Friday`s Faces from the Past: The Goodson Family c1900 and c1950

Friday
Follow-Up:
Death
Record of Sarah Gitel Frank
Broida
Sarah Gitel Gasse Frank BROIDA- Death Record, Colorado State
Archives. Posted with permission for non-commercial use.
➡ Broida Family
The Colorado State Archives was great to work with! I
completed their online general request form and submitted it.
Within hours I had an email reply from an archivist. She
explained the fee structure was $20 for research plus other
fees for copies, and listed a phone number. I gave her a call
and my credit card number over the phone, and had a copy of
the above document in my inbox within about 10 minutes. (She
had already pulled the film before she sent the email in order
to assess the fees.) She had also looked for any other
documents for Sarah G. Frank Broida before sending, but found
no others in their finding aids.
This record verifies many items:
1) Address from city directories.
2) Cause of death was tuberculosis.
3) She died in Denver.
4) She was buried in Pittsburgh.
5) The undertaker was I. N. Rogers & Son, and I found her name
in the records of the Rogers & Nash Mortuary Records held at
the Denver Public Library. We are awaiting their reply for
copies.
This record lists her age as 40 at her death on 14 Apr 1901.
The 1900 US Federal Census, and JewishGen Online Burial
Registry notes her birth as Nov 1859, which would make her 41
at death. Gitel’s granddaughter, Gertrude Broida Cooper, said
that she had died at the age of 39 of tuberculosis. These are
all close enough for most genealogy, especially since her
birth goes so far back, and people did not always keep track
of birthdays as we do today.
As one who started genealogy my genealogy researching with
SASE (self-addressed stamped envelopes) and waiting weeks or
months, the turn-around from the State Archives was fabulous!
Notes, Sources, and References:
1) Denver, CO death record for Sarah Gasse Broida, Colorado
State Archives. Denver County, Archive Location R90, 14 Apr
1901.
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Wednesday’s
Child:
The
‘Missing’ Children of John
and Sarah Gitel Broida
1900 US Federal Census excerpt for John Broida
and family, Denver, CO. (Click to enlarge.)
➡ Broida Family
A previous post, entitled Samuel Broida- An Unknown Son of
John Zelig Broida and Gitel Frank? posed the question of the
parents of a young Samuel who is buried in the family plot. At
the time of writing that post, I did not go to each of the US
Federal Censuses, but should have at least looked at the 1900
census for the family. In that census, Gitel was still alive
(she died in 1901) but the census asks “Mother of how many
children?” and then “Number of these children living?” While
looking for some other information this past week on that
census, I noticed that Gitel’s entry states that she was the
mother of ten children, with only seven still living. This
helps to explain some of the gaps in childbearing.
The 1900 census states that John and Gitel had been married 19
years, so that would put their marriage in 1881. Son Joseph
Broida was then born in 1882, Louis Broida in 1884, and Max
Broida in 1886. Phillip E. Broida was born in 1887, and Samuel
Broida, who likely was their child, in 1889. There was then a
gap before Theodore “Dave” Broida’s birth in 1893, and another
gap before Morris Broida was born in 1896. Their last son,
Harold, was born in 1897, when Gitel was 38 years old. Thus
there may have been children born about 1891 and 1894-5, but
they didn’t survive. We will need to search for burial
information in Beth Hamedrash Hagodol-Beth Jacob Cemetery,
McKees Rocks (Allegheny County), Pennsylvania for these dear
little ones.
Notes, Sources, and References:
1)
Previous
post
about
young
Samuel
Broida: http://heritageramblings.net/2013/11/20/samuel-broidaan-unknown-son-of-john-zelig-broida-and-gitel-frank/
2) 1900 US Federal Census for John Broida, Head of Household,
in Denver, Colorado: Year: 1900; Census Place: Denver,
Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: 120; Page: 5B; Enumeration
District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1240122
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Matrilineal Monday: Where
Were the Children of Sarah
Gitel Broida in 1900?
Broida Family
(Click to see Family Tree.)
Sometimes our ancestors have big changes in their lives but we
cannot easily determine what happened. It may have been
between censuses- those 20 years between 1880 and 1900 are
especially brutal for finding out family information since
most of the 1890 census was lost- or there are no city
directories available, or newspapers are hard to come by, or
??? The John and Gitel Broida family, however, made our
research somewhat easier by making a big move to Denver,
Colorado around 1900. We have found the census as well as city
directories for the time, so can piece together a bit of what
was going on.
Gitel’s tenth child, Harold Broida, was born in 1897 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where they had lived most of their
lives after immigrating from Russia. Gitel developed pulmonary
tuberculosis, possibly after Harold’s birth, or the pregnancy
may have brought it on or exacerbated the condition. The
family decided to move to Denver, Colorado, likely to provide
fresh, clean air for Gitel to make her breathing easier. There
may also have been clinics or doctors there who specialized in
treating tuberculosis, since so many with respiratory problems
vacationed in the mountains or moved from the industrialized,
polluted cities to the west for their health.
We know that the Broidas were living at 1102 5th Avenue in
Pittsburgh in 1899.
By the 1900 US Federal Census, we find John and Gitel in
Denver at 1655 Eliot Street, inside the city. Son Joseph J.
Broida, age 18, is living with them, and little Harry (Harold)
Broida, age 2. These two boys were their oldest and youngest.
Why take only two to Denver? Where were the other children?
We know that Gitel was ill while there. There is no proof that
they moved there after she got sick, though it makes sense.
Instead, they might have moved to Denver and then she became
ill. If they did, however, make the move because she already
was ill, the less work she had to deal with, in addition to
the move, the better. So it is understandable that she would
take just the youngest toddler, Harry, of their dependent
children. Maybe Joseph went with them to help support the
family. He was working as a clerk in a ‘clothing house’ so was
bringing income home, as did John who was working in ‘men’s
furnishings.’ This time period was the end of the 1893
depression, so it probably took a couple of breadwinners to
support a family. (They also had 4 boarders in the home, so
that would have added to their income, but possibly increased
Gitel’s workload.) The Broidas had been merchants in
Pittsburgh too, so another possibility was they were branching
out to start a business in Colorado.
The Broidas valued education, as their children were often
listed as attending school in the censuses, so moving those of
school age would have been disruptive.
We can only imagine how difficult things must have been for
Gitel. She had moved from the horrors of anti-Semitism in
Lithuania/Russia to the US, possibly leaving most of her
family behind, and then struggled to make it as a poor
immigrant in the big cities of the US. The hard decisions
Gitel may have had to make with the move to Denver for her
health may have made her previous troubles pale in comparison,
especially if she knew she might die while away from her other
sons. How could she chose to go herself? How could she choose
which boys to leave?
Thankfully, the family was very close, and immigrants were
used to taking care of their nieces and nephews while parents
were in the process of moving to a new country or state to get
established.
So what happened to the other boys?
Louis, who was 16 in 1900, and his brother Max (written as
“Moros” on census), age 15, were living with their paternal
aunt, Kate “Kaile” (Broida) York (1855-1938) and her husband,
Joseph York, and their nine children in Carnegie Ward 1,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Uncle Joseph was a dry goods
merchant, and two of his sons, born in Russia as he and Kate
were, were clerks in a dry goods business- possibly his?
Nephew Louie also worked as a dry goods clerk, while Morris
attended school. The family employed a live-in servantprobably much needed with 13 other people living in the
household!
NOTE: It would have to be Max living in this household, not
Morris. “Moros” is the name on the census sheet (Is that ‘Max’
with a Yiddish accent?), and age 15, Aug 1885 birthdate
listed; attending school. Max Broida was born 11 Oct 1886 and
would be attending school, but Morris was only four, being
born in 1896.
Son Theodore “Dave” Broida, age 7 in 1900, was living in
Pittsburgh with his maternal uncle, Jacob Frank, his Aunt
Maud, and their three children: Mortimer “Morty” Frank, Hilda
Frank, and Bessie Frank, plus a servant. With “David Brody”
listed as the nephew of Jacob Frank, it answered another
question we had asked for years- how were the Broidas related
to the Frank & Seder store? Recently a cousin told us that
Gitel’s maiden name was Frank, and this 1900 census told us
that her brother was Jacob Frank, who took his wholesale
business into the retail sphere and became an important name
in Pittsburgh and other cities.
Phillip Broida, age 13, cannot be found in the 1900 census,
neither on Ancestry.com nor FamilySearch. We also don’t know
where young Morris, age four, was staying in 1900. Please let
us know if you have any more information as to who might have
been caring for these boys while their mother, her husband,
and two siblings were out in Denver, desperately hoping that
Gitel would regain her health, but that was not to be.
Notes, Sources, and References:
1) 1899 City Directory for John Broida: Ancestry.com. U.S.
City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT,
USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
2) See related posts below, plus posts the remainder of this
week:
Mystery
MondayGitel/Gertrude
(Frank)
Broida: http://heritageramblings.net/2013/11/25/mystery-monday
-gitelgertude-frank-broida/
Tuesday’s Tip: Broida Family Research in Denver Colorado
Repositories:
http://heritageramblings.net/2015/01/27/tuesdays-tip-broida-fa
mily-research-in-denver-colorado-repositories/
Those Places Thursday: Denver Colorado and the Broida
Family: http://heritageramblings.net/2015/01/29/those-places-t
hursday-denver-colorado-and-the-broida-family/
3) 1900 US Federal Census for Louis and Morris Broida with
Joseph York as Head of Household:Year: 1900; Census
Place: Carnegie Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1366;
Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0354; FHL microfilm: 1241366
4) 1900 US Federal census for David Brody with Jacob Frank as
Head of Household: Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward
6, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1358; Page: 12B; Enumeration
District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1241358
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Those Places Thursday: Denver
Colorado
and
the
Broida
Family
John Broida in 1901 Denver City Directory
➡ Broida Family
Today we will be looking at search results from the Denver
Public Library, with a few additional sources to verify and
render the picture more complete.
John Broida
In 1900, John Broida was listed as living at 1655 Eliot
per the Denver City Directory.
The 1900 US Federal Census listed John, Gussie/Gitel, and two
sons at 1655 Eliot Street: Joseph J. Broida, age 18, working
as a clerk in a clothing house, and little Harry (Harold),
just two years old. John was listed as a Dry Goods Merchant.
The Broidas rented their home, but also had four boarders
living with them- a husband and wife with their two children.
The boarders were born in Russia with their children born in
New York. Samuel Bobresky, age 28, had immigrated to the US
just three years before, and was a tailor- appropriate since
John worked in men’s furnishings (clothing, accessories).
Ancestry.com’s city directories list John Broida in 1901 at
the same address, with his occupation, which meant men’s
clothing.
John Broida in 1901 Denver
City Directory
Theodore “Dave” Broida
In 1920, Corbett & Ballenger’s 48th Annual Denver City
Directory listed “Broida & Eisen Furniture Co.” at 1860 Stout
under the heading, “Furniture.” Dave Broida was partners with
S. Eisen Jr.
Broida & Eisen Furniture and Theodore
Broida in 1920 Denver City Directory
Dave and Lucy were residing at 1746 Geneva in Aurora. The 1920
US Federal Census indicates they were living with Lucy’s
parents, Joseph and Sarah Shatzke, and had an almost two year
old son, Gerald Broida.
In 1923, Dave and Lucy Broida were residing at 2620 West 23rd
Avenue in Denver, and their business of second hand goods was
located at 1959 Champa.
TD Broida’s Second-Hand
Goods Store listed in
businesses in 1923 Denver
City Directory
The above was a listing under “Second-Hand Goods,” on p. 402,
in the 1923 Corbett & Ballenger’s 51st Annual Denver City
Directory; they were also listed in the residence section:
Theodore “Dave” Broida and
wife Lucy M listed in 1923
Denver City Directory
Interestingly, in 1923 on p. 402 under Second-Hand Goods, S.
Eisen Jr is listed at 1860 Stout. The joint venture, ‘Broida &
Eisen Furniture Co,’ in 1920, apparently had dissolved by
1923. (And I was reminded to not just glean only the exact
information one is looking for- perusing other parts of the
page may reveal some gems like this!)
The Denver Public Library also houses Denver Household
Directories and Street Guides, which are organized by address
and indicate who was living there or the name of the business
at that address. In those directories, a search for “Broida”
shows us the addresses and sometimes even the occupations of
Theodore “Dave” Broida and his wife, Lucy M. Shatzke Broida:
1926: grocer, living at 1661 Williams (p. 626)
1927-29: still living at 1661 Williams
1931: 4042 Clay
1933: 3901 Clay
1934: 4439 Zuni
1937: still at 4439 Zuni
If one Googles the address, 4439 Zuni comes up with a map and
street view of their Craftsman bungalow. One can also check
zillow.com or trulia.com to learn more about the house,
including current number of bedrooms, baths, square footage,
etc. Zillow states the Zuni house was built in 1907, so
basically it is the same house that Dave and Lucy lived in 78
years ago. (They would be very surprised that it sold for over
$322,00!) One can look at their two residences on Clay (4042
built in 1926, 3901 built 1923) and still see those houses,
but 1661 Williams has apparently been razed and an apartment
building and parking lot placed where their house had been.
The home of John and Gitel Broida in 1900, at 1655 Eliot St.,
no longer exists- it is now a part of the Mile High Stadium
complex.
Notes, Sources, and References:
1) 1900 Corbett & Ballenger’s 28th Annual Denver City
Directory,
p.
237: http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/compoundobject/colle
ction/p16079coll28/id/33385/rec/2
After doing a search on the website, a tab will be above the
reduced-size document with your search term and how many hits
were found in the document. Use the scroll box for the pages
of the book that is on the right side of the screen. As you
scroll, pages with hits for your search term will have a red,
“1 found” (or more) listed after it; just click on that page
to go to it. I have not figured out how to get rid of the red
highlighting, unfortunately.
2) 1900 US Federal Census for John Broida, Head of Household,
in Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado: Year: 1900; Census
Place: Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado; Roll: 120; Page: 5B;
Enumeration District: 0126; FHL microfilm: 1240122
3)
1901
Denver
City
Directory
entry
for
John
Broida:
Ancestry.com.
U.S.
City
Directories,
1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2011.
4) 1920 Corbett & Ballenger’s 48th Annual Denver City
Directory,
p.
270,
717
for
Broida
&
Eisen
Furniture: http://digital.denverlibrary.org/cdm/compoundobject
/collection/p16079coll28/id/25728/rec/3
5) 1920 US Federal Census for Joseph Shatzke, Head of
Household: Year: 1920; Census Place: Aurora, Adams, Colorado;
Roll: T625_155; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 207
6) 1923 Corbett & Ballenger’s 51st Annual Denver City
Directory,
p.
402
for
Theodore
“Dave”
Broida: rary.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16079coll28/id
/28024/rec/1
7) No financial interest, etc. in any of the commercial sites
listed- I just like using them to see our ancestor’s homes!
One can also save an image of the house to compare to photos
that you may have but not know where they were taken. Of
course, houses change over 70-100+ years, but you might still
be able to tell if it is the same house as what is on Zillow
or Trulia, or even on Google.
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Wedding Wednesday: Theodore
“Dave” Broida and Lucy M.
Shatzke, 1916
Wedding portrait of Lucy M. Shatzke
and Theodore “Dave” Broida, 20 Aug
1916.
➡ Broida Family Ancestor
Continuing the discussion (see yesterday’s post) of what might
be found in The Colorado State Archives, we received the
following search result:
BROIDA, Theodore D., ID 1248579, Marriage License, (no
county listed), 1916-Aug 20
Wedding portrait of Lucy M. Shatzke and
Theodore “Dave” Broida, 20 Aug 1916.
Theodore D. “Dave” Broida was the sixth of Gittel and John
Broida’s eight sons, and married Lucy M. Shatzke on 20 Aug
1916. The search results verified what we already knew,
although, if we order the marriage license, we might find the
actual place of the marriage. We previously knew the marriage
took place in Colorado, and this search result verified that
too, but a city or county would be nice to know.
Wedding portrait of Lucy M. Shatzke (second
woman from right) and Theodore “Dave” Broida
(on Lucy’s left), 20 Aug 1916. Dave’s brother
Max Broida is to Lucy’s right, but the other
persons are unknown. (Click to enlarge.)
Notes, Sources, and References:
1) Photos from the Family Treasure Chest.
2) Lucy M. Shatzke was the daughter of Joseph S. and Sarah
Shatzke, both born in Russia as were Dave’s parents.
3) Max Broida was an actor known as “Buster Brodie.” He
appeared in many movies, mostly in bit parts. More to come
about Max in a future post.
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