[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Pallas Surname

[Jerry Frank]

I am not able to identify your Malidow, Russia.  However, the clarification 
regarding Volhynia points to Franciszkowka located there about 21 km WSW of 
Rozyszcze.

Since he was German and living in this area, there is a 99% chance that he 
was Lutheran.  The original parish records for this time frame have not 
been microfilmed but are held in the Warsaw Archives.  Since we don't know 
where Malidow is, it may be that his birth is not recorded there.  However, 
if he married before migrating to the States, that record might be 
available.  That record would also show a place of birth for him as well as 
the names of his parents.



At 04:05 PM 02/01/2003 -0500, momdotts at aol.com wrote:
>Thanks for replying to my posting.
>
>My grandfather came from Volhynia, I believe.  He did list Volyn on his
>citizenship papers for the US.  On the manifest, he lists he is of German
>descent.  I do not know the religion. His family may have been from Poland,
>but I am not sure of this.  I do know, he spoke German.  His father's name
>was Carl (Karl).
>He came to the US in 1912 through Libau.
>
>Does this information assist in any way?
>
>Barbara

Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
jkfrank at shaw.ca