[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Translation , Please

[Gary Warner]

Tana,

Since this Edward Doberstein seems to be buried in Medford, 
Wisconsin, you may need to go and look at the headstone to see if 
that is what the letters really say.   If that is not possible, then 
you might try to see if there is any local historical society that 
has either taken photos of the headstone or transcribed it.

Have you asked Warren Buchholz if he has seen the letters, since he 
has submitted the data on Edward's burial place?

Gary Warner

At 03:48 PM 02/16/06, Karl Krueger wrote:
>A Russian friend of mine can't make anything out of this even trying 
>to transliterate what the Cyrillic might have been. Probably your 
>g-grandfather is the only who would have known what he meant by it.
>
>Mike and Tana Laudolff <mlaudolff at charter.net> wrote:
>
>
>Would anyone be able to suggest what the following could translate 
>to : JOOA ROTH
>
>These (assuming that my grandfather was able to read these letters 
>correctly) were the two words engraved on his younger brother's 
>grave marker. The little boy was only 4 years old, when he died in 
>1913. My great Grandfather (John August Doberstein) slected a long 
>stone and hewed in into a tall arch. He spent many hours chiseling 
>and engraving it into a grave marker for his little son, Edward.
>
>My grandfather (John Doberstein) had thought that it might be 
>Russian, as the family lived in Volhynia for a time period, having 
>came from the Sompolno area. Though the family was of German descent.
>
>If anyone would be interested in making a suggestion, I would 
>welcome them. As this has been a mystery for all of us as to what 
>this would translate into. Thank you!
>Tana Laudolff
>
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