Jacob Max Kahn
Born: Germany, January, 1848
Died: 1907

Rosa May Kahn (Germany)
Born: January 1852
Died: Unknown
Wife of Jacob Max Kahn

Marx J. “Max” Kahn
Born: 1877
Died: 1939

Tillie H. Kahn Lazarus
Born: June 1879
Died: 1949

Garson Kahn
Born: Leadville, April 20, 1881
Died: 1951
Married to: Rose Heimberger (Leadville 1905)

The early life of Jacob Max Kahn, aside from his extended familial connections and his origins in Germany, [703] the majority of which document his earlier years and family during his adulthood, was drawn from the 1900 and 1910 United States censuses when the brood lived in Trinidad, Colorado. [704] Due to the commonality of the name Jacob Kahn, particularly within his own extended family, we distinguish him from others by his middle name, “Max.” Jacob Max arrived in the United States from Germany in 1866. [705] His wife, Rosa May, [706] probably arrived sometime before her marriage to Jacob in 1876. Their first son, Marx, [707] named for Julius’ cousin Marx, was born in Dallas, Texas in September of 1877; he was usually referred to as “Max” Kahn. [708] While the Jacob Max Kahn family left Leadville and became long-term residents of Trinidad, Colorado, where they lived well into the 20th-century, we focus on the time Jacob Max and his family spent in Leadville in the early 1880s.

Advertisement for the Diamond Palace owned by Julius Kahn & Company in 1880. [709]

Diamond Palace. Leadville, Colorado: Leadville Daily Herald. July 6, 1880. Page 1.

Jacob Max likely arrived in Leadville during the mid-summer of 1880. Julius Kahn’s “Diamond Palace” saloon listed Jake Kahn as a bartender on July 6, indicating that both brothers were working together in Leadville at that time. [710] Garson Kahn listed his birth date on his World War II draft registration card as April 20, 1880, [711] while other records advance the year to 1881, which makes it hard to establish whether Garson was born in Leadville. However, the contradiction was cleared up by an entry found in the circumcision records of Colorado’s traveling mohel, Dr. John Elsner. The doctor’s notes say that Garson’s bris took place in Leadville on May 25, 1881, just over one month after his birth:

Dr. Elsner’s records, which were rather thorough, also reflected the typical scrawl of a physician’s handwriting. The entry notes Garson’s Hebrew name and reads:
84: Child 5 weeks old Father Kahn
Performed 25th May [18]81 named
Garson ben Jacob Leadville
Colo
Interestingly, the word “Garson” is similar to the French word garçon translated as “boy”. [712]

John Elsner Records of Jewish Circumcisions, 1867-1905. [ocn276854262] Dallas, Texas: Southern Methodist University. DeGoyer Library. 2021. Page 29.

During 1882, Jacob Max was cited as a resident of 415 East 3rd Street in the Leadville city directory and as the proprietor of a saloon at 112½ Harrison Avenue with a partner named William Harkness. [713] Since Garson was clearly born in Leadville, which places Rosa in Leadville during the spring of 1881, it seems logical that their daughter Tillie, born in 1879, [714] and son Max, born in 1877, [715] accompanied them.

Little information is available in relation to the saloon at 112½ Harrison Avenue. During the same period, a Jewish jeweler named Dan Golding [716] operated a diamond and watch shop next door at 112 Harrison. [717] Jacob M. Kahn appeared in the 1883 Leadville city directory as a resident of 415 East 3rd Street. But his occupation is unlisted and it’s undetermined whether the saloon at 112½ Harrison was still in operation that year. [718] As indicated by the 1883 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map (below), 112½ Harrison was a barbershop then, indicating that Jacob Max no longer operated a saloon at that location. Jacob Max, who did not appear in the 1884 Leadville city directory, probably relocated with the family to Trinidad at that time.

The Jacob Max family was not documented in Leadville again until 1905, when youngest son Garson married Rose Heimberger at Temple Israel. The elaborate nuptials were documented in the Herald Democrat, which catalogued the music, guests, and color scheme of the event, and added that the festivities also coincided with Rose’s 19th birthday. Although the details of how Garson and Rose met were omitted, a mutual Leadville connection may be responsible. Garson and Rose did not stay in Leadville and relocated to Trinidad on October 1, 1905. [720]

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for 1883 showing the 100 block with 112½ Harrison Avenue circled where Jacob Kahn’s shop was located in the early 1880s. Businesses in Leadville did move around somewhat often in the 1880s. [719]

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Leadville, (Lake County, Colorado. Sanborn Map Company). 1883.

Julius Kahn
Born: Bisoffhelm-on-Meins, Germany, April, 1839
Died: Pueblo, Colorado, December 2, 1919

Fanny Josef Kahn
Born: Darmstadt, Germany, June, 1841
Died: Leadville, January 19, 1923
Wife of Julius

Kate “Hattie” Kahn Baer
Born: Evansville, Indiana, November 10, 1864
Died: Domingo, New Mexico, November 16, 1920

Emma Kahn Cohn
Born: Evansville, Indiana, 1867
Died:

Harry J. “Pickles” Kahn
Born: Indiana, September, 1869
Died: Denver, October 26, 1926

Lee J. Kahn
Born: Indiana, August, 1876
Died: Los Angeles, October, 1920

Ruth Kahn Block
Daughter of Julius and Fanny
Born: Texas, July 12, 1879
Died: Dallas, August 27, 1965

Julius Kahn was born in Germany in 1839 and immigrated to the United States at the age of 18. [721] By 1863, Julius was found in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he met and married Fanny Joseph. [722] Fanny was born in 1841 near Darmstadt, Germany. She immigrated to the United States, like her future husband Julius, at age 18. [723] When Fanny married Julius she was in business in Cincinnati with her two brothers. After their wedding, the Kahns moved to Evansville, Indiana, “Where Mr. Kahn and [Fanny’s] brothers were involved in the clothing business for several years.” [724] During their time in Indiana, the Kahns had four children; Hattie (B. 1864) [725] Emma (B. 1867), Harry (B. 1869) [726] and Lee J. (B. 1876). We use the middle initial “J.” to differentiate him from Dr. Lee Kahn, son of Isaac Kahn. [727] Emma appears with the family only in the 1885 Special Colorado State Census. [728] Shortly after the birth of Lee J., the family moved from Indiana to Texas, where Ruth was born during 1879. [729]

The Julius Kahn family probably moved to Leadville during 1881. Julius first appears in the city directory residing at 322 East 4th Street. [730] Eldest daughter, Hattie married a distinguished Leadville liquor merchant, Ike Baer, [731] on March 13, 1881. Her life in Colorado is well documented after this point. The Baer brothers, Adolph, Ike and Theo, who married Marx Kahn’s daughter May on January 27, 1903, gave the Kahns two marital connections within the Baer family. The Baers, yet another large and successful Leadville Jewish pioneer family, were instrumental in Colorado’s economic and agricultural development. [732]

Small advertisement by F. Kahn for the sale of fire clay to anywhere in Leadville, $5 per ton. Fire clay is often used in the manufacture of bricks. [733]

Fire Clay! (Leadville, Colorado: The Leadville Daily Herald). June 16, 1882. Page 3.

During 1882, Fanny appeared in the Leadville city directory operating a commission mercantile establishment at 111 East Street; the family residence was listed at 322 East 4th Street. [734] From 1883 to 1885, the store was located at 111 East 3rd Street. [735] Fanny occupied an unusual status within the Julius Kahn household during the Victorian era. She is the listed proprietor of the family store, which she fully acquired after a partnership between her and Ben Wolff dissolved in February of 1882. [736] Fanny also operated a commission merchant enterprise, a storefront that sold goods for which she received a percentage. Ben Wolff would also continue in this line [737] after the partnership with Fanny ended. Julius Kahn’s occupation is rarely mentioned in city directories. On those rare occasions and in his obituary, [738] he is noted as the manager of Fanny’s store although there is little evidence to support that. [739] Julius had dalliances in local politics [740] but his full-time vocation, if any existed, remains a mystery. He was referenced as a “Special Health Officer” for the city during 1904, a role more along the lines of a modern-day civil safety inspector than a position requiring any medical training. [741] Despite this, Julius is mentioned in the local news with some regularity and appears to have been popular and friendly.

During 1886 and 1887, the store was located at 115 East 3rd Street. [742] The store briefly relocated to 109 East 3rd Street in 1888. [743] During 1889 and 1890, the store was situated at 142 East 5th Street. [744] The store remained at 127 East 5th from 1892 to 1898. [745] In 1889, the Kahns moved to 214 West 7th Street, [746] their family home for the remainder of their time in Leadville. [747]

Lee J. Kahn was active in Leadville’s workforce for a number of years. He was employed as an office boy for the Singer Manufacturing Company in 1892. [748] From 1895 [749] to 1898, [750] he worked in Fanny’s store. Lee J. remained in Leadville until around 1904, when he was mentioned in The Herald Democrat as living in Salt Lake City. [751] In 1913 and 1920, Lee J. was living in San Francisco [752] and Los Angeles [753] respectively. Hattie Kahn married Isaac Baer [754] on March 13, 1891, and in 1895, the couple gradually transitioned to their new home in Meeker, Colorado, where the Baer brothers had an extensive ranching and dairy operation. [755]

“Pickles,” (Harry’s nickname), was called to appear in court on December 19, 1902:

“Pickles” Didn’t See
Where Joke Came In

The sensational case of the people of the state of Colorado versus Timothy Lydon and Richard C. Callen attracted so many witnesses and spectators to the court of Justice of the Peace Elof Swanson last night that the corridors of the building and the stairway to the street were crowded, as was the court room. The charge was assault and battery preferred by Harry Kahn who acknowledged to the court that he was more popularly known as “Pickles.” After hearing the evidence the court dismissed the case.

The case grew out of a joke perpetrated at the dance of the Leadville Athletic club in Armory hall on the night of December 16. Kahn was at the ball, according to his testimony. “I took a young lady to supper,” said he, “and then I went back to the hall and danced with a young lady. Then I sat down in the corner beside the lemonade stand and this gentleman,” [indicating Defendant Callen], “came over to me and said I was making too much noise and would have to get out. He put me out and Gildea and Grossmayer brought me back. Then I sat down in the corner again and Lydon came over and told the police captain that ‘Pickles was making too much noise.’ The captain told him to put me out if I was not behaving. I wasn’t saying anything I wasn’t doing nuthin. Then Lydon dragged me out and they choked me. They choked me so bad I couldn’t eat for a week.”

Charles Kolsch, Earl Cooper and Mr. Grossmayer said they saw the alleged trouble but saw no blows nor violence. James Gildea was the star witness for the prosecution.

“I guess I’m the one who put up the job” was his first statement after taking the stand. He was cautioned that he need not testify to anything that would incriminate himself, but he fixed his eyes steadily upon the court and went ahead like a man resolved to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but what actually happened and take the consequences, no matter how severe. “It was getting rather quiet at the dance. There was nuthin’ doin’ and I thought it was about time to start something. Things were getting too quiet. So I told Dick I guessed we had better throw ‘Pickles’ out. Dick put him out and I brought him back. It was all intended as a joke and I think ‘Pickles’ understood it that way at the time.”

Kahn said he had no more witnesses and Judge W. R. Kennedy for the prosecution and Judge G.S. Phelps for the defense agreed that there had been no case made by the complaining witness. Justice Swanson dismissed the case and the defendants looking as penitent as was possible under the circumstances, walked out of the court room free men once more. [756]

Julius immersed himself in the Democratic party in Leadville. However, this involvement came to an unhappy conclusion during the fall of 1903, when Julius was the victim of anti-establishment political sentiments among his fellow Leadville Democrats. The following article from The Herald Democrat newspaper elaborates on Julius’ fall and exile from the Leadville Democratic party:

KAHN RETIRES FROM POLITICS

Julius Kahn has retired from the Democratic city central committee and has announced his intention of quitting politics for good.

Mr. Kahn was a candidate for committeeman from the seventh precinct in the primaries held Tuesday by the Democratic party. He was defeated by Thomas Raney, an ex-Populist, and alleges that rank political treachery and ingratitude figured in the accomplishment of the results at the primaries. Mr. Kahn openly expressed his denunciation of the methods alleged to have been used by Raney and his friends at the primaries. Yesterday Mr. Kahn sent to Col. J. A. Shinn, chairman of the city central committee, his resignation from membership in that body. The result of the primaries ends his official connection with the county organization. Mr. Kahn says he has grown weary of the degeneracy into which the Leadville and Lake County Democracy has fallen and will retire permanently from active participation with the politics of the city and county.

Mr. Kahn has been one of the staunchest supporters of Democratic principles in Lake County and has faithfully served his party throughout his long and useful life. His friends say the action at the primaries which resulted in turning down Mr. Kahn, a life-long Democrat, to give place to a Populist on the county central committee, was a display of base ingratitude which should be condemned by the faithful of his party. [757]

The “political treachery” Julius referred to was as follows: Raney entered the race unannounced on election day. He then proceeded to collect unused ballots, scratched out Kahn’s name and replaced it with his own. Raney then distributed the tampered ballots to the voters. This was all without the knowledge of Julius Kahn and other Democratic party leaders. [758] But Julius’ retirement was short-lived. In September of 1904, he would make a successful bid to represent Leadville’s seventh precinct defeating the same incumbent, Tom Raney, whom Julius had accused of stuffing ballot boxes the previous year. [759]

During 1907, Fannie was featured in an advertorial that appeared in The Herald Democrat newspaper:

FEEL EVERY CHANGE OF
THE WEATHER
A Bad Back Is Always Worse During
Wet or Changeable Weather

Is your back like a barometer?
Does it foretell every change of weather?
Does every cold settle on your kidneys?
Bring aching, throbbing pains?
Does it disorder the urine?
The kidneys are calling for help.
Use Doan’s Kidney Pills.
Guaranteed by Leadville testimony.

Mrs. Fannie Kahn, living at 212 W. 7th St. Leadville, Colo., says: “As good a general tonic and in all cases of trouble arising from the kidneys, I know of no remedy more worthy of confidence than Doan’s Kidney Pills. For a long time I was bothered with slight weakness and a dull aching across my joints and kidneys. I tired easily from any exertion, and the pains were very distressing, especially if I stooped or brought any strain on my back. During changes of weather I felt the trouble more adversely. A friend so highly spoke of Doan’s Kidney Pills that I was induced to go to a drug store and procure a box. I have no hesitancy in vouching for the merits of Doan’s Kidney Pills for their claims were amply proven in my case. The treatment relieved the pain, strengthened my back and there was a pronounced invigorating effect generally.” [760]

Ruth Kahn Block married Isadore Charles Block in Leadville on March 11, 1908: [761]

BLOCK-KAHN NUPTIALS- The marriage of Miss Ruth Kahn to Isadore Block took place at the home of the bride, 212 West Seventh Street, at 5 o’clock yesterday evening. Only the immediate families of the contracting parties were present. The bride is the daughter of Julius Kahn and wife of this city, while the groom is a prominent business man of Dallas, Tex. They will make their future home in Dallas. [762]

It is unclear whether Isadore Block was related to the Leadville Block family. However, his brother, David Block, was married to a Jeanette Kahn, [763] and his siblings share some common familial names with the Leadville Blocks. [764] How the couple met or how their courtship developed are equally obscure.

During 1913, the Kahns were mentioned in The Herald Democrat newspaper for an exceptional occasion, Julius and Fanny’s 50th wedding anniversary. The following is an excerpt from an article in The Herald Democrat reporting the occasion:

Golden Wedding of Julius Kahn

A golden wedding, marking a half century of happy wedlock, and possibly the first anniversary of the kind ever observed in Leadville, will be a rare occasion for a joyful celebration today by Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kahn at their home, 212 West Seventh street. On November 29, 1863, Mr. and Mrs. Kahn were married in Cincinnati by Dr. Isaac M. Wise, long since deceased, who then was rabbi of the Jewish synagogue of that city.

Golden weddings are indeed rare. Usually they come when the celebrators are aged and feeble, but the anniversary today will be observed by a happy couple who seem in the prime of life. A long and active life, many years of it spent here in prosperous commission house business before his retirement, has failed to age Mr. Kahn, who said with a smile last night that he would be 75 in April; while Mrs. Kahn jokingly said, “I was sixteen when I was married; I’m still sixteen, of course.” Then she stopped joking and made the correction. At the time of their marriage in 1863, she was 22, while Mr. Kahn was 23.

Today will bring forth many felicitous congratulations from the hosts of friends of the happy couple. The five children of the long-wedded pair appreciating the rarity of the occasion have all planned to be present today, and all but one had arrived last night.

Mrs. Isaac Baer [Hattie Kahn Baer] and her husband [Ike], formerly a prominent business man here, of Meeker; Mrs. M. G. Cohn of Butte, Montana; Mrs. Isadore C. Block of Dallas, Texas, - the three daughters – and Mrs. A. A. Sheurerman, of Butte, a granddaughter and the oldest daughter of Mrs. M. G. Cohn, had arrived last night. Harry J. Kahn, the elder son, resides at the family home, while Lee J Kahn, the younger son, of San Francisco, was expected to reach Leadville last night.

This family reunion will be one of the most pleasant features of the anniversary. All will unite again today at the parental table when an elaborate dinner will be served at noon.

A general reception to all the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Kahn will be held at the home from three to five this afternoon. No personal invitations have been issued for this reception, Mr. and Mrs. Kahn wishing to receive each and all of their friends. They have sent a general invitation through the Herald Democrat, inviting all their friends to the general reception. [765]

On December 2, 1919 Julius passed away in Pueblo, Colorado, where he had been taken shortly before his death. His funeral took place in Denver.

Julius Kahn

With the death of Julius Kahn at Pueblo Monday, another of the pioneer business men who came to Leadville, in the hey-day of the camp and contributed materially to its growth, passes on to join the ever increasing group of pioneers who have crossed the divide. Practically every resident of the city will remember Mr. Kahn who, until five months ago made his home at 212 West Seventh street with his wife and son, Harry J. Kahn. Failing health, aggravated by his advanced age, necessitated his removal to Pueblo at that time, but the change proved ineffectual in rallying his broken health, and he passed away peacefully Monday evening. Mr. Kahn would have been 81 years old next April.

Mr. and Mrs. Kahn came to Leadville, in 1880 from their home in Dallas, Texas, and shortly after their arrival here. Mr. Kahn became the head of a prosperous commission house at East Fifth and Poplar streets. He was actively in charge of the business until about ten years ago when he retired to private life.

He was born in Bisoffhelm-on-Meins, Germany in April 1839, but came to this country when he was a young man, and for several years made his home in the southern states. Later he moved to Indiana and soon afterward met Miss Fannie Josef to whom he was married at Cincinnati on November 30, 1863. The happy young couple made their home in Dallas, Texas, but were then attracted to Leadville by the news of the rich mining strikes which had been made in the district.

Mr. Kahn is survived by his wife and five children, three daughters and two sons, all of whom grew up in Leadville. The three daughters are Mrs. Isaac Baer, of Meeker, wife of a former well-known business man. Mrs. Martin G. Kahn of Butte, Montana, and Mrs. I.C. Block of Dallas, Texas. One son, Lee J. Kahn is a resident of Pueblo, while the other has made his home with his parents.

Six years ago Mr. and Mrs. Kahn celebrated their “golden” wedding anniversary, an event which was attended by all of their children and brought to the couple the felicitations of their many friends in Leadville. Mr. Kahn died Monday just one day after the fifty-sixth anniversary of his marriage to Mrs. Kahn.

The funeral will be held in Denver and will be conducted by Masonic lodges of that city. No date for the services has been set. [766]

During 1920, news reached Leadville that Lee J. Kahn had died at Los Angeles, but the circumstances of his death were undisclosed. [767] Later that year, Hattie and her husband, Ike Baer, were tragically killed in a train-automobile collision in New Mexico during a trip to California. [768]

Harry “Pickles” Kahn, who appears to be a constant in the household for his entire life, is listed in the 1910 United States Census as a “laborer” working odd jobs. [769] At the age of 50, he was still living in the family home and, at that point, never married. He is the last remaining child at the 212 West 7th Street address, living with his mother in 1920. [770]

Fanny lived until January of 1923, when she passed away in Leadville from a brief battle with pneumonia:

MRS. FANNY KAHN

Sorrowing children and grandchildren, already grown to manhood and womanhood, will this evening accompany the remains of Mrs. Fanny Kahn to Denver where they will be laid to rest beside the body of her husband, Julius Kahn, and other members of the family who have gone before. Mrs. Kahn, a resident of Leadville since 1880, died at the family home 212 West Seventh St. Wednesday morning after a brief illness. She had been engaged as usual with her household duties on Saturday and had attended to business matters up town. That evening she complained of feeling ill, and on Sunday pneumonia developed. Although of a strong constitution she was already experiencing the infirmities of her 82 years, and it was soon realized that the end was near, and relatives were notified. Death came peacefully Wednesday morning.

Fanny Joseph was born near Darmstadt, Germany, eighty-two years ago, and came to this country when quite a young girl. She had brothers in this country who had established themselves in business, and prior to her marriage to Julius Kahn she was with them. The marriage took place in Cincinnati, the ceremony being performed by Rabbi Wise of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Kahn and her brothers were engaged in the clothing business, remaining there for several years. Later, they moved to Dallas, Texas, and came to Leadville in 1880. Mr. Kahn, engaging in the commission business, at one time occupied a building, since torn down, adjoining the Herald Democrat office.

Some years ago Mr. and Mrs. Kahn retired from business and spent their declining years together, a happy and devoted couple. A few years ago they celebrated their golden wedding, surrounded by children and grandchildren, some of whom have since passed away. Mr. Kahn died about four years ago.

Of the five children of Mr. and Mrs. Kahn, three survive and are here to accompany the remains to Denver this evening. They are Mrs. M. G. Cohn of San Fransisco, who arrived from the coast yesterday morning; Mrs. I. C. Block of Dallas, Texas, and Harry Kahn who has been living with his mother. The two children who preceded their mother were Mrs. Isaac Baer and Lee J. Kahn. Mrs. Ruth Mayer and Ezra Baer, grandchildren, of Denver will also be with the funeral party this evening.

The services will be held at Martin’s mortuary, Denver, and will be in charge of Rabbi Friedman of that city.

Mrs. Kahn, who spent the most active years of her life here devoted much of her time when her husband was in business to mercantile affairs, and continued, after his death to look after her business interests, with a clear mind up to the end. She was respected by a host of friends and neighbors and beloved of her children, and now passes out in the fullness of years to be gathered to her fathers. [771]

It was unclear whether Harry would move on to Denver or remain in Leadville after his mother’s death. He died on October 22, 1926, and is interred in Denver alongside his parents. [772]

Ruth Kahn Block moved on to Dallas after her wedding to Isadore in 1908. She remained there for the duration of her life and died there from cerebral arteriosclerosis [773] at the age of 87 on August 27, 1965. [774] She outlived her husband by 30 years. [775]

Little information can be found regarding Emma Kahn Cohn, who likely married Martin Cohn shortly after she appeared in Leadville’s 1885 Special Colorado State Census. Name derivatives, and the fact that her married name was so closely linked to her maiden name, make this difficult to track. She was reported to be living with her husband in Butte, Montana during 1919, [776] but according to her mother’s obituary, she and Martin were living in San Francisco by 1923. [777]

Joseph Kahn
Born: Reilingen, Germany, June 25, 1870
Died: Chicago, January 14, 1947

Joseph Kahn might have been closely related to the Isaac Kahn family. He is the son of Feis and Justine Baer Kahn, which may suggest he is related to the Leadville Kahns, Baers, both, or neither; his lineage lacks the requisite documentation confirming these possibilities. [778] He first appears in Leadville during 1890 working for Sands Brothers Clothing [779] but at that time resides at the clothing store of Meyers Harris [780] located at 321 Harrison Avenue during 1891. [781]

Though a concrete familial connection cannot be found, the fact that he neither worked for nor lived with either the Kahn or Baer families may indicate that he was unrelated. However, it is likely he had some relationship with Dr. Maurice Kahn, who took a bookkeeping class at the Leadville Commercial School in 1892, while Joseph was taking a penmanship course. [782]

Joseph left Leadville sometime between 1892 and 1894. In 1896 he married Julia Heineman [783] in Chicago, where he remained until his death in 1947. [784]

Richard Kahn
Born:
Died:

Richard Kahn came to Leadville during 1883 and partnered with Henry Bruseker in a shoe store, Kahn & Bruseker, which appears to have operated for about a year at 136 East 6th Street where he also resided. [785] Records for Richard are scarce, and it cannot be determined if he is related to any other Leadville Kahns. Although he does not appear in records for either the Moses or Max Kahn lines, this does not necessarily mean he was unrelated. The findings are simply inconclusive. Richard did attend a small, private, surprise party where Isaac, Fannie and Marx Kahn were also attendees [786] which increases the likelihood that he was somehow related. This is the only recorded interaction between Richard and other Leadville Kahns, and he appears to have moved away from Leadville prior to the spring of 1884.

Readers are encouraged to learn more about the extent of the Kahns’ familial reach. The following families were directly related to the Leadville Kahns. To learn more information, access the list of links highlighted below.

Baer
Hattie Kahn, daughter of Julius, married Leadville entrepreneur Isaac Baer.
May Kahn, daughter of Marx, married Ike’s brother and business partner, Theodore Baer.
You can learn more about the Baer family, along with more detailed information on Hattie and May after their marriages at
http://www.jewishleadville.org/baer.html

Raabe and Davies
Clementina Kahn, sister of Julius and Jacob Max, married Julius Raabe before immigrating to the United States. She would divorce Julius and marry Temple Israel Cantor Ben Davies in 1890, and remarry Julius Raabe after Davies’ sudden death in 1893.
To read more about Clementina’s life in Leadville, access
http://www.jewishleadville.org/raabe.html

Ben Davies
For information on her marriage to Ben Davies, please visit
http://www.jewishleadville.org/davies.html

Raabe-Davies-Raabe Affair
For more information about the scandal now known as the Raabe-Davies-Raabe Affair, please visit
http://www.jewishleadville.org/raabedaviesraabeaffair.html

Guthman
For more information on Fanny Guthman Kahn and Mina Guthman Kahn’s brother, Solomon Guthman, please visit
http://www.jewishleadville.org/guthman.html

Mayer
For more information on Marx Kahn’s daughter, Carrie Kahn Mayer, after her marriage to Ephraim Mayer, please visit
http://www.jewishleadville.org/mayer.html

Heimberger
Rose Heimberger married Garson Kahn, son of Jacob Max. For more information on her family and her life before meeting Garson, please visit
http://www.jewishleadville.org/heimberger.html