From “Proud Heritage Volume II ” by DCPA. This 317 page hardcover book is now available online.
AIbert Arons (1821-1870) was married to Lena Cohn in 1850 in Luby, Germany. Albert was the son of Jacob Arons (1792-1871) and wife, Rahel, both of Germany. After his wife’s death, Albert followed his children (Robert, Jennie, Hugo, and Arnold) to America, arriving in Dallas in 1896. Albert died in 1907 and is buried in Galveston (see articles in this volume on Albert’s brother, Leopold (Louis) and son, Robert Arons).
Meta Arons 1853-1928), Albert’s unmarried daughter, accompanied him to America. She was a governess who spoke several languages, and died at Dallas. She is buried at Galveston.
Jennie (1856-1928) came from Germany in 1877 with brother, Hugo. She worked at Max Wohl’s clothing store at 612 Elm Street in Dallas, and, in 1884, married Jacob Schornstein (1856–1922). Jacob came from Austria in 1882. He and Jennie lived in Galveston and had six children: Max, Leah, Clarence, Leopold, Nettie, and Raphael.
Max Schornstein (1885-1955) married Etta Stahl in 1913 and lived in New York. Leah (1886-1912) died of pneumonia at age 26 and is buried at Galveston. Clarence (1889-1963) lived in California, but became ill and died at Galveston in 1963. Leopold (1891-1977) was a clothing buyer. In 1944, he married Laura Berry (born 1898) who moved to Houston after Leopold died at Galveston. Raphael, called “Ray” (born 1895), graduated from Texas A&M College in 1916 in Architectural Engineering, and was an Infantry lieutenant but did not get overseas in World War I. He worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Cuba and the U.S., and some of his structure designs still exist. He still recalls the 1900 Galveston hurricane. He and his sister, Nettie, live together and take care of each other. Nettie (born 1898) has been a bookkeeper, historian, world traveler, garden club officer and Temple Emanu-El volunteer.
Albert’s son, Arnold Arons (born 1858), was in the grocery and produce business in 1884, at 1237 Cabell Street. Arnold married Alice Levi in 1880, and they had three children: Morris, Nellie and Lilly. They left Dallas and moved to California in the early 1900s.
Albert Arons’ son, Hugo (1860-1934), came to Dallas in 1877 and became a hardware merchant. His stores were at various times located at 733, 489, 485 and 2602 Elm Street. In 1893, Hugo married Sarah Cohen, who spoke only Yiddish. Hugo was a lodge treasurer, and secretary of the Order Brith Abrahamson in 1915. He and Sarah had two sons, Sam and Hyman. Sam (1896-1957) served in the U. S. Army in World War I, and was later a salesman for the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company. He married Ray Kirchner in 1924, and they had two sons, Leonard and Howard. For many years, they owned the Santa Fe Paint and wallpaper store at 6815 Snider Plaza in University Park.
By Frances James, Dallas, Texas
