Goldfoot Genealogy

My grandfather, Nathan Goldfoot, was born August 15, 1874 in possibly Telsiai, Lithuania/Russia. He married Hattie Jermulowske on November 1905 in Council, Idaho. Her sisters had married Sam and Harry Criss and they were living there. Before that, the Jermulowske sisters were living in a little mining town of Cuprum, Idaho, not far from Council. Then Nathan and Hattie moved to Portland. He died July 19, 1912 in Portland, Oregon at St. Vincent's Hospital. He had an accident with his horse and wagon. The horse had run away and he was thrown out and hit his head. He did not regain consiousness. His wife said she was not told about the accident or where he was until he had died. He hid his money, being afraid of banks, and she never learned where the money was. He left three small children and one on the way. She did not speak English.

Nathan's father is listed as Chaim Itsak Goldfoot on his tombstone. It is thought that all Goldfoots are connected, and that we must be connected to the Telsiai Goldfoot/Goldfus family.