Brief Life History of Ferdinand John
When Ferdinand John Buchsbaum was born on 4 November 1877, in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States, his father, William Buchsbaum, was 38 and his mother, Eliza Zimmer, was 26. He married Anna Xariffa Smith on 15 April 1903, in Georgetown, Kent, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1900 and Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States in 1930. In 1912, at the age of 34, his occupation is listed as worked as a foreman for pennsylvania railroad. He died on 23 July 1948, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 70.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Ferdinand Buchsbaum in household of Eliza Buchsbaum, "United States Census, 1900"
- Buchsbaum, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- Ferdinand J. Buchsbaum, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
Spouse and Children
1877–1948 Male
1873–1965 Female
Children (2)
1907–1997 Female
1912–1982 Male
Parents and Siblings
1840–about 1898 Male
1851– Female
Siblings (2)
1877–1948 Male
1884– Female
World Events (8)
1878 · Early Settlers Arrive in Mesa
Age 1
1881
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 19
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Yael.
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a box tree, from Middle High German buhs (see Buchs ) + boum ‘tree’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Buchsbaum ‘box tree’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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