Gootherts, Wolf

Plot Location	4B12
Surname	Gootherts
Given Name(s)	Wolf
Place of Birth	Kishinev, Bessarabia (now: Chisinau, Moldova)
Date of Birth (Eng)	circa 1849
Date of Birth (Heb)
Date of Death (Eng)	March 17, 1907
Date of Death (Heb)	2 Nisan 5667
Age at Death	57
Hebrew Name	יעקב ולף בן ישראל
Spouse’s Name	Paie (or Papi) Gootherts
Father’s Name	Yisroel Gootherts
Mother’s Name
Other Surnames
Sex	M
Marital Status	M
Maiden Name
Title (e.g., Dr)
Religious Status (כ/ל/י)
Cause of Death
Other Family Data	Children: Max, Fanny, Louie, Rebecca, Eva.
Inscription (Eng)	IN LOVING MEMORY OF WOLF GOOTHERTS DIED ON THE 17TH MARCH 1907 AGED 57 YEARS.
Inscription (Heb)	מצבת קבורת המרוחם יעקב ולף בן ישראל נפטר יום א ב ניסן התרסז בן ארבעה וחמשים שנה תנצבה
Inscription (Other)
Historical	Hebrew inscription says he was 54. Great-grandson Chris Gootherts wrote on 21 October 2015: “Wolf was married to Sara Verkovetsky, but divorced before they immigrated. He initially took Max, the eldest and my grandfather, with him but he later returned and took their remaining four children. His second wife was Paie (or Papi), who was said to be very good to the children. Wolf and the family immigrated from Kishinev during the pogroms of the 1890’s. We think around 1898 or so. They initially went to Shanghai but seemed to have gone to HK shortly thereafter. Sara later took the oldest daughter (Eva) from HK and moved with her to Argentina. After Wolf’s death in 1907, the other children went to San Francisco, starting with Louie in about 1910 and then Fanny, Rebecca and Max in about 1912.”

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