The following is excerpted and transcribed from the publication Oakland, 1852-1938, Hinkel and McCann, eds., published under the WPA by The Oakland Public Library in 1939. For information on the parenthetical references, see the Foreign Pioneers Index Page
"MRS. ANN COHEN-WEST, a native of HUNGARY, 73; came in 1867; died in Oakland, Alameda County, survived by eight children." (Grizzly Bear Magazine, October 1930, page 94)
"JOSEPH HERZOG, a native of HUNGARY, 95; came around the Horn in 1860 and settled in Oakland, where he died, survived by two children. Deceased is said to have built the first brick building in Oakland and to have invented the street cable car; he was a member of the 1856 Committee of Vigilance." (Grizzly Bear Magazine, March 1922, page 10)
"F. M. ROGLE, came from AUSTRIA in 1854 and went into the jewelry business. (Thompson and West, page 167)
NATHAN ROSENBERG, a resident of Oakland for 45 years, died there. He was born in HUNGARY 72 years ago and came here in 1849. A widow and three daughters survive. T deceased was a staunch supporter of numerous religious and charitable organizations." (Grizzly Bear Magazine, December 1908, page 14)
