According to stories told often by granddaughter Rebecca Finesilver, her parents Hyman and Sarah Balaban and Grandfather David Louis Carter (father to Sarah) emigrated from the cities of Soroki (Soroca) and Yumpol (Yampol) in the region of the Republic of Moldova. Those cities bordered the Dneister River which flowed to the Black Sea. The area was known at the time as White Russia or Bessarabia.
Grandaughter Doris Leona Finesilver Weinreich (1916-1996) was named for David Louis Carter. The letters "D" and "L" were used.
Inscription:
Reb David Leib ben reb Shlomo died 25 Sivan 5674
David died at age 83.
Daughter:
Sarah Reba Carter Balaban (1868-1941)
7 Grandchildren:
Harry Balaban (1888-1949)
Ben Balaban (1889-1964)
Rose Molly Balaban Silverberg (1892-1958)
Rebecca "Becky" Balaban Finesilver (1895-1981)
Samuel Balaban (1898-1986)
Mary Balaban Brownstein (1901-1995)
Ann Balaban Strait (1902-2001).
.
Grandaughter Doris Leona Finesilver Weinreich (1916-1996) was named for David Louis Carter. The letters "D" and "L" were used.
Inscription:
Reb David Leib ben reb Shlomo died 25 Sivan 5674
David died at age 83.
Daughter:
Sarah Reba Carter Balaban (1868-1941)
7 Grandchildren:
Harry Balaban (1888-1949)
Ben Balaban (1889-1964)
Rose Molly Balaban Silverberg (1892-1958)
Rebecca "Becky" Balaban Finesilver (1895-1981)
Samuel Balaban (1898-1986)
Mary Balaban Brownstein (1901-1995)
Ann Balaban Strait (1902-2001).
.
According to stories told often by granddaughter Rebecca Finesilver, her parents Hyman and Sarah Balaban and Grandfather David Louis Carter (father to Sarah) emigrated from the cities of Soroki (Soroca) and Yumpol (Yampol) in the region of the Republic of Moldova. Those cities bordered the Dneister River which flowed to the Black Sea. The area was known at the time as White Russia or Bessarabia.
Grandaughter Doris Leona Finesilver Weinreich (1916-1996) was named for David Louis Carter. The letters "D" and "L" were used.
Inscription:
Reb David Leib ben reb Shlomo died 25 Sivan 5674
David died at age 83.
Daughter:
Sarah Reba Carter Balaban (1868-1941)
7 Grandchildren:
Harry Balaban (1888-1949)
Ben Balaban (1889-1964)
Rose Molly Balaban Silverberg (1892-1958)
Rebecca "Becky" Balaban Finesilver (1895-1981)
Samuel Balaban (1898-1986)
Mary Balaban Brownstein (1901-1995)
Ann Balaban Strait (1902-2001).
.
Grandaughter Doris Leona Finesilver Weinreich (1916-1996) was named for David Louis Carter. The letters "D" and "L" were used.
Inscription:
Reb David Leib ben reb Shlomo died 25 Sivan 5674
David died at age 83.
Daughter:
Sarah Reba Carter Balaban (1868-1941)
7 Grandchildren:
Harry Balaban (1888-1949)
Ben Balaban (1889-1964)
Rose Molly Balaban Silverberg (1892-1958)
Rebecca "Becky" Balaban Finesilver (1895-1981)
Samuel Balaban (1898-1986)
Mary Balaban Brownstein (1901-1995)
Ann Balaban Strait (1902-2001).
.
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