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LEONOVICH/LENOVICH Kreba/Kreva village

genealogia2001 — 2013-02-18 10:17:33Z

Hello, I'm hoping to connect with anyone who is doing research on these names or on this village (Kreba/Kreva) which used to be part of the Oszmiany district, Vilna Province, Belarus.

Thank you

Nemerovich

gordagraham — 2013-01-07 21:34:02Z

Nemerovich family from rudniki grodno came over early 1900's. I found part of the family who came over (mother and children)
I am still looking for the father Nahume who came over first, around 1909 or so. Can't find him in any manifests b 1862. Anyone else have people from this town?

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

hsalt9 — 2012-12-05 06:23:08Z

Janis, I have just discovered the translation for my grandmother's papers from Grodno. It lists her name as:
Anna Chaiko Smigelsky. It also lists her name as Chaike Genilovna which apparently translates to "daughter of Eugene"? There is also a mention of "Enoch Smigelsky" on the manifest bringing my grandmother back from a visit to her father whose name is listed as "Hirsch." Are Genilovna or Enoch familiar family names?

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

wearesearching — 2012-12-04 17:37:03Z

Emily, I have two S(z)imen S(z)migelski's in my tree. One is the son of my 3rd great grandfather, Icko or Itsko Meerowicz. The other is Szimon, my great grandfather's brother. He was married to Rvika or Reba and did live in "coal" country in PA. I do not have any record of a David related to either of them, but I
cannot be sure.

Regarding Abraham, I have a few, including my dad who changed it to Albert. One lived for about a year. The other two are, Abel or Abraham whose father was Girsch. The other was born in PA in 1910 to Max Ernest Smigelsky.

There may have been another, but I am not aware of any, at this time. Are you certain about his parentage? Do you have a photo of his headstone that shows the inscription? Do you know his mother's name?

Can you let me know the information that shows his dad as Abraham. Maybe I can find something or back into the information.

I have made many S(z)migelski connections and have connected with many cousins in the US as well as Australia. In fact, I have an email that I need to address from someone who was adopted and has no other info other than her biological father may have been named Smigelsky. As I have said in the past, my grandfather was an only child, but his uncles, aunts and cousins were very prolific.

See what you can send to me.......Buildingtrees@gmail.com and I will try to match it with my tree.

If anyone else reads this and has matches to what I have posted, please contact me at my email shown above.

Janis

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

EmilyChardell — 2012-12-04 08:24:47Z

Janis,
I have been wondering if Simon Smigelski could have been my great-grandfather David Smigelsky's brother. I have information showing Simon was born in 1856 and came to Pennsylvania in about 1883 and operated a dry goods store. David was born in 1861 and came to Penn. in 1882. He had a grocery store. Also, I have found information that David's father's name may have been Abraham.

Please let me know if any of this seems to match your information. Thanks!!
Emily

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

EmilyChardell — 2012-11-28 01:17:20Z

Thanks so much for your response, Janis! My David Smigelsky's father was Abraham Smigelsky, born in 1840. I don't know his mother's name. I think David had two brothers, Isaac and Simon Smigelsky. I have info on some of his wives and his children (many). Let me know if you'd like to compare family trees!
Emily

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

wearesearching — 2012-11-27 23:25:43Z

Hi Emily,

I have a very large group of Smigelskys. My great grandfather had 8 siblings that I have been able to locate. They, in turn, have a Great many offspring. I have a Frank David Smigelski whose father, Simon was my great uncle. His mother was Reba/Rebecca Karnofsky.

I am not sure how your David would fit in. Who were his parents, siblings, etc. I may well have missed him during my searching. I have cousins in the Hazelton area. One is Ida Smigelski married to Julius Cantor.

Let me know if any of the above is familiar and we can go from there. Like I said, there are many. They were from Grodno, Sulwalki and Bialystok.

Janis

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

EmilyChardell — 2012-11-27 07:29:09Z

My great-grandfather, David Smigelsky, was born 25 Dec 1861 in Groda/Grodna, Lithuania. He came to the U.S. in 1882. He lived in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and finally Youngstown, Ohio where he raised a large family (he outlived several wives.) He had a shop in Youngstown. Several of his sons changed their last name to Smigel. I'd greatly appreciate any information about possible relatives!!

Thanks, Emily Chardell

Re: family from Grodno MATVEYUK / MATWEJUK

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-04-24 15:48:16Z

carrie

arriving NY EI
Matwejuk, Filimon Gornik, Russia 31 1881 1912
Matwejuk, Iwan Grodno, Russia 21 1892 1913
Matwejuk, Iwan Grodno, Russia 30 1877 1907 + several more from different locations.

to traslit into Cyrillic http://translit.cc/

www.surnamenavigator.org

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

hsalt9 — 2012-04-08 15:29:59Z

Thank you for answering so promptly and especially for the photo. My great grandfather Hirsch was probably born in 1854. I have had contact with other family Szmigelsky and can not find a connection although we all have roots in Grodno. I am also trying to trace a genetic kidney disease which seems to have been passed down on the maternal szmigelsky side. Have you seen any trace of this in your research? The family also had contacts in Suwalki Province. The family name there was Silbersky.

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

hsalt9 — 2012-04-08 15:28:48Z

My Smigelsky family came from Grodno early in the 1900s. Father's name was Hirsch. Mother may have been Bertha Seclof (Sokolov?)There was a son, and my grandmother Anna and her sister Sarah. Sarah married a man by the last name of Borer in New Jersey. Anna married Hyman Bergman in Sweden where my mother was born; gave birth to their son Benjamin in Grodno before coming to the US in 1909. Are any of these names familiar? Have you traced your family to this period? I look forward to hearing from you.

Re: Szmigelsky(i)

wearesearching — 2012-04-08 12:46:04Z

Hi, yes I have traced back to my 4th great grandparents. I have 2 Hirsh/Hersz Szmigelskis. One does have a spouse and child and they do not match. The Hirsh I have was born in 1878 and he was my 1st cousin 3x removed. His father was Favel and mother was an Epelbaum. ???? The other was Hersz and he was married to a Melnick and had a son, Joseph. These are the non match. I don't this they are the family you are looking for, but if I find a match, I will let you know.

I have attached a Szmigelski family photo from circa 1890. It was a VERY large family and I have not found everyone as I have two other trees that I am actively working on.

Re: family from Grodno

carrie_ellis77 — 2012-03-19 14:31:37Z

Hi, I am also researching family from Grodno and the 1920 census lists a Nichol Matveyuk (at least that is how I interpreted the handwriting) living with my great-grandfather in Baltimore. I know he came to America with a group of people 1912-ish so maybe its possible our families came over together? I also believe I saw a Matveyuk buried at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery.

Let me know if you would like more info!

Re: Rejszel/Reiszel family

bandjjjj — 2012-02-05 22:10:39Z

Hi Joanie!

Yes, I've been trying to gather information. It just kills me that I can't place on a map wher they lived in Poland!!!

Barbara

Re: Rejszel/Reiszel family

jlcerrone — 2012-02-02 19:14:19Z

You know more then I do about the Reiszel family. I think this is Barbara, Joey's wife. Its Joanie Reiszel Cerrone.

Re: family from Grodno

karenishkya — 2011-05-08 13:11:58Z

Well, I cannot help you with your particular names but my family is also from this area of Belarus and came to the US in the early 1900's. I have been able to find info from my grand-father's naturalization papers and my grand-mother's alien registration form. Where did they come in to the country? Ellis Island has some info. As far as info from the old country, I am in the process of having old letters translated to see what I can find out.

family from Grodno

lnmfm — 2011-05-01 04:31:20Z

PARFOMCHIK, MATVEYCHIK, DEMIK, KUCHIK. These names may have slightly different spellings. Parfomchik is how my great grandparents' name was spelled in most of the ancestry records. They came to the US in the early 1900's. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Ellen Flood Miller

Hateluk or Hattel

sharonhatt — 2011-04-03 04:36:23Z

I am searching for info on how to locate family who came over to the US from Grodno in about 1907 and 1917. There were several brothers who came over to US and one who went to Argentina. My gr gr grandfather came over in 1907 with another person named Koustrad Hateluk. Am also looking to find out what the English translation might be for Koustrad.

joseph malin from grodno

susansmog — 2011-03-08 02:48:58Z

i am looking for info on my grandfather joseph, son of avigdor (victor) and yocheved from grodno or bialystok.

Re: Searching for Czebotar surname (many different variations)

richardsys — 2010-08-24 19:02:19Z

Well the "Powiat" of Grodno, is the "County" of Grodno which is certainly where my Czebotars are from. It would be difficult to see they are not related, just how far back!

As I said, the firstnames are usually an indicator of ancestors, so it would be fair to assume. The name Teofila sounds in keeping with the type of names used in my Czebotars e.g. Fiodor etc.

I may get more of a clue when I get some information back from Poland....so watch this space

Re: Searching for Czebotar surname (many different variations)

liz17buni — 2010-08-24 17:04:42Z

Wow, Lots of Information. My Czebotar came over with a cousin as far as we can tell. She was Teofila Czebotar and married Jacob (or Jakob) Buinitzsky (Another name with multiple spellings). Jakob came from Grodno. They were married in that area and came to US before 1904. They then returned to Russia and Jacob came to US in 1908 to his family in Connecticut and then Teofila (or Mary) as she was known here) came back to the US in 1911 with her two daughters - one born in the US in 1904 and one born while they were in Russia. I know that she had at least one brother come to the US also but I don't have the names yet. This is my husband's family and getting information is difficult. The cousin she came with was Makowsky. Don't know if there would be any connection. I know that there was family that stayed behind.

Re: Catholic Church in or near Wasilewicze (Vasilevichi)

AnnaVaBch — 2010-08-24 02:22:09Z

I havea actually found it out recently - maybe it will help someone else.
People from Wasilewicze were baptised at the church in Sobotniki.

Re: Searching for Czebotar surname (many different variations)

richardsys — 2010-08-21 10:24:22Z

My Grandmother is a Czebotar also from Belarus. specifically, I think her family was from Ogrodniki not far from Baranovichi (as it is now). Here is what I know. The oldest ancestor I know of is Adam Czebotar (born about 1870) and married to Elzbieta Skorochot. They had the following children:
Zinaida/Zina (my grandmother) b.1910
Antoni
Lida
Nadziezda
Aleksander
Fiodor
...my mother thinks that Adam and Elzbieta owned an Inn and that Elzbieta converted from Jewish to marry Adam.
Knowing Polish naming convention, and that my mother knows Adam was from a large family, it is possible to summise that Adam has a brother Aleksander and Antoni.
...also, my mother, although doesn't know it for a fact, has a strong memory of one or more of the "family" leaving Poland and emigrating to the US. Having done much research, I suspect that Adam's brother, Aleksander, is the one BUT (1) its only a suspicion on my mums part and (2) I am summising that Aleksander would have been a brother of Adam's.
I know that all but Zinaida stayed in Belarus post WWII and we are still in touch with that side of the family and trying to get more information.

Re: Searching for Czebotar surname (many different variations)

liz17buni — 2010-07-24 01:37:37Z

Am having similar problems with my Czebotar search. My Czebotar's came from the Grodno area also. Could possibly be a connection. I have a Teofila (Mary in USA)Czebotar married Jacob Buinitzky (or Bujnicki or Buiniski or Buinicki, Etc.) came to Pennsylvannia, returned to Russia, and then came to Eastern New York State. Found a Casimir Czebota from Grodno who immigrated in 1898. Also have a Marjanny Czabotarow (Czebotar here) who married an Adolfo Kizielewicz in Archdiocese of Grodrienski, Bialostockie in Poland/Russia. Hard to find information since it is now Belarus and I don't think much is out there. I haven't found much anyway.

Help me find my family: Price/Prus

dugmia — 2010-07-13 18:46:27Z

Hi all,

I'm trying to track down my family and I'm working with limited information. I don't know my biological father, and it's his lineage I'm tracing. Here's what I do know:

Max Price was my paternal great-grandfather. I DO know that he was born in Russia in roughly 1897. I have a record of him living in New York with his wife, Belle (lived in and perhaps was born in Colorado to Russian parents) and his two children, Edwin (b. 1924) and Maylene (b. 1926). He spoke primarily Yiddish with some English. Max's records show that he was considered a US veteran and worked for an army story when he was in his 30s. Edwin went on to marry Marion Janke and the two had my father, Richard Jon Price. Somehow we all wound up again in Colorado.

I THINK it's possible that this family tree is attached to mine, but I can't be sure. http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:18887...

If ANYONE has ANY information about this family at all-- no matter how small, please fill me in. I want to trace my great-grandfather's family as far back as I can.

Thank you SO much!

Searching for Czebotar surname (many different variations)

kikadika — 2010-06-19 01:11:49Z

I am looking for info on my paternal greatgrandfather, Wincenty/ Vincent Czebotar. I have found MANY different versions of the last name (Czabalisc/ Czabatosc/ Czabatore/ Czabatos/ Czabutos). According to 1 record he was born in Grodno, Poland/ Russia on Jan 22, 1888. I believe he came to the US in 1906 and he settled in Syracuse, NY. I am looking for any possible relatives or any suggestions on how to find info on him before he came to the U.S. Thanks and good luck to all!

Chlebowicz Family of Hrodna (Grodno)

SarahAnne567 — 2010-06-06 15:26:05Z

I'm looking for information on my gg grandfather born around 1851 in Hrodna. His name was Michiel J. Chlebowicz and his wife was Rosa Glowitz, from the city of Glowczyce in Pomorskie, Poland. He came to the US in September 1890 on the ship Columbia. I was wondering if anyone knew a way to access marriage or birth records for this city.

Gold

robynjewell — 2010-05-22 05:52:00Z

Looking for help finding my Gold family from Grodno (now Hrodno) Manuel born 1870, wife Hannah Forman (anna) born c1870, children Harry born 1896, Agnes born 1998, Barney (Barnet) born 1902 and Peggy born 1900. All born at Grodno Russia. My grandmother Agnes, married Harry Ellis Isaacs 1920 Glasgow.
The gold family arrived at Liverpool England 3rd October 1905.
My Robyn

Rejszel/Reiszel family

bandjjjj — 2009-07-14 17:34:48Z

I thought I would try this on this board, because the borders changed so often in history.....

I am looking for information on the Rejszel/Reiszel family... this is what I have...

They had three farms in Poland/Belarus. They were Catholic.
They say they were from Miestuny (Meshtuneck?). It could even be a town called Brestavichany (spelling?)? Walenty later lived in Belarus, Grodno Gov.

I had some recent information that this Miesztuny was near Grodno in Belarus once, in the Polish district of .
Wołkowyski.

Parents:
Pawel Rejszel - born about 1860?
Stefania Kuratczyk - ? (spelling)

Children:
Boleslaw - born Aug 15, 1883, died 1963 (America)
Hanulah - born 1884?, died (America)
Walenty - born 1887?, died (Poland)
Walerja - born 18090?, died (Poland)
Fabjan - born July 16, 1893, died 1972 (America)

Boleslaw left Poland in 1912 from Latvia.
Fabjan left Poland in 1928 from Danzig.
Hanulah left Poland about 1914.

Hannulah married a Jozef Crzencho in Poland. (spelling?)
Walerja married a ______ Jalowczyk in Poland. (spelling?)
Fabjan married Elzbeth Wolter in Poland. (she was from Germany)
Boleslaw married Mary Balco in America

Fabjan was in the Russian Army, and taken to a prisoner-of-war camp in Germany were he met his future wife Elzbeth Wolter. They married in Poland/Belarus.

Any information or ideas?
Barb

Re: Slonim, Belarus

ZlaticaBeca — 2009-04-18 14:06:46Z

http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&am...
http://igrek.amzp.pl/mapindex.php?cat=WIG100

Re: Grzeszkiewicz, Cieklinski, Zielinski, and Drost families of Grodno (now Hrodno)

Gniezno — 2009-03-09 04:13:22Z

I'm not sure of the original spelling, but I have some information on a Grinciewicz family from the Grodno area

Re: Where is "Tholpinske" ?

Gniezno — 2008-12-21 06:45:12Z

Found it :D

Where is "Tholpinske" ?

Gniezno — 2008-11-23 06:03:09Z

My ancestors are from some town called Tholpinske (or Kolpinske? but I think it's Th-) which I believe might be near Slonim. Where is this place? I can't find a single good map of Belarus...

IWJE PARISH, LIDA, surname ZYDEL, MANEL SKLEPOWICZ

rzydel — 2008-05-27 12:40:26Z

I am looking for information on the IWJE district
Grodenskaya Oblast, Belarus
Vikszyany village

Surnames, Zydel, MAnel, Skelpowicz

thanks
Rose Zydel

Szmigelsky(i)

wearesearching — 2008-03-12 15:24:55Z

I am looking for information regarding my family from Grodno. Grandfather Jacob was an only child, but had many cousins........I believe there as a Robert Smigel, who was his cousin. I am sure there about Paul Smigel, who was a dental student in the 60's. Jacob married Gertrude Brody and they had 3 children in Poland. He emigrated first and she followed. I do have a Smigelsky family photo from Grodno which I will be most happy to share with a connection.

Looking for Cituks

zanis15 — 2008-01-27 02:08:12Z

My mother Franzceska Cituk was born in Bohatyrowicze(Polish)--Bogatyrevichi(Belarus), Suwalki,Russia about 1895.
That village is now in Belarus S/E of Grodno. Any one out there know of this family. Thank you.

Catholic Church in or near Wasilewicze (Vasilevichi)

AnnaVaBch — 2007-11-24 03:21:57Z

My grandfather was born in Wasilewicze, also known as Vasilevichi in 1924. He was catholic and I'd like to find some church records through the www.familysearch.org website but they only have records from the orthodox church in this village.
Does anyone know if there was a catholic church there?
If not, what is the name of the closest village with catholic church?

Re: LAVINE

017301867 — 2007-11-09 01:43:10Z

thanks,rthat's what i thought.

Re: LAVINE

threent — 2007-11-09 00:14:36Z

Sound like the town of Amdur.
http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/indura/Amdur-InduraHomep...

David

Immigrants from Navahrudak (Nowogrodek); Hecht/Rasia/Szlosberg families

tafte1 — 2007-10-14 20:19:06Z

Hello:

I am looking for information on my son's paternal greatgrandparents' families.

I have found their Passenger Lists which provide the following:

Zawel (Szmul) Hecht of Podlaski, Poland left in 1927 to go to his uncle, Maszko Hecht, in NYC. He left his wife, Leja Hecht and 2 son, Josef and Chaim (my son's grandfather who was known as Hyman). At this time, Leja was in Nowogrodek (present day Navahrudak, Belarus), where she and the two sons were born. They were living with her sister, Pahala(?) Szlosberg, at Micjiewicza 8, Nowogrodek, Poland. The sister's first name is difficult to read because it was typed on the document and became smeared. Leja and her two sons left for NYC to join Zawel in 1929. It is on Leja's passenger list that she spells his name as Szmul.

I have found record of several other Szlosberg's that lived on Micjiewicza from The Nowogrodek Province 1929 Polish Business Directory. I believe they must be connected to Leja's brother-in-law. Their names were listed as:
Slozberg, Bas - grocer
Szlosberg, D - hairdresser
Szlosberg, Fej. - office furniture

It is possible that Leja's maiden name was "Rasia" as Zawel had her listed on his passenger list as Hecht, Leja Rasia.

If anyone knows anything about these families, I would be so grateful to hear from you.

Also, the passenger lists provide the visa numbers and the dates they were issued from Warsaw. If it is possible to get copies of these documents, I would appreciate someone explaining to me how to do this, as they may have additional vital information on them.

Thank you very much.
Eileen Taft
tafte@cfl.rr.com
New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA

LAVINE

victorbrunell67 — 2007-05-24 00:30:35Z

I AM RESEARCHING WHEN MY GRANDPARENTS EMIGRATED TO THIS COUNTRY AND WHERE THEY CAME FROM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CAME IN 1900 or 1901. the family consisted of henry, rose, morris, phillip and lena.morris was born in 1887, phillip in 1892 and lena in 1895.
On the WW1 draft registration cards it shows they were from Aomdor or Aornder in the province of Grodno, anyone familiar with that town. thank you

Surname ZYDEL, IWJE PARISH, LIDA Uyezd

rzydel — 2007-02-02 17:07:09Z

My grandfather was Aleksander Zydel
Grandparents- Josef Zydel and Elzbieta Manel Zydel

from town of Vikshyany, Lida Uyezd, Vilno Gubernia
IVYE( Iwje, Ivye)Parish

if you think you could be related to me or if you have any advice on how I can research my family, please contact me
God bless and thanks
Rose Zydel

MARKIEWICZ, Fabian (1916)-2006

Alan Wildblood — 2006-11-25 12:14:44Z

ZIENOWICZ, Stanley T. (1923)-2006

2006-11-21 11:24:14Z

The Times, Trenton, New Jersey, Tuesday, November 21, 2006
HAMILTON - Stanley T. Zienowicz, 83, died Saturday at home. Born in Smorgonie, Poland (now Belarus), Stanley moved to this country in 1930 and had been a Hamilton resident most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. Stanley retired from the Pemberton Township High School as a teacher and also taught at Trenton State College. Stanley held two bachelors and two masters degrees and attended St. Thomas University in St. Paul, MN, Rider University, Montclair University, and Trenton State College. Son of the late Edward and Emilia Aleksandrowicz Zienowicz and brother of the late Henry, Albert, Joseph and Broncislaw Zienowicz, he is survived by his children, daughter Emily and Craig Rook of Hoffman Estates, IL; his sons Stanley A. and wife Mary Zienowicz of Bordentown, George Zienowicz of Springfield, and Edward and wife Denise Zienowicz of Trenton; one brother, Edward Zienowicz of Madison; a sister-in-law, Marge Zienowicz of New Jersey; his grandchildren Laura, Jaclyn, Michael, Joshua, Darren Rook and Jessica Berckes; two great-grandchildren, Hannah Zienowicz and Anthony Berckes; and many nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Friday from the St. Mary's Church, 45 Crosswicks St. in Bordentown and burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Hamilton. Friends may call from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Kingston & Kemp Funeral Home, 260 White Horse Ave. in Hamilton.

SAMUIL IOSELEVICH - CHEKHOVTSY (GRODNO GUBERNIA)

yesdiana — 2006-02-20 04:08:40Z

My ancestor Samuil Yoselevich (Ioselevich), born around 1864 in Chekhovtsi (Grodno Gubernia) in Poland. Any info known on Yoselevich family from this area will be appreciated.

Grzeszkiewicz, Cieklinski, Zielinski, and Drost families of Grodno (now Hrodno)

2006-01-22 08:49:09Z

I am looking for these related families, who immigrated to the United States beginning in 1880. Names are Anton and Pauline (Cieklinski) Grzeszkiewicz, Victoria (Drost) and son Frank Cieklinski, Ignatius and Anna (Cieklinski) Zieklinski. Victoria was the mother of all 3 Cieklinskis mentioned here as immigrating.

KIRSNER, BRAVER, LIFSITZ of Grodno

RayCannata91 — 2006-01-18 03:13:44Z

Wolf / William KIRSCHNER / KIRSHNER / KIRZNER / KIRSNER b. abt. 1860 to Moses and Bessie (LIFSITZ / LIPSHITZ) KIRSHNER. Wolf married (1st) Rickel / Rose / Rita BRAVER (b. abt. 1870/1 to Abraham and Lena). They came to NYC (Brooklyn and Manhattan), early-1890s. Relatives of Wolf -- Sam KIRSHNER (md. Anna?) and Nathan (1874-1914) of NYC. Jewish.

I have lots more info on my Grodno area BRAVERs and KIRSNERs.

Love to exchange info.