I am a great grandson of Merritt and Grace (Wolle) Cressman and William and Theresa (Stangl) Friedman. According to the obituary, William was born 6/21/1872 in Austria and came to the USA as a young man. He was a Bethlehem, PA city police officer assigned to the traffic division. He spoke 7 languages and served as an interpreter in court hearings. He had three children; Joseph, Edward and Julia. William died 2/21/1946. He was 73.
Theresas obituary reads she was born in Austria-Hungary on 9/19/1880. She had two sisters; Mrs. John Wilgruber and Mrs. Robert Guggy of Allentown, PA. Theresa died 12/27/1946. She was 66.
I am a grandson of Joseph and Ethel (Cressman) Friedman, both born in Bethlehem, PA. and both are deceased. They had one child Robert, my father, born in 1931.
My father married Joan (Dickert) and they have 4 children, 3 boys and a girl.
I am looking to expand our family tree.

• Spring Site Camp, Pike County, PA (519 KB)
  Taken in the 1930's. William Friedman is 2nd from Left. Cabin is still in the family and stands today.
• Hunting Group - Pocono Mtns, PA (381 KB)
  This group shot was taken sometime in the 30's or 40's. William Friedman is kneeling in the front row on the left. On the back of the photo are names: Frank Tanner, Chappie Heater, Wake Green, John Becker, Cal Snyder, Jones, Rego.
• Young Cressmans (509 KB)
  Merritt and Gertrude Cressman. Unknown date
• Camp party (359 KB)
  This picture was taken August 10, 1961. It shows Bruce and Bob Friedman with their 'Gram' Ethel Friedman.
• Friedman's Texaco, Fountain Hill, PA (267 KB)
  Taken in the 50's. This is Joe Friedman. He and his brother Edward co-owned this Texaco service station. The station today is now owned by Bruce Friedman, grandson of Joe.
• Childs Park 1961 (438 KB)
  This was taken at Childs Park, Pike County, PA in 1961. Left to right: Joe Friedman, Bruce Friedman, Robert Friedman, Ethel Friedman. I cannot identify the man on the right.
• Friedman's Texaco, 1950's (314 KB)
  Robert Friedman: son of Joe and Ethel Friedman
• 'The Cup' (271 KB)
  This is Ethel Friedman and her son Robert standing by the ice cream parlor they operated in Fountain Hill, PA. It was called the 'Mowrers Dixie Cup.' This was taken on June 28, 1954.
• Ethel and Joe Friedman (258 KB)
  This photo was taken June 28, 1954 at 'The Cup' in Fountain Hill, PA. It was located on Broadway and Clewell Streets in Lehigh County.
• William Friedman (365 KB)
  Born: 1873, Died: 1946 at 73 years old. William was a Bethlehem Police officer. He married Theresa Stangel. They had 3 children, Julia, Edward, and Joseph
• Cabin Group (129 KB)
  This was taken back in the 50's at the cabin in the Poconos. My dad, Robert Friedman is the 2nd from the left wearing the hat. Fran Green is 3rd from the left sitting next to my dad.
• The Happy Cabin Couples (138 KB)
  From left to right: Joan (Dickert)Friedman, Robert Friedman, Jim Taglang and his wife Dorothy.
• Alice Heller Cressman and Irma Cressman Maxwell (252 KB)
  Unknown date. Talken at home on Packer Ave in Bethlehem, PA. The flower Alice is holding is called a Wedding Bell. The flower will only bloom for one day.

• Friedman plot in Holy Ghost Cemetery, Bethlehem, PA

jim friedman
, jim.friedman@nbc.com

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