year. Several years later, Moritz appeared on a list to appear at the Bibb County Court House to select delegates for the purpose of seceding from the Union. The brothers also appeared in records indicating their support, albeit indirect, of the Southern cause as the Ladies’ Aid Society in Macon was purchasing flannel from Landauers to sew shirts for Confederate soldiers. After the outbreak of the Civil War, Moritz paid $600 to send a substitute soldier in his place. By 1862, he was drafted into the Confederate Army and chose to flee north rather than render service. A November 1862 advertisement appeared in the Georgia Weekly Telegraph noting that the store of M. Landauer & Brother was available for rent, indicating that the two had left the region shortly before. Nativist ideology was gaining strength in the years leading up to the Civil War, but those ideas ultimately subsided as immigrants rendered service in the Union and Confederate armies. Jewish immigrants, many who earned their living through clothing and textile businesses, were met with the same pre-war anti-immigrant sentiment. By 1863 the brothers had arrived at Albion and reestablished their partnership on North Main Street. It was in 1882, the same year that a devastating fire wiped through the northwestern corner of Albion’s business district, that the partnership dissolved with each man entering into business with his son. As a result, Moritz opened what was known locally as “Upper Landauers” in the Hart Block (now Shay’s Shamrock) while Simon opened “Lower Landauers” at the site pictured here. Eventually H. Morris Strouse, the son-in-law of Simon, entered the business which effectively transformed the operation into Landauer & Strouse. Jacob Landauer purchased the block from Diadette Brockway Day and Ferdinand Austin Day in 1910, effectively solidifying the business on Albion’s Main Street. Although Moritz closed Upper Landauers, likely sometime in the 1920s or 1930s, Lower Landauers remained in operation at this site through the middle of the 20th century. Source: Copyright © 2018 Orleans County Department of History - Matthew R. Balla | |
Gestorben | 28 Mai 1913 | Albion, New York, United States (USA) |
Begraben | Mount Albion, Albion, New York, United States (USA) | |
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Personen-Kennung | I37682 | Hohenemser Genealogie | Hohenemser Recherche |
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Vater | Seligmann (Ben Schemmel) Landauer, geb. 13 Jul 1800, Hürben, Krumbach, Bayern, Deutschland , gest. 23 Jun 1876, Hürben, Krumbach, Bayern, Deutschland (Alter 75 Jahre) | |
Mutter | Zirle (Cilli, Celia) Oberdorfer (Oberndörfer), geb. 1805, Mönchsdeggingen, Bayern, Deutschland , gest. 4 Nov 1887, Hürben, Krumbach, Bayern, Deutschland (Alter 82 Jahre) | |
Verheiratet | Sep 1826 | |
Familien-Kennung | F5462 | Familienblatt |
Familie | Mina Oberdorfer, geb. 8 Apr 1838, Mönchsdeggingen, Bayern, Deutschland , gest. 21 Jun 1926, Albion, New York, United States (USA) (Alter 88 Jahre) | |||||||||
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Familien-Kennung | F5463 | Familienblatt |
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Pin-Bedeutungen | : Adresse : Ortsteil : Ort : Region : (Bundes-)Staat/-Land : Land : Nicht festgelegt |
Fotos | Textilgeschäft von Landauer & Strouse in Albion, New York Textilgeschäft von Landauer & Strouse in Albion, New York, um 1900 links ist Simon Landauer, rechts sein Sohn Jakob Landauer im Bild zu sehen. | |
Landauer's Dry Goods Store, um 1905
zweiter von links: H.M. Strouse
Landauer's Dry Goods Store, um 1905 zweiter von links: H.M. Strouse |