Aukstadvaris - or Some Other Spelling
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In reply to:
Re: Aukstadvaris - 8 of them!
Lois Lane 3/25/04
Lois,
I checked the locations of the 8 villages named Aukstadvaris and none of them are close to Raseiniai.
I looked the Ellis Island entry and it looks like it's spelled as "Aukstalis".What spelling do you think it looks like?
I found several villages around Raseiniai with the AUKST root.You can find them on http://www.maps.lthttp://www.maps.lt
They include:
Auks^tas^lynis
Auks^trakiai
Auks^tdvaris
Auks^tlaukys
Auks^tpamedz^iai
The first one, is about 7 miles SE of Raseiniai.It appears to be very small, probably less than 50 inhabitants.
I would recommend you try and find other documents that might list the place of birth (i.e., church marriage register, WW I Draft Registration Card, Social Security card application etc...).
Hope this helps.
Tom S.