Ukrainian Genealogical Society (UGR) - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: very frustrated-need help

@@winjim@telus.net — 2012-12-25 16:34:48Z

My name is James Kuresh and if you're not my cousin Linda Kuresh Windfield, then I can tell you some things with a certain degree of certainty. Other things I'm not completely certain of so bear with me.My paternal grandfather was named Jacob Kuresh (although there is another spelling ending in cz??). He came to Halifax by ship from Horodenka in 1901 I'm sure I have records to support this but after several moves may have a bit of difficulty locating them. He was married to Pearl Stasiuk(??)1n the early 1900's here in Canada.I'm sure I have records to support this but would have to locate them. They lived in Winnipeg where Jacob worked for the Winnipeg Electric Railroad, and had six children, four of whom took education in English during the day and Ukrainian during the evening. They were Bill,Helen,Ann and John (Ivan my father). this means they were all completely bi-lingual English and Ukrainian, betraying no accent in either language.Pity none of them taught their children! This was the Winnipeg family. Now I believe that the twins Jack and Dorothy were born in Prudhomme Saskatchewan where they had the twins Harry(Jack)and Dorothy who isthe sole survivor of that family and is in her late 70's or early 80's. We do not keep in touch. Pearl moved on with her children to Rosedale Alberta near Drumheller and ran a small coffee shop. She apparently remarried a man called "The Chief" Bodnuruk(??) She is buried near my sister Carol(who died at three in Rosedale)in the Newcastle (Drumheller graveyard and her tombstone reads Pearl Kuresh Bodneriuk.I have a picture of the gravesites. Hope this is a help to you. My e-mail address is accurate so contact me any time. All the best James W. Kuresh Victoria BC Cananda

Re: Pidpylypia, Podfilipie, family records

tabelski1 — 2012-12-04 11:57:11Z

Hello Alan,

I was pleased to see your post, and I look forward to sharing information. Would you mind e-mailing me directly at tabelski@gmail.com?

On another message board, I just made contact with another person who is part of the same family tree... I believe her ancestor was a sibling to Gabriel and, according to her, their father's name was Vasil.

It appears that at some point, probably in Canada, Tabenski was changed to Tabelski. Why remains a mystery.

I look forward to hearing from you, and I will hopefully be able to share more information in the near future. Adam

Re: Surname Sudomir

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-10-31 22:21:28Z

distribution of SUDOMIR surname holders in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/sudomir.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/mitryk.html
map of Poland's wojewodztwos:
http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/

Sudomer, Michal Siniawa, Austria 16 1894 1910
Sudomis, Ewa Sieniawa 14 1890 1904
Sudomir, Anna Simiawa, Austria 17 1897 1914
Sudomirz, Michal Siniawa, Galicia 39 1870 1909
Sudomer, Katarina Syniana 18 1881 1899
Sudomierz, Zofia Sieniava 18 1884 1902
Sadomir, Mastalia Siemawa 16 1885 1901
Sudomir, Marja Wies Sieniawa, Poland 21 1901 1922
Sudamor, Oleksa Sanok 43 1861 1904
Mietrzyk, Anna Sieniava, Galicia 18 1895 1913
Mietrzyk, Anton Sieniava, Galicia 4 1909 1913
Mietrzyk, Grofia Sieniava, Galicia 8 1905 1913
Mietrzyk, Katarzyna Sieniava, Galicia 40 1873 1913
Mietrzyk, Marya Sieniava, Galicia 20 1893 1913
Mietrzyk, Marya Sieniava, Galicia 22 1891 1913
Mitrik, Zofja Sieniawa, Poland 18 1904 1922
Mitrzyk, Andryj Sieniawa 16 1884 1900
source: www.ellisislandrecords.org [which you already have]

www.halgal.com
www.kresy.co.uk/galicja.html
http://www.familienkunde.at/Download/KronlandGalizien1850.jp...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Galicia_1...

Re: Pidpylypia, Podfilipie, family records

alan_macnab96 — 2012-10-31 05:18:55Z

Have recently done some research of Podfilipie and West Ukraine for my friend. Her grandfather Stephan Tabenski, lived in Podfilipie and left for Nova Scotia at about the same time (1911-1916) as Gabriel Tabelski. The village is split in two by the Zbruch river which in effect was the border between the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Imperial Russia until the end WW1 in 1918. Stephan Tabenski lived in the larger part of the village situated in the Khemlnytska Oblast (region)of Imperial Russia, (other side of village in the Ternopil Oblast of Austro-Hungarian Empire). This village is very small even today (pop. approx.400) and so it is likely that Stephen and Gabriel knew each other, or at least their families did. Stephen's mother (born Fewrona Stasuk)stayed in the village (father Ivan was deceased). Stephan was Greek Catholic as were many in this area (Galicia, Podolia, western Ukraine) and the history of this region is quite interesting. My friend and her husband spent a week (last week of this past September) in the Ukraine landing in Kiev, by train to their hotel in Kamyanets-Podilskij (largest city in the area) and by bus 40km to the village now known as Pidpylypia. She has many photos of village and spoke to some of the villagers with the help of a young boy who spoke some english. I have a lot of info about this area and it's history (Gabriel was most likely of Polish ethnicity) and would be glad to share what I've found if you contact me. I originally considered that the "L" in Tabelski may have been a misprint of "N" in Tabenski, as the Tabelski name is not popular, but I did find other Tabelski's in Poland, and possibly Germany (can't remember at this moment but I'll research it again). I'm curious if you've found any other info about Gabriel or the Tabelski family name. Please let me know if you have.
Alan

Looking for information on the surname Parmut-Пармут

gregorydaimaro — 2012-08-15 20:24:54Z

Привіт всім!

I am looking for information on the origins of the Surname Parmut or for that matter the rare Ukrainian surnames that end in the ut/mut suffix, Bahmut,Marmut,Paramut,Yarmut,Dolgut,Khonut etc. My family Parmut is originally from Pryluky. They are of Jewish Religion but the surname itself is very rare and it's origins are hard to trace. It is so rare that I was able to find my living relatives who still live in Russia. If anyone could shed any light into the ut/mut surnames as well as possibly my own It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks Grisha

Mount Hebron Cemetery - Horodosher Bros Society

EricaHersh — 2012-07-12 21:12:52Z

A ton of my family members(on my Mom’s side of the family) are buried in Mount Hebron in the Horodosher Bros Society. I was wondering if there are any relatives of people buried there? I want to see if anymore family members are recognizable. Unfortunately it’s really hard to connect family members, because the elders are mostly all dead and a lot of people changed their last names.

My family names buried in the Horodosher Bros. Society:

Slotnick, Markowitz, Grodinsky, Smith, Epstein, Rubatzky, Michael, Feldman, Sawits

Thank you,
Erica
iaminadaze@yahoo.com

Pidpylypia, Podfilipie, family records

tabelski — 2012-05-22 19:49:15Z

My great-grandfather, Gabriel Tabelski, was born on March 18, 1894 in Pidpylpia or Podfilipie. As a young man, he left what is now the Ukraine, arriving at the port of Halifax, Canada, in March 1911. He spent more than five years in Canada before crossing the border into the USA in December 1916. He lived the rest of his life with his family in Buffalo, New York, dying in 1977.

Does anyone know if there may be any records about the Tabelski family in Pidpylpia? On later documents, Gabriel identified his father as “Vasil,” “Vasilly,” or once as “John.” He was Roman Catholic.

Thank you!

Шутенко Sztenko Shutenko

rdehavillan — 2012-04-04 06:19:34Z

I am looking for any information about relatives, descendants and ancestors of my great grandfather, Павел Иванович Шутенко, Pavel Ivanovich Shutenko. HE had all his property confiscated 1929 and died 1946. I am not sure of his birth date or birth place but he is, as I am lead to believe, a Zaporozhian Cossack, he had at least two sons, Павел Иванович, Pavel Ivanovich and Михоил Павлович, Mikhail Pavlovich. The family moved from the Ukraine to the Kuban territory, Timashevsk, in 1960. My mother was born in 1923, село Погорильци, Чигиринский район, Кировоградская область.

FLINTA family in Monastyryska

mflinta — 2012-02-18 03:21:35Z

Hi, I am searching for ANY info on the Flinta family from Monastyryska. Apparently they were Folwarki or landowners with some standing in the community, and a coat of arms. Any info, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Re: Koszlak/Koslak/Kozlak and Benzik/Bendziuk from Nowosiolka/Podhajce/Ternopil

birta — 2012-02-11 04:57:41Z

"Bruchanska
You must realize that the name may be the correct name.
And the name Benzik may have been changed over the years. You always need to have a open mind with names.

Re: Koszlak/Koslak/Kozlak and Benzik/Bendziuk from Nowosiolka/Podhajce/Ternopil

chelli111 — 2012-02-08 00:29:12Z

Hi Birta!
Thanks for the response.
Daniel/Danylo's place of birth on his passenger manifest to Canada is "Nowosiolka" which as I understand is a popular name for a town in Ukraine. The other hint I have is family recollection of Ternopil being his birthplace, but there was more than one Nowosiolka near the city of Ternopil in Ternopil Oblast.

A search of the Manitoba vital statistics turned up a marriage of Danylo Koschlak to Anna Bruchanska in 1914(this date fits)in the county of Brokenhead, which is where my ancestors Dan and Anny are from. I have no yet heard of a "Bruchanska" and was told her name was "Benzik" or "Bendzak"... At the very least, this will explain why i haven't found any other record of her!

Re: Koszlak/Koslak/Kozlak and Benzik/Bendziuk from Nowosiolka/Podhajce/Ternopil

birta — 2012-02-07 22:10:26Z

In order to track down the correct village for your ancestors it is important to find all the information you can in Canada.

Find your ancestors death, birth and marriage information, many times you will find the village of a great grandparent on a relatives marriage resigtration. In my experiance I was told by my grandmother the name of the village, but when I sent a researcher to the village, there was no family information in the parish records, turns out when I sent for Baba's marriage resigtration her father's place of birth was there.

http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php

Good resource is http://www.torugg.org/
hope some of this helps
if you need more help contact me

Koszlak/Koslak/Kozlak and Benzik/Bendziuk from Nowosiolka/Podhajce/Ternopil

chelli111 — 2012-02-07 15:53:16Z

Attempting to research names Koszlak/Koslak/Kozlak and Benzik/Bendziuk from Nowosiolka or Podhajce, Ternopil.
great-great grandparents were Daniel (Danylo?) Koszlak (born 22 Nov 1890) and Anny Benzik (born 1891?).
Daniel immigrated to Canada aboard the SS Cassandra in 1910 and settled in Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada. He and Anny and 2 of their sons appear on the 1916 Canadian census of the prairies as Greek Catholic Ruthenians.
Daniel might have had siblings: Harry or Hawrylo Koszlak (lots of records on ancestry.com) who's wife was Katarzyna, then Hrynko, Jakob, George, and a sister Mary. I think many of these people lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota. But so far I have no found a record confirming a relation.
Canadian and American records are easily found on ancestry, looking for some Ukrainian information.

Ukraine Birth records Passenger List USS General Harry Taylor

sunshinetjw — 2012-01-19 04:46:48Z

Looking for information on Walter John (Wvaldimir) Rudenko born May 31, 1936 Rostov Ukraine. Some of his paper work DOB 5/31/34 however that would make his mother 12 when she gave birth, Mother Wira Rudenko born August 17 1922 - August 22, 1981 She remarried in Troy New York in 1950 to Petro Senyckyj. Father Victor Rudenko? -he was shot and killed when walter was about 4 or 5?( Farmers ) Walter John (Wvaldimir) Rudenko and his mother arrived in US November 20 1950 USS General Harry Taylor - New Orleans - cannot find any records on immigraation or before this. I don't know where to look. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: Mulyk

abbeykaye2 — 2012-01-15 08:20:47Z

I knew Peter Mulyk quite well in Ottawa. What do you need to know?

Re: ENGEL family Freudental South Russia now Ukraine

LidiyaShneyyer — 2011-12-04 06:57:47Z

Hi ,
My grandfather was from Freudental too. His name is Dick Ivan(Johann). I am looking for any info on my ancestors from Freudental village, South Russia now Ukraine(Dick, Pfaff, Oster, Neumuller, Zehmaister, Enzy

Re: ENGEL family Freudental South Russia now Ukraine

LidiyaShneyyer — 2011-12-04 06:51:22Z

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

19peter77 — 2011-11-18 20:17:38Z

Hi Julie i would love to see more pictures my e-mail is lissyk1@hotmail.com
thank you

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

19peter77 — 2011-11-18 01:16:02Z

Julie,
This is Peer, Alissa Brother. I sent you an email this morning. Hope to hear back from you soon.

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

jahcottontail1 — 2011-11-17 23:24:37Z

Hi Alissa,
Hnat is my great grandfather too. Dorothy is my grandmother. I have lots of documents/pictures I can share with you about Hnat and Anna. I have some pictures of your grandfather too. I have been working on this for many years. You can reach me at jahcottontail@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Take Care,
Julie

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

MaryRoseCampbell — 2011-11-17 02:34:54Z

Hi Alissa,
Thanks for your reply. I already have the shipping manifest thanks. You must be related to Julie (cottontail) then. She has a lot of information about Hnat as he was her great grandfather(?) also. We have finally found the Ukranian side of the family -read other messages. I have been trying to find them for years as we had no info from my grandfathers side - Jakiw - he died when my dad was only 2 and already had lost contact with his cousin Hnat -they had a big fight over money and never spoke again. Julie will be able to help you more than me, I think. Where do you live? - I live in Australia but was born and raised in Canada.Look forward to hearing from you. regards, your cousin, Mary-Rose

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

19peter77 — 2011-11-17 01:24:52Z

Hi my name is Alissa Kurys Johnson great granddaughter of Hnat Kursyz. I came across your name on a google search for my great grandfather. my family has just started researching the family.

Hnat had 3 children Helen, Dorothy And Peter. Peter was my grandfather. He passed 8 years ago. Hnat died in 1971 he is buried in Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn NY. In our search we saw that Hnat and your grandfather sailed together on the same ship from Germany. We have just started getting documents on Hnat we have copies of the ships manifest which shows both hnat and Jakiw's names on it. I can send them to you if you would like.

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

MaryRoseCampbell — 2011-11-01 11:39:00Z

sorry I meant to give you my email address.
optomize@bigpond.net.au
Please mark urgently and put "subject" as "Kurysz" so I do not accidently delete email because I receive so many.
I have full family tree from other side - Jakiw's wife side. If you send me your email address I will ty to figure out how to send it to you.By the way where do you live? Is your grandmother still alive. She would be my dads first cousin !!! he will so excited. I want to know everything !!!!! I have been tracing this for years and had hit a dead end wall with Jakiw.
kind regards, your cousin, Mary-Rose (Campbell )

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

MaryRoseCampbell — 2011-11-01 02:24:48Z

wow at last the story fits. My grandfather was Jakiw !!!He died in 1934 when my father was just 2 ( my faher is still alive and well ) following an accindent in the forest, from which he developed blood poisining because he didnt get help on time - too isolated. Nothing much is known about Jakew's life before Canada and because he died so young my faher never gor any family history. I do know that Jakew and Hnat had a big fight and never spoke again. Therre was also a very valuable violin which was stolen and has never been found.Jakew's wife was Maria Ziombra of Morden, Manitoba, also of Polish/Ukrainain/Austrian - I have her full history as her whole family came out together.
Does the story about Jakew's gandfather being a well known civil engineer, building mainly bridges mean anything to "our" history. I am so excited. I live in Austalia by the way.Your english is excellent.Cant wait to hear more.
Any information you can give me will be great for my dad as he knows nothing of his father. Dad is a retired school teacher and a musician. Hope to hear from you soon.

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

jahcottontail1 — 2011-11-01 00:07:53Z

Hi,
Thank you for posting the information you have. I was excited to read it. Hnat is my great grandfather. He and Jakiw immigrated to Canada April 1911. Hnat actually left and went to the United States in 1913. He entered the US on foot on April 13, 1913. By 1918 he made it to New York City, New York and married. I have been able to obtain his Naturalization Records.

Do you have a copy of the picture of Jakiw and Hnat? I would love to see it. I have pictures and documents of Hnat I can send to you. Do you know Hnat's parents names? Please email me at jahcottontail@gmail.com

Take Care,
Julie

Re: Szportun family from Zarudzie

belgate12 — 2011-10-24 22:44:21Z

I am wondering if you had any luck with finding information. My grandparents (on my Dad's side) came to Canada from Zarudzie in 1928. I am trying to locate information about the family which remained there. Thanks.

Re: Szportun family from Zarudzie

belgate12 — 2011-10-24 22:44:13Z

Re: Mulyk

finnhawk1 — 2011-08-24 19:42:38Z

I recently found out that he was born in Borshchiv (Borschtschiw) in either 1920 or 1925. I know Borschiv isn't necessarily a Village. But that is all I know so far.

Re: Mulyk

Nicholson_Alyssa — 2011-08-22 18:51:55Z

Im also researching my grandfather Iwan Mulyk, born in 1920 in ukraine, I know he had 8 or more siblings, do you have a village that he was born in or parents names perhaps?

Re: Slobidka or Odai villages, name STRAUBER

eitanshimko — 2011-08-16 07:23:15Z

Hello,

My Great great grandfather Shimon Strauber and his son Herman (Herzl) Strauber born 1901 were from Jazlowiec now Pomortsy Ukraine. Do you think there is any relation?

Thanks,

Eitan

Help with finding family in Ukraine.

ashleigh_kobewka — 2011-08-12 16:32:45Z

I am currently researching my family tree. My Grandfather was from Ukraine (believed to be born in Kiev although we have no birth certificate). My Auntie has found some old letters from my Grandfathers first daughter who none of us have met. The envelopes say that she had lived in Sniatyn Raion in 1961 and a later envelope has Horodenka (Gorodenka) in 1964. I know these are neighbouring disticts in Ivano Frankivsk Region. There is no other clue as to which village/ towns she lived in and no postal/zip code. My Ukrainian is not very good. So i have had trouble finding more information. The surname on the letters is spelled кобеько which i think is Kobeko but our surname in England is spelled Kobewka. My half Auntie in Ukraine will now be in her 70s and may well have been married since the letters were written. Can anyone offer me any help on where and how to find out more information. It would be greatly appreciated.

Re: KURYSZ, JAKEW & HNAT

palyuk — 2011-08-09 09:47:40Z

I think I can help you and tell you where Hnat later lived and where he is buried. I know this story from the other side who has already told me my grandma and my mother. My great grandmother Maria had a brother, Jakiw, who was born about 1895-1896. Her mother, Hannah died very early and her father Vasil remarried. And the same time at the beginning of the 20th century, when Jakiw was young about 16-17, he went with his cousin from Germakiwka Borschiw area to Canada or America. My great-grandma did not know exactly, because he has sent a letter in the 20-ies home with the photo of him and his cousin together, she could not determine where this letter kam from. Sie could not read or write. She has kept this photo. Later, the great-grandmother was deported to Siberia with their young children. It could be that's why she got not any letter from him. The Great-grandma told my grandma that Hnat has accidentally lost a lot of money of Jakiw, so Jakiw could not forgive him. Hnat returned to Ukraine.
My grandmother has often told me this story and we with my mother have given up with to seek and recently I found this page and this story. The great grandmother was also hoped that she will see her brother again. Why is the Jakiw died? He was so young? Has he lived in Canada his whole Life? Has he told something about his sister?
Exscuse me for my Englisch. I hope, you can understand? I speak German and Ukraine too? I am granddaughter von Maria Kurysh Galina Götz

Re: Lucience, Ukraine

hilcat — 2011-06-29 15:20:27Z

Searching the Town Finder tool at jewishgen.org, I find one decent match. I searched for like-sounding towns in current day Ukraine.
The result is:
Luchinets, Ukraine
48°43' N 27°50' E
169 mi SW of Kyyiv

Other names:
Luchinets [Rus], Luchynets' [Ukr], Litshenitz [Yid], Lutschinez [Ger], Łuczyniec [Pol], Lucynec'

The tool is at http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp

You can also search the ShtetlSeeker at JewishGen ("shtetl" is Yiddish for "small village", but the search includes places of all sizes), at http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/loctown.asp?town=LUCZYN...

There are lots of results for this search. You can narrow the search before you start, or you can check out the longitude/latitude of any of the results you want.

Between these two, you ought to be able to find the current location, so you can go there.

Hilary
Southern California

Re: Lucience, Ukraine

mimm746 — 2011-06-29 15:03:41Z

In Rural areas, all the young people left to find higher paying jobs in the cities and all the old people who were left died off. The village has been abandoned and no one wants to live there. They are taken off the government rolls and the maps; hence they are "lost."

Re: Lucience, Ukraine

zyhameagher — 2011-06-28 20:09:50Z

What do you mean by 'lost villages?"

Lucience, Ukraine

mimm746 — 2011-06-28 19:41:48Z

Does anyone know if Lucience (also translated Luczynce and Luchyntsi) in the Rohatyn region of the Ivan-Franko district of the Ukraine is one of the "lost" villages? Both of my maternal grandparents came from this village but I cannot find it on any current map. My grandfather's name was Moshtuk and my grandmother's name was Macelack and I wanted to go see where they were born but I can't find it. HELP!!!

Surname Sudomir

VBOREM — 2011-04-22 13:56:01Z

Searching for info on my grandparents, Michal Sudomir and Eva Sudomir (same last name before marriage), who came from the village of Sieniawa (near Rymanow and Sanok). Apparently Sudomir was a popular name in Galicia. My grandfather's parents were Hryc and Anastasia (Mytryk - not sure of spelling) and no idea who my grandmother's parents were. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Re: information on the surname Dobchuk

SearchingFromCanada — 2011-03-18 16:23:11Z

I am doing some searching for the Dobchuk name and found a ships manifest with a family that fits the ages and names and the spelling is Dubczuk. They had come to Canada in 1930 and it appears that a brother and his family (same spelling of Dubczuk) arrived in 1929.

Re: Morzakov, Chepurny, Lebedev, Kotchelow

anedmaka — 2011-03-17 21:13:30Z

I saw you a few times when you were a baby, and then I saw a few pix of you when you were about 5. Beautiful child.

I was at your mom's wedding and I stayed over at their house many, many times when I was a little girl. Val and Elizabeth were so good to me. My own parents were abusive.

George and Katherine were good to me too. Spent many Christmases with them at an apartment on Cortez, I think, in Chicago.
Do you know anything about your grandparents background? How they came to the US? Their story? It would help me to piece together my background, as my mother said very little about it and I know there were concentration or labor camps involved.

I have no family except daughters.....my husband of 26 years had an illness and committed suicide recently. It's very hard. Especially when finances are tough. My daughters lost a father so we really can't help each other.

I am so sorry to hear of your mom and Val and your grandparents. I was so hoping to get together with them one day and thank them for all they did for me.

Also, fill me in on how you are! Elizabeth was so proud when you came along!

Re: Morzakov, Chepurny, Lebedev, Kotchelow

aksentu8 — 2011-03-17 17:15:22Z

I don't think we knew each other. I grew up in Chicago. Who are you? Where did you grow up.

My mother is Elizabeth. (My name is Tasha.) She ultimately passed of heart failure, but her health has been VERY bad for over a decade due to diabetes. She was blind and on dialysis for eight years.

Val (my aunt) had breast cancer.

Katherine (my baba) had lung cancer. (No, she didn't smoke.)

George (my didi) either had a stroke or heart attack.

Re: Morzakov, Chepurny, Lebedev, Kotchelow

anedmaka — 2011-03-16 21:20:34Z

OMG!!!!!!!!!! What did they all pass away from? Val and Elizabeth were still young.
John/Helen Chornish
Ivan/Olina Czernicz
Who are you? Did I know you while growing up?

Re: Morzakov, Chepurny, Lebedev, Kotchelow

aksentu8 — 2011-03-16 18:26:53Z

George (3/16/1981), Katherine (4/25/2004), Elizabeth (3/11/2011) and Val (1/10/2004) Morzakov have all passed away.

Who are your parents?

Szportun family from Zarudzie

KARENANDERSON10 — 2010-10-03 17:10:25Z

My grandmothers family was from Zarudzie, near Ternopol. Her father came to Canada in 1913 but returned to Zarudzie in 1920. My grandmother and most of her siblings stayed in Ontario, Canada. One sister stayed in Zarudzie. The family I am researching is Hrehory Szportun and his wife Kataryna Klym. They had a daugher Teklya who remained. She married Philip Procyk. Could anyone advise me how I can get information about my family?

Re: Lemchek / Lemcheck

mbcappuccio — 2010-09-10 02:41:29Z

are you still looking

Re: Lemchek / Lemcheck

mbcappuccio — 2010-09-10 02:41:24Z

are you still looking

Re: Lemchek / Lemcheck

mbcappuccio — 2010-09-10 02:40:37Z

are you still lokking

Kuzminsky Michael and Rak Helen

JanetDenton1 — 2010-07-29 13:01:17Z

Hello - First off I wish to apologize that I only speak and read English. I am in Canada. I am humbly asking for your assistance. I live in a very remote area and our local library has limited resources.

I have visited every website suggested and as I said I have written every place I can see to write to. I am wondering if you have any additional advice for me or can help or can forward my request to the right folks. I just keep getting rreplys back that say no help.

I am looking for find any information I can on my grandparents. There are no Canadian family documents due to family home house fire.

I would like to know if they had brothers and sisters and who their parents were and the date of their marriage. I know a lot to ask for but if it is possible PLEASE.

I have tried every which way to find out information on my grandparents who came from (Rymanow) Sieniawa, Galicia, Austria around the time of 1903/07. I don't know where else to go to find out about them. I have written and e-mail every place I could find and so far with no success.

Here is what I know about them.

Michael (Michal) Kuzminsky (Comisky)
1904 (September) Michaelimmigrated through Baltimore, Maryland, USA - Manifest Information
Age: 25 Est. DOB: 1879/80 DOD: April 21, 1947 - DO NOT KNOW WHAT HE DIED FROM???
Race: Ruthenian (Russniak) NOTE: old name for Ukranian
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany Ship: Frankfurt
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Destination: Buffalo, New York
Friend's Name: Iwan Rak and Dymtro Rak
Last Residence: (Rymanow) Sieniawa, Galicia, Austria (NOW POLAND) shown as his place of birth
On one of the immigration information things I was able to find > Michael was visiting his brother-in-law Mike Kostecky (1979 Jan 1) I think (someone sent this information). His wife's name was Mary and that they were both from Austria. They immigrated to the USA and lived in Indiana, USA.
1910 US Census shows Mike, aged 30, married 6 years, painter, car works, born Austria, both parents born Austria.

Wife: Helen (Helena) Rak (Comisky)
1907 (July 4) immigrated to USA arriving at Ellis Island, New York City. Age 25
She used the last name: Kasiminska. (ska is the female spelling)
Married: In 1904 in Austria (?) Marital Staus: M Gender: F NOTE: Married Michael K. in Sieniawa, Galicia, Austria
Religion: On immigration records from USA to Canada (1920) listed Greek Orthodox
Est. DOB: 1882 DOD: Oct 22, 1951 (she died as a result of a car accident outside of Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
Race: Ruthenian (Russniak) NOTE: old name for Ukranian
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship: Barbarossa (another record shows ship name as Chemnitz with Helen Rak)
Destination: Buffalo, New York Manifest States: Helena was going to husband Michal K. Bx 6 Hammond,Ind, USA
Last Residence: Sieniawa, Galicia, Austria - shown as place of birth (Rymanow)
Medium complexion, brown hair, brown eyes
Helen left her brother Wasko Rak in Rymanow to join her husband in the USA.
I believe that her sister Mary married Michael Kostecky who may also have been from the same location in Austria
At some point an Iwan Rak and a Dymtro Rak were mentioned as visiting them. Could be brothers or cousins - would be nice to know!
Also, traveling with them to the USA was a Michael Capko.

Additional Information -
Also we think (a cousin of mine and I) that our Uncle Stephen Comisky(Brantford) visited relatives in Quebec, Canada by the last name of Rak. Could have been Iwan or Dymtro

I hope with all my heart that you are able to help me find out more about my grandparents.

Thank you and god bless.

Janet

Re: Vikno and Lezanowka, in Ternopil Region Greek Catholic Records, what are my choices?

waynedholland — 2010-07-11 23:14:22Z

Hello its good to see someone else interested in Lezhanivka genealogy. There is some records available through LDS, the village is grouped with the Bucyki records. The records are very fragmented and go from 1789-1865 with massive gaps, the death records are the most complete with 1789-1850 with no gaps.

With your family being from around early 1900's you will have same problem I am running into. The records from at least the 1880's through recent times are protected by privacy laws in Ukraine and to get copies of your families records, I just learned today, you need to provide legal documents proving your related. I have no idea how to prepare these documents are who and how to present them too once I do, this is very frustration since all i need are maybe one of the baptisms for my Elko Gudz or his brothers and sisters to determine who his grandparents are!

I hope you have a tad easier time about it then I have its like beating your head on a brick wall

Re: Vikno and Lezanowka, in Ternopil Region Greek Catholic Records, what are my choices?

dmalyn1 — 2010-07-09 21:59:02Z

My grandfather and his cousin came to the U.S. from the town of Lezhanivka early in the 1900's. They spelled thair names differently. Some of the spellings are malyk, Maly, Malyj, and Malyn. I have no idea about how to go ablut finding information about their family in the Ukraine. If you can make any suggestions it would be appreciated.

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