[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] settlement of Chauka Babufka

[Jerry Frank]

This is almost certainly two separate place names combined into one, a 
process that occurred in certain locations over time as nearby villages 
blended together.  About 9 km NE of Luck are the villages of Chwoyka and 
Popowka.  They are only about 0.5 km apart.

Note also from the St. Pete records that a Lutheran Porcher family lived at 
Lipowiec, about 4 km WSW of Chwoyka.  That helps to confirm this as the 
correct location.




At 09:01 PM 21/08/2004, James Gambrel wrote:
>Hi listers -
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>Has anyone ever heard of a place called Chauka Babufka?
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>I don't know if this is the correct spelling, but it is the way it was
>spelled to me.
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>A member of my extended family was born there in 1909. His name was Daniel
>Porcher.
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>He and his family emigrated from Russia to Canada.  They spoke a dialect of
>German.
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>In Canada they belonged to the Baptist church.
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>The "CH" in Chauka is pronounced like the 'ch' in Church.
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>I tried the Shtetl Seeker, but it came up with zero.
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>Would appreciate any help or suggestions.
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>Thanks
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>
>Muriel

Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca