Nese (Neviazhsky) Goodman (abt. 1866 - 1941)

Born about 1866 in Kovno, Kovno, Russian Empire

Ancestors

Wife of Kalman (Gutman) Goodman — married 7 Oct 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1941 at about age 75 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Jennie (Neviazhsky) Goodman has Jewish Roots.

Jennie was born about 1866 in Kovno, Kovno, Russian Empire. The modern name of this location is Kaunas, Kaunas, Lithuania. She was the daughter of Kopel Neviazhsky and Gitel Mirel Unknown. ^[1]

Two families with the uncommon surname Neviazhsky lived in Kaunas, Lithuania. One family was Levite (Y-DNA haplotype R1a1) and the other family was Israelite (Y-DNA haplotype Q1). ^[2] Jennie’s branch is the Levite haplogroup R-M512.

In the early 1880s, Jennie immigrated to America and resided in Baltimore, Maryland. On October 7, 1888, she and Solomon Goodman were married by Rabbi Moses A. Schreiber in Baltimore. ^[3] Their first child, son Jesse Goodman, was born on November 5,1889 in Baltimore. ^[4]

Her husband was a cigar maker in Baltimore and later became a cigar manufacturer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In July 1897, an accidental tragedy resulted in the death of their young son, Morris, a few weeks later. Morris lit a match and his clothing caught fire. Solomon tried to extinguish the flames by first using his coat as a blanket, and then with his bare hands. Their young daughter, Katie, witnessed the incident. ^[5] Morris passed away on August 14, 1897 in Philadelphia.

On October 1, 1911 their fourteen-year-old son, David, passed away in Philadelphia. ^[6]

On the 1920 U.S. Census, Gabriel Nevyas and his eldest son, David Hamilton Nevyas, were listed as cousins in Solomon and Jennie's household in Philadelphia. Gabriel was a cigar maker who was born in either Russia or Poland. He lived in North Carolina, with his wife, Rachel (Moreines) Nevyas. They later moved to Baltimore and then to Philadelphia.

Jennie passed away on December 26, 1941 at her home at 5420 Warnock Street in Philadelphia. ^[7] Rabbi Matthew Rosen officiated at her funeral held at Berschler's Chapel at 730 Pine Street in Philadelphia. ^[8] She is interred at Mount Lebanon Cemetery in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Family List: Nese Neviazhsky, 1874. “Lithuania, LitvakSIG Census & Family Lists from Various Districts, 1795-1900”, Ancestry.
2. ↑ [1] "DNA Analysis Provides New Insights for Genealogists". Rhode, Harold. July 1, 2009. Avotaynu Online. Accessed: September 20, 2017. "Case One: Are Two Neviazhsky Families from Kovna Related?". "Case Two: Using DNA to Determine to Which Branch of the Two Neviazhsky Families a Person Belongs".
3. ↑ [2] Marriage Record Index of Solomon Goodman & Jannie Nevyaski. Maryland State Archives: Guide to Government Records. BALTIMORE CITY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (Marriage Index, Male) 1886-1914, T2426. See: Goldb-Grah; Location: 01/35/14/037; Box: 37; MSA Citation: T2426-37. Pg. 546. License: 29 Sep 1888; Marriage: 7 Oct 1888; Filed: 17 Oct 1888.
4. ↑ [3] Birth Record Index of Jesse Harry Goodman. BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS (Birth Record, Index) 1875-1941, CM1134. Date: 1887-1889. Book Name: 1887 incomplete. Film Reels: CR 48443-1 (Scanned). Link (52 MB). MSA Citation: CM1134-5. Pg. 216. Accessed August 25, 2017. N1: Children's names aren't provided in this index, only parent's names. There is no entry for Goodman, Solomon & Jennie in 1889. The only suitable entry is: Gutman, Solomon & Jennie. Child Born: 5 Nov 1889. Certificate #: A-16315. N2: Other records list 5 Nov 1889 as Jesse Harry Goodman's birth date.
5. ↑ "A Six-Year-Old Boy Environed In Flames", Philadelphia Times, 1 Aug 1897, Front Page, NewspaperArchive.com. (Morris Goodman)
6. ↑ Death Certificate of David Goodman. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Ancestry.com.
7. ↑ Death Certificate of Jennie (Nevyas) Goodman. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Ancestry.com. Indexed as J. Jennie Goodman.
8. ↑ [4] Funeral Notice of Mrs. Jennie Goodman. Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. 2 Jan 1942. Pg. 13. NewspaperArchive.com.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #179772741

• 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com. Indexed as Jane Goodman.

• 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com.

• 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com.

• 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com.

• United States Census, 1940, FamilySearch. Indexed as Jennie Broedman.

• Marriage Record of Bernard M. Goodman & Gertrude Feldman. Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, FamilySearch.

• Social Security Record of Bernard Morton Goodman. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.

• WWI Draft Record of Maurice Hillel Goodman. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com. Indexed as Maurice Hillib Goodman.

• Death Certificate of Leah (Goodman) Cohen. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Ancestry.com.

• [5] Marriage of David Cohen and Leah Goodman. Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 02 Nov. 1914. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

• [6] Marriage of David Cohen and Leah Goodman. Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]), 07 Nov. 1914. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.

• [7] Marriage of David Cohen and Leah Goodman. Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. 13 Nov. 1914. NewspaperArchive.com.

• [8] Adler, Cyrus and Henrietta Szold, editors. American Jewish Year Book. Volume 5. 1903. GoogleBooks.com. Moses A. Schreiber: Minister of West End Hebrew Congregation, Knesseth Israel, Baltimore, MD. Former position at Congregation Shearith Israel, Baltimore, MD.

• [9] Siegel, Ethel Navasky. Navasky Siegel Family Memories. "Levite and Israelite Neviaskys", pg. 49.