Fanny Oberdorfer Block (Louisville, Kentucky, fancy store owner)
b. 1816 d. 1866
Louisville, Kentucky, resident. Native of Bavaria. Married to Moses Block. Mother of Dora Block, Caroline Block, Clara Block, Joseph Block, and Amelia Block. Resident of Louisville in 1860. Member of the German Hebrew congregation of Adath Israel in Louisville.
Details
- Sex
- Female
- Race
- White
Bibliography
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Louisville, Ward 8, p. 226.
Find A Grave, "Fanny Oberdorfer Block (1816-1866)," Memorial #129171790, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129171790/fanny-block (accessed June 21, 2017).
KYR-0001-029-0522.
Citation
Block, Fanny Oberdorfer. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32199548 (November 12, 2026).
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