Kim, 1. R. L. Polk & Co.'s Jacksonville City Directory 1920, Vol. XXI (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1920) Page No. 1036 - No Saraf listed Page No. 1295 - Clothes Cleaners and Pressers - No Saraf listed 2. R. L. Polk & Co.'s Jacksonville City Directory 1921, Vol. XXII (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1921) Page No. 1033 - No Saraf listed Page No. 1293 - Clothes Cleaners and Pressers - No Saraf listed 3. R. L. Polk & Co.'s Jacksonville City Directory 1922, Vol. XXIII (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1922) Page No. 140 - Street Guide - Forsyth W 309 1/2 G A Saraf Page No. 1114 - Saraf George A, clo clnr 309 1/2 W Forsyth, r same Page No. 1375 - Clothes Cleaners and Pressers - Saraf G A, 309 1/2 W Forsyth [note by as: The listing under Clothes Cleaners and Pressers was one of 33 cleaners) 4. Polk's Jacksonville City Directory 1923, Vol. XXIV (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1923) Page No. 138 - Street Guide - Forsyth W 309 1/2 Louis Levy, clo clnr Page No. 758 - No Saraf listed Sara George, r 1649 Main Page No. 932 - Clothes Cleaners and Pressers - No Saraf listed 5. Polk's Jacksonville and South Jacksonville City Directory 1924, Vol. XXV (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1924) Page No. 763 - No Saraf listed No George Sara listed Page No. 976 - Clothes Cleaners and Pressers - No Saraf listed 6. Polk's Jacksonville and South Jacksonville City Directory 1925, Vol. XXVI (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1925) Page No. 730 - No Saraf listed Sara Geo seaman, r 1649 Main Page No. 1117 - Clothes Cleaners and Pressers - No Saraf listed 7. Polk's Jacksonville and South Jacksonville City Directory 1926, Vol. XXVII (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1926) Page No. 971 - No Saraf listed No Geo Sara listed Page No. 1440 - Clothes Pressers, Cleaners and Repairers - No Saraf listed 8. Polk's Jacksonville and South Jacksonville City Directory 1927, Vol. XXVIII (Jacksonville, Florida: R. L. Polk & Co., 1927) Page No. 1018 - No Saraf listed No Geo Sara listed Page No. 1538 - Clothes Pressers, Cleaners and Repairers - No Saraf listed Hope this helps, Ann Staley, CGRS NE Florida Researcher > -----Original Message----- > From: Gail Moore <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] Can someone help this person > > >Contact the huge city library in Jacksonville, FL then ask to be connected > >to the Genealogy dept. there. > >They are very much helpful. > >Gail > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 8:14 AM > >Subject: [FLDUVAL] Can someone help this person > > > > > >> I recieved this email, but I dont have the time to help do lookups at > this > >> time. Thanks > >> > >> Allyson Lee > >> > >> Subj: (no subject) > >> Date: 1/31/2001 12:19:05 AM Eastern Standard Time > >> From: Imonly712 > >> To: Mj kira n > >> > >> Hi, > >> My grandmother died 9/28/2000 at the age of 90. My grandfather George > >> Abdulkerim Saraf b.3/12/1896; immigrated from Aleppo, Syria via La Harve, > >> France on 5/28/1920 to NY, NY, USA; lived and was naturalized in Detroit > >> Michigan in 1926; had seven children who are still alive (6 in Savannah, > >GA); > >> murdered 7/13/1941 in his store in Savannah, GA - case unsolved; > >apparently > >> had a business in Jacksonivlle sometime between 1920 and 1928 when he > came > >to > >> Savannah and married Grandmother. > >> We found this old business card in grandmother's papers. She never spoke > >of > >> him much as she remarried a few years later and we - her grandchildren - > >were > >> born after that. I am trying to find any information kept in City > >> Directories, Phone books, tax records, etc. relative to the information > >> contained on the business card: > >> > >> G.A. Saraf > >> Ladies' and Gent's Tailor > >> Suits Made To Order > >> Cleaning, Pressing, Reparing and altering > >> 309 1-2 W. Forsyth Street Jacksonville, FLA > >> Phone 3775 > >> > >> Any assistance or suggestions you can offer would be most appreciated. If > >you > >> know of a good source for trying to find old photographs of buildings in > >that > >> time period, I would appreciate knowing where to find them. > >> > >> Thanks for any assistance you can give. > >> > >> Sincerely, > >> Kim Marie Peters > >> Grand Daughter of George Abdulkerim Saraf > >> > >> > >