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From: Gerd Schmerse <>
Subject: Re: [POSEN] Fwd: Trying to find some information.
Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 09:56:10 +0200
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Moin,

zur Mail vom Sat, 07 May 2005 14:38:59 -0500:

>I am new to the Posen List I am trying to find my Grandmother who lived
>in West Prosen Germany she was born around 1865+- Her name had an unusual
>spelling,
>Kakah or Cakah or Kako or Cako.

I have seen Kako(w) in the neighbouring Neumark (New March, =
East-Brandenburg):

NAME; CHR_NAME; OCCUPATION; CITY; COUNTY; YEAR_FROM; YEAR_TO; SOURCE;
RESEARCHER; SNDX
Kako;;;Königsberg/Nm.;Königsberg/Nm.;1617;1631;kb_koeni;[0011];K200
Kakow;;;Kolkwitz;Cottbus,Nm.;1718;1718;klascott;[0001];K200
Kakow;Lorentz;Federstutzer;Frankfurt/O.;Frankfurt/O.,Nm.;1580;1699;ffo_bbch;[0006];K200
Kakow;;;Königsberg/Nm.;Königsberg/Nm.;1617;1631;kb_koeni;[0011];K200
Kakow;Hans;;Königsberg;Königsberg/Nm.;1500;1500;neum_lit;[0040];K200
Kakow;Jaspar;;Königsberg;Königsberg/Nm.;1381;1381;neum_lit;[0040];K200

Additional information (in German) on web page
http://neumark.genealogy.net/ <source_from_list_above> .htm
(without brackets and blanks).

The name is possibly derived from a Slav word for cock (Polish kagut).
Sta(h)nke is a very common name, from short form of Stanislaw, a Polish
national saint. The name only will be not help unless you have the place
they came from.

For additional information on (German language) mailinglist Neumark-L cf.
signature.


Gruß
Gerd (Schmerse)
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