I am looking for more information about the Saladin family of St. Louis, MO.
Family tradition holds that the Saladin family was required to choose an Arabic name during the Crusades.
In European history, the surname goes back to 1100 AD, in Burgundy, France, and Sicily.
I think that the Saladin family gradually moved into Switzerland, and Alsace-Lorraine.
Jake Saladin was born in St. Louis, MO in 1841.
It is said that he got tired of being called
"Jacques" and changed his name to "Jake."
Jake married Elizabeth (unknown) of Alsace-Lorraine.
His son, Henry Saladin, born 1871, in St, Louis, MO, married Elizabeth Bauer, born 1874, in St. Louis, MO.
Her parents were John Bauer and Clara Earhardt.
Henry and Elizabeth's son, Ralph Saladin was born in 1896 in St. Louis, MO. He married
Irene Behrns born 1901 in St. Louis, MO.
Irene's parents were Henry Behrns, born in 1867 in St. Louis, MO, and Anna Beers, born
in 1869 in St. Louis, MO.
Contradictory information in the CA death record shows that Irene's mother's maiden name was Geherse.
Anna Beer's parents were John Beers, born 1836, in Hamburg, Germany, and Elizabeth (unknown), born in Hannover, Germany, in 1842.
Parents of Henry Behrns were Frederick Behrns, born 1837, in Hamburg, Germany, and Theresa (unknown) of Hamburg, Germany.
The daughter of Ralph Saladin and Irene Behrns was Shirley J. Saladin, born 1931 in St. Louis, MO.
Shirley J. Saladin married Richard Winfield, born 1925 in Wichita, KS. Shirley died in Los
Angeles, CA, in 1988.
Thanks for any information that you can share about the Saladin family.