Jessica Virbalis and Vistytis are relatively close, approximately 10 miles apart. I have researched all of the German Lutheran church records of Vistytis and ...
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Jessica Oswalt
jess_history
Feb 2, 2007 3:29 pm
Dear Bill, My ancestor was Anton Frommert. I believe he had brothers named Johann, Carl and August and a sister named Christine. I believe he was born about...
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Doris Sandys
Sandys30
Feb 2, 2007 3:53 pm
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Jessica Oswalt
jess_history
Feb 3, 2007 5:51 am
Dear Doris, I'm not too sure if Anton applied for citizenship or was naturalized. The U.S. Censuses from 1910 to 1930 seem to contradict each other. One census...
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Annette Levy
annetlevy
Feb 4, 2007 12:35 am
Hello, I am researching the NEUMARK, KLEINSCHMIDT families from VYSTITUS. How does one get access to the German Lutheran Church records that Bill mentioned? ...
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futurea99
Feb 7, 2007 10:31 pm
I am looking for information on my grandfathers family. Especially his father stan Zlatarinskas or zlotorinskas or zlotozinski (i have 3 more spellings but...
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Ralph Salinger
topcat2_1999...
Apr 28, 2007 10:49 pm
Dear Folks, I have just set up a Vilkaviskis page - if you are inmterested plus come over and have a look I am at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vilkaviskis ...
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fred
fredleonk
Jun 29, 2007 6:55 am
Hi I live in Sydney and my mother lived in Vistytis. I know she lived close to a lake. She left there during WW2. I think her sister Agnes lived there until...
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Marty Parchuck
cappmep
Jun 29, 2007 1:26 pm
The little I actually know says that it will be difficult to find official records (birts, marriages, deaths, etc) since both world wars ran through Lithuania...
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elias seidowsky
eliasseidowsky
Jun 29, 2007 8:16 pm
... dear lily! I was quite astonished to read that your mother left vistitis during WW2 and that her sister lived there till the 60s; I was 3 time there for...
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Greenvale
duksteinw
Jun 30, 2007 12:14 am
Hi Lilly I traveled to Vistytis in the 1990's and it is a wonderful town. You should have no trouble locating an English speaking interpreter. Most schools...
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spamnchips
Sep 1, 2007 3:40 pm
Hi, I have a copy of a birth/baptism certificate for my great grandfather who was born in Bokzseyzsach in 1872 and baptised in Wizajnach. The copy of the...
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gallienus2000
Sep 1, 2007 5:14 pm
John, -ach is the Polish plural locative ending, so "w Bokzseyzsach" (are you sure it isn't Bokszeyszach?--the zs orthography would be rather strange in...
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spamnchips
Sep 2, 2007 10:20 am
David, It may well be "sz" as the handwriting is not easy to decipher. the actual words are something like "URODZIL SIE W Bokseyszkach (Lituva) DNIA" The...
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David L. Langenberg
gallienus2000
Sep 2, 2007 1:05 pm
John, Glad I could help. The phrase "urodzil sie w Bokseyszkach (Lituva) dnia ..." means "was born in Boksziski (Lithuania) on the ..." (i.e., after "dnia" =...
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spamnchips
Sep 3, 2007 9:04 am
David, That's again for your help. My apologies. The birth certificate does not mention Vištytis. That was a reference in a letter from the Lithuanian...
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Natalie
natalie14468
Nov 13, 2007 2:13 pm
My great great grandfather was Abraham Krohn and the family lived in Vistytis. I am trying to find some records on them. Since my grandfather was also Abraham...
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Robert K
nospamsky
Dec 3, 2007 11:59 am
Natalie, If you do a search for the surname Krohn in the JewishGen Lithuania Database at http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/ it returns the contact ...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Dec 3, 2007 6:41 pm
Hi Robert, I have contacted all of them. Some of their email addresses are outdated, and one of the people, Jeffrey Johnstone, has my grandfather's information...
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mal simon
coach7157
Jan 7, 2008 10:54 pm
Hello, My wife's maternal grandparents came from a small village near Vilnius. We think it may have been Wysztinec (Poland in those days) and now Vistytis in...
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Greenvale
duksteinw
Jan 7, 2008 11:52 pm
Mal Was you wife's family native Lithuanian, German, or Jewish? Also, what is the surname you wish to research? From: Vistytis@yahoogroups.com...
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berel goldfarb
berelshabsa
Jan 8, 2008 1:11 am
Sorry it not my wife but my mother. Her maiden name was Olinski and they changed it to Ellis Her mothers maiden anme was Levinson. They were Jewish Thanks ...
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berel goldfarb
berelshabsa
Jan 8, 2008 1:19 am
IT MAY TO SIMPLE BUT RESEARCH LITVAK AND FOLLOW THE LEADS ALSO RESEARCH THE NAM EOF THE TOWN I AM PRETTY SURE I SAW IT WHEN I WAS LOOKING FOR VILKAVISKIS I...
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Larry and Ava Rich
larryava
Jan 8, 2008 3:01 am
Good luck on your trip. My cousin went their, and his web page on the trip is http://howard.sandys.ca/01.html I hope this helps you. My great grandparents...
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ralph
topcat2_1999...
Jan 8, 2008 5:40 am
Dear Mr. Goldfarb, If you are interested in Vilkaviskis please drop me a line - I may have some information or you can see our site at...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Jan 8, 2008 11:38 am
My paternal grandfather came from the same town. Where did you find photos of the tombstones? I would be interested in finding any for the Krohn family. ...
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ralph
topcat2_1999...
Jan 8, 2008 11:58 am
Dear Natalie., Greetings from Kfar Ruppin, Israel, The pictures at our site: http://www.lysurge.net/wayne_genealogy/public/vilk2007 where taken by Wayne and I ...
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berel goldfarb
berelshabsa
Jan 8, 2008 3:30 pm
tHERE ISA PARTAIL REGISTRY OF NAMES I WILLTRY AND FIND IIT FOR U ralph <salinger@...> wrote: Dear Natalie., Greetings from Kfar...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Jan 8, 2008 5:45 pm
Thank you! That would be appreciated. There is a Cohen gravestone photograph. Can someone tell me what it says? My great grandfather's wife's maiden name was...
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Natalie Jones
natalie14468
Jan 8, 2008 5:55 pm
Thanks Ralph! Unfortunately, I can't read Hebrew so I will need help deciphering the gravestones. There is one with the name Cohen. Can you tell me what it...
