Re: Has anyone heard of Shunkern?
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Re: Has anyone heard of Shunkern?
Glenda Kohse 11/27/02
Glenda,
What you probably need to do next is find him in the U.S. Census to see what ethnicity he's listed under.Lithuania did not re-establish its independence until 1918 so the 1920 Census would be the first one where Lithuania/Lithuanian would be listed as a choice.
People emigrating through German ports tended to have their names Germanized by the bureaucrats and perhaps ethnicity as well.
The whole question of ethnicity is very confusing for that part of the world.How do you define your nationality, by primary language, place of birth (what country is your village a part of today), religous beliefs, etc...).Lithuania and For example, Poland were "united" from 1386 until 1795 when the last bit of Poland/Lithuania was divided up among Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
From 1795-1807, my grandfather's village was under Prussian rule but then they had to give that land to Russia.We can't view ethnicity from our typical American point of view.
Tom
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Re: Has anyone heard of Shunkern?
Glenda Kohse 11/30/02
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Tom Sadauskas 12/01/02
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Glenda Kohse 12/01/02
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Cheryl 1/03/03
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Insterburg = Chernyakovsk
Tom Sadauskas 1/03/03
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Insterburg = Chernyakovsk
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