THE FOX FAMILY HISTORY

This section of the website is devoted to stories about the early days of Herman Fox, his wife Toba (Tilly was her American name but she went by her given name of Toba), and their 9 children. Herman was born in Hungary in 1872 and Toba was born in Poland on May 9, 1877. They were both blessed with a long and healthy life. In
addition to their 9 children, their lineage includes 24 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 19+ great great grandchildren. Many of you might not know that there was a 10th child born to them, a boy named David. He did not make it past childhood, somewhere between 6 months and 3 years old, depending on who you ask.  It's also not clear about his birth order but I think that he was the second child because there is a 2 year gap between most of the children and there is a 4 year gap between Benjamin and Joseph.Also, Joseph's middle name is David and I believe that he carries his brother's name. Another reason that no one has a clear memory of him is that Ben, who is the oldest, was still a very young child and Joseph was not
born yet or was just a baby. Excluding David, the birth order was: Benjamin, Joseph, Isaac, Charlotte, Dotty, Claire, Bernice, Sam and Elsie.

Check out the links to the left for some interesting stories. Did you know that the children came over on a ship called the Olympic and it was the sister ship to the Titanic? The Fox Children link will take you to page showing the young family
posing for a picture in Szaszgren in 1921. Within the picture are links to each child as an adult. See if you can guess who each child is. Also, don't forget to check out personal stories about each of the children and their families in the Family Information section of the Photo Albums pages. Also in the Photo Albums section you'll find some great pictures of Szaszregen back in the early 1900's and some pictures of what the town looks like today. The family history section will increase as more people contribute.