Origins or current locations
of various branches of my family tree
with links to the appropriate name-pages
To do your own searches, try
JewishGen's ShtetlSeeker
and/or the
JGFF (JewishGen Family Finder).
Belarus:
- aka. Belorus, Byelorus, Byelorussia
- Chernavchitsy, Belarus
- aka. Tchernavicz/Chernavchitse/Chernavchitsy/Czernawczyce, Poland
- location:
52o13'/23o44'; 18.6 mi ESE of Vysokae/Vysokoye
(source: ShtetlSeeker, thanks to very helpful e-mail from another researcher)
- names: Sztern (Philip) ->Stern/Stein
- Minsk, Belarus
- location:
53o54'/27o34'
- see Shenehava, Belarus for details
- Shenehava, Belarus
- That's how Grandpa pronounced the name - in writing, the name looks more like "Sinlgovo" or "Sinlgowo"
- NOT ABSOLUTELY SURE of actual (ie. current-day) place name!
- location: on the Neman River, near Minsk
(source: my grandfather; some of his and his relatives' papers actually say Minsk for their town of origin)
- see AJGS Cemetery Project/Byelarus for cemetery info
- names: Kagan ->Cohen
- Vysokoye, Belarus
- aka. Visoky-Litovsk, Wisokie-Litew, Wysoko-Litovsk, Poland; Vysokae, Belarus
- location: Grodno Gubernia, on the Bug River
(source: my grandmother);
52-22'/23-22', 189 km W of Pinsk
(source: WOWW)
- names: Sztern (Philip) ->Stern/Stein
Galicia: see Poland and Ukraine for specific towns and families
Poland:
Romania/Roumania/Rumania:
Ukraine:
- Belyi Kamen, Ukraine
- aka. Bialykamin/Pilkyman, Austria; Bialy Kamien/Biliy Kamin/Belyy Kamen'/Byaly Kamen', Ukraine
- translation of all variations is "White Rock"
- location: Lvovskaya Oblast;
49o54'/24o50'; 73km from Lvov.
(source: AJGS Cemetery Project/Ukraine)
7.5 miles NNW of Zolochev
(source: ShtetlSeeker)
- see AJGS Cemetery Project/Ukraine for cemetery info
- names: Wolfshaut (family of Abraham and Morris ->Wolfsont)
- Gologory, Ukraine
-- aka. Gologury, Ukraine
- location: Lvovskaya Oblast;
49o45'/24o43'; 261.2 miles W of Kiev
8.9 miles WSW of Zolochev
(source: ShtetlSeeker)
about 14 km SSE of Belyi Kamen
(source: Russian map on paper of Lvovskaya Oblast, date ???)
- names: Wolfshaut (family of Leon)
- Lvov/L'vov, Ukraine
- aka. Lemberg, Austria; Lwow, Poland; L'viv, Ukraine
- Sasov, Ukraine
-- aka. Sasow, Sasuv
- location: Lvovskaya Oblast;
49o52'/24o57'
5.1 miles NNE of Zolochev
(source: ShtetlSeeker)
about 7 km SE of Belyi Kamen
- names: Wolfshaut (family of Shopsy Kros); not sure if related to our Wolfshauts
- Zolochev, Ukraine
- aka. Zlutchif, Austria; Zloczow, Poland; Zolocev, Ukraine
United States/USA:
my family is currently in various places around the U.S. - AZ, CA, CT, FL, NJ, NY, TX, VA
Places in my husband's tree, various branches
Go to the full list
of names in my tree - names and dates,
but no commentary or notes.
My husband's relatives, except for very close ones (through
first cousins) are not included in this file - I'm in the
process of making a separate database for his side of the family.
E-mail me if you have questions
or think you've found a connection!
My main pages, most of which have jumpoff points to some of my other pages:
- My main genealogy page (my family)
- My genealogy links page
- Air's Home Page - where to go if you want to read about my non-genealogical interests
- My crafts - mostly quilting, crocheting, and knitting
- Lucy's Yard - about our dog, and about dog adoption/welfare in general
- The Offleash Dogs Web Ring - for dog parks and those in support of same
- I'm Stumped! the CafePress shop for t-shirts, posters, buttons, and more featuring my artwork and some progressive slogans
- Lucy's book & movie suggestions, many about dogs, which are available through Amazon.com (Lucy was our dog; she died a few years ago)
- I'm Stumped: the blog!
- for those semi-regular commentaries, rants, and practical suggestions.
This page last updated 07/30/10