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From: "Debbie" <>
Subject: Re: [GV] How many have no idea where their families are from?
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 14:45:29 -0800
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Don,
No LOOSE family is shown in this listing. I wish you luck with your search!
Deb
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From: "Don Loose" <>
To: "Debbie" <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [GV] How many have no idea where their families are from?
> I, for one, am relatively sure my grandparents came from Kraft, Russia.
> The Pleve Chart (which starts at about 1800 and ends at about 1857)
> could not specify where they came from and leaves a blank space until
> known late 19th century birth dates where I can develop the LOOSE
> Family Tree. Meanwhile, "folklore" leads me to believe the family
> traveled "like gypsies", not documenting where they came from or
> through between Germany and Russia. Although I have not queried the
> list, I would like to know if a/any LOOSE showed up in some other
> location prior to 1800. Dr. Pleve (at the time) ran into the same brick
> wall.
>
> Don Loose
> Warren, Mich.
>
>
> On Feb 16, 2005, at 11:08 AM, Debbie wrote:
>
> > Hello all!
> >
> > I was amazed at how many people have responded with requests to check
> > the
> > founding family list for the Chernigov district. That got me to
> > thinking.
> > I'm curious how many people just on this list are still hunting for
> > locations that their families came from? Do you perhaps have ties to
> > the
> > Volga on one side and unknown on the other? Or do you have only
> > family lore
> > to go by that your family came from the Volga but you can't locate
> > their
> > names on any Volga information so you still aren't sure if they are
> > from the
> > Volga or not?
> >
> > I'd be interested to hear responses on these questions. I am thinking
> > that
> > perhaps response through the list might help us all understand what we
> > are
> > facing regarding research in this area.
> >
> > Debbie Beick
>
>
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