Hi Birthe, This is better posted at GermanRussian ... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Birthe Getzlaf" <b.getzlaf@sasktel.net> To: <GERMAN-RUSSIAN-HERITAGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:27 PM Subject: [HERmitAGE] Berchal Russia >I am new to this list, so please bare with me. I am researching my > husbands family. We know that his grandfather's name was Jacob Getzlaf > (probably spelled different then) and that he lived in Russia and > farmed. His wife's names was Catherine Getzlaf and they ahd 4 > children. Jacob, Alexander, Josephina and Elizabeth and they were of > German and Polish decent. They came from Berchal around Mariupol, does > anyone know where this town is, I have looked on an old map, but did not > find it. It is probably spelled wrong. The boys Jacob and Alexander > immigrated to Canada and settled in Saskatchewan. Hoping something in > this email will maybe lead to someone having some knowledge about either > the family or the place. > > Birthe Getzlaf > email: b.getzlaf@sasktel.net > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >
Birthe, i had meant to add that likely U are looking for Bergthal*, Mariupol See for instance: www.mhsbc.com/genealogy/odessa/saorf6i2f10702.htm www.mmhs.org/russia/1852bergthal.htm and www.mbconf.ca/historian/01-12/feature-1.en.html Hope this helps, Jay * Also spelled Bergtal ----- Original Message ----- From: "GermanRussian-L" <GermanRussian_L@hotmail.com> To: <GermanRussian-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 10:49 PM Subject: [GERmanRUSsian] Fw: [HERmitAGE] Berchal Russia > Hi Birthe, > > This is better posted at GermanRussian ... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Birthe Getzlaf" <b.getzlaf@sasktel.net> > To: <GERMAN-RUSSIAN-HERITAGE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:27 PM > Subject: [HERmitAGE] Berchal Russia > > >>I am new to this list, so please bare with me. I am researching my >> husbands family. We know that his grandfather's name was Jacob Getzlaf >> (probably spelled different then) and that he lived in Russia and >> farmed. His wife's names was Catherine Getzlaf and they ahd 4 >> children. Jacob, Alexander, Josephina and Elizabeth and they were of >> German and Polish decent. They came from Berchal around Mariupol, does >> anyone know where this town is, I have looked on an old map, but did not >> find it. It is probably spelled wrong. The boys Jacob and Alexander >> immigrated to Canada and settled in Saskatchewan. Hoping something in >> this email will maybe lead to someone having some knowledge about either >> the family or the place. >> >> Birthe Getzlaf >> email: b.getzlaf@sasktel.net >> >> >> ============================== >> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >> go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >> >> > > > ==== GermanRussian Mailing List ==== > Any virus infected e-mail via [claiming to be from] a Rootsweb.com list is > FORGED. > >