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Mutt · 03-17-2014, 03:02 AM

I joined Ancestry.com and found a document filled out by my grandfather as a young guy in 1918 to cross into the United States. He put as his birthplace 'Kolinkovitz, Russia' but when I google search that I get almost nothing.

What other names can you suggest from this? Perhaps I do have the name of the place correct but it changed its name or disappeared.

stoka · 03-17-2014, 03:15 AM

Kolinkovitz sounds more like family name to me

Harmon · 03-17-2014, 03:21 AM

I'm still looking but I did find a Kolin in Czech Republic but that was never part of the Soviet Union as far as I know. I also looked to see if the "K" was maybe an "R" or maybe that the Kolin and Kovitz were two different words, also swapping out "Ks" for "Rs".

No dice. I did happen to come across this for a guy named Joseph Ackerman who was born October 15th, 1890 in Kolinkovitz, Russia.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=us

Good luck in your search

Mutt · 03-17-2014, 07:05 AM

I think that name must have been an alternate name for a small place named Kolenko in northern Poland, closest match I could find.

Rochard · 03-17-2014, 07:08 AM

Be careful when looking into the past... I opened up a can of worms. At age 25 I discovered I had a brother and a sister I never knew about.

Harmon · 03-17-2014, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Rochard

Be careful when looking into the past... I opened up a can of worms. At age 25 I discovered I had a brother and a sister I never knew about.

that doesn't seem like such a bad thing as a whole

Tam · 03-17-2014, 07:52 AM

I've been researching my own family with Ancestry.com for many many years and have found so many variations of spellings of names, countries - and lord knows what all. Sometimes the names will get misread in trying to log the databases there and not being able to read the writing - so they will just use whatever they can to make it make sense - so be careful and mindful of that as well - a name may not have changed, the database may have just simply been misread.

I've gone thru so much working on my family history for my kids - found a LOT of info I wasn't ready for - and a lot that impressed me - but also, a LOT that never panned out simply because of a "typo".

What you COULD do and what I'd do, is go thru and try and tie others in in the same area or information and see if you can find the correct info that way - like go deeper or more sideways on the tree and maybe that will help.

NatalieMojoHost · 03-17-2014, 08:38 AM

Maybe this place? https://www.google.com/maps/search/%...29.3333598,13z

Harmon · 03-17-2014, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natalie_AC

Maybe this place? https://www.google.com/maps/search/%...29.3333598,13z

Fuckin A. Nice work. I think we may have a winner. It may have just been poor penmanship or lack of space or both. Fuck yeah!

You all have me interested in this shit. How much is it? I guess I could go look but I'm too lazy

03-17-2014, 03:02 AM	#1
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	Need Geneological Help I joined Ancestry.com and found a document filled out by my grandfather as a young guy in 1918 to cross into the United States. He put as his birthplace 'Kolinkovitz, Russia' but when I google search that I get almost nothing. What other names can you suggest from this? Perhaps I do have the name of the place correct but it changed its name or disappeared. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

03-17-2014, 03:21 AM	#3
Harmon ( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ) Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 20,000	I'm still looking but I did find a Kolin in Czech Republic but that was never part of the Soviet Union as far as I know. I also looked to see if the "K" was maybe an "R" or maybe that the Kolin and Kovitz were two different words, also swapping out "Ks" for "Rs". No dice. I did happen to come across this for a guy named Joseph Ackerman who was born October 15th, 1890 in Kolinkovitz, Russia. http://webcache.googleusercontent.co...&ct=clnk&gl=us Good luck in your search __________________ [email protected]

03-17-2014, 07:05 AM	#4
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	I think that name must have been an alternate name for a small place named Kolenko in northern Poland, closest match I could find. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

03-17-2014, 07:08 AM	#5
Rochard Jägermeister Test Pilot Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NORCAL Posts: 72,857	Be careful when looking into the past... I opened up a can of worms. At age 25 I discovered I had a brother and a sister I never knew about. __________________ “The choice is no longer between right or left. The choice is between normal and crazy.” - Sarah Huckabee Sanders YNOT MAIL \| THE BEST ADULT MAILING SOLUTION

03-17-2014, 07:52 AM	#7
Tam Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: In your face Posts: 8,484	I've been researching my own family with Ancestry.com for many many years and have found so many variations of spellings of names, countries - and lord knows what all. Sometimes the names will get misread in trying to log the databases there and not being able to read the writing - so they will just use whatever they can to make it make sense - so be careful and mindful of that as well - a name may not have changed, the database may have just simply been misread. I've gone thru so much working on my family history for my kids - found a LOT of info I wasn't ready for - and a lot that impressed me - but also, a LOT that never panned out simply because of a "typo". What you COULD do and what I'd do, is go thru and try and tie others in in the same area or information and see if you can find the correct info that way - like go deeper or more sideways on the tree and maybe that will help. __________________ "Want to get listed on The Porn Map? Email [email protected] or message me on Skype (TamboSpr)!"

03-17-2014, 03:15 AM	#2
stoka Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 956	Kolinkovitz sounds more like family name to me

03-17-2014, 08:38 AM	#8
NatalieMojoHost Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 1,472	Maybe this place? https://www.google.com/maps/search/%...29.3333598,13z __________________ MojoHost.COM \| natalie at mojohost dot com \| Skype natalie.ac \| Telegram @znatalie. Since 1999: 70 Adult Industry awards for Best Hosting Company and professional excellence.