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Gravestones and Death RecordsGravestones and Death Recordsof Family ofof Family of KoppelmanKoppelman Wollner &Wollner &

Caroline FleischmanCaroline Fleischman

Salem Fields Cemetery775 Jamaica AvenueBrooklyn NY 11208

Off of Jackie Robinson Parkway (CypressHills Road)

Cemetery Photos by Carol P. McCoy3 Mar 2003

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Arrival ofArrival of KoppelmannKoppelmann Wollner in AmericaWollner in America

• Koppelmann Wollner arrived in NYC on theSaxonia from Hamburg 12 Jan 1867.

• (Germans to America, Vol. 19 (Jan 1867-Aug1867) by Glazier & Filby.

• He is wrongly listed as an “artist” since hisoccupation was confused with that of a nearbypassenger.

• His wife, Caroline, came to NYC in Oct. of 1868.• Koppelmann Wollner was a butcher who had a

shop on Canal Street, NYC for many years untilhis death in 1884.

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Caroline Wollner Arrives in NYC on theCaroline Wollner Arrives in NYC on the RheinRhein fromfromBohemia and Bremen, Germany 17 Oct 1868Bohemia and Bremen, Germany 17 Oct 1868

Caroline Wollner, age 50, arrives with her children Cathr (Catherine), 21;Julie, 19; Minna, 13; Therese, 11; and Moritz, 8.NY Passenger Lists Series T715 roll 302, list 1111. www.ancestry.com.

All of the above are buried in Salem Fields except for Julie WollnerPollak, (widow of Sam Pollak) whose burial site is still unknown. Minna becameMinnie Cohn, and Catherine married Solomon Mitchell Grouse. Two of Catherine’sdaughters (Bella and Sarah Estelle) are also in the Wollner plot.

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Naturalization ofNaturalization of KaplmanKaplman WollnerWollner11 Oct 1869 NYC, Superior Court NYC11 Oct 1869 NYC, Superior Court NYC

Note: Kaplman Wollner worked in a restaurant, 65 Canal St., NYCAnd renounced his allegiance to the Emperor of Austria.

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Diagram of Wollner Plot at Salem FieldsDiagram of Wollner Plot at Salem Fields

Koppelman and Caroline Wollner, and their children--Henry, William, Theresa, Maurice,Kate, and Minnie. Kate's husband Sol Mitchell Grouse and their 2 daughters,Bella and Sarah Estelle Grouse. With Minnie Wollner is her husband Herman Cohn.Rosa Wollner was William Wollner's wife for a very brief time before his death.

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The pink shaded areashows part of the BethIsrael Congregation section.

The blue arrow showswhere the Wollner plotIs situated. It is very closeto the office on 775 JamaicaAvenue.

Map of Salem Fields of theMap of Salem Fields of the EmanuEmanu--El CongregationEl Congregation

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Wollner Marker at Salem FieldsWollner Marker at Salem Fields

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KoppelmanKoppelman Wollner in Salem Fields, Brooklyn,Wollner in Salem Fields, Brooklyn,NYNY

Here lies K Wollner died in 67th year of life on the 14th of December 1884.According to the cemetery plot at the Salem Fields office, Caroline Wollner isburied next to Koppelman, however, she has no marker.

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Death Certificate ofDeath Certificate of KoppelmanKoppelman WollnerWollner

Koppelman WollnerDied 14 Dec 1884Age 6765 Canal StreetRestauranterFather: Raphael WollnerMother: SarahBorn: Austria

Burial: Salemfield

Certificate 512588 in1884NYC Archives

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Caroline FleischmanWollner died31 Dec. 1909 age96 years 8 months.Father: Henry FleischmanMother: Bertha Becker

Perhaps she does nothave a gravestonebecause she outlivedher sons,

Certificate 95, 1910 ManhattanNYC Archives

Death Certificate of Caroline WollnerDeath Certificate of Caroline Wollner

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Kate WollnerMarried Solomon M.Grouse in 1872 in NYC

Note Kate Grouseb. 6 Mar 1853d. 9 Oct 1935Likely shaves a fewYears off her age.

According to herArrival record,Catherine Wollner was21 when she arrived in1868!

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Solomon Grouse & Kate Wollner GrouseSolomon Grouse & Kate Wollner GrouseCommemorative 25Commemorative 25thth Anniversary Photo 1897Anniversary Photo 1897

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Death Certificate Kate Wollner GrouseDeath Certificate Kate Wollner Grouse

Kate Wollner Grouseb. 6 Mar 1852 Austriad. 9 Oct 1935 BrooklynAge 83 Y 7 M 3 days2755 Bedford Ave.Brooklyn NYSpouse: Sol. Mitchell Grouse

Father: Koppelman WollnerMother: Caroline Fleischman

Certificate 20242 in 1935Brooklyn, NYNYC Archives

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Wilhelm Wollner Death CertificateWilhelm Wollner Death Certificate

Wilhelm Wollner died5 Nov 1879Age 35 yrs 6 mo. 25 daysBorn AustriaIn US 11 years

Certificate 332624 1879NYCNYC Archives

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Death of Minnie Wollner CohnDeath of Minnie Wollner Cohn

Minnie CohnWidow of Herman CohnD 12 Sep 1940Age 80 yrs 8 monthsAt 509 W 155 St. NYCB 16 Feb 1860 ViennaAustria

Father: Koppleman WollnerMother: Carolyn Flesichman

Buried: Salem Fields

Certificate 19049 in 1940NYCNYC Archives