Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
Alexander & Simon Families - Person Sheet
BirthBET 1827 AND 1842, Russia/Poland
Obituary12 Nov 1913, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA [824]
BurialBeth Hamedrash Hagodel Cemetery, McKees Rocks, PA
Alias/AKAAnna
OccupationMIdwife
FatherHenry GOLDENSON
Spouses
BirthBET 1832 and 1841, Poland/Russia [825]
Death8 Nov 1904, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA [826]
BurialBeth Hamedrash Hagodel Cemetery, McKees Rocks, PA
FatherYitzha SANDUSKY
Marriageabt 1860 [827]
ChildrenBetsy “Bessie” (1859-1937)
Rachel (1861-1918)
David (~1867-1934)
Isabella “Bella” (1871-1945)
Minnie (1872-1938)
Sarah “Sadie” (1879->1945)
Notes for Hannah “Annie” GOLDENSON
She has been written up in several of the Pittsburgh histories since she was
a mid-wife for the Jewish and black communities of that city.
A video by the Heinz History Center about Hannah Sandusky can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx91ULPA54I
Her obituary says she was born in Poland but death certificate says she was born in Russia.
Date of birth uncertain:
- 1870 census lists her as 35 years old which implies birth c. 1835;
- 1880 census lists her as 43 years old which implies birth c. 1837;
- 1900 census lists her as born in Sept. 1842;
- Death certificate lists her as being 86 in 1913. This implies birth c. 1827;
- Oldest know child born in 1859 which would suggest Hannah was born closer to 1839 than 1827, unless other infants remained in or died in Russia;
- Youngest child born in 1882 which would be very late if Hannah was born in 1827.
Hannah is possibly listed in the 1870 U.S. Census as Ennie and is listed in both the 1880 and 1900 Census as Annie.
One source says that upon arrival in 1861, Hannah joined her husband on Cherry St. (The 1871 Pittsburgh City Directory lists Louis SANDUSKY, peddler, living at 85 Cherry St. [828])
The 1900 Census states that she had 9 children all living. We know of only 6 (Betsy, Rachel, David Isabella, Minnie, and Sarah/Sadie.) The 1870 Census lists 7 year old Annie and the 1880 Census lists 5 year old Joseph. No other record of these possible children has been found.
The 1910 Census states that of her 5 children, 4 are living. However, we know of 6 who were all still living in 1910.
On her death certificate, her father's name is given as Henry Golenson, not Goldenson.
Family lore has it that, "Bubbe Hannah spent a year getting medical training in Germany while she was there with her son who needed surgeries on his eyes. She returned to the United States with formal certification as a midwife, making her one of only a few women in the country with that credential.” This story is told in, “By Myself I am a Book,” published by the National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section and in the article by Ida Selavan published in the Nursing Journal, but no formal documentation has been found.
a mid-wife for the Jewish and black communities of that city.
A video by the Heinz History Center about Hannah Sandusky can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx91ULPA54I
Her obituary says she was born in Poland but death certificate says she was born in Russia.
Date of birth uncertain:
- 1870 census lists her as 35 years old which implies birth c. 1835;
- 1880 census lists her as 43 years old which implies birth c. 1837;
- 1900 census lists her as born in Sept. 1842;
- Death certificate lists her as being 86 in 1913. This implies birth c. 1827;
- Oldest know child born in 1859 which would suggest Hannah was born closer to 1839 than 1827, unless other infants remained in or died in Russia;
- Youngest child born in 1882 which would be very late if Hannah was born in 1827.
Hannah is possibly listed in the 1870 U.S. Census as Ennie and is listed in both the 1880 and 1900 Census as Annie.
One source says that upon arrival in 1861, Hannah joined her husband on Cherry St. (The 1871 Pittsburgh City Directory lists Louis SANDUSKY, peddler, living at 85 Cherry St. [828])
The 1900 Census states that she had 9 children all living. We know of only 6 (Betsy, Rachel, David Isabella, Minnie, and Sarah/Sadie.) The 1870 Census lists 7 year old Annie and the 1880 Census lists 5 year old Joseph. No other record of these possible children has been found.
The 1910 Census states that of her 5 children, 4 are living. However, we know of 6 who were all still living in 1910.
On her death certificate, her father's name is given as Henry Golenson, not Goldenson.
Family lore has it that, "Bubbe Hannah spent a year getting medical training in Germany while she was there with her son who needed surgeries on his eyes. She returned to the United States with formal certification as a midwife, making her one of only a few women in the country with that credential.” This story is told in, “By Myself I am a Book,” published by the National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Section and in the article by Ida Selavan published in the Nursing Journal, but no formal documentation has been found.