Goldfoot Genealogy

 Nadene Goldfoot                                             

                               

Nathan Abraham Goldfoot b: August 5, 1871 in Telsiai, Lithuania. 

Ann, Zlata and Ann's daughter, Harriett, 3 generations

Bubbie, my father, Maurice and myself 1934

She had such a rough life.  She never learned to read or write in Lazdijai, nor did she learn in Idaho or Oregon.  She continued to speak only Yiddish. She immigrated in 1900 at age 14, so young, but she still remembered so much about her Jewish customs and religion.  She may have been taken care of by her stepmother, who married Joshua in 1888 when she was 2 years old.  I've often wondered who Deborah was;  Esther's sister or another Jewish woman in Lazdijai.  The children of both women have been very close.    

Her mother, Esther (Essie) Decatsky died most likely in childbirth, or at least the same year that Zlata was born, January 11, 1886, the 4th and last child by Essie. Her older siblings were Bessie b: 1877, Jenny b: 1881 and Louis Jermulowske b: 1883.  

Her father, Joshua Charles "Hatzkel" Isaiahel Jermulowskie, born in 1850 in Lazdijai, remarried in about 1882 to Dora Leah "Deborah" Unknown. Their children were Lilly b: 1889, Charles b: 1895, and Alice in 1896.  I have found an Abram Owsej Ajzykowicz Jermulowske b:1898 who may have been a brother none of knew about, or maybe a cousin.  

Zlata married Nathan Abraham Goldfoot, original surname of Goldfus, of Telsiai, Lithuania. Her records were in Poland, however.   They met in Council, Idaho but had to marry in Boise, Idaho, and even at that it was a civil marriage with their names badly misspelled on the certificate.   One of Zlata's brother-in-laws had bought much land that turned out to be the center of Council, Idaho.   How they got to Council had to have been by train.  The Oregon side of the railroad was originally built by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company from 1888 to 1890 from La Grande, Oregon to Elgin Oregon,   The Idaho side of the railroad started out as the Idaho northern railway which was built starting in 1900 from Nampa, Idaho to Emmett, Idaho.  

 Council to is on the highway to Lake McCall, a beautiful resort.  I hope they got to see it, somehow.  I've been there many times on TVCC teacher retreats and just for my own recreation.             

Zlata had been living in Cuprum, Idaho from 1903-1905 first while her sisters were in Council, Idaho.  It was a little mining town.   Zlata, age 17,  got a job in Cuprum washing dishes.  Cuprum (Latin for copper) Idaho was a mining town in the 1890's. The people of Cuprum petitioned the U.S. to become a town. President Taft  issued a patented land grant, granting the town site of Cuprum on April 23, 1909. The photo above is of four miners from Cuprum. The one sitting next to the dog is our Ancestor Great Great Great Uncle Joseph E. Salsbrey on the Jones side. He signed the Petition  Below to get the land grant for Cuprum to become a town. He owned two plots of land there . Note on back of photo said Arkansas Dump I was told that was the name of the mine they are standing in front of. Joseph is the Great Uncle of  Mildred, Orville, Mary and Alice Jones.

I did find a David Gersz Jermulowski Aronowicz born about 1800 in Poland.  and who died in 1868 in Szczuzyn, Lomza Gubernia, Bialystok Province, Poland.  I thought maybe he was the father of our Joshua.  

A Ryva Leia Unknown Iermulowski b: 1841 before Joshua could have been his sister, or married to a Jermulowske. She was born in from Virbalis, Vilkaviskis, a REFUGEE.  It's sad to realize that there were other battles going on way back in  these days and more refugees.    

 Council, Idaho was the new home for the immigrants, as the older sisters had married  the Criss brothers.  Bessie had married Samuel Criss and Jenny had married Harry Criss.  Three couples then evidently lived in Council.  I can just imagine the great Shabbats they had together.    

From Council, Idaho History site: Sam and Harry Criss were Jewish peddlers who came first to Council with packs.  Soon they brought packages or bundles of fabric, thread, needles, scissors, and similar items necessary to make dresses and suits.  About 1898 they settled in Council and opened a store.  Harry Criss moved to Weiser in 1913 and opened a store in the Weiser Hotel.  In 1915 Sam Criss's store burned and he opened in a temporary location, but he soon had a new store.  He married Bessie Jermuloski.  He died in 1933 and Mrs. Criss moved to Portland.  She died August 13, 1955, at Richmond, Virginia, but she is buried in Portland.  From Matilda Moser manuscript.  Adams County Leader, April 1, 1915,    

I found Harry, Jenny, and Sam on the Council, Washington, Idaho 1900 census, district 108.  He said he was born June 1869 and was 30 years old.  She was born in June 1881 and was 18 years old.  Sam was 35 born in Sept 1865.   Harry came over in 1889, Jenny in 1899, and Sam in 1877.  Harry had been in the states for 11 years, Jenny for one year, and Sam for 22 years.  Jenny was from Poland/Germany, and so were both her parents.  Harry was born in Poland/Germany, father born in Poland/Russia and mother Poland/Russia.  Sam was born in Germany, and parents Poland/Russia.  Harry was renting but Sam had 0 for owning.  Sam was single.   

 From Council, Idaho History site: Sam and Harry Criss were Jewish peddlers who came first to Council with packs.  Soon they brought packages or bundles of fabric, thread, needles, scissors, and similar items necessary to make dresses and suits.  About 1898 they settled in Council and opened a store. 

2/25/16  In the   book about Idaho in Council museum, LANDMARKS-A General History of The Council, Idaho Area by Dale Fisk, page 66:  Two traveling merchants named Abe Cohen and Sam Criss served the area.  They began coming to the Council Valley at least as early a 1894, selling clothing and dry goods.  Their weekly ads in the newspapers declared: 

COHEN 7 CRISS  the traveling merchants will sell you goods and strange to relate they DON'T WANT ANY CASH!  But prefer to take chickens, eggs, butter, hots, and such things, allowing the highest market price for everything, and they come right to your door and get the produce and deliver the goods.  

By 1898 Cohen and Criss had a store in Council.  Yes, another Jewish man was living in Council, a Cohen.  The two men were devout Jews and would close their store on Jewish holidays.  They were known as the "Jew peddlers" in their traveling days, and their store became known as the "Jew Store."  For most people there was no animosity behind these titles.   Sam had a store in 1898 and was in partners with an "Abe" Cohen in Council, Idaho.  

Weiser, Idaho, another town that the Criss brother lived in.  1893, Street in Weiser, "Idaho, Gem of the Mountains," by Herbert C. Gregg, offical souvenir of the World's Fair - archive.org

              Salubria, now listed as a Ghost Town in Idaho

  I did find an Emanuel Cohen on the 1900 13 June  census living in Salubria, Washington County, Idaho. Emanuel was born in 1863 in Poland/Russia and was a merchant, age 37 living alone, divorced.  I also found a Mauice/Manuel/Mauer Cohen on the 1900 -17 June census in Salubria b: March 1881 age 19.  He was born in England but parents were born in Poland (Russia) and he was a salesman.  He could be the oldest child of Emanuel Cohen living in his own place. Salubria was a little mining town not far from Council.  "The community of Salubria was established where the first wagon road entered the valley from the south..a little over a mile SE of the present site of Cambridge.  They had a post office in 1870.  The town started with the first store in 1885.   He immigrated in 1889, born in February 1863 in Poland and was 37 years old.  He was a merchant.  Could it be they had the wrong given name?   I just checked with the author and it is Emanuel B. Cohen and not Abe.  I found an Emanuel B. Cohen who died in August of 1959 in Broward, Florida.  He would have been 96 years old.  An Ida B. Cohen died January 1958 in Broward, Florida.  It must have been his wife.  I did not find Emanuel on any other censuses.  

        Northern Idaho 

I did find an Abraham Criss also on the 1900 census in Saluberia, Washington County, Idaho census.  Abraham Criss b: June 1852 Russia age 47 married 18 years "1872"; merchant, immigrated 1870  Flora was his wife and was 38 yrs old, born in 1862 (couldn't read)  and had 3 children.     

I found an Abraham Jarmulowske b: Oct 26, 1869 Germany arriving in NY on Oct 10, 1888.  Naturalized Dec 31, 1897, a merchant.  

I found a Sender Jarmulowske b; Russia, a banker, living at 223 Henry Street in New York, who was naturalized on April 21, 1880.  

I found a Harry Jermalowske marrying on 23 Oct 1892 in New York City, Rch (Rochester?)  

***I found a C Laorande Jermulowake, in 1853, LaGrande, Oregon-Yay!  Paydirt!  This is our Jermulowske.C for Charles, listed in the city directory with $415 besides his name. Charles was born: Serock, Poland "Zurok", Russia, Lazdijai, "Lastha" Suwalki, Russia/Poland/ Lithuania May 15, 1895.     

Sarah Criss b:  December 1861 Russia age 38; immigrated 1880

1. Harry Criss  b:June 1882 Texas  age 17; salesman

2. Jessie Criss b: September 1890 Idaho age 9

3. Hattie Criss b: November 1893 Idaho age 6 daughter

They were also on the 2 June 1880 census in Livingston, Polk County, Texas:

Abraham Criss b: 1854 Russia age 26 clerk in store

Sarah Criss age 19 clerk in store

They were boarders with Ferdinand Bishop and family.

Newspaper: Abe Criss of Cohen and Criss has gone to Portland and San Francisco to purchase ...

Abraham Criss died according to newspaper dated 3/22/1901.  He dropped dead in a Railroad car just as the train pulled into Weiser.  He had suffered from heart trouble for years.  

I also found a Flora Criss, widow, age 57 on the Brooklyn, Kings, N.Y. 1920 census from Poland/Russia speaking Yiddish living with her two sons, Harry age 35, foreman in shoe factory, and Jessie, age 29, clerk in a post office.   Sarah could have been Abraham's sister.  She was not with Flora and the two sons.

7/21/05  On death information of Idaho, Harry was born 5/20/1878 and d: 1/7/1933 in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Here are sons. 

Front Street on right, 1910  

 

On the 1910 census of 265 Arthur St, Portland, Oregon, Nathan and Addie and 2 sons, Charlie 4 and Moshe 2 and 3 neighbors.  

Nathan Goofoot b:1872 38 and Addie,32,   junk peddler.  Son Charles was listed as a daughter, Emil age 4, and my father, correctly as Moses (on the birth certificate) age 2. (Both spoke only Yiddish) By 1920, Addie was listed as Ettie, a widow, in same house on Arthur St, age 40 with her 4 children.  Nearby at 681 2nd Street lived her sister-in-law, Dinah Jermulowske, listed as married to Louis and spent a lot of time in Weiser, Idaho as an animal hide dealer, Dinah was the cheeriest happy ready to dance lady, great fun.  Louis came over to this country on June 5, (10th according to Declaration of Intention) 1904.  This was district 3, Port 00, Reg no . A5834982 .  He came over while his sisters Bessie and Jenny were here already.  He joined them.  He went to Council, Idaho where they lived.  He married Dina in Portland in 1908, but by 1910 they were in Council with Ezra, age 1 yr 8 mo.  Ezra was born in Oregon. On the 1910 census Louis's name was transcribed as Lsanis.   Louis Jermolowske was a Council merchant... Council, Idaho, store at same time as Criss Bros who came in 1910, 1912.  

1. Zalek Rotstin b:1877 and Sarah, age 33, carpenter 

2. Morris Schnitzer b:1870 age 40 and Becky, junk dealer, by 1920, lived on SW First Street.  Wife was Bertha.  

3. Ben Weinstein b:1868 and Sophie, age 42, junk peddler

Reference:

https://goldfoot_genealogy.blogspot.com/2020/04/our-jermulowske-family-with-founder.html

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