Simon Koshland

Simon Koshland (1825–1896) was a Kingdom of Bavaria-born American businessman, and wool merchant.[1] He is the patriarch of the Koshland and Haas family of San Francisco.[2][3]

Simon Koshland
Born1825
Ichenhausen, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died1896 (aged 71)
Resting placeHome of Peace Cemetery (Colma, California)
NationalityAmerican
Occupationbusinessman
Known forco-founder of Koshland Brothers
SpouseRosina Franenthal
ChildrenIsidore Koshland
Joseph Koshland
Marcus Simon Koshland
Henrietta Koshland Sinsheimer
Caroline Koshland Greenebaum
Frances Koshland Haas
Montefiore T. Koshland
Abraham Koshland
Jesse Koshland
Family Daniel E. Koshland Sr. (grandson)
Daniel E. Koshland Jr. (great-grandson)
Douglas Koshland (great-great grandson)
John D. Goldman (great-great grandson)
Douglas E. Goldman (great-great grandson)
Abraham Haas (son-in-law)

Biography

Simon Koshland was born in Ichenhausen, Kingdom of Bavaria in 1825.[2] In 1850, he immigrated to Sacramento via Panama with his older brother where they opened a general merchandise store.[2] In 1862, he moved to San Francisco after his store was burned down in a flood where he and his brother opened a wool house named Koshland Brothers.[2] The company eventually morphed into Koshland & Sons and became the leading wool house in America.[2]

Koshland retired in the 1890s; his sons and sons-in-law continued the family business.[2]

Personal life

Koshland married Rosina Franenthal of Philadelphia; they had 8 children: Isidore, Joseph, Marcus, Henrietta, Caroline, Frances, Montefiore, Abraham, and Jesse. His daughter Frances married Abraham Haas, and his son Marcus had a son, Daniel E. Koshland Sr., who married Eleanor Haas, the daughter of Abraham Haas.

He was a member of Ohabai Shalome Congregation; and later Temple Emanu-El.[2] He died in 1896,[2] and is buried at Home of Peace Cemetery in Colma, California.

Descendants

Some of Koshland's descendants include:

References
  1. Rosenbaum, Fred (2011-06-28). Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area. Univ of California Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-520-27130-2.
  2. "Simon Koshland, Pioneer Jewish Wool Merchant of San Francisco". Jewish Museum of the American West. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. The Jews of San Francisco, by Martin A. Meyer, Ph.D., Emanu-El, San Francisco, June 1916
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