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Lithuania revision list notation of military recruit not an immediate family member. #general #lithuania

I found this comment in a 1868 Lithuanian military revision list "for this family in 1844 recruited DREYSHPUL Iosel son of Girsh" and similar entries. I have found information that the conscription wa

By Paul Chirlin · #650316 ·

#general #lithuania

Russian or Hebrew translation of birth record from Kishinev, and ? about dates #translation

In researching a tree I found the JewishGen record for Sheva [Sylvia] and Srul Yisroel [Isadore] Shnayder [ Snyder] listed as twins born on 5/3/1891 or 7 Adar 2 In Kishinev. Using a date converter, th

By Paul Chirlin · #650079 ·

#translation

Can anyone figure this surname out? #names

I'd look at the rest of the document not shown in the snip provided. The mystery is the final letter. I'd hope that same typewriter key was needed elsewhere on the document and can be deduced from con

By Paul Chirlin · #648549 ·

#names

Searching records in New Haven, Connecticut #records

There is a fairly well documented tree with Israel Noah Halper[in] https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/158391132/person/342079124950/facts?_phsrc=FPl2925&_phstart=successSource Paul

By Paul Chirlin · #647906 ·

#records

Using DNA matches to find Jewish ancestors #dna

Do all descendants of your great-grandfather all have similar Jewish DNA markers? If they are only seen in one of his children's line it suggests differing parentage. Is your father not DNA related to

By Paul Chirlin · #647431 ·

#dna

Use of "ben Avraham" on a headstone #general

Perhaps his father's formal Hebrew name was Abraham but he used Meier as his given name for example Abraham Meier Cohen. As an aside I do not like the term "non-observant Jew" This man was religious e

By Paul Chirlin · #647428 ·

#general

navy emblem on gravestone? #general

I also think that the "feather" is a leaf, an oak likely. If you look at the original image on findagrave memorial 140651431 and view the enlarge image in color, there are many acorns and other oak le

By Paul Chirlin · #646427 ·

#general

help with one or two handwritten characters on us census #general

Minor correction. On the 1940 census WD is used for widowed not just W. The top of the column shows the options available. Of course the individual enumerator may not always follow directions.

By Paul Chirlin · #646382 ·

#general

help with one or two handwritten characters on us census #general

The enumerator first wrote M for married, then struck it and wrote WD for widow. Look at the name 2 above where exactly the same thing happened. The W is easier to see on that one but provides an exam

By Paul Chirlin · #646376 ·

#general

Need help with "Records of Aliens Pre-Examined in CANADA" 1918 #canada

The index card is a duplicate of the information on the manifest https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1075/m1464_368-0714?pid=5987201&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv%3D1%26db

By Paul Chirlin · #646257 ·

#canada

Change relationship default in FamilyTreeMaker #austria-czech #general

You may have a problem with who is chosen as the preferred spouse in a marriage where one or both persons had multiple spouses. The program defaults to the one entered first I believe. It can be chang

By Paul Chirlin · #644805 ·

#austria-czech #general

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