Sunday, April 24, 2011
Morris Goldfuss of Russia and other Goldfus on Lists
Morris Goldfuss arrived in New York on 12 August 1886. He was on the ship, Ludgate Hill out of London. He had said he was heading for Boston as a destination. That's strange as another ship would have landed in Boston. Morris was born in 1858 and was 28 years old from Russia.
Leyb Gershon Goldfus was born in 1843 and was found to be living in Laukuva, Lithuania on 25 February 1914. His father was Chaim.
Volf Goldfus was born in 1848. He was living in Rietavas, Raseiniai, Kaunas on 20 June, 1868 which was listed on the Belarus ; Lithuanian census. At age 20, he was listed as missing.
Mendel Mowsza Goldowicz was born in 1850 in Suwalki, Poland, which was found on the Polish Jewish birth index. His father was Idzko and his mother was Fejga. His mother's father was Idzkowna.
Abram Goldfus was born in 1846. He was living in Papile, Siauliai, Kaunas, Belarus on 27 May 1858 according to the Belarus and Lithuanian census. This 12 yr old was the son of Leba and Feyge Goldfus.
Gersha Goldfus was born in 1860. In 1903 he was living in Laukuva, Lithuania, Telsiai, Kaunas. His father was Leyba. Laukuva is a town, Telsiai is the region, Kaunas is the district, and it's in Lithuania. The Latitude is 55" 37', and the Longitude is 22" 14'.
Roche Leah Goldfus was born in 1855. She was also found in Papile on 27 May, 1858.
Shmuel Iosel Goldfus was born in 1852. He was found on 17 June 1885 in Papile, Belarus on the census. His father was Leyba.
Zara Goldfus nee Sternberyte born in Liepaja, Kaunas, applied for a passport on 13 June 1922 to leave the country. I hope she got it.
Itsyk Goldfus age 36 b: 1822 was living in Akmene, Siauliai, Kaunas, Lithuania with his wife, Chaya, age 30 born 1828 and son Shakhne Goldfus age 12, who had left because he was conscripted. (This means he was forced to join the Russian army at this young age, so hopefully he left before they got him and he escaped it. This happened to many Jewish boys.) Itsyk was not the head of the household. They had been living with his cousin, Girsh Streydman, age 42, who had left in 1854. His son, Movsha, age 16 had died, and he still had Mordkhe, his son age 12. This was on the Belarus and Lithuanian census and family lists with revision list of 27 May, 1858.
It's interesting to me to find that Papile was part of Belarus as I have matches at 23 and Me; with people with Belarus roots. We must have lived there. I see that Papile is listed as part of Lithuania with coordinates of 56"8' 60 N and 22"48' 0E. . Evidently Belarus is :Until the 20th century, the lands of modern day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Russian Empire, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. As a result of the Russian Revolution, Belarus became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union and was renamed as the Byelorussian SSR. The capital is Minsk.
Resource: ancestry.com; Jewish section
Wikipedia on Belarus.
Leyb Gershon Goldfus was born in 1843 and was found to be living in Laukuva, Lithuania on 25 February 1914. His father was Chaim.
Volf Goldfus was born in 1848. He was living in Rietavas, Raseiniai, Kaunas on 20 June, 1868 which was listed on the Belarus ; Lithuanian census. At age 20, he was listed as missing.
Mendel Mowsza Goldowicz was born in 1850 in Suwalki, Poland, which was found on the Polish Jewish birth index. His father was Idzko and his mother was Fejga. His mother's father was Idzkowna.
Abram Goldfus was born in 1846. He was living in Papile, Siauliai, Kaunas, Belarus on 27 May 1858 according to the Belarus and Lithuanian census. This 12 yr old was the son of Leba and Feyge Goldfus.
Gersha Goldfus was born in 1860. In 1903 he was living in Laukuva, Lithuania, Telsiai, Kaunas. His father was Leyba. Laukuva is a town, Telsiai is the region, Kaunas is the district, and it's in Lithuania. The Latitude is 55" 37', and the Longitude is 22" 14'.
Roche Leah Goldfus was born in 1855. She was also found in Papile on 27 May, 1858.
Shmuel Iosel Goldfus was born in 1852. He was found on 17 June 1885 in Papile, Belarus on the census. His father was Leyba.
Zara Goldfus nee Sternberyte born in Liepaja, Kaunas, applied for a passport on 13 June 1922 to leave the country. I hope she got it.
Itsyk Goldfus age 36 b: 1822 was living in Akmene, Siauliai, Kaunas, Lithuania with his wife, Chaya, age 30 born 1828 and son Shakhne Goldfus age 12, who had left because he was conscripted. (This means he was forced to join the Russian army at this young age, so hopefully he left before they got him and he escaped it. This happened to many Jewish boys.) Itsyk was not the head of the household. They had been living with his cousin, Girsh Streydman, age 42, who had left in 1854. His son, Movsha, age 16 had died, and he still had Mordkhe, his son age 12. This was on the Belarus and Lithuanian census and family lists with revision list of 27 May, 1858.
It's interesting to me to find that Papile was part of Belarus as I have matches at 23 and Me; with people with Belarus roots. We must have lived there. I see that Papile is listed as part of Lithuania with coordinates of 56"8' 60 N and 22"48' 0E. . Evidently Belarus is :Until the 20th century, the lands of modern day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Russian Empire, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. As a result of the Russian Revolution, Belarus became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union and was renamed as the Byelorussian SSR. The capital is Minsk.
Resource: ancestry.com; Jewish section
Wikipedia on Belarus.
Labels: Goldfoot/fuss/fus; Belarus, Lithuania
