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Joseph Silo Lion

Boxmeer, – Sobibor,

Reached the age of 71 years

Occupation: Cattle dealer

Stories

Joseph Silo Lion and his family

Joseph Lion was in the beginning of the twentieth century the founder of the meat and margarine factory Jos Lion Löwenberg in Boxmeer. It was a very important company in town, the factory had telephone number 1 (to call the mayor one had to choose 2). In 1921 this company had more than 200 employees and was by far the largest employer of Boxmeer. In the late twenties the company went less well and…

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Gezin Lion - Löwenberg

Jülchen Lion-Löwenberg vestigde zich met echtgenoot Joseph Silo Lion en zoon Silo Ernst Lion op 28-09-1909 in Nijmegen, komende vanuit Boxmeer. In Boxmeer was het een gezin van aanzien. Joseph Silo was een tiental jaren een zeer succesvol fabrikant geweest van een vleeswaren- en margarinefabriek in Boxmeer. Het bedrijf was eind jaren 20 verkocht.

Jospeh en Jülchen werden op 23 februari 1943 in Nij…

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