thank you, this is so helpful. I have come across records for Wloclaw in my searching...I will look back in that direction, thank you. There is a very small town(s) that exists in Poland called Wladys

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Hello, Kirsten, my great grandfather Israel Baumgarten (changed to Bowman in the UK) also came from Wladyslawow. His brother listed his own hometown as "Russcheitz" and "Rishashitz". I believe this is

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For UK and POLAND researchers: I have been researching my Baumgarten ancestors, most of whom changed their surname to Bowman. Jacob was my great-great grandfather. His son, Israel, was my great grandf

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New discovery: In researching my great-grandfather's brother/half-brother Harris Bowman, I looked at HIS records to find some clues...he listed his birth town as Russcheitz, Poland or Russia. When I l

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Hi Angie, my family has deep roots in Sakiai, and then in the UK. I believe we are connected to your Goldberg family. My great grandmother was Esther Dvora Fellman. Her parents were Shepsel Wolf Felma

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Hello, my name is Judy Bowman. My great-grandfather Israel Bowman's last name was Baumgarten, born in "Wladyslawow, Poland" (which is surely Lithuania) May 18, 1880(sometimes other dates given). The l

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