Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Information from South Africa
David Hirschman, whose mother was Stanley Goldfoot's eldest sister Kathleen, sends me his information. His tree begins with Avrohom Goldfuss b: abt 1825 in Vilna, Lithuania/Russia. He had 5 known children who produced 23 offspring. He thinks that it's possible that my grandfather Nathan could have been one of Avrohom's brother's sons. But there may have been other brothers or cousins who left Russia at that time.
He said that his mother Kathleen had a lot of Goldfoot information and he had learned as much as possible. Family oral history is that Goldfoots are related to the Vilna Ga'on somehow.
This is very exciting information in that my my grandparents had a son named Abraham. This is a connection to a deceased Abraham in the family, and it could be the above mentioned Avrohom Goldfuss. These offspring had also gone to England, establing the English, Irish and South African Goldfoots. David sent a wonderful tree which contains many of the names I have discovered and that are on this blog.
He said that his mother Kathleen had a lot of Goldfoot information and he had learned as much as possible. Family oral history is that Goldfoots are related to the Vilna Ga'on somehow.
This is very exciting information in that my my grandparents had a son named Abraham. This is a connection to a deceased Abraham in the family, and it could be the above mentioned Avrohom Goldfuss. These offspring had also gone to England, establing the English, Irish and South African Goldfoots. David sent a wonderful tree which contains many of the names I have discovered and that are on this blog.
