Goldfoot Genealogy

I found a Joseph Goldfuss on the April 3, 1930 census in Baltimore, Wd 5, Maryland. He was 60 years old, making 1870 the date of his birth and was born in Russia. He spoke Yiddish. He was a tinner contractor. His wife was Yettie, also 60 and from Nonmor, Russia. They paid $28 per month for their home. They lived on Rersterstown Rd. He's about the same age as my grandfather, Nathan Goldfoot, also from Russia. They must have come by a different route for Joseph to be living in Maryland and my grandfather to come to Oregon.

I believe this is a new posting about Leon Goldfuss from Poland on the April 5, 1930 census in Manhattan, New York. He was a watchmaker. He was 63, making birth about 1867. He spoke Yiddish as did his family. Wife Sophie was 55. He was 25 and she 17 when they married. Their 5 adult children lived with them. Albert was 34, and married at age 26, but I don't see his wife listed unless it's the next daughter listed, which could be the case. At any rate, he was a jeweler. May Jacobs was listed as daughter and was 32, marked single. Rose Goldfuss was 26 and a stenogropher in a music store. Ben Goldfuss was 28 and a bookkeepr in a bookstore. Sylvie Goldfuss was 24 and a stenographer in a bank. They lived on 160th Street and paid $90 per month rent.

Here's another Samuel Goldfus on the 12 January 1920 census but in Chicago, Ward 34, Illinois from Russia. He was 55 so was born in 1865. He was a clothing peddler.
His wife was Bertha, also 55 and also born in Russia.
They had two sons. Phillip was 23, born in Illinois and an office clerk.
Yonis was 21 and also an office clerk. I wonder if they worked in the same office.
It looks like Samuel Goldfus was a vdry popular name. This one immigrated in 1890 and was NA in 1896.
They lived at South Turner Avenue in Chicago.

6/7/10 Identified. Mike Posnick just identified them as part of his family from Laukuva (and Silale), Lithuania. I think this shows that when a census says from "Russia", it could also mean any of the older areas under different names, such as Lithuania. It's frustrating, though. Russia is a huge expanse.

Here's another Goldfoot family in Philadelphia on the 2 June 1900 census.

Sam Goldfus, undertaker, b: Jan 1862 in Russia, was 38, immigrated in 1887.
Esther was also 38, born March 1862 in Russia. She immigrated later with the children in 1891. She couldn't read but her husband could. Esther had had 9 children but only these 6 were now living in 1900.
Freda was 16 and already a tailoress. She was born in March 1884. These children earned money.
Abe was 14 and an errand boy. He was born in December 1886.
Sarah was 12 and born in December 1888.
Goldie was 7, born in Pennsylvania in November 1892.
Louis was 4 and born in Pennsylvania in May 1896.
Bennie was 1 and also born in Pennsylvania in May of 1899.

A Samuel Shmuel Yoseif Goldfus died in 1909 in Philadelphia and was found by Mike Posnick, genealogist. This Samuel was found to come from Papile, Lithuania. I can't find him in my collection of Goldfus/foots, either. This is him.

from Mike: He was the first member of his family group in the United States. He was an undertaker in Philadelphia. His wife, Esther, migrated later with their children. Until recently we didn't know from what town in Lithuania he came or how he got to the United States (he migrated via Canada). He is the great-grandfather of Mark Goldfus and Arlene Goldfus Lutz of New Jersey.
Good going, Mike. This is great. My Nathan Goldfoot grandfather also migrated via Canada. I don't know just where but I was told that they didn't keep track of people coming through the ports there.

A Goldfoot cousin of Solomon and Fanny Goldfoot is a George Goldfoot who was living with them in 1901 at house 6 in St. Kevins Parade, Wood Quay, Dublin, Ireland. He was 39 and a medical student. He was born in Liverpool, abt 1862, so the census states.

I have another George Goldfoot in my tree born at the same time but in Russia who was a picture frame maker. In 1901 he was living in England.

Resource: David K. Lenten, genealogist.

The 1901 census in Cork, Ireland has a Goldfoot family living at house 13 in Grand Parade (#5 Urban, South Centre, Cork, Ireland. This family was new to me and not on my list till now.

Bella Goldfoot was 47 born in Russia. She is listed as married, and not a widow, but the husband wasn't listed. Evidently he wasn't there.

The head of the family was her son, Moseley, age 22, born in Liverpool, England. He was a Medical LRCP and S J L M and was not married.

His sister was Jessie, also born in Liverpool and was 21 years old. She was an artist.

He had a young brother, Jack, 15 years old born in Dublin City and was in school.

They had two servants, Mary Gorman and Kate O'Connell, both 22 and both Roman Catholic. '

Other Goldfoots in Ireland in 1901 were found in Wood Quay, Dublin.
Many of the Goldfoots I've found in South Africa were from Ireland. My grandfather was found in the Port of Londonderry, Ireland going to Canada. Ireland has played a big part in our history.
Resource: David K. Lenten, genealogist.