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I am having a frustrating time trying to trace the family of David
MORRIS and am feeling a bit battered by the brick walls! If anyone can
throw any light on my problems, or has any family connection, I would be
very grateful to hear. Here are the facts:
David Jacob MORRIS was born in Smorgon, Belarus, 9 Aug 1875. But the
problem is that MORRIS was not his original surname and I have not been
able to find what that was. On the Authorisation of David's marriage (at
the Great Synagogue in London 15 Aug 1899) his father was referred to as
being deceased and called Moses Mordecai. However, in David's
Naturalisation papers he was just called Mordecai. The names Mordkovich
Sudkova and Mordecavitch Suskovich Sutkova are remembered in family lore
and one cousin was given the forename Sutcover. It has proved impossible
so far to discover where any vital records for Smorgon, which may have
survived the tremendous upheavals of the First and Second World Wars and
the Russian Revolution, are held. Both Vilnius and Minsk Archives have
told me they hold none. Several kind people have given me SUTCOVER leads
but nothing definitive has yet emerged. David's mother was called Sarah
KALISKY and I have yet to get a lead on that surname.
David came to England aged 15 in 1890 and had further schooling. Between
1892 and 1894 (there is conflicting evidence in Naturalisation papers)
he went to South Africa and found a clerical post in an estate office in
Cape Town. He returned 30 March 1899 to get married, and then returned
to SA where he worked as a surveyor until he came back to London in 1905
and established himself as a "surveyor and speculative builder". In his
Marriage Cert David is described as a native of Russia and a Cabinet
Maker. His wife was Katie Gitel FREEDMAN (born about 1877 in Vilnius,
Lithuania, daughter of Aaron Alter FREEDMAN). David and Katie's address
at the time of marriage was 90 Brick Lane, Whitechapel.
David had brothers Solomon Haim and Eliahu Meir (who we think emigrated
to the U.S.), and a sister Hannah (who later married a Mr CROSS).
Yours hopefully,
Peter HINTON
The Sutzkever family of Smorgon;
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/sutzkever.html
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In the
Lithuanian State Historical archives there is a collection of Druya revision lists
of 1834, 1850-54 and also there are lists of Jewish men only dated 1874-75. The
revision list of 1816 does not have any Jewish family, additional Revision list of
1819 has a few Jewish families, the lists of 1827, 28 has quite a lot of names,
and the records of 18th century (in Polish) have no family names at all. Revision
list of 1850 was translated and published on Litvak web-side. There are Smorgany
revision lists of 1834, 1850 and additional lists of 1865 and 1894.
I have been working in this archives a few months ago and sent Miriam Weiner a
list of detailed file numbers in order to correct her web-side.
Irene Kudish
Tel-Aviv
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Rabbi Kraines of Johanesburg, South Africa, wrote me about his
grandfather; Yitzcak Tuvia Kraines was born in Smorgon in about 1878
to Pesach Kraines. He was the youngest of 13 children. He emigrated to
NY in 1904 . His children ( information from "Geni") Paul Kraines,
Anne Firestone, Harry L. Kraines ( the father of the rabbi) , Maury
Kraines and Cele Freifield.
My relation to the Kraines of Smorgon is via Esther nee Kraines
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/smorgon/smo_pix/041905_11_b.gif
who was born in Smoron to David Kraines son of Yitzcak Kraines. Esther
is a holocaust survivor who maried Moshe Kremer of Kurenitz ( also a
survivor) the Kremer family is related to the Kramer family of the New
York area who first brought Chabad to the U.S ( Moshe Eliezer Kramer
and his children; Becky (Basha Liebe) Kaplan, Hyman Schneor Zalman
Kramer, Sadie ( Sheine) Weisbord, Avraham B Kramer, Isidore H. Kramer
, Samuel Kramer and Bertha Green ) You could see their pictures and
read their stories at;
http://www.eilatgordinlevitan.com/kurenets/k_pages/kremer.html
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Researching ASHENOFSKY (Yaacov and Ethel)
TROTSKY (Isaac Trotsky and his wife, Hannah Lieberman)
Locale: Area of VILNA; we know that at some point they lived in SMORGON,
Belarus.
I am looking for leads on my grandmother. Rose Ashenofsky, born about 1882,
was the daughter of Yaacov and Ethel Ashenofsky. She was one of six
children. (The others were David, Frieda, Gussie, Louis, and Masha.) She
married my grandfather, Benjamin Trotsky. I expect her family lived around
Vilna. I know before marriage, Ben lived in Smorgon (although when I asked
him where he was from he would say "Vilna, around Vilna."
Robert Keimowitz
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Eilat Gordin Levitan
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stacy reines <ycats2@bellsouth.
I've been trying to find anything about Yitzhak Mayer REINES and his
wife Leba Kovarsky REINES and family in Smorgonie or Vilnius. I haven't
found any mention of them. If anybody has anything, please let me know!
Thanks so much!
Stacy Reines
Florida
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Hannah Yasgoor (1890 - 1960)
Born in Smorgon, Russia on 31 Dec 1890 to Moshe Kalman Yasgoor and Sara Leah Abrams. Hannah married Abraham Horowitz and had 6 children. She passed away on 1 Aug 1960 in Newburgh, New York, USA.
Spouses & Children
Abraham Horowitz
1890-1964
Ann Horowitz
Freda Horowitz
Irving Horowitz
Ruth Horowitz
Sally Horowitz
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