Edelstein, Louis and Morris
Louis Lippman Edelstein was a butcher in Warrenton and was married to Rosa Goldstuck in 1912. He was born in 1870 in Sasmaken (Valdemārpils) to Leibe and Freide Edelstein. Louis arrived in South Africa from Courland in 1900. Before becoming a naturalized citizen in 1908 and settling in Warrenton, he lived in Kimberley, Boshoff, and Christiana, in the Orange River Colony, and in the Transvaal. He was 32 when he was naturalized. Louis is listed as a baker and a butcher in his naturalization papers. The Goldstuck family also came from Latvia.
Louis and Rosa had four children: Jean, Herman Naphtali (Harry Nathan), Leon (Bob), and Lilly (who married Joseph Blumberg). His brother Morris, born in 1881, farmed near Vryburg and was a bachelor. It is not clear when Morris moved to Vryburg, where he was well-to-do. I assume it was around 1928. There are references to a Morris Edelstein who owned (one and then two) bottle stores in Boshof from 1921 to 1927. As Louis also spent time in Boshof, this reinforces the hypothesis that Vryburg's Morris is the bottle store owner.
Morris supported Louis and his family. The latter was destitute, an alcoholic, and totally dependent on his brother's munificence. From medical records, we see that in late 1929, he was forcibly committed to the Bloemfontein Mental Hospital. He died in 1933 and was buried in Vryburg. His daughter, Lilly, married Joseph Blumberg in 1938. Rosa (1888-1972) is buried in Westpark Cemetery.
Morris was a cattle farmer who died in 1964. He moved to Sandringham Gardens shortly before his death. Before retiring, he lived at the International Hotel. Graham Brodovcky recalls that Morris used to take long morning walks, then sit in the park across from Town Hall.
 Louis Edelstein NaturalizationNaturalized in 1908, Warrenton, in the 8 years before settling in Warrenton he was in Kimberley, Boshoff, Christiana, the Orange River Colony, the Transvaal. He was a baker and a butcher. |  Louis Edelstein Naturalization |  Louis Edelsten |
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 Morris Edelstein |  Rosa Goldstuck Family Tree |  Rosa Edelstein (Goldtruck) writes to Johanna GoldstuckWarrenton, 6 January 1920 |
 Louis and Rosa Edelstein home |  Joseph and LillyPresumably in Port Elizabeth |  Joseph Blumberg weds Lilly Edelstein, 1938Morris Toube, Leah Blumberg (Toube), Joseph Blumberg, Lilly (Edelstein), Sonia and David Blumberg |
 Joseph, Leah Friedman (Blumberg) and Lilly195Os |  Rosa holding grandson, Len Edelstein |  Rosa Goldstuck |
 Leon Edelstein as a baby |  A copy of Hermans birth certificate isused in 1931Note the error with the name of the mother |  Joseph and Lilly1996 |
 Last will - Louis EdelsteinFrom what Jean Edelstein told her kids, Louis was every bit as industrious and hard working as his brother Morris. They had an estate in Warrenton, with horses & Jean used to ride around the area on her own and loved riding. They owned a German Shepard called Guess, who was the kids companion & once pulled small Leon out of quicksand. She described a happy, carefree, well provided for life, with a cheerful mother at home, who cooked traditional food, sewed and knit. |  Louis Edelstein - death certificate |  Morris Edelstein-1964 |
 Possibly Louis Edelstein |  Edelstein's of WarrentonBack row: Lilly (who married Joseph Blumberg), Rosa, Herman, Lilly-Trakman Front Row: Jean and Solly |  Lilly Edelstein (who married Joseph Blumberg) with Larry Simmons |
 Rosa (Goldstuck) Edelstein and Larry Simmons |  Goldstuck, father of deceased baby is a farmer |  Simon Goldtsuck - Farmer |
 Leon (Bob) Edelstein, Jean Edelstein and Solly Simmons |  Leon (Bob) Edelstein |