Adas Israel Cemetery
Brownsville, Tennessee
Photo by Lynn Franklin

Unidentified Grave Marker
First Name of Isaac
Adas Israel Cemetery
Brownsville, Tennessee
Photo by Lynn Franklin

Note that there is a close historical connection between this cemetery and community and the Bnai Israel Cemetery and community in Jackson, TN. Please refer to the footnote below the transcription list for further information on some aspects of this connection. We have also linked published obituaries to Death Dates where possible. In addition, we have linked photos of various subjects buried here. These photos were recoverd by Paul S. Furlong from a photo album which he purchased on eBay in January 2009. Paul has graciously donated the attached scans to this historical site. You can link to these photographs by clicking on the crimson Photo link where it appears on this page.





Adas Israel
Tamm Street
Brownsville, TN	38012
Memorial Plaque	1880
History
Synagogue

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Surname	Birth Name	Birth Date	Death/Record	Comment	Inscription	Hebrew

Anker Family Marker	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Anker	Jeanette	Aug. 17, 1832	Jan. 1, 1909	Born in Germany	.	.	.
Anker	Seligman	Feb. 25, 1819	Oct. 25, 1860	Born in Germany	.	.	.
Bacherig	Dave	Sept. 6, 1894	Aug. 11, 1936	.	.	.	.
Bacherig	Emil	Aug. 16, 1853	Dec. 24, 1930	.	.	.	.
Bacherig	Gus	Jan. 24, 1887	Feb. 26, 1942	.	.	.	.
Bacherig	Henrietta L.	Feb. 7, 1863	June 29, 1923	.	.	.	.
Bacherig	Leslie	Feb. 28, 1897	Mar. 18, 1959	His life enriched by every friend, chain of gold, without an end.	.	.	.
Bacherig	Selma	Aug. 5, 1893	Jan. 27, 1912	Beloved Dau. Of Emil & Henrietta Bacherig	May She Rest In Peace	.	.
Baum	Fannie	Nov. 1, 1874	Aug. 24, 1877	.	.	Hebrew	.
Bauman	Estelle Hirsh	Feb. 11, 1857	Aug. 24, 1937	Mother	.	.	.
Bauman	Moses	June 15, 1862	Mar. 24, 1938	.	.	.	.
Bauman	Rosa Solomon	Dec. 14, 1864	Apr. 21, 1950	.	.	.	.
Bauman	Selig	Nov. 18, 1857	Oct. 2, 1936	Father	.	.	.
Berg Family Marker	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Berg	Abe	Sept. 22, 1882	Feb. 16, 1883	.	.	.	.
Berg	Alice S.	Oct. 29, 1894	Nov. 20, 1959	.	.	.	.
Berg	Bertha S.	July 10, 1856	Jan. 3, 1943	.	.	.	.
Berg	Lee	Aug. 31, 1853	Mar. 26, 1923	.	.	.	.
Berg	Maurice	May 23, 1884	Dec. 28, 1884	.	.	.	.
Berg	Sam L.	Dec. 22, 1880	July 21, 1958	"In memoriam"	.	.	.
Berg	Sam L., Jr.	June 8, 1923	Oct. 21, 1942	U. S. Military Academy	Cadet	.	.
Bieber	Celia Bauman	Mar. 11, 1886	Sept. 10, 1962	Beloved Mother	Passed On	.	.
Cahn	Hortense T.	1889	1965	.	.	.	.
Cahn	Joseph	1874	1959	.	.	.	.
Cohn	Albert	May 9, 1854	Sept. 13, 1905	.	.	.	.
Cohn	Frances	Feb. 18, 1864	Feb. 23, 1916	.	.	.	.
Cohn	Merrill R.	July 6, 1888	Oct. 14, 1896	Son of A. & F. Cohn	.	.	.
Davis	Alice S.	Dec. 26, 1872	Jan. 10, 1900	Wife of Joe Davis	.	.	.
Davis	Caroline	July 23, 1841	Oct. 2, 1891	Wife of Joseph Davis	Born at Kalish, Poland, Died at Philadelphia, Penn	Hebrew	.
Davis	Johanna Meyer	July 6, 1866	Dec. 27, 1943	wife of Joseph Davis	.	.	.
Davis	Joseph	Dec. 14, 1836	June 13, 1930	.	.	.	.
Davis	Rebecca	Sept. 9,1872	Mar. 4, 1895	Dau. Of Joe & Caroline Davis	.	.	.
Feist	Betty Berg	Aug. 9, 1920	Aug. 21, 2005	.	.	.	.
Feist	Bobbye Walsh	Oct. 12 1943	.	.	.	.	.
Feist	Francis Lee	Apr. 24, 1943	Apr. 14, 2002	.	.	.	.
Feist	Herbert B.	Oct. 3, 1919	Oct. 26, 2005	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal Family Marker	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	August	.	Nov. 1, 1878	In the 33rd Year of his age	Life's troubled dream over. Rest in peace.	Hebrew	.
Felsenthal	Bessie S.	Nov. 19, 1878	Nov. 8, 1957	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Carrie	Mar. 21, 1868	Jan. 20, 1894	Our Darling	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Clara	1871	1947	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Fannie Anker	Nov. 15, 1859	Dec. 1, 1912	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Hannah	June 16, 1815	Jan. 20, 1887	Born at Doerrmoschel, Bavaria	.	Hebrew	.
Felsenthal	Hannah	Aug. 12, 1838	Nov. 23, 1897	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Harry M.	Nov. 15, 1873	Oct. 16, 1921	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Henry, Jr.	Apr. 4, 1902	Jan. 3, 1974	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Ike J.	1868	1945	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Isaac	June 15, 1836	.	Aged 23 Years	.	.	.
Felsenthal	J. A.	Dec. 27, 1863	Apr. 3, 1919	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Jacob	Apr. 15, 1824	Oct. 6, 1896	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Jonas B.	1869	1922	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Joseph	1905	1934	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Joseph	Dec. 3, 1837	Nov. 30, 1912	Father	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Karoline	Nov. 2, 1837	Sept. 16, 1897	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Marian Marks	Jan. 3, 1903	Dec. 28, 1993	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Matilda	Mar. 7, 1866	June 15, 1873	Dau. Of Jacob & Caroline Felsenthal	.	Hebrew	.
Felsenthal	Max	May 30, 1870	May 25, 1871	Son of M. & H. Felsenthal	.	Hebrew	Alternative birth/death dates: 1876/1881
Felsenthal	Millye Weis	1874	1936	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Morton Louis	Dec. 11, 1899	Aug. 9, 1983	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Moses	Dec. 26, 1832	Jan. 17, 1884	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Regina	Aug. 3, 1839	Aug. 28, 1887	Mother	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Richard Henry, Sr.	Dec. 25, 1932	June 7, 1997	.	.	.	.
Felsenthal	Robert Henry	Dec. 18, 1910	July 29, 1998	My Friend	Beloved Husband of Rose Sternberger Heyman Dan	.	.
Felsenthal	Rose Selig	Sept. 14, 1904	Dec. 17, 1976	.	.	.	.
Freed	Charley	.	Dec. 12, 1891	Aged 2 M, 3 D	Died in Trenton, Tenn.	.	.
Friedlob **	Hetty	July 4, 1875	Feb. 5, 1878	Dau. Of J. & B Friedlob	.	Hebrew	.
Goldsmith	Henrietta Levi	Nov. 24, 1848	July ,27, 1929	.	.	.	.
Goldsmith	Louis B.	April 26, 1841	June 1, 1918	.	.	.	.
Goodman	Erma Bacherig	June 13, 1898	May 10, 1963	Beloved Wife	.	.	.
Greenberg	Gussie Schmidt	Apr. 23, 1887	Oct. 8, 1978	.	.	Hebrew	.
Greenberg	Hymie	Jan. 11, 1916	Feb. 6, 1997	Beloved Son and Brother	US Army World War II	.	.
Greenberg	Israel Alter	Dec. 14, 1879	Aug. 16, 1948	Beloved Husband & Father	.	Hebrew	.
Greenberg	Ruth	Oct. 3, 1920	May 15, 1998	Beloved Daughter and Sister	.	.	.
Gruenewald	Mayer	.	1871	26 days in Kislof Age 75 Years	Born in Hemshbach, Rhinpfalz, Bayern	Hebrew	.
Halle	Rose Bauman	.	Jan. 6, 1955	Beloved Sister	Passed On	.	.
Harfield	Abraham	Dec. 29, 1852	Aug. 6, 1882	.	.	.	.
Harfield	Lizzie	May 7, 1853	May 24, 1887	.	.	Hebrew	.
Hessenthaler	Hugo	1902	1955	.	.	.	.
Jacobs	Edward S.	July 21, 1912	Sept. 22, 1987	Capt. US Army Air Corps	World War II	.	.
Kahn	Aubrey M., Jr.	Mar. 27, 1915	Dec. 27, 1915	.	.	.	.
Kahn	Aubrey M., Sr.	Feb. 14, 1880	May 14, 1956	.	.	.	.
Kahn	Myrtle Sternberger	Jan. 22, 1892	Oct. 1, 1979	.	.	.	.
Key	Bernard, Sr.	Aug. 27, 1913	Aug. 30, 1976	TEC5 Army Air Forces	World War II	.	.
Key	Ike Tillman Rothschild	Nov. 12, 1947	Oct. 17, 1967	.	.	.	.
Key	Mary Rothschild	May 19, 1913	Sept. 13, 1992	Mother of Bernard Carolyn and Tillman	.	.	.
Lesser	Ben	Aug. 17, 1886	July 15, 1971	.	.	.	.
Lesser	Leah	Jan. 12, 1888	Aug. 9, 1977	.	.	.	.
Levi	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Levi	Unknown	.	.	.	.	.	.
Levi	____lie	Mar. 8, 1884	May 29,1888	Daughter Of Henry & Babette Levi	.	.	.
Levi	Babette Felsenthal	Mar. 30, 1843	Feb. 27, 1928	.	.	.	.
Levi	Emanuel	Feb. 2, 1974	Sept. 23, 1935	.	.	.	.
Levi	Henry	Mar. 17, 1840	Dec. 27, 1910	In Loving Memory Of	.	.	.
Levi	Isaac	Feb. 18, ????		Born in Martenthal in Rhei??	Died in Brownsville, Tenn	.	.
Levi	Josye G.	Oct. 27, 1883	Dec. 31, 1958	.	.	.	.
Levy Family Marker	Plot Name	.	.	.	.	.	.
Levy	.	.	.	.	Child's marker	.	.
Levy	Benjamin	Aug. 31, 1818	Dec. 1, 1897	Born Stunbach in Donnersberg, Bavaria	Died at Brownsville, Tenn.	Hebrew	.
Levy	Emelia	Oct. 16, 1849	Jan. 11, 1936	.	.	.	.
Levy	Freda	Aug. 3, 1902	Sept. 16, 1989	.	.	.	.
Levy	Gertrude Bauman	Apr. 22, 1886	Dec. 15, 1946	.	.	.	.
Levy	Henry Leon	May 24, 1911	Feb. 24, 2002	.	.	.	.
Levy	Infant Daughter	1924	1924	Infant Dau. Of I. L. & Gertie B. Levy	.	.	.
Levy	Isaac Lee	Oct. 25, 1876	July 11, 1952	.	.	.	.
Levy	Jacob	Dec. 15, 1849	Oct. 9, 1889	Born at Steinbach, Bavaria	Died at Brownsville, Tenn	Hebrew	.
Levy	Jenette Marks	July 20, 1816	Jan. 7, 1885	Beloved Wife of Benjamin Levy	Born in Steinbach, D______rsk_ry, Germany	Hebrew	.
Levy	Julius J.	Dec. 10, 1872	June 9, 1951	.	.	.	.
Levy	Leopold	Mar. 3, 1848	Jan. 5, 1921	.	.	.	.
Levy	Louise Sternberger	Feb. 1, 1912	Dec. 13, 1996	.	.	.	.
Maienthal	Stella S.	June 18, 1885	Aug. 21, 1975	.	.	.	.
Marcus	Joseph	Aug. 5, 1883	Feb. 10, 1963	.	.	.	.
Marcus	Irene U.	Apr. 21, 1883	Apr. 21, 1957	.	.	.	.
Marks	Ann Liberman	Feb. 27, 1909	July 8, 2000	.	.	.	.
Marks	Bettye Rothschild	Sept. 15, 1876	June 4, 1938	.	.	.	.
Marks	David	July 4, 1888	.	Aged 16 Das. Born in Jackson, Tenn	Son of L & M Marks	.	.
Marks	Julius S.	Feb. 1, 1873	Aug. 28, 1948	.	.	.	.
Marks	Julius S., Jr.	Jan. 10, 1907	Nov. 23, 1996	.	.	.	.
Marks	Polina	Apr. 14, 1827	Jan. 30, 1881	Wife of M. Marks	.	Hebrew	.
Marx	M.	.	May 15, 1911	Born in Poland	Died Brownsville, Tenn.	Hebrew	.
Marx	Melanie	Mar. 4, 1857	Nov. 4, 1901	Born Frauenberg, Lorraine	Died Brownsville, Tenn.	Hebrew	.
Marx	Seline	.	1898	Infant Daughter of M & M Marx	.	.	.
Mayor	Alex S.	Oct. 28, 1903	Nov. 4, 1971	.	.	.	.
Mayor	Helen S.	Sept. 15, 1880	Mar. 3, 1973	.	.	.	.
Mayor	Irving H.	Aug. 2, 1871	May 29, 1961	.	.	.	.
Meyer	Abraham Henry	Apr. 28, 1874	Feb. 15, 1954	.	.	.	.
Meyer	Kosta	1846	Oct. 9, 1901	Born at Kalish, Poland	Died at Brownsville, Tenn 5661	Hebrew	.
Miller Plot Marker	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Miller	Aaron	1859	1918	.	.	.	.
Miller	Aaron	May 7, 1918	June 2, 1981	TEC5 US Army	World War II	.	.
Miller	Floy C. Sachritz	May 4, 1928	.	.	.	.	.
Miller	Helen	Nov. 25, 1916	Apr. 18, 1917	.	.	.	.
Miller	Jake	Sept. 8, 1894	Aug. 11, 1974	In Loving Memory	.	.	.
Miller	Kate Levy	Oct. 14, 1895	Apr. 7, 1979	.	.	.	.
Miller	Lillian	1914	2002	Daughter of Kate & Maurice	.	.	.
Miller	Maurice	Jan. 3, 1892	Nov. 4, 1971	.	.	.	.
Oppenheimer	Ben	Aug. 21, 1827	Apri. 15, 1914	Born in Essinger, Bavaria, Germany	Uncle Ben	.	.
Oppenheimer	Meyer	Dec. 18, 1817	Nov. 1, 1895	Born at Essingen, Bavaria	.	Hebrew	.
Oppenheimer	Rosa	Feb. 8, 1825	Sept. 30, 1891	Born at Mercheim, Rhine, Bavaria	Died at Trenton, Tenn.	Hebrew	.
Pupkin	Pearl	.	Mar. 19, 1897	Aged 5 Years.	Dau. Of E & Anna Pupkin	.	.
Resneck	Barry Jacob, Jr.	Apr. 19, 2001	Apr. 20, 2001	Baby J	.	.	.
Resneck	Reva Ann Simmons	Feb. 24, 1938	July 27, 1999	Mother of Gayle Lorri, Reed Bradley and Barry Jacob	.	.	.
Rothenberg	Mildred Solomon	Aug. 21, 1895	Oct. 27, 1969	.	.	.	.
Rothschild	Celia Bauman	June 13, 1888	May 14, 1972	.	.	.	.
Rothschild	Clara	1849	1911	.	.	.	.
Rothschild	Edgar Meyer	May 27, 1888	Apr. 11, 1936	.	.	.	.
Rothschild	Edgar Meyer, Jr.	Apr. 29, 1921	Nov. 25, 1944	Killed in Action	.	.	.
Rothschild	Harry L.	Nov. 25, 1879	Feb. 28, 1893	Son of M & M Rothschild	.	.	.
Rothschild	Hermoise Levy	May 8, 1898	Jan. 25, 1981	.	.	.	.
Rothschild	Ike Tillman	Apr. 19, 1884	July 1, 1947	.	.	.	.
Rothschild	Joseph Adler, M.D.	Feb. 8, 1925	Aug. 8, 1987	Because he cared, the world is a better place.	.	.	.
Rothschild	Lessley E.	Aug. 27, 1886	Dec. 5, 1888	Son of M & Mary Rothschild	.	.	.
Rothschild	Mary Levi	1852	1894	Father & Mother	.	.	.
Rothschild	Meyer	1845	1909	Father & Mother	.	.	.
Rothschild	Peggy Goodman	June 4, 1927	Jan. 4, 2004	Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Friend	.	.	.
Schafer Plot Name	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Schafer	Gottlieb	May 8, 1861	Aug. 30, 1919	.	.	Hebrew	.
Schafer	Herman	Mar. 17, 1858	Nov. 10, 1938	.	.	.	.
Schafer	Louisa	1822	1895	Born in Germany	Died in Louisville, KY.	Hebrew	.
Seelig	Simon	May 9, 1857	Sept. 1, 1878	Son of M & H Seeling	.	Hebrew	.
Shatz	Mildred S.	Oct. 21, 1910	Feb. 28, 1935	.	.	.	.
Siesel	Jacob	Aug. 18, 1847	Oct. 14, 1880	Born Abenheim Hesse Darmstadt	Died Brownsville, Tenn.	.	.
Silverstein	Dorothy Levitch	Jan. 9, 1915	Apr. 16, 2005	.	.	.	.
Silverstein	Fred, Sr.	May 22, 1910	May 26, 1996	CPL US Army World War II	.	.	.
Silverstein	Jonas	Jan. 21, 1868	Nov. 19, 1933	.	.	.	.
Silverstein	Theresa Tamm	Mar. 7, 1875	Dec. 30, 1951	.	.	.	.
Snyder	Sarah S.	1902	1977	.	.	.	.
Snyder	William M.	1892	1954	.	.	.	.
Solomon	Gertrude	Feb. 7, 1877	June 6, 1878	.	.	Hebrew	.
Solomon	Henry	Sept. 28, 1858	Sept. 3, 1936	.	.	.	.
Solomon	Henry	Dec. 15, 1923	Mar. 10, 1945	Tennessee SGT 498 AAF Bomb Group	World War II	.	.
Solomon	Josephine S.	Dec. 28, 1866	May 26, 1935	.	.	.	.
Solomon	Leonard	Sept. 17, 1880	Aug. 10, 1881	Son of E. & G. Solomon	.	.	.
Solomon	Louis	Dec. 28, 1844	Mar. 8, 1880	.	Inscription	Hebrew	Marker stand
Solomon	Milton J.	Aug. 23, 1888	Dec. 29, 1952	.	.	.	.
Solomon	Regina Felsenthal	Mar. 30, 1899	Apr. 20, 1973	.	.	.	.
Solomon	Sophia Straus	July 15, 1901	July 18, 1974	.	.	.	.
Solomon	Sylvain Louis	Apr. 2, 1887	June 4, 1967	Tennessee	PVT US Marine Corps World War I	.	.
Sternberger Plot Marker	.	.	.	Second Marker	.	.	.
Sternberger	.	.	Sept. 1, 1888	.	.	..	.
Sternberger	Aaron Alex	July 10, 1876	Sept. 6, 1942	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Abe M.	Mar. 26, 1874	Dec. 1, 1927	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Alexander	July 27, 1842	Apr. 18, 1896	Born at Boerstadt, Bavaria	.	Hebrew	.
Sternberger	Birdie	Mar. 31, 1884	Dec. 23, 1943	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Ethyl Mae	June 18, 1893	Mar. 21, 1912	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Fannie	Sept. 22, 1853	Dec. 3, 1933	Born at Boerstadt, Bavaria	.	.	.
Sternberger	Helen Goldsmith	Aug. 23, 1884	Jan. 25, 1980	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Herbert D., Sr.	Oct. 6, 1889	Jan. 7, 1972	Tennessee Sea Us Navy	World War I	.	.
Sternberger	Irving	Aug. 31, 1890	Sept. 16, 1890	Inf. Son of Joe & Lena Sternberger	.	.	.
Sternberger	Jennie Davis	Feb. 17, 1863	Oct. 11, 1942	Mother	.	.	.
Sternberger	Jonas Lee	June 15, 1880	Mar. 24, 1962	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Joseph	Feb. 2, 1851	Sept. 21, 1936	Father	.	.	.
Sternberger	Joseph	May 7, 1850	Dec. 29, 1932	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Lena Schafer	Jan. 13, 1855	Mar. 17, 1943	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Louise Mayer	Mar. 31, 1891	Aug. 2, 1982	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Maurice	May 23, 1888	Sept. 3, 1894	Son of Joe & Lena Sternberger	.	.	.
Sternberger	Milton	June 20, 1877	Sept. 1, 1905	Born in Philadelphia, Penn.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Moses	1835	1915	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Norine Bacherig	July 19, 1891	Apr. 12, 1953	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Rose	1854	1918	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Saul L.	June 3, 1884	May 28, 1978	.	.	.	.
Sternberger	Saul, Jr.	Feb. 12, 1925	July 12, 1962	Arkansas Captain Medical Corps	World War II Korea	.	.
Sternberger	Sidney	Sept. 9, 1894	Apr. 19, 1984	Son of Joe & Lena Sternberger	.	.	.
Sternberger	Sylvan	Dec. 12, 1885	Sept. 1, 1886	Son of M & J or U. Sternberger	.	.	.
Sternberger	Infant Son	Feb. 22, 1881	Mar. 28, 1881	Alternative Surname: Tamm	.	.	.
Straus	Henry H.	May 22, 1875	May 17, 1929	.	.	.	.
Straus	Stella U.	Jan. 25, 1876	Dec. 6, 1960	.	.	.	.
Tamm Family Marker	Plot	.	.	Plot Marker	.	.	.
Tamm	Emil	Dec. 12, 1847	Feb. 1, 1906	Father	.	.	.
Tamm	Essie	July 13, 1893	Sept. 1, 1971	.	.	.	.
Tamm	Hannah Anker	June 15, 1857	Aug. 19, 1920	Mother	.	.	.
Tamm	Harold J.	Sept. 1, 1894	Oct. 15, 1931	.	.	.	.
Tamm	Joel L.	Jan. 24, 1882	Nov. 25, 1971	.	.	.	.
Tamm	Lawrence E.	Dec. 27, 1887	Sept. 11, 1957	.	.	.	.
Tamm	Nathan A.	Jan. 21, 1879	Aug. 3, 1964	.	.	.	.
Tamm	Oscar	Mar. 30, 1886	Oct. 25, 1887	.	.	.	.
Weiss	Jack Isador	Jan. 6, 1910	Nov. 16, 1993	WT2 US Navy	World War II	.	.
Weiss	Rosalie Rothschild	Oct. 31, 1916	Jan. 26, 2000	.	.	.	.
Wilson	David	1892	Aug. 17, 1896	Son of Mr. & Mrs. Wilson	Aged 4 yrs.	.	.
Woerner	Clementine Levi	Feb. 21, 1876	Mar. 22, 1953	.	.	.	.
Woerner	Helen Beatrice	June 17, 1902	Oct. 27, 1902	.	.	.	.
Woerner	Victor J.	Oct. 31, 1867	Jan. 18, 1932	.	.	.	.

** Historical footnote: In early September 2008, W. D. (Bill) Bostick exchanged the following information with Lynn Franklin and her husband, Bob Sweeney:

September 5, 2008
First, thank you for compiling the information on burials at Adas Israel in Brownsville, Tennessee. I knew that I had some distant "Felsenthal" cousins buried there, but I was excited to find a record for "Hettie Friedlob," the lone daughter of Julius Friedlob and Babette Felsenthal (there were six sons). I would like to add this information to my "Friedlob" files, with your permission.
I had earlier posted info on the Friedlob and Felsenthal buried at B'nai Israel, in Jackson, Tenn. The burial ground at Adas Israel pre-dates that at B'nai Israel, which likely explains why Hetty was separated from the other family members at Jackson.
W. D. Bostick

September 5, 2008
I'm so glad that you found the information on Hettie Friedlob! That's the purpose of our work on this site, to help people find the information that they want. Please use it freely for any non-commercial purpose. Just please reference our site.
We're working on two cemeteries at the moment, Baron Hirsch in Memphis, and the one in Clarksdale, MS. Jackson is next on our list.
I found the article that you wrote for TNGenWeb families so interesting! Thank-you from some one who's not part of the family. How would you feel about a link from Hettie Friedlob on our site to this article? I think that anyone looking up information about her would really want to see your work.
Thanks for writing,
Lynn Franklin

September 9, 2008
Thank you for your efforts to make information available, and for replying to my request. Certainly, if my postings at the Madison County, Tennessee, Genweb site may be helpful to anyone, feel free to provide a link. By posting some information on the Felsenthals, a few kind souls have been able to contact me in an attempt to re-unite photos and other artifacts for that family ("Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness").
The Congregations at Adas Israel (Brownsville) and B'nai Israel (Jackson) are obviously linked by proximity, tradition and by several families (such as the numerous Felsenthals). Where were you able to find your information on Hetty -- Congregational records? I had not found that info on other listings for that cemetery. The current cemetery at B'nai Israel had been relocated to that site from a previous burial ground in the late 1890s; it was thought that the grave site of the Friedlob daughter was at the original site in Jackson, and not found or relocated. But her father was active in Jewish congregations at Brownsville and Memphis, and was a founder of the Jackson Congregation. So, in 1875, it is very reasonable that Hetty would be buried at Brownsville.
Records for B'nai Israel were sent to the Hebrew University of Cincinnati (HUC) several years ago. I visited HUC a few years back, trying to locate records for "my" Friedlob and Felsenthal family- such as the marriage and death dates for Hetty's parents - but with very little success. I was aware that they had a daughter who died iin infancy, but could find no futher information. Thus my pleasure at being able to complete my family records by identifying Hetty.

Some excerpts from other links of possible interest for the families that I am researching:

History of Jackson
Source: The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, Jackson, MS:

Jackson’s status as a regional railroad hub attracted a number of Jewish immigrants to settle in the town after the Civil War. According to one account, the first Jews to settle in Jackson were Julius Friedlob and J. Solomon, who lived in town by 1867. An immigrant from Poland, Friedlob arrived in Jackson on horseback from Memphis and opened J. Friedlob Dry Goods & Clothing Company. He was soon joined by several other Jews; by 1872, there were 21 Jewish merchants listed in the Jackson City Directory. One of these was Nathan Samuels, who owned the Pioneer Cigar Store. Later, Samuels owned a saloon, although he would annually sell the establishment to his bartender on the day before the high holidays, and then buy it back afterward so his business could remain open on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur without explicitly violating Jewish law.
.. Edward Felsenthal, a German Jewish immigrant, first settled in Brownsville, Tennessee in 1860. In 1883, he moved to Jackson and opened a grocery business. His daughter Celia married Jacob Felsenthal of Chicago, and both moved to Jackson in 1895 to take over the family business after Edward had died suddenly. Jacob Felsenthal built the wholesale grocery business into a thriving operation. He was a leader of the local Jewish community, serving as president of B’nai Israel. He also became active in civic affairs, serving as both an alderman and a member of the school board. Cecilia was involved with many different women’s organizations and charities. Though they had moved to Memphis in 1918, Cecilia and Jacob later gave the deed to their 12-acre vacation estate to the Jackson YMCA so it could be used for camping and picnics by social and religious groups.

History of Brownsville
Source: The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, Jackson, MS::

The earliest Jewish settler in Brownsville (Tennessee) was Jacob Felsenthal, who came to the United States in 1840. He settled in Brownsville in 1847, opening a retail store. Jacob was the acorn from which the Brownsville Jewish community grew. He soon brought over four of his younger siblings from Bavaria. Two of his brothers fought for the Confederacy, serving in Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry. One of them, Isaac Felsenthal, was killed at the Battle of Shiloh. Joseph Felsenthal began his life in America as a peddler, before joining his brother’s business. Jacob and Joseph remained in Brownsville during the Civil War and tried to keep the business afloat. They suffered economic privation along with the rest of the town. After the war, the Felsenthal Brothers contacted their creditors, and rather than asking for debt relief, requested additional credit to purchase merchandise. Correctly anticipating the economic boom of the New South, they were able to pay all of their debts within five years. Jacob Felsenthal became quite wealthy. In 1860, he owned $800 in real estate and $2300 in personal wealth. By 1870, he owned $8000 in real estate and $4000 in personal wealth. Joseph also became rich. Their store, J. Felsenthal and Brothers, was one of the oldest family-owned businesses in the state, and remained in its original location in downtown Brownsville until it closed in 1974.
In 1867, Brownsville’s growing Jewish community founded a congregation, Adas Israel. The group initially met in private homes, including that of Jacob Felsenthal and Joseph Sternberger. They also met in rooms above stores owned by the Anker and Rothschild families. Morton Felsenthal led services from 1936 to 1982.

W. D. Bostick

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Adas Israel Cemetery
Entrance on Tamm Street
Brownsville, Tennessee
August 2007
Photo by Lynn Franklin