The sweep of family history across the generations
Before he became Abe Ratner, he was Abraham Blokh from Minsk.
Seymour, also called Samuel, was partly estranged from the family. He worked as a truant officer in the New York City schools. His daughter Harriet Berkowitz discovered our blog and contributed a trove of precious documents.
Of the four Bennett children who grew up on the Scobey ranch, Judith was the little sister
From stalwart Yankee roots, Herbert and Hattie Stetson went west with the country