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Herzl Gabriel (aka.Naphtaile) PICK Born: before 1741 + Rachel PERL *geni
*they had at least 3 children
*they had at least 4 children
*they had at least 5 children
Note: any relation to in Votice history page: "Optikem byl Mojžiš Gans a Abraham Kollmann, jehož žena prodávala školni pomůcky, kožišnikem Juda (Leopold) Berger, obuvnikem Chäjmele Fischer, z jehož oken zněl zpěv kosů a veselých tovaryšů, ještě ve V. žijicich bratři Neubergů.. ..Učitelé (teachers): Fuchs Marek (Videň), Gans Jindřich (Vdeň), Kahn Adolf (Teplice Šanov), Kollmann Ludvik (Praha), správce žid. pohřebniho bratrstva..."
Hellena PIK Born: 1794 in Pacov. Died: Sep 22, 1843 in Strakonice, Bohemia + Moyses WEIL Born: 1786 in Strakonice. Married: Mar 9, 1815 in Strakonice. Died: 1865 in Strakonice 4th son of Father: Markus Weyl Mother: Katharina (unknown)
Note: any relation to below Franziska (Fani) Weil (Jun 22, 1817 Strakonice m. in Pacov -) & Josef Pick (1811 Pacov -) OR Rachel Isak Weil (Raudna (Roudná okres Tábor?) married 1776 in Myslkovice - bef 1800) & Jakob Posamentier (abt. 1748 Myslkovice - Aug 10, 1829 Myslkovice) *2nd wife: Anna Schwarz (married Sep 8, 1800 -), daughter of Isak Schwarz & Anna (?) *3rd wife: Maria (?) (abt. 1759 married aft. 1809 - Dec 9, 1846 Myslkovice) on Posamentier page?
Note: In April 1867 the children of a Boer farmer had picked up an unusually pretty pebble on the banks of the Orange River. It was a fine diamond of 20 carat. Two years later, a much larger stone was found near the Vaal by a shepherd boy. It was the "Star of South Africa". Several 1000 prospectors were soon scouring the river banks for diamonds but the major finds were made on the dry diggings inland. Two mines were to be public diggings: the De Beer Mine and the Colesburg Kopje, which became the Kimberley Mine. Other major mines were on the Dutoitspan and Bulfontein farms. Amongst the rush of prospectors from all parts of Europe in 1870 was Aaron van Praagh. He set up in partnership with Harry Barnato, as diamond buyers, and "van Praaghs" became one of the leading firms. Harry's brother Barney, in due course became on of the two largest mine owners, the other being Cecil Rhodes and these two combined their resources to form the De Beers Consolidated Mines ltd in 1888. De Beers soon came to control 95% of the world production of diamonds. Aaron was a load office clerk, and so after his adventurous years in the diamond fields he had returned to London and settled into a humdrum job. Joseph van Praagh went to Beira, Portuguese East Africa, in 1891 and walked 300 miles to Salisbury, Rhodesia with his cousin Julius Altman, where he became the manger of the Manios Trading Company. He served in the military volunteers during the native rebellion in 1896, became the third mayor of Salisbury in 1900, soon after he went to Griqualand West, which was the territory where the diamond mines were. He did not marry and was a very religious Jew and an active Freemason
*1st husband of Cäcilie Lackenbach: Julius POLACK occupation: Silk merchant *geni 3 children below
*2nd wife or partner of Demeter Pick / Pollack: Jessie unknown
Note: Lazarus & Rosenfeld china & glass merchants went out of business during the war when Isaac Lazarus died and his son Cecil Langford was in the war. They also had a branch in New York which became Marks & Rosenfeld, but the present day firm of that name has nothing to do with the previous firm
- Bedrich LANGWEIL Born: May 17, 1916 in Ceske Budejovice, Bohemia. Died: Feb 6, 1945 in concentration camp, Leitmeritz, Czech.
*2nd husband of Irene Freund: Maximilian SPIELMANN Born: Apr 3, 1881 in Kromeríž, Moravia. Married: Dec 12, 1936 *geni
*they had at least 6 children
*they had at least 2 children
*they had at least 1 child
*they had at least 2 children
*2nd husband of Johanna Pick: Dr. Salomon STEINER Born: in Telice (Dölitschen), Prostiboř, Bohemia, Czech. Married: Oct 29, 1882 in Horažďovice (Horaschdowitz), Klatovy, Bohemia, Czech. Died: Aug 13, 1934 in Plzeň, Bohemia, Czech *geni-more
*they had at least 2 children
*they had at least 3 children
*they had at least 2 children
*they had at least 3 children
*they had at least 5 children
*they had at least 5 children
*another wife of above David Pick (ca. 1768-1824): Franziska KARPELES *geni
- Anna PICK Born: 1798 in Pacov (Patzau), Bohemia, Pelhřimov, Czech republic. Died: Jan 22, 1869 in Koloděje nad Lužnici (Kaladey an der Lainsitz), Týn nad Vltavou, České Budějovice, Bohemia, Czech + Tobias MODRY Born: Dec 4, 1799 in Koloděje nad Lužnici. Died: May 15, 1839 in Koloděje nad Lužnici *geni-more
*they had at least 8 children
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