This is an ever-expanding family genealogy site.
I would welcome any updates or additions
to any of the information posted.


Researching...Sachs, Selznick, Buncher,
Ballon, Rosenthal, Seigle.


I am particularly interested in tracing these
roots back to Russia and Lithuania.

Sachs,
Selznick,
Buncher,
Ballon,
Rosenthal,
Seigle
Families

Joel B. Ballon
479 Perrysville Road
Side Suite
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15229
United States

Family History

• Surname List

  
  

• Index of Individuals
  

Family Photos

• Ballon family circa 1935 (22 KB)
  Top row left to right.. Yvonne Ballon Leipzig, Fay Ballon Cohen, Selma Buncher Ballon, Bottom left Hymie Leipzig, Isadore Ballon
• Rosa Sachs Rosenthal 1861-1891 (9 KB)
  The first wife of Abraham Rosenthal. She died of the "grippe" during childbirth in 1891.
• Simon Rosenthal (31 KB)
  b1884 d1966
• David O. Selznick with wife, Jennifer Jones (6 KB)
  David was born in Pittsburgh in 1902 He died in LA in 1965
• Abraham Rosenthal 1862-1918 (8 KB)
  Husband of Rosa Sachs and Sarah Weiner/Strauss
• Anna Rosenthal Buncher with sister (46 KB)
  Anna Rosenthal Buncher b 1882 d1960 Celia Rosenthal Pearlman b1886 d1947
• Harold Rosenthal w/cousin Howard Buncher (28 KB)
  Harold Rosenthal b1925 d1982 Howard D. Buncher b1904 d1979
• Joseph Ballon 1867-1932 (14 KB)
  Born in Orgerve, Russia
• Harvey Ballon (44 KB)
  Service picture, 1942
• Lena Bass Ballon 1877-1952 (7 KB)
  Born in Kolome, Russia
• Harry Cohen, mid-40's (38 KB)
  With daughter, nephew and nieces
• Benjamin Buncher 1883-1964 (23 KB)
  Born in Zhitomir, Russia Original name was Gunchar
• Ballon Picnic (33 KB)
  South Park, 1945
• Anna and Benjamin Buncher (32 KB)
  Anna was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. 1894, died 1960
• Ballon Picnic (36 KB)
  South Park, 1944
• Buncher family c1917 (24 KB)
  Rose on left, Howard on right, Selma sitting on her mother's lap.
• William Rosenthal b. 1889 d 1948 (20 KB)
  circa 1947 on Walnut St. Shadyside
• Isadore Ballon 1912-2001 (35 KB)
  Born in Pittsburgh
• Lewis Joseph Seleznick b1871 d1933 (2 KB)
  Movie pioneer and father of David O. Selznick
• Selma Buncher Ballon 1914-1997 (29 KB)
  Born in Pittsburgh
• Charles Harry Sachs (28 KB)
  b.1877 d1952

Descendant Trees

• Descendant Tree Yeshaiahu aka Isaac Tzvi (PDF Format)
  (father of Hyman David Sachs and Rosa Sachs)

  
  

• Descendant Tree of Aka Dov Baer Barney Buncher (PDF Format)
  (father of Fannie, Benjamin, Harry, Anna, Pete, Leo)

  
  

• Descendant Tree of Joseph Ballon (PDF Format)
  (father of Bella, Abraham, Harry, Sarah, Ida, Fay, Isadore, Yvonne, Annabel

  
  

• Descendant Tree of Joseph Seleznick (PDF Format)
  (father of Lewis Joseph, Soloman W, David J, Jenny, Sarah, Lillian, Goldie, Rae)
  (father of Lottie, Rose, Philip, Leo)
  (father of Hyman Fine)

  
  

• Descendant Tree of Abraham Rosenthal (PDF Format)
  (father of Anna, Simon, Celia, William)
  (father of Harry, David, Bertha Minnie, Ella, Aaron)

  
  

• Descendant Tree of Louis Seigle (PDF Format)
  (father of Louis, Morris)
  
  

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Descendent Reports

• 
  Descendant Report Yeshaiahu aka Isaac Tzvi (PDF Format)
  (father of Hyman David Sachs and Rosa Sachs)

  
  

• Descendant Report of Aka Dov Baer Barney Buncher (PDF Format)
  (father of Fannie, Benjamin, Harry, Anna, Pete, Leo)

  
  

• Descendant Report of Joseph Ballon (PDF Format)
  (father of Bella, Abraham, Harry, Sarah, Ida, Fay, Isadore, Yvonne, Annabel

  
  

• Descendant Report of Joseph Seleznick (PDF Format)
  (father of Lewis Joseph, Soloman W, David J, Jenny, Sarah, Lillian, Goldie, Rae)
  (father of Lottie, Rose, Philip, Leo)
  (father of Hyman Fine)

  
  

• Descendant Report of Abraham Rosenthal (PDF Format)
  (father of Anna, Simon, Celia, William)
  (father of Harry, David, Bertha Minnie, Ella, Aaron)

  
  

• Descendant Report of Louis Seigle (PDF Format)
  (father of Louis, Morris)