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Descendants of Nathan KUSSY

Generation No. 1

1. NATHAN¹ KUSSY (Source: Sarah Kussy.) was born Bet. 1787 - 1795 in Krashowitz (Krasovice), Bohemia (Source: Gravestone in Rabstejn Cemetery.), and died Abt. May 13, 1870 in Scheles (now Zihle), Bohemia (Source: (1) Sarah Kussy., (2) Gravestone in Rabstejn Cemetery.). He married SCHADEL LEAH ZEIMER (Source: Sarah Kussy.) Abt. 1820 (Source: Sarah Kussy.). She was born Abt. 1800 in Prague, Bohemia (Source: Sarah Kussy.), and died Abt. 1873 in Scheles, Bohemia (Source: Sarah Kussy.).

Notes for NATHAN KUSSY:
When the Kussy family arrived in Bohemia, then part of the Austrian Empire, they settled in Prasne Ujezd. Tradition has it that they originated in France. According to information sent to me by Jiri Fiedler, before 1799 the name Kussy was not mentioned in Prasne Ujezd. In 1799 One Moses Kussy lived in Rabstejn nad Strelou. in 1812 control of main farmstead went to Nathan Kussy, and from 1839-1856 no Kussy owned property in Prasne Ujezd. They moved from Prasne Ujezd to Krashowitz, now called Krasovice. Later, they settled in Scheles, which is now Zihle. They made the move to Scheles when Gustave was serving in the army.

Nathan had a brother who was the father of Shaya of Krashowitz, who was known for his strength. They were the only two Jewish families in Krashwitz, which Sarah describes as a "dump." The family attended religious services in Potvorov , which was a long walk across the fields from Krashowitz. In Potvorov, the upper story of a small house had been outfitted as a synagogue.

We found a grave for a Nathan Kussy who was buried at Rabstejn. The stone said he was 85 at his death and the date of death was 13 May either 1860 or 1880. In her writings, Sarah refers to her grandfather as being about 70 when his nephew, Siegfried Kohn, was 17. Siegfried was born in 1850, so that puts Nathan's birth in about 1797. However, the stone looked as if the date of death was in the 1860s.
Sarah also wrote that her father visited his mother during her childhood around the time he built the Spruce Street house and by that time, his father was dead.

Notes for SCHADEL LEAH ZEIMER:
Sarah Kussy: "Grandmother was reared in the Lammel Orphan Asylum of Prague."

Children of NATHAN KUSSY and SCHADEL ZEIMER are:

HIRSCH² KUSSY (Source: Sarah Kussy.), b. Prasne Ujezd, Bohemia; d. Unknown.

Notes for HIRSCH KUSSY:
Eldest son; highly talented. Attended Yeshiva in Prague or Pressburg. Prepared legal papers for the peasan t neighbors and possessed considerable learning. Died of heart disease as a young man. (Sarah Kussy)

2.	ii.	THERESE "ROSEL" KUSSY, b. Prasne Ujezd, Bohemia; d. Bef. 1915.
3.	iii.	JACOB KUSSY, b. Prasne Ujezd, Bohemia; d. Bef. 1915.
4.	iv.	GUSTAV KUSSY, b. Feb 1825, Prasne Ujezd, Bohemia; d. Dec 26, 1907, Newark, NJ.
5.	v.	MOSHE KUSSI, b. Abt. 1826, Prasne Ujezd, Bohemia; d. Nov 09, 1915, Pilsen, Austria - Bohemia.
6.	vi.	EVA KUSSY, b. Prasne Ujezd, Bohemia; d. Apr 11, 1899, Bohemia.
7.	vii.	ANSCHEL "ADOLF" KUSSI, b. Abt. 1830, Prasne Ujezd, Bohemia; d. Sep 09, 1915, Scheles.
8.	viii.	BERNHARD KUSSI, b. Bet. 1831 - 1832, Krashowitz or Scheles; d. Jul 17, 1932, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.

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