Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Searching Jermulowske to Jarmulowsky: Wife of Goldfoot
Both Hattie Jermulowsky and Nathan Goldfoot lived in the Pale of Settlement of Russia. Hattie was from Suwalki, which was next door to Lithuania but had become part of Poland. We believe the town was Lazdijai, in the district of Suwalki.
Today I found an Albert Jarmulowsky, banker, born in Wirballen, Russia. on May 20, 1863, who had lived in New York and had become a banker. He immigrated here very early on the ship Suevia from Hamburg on September 2, 1876. His children were born in Hamburg, and they were Arthur, Alice, Dora, Alfred, Erwin, Estella, and Walter. He was very good looking for his passport picture in a black suit, 5'8" with light brown hair and dark brown eyes. There was nothing saying that he was Jewish either on his passport or the 1930 census I may have found.
It turns out that Wirballen, Russia was a part of Lithuania and was also called Virbalis. It was the scene of battle in WWI. Below is a message about Wirballen I found by googling. I was excited to see Suwalki mentioned being Jarmulowsky's name was so similiar to our Jermulowski/y.
Wirballen is called Virbalis in Lithuanian (present name) and Wierbolowo in Polish. Part of my grandfather's family line was from Virbalis. The Polish archives in the town of Suwalki, Poland, may have records for this area since all of the villages in question were in the Suvalkija/Suwalki gubernia during the Russian occupation. Since the villages in question all were within 5 miles of the German/Prussian border (now the border with Russian Kaliningrad), the German ports of Hamburg and Bremen would be good possibilities though my grandfather was from Virbalis and came over to the U.S. via Rotterdam. His choice of port was interesting in that he lived in Essen Ruhr, Germany for a time (likely earning money for passge to America) and was fluent in German. Hope this helps a bit.Tom
There were Jews in Wirballen. Isaac Levitan was born in a shtetl of Wirballen, Kowno region, now Lithuania, into a poor but educated Jewish family.
The 5 June 1880 USA Federal census tells me that Alfred came to the USA with his parents as a family. Alex, 39 was a broker and wife Rebecca was 38, both from "Russia" that we now know as Lithuania. Blooma (Bluma) 16, Albert 15, Meyer 12, Louis 10, Harry 2 and Jacob 1 mo. at the time and living with them were Rosa Friedman, listed as a servant and two nephews, Gerson Heyman and Gerson Markel, and they lived next door to David and Rachel Levy. I've decided from the names that they were Jewish.
Since he immigrated in 1876, I can't go back any further in the census, but I have found many other Jarmuloske/ Jarmulousky families that are from Russia. DNA could tell us if we are connected.
Today I found an Albert Jarmulowsky, banker, born in Wirballen, Russia. on May 20, 1863, who had lived in New York and had become a banker. He immigrated here very early on the ship Suevia from Hamburg on September 2, 1876. His children were born in Hamburg, and they were Arthur, Alice, Dora, Alfred, Erwin, Estella, and Walter. He was very good looking for his passport picture in a black suit, 5'8" with light brown hair and dark brown eyes. There was nothing saying that he was Jewish either on his passport or the 1930 census I may have found.
It turns out that Wirballen, Russia was a part of Lithuania and was also called Virbalis. It was the scene of battle in WWI. Below is a message about Wirballen I found by googling. I was excited to see Suwalki mentioned being Jarmulowsky's name was so similiar to our Jermulowski/y.
Wirballen is called Virbalis in Lithuanian (present name) and Wierbolowo in Polish. Part of my grandfather's family line was from Virbalis. The Polish archives in the town of Suwalki, Poland, may have records for this area since all of the villages in question were in the Suvalkija/Suwalki gubernia during the Russian occupation. Since the villages in question all were within 5 miles of the German/Prussian border (now the border with Russian Kaliningrad), the German ports of Hamburg and Bremen would be good possibilities though my grandfather was from Virbalis and came over to the U.S. via Rotterdam. His choice of port was interesting in that he lived in Essen Ruhr, Germany for a time (likely earning money for passge to America) and was fluent in German. Hope this helps a bit.Tom
There were Jews in Wirballen. Isaac Levitan was born in a shtetl of Wirballen, Kowno region, now Lithuania, into a poor but educated Jewish family.
The 5 June 1880 USA Federal census tells me that Alfred came to the USA with his parents as a family. Alex, 39 was a broker and wife Rebecca was 38, both from "Russia" that we now know as Lithuania. Blooma (Bluma) 16, Albert 15, Meyer 12, Louis 10, Harry 2 and Jacob 1 mo. at the time and living with them were Rosa Friedman, listed as a servant and two nephews, Gerson Heyman and Gerson Markel, and they lived next door to David and Rachel Levy. I've decided from the names that they were Jewish.
Since he immigrated in 1876, I can't go back any further in the census, but I have found many other Jarmuloske/ Jarmulousky families that are from Russia. DNA could tell us if we are connected.
Labels: Jarmulouske, Jermulowske, Lithuania, Wirballen
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I found this today: In 1908 19 year old "Mosche Jarmalowsky" from "Slanium Russia" came to the US on the Cedric from Liverpool
Our ancestors "used the name Jarmalowsky" when they emigrated from Slonim Belarus to the US, supposedly to escape conscription into the Tsar's army. I know Jacob Chesler and Harris Chesler also used the name. I am very interested in your info on the family.
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Our ancestors "used the name Jarmalowsky" when they emigrated from Slonim Belarus to the US, supposedly to escape conscription into the Tsar's army. I know Jacob Chesler and Harris Chesler also used the name. I am very interested in your info on the family.
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