JewGenPEDIA (Thormann)

THORMANN

Samuel, son of Simson, married Bonla, daughter of Meyer, lived in Unsleben, and had children: Meyer (1808), Simlein (1810), Simson (1812), Abraham (1812), and Ramle (1813). In 1817, when Jews in Unsleben adopted permanent surnames, the family took the name THORMANN. Samuel died in Unsleben in 1832 followed by Bonla in 1833. Their children, Meyer, Simila, Simson, and Ramle immigrated to the United States.

Meyer THORMAN married Fannie HOFFMAN, daughter of Simson HOPFERMAN and Sara, in 1840 and had at least two children: Samuel M. (1840), Elizabeth (1843), and Simon M. (1847). He died in 1870.

Samuel M. THORMAN married Henrietta ETTINGER in 1869 in Cleveland and had three children: Josie (1870), Blanche (1877), and Selma (1884). He died in Cleveland in 1926.

Josie THORMAN died as a child in 1872.
Blanche THORMAN married Julius W. WEINBERG.
Selma THORMAN, a teacher, married Lambert G. OPPENHEIM in Cleveland in 1908 and had two children: Edith Janet (1910) and Paul L. (1913). She died in 1937.

Elizabeth THORMAN married David LEVI from France and had children: Dorathin (1867).

Dorathin LEVI married Abraham "Albert" L. BENEDICT, son of Leopold and Sarah nee BECKER, in 1893. They had children: Ruth (1895) and Dudley L. (1899). Dora died in Cleveland in 1944 followed by Abraham in 1950.

Simon M. THORMAN married Bertha EMRICH, daughter of Ferdinand and Sarah nee ROSKOPH, in California in 1883 and had three children: Sylvia S. (1884), Anthony, and Irma (1889). He died in Cleveland in 1924.

Sylvia THORMAN married Julius DREIFUSS in Cleveland in 1907. After a divorce, she married Joseph R. ANTHONY in Cleveland in 1919.
Irma THORMAN married Joseph Edward ROSENFELD in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1911.

Simila "Simon" THORMAN married Rosa ENGEL from Unsleben, daughter of Abraham and Klara, in Cleveland in 1840 and had children: Abraham (1848), Michael (1850), Isaac (1852), Elizabeth (1854), Mary (1856), Simon R. (1858), Fanny (1860), and Laura (1862). Rosa died in Cleveland in 1888.

Simson Thorman^[1]

Simson THORMANN immigrated to America and came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1837. He married Regina KLEIN, daughter of Hirsch and Rifka nee ROSENBAUM, in Cleveland in 1839 and had children: Samuel M. (1840), Elizabeth (1841), Esther (1841), Laura (1845), Fanny (1846), Abraham (1848), Simon S. (1850), Rebecca (1854), Judah (1857), Frank S. (1859), and a son that died in infancy.

Samuel THORMAN, the first Jewish child born in Cleveland, married Clara AARON in 1861 and had three children: Yalah (1869), Bertine (1872), and Jessie (1874).

Jalah THORMAN married August GOODMAN and had at least two children, Miriam and Hubert.
Bertine "Birdie" THORMAN first married Meyer DANIELS in 1896 in Cleveland. She then married William P. JOHNSON in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1906.
Jessie THORMAN married Lydia COOK in 1875 in New Jersey and had two children, Dudley (1900) and Helen (1904).

Elizabeth THORMAN married Kaufman HAYS, son of Abraham and Bertha nee HEXTER from Stormdorf, Hesse-Darmstadt, and had four daughters: Frances, Belle, Rolinda, and Nettie.
Esther THORMAN married Jacob WIENER.
Laura THORMAN married Philip SCHLOSS.
Fanny THORMAN married Philip ERLANGER of Terre Haute, Indiana.
Abraham THORMAN died in Cleveland in 1900.
Simon THORMAN married Hannah MARX.
Rebecca THORMAN married Michael WIENER.
Judah THORMAN married Julia GOLDBURG and lived in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Frank THORMAN married Selma EMRICH, daughter of Moses and Rachel nee TROUNSTINE. He died in Cleveland in 1920.

Research Notes

1. The Jewish Independent, Cleveland, 3 September 1937