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BINGO! Thank you Rose.
That confirms the link to Ada. Just wonder how well they knew each other and what the story is behind the rings.

Nowadays, class of 2010 could refer to a high school class of kids completing at age 18, or a university class graduating at age 22.

That was the university of Columbia, New York, so fits in with age 22.
Thanks.

THANK YOU Mike, Rose and mgnv. I knew Genes teamwork would find something. You're STARS :-)

Makes you wonder if his father was having a little "dalliance" with Ada or something and she willed the rings back to the son on her death.

Makes for fun speculation!

PHILIP KLEEBERG.
New York Times (1923-Current file); Feb 7, 1936;
ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2007)
pg. 20

Philip Kleeberg,a former resident of this city who has made his home in London for many years,died yesterday in St Petersburg,Florida. With him was his only surviving relative,his son,Gordon S.P. Kleeberg,lawyer,of 44 West Eighty-Eighth Street.

Mr Kleeberg,who invented a calculating machine widely used in England had crossed the Atlantic more than 150 times.

Maureen

(and no-I don't know a thing about wills!!)

Hehe.

As Ada worked in an accounts dept, perhaps she used one of Daddy's calculating machines :-)

Aaah - so he'd be Philip the inventor who appears rather a lot on the passenger lists!

Thanks Maureen

Sad story about Mrs Kleeberg:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0D15F6385D16738DDDAD0A94D0405B838CF1D3

Rose

You could try the 'ask a librarian' service at the US Library of Congress about the Will

http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html

They may be able to point you in the right direction.

Thanks DetEcTive, that's a useful link.

Rose, yes I read that. She had everything money could buy but was clearly a very unhappy lady. Husband was always coming to London but I only found her on a couple of passenger lists.

Thanks again folks.