1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM (and his wife)    --->   2.  MICHAEL (b. 1810) ben Yehoshua (Michael, son of Yehoshua)

Michael and Feyge's children were (oldest to youngest):

1.  ABRAM - Birthdate unknown. In 1849 was listed as "poor, taxpayer "unable to pay." No other information available. 

2.  YITZCHAK (Ayzik) b. 1831 m. Ginda.  They lived in Raseinai. They were listed as "wealthy."  Continue below for children of Ayzik and Ginda.

3.  LEAH b. 1838 m. (?) and was widowed. In 1894 she married Khatsel Beniash, a widow, and they lived in Kaunas.  No additional details available.

4.  TANCHUM b. 1841 m. Yehudis (bat Hirsh and Hinde Berman;1853 (?)-1925). They lived in Rosseiaia. There is no record of his death.  Yehudis died in 1922 from marasmus (a protein deficiency) at the age of 84. Tanchum's is the branch that ultimately ended up in the USA (Pittsburgh), South Africa, Argentina, and Mexico. Continue below for the children of Tanchum and Yehudis Tanur.

5.  GITA b. 1845- no later records found.

6.  CHANA  b. 1859 - no later records found.

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM (and his wife)   --->  2.  MICHAEL (b. 1810) ben Yehoshua   ---> 3. YITZCHAK ben Michael

Yitzchak (Ayzik) m. Ginda.  Their children were:

2.  MOVSHA (Moshe) b. 1870.

Movsha ben ITZCHAK (Ayzik) was a seller of fish. No other details available.

Chaim Hillel ben ITZCHAK (Ayzik) m. Elka bat Meir Godleski(1859 - ?)  In 1906 they resided in Kaunas, Raseinai, district No. 2, house of Batshevich.  In 1911 they were homeowners and living on Shidlovskaya St. Their children were: 

1.  BEILA DINA (Berta Lina) b. 1880

2.  FEYGA RIVA  b. 1883

3.  MICHAEL MEIR b. Feb. 12, 1885

4.  GITEL b. 1888

5.  DEVORA ETA

7.  ROCHEL b. 1899?

8.  AIZIK  (Abram Aizik? b. 1899?)

DETAILS (oldest to youngest):

NEXT GEN:

Beyla Dina applied for a passport in 1937.

Mikhel Meir m. Nesia (bat Yaakov Shuster) in 1928. They were living in Kaunas and in early 1930 had a daughter, Sarah. On Oct. 13, 1942, Michael Meir was sentenced to five years exile by the Soviets and imprisoned at Sevurallagas; Nesia and Sara were exiled by the Soviets to Kamen-Na-Obi and Altai Krai and their property was confiscated. Michael Meir was released Dec. 26, 1945 and returned to Lithuania. Nesia and Sarah escaped in 1947.  (Records of Soviet refugees show her name as "Nadia Tanur.") No further information available.

Devorah Eta died by 1906.

Rachel m. Mordechai Ginzburg. She applied for an internal passport in 19..

Feyga Riva, Gitel, or Aizik: No further information available.

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM (and his wife)   --->  2.  MICHAEL (b. 1810) ben Yehoshua   ---> 3.  TANCHUM ben Michael

TANCHUM and Yehudis Tanur's children:

1.  TSVI HIRSCH b. 1861. 

2.  YEHOSHUA b. 1868

3.  SHEINA FEIGEL b. 1869

4.  BEREL b. 1870

5.  CHAIM YEHOSHUA HILLEL b. 1873

6.  TSODYK???

7.  SISTER (Leah?)

DETAILS (oldest to youngest):

TSVI HIRSCH ben Tanchum Tanur is one of the few siblings who remained in Lithuania. Continue below for the life of Tsvi Hirsch and his families.

YEHOSHUA immigrated to Pittsburgh, PA.  Continue below for the life of Yehoshua (Ayzik) Tanur.

SHEINA FEIGEL m. (?) Block. (Moved to the US? Cleveland?)

BEREL immigrated to South Africa.  Continue below for the life of Ber Tanur.

CHAIM YEHOSHUA HILLEL immigrated to South Africa.  Continue below for the life of Chaim Yehoshua Hillel Tanur.

TSODYK   Continue below for the life of Tsodyk Tanur.

ISTER (Leah?) m. ___Blokh. Two sons: (Americanized names: Ed and Harry.  1) Harry m. Rosalie; 3 children - Rosalie, Ted, Marvin.  Ed m. ?; two children: Judy, Wilma.  Lived first in Chicago, then CA.

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM   --->  2.  MICHAEL (b. 1810) ben Yehoshua   ---> 3. TANCHUM ben Michael --> 4. TSVI HIRSCH ben Tanchum

Tsvi Hirsh married Tova Leah Meyers) bat Movsha (nee Meyers). The children who we know of from this marriage emigrated to the U.S.A. My grandmother Ida and my great aunt Sarah were their daughters. 

Tsvi Hirsch and Tova ("Taube")  lived on Nemokshtinskaya Street in Raseiniai. In 1922, when my grandmother Ida (Chana Henyia) Tanur filled out her request for a marriage license to Joseph Boris, Tsvi Hirsh was still alive but her mother was deceased. Tova's date or place of death unknown. Continue directly below for children of Tsvi Hirsch and Tova.

1.  MOVSHA VELVEL

2.  CHANA HENIA (Ida) (1892 - April 24, 1930)  (My grandmother)

3.  SARAH CHASIA  (March, 1896 - 1984, RIP)

4.  YOSEF (Yankel)

5.  GENE

Tsvi Hirsch and Tova: DETAILS  (oldest to youngest):

? MOSHE: No known information.

CHANA HENIA: This is my grandmother, Ida, born in Raseiniai.  After she arrived in the U.S. at the age of 18 on July 12, 1910, through the port of Philadelphia, she went to live with her uncle Hyman (Yehoshua) Tanur, in Expedit, PA.  She stayed only a short while and went to live in Philadelphia (with her uncle Jacob Sporkin, and aunt Lena nee Meyers - sister of her mother) and applied to marry Joseph Boris (my grandfather) on June 28, 1912. They had three children (See "next gens".)  She died in Philadelphia, 1930, after childbirth and is buried in Mt. Lebanon Cemetary, Collingsdale, PA.

SARAH CHASIA (Sarah): (My aunt) Sarah arrived through Ellis Island in 1920. She went to live with her uncle Jacob Sporkin (whose wife, Leah nee Meyers, was mother's sister) on North Broad St., in Philadelphia.  Sarah m. Abe King (ben David King and Milly Singer). She lived in West Philadelphia (Hazel Ave., then South Salford St.) Sarah and Abe King settled in San Francisco, CA. Sarah died in -(?)

? YOSEF: No known information.

? GENE: No known information.

NEXT GENs

1) Ida (Chana Henia) (nee Tanur) and Joseph Boris had three children: Theona (Chana Tuba or Chana Tova), Jerome (Yaakov Moshe) and Betty.  2) Sarah m. Abe King. They had one daughter, Toby.

The next generations:  1) Theona m. George Salkowitz (d. 2009), and their son is Joseph (Joe).  2) Jerome m. Florence nee Buntman, and their children are Lynne, Jane (that's me) and Anthony (Tony). My father, Jerome, of blessed memory, died in November, 2017. 3) Betty (d. 2012. ma. and divorced; she has one daughter, Karen Winter-Lein.  Betty passed away in ....   2)  Tobey ( d. 1999) m. Jack Seidman.  Their daughter is Gail.

1) Lynne's son is Neil (Boris).  2) In 2000, Jane m. Phil Hanser and they live in Newton, MA. 3) Tony m. Darlene.

Tsvi Hirsch possibly remarried. Hirsch d. Dec. 12,1936 at the age of 72 of pneumonia, still in Lithuania. Their children were:

HIRSH TSVI  and his second wife: Their children:

1.  ABRAM 1909 - 1960

2.  SHALOM emigrated to Buenos Aires

3.  sister (Leah? b. 1905)

4.  sister (name unknown)

DETAILS  (oldest to youngest):

ABRAM b. 1909. He arrived in South Africa on Nov. 24, 1928 (to live with his Uncle Yamey). Abram m. Doris (nee Norton (Nossick ( 1921-1982). Their children are Sharon and Howard (b. 1959) 

Leah, possibly the oldest sister, emigrated to Buenos Aires; arrived 5/2/1927.

SHALOM immigrated to Buenos Aires. Shalom m. ?   Their children were (see below) and they are buried in Buenos Aires:

1.  LINA

2.  YEHUDA LEV (here for closeup) (Leopoldo/Leon) (1902 - 1939) Single.

3.  YAAKOV (Jacobo) (1902 - 1960).  Yaakov m. Sonia Paris. Their son was Enrique ( - 1972).  Enrique m. and divorced Nelida Gubkin; Norberto is their son.

NEXT GENs

1) Both Sharon and Howard live in London, England.   Howard m. Julie; they reside in London.  2) Leah: No further information available.

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM   --->  2.  MICHAEL ben Yehoshua   ---> 3. TANCHUM ben Michael --> 4.  CHAIM HILLEL ben Tanchum

Hillel married Rachel ("Rollo") (daughter of Aaron and Feige Davidov), in Raseiniai. 

Hillel first emigrated to South Africa in 1897 and settled in Johannesburg.  He petitioned for naturalization in 1904.  HIs family, it seems, contined to reside in Raseiniai, as  Soma was born there. Later records indicated he made multple trips between SA and Lithuania. One such subsequent trip was on the Prinzessin arr. 20 June, 1907, departing Hamburg, arr. Antrwerpen, South Africa.   Soma, who was born in 1907, traveled from Hamburg to Antwerp in August, 1907.  Rachel ("Rahel") and Soma travelled to South Africa in 1909.

His Hebrew name, Hillel ben R. Tanchum, is recorded on his gravestone in the Chevra Kadisha, Johannasburg, South Africa.  Rachel: 1879 - 1921

Hillel and Rachel's children:

1.  SOMA (Jayne Dora) (1907-1992)

2.  FANNY REBECCA (1910 - RIP)

3.  AARON EDWARD (Ted), (b. 1913)

4.  LEAH (Lily) (1915 - RIP) 

DETAILS  (oldest to youngest):

The next generations:  1) Jayne m. Jack West. [March 30, 1913 - March 21, 2008) 2)  Ted ( - March 21, 2008, RIP) m. Zena (nee Zlotnick; Chaim and Anna), 1919 - 1983); after Zena's death, Teddy m. Tammy.  2) Fanny m. Tom Goldstein;  Fanny m. Alfred Aaron Abrahams.  3) Lily m. Mike Nomis.

1) Jayne and Jack West's son: Ian.  2) Ted and Zena's children: Adrienne (1944 - 2001) and Ronald (Ronnie.  3) Fanny and Alf Abrahams' son: Ricky (currently in Australia).  4) Lily and Mike Nomis' children: Rochelle (1939 - 1949), Joan (b. 1944), Gillian and Sandra.

Ronnie Tanur married Denise (nee?); Their children are ----, Carly, and ___.

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM   -->  2.  MICHAEL    ---> 3. TANCHUM ben Michael   --> 4.  YEHOSHUA ben Tanchum

Yehoshua ("Hessel" later Hyman) m. Rochel Rivka bat Akiva (nee Brit?. In Raseiniai, Lithuania, they had two children, Chaim and Shlomo. On May 31, 1902, the family arrived at Ellis Island, headed forAltoona, PA, where Soloman Britt, Rachel's brother, lived. Eventually they settled in Pittsburgh, PA. Hyman, living in Twin Rocks PA, was naturalized in 1910.

Hyman and Rachel's's known children were:

1.  CHAIM (Samuel) b. 1895 Born in Skuodas.

2.  SHLOMO (Solomon Henry)/Saul b. 1893 in Skuodas.

3.  JACOB b. 1903

4.  FANNIE b. 1906 (Fruma)

5.  IDA b. 1907

DETAILS  (oldest to youngest):

Sam (Shlomo) m. Fanny nee ?.  Saul (Solomon) m. Katie (Krindel bat Yosef) (b. Sept. 1902 d. May 1974).  Jack (Jacob) m. Virginia (Jenny) (Vinnie nee Rosenbloom; 1916 - Jan .15, 2004). Fannie m. Tom Goldstein.

NEXT GENs:

1) Jack and Jenny/Vinnie's children: Janice and Ruthie.  Janice m. Barney Dunn.  Their son: Kenneth. 
2) Sam and Fanny's children: Mickey (Marilyn) ( - 2010), Joel ( - 2012), and Rae Rubye. 
3) Ida's child: Jody.

Joel m. Betty; Their child, Ronald. Joel m. Selma. Joel (-2012.) Selma (- 2013). RIP. / Rae m. Max Hadburg in 1946.

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM   -->  2.  MICHAEL    ---> 3. TANCHUM ben Michael   --> 4.  DOV BER ben Tanchum

Ber m. Masha (Maraisha) bas Eliahu (b. 1871) in 1874.   The had a daughter, Ginda, born in 1893. They lived in Jubarkis. He anglecized his name to Bernard and Masha anglacized her name to Margaret. They emigrated to South Africa but we don't have any record of Ginda emigrating to SA. He emigrated possibly with Hillel.  Bernard and Margaret's children:

1.  FANNY (RIP)

2.  ANNIE (Dolores ? - 1998) (RIP)

3.  MOSHE (Morris) (1906 - 1988)

4.  MICHAEL (Michael) (1908 - 1966)

5.  ROSALIND  ( - 1995)

6.  DAVID ( - 1998)

NEXT GENs:

1) Michael m. Dora Fanny (Devorah Fanya bas Shlomo).  Their son is Bernard. 2) David m. Yetta (1911-1994) and their children are Bernice, Sybil, and Selwyn.

Bernard m. Anne Wendy (nee Meyerson); they have two children.

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM   -->  2.  MICHAEL    ---> 3. TANCHUM ben Michael   -->  4.  TSADOK ben Tanchum

We believe that Tsadok was the 5th brother, although I have no documents (immigration, gravestones or otherwise) that show "Tsadok ben Tanchum".  

Tsadok m. Leah (nee Goldberg) in Lithuania.  As early as 1910 Tsodyk ("Codikas") was living in Raseiniai, at Dominikanskaya Street*; his occupation was recorded as "Real Estate Owner". In 1910 their children were listed as Rocha, Feiga, and Meir. In 1911 they were living on Senatorskaya St.  In 1926, Tsadok and Leah were living in Kaunas, at Ukmerges Str., 9*. Their son Meir Leib was drafted into the army (at the age of 22).  Tsadok remained in Lithuania.

The known children of Tsadok and Leah:

1.  YITZCHAK (Albert) 1892 - 1969)

2.  ROCHAL b. 1894

3.  FEIGA

4.  MICHAEL (b. 1897)

5.  MEIR LEIB (b. 9 March, 1898)

6.  GENEKH  (b. Aug. 24, 1899)

7.  BORUCH (b. 1903 d. July 21,1928)

8.  YAAKOV b. 1909

DETAILS  (oldest to youngest):

Yitzchak: Emigrated to Cleveland, Ohi0.  Anglecized name to Albert TENER. Yitzchak m. Chava (Eva) nee Seten. Their children were Philip and Eugene. Albert (Yitzchak) was a bomber and war hero of WWII.  He died in 1969.

Rochal: Emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio (re: Ari) Anglecized name to Ethel. Married Frank Schean (Schone?) (Oct. 15, 1922). No further information available at this time.

Feiga: Came to America (to Mexico?). No further information available at this time. (Rae Kerbel of San Francisco? 1897-1978?)

Michael (Miguel): Continue below for the life Michael ben Tsadok.

Meir Leib owned real estate in 1911. He was drafted in 1914. No further info available.

Genekh was an accountant. Genekh m. Ginda Leia Levit (b. Jan. 20, 1899 in Ponevezys, daughter of Shmuel Levit and Rokhal (nee Sheveliovich) in Ponevezys on Dec. 20, 1926 (15 Tevet 5687).  Genekh emigrated to Mexico but later returned to Lithuania, and to Skuodas, where he was living in 1940, when he was murdered in the Shoah.

Boruch ("Codikas") died of consumption (Tuberculosis), in Raseiniai, on July 21, 1928.

Yaakov m. Hiena. He was a locksmith. They had a daughter Sara b. 1932. They lived on Maironio St., 63, in Raseinai. They emigrated to Israel in 1934. Please contact us if you have any additional information.

NEXT GENS:

Philip TENER m. Joan Morgenstern; their children: Clair (RIP) and Berri (RIP). Claire m. (?) Dennis.
Eugene TENER m. Isabel (nee Henig); their children: Stanley and Jay. Grandchildren: Forest TENER m. Maya (nee?).

1. YEHOSHUA ben ABRAHAM   -->  2.  MICHAEL   ben Yehoshua--> 3. TANCHUM ben Michael   -->  4. TSADOK ben Tanchum --> 5.  MICHAEL ben Tsadok

Michael (Miguel) emigrated to Guadalajara, Mexico around 1925.  Michael m. Josephine Tatz, also from Lithuania. (Her mother, Sarah Tatz, also from Lithuania, had immigrated to Guadalejara, Mexico, in the early 20's with her four daughters - Josephine, Sarah, Masha, and (name unknown. Notes thanks to Sergio Bross.). Miguel and Josephine's children:

1.  MOISES (Moshe)

2.  BORUCH (Bernardo)

3.  FLORA. 

NEXT GENs:   1) Bernardo m. Alma Amada Arav (RIP) and their children: Eduardo, Ricardo and Monica.   2) Moises m. Ms. Bity Fefer (RIP). Their children: Daniel, Debora, and Ari.  3) Flora (became a physician) m. Xico (RIP) (Flora de Davalos Tanur) and their children ar:Liliana, Patricia, Antonio, Jorge and Mauricio.  Liliana m. (Lilliana Maria de Lourdes Davalos Tanur).

Eduardo resides in Texas. Ricardo m. Galia and their children are: Devorah, Alma (Rachel Neshama), and Yakov; they made aliya to Israel.

Moises m. ? His son is Ari (Puerto Vallarta).

HELP US IDENTIFY WHERE THESE TANURS FIT INTO THE FAMILY TREE!

SCHIER

Immigration records show SCHIER TANUR, from Kaunas, departing Hamburg on April 20, 1912, heading to Montevideo. (This ship also ports at Rio and Buenos Aires.). Was this Schave? Or Shalom?

ADOLF ben ?

ADOLF Tanur, b. appx. 1889 (in Russia/Lithuania. He emigrated to Buenos Aires.  Adolf m. Ruth Camhi, who died young, at the age of 34. Adolf then emigrated from Buenos Aires to New York on June 25, 1923, at the age of 34, where he worked as a tailor) with a cousin?) and then had a pharmacy with his two sons, Ariel and Nathan.  (I'm currently working on getting more geneological information about Adolf.) His brothers (?) moved to North Carolina. Adolf's children:

Ariel

Nathan.

DETAILS  (oldest to youngest):

After living in NY with his father, Ariel moved to Monterrey; he studied law, and m. Sara Levi; they moved to Tampico, Mexico. Their children:

• Sergio,
• Deborah, and
• Guillermo. 
  
  Guillermo m. Gladys Assab Hassan and their children are Fernando (living in Berne, Switzerland), Martha, and Eduardo (b. in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico).  Martha m. Alexandro Cohen.