Listed below are the branches contained in the Descendants of the Ancestors of My Grandchildren. The actual trees have been removed because of concerns about identity theft. Contact the NEDAR Foundation for more information about the descendant tree of each person.
Descendants of Szmul Hershberg
Descendants of Leyb Suralski
Descendants of Zawel Nejman
Descendants of Leyzor Burstyn (Berinstein)
Descendants of Boruch Yosef Terespolski
Descendants of Henry Kaufman
Descendants of Nossan Utzytski
Descendants of Eliezer Moshe Gewirtzman
Descendants of Shalom Yehuda Rapowitz
Descendants of Jacob Kaufman
Descendants of Meyer Burstein
Descendants of Maisha Isaac Alimansky
Descendants of Aaron Sharafsky
Descendants of Libby Golden
Descendants of Paul Cohen
Descendants of Harris Berman
Descendants of Hersch Ellenbogen
Descendants of Alex Kaufmann
Each entry is followed by basic information which is known about that person which may include:
Birth date (b:) and birthplace, if known. Many birth dates came from copies of birth certificates, birth registrations, Social Security applications, obituaries, gravestones, census records and other sources. Where actual date is not known, but the year can be reasonably determined, the year is listed. Where it can only be approximated the term Abt. (for “about”) precedes the year. Birthplace is from birth certificates, registrations or other documents where available. If no document is available, anecdotal information is used. Sometimes only the country is listed.
Death date (d:) and place of death, if known. Many death dates came from copies of death certificates, death registrations, Social Security applications, obituaries, gravestones and other sources. Where actual date is not known but the year can be reasonably determined, the year is listed. Where it can only be approximated the term Abt. (for “about”) precedes the year. Bef. (for “before”) indicates that the date of death was before that date as identified by date of a document which indicated that the person was deceased. Place of death is from death certificates, registrations or other documents where available. If no document is available, anecdotal information is used. Sometimes only the country is listed.
Spouses name (+) is listed following the family tree member. Following that is marriage date (m:) and place of marriage, if known. Partnerships are listed in the same manner. Many marriage dates came from copies of marriage certificates, marriage registrations, wedding announcements, obituaries, gravestones and other sources. Where actual date is not known but the year can be reasonably determined, the year is listed. Where it can only be approximated the term Abt. (for “about”) precedes the year. Place of marriage is from marriage certificates, registrations, announcements or other documents where available. If no document is available, anecdotal information is used. Sometimes only the country is listed.
Second or additional spouses are listed at the end of the descendants of the earlier marriages and any descendants from that marriage follow.
Where someone adopts another name after birth, except through marriage, or is commonly known by a different name, this name is noted as aka: (for “also known as”). Because many are known by diminutive names (i.e., Dan or Danny for Daniel) or nicknames (i.e., Sonny), these are not listed.
The surname UNKNOWN is used where either the maiden name or given names of spouses are not known. Where the given name is known it is used with the name of the family tree member between the given name and UNKNOWN. By way of example, see the following:
..................6 Sam POLLACK d: in New York, N.Y.
.......................+ Esther Sam Pollack UNKNOWN
Where the given name is unknown and the spouses surname is
known it is used with the name of the family tree member between
UNKNOWN and the known surname. By way of example, see the
following:
.....................7 Zvia NEIMAN
.........................+ Unknown Zvia Naiman SENDEROV
Unfortunately, UNKNOWN is the most frequently used surname.
This format often lists, in brackets, a number indicating that someone is the descendant of two people in the same tree (i.e., cousins marrying or uncles marrying nieces). This occurred many times in a number of the branches included herein. The inclusion of these numbers made it difficult to follow. Therefore, these notations were eliminated. Where such relationships existed they are noted in the Biographical Notes & Pictures section.