Moses Rosenthal, Rapides Parish, La Submitted by: Suzanne Shoemaker ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890 MOSES ROSENTHAL. Among the many enterprises necessary to complete the commercial resources of a town or city, none is of more importance than that of the grocer, being one of the main factors in the furnishing of our food supplies. Prominent in this trade is the establishment of Mr. Rosenthal, which was established in 1879, and has resulted very satisfactorily. He was born in Alsace, France (now Germany) August 28, 1828, son of Isiah and Sarah (Meyer) Rosenthal, the former a merchant of Oberlanderbach. In this town Moses grew to manhood, and learned the trade of a merchant, but in 1846 he decided to come to America, his first landing being made at New Orleans. In January of the following year he came to Alexandria, and clerked a few years, but in July, 1849, went to Cotile Landing, where he kept a warehouse four years. He then opened a store in that neighborhood, which he conducted until the opening of the war, at which time he sold out and went into the army, remaining in the service until May 10, 1865, at which time he was paroled at Meridian, Miss., and returned to Alexandria. He then embarked in general merchandising, which he conducted for two years, and in 1879 took up the grocery business, which has since received his attention. He was married in New Orleans, October 28, 1865, to Miss Regina Bloom, who was born in Bavaria, Germany, a daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Bloom, and to them four sons and five daughters have been born: Sarah, Gertrude, Pauline, Benjamin, J., Isaac, Bertha, Esther, Emil and Gilbert Cleveland. Mr. Rosenthal is a Mason of long standing, has served as a member of the city council, and for seven years was parish treasurer. He and his family are members of the Hebrew Church.