Nine Generations

Bronislava Bogatzkaya

Bronisalva Bogatzkaya Gurnianski
Female, #4101, Deceased, b. about 1903, d. about 1943




Family: Benjamin Gurnianski (1890-1938)

Daughter*Lilya Gurnianski (1931-about 1943)



Killed in the Holocaust

Biographical Details

NameBronislava Bogatzkaya was also known as Bronislava Gurnianski.1
MarriageShe married Benjamin Gurnianski.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
About 1903Birth nameShe was born about 1903.2
1931Birth of ChildHer daughter, Lilya Gurnianski, was born in 1931 in Electrostal, Russia.
1938Death of SpouseHer husband, Benjamin Gurnianski, died on 26 October 1938 in Smolensk, Russia.
About 1943DeathBronislava Bogatzkaya died about 1943 in Smolensk, Russia, killed in the Holocaust.1,2
About 1943Death of ChildHer daughter, Lilya Gurnianski, died about 1943.
Last Edited 2 November 2023 13:13:20

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, His wife Bronislava and daughter Lilia, 12 years old were killed in Holocaust.
  2. Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, online www.yadvashem.org/., Page of Testimony #6333788 submitted by Mikhail Bogatzki, Date: 8 JUN 2006

Lilya Gurnianski

Female, #4102, Deceased, b. 1931, d. about 1943




Parents

Father*Benjamin Gurnianski (1890-1938)
Mother*Bronislava Bogatzkaya (about 1903-about 1943)



Biographical Details

Person SourceLilya Gurnianski had person sources.1
1931Birth nameShe was born in 1931 in Electrostal, Russia.2,3
1938Death of ParentHer father, Benjamin Gurnianski, died on 26 October 1938 in Smolensk, Russia.
About 1943DeathShe died about 1943, killed in the Holocaust.1,3
About 1943Death of ParentHer mother, Bronislava Bogatzkaya, died about 1943 in Smolensk, Russia.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, His wife Bronislava and daughter Lilia, 12 years old were killed in Holocaust.
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 August 2015, Daughter: Lilya Gurniansky b.1931-d. 1943?
    Lilya was born in Electrostal, Russia
  3. Yad Vashem Page of Testimony, online www.yadvashem.org/., Page of Testimony #6333789 submitted by Mikhail Bogatzki, Date: 8 JUN 2006

Pimen Gurnianski

Male, #4103, Living




Parents

Father*Szmul Gurnianski (1865-1942)
Mother*Anna Sanay



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Ethel Gurnianski

Ethel Gurnianski abt 1930
Female, #4104, Deceased, b. 1903, d. 1967




Parents

Father*Szmul Gurnianski (1865-1942)
Mother*Anna Sanay



Biographical Details

Person SourceEthel Gurnianski had person sources.1
1903Birth nameShe was born in 1903.1
1938ArrestShe was arrested in 1938. In 1954 she was rehabilitated; a dressmaker, Ethel made Soviet Army uniforms while in the Gulag.2
1942Death of ParentHer father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, New York.
1967DeathShe died in 1967.2
Last Edited 27 August 2023 08:29:13

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, Ethel was born in 1903. Arrested in 1938 in Smolensk, rehabilitated in 1954. Did not have kids. She lived with us in Yekaterinburg(Sverdlovsk) after release. I remember her and love her. She was great woman!
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 August 2015

Ivan Vologodsky

Male, #4105, Deceased, b. 1907, d. 1958




Family: Gitla Gurnianski (1913-1992)

Daughter*Anna Vologodskaya +
Daughter*Galina Vologodskaya +



Biographical Details

Person SourceIvan Vologodsky had person sources.1
1907Birth nameHe was born in 1907.2
MarriageHe married Gitla Gurnianski.1
1935Birth of ChildHis daughter, Anna Vologodskaya, was born in 1935 in Electrostal, Russia.
1939Birth of ChildHis daughter, Galina Vologodskaya, was born in 1939 in Kolchugino, Russia.
1958DeathHe died in 1958.3
1992Death of SpouseHis wife, Gitla Gurnianski, died in 1992.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, Gitla(Gitel) was born in 1913. She is my grandmother.
    Gitel get married Ivan Vologodsky. They had 2 daughters.
    Anna ( my mother)
    Galina
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 11 Aug 2015, Grandfather Ivan Vologodskiy ( 1907-195...)
  3. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 Aug 2015

Polina Gurnianski

Polina Gurnianski Abkin
Female, #4106, Deceased, b. 1909, d. about 1965




Parents

Father*Szmul Gurnianski (1865-1942)
Mother*Anna Sanay



Biographical Details

MarriedPolina Gurnianski was also known as Polina Abkin.1
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
Marriage StatusSolomon Abkin; Divorced
1909Birth nameShe was born in 1909.1
1925Birth of ChildHer son, Vilian Solomonovich Abkin, was born in 1925 in Смоленская Обл (Smolensk Region).
About 1932Birth of ChildHer son, Vladimir Abkin, was born about 1932.
MarriageShe married Solomon Abkin in Smolensk, Russia.1
1938ArrestShe was arrested at Gerst in 1938 by the KGB and "rehabilitated" in 1954.2
About 1939DivorceSolomon Abkin and she were divorced about 1939 in Soviet Union. Solomon and Polina divorced after her arrest.2,1
1942Death of ParentHer father, Szmul Gurnianski, died on 21 April 1942 in Bronx, New York.
1944Death of ChildHer son, Vilian Solomonovich Abkin, died on 23 June 1944.
Biography

Svetlana Rouswell writes: "Polina (I do not know her Jewish name...) was born in 1909. She get married to Solomon Abkin in Smolensk. They had two sons. Polina was arrested in 1938, rehabilitated in 1954 and met her son Fridrikh(Vladimir) Abkin when he was student. It is very sad story.."1

About 1965DeathShe died about 1965.3
Last Edited 27 August 2023 08:37:01

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, Polina( I do not know her Jewish name...) was born in 1909. She get married Solomon Abkin in Smolensk. They had 2 sons. Polina was arrested in 1938, rehabilitated in 1954. Her husband divorced with her after her arrest... But his new wife cared about Polina's sons. Polina died soon after rehabilitation. Her small son did not remember her and thought another woman is his mother. He knew truth only when he was student. Polina went to him. It is very sad story...
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 August 2015
  3. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 16 August 2015

Solomon Abkin

Male, #4107, Deceased




Family: Polina Gurnianski (1909-about 1965)

Son*Vilian Solomonovich Abkin (1925-1944)
Son*Vladimir Abkin



Biographical Details

Person SourceSolomon Abkin had person sources.1
Marriage StatusPolina Gurnianski; Divorced
Birth nameHe was born.
1925Birth of ChildHis son, Vilian Solomonovich Abkin, was born in 1925 in Смоленская Обл (Smolensk Region).
About 1932Birth of ChildHis son, Vladimir Abkin, was born about 1932.
MarriageSolomon Abkin married Polina Gurnianski in Smolensk, Russia.1
About 1939DivorceHe and Polina Gurnianski were divorced about 1939 in Soviet Union. Solomon and Polina divorced after her arrest.2,1
About 1965Death of SpouseHis former wife, Polina Gurnianski, died about 1965.
Last Edited 25 August 2024 15:58:41

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, Polina( I do not know her Jewish name...) was born in 1909. She get married Solomon Abkin in Smolensk. They had 2 sons. Polina was arrested in 1938, rehabilitated in 1954. Her husband divorced with her after her arrest... But his new wife cared about Polina's sons. Polina died soon after rehabilitation. Her small son did not remember her and thought another woman is his mother. He knew truth only when he was student. Polina went to him. It is very sad story...
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 August 2015

Vladimir Abkin

Male, #4108, Living




Parents

Father*Solomon Abkin
Mother*Polina Gurnianski (1909-about 1965)



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Anna Vologodskaya

Female, #4110, Living




Parents

Father*Ivan Vologodsky (1907-1958)
Mother*Gitla Gurnianski (1913-1992)

Family: Anatoliy Kuligin (1929-2007)

Daughter*Svetlana A. Kuligina +
Son*Igor Kuligin



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Galina Vologodskaya

Female, #4111, Living




Parents

Father*Ivan Vologodsky (1907-1958)
Mother*Gitla Gurnianski (1913-1992)



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Anatoliy Kuligin

Male, #4112, Deceased, b. 1929, d. 2007







Biographical Details

Person SourceAnatoliy Kuligin had person sources.1
1929Birth nameHe was born in 1929 in Szyran, Russia.2
1956Birth of ChildHis daughter, Svetlana A. Kuligina, was born in 1956.
1961Birth of ChildHis son, Igor Kuligin, was born in 1961.
2007DeathAnatoliy Kuligin died in 2007 in Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Russia.2
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 11 Aug 2015, Anna Vologodskaya married Anatoliy Kuligin in 1955, Sverdlovsk, Russia Anatoly Kuligin was born 1929 in Syzran, Russia. Death 2007 in Ekaterinburg(Sverdlovsk) They have daughter and son Svetlana Kuligina, 1956 Igor Kuligin, 1961

Svetlana A. Kuligina

Female, #4113, Living




Parents

Father*Anatoliy Kuligin (1929-2007)
Mother*Anna Vologodskaya

Family 1: Evgeny Ignatov (1956-2004)

Daughter*Anna Ignatova
Daughter*Apollinaria Ignatova



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Evgeny Ignatov

Male, #4114, Deceased, b. 1956, d. 2004







Biographical Details

Person SourceEvgeny Ignatov had person sources.1,2
1956Birth nameHe was born in 1956 in Russia.2
1981Birth of ChildHis daughter, Anna Ignatova, was born in 1981 in Russia.
1987Birth of ChildHis daughter, Apollinaria Ignatova, was born in 1987.
2004DeathHe died in 2004 in Russia.3,2
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 9 August 2015, I am 58. I lived in Saint-Petersburg. My husband pass away and next year I went to Christmas to my friends in Calgary where I met Mike. It was 9 years ago. We get married in 2013.
    I have 2 daughters Anna and Apollinaria(Polina).
  2. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 11 Aug 2015, Svetlana Kuligina married Evgeny Ignatov (b.1956-d.2004) in 1980, Leningrad(Saint-Petersburg), Russia They have 2 daughters Anna Ignatova, 1981 Apollinaria Ignatova, 1987
  3. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, Date: 9 AUG 2015, I am 58. I lived in Saint-Petersburg. My husband pass away and next year I went to Christmas to my friends in Calgary where I met Mike. It was 9 years ago. We get married in 2013.
    I have 2 daughters Anna and Apollinaria(Polina).

Michael B. Rouswell1

Male, #4115, Living




Parents

Father*Simon Albert ("Bert") Rouswell (1907-1993)
Mother*Audrey Mae Hammett (1919-2011)



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. Marriage Index, Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005., Date: 14 MAY 2021

Anna Ignatova

Female, #4116, Living




Parents

Father*Evgeny Ignatov (1956-2004)
Mother*Svetlana A. Kuligina



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Apollinaria Ignatova

Female, #4117, Living




Parents

Father*Evgeny Ignatov (1956-2004)
Mother*Svetlana A. Kuligina



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Igor Kuligin

Male, #4119, Living




Parents

Father*Anatoliy Kuligin (1929-2007)
Mother*Anna Vologodskaya



Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Gennady Polyakov

Male, #4120, Living







Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Stanislav Polyakov

Male, #4121, Living




Parents




Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Vladimir Polyakov

Male, #4122, Living




Parents




Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Vilian Solomonovich Abkin

Male, #4123, Deceased, b. 1925, d. 23 June 1944




Parents

Father*Solomon Abkin
Mother*Polina Gurnianski (1909-about 1965)



Biographical Details

Person SourceVilian Solomonovich Abkin had person sources.1
1925Birth nameHe was born in 1925 in Смоленская Обл (Smolensk Region.)1,2
1944DeathHe died on 23 June 1944. killed in action against the Germans. He was a Junior Lieutenant in the 324th Rifle Division.3,4
About 1965Death of ParentHis mother, Polina Gurnianski, died about 1965.
Last Edited 23 February 2023 09:37:51

Citations

  1. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 13 August 2015
  2. Soviet Union Casualtiies, 1939-1946, My Heritage.com, Accessed 6 January 2023
  3. E-mail message, Svetlana Rouswell to RCJ, 14 August 2015
  4. Soviet Union Casualties, Case 366, Inventory No. 11458, Fond 33

Dora Semiaticki

Female, #4124, Deceased, b. 7 April 1884, d. 20 October 1924




Parents

Family: Elias Samols (1892-1949)

Son*Meyer Samols (1912-1986)



Biographical Details

NameDora Semiaticki was also known as Dora Samols.1
NameShe was also known as Dobe Semiaticki.2
Person SourceShe had person sources.1
1884Birth nameShe was born on 7 April 1884 in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland.1,3
1910Immigration (fam)Elias Samols and she migrated to Ellis Island in New York City on 27 August 1910.2
1912MarriageShe married Elias Samols in Brooklyn, New York on 18 May 1912.4
1912Birth of ChildHer son, Meyer Samols, was born on 5 December 1912 in New York City.
1918Naturalization (fam)Elias Samols and she were naturalized in 1918 at Bronx County Supreme Court in Bronx, New York.5,6
1924DeathShe died of a cerebral thrombosis on 20 October 1924 at Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City.7
1924BurialShe was buried on 21 October 1924 in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery in Glendale, Queens County, New York.8
1949Death of SpouseHer husband, Elias Samols, died on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont.
Last Edited 8 August 2023 18:17:48

Citations

  1. Marriage Certificate, Kings County Certificate #5993, 18 May 1912 (Dora Semiaticky & Elias Samolsky), Seen index only
  2. Passenger Manifest, SS Noordam, arr NYC ca August 27, 1910
  3. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #25486, 1924 (Dora Samols)
  4. Marriage Certificate, Brooklyn Certificate #5993, 18 May 1912 (Dora Semiaticky & Elias Samolsky), Seen index only
  5. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Bronx Assembly District 3, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1135; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 214
  6. Passenger Manifest, SS California, arrived back in New York 4 Jan 1931
  7. Death Certificate, Manhattan certificate #25486, 20 Oct. 1924 (Dora Samols)
  8. Death Certificate, Manhattan Cert. #25486, Oct. 20, 1924 (Dora Semiat Samols)

Meyer Samols

Male, #4125, Deceased, b. 5 December 1912, d. January 1986




Parents

Father*Elias Samols (1892-1949)
Mother*Dora Semiaticki (1884-1924)

Family: Selma Wolfsohn (1914-2017)




Biographical Details

NameMeyer Samols was also known as Mejer Samols.
Person SourceHe had person sources.1
1912Birth nameHe was born on 5 December 1912 in New York City.1,2
1924Death of ParentHis mother, Dora Semiaticki, died on 20 October 1924 in New York City.
MarriageHe married Selma Wolfsohn.3
1940Residence (family)As an adult child, Meyer Samols lived with Elias Samols and Dora Gurney at 2766 Sedgewick Avenue in the Bronx on 5 April 1940.3
1943MilitaryMeyer Samols served in the Army, having been inducted on 15 April 1943 in Fort Myer, Virginia. He graduated from the Army Air Force Training Command at Chanute Field in illinois in October, 1943.4,5
1947ElectedHe was elected secretary-treasurer of Chapter 14 of the Greater Washington Area American Veterans Committee in April 1947 in Washington, D.C.6
1949Death of ParentHis father, Elias Samols, died on 4 July 1949 in Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont.
1955Psgr List (fam)On 2 February 1955 Meyer Samols and Selma Wolfsohn flew aboard Colonial Airlines Flight 101 to New York. from Bermuda.7
1986DeathHe died in January 1986 in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland.2
2017Death of SpouseHis wife, Selma Wolfsohn, died on 17 January 2017.
Last Edited 8 August 2023 19:22:03

Citations

  1. 1920 Federal Census, Place: Bronx Assembly District 3, Bronx, New York; Roll: T625_1135; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 214; Image: 313 (Elias Samols)
  2. Social Security Death Index, U.S., Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., SSN 578-38-3639
  3. 1940 Federal Census, Record originated in..., Place: New York, Bronx, New York; Roll: T627_2493; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 3-1313
  4. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
  5. Newspaper, Washington (D.C.) Evening Star, p.B6, Date: 7 OCT 1943
  6. Newspaper, Washington (D.C.) Sunday Star, p.B4, Date: 6 APR 1947
  7. Passenger Manifest, Arrival: LaGuardia Airport, New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 8271; Line: 15; Page Number: 12