Prepared by:  Prof. G. L. Esterson           20 July 1998

0  1  2                                             NOTES
Ari MERVIS (~1830-dec)                                  1
+ UNKNOWN                                               2
:  David (Dovid Halevi) MERVIS (~1857-21/11/1928)       3
:  + Rosie UNKNOWN (~1862-dec)                          4
:  .  Arthur (Aryeh) MERVIS (~1884-24/6/1954)           5
:  .  + Sadie UNKNOWN (~1891-15/6/1991)               6,7
:  .  .  Bessie MERVIS (~1911- )                        6
:  .  .  Myer MERVIS (~1913- )                          6
:  .  .  Leon MERVIS (~1915- )                          6
:  .  .  Davy MERVIS (~1917- )                          6

NOTES:
  1. Name "Ari" given on gravestone of his son David
     Mervis in the Benoni Jewish Cemetery, RSA.
  2.
  3. Buried in the Benoni Jewish Cemetery, RSA.  Death
     date from his gravestone.
  4.
  5. Filed application for Certificate of Naturalization:
     Age 27 in November 1909, unmarried Russian.  Born in
     Kellem, Russia.  Passed through the London Poor Jews
     Shelter on 24 December 1900.  Resided: 1901-03,
     Pietermaritzburg, South Africa;  1903-05, Volkrust;
     1905-09, Benoni (Address:  Market Avenue, PO Box
     213, Benoni).  Occupation: watchmaker.  Application
     signed A Mervis, on 18 February 1909.  Immigrated to
     South Africa January 1901, on the SS Gaika.  Buried
     in West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, B850. Hebrew
     name Aryeh ben Dovid Halevi given on gravestone
     (Info source: Anne Brest, e-mail 26/5/1998).
  6. Found in West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, by Anne
     Brest
  7. Buried in West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, U87C.

Info source:  Ben Mervis, Cape Town.
                E-mail:  idafay@global.co.za
              Paul Cheifitz, Cape Town.
                E-mail:  pcheiftz@global.co.za
                (gravestone data).
              Anne Brest, Johannesburg.
                E-mail: 

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