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Assistance please with location in Russia #russia

sbolhack@...
 

Notation on a couple of documents:marriage certificates and census lists a village in ‘Russia’ as either Cholnie or Kolny.  By verbal history, this family is either from Kyiv or Minsk; however, no specific proof. Any thoughts or specifics would be greatly appreciated. Scott Bolhack

Shelley Mitchell
 

While I can’t be sure of the town, I would ignore the towns mentioned by family unless it’s smaller than the major ones like Odessa, Kiev,…. The best place to find the closest name is in the Petition for Naturalization. Which leads you to the arrival manifest and often the departure manifest. I think sometimes families pick a large city to make it simple for the listener to understand. My paternal grandparents said Odessa and Kiev. Research said not quite. Sometimes it’s accurate  

Shelley Mitchell, NYC

Shelley Mitchell
 

The Jewishgen Gazetteer has a Choleny Coleni in Latvia. 


Shelley Mitchell, NYC

Shelley Mitchell
 

While I know I’ve seen those names, the closest I could get was Kolno.  

Shelley Mitchell, NYC 

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