[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] EWZ Records

[DAVID B OBEE]

If there is any chance that he will be in the EWZ, you should check it out. None of the indexes are complete. The fact that his brother is there should give you some hope, and the fact that his brother is in a film sorted numerically rather than alphabetically should increase that hope. (If the brother was in one of the films that are in alphabetic order, then one you think that everyone with that surname would have been indexed.)

Bear in mind that the forms used for Latvians were early in the process, so did not ask for as much information as the later forms. That said, I would still pursue it, because an EWZ entry can add so much to our research. Until those indexes are absolutely complete, never assume that you won't find what you're looking for.

Dave Obee


----- Original Message -----
From: JSchu9014 at aol.com
Date: Friday, May 26, 2006 6:50 pm
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Ger-Poland-Volhynia - EWZ Records

> Hello All,
> 
> I just received information from Kirchlicher Suchdienst regarding 
> my search 
> for the family of my great uncle Johann Oskar Rathfelder.  He and 
> his family 
> were sent to Leslau Poland from Riga Latvia around 1939.  He died 
> there in 1943 
> but his wife Berta and son Walter eventually emigrated to Ontario 
> Canada.  His 
> daughter, Erika Rathfelder Jung did not appear in any of their 
> search.  
> 
> My question is regarding the EWZ records.  I am assuming all 
> Germans had to 
> complete the various forms when they arrived at their destination 
> in this case, 
> Poland.  Are all records now on microfilm and/or on the Odessa 
> website or 
> SGGEE website?  I could not find the family of Johann Oskar 
> Rathfelder on any of 
> the lists, but I did find his brother Paul Rathfelder and family.  
> Am I 
> wasting time having someone search for the Oskar Rathfelder family?
> 
> Any help will be appreciated.
> 
> Researching:  Rathfelder, Stohl, Pedde, Haupt and 
> Mincho/Moench/Minchau
> Regards,
> Janice Schultz
> 
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