City: Memphis
SCHLOSS, Samuel, business man; born Ingenheim bei Landau, Rhein Pfalz Baiern, Germany, Sept., 1834; moved to New York City early in fall of 1849; married Sarah MAUSS, of Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 11, 1859; moved to Memphis, Tenn., April 6, 1852; he has been a member of the board of trustees of congregation B’nai Israe for 58 years and was warden two years; he is a charter member of Euphrates Lodge No. 35, I. O. B. B., which was organized in 1859; member of Masonic fraternity, Knights of Pythias, Knights of Honor, and Ladies and Knights of Honor; has taken active interest in charity work; for a time he was connected with the Gerber dry goods firm, but latterly has been connected with the Pittsburg Coal Company; locating in Memphis in 1852; in point of residence he is the oldest member of the Jewish faith in the city of Memphis; in August, 1910, he celebrated his golden wedding anniversary; he is vice-president congregation “Children of Israel.”
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
