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Weil, Clara S. Goldsmith Bowman, 1860-1925

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Biography

The Goldsmith brothers Henry and Abraham, and their wives, sisters Clara and Rosa Straus Goodstein came to Denver, Kansas Territory in 1859. The next year, Clara Goldsmith was the first Jewish girl born in Denver. Her mother Clara Goldsmith died when she was born and her father Henry, uncle Abraham and aunt Rosa moved to Pueblo, Colorado. She was briefly kidnapped by the Ute Indians, but was traded back for a bolt of calico, flour, and pork rinds. Lena, the daughter of Abraham and Rosa Goldsmith married Morris Herzstein. Levi Herzstein, the younger brother of Morris, was killed by outlaw Jack Black Ketchum in 1896. Clara Goldsmith, married Samuel Bowman November 1878. After Samuel Bowman died, she married Nathan Weil and they moved to Octate, New Mexico in 1897. Nathan Weil was born in Paris and at the age of 14 he ran away and joined Texas cowboys. In 1915, their daughter Edith married Isidor Bernheim. The couple divorced and Edith married Bernard David in 1930.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Clara Goldsmith, circa 1880

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Identifier: B063.08.0039.00004
Abstract Clara Goldsmith Weil stands behind a fence prop for a formal portrait. Clara, born in 1860, was the first female Jewish baby born in Denver. Clara's parents, Clara and Henry Goldsmith, had migrated by covered wagon from Leavenworth, Kansas. The elder Clara died in childbirth and her daughter was named after her mother. Clara Goldsmith Weil was raised by her aunt and uncle Rosa and Abraham Goldsmith. The elder Clara Goldsmith's death was the impetus behind the organization of Denver's...
Dates: circa 1880

Clara Goldsmith Bowman Weil, circa 1920

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Identifier: B063.08.0064.00046
Abstract

Studio portrait of Clara Goldsmith Bowman Weil as an older woman with her hair pinned up and wearing a lacy dress.

Dates: circa 1920

Growing up in Early Colorado: The Lives of Jewish Children, 2012

 Item
Identifier: B230.03.0023.00011
Abstract

Brief biographies of Jewish men and women who grew up in Jewish communities in Colorado. Contains historical photographs and interviews with people describing their childhoods.

Dates: 2012

Pioneering Jewish Women Exhibit, 2009

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Identifier: B230.02.0007.0025
Abstract

File folder contains exhibit plan and item level records for the "Pioneering Jewish Women of Colorado".

Dates: 2009

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