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This site contains family history about Jacob Simon Krauthamer (Kramer) and the various branches of family connected to him such as:

Kramer, Romer, Drucker, Schwartzman, Altenhaus, Auerbach, Rosenkranz and many many more

Jacob Simon Krauthamer was born in 1857 in Peczenizyn (Pechenizhyn) which was in Austro-Hungarian Empire and later Poland and is now in Ukraine. The closest big city is Kolomea (Kolomyia).

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FAMILY ORIGINS

Family Origins Surname origins – Surnames in the Ashkenazi community were in general adopted much…

Jacob Simon Kramer (Krauthamer) – 1857-1944

Immigration to U.S. in July 1920 See lines 25, 26 and 27 for Jacob Simon…

The Region That the Krauthamers Came From and Its History

Background The Kramer family, comprised of five brothers and their parents who arrived in the…