Surname Kyboski from Mielnica, Russia (now Poland)

[bigirishfamily]

Hello Stephen,

Mielnica was in Galicia (Galizien) a province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It became Russian after WWI.

Judging by the forenames of father and daughter, I would have though that the family was Jewish. Am I right?

Justin

That could very well be Justin, thank you for the tip. I had no idea about the names being Jewish.  The mothers name looks like [Nellie Pahanecki]?

[1pds]

Not sure about the surname "Pahanecki".  A Google search of that name provides zero results.

[1pds]

Could it be "Pohorecki", which is a surname name used in Poland...

[1pds]

I think the "n" in the middle is probably an "r".  Compare it to the "r" in the word "Farmer" in the Occupation field.

[bigirishfamily]

Good eye 1pds, I think you are correct on Pohorecki.

Seems almost certain that Pearl was of Jewish descent. I suppose my next task(s) will be to go through the resources at the link you provided yesterday.

Thank you!

[JustinL]

There were Pohorecki name-bearers in the towns of Dydnia and Tarnopol according to the 1891 Business Directory of Galicia. Both towns were/are a considerable distance from Mielnica.

However, I can find nothing close to Kyboski in Galicia. Furthermore, here is a list of Jewish surnames extracted from the community records of Mielnica:

http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/psa/mielnica_surn.htm

What records do you have that show Pearl's birth place?

Do you have any other evidence of Jewish descent?

Justin

[bigirishfamily]

Hi Justin.  I don't have any evidence of Jewish descent other than what has been offered in this thread by yourself and 1pds.

The only record of Pearls birth place is the marriage certificate, which is clearly [Mielnica, Russia].

I suppose it is possible that Pearls father changed the family name at some point, I do not know.

The only [Kyboski] refernence for the USA or Canada on ancestry.com is for a single female, Anna Kyboski:

1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
NAME: Anna Kyboski
BIRTH: 1888 - Russia
ARRIVAL: 1891
RESIDENCE: Shorncliff, Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba

I suppose this could be a sister of Pearl Annie (b.1887), or Pearl herself if she went by her middle name.  Without more information I cannot tell at this time.

[JustinL]

Where and when did she marry?

[bigirishfamily]

Where and when did she marry?

1918 in Winnipeg