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 Chaiken Family of Nezhin
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 Fine Family of Bialystok
 Geffen Family of Vilkomir
 Goldberg Family of Jablonka
 Katz/Hollander Family
 Zavelsky Family of Glukhov
To be able to find a sequence of records such as these is a very gratifying experience for anyone doing their genealogy.

These records gave us the knowledge of what was before only a rumor, that my grandmother had made a return trip to Odessa.
"We have hundreds of documents in our files. Below is a sampling of a few."

#1..Translation..Chernigov & Nezhin Oblast Archives, 1877, Marriage Register: Israel Berko 19, son of Moise Chazanov and Miriam 18, daughter of Avram Chaiken.
These documents are in a sequence to show how I put together the story of my grandmother, Manya Chazanoff Zavelsky. (Click on the links to see each document.)

1. Her parents Marriage Register from Nezhin (pictured left)

2. Her Birth Record from Nezhin

3. Her Marriage Register from Odessa

4. Her son's Birth Record from Odessa

5. Her Manifest for Immigration

6. Her Return Ticket Purchase Record to Odessa

7. Her Manifest for reentry to America