History / Poland and Lithuania [161]

Hmm. you are quite right, considering the ending of the last name...My mom's side.. my great-grandfather came from Poland, but his last name, Witovitz, is believed to be of Lithuanian roots...But, with that last name ending, is of Jewish ancestry...so, my question is, what exactly is the difference between the countries.. anyone know? we are talking late 1800's when his parents came over...But, the funny thing is..They never talked about their ancestry, so, I just found out about this last month. When questioned my grandfather and his sisters, brothers, they never knew.. My family thinks I am quite crazy about the "jewish" thing they call it.. but, it is what it is..I mean...whatever.

Genealogy / If He didn't come to America by way of Ellis Island.....! [25]

Ya, and when they came through difference places, they sometimes couldn't keep track of all the names and this just sucks.

Genealogy / If He didn't come to America by way of Ellis Island.....! [25]

Yes, that too, which sucked.