Shames Family Rose Hill Cemetery Certificates
Abstract
Michael (Michel) Shames, the son of Rifka and Isaac Leib Milstein Shames, was a colonist at the failed agricultural colony at Cotopaxi, Colorado (1882-1884). He married Frieda Raizel, and they had three children: Esther, Sarah, and Jacob (Yankel, 1885-1950). Rose Hill Cemetery was created as a burial place for the Orthodox Jews of Denver in 1891. It was organized by the United Hebrew Cemetery Association and was located in Commerce City, Colorado, when burials were stopped in the older Hebrew Cemetery in Denver, Colorado. The collection contains two certificates, one granted to Michael (Michel Shames in 1900 and the other granted to Jacob Shames in 1939.
Dates
- 1900-1939
Creator
- United Hebrew Cemetery Association (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
Michael (Michel) Shames, the son of Rifka and Isaac Leib Milstein Shames, was a colonist at the failed agricultural colony at Cotopaxi, Colorado (1882-1884). Many of the former Cotopaxi colonists moved to the west side of Denver in 1884. Michael Shames married Frieda Raizel, and they had three children: Esther, Sarah, and Jacob (Yankel, 1885-1950). Jacob Shames married Shana Rochel Gardenschwarz, and they had nine children, one of whom was Israel (Ray) Shames.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (1 container)
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accruals
General
Creator
- United Hebrew Cemetery Association (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository