Born:

Jan. 20, 1892, Germany

Died:

Oct. 13, 1985, Huntsville, Alabama

Buried:

Maple Hill Cemetery

Nephew of:

Isaac Schiffman

Notes:

•  Isaac Schiffman (his uncle) "returned to Hoppstadten around 1900 with his family for a visit. By then he had become a successful businessman. On the occasion of that visit, I had been told that Isaac had given the village of Hoppstadten funds to build a water system. Later he sent funds to the Jewish community for a school building. During his visit Isaac granted each of his nieces and nephews a request or gift. One nephew, Leo, asked to come to America. Isaac granted his request and Leo lived with his aunt and uncle until adulthood." - B'nai Sholom

•  Arrived New York, New York, March 18, 1907 (Age 13) - Ancestry.com

•  Married Frances Brickman. She was born Oct. 11, 1898 in Montgomery, Alabama and died Feb. 17, 1978 in Huntsville, Alabama. - Ancestry.com

•  Father of:
     Leo M. Schiffman Jr (1921 - 2013)
     Julie A Schiffman (1923 - 1987) - Ancestry.com

•  Lina Schiffman's grave is very near Leo's grave and reads "Mother" (1862 - 1948). Presumed to be the mother of Leo Schiffman, Sr. - Maple Hill

•  In the 1910 US Census: Ike was 50 years old and the head of the house (306 Clinton St.) His occupation was listed as a banker. Also living in the house with his wife Bettie (47 years old), his son Robert (22 years old and a bank clerk), Ike's nephew (Robert's cousin) Leo (18 years old) and a bank clerk, Mrs. Saul Schiffman (67 years old, probably Ike's aunt also living with them ten years earlier.) - 1910 Census

•  Leo Schiffman was mentioned as the Rotary Treasure several times and was on the list of Paul Harris Fellows for 1979-1980. - Easterling


Related Links:

•  1910 Census (Originally found at http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=183353627&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7488.)

•  Ancestry.com - Page owned by kgilbert78 and can be viewed only with an Ancestry.com paid subscription (Originally found at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/103283/person/-1118685102.)

•  B'nai Sholom - Historic Huntsville Quarterly, Vol. XX, #4, Winter, 1994, Historic Huntsville Foundation. The entire Quarterly focused on the Congregation B'nai Sholom, page 211.

•  Easterling - 75 Years of Service: A History of The Huntsville Rotary Club by Bill Easterling, 1992, page 22, 23, 34, 116

•  Find A Grave - Page crated by Kenneth Gilbert

•  Maple Hill - Maple Hill Cemetery, Phase One, by Diane Robey, Dorothy Scott Johnson, John Rison Jones, Jr., & Frances C. Roberts (Huntsville-Madison County Historical Society), 1995, page 69

The Following Pages Link to this Page:
•  B'nai Sholom
•  Isaac Schiffman
•  Maple Hill