Als Antwort auf: Re: Can you help me locate Novorovka? von Krzysztof Muchorowski am 20. Februar 2006 14:31:43:

I understand your reason not to doubt since these are official documents probably translated by someone familiar with both languages. However, the Cyrillic character that looks like a B is transliterated to the Roman script V. The Cyrillic character similar to b is transliterated as Roman script B. It is therefore easy enough to make a mistake if you are not careful in how you read the text. I have seen, for example, where official maps confuse the spelling between Barbarowka and Warwarowka. It would therefore seem plausible that your Novorovka could be Neborovka.

Certainly we can not guarantee this is correct but since it appears that there is no such known place as Novorovka, you should give it serious consideration.

Als Antwort auf: Re: Can you help me locate Novorovka? von Krzysztof Muchorowski am 20. Februar 2006 14:31:43:

Hello Krzysztof,

we know that village names changed very often within some years. I had a look at the 1906 Russian village lists and did find д. Неборовка [village Neborowka], Wolost Pulin and кол. Невяровка [colony Newjarowka], Wolost Goroschki (= Wolodarsk). The last one located 6 Werst from Goroschki and 43 Werst from Zhitomir. I can't find it on any map.

My wife's grandma was born there in a German family Scheide ...

There are a few SCHEIDE listed in the War Records of the Odessa Digital Library, one of them from Newerowka: RISTAU, Natalie neé SCHEIDE, born in Newerowka. Other SCHEIDE families lived in Fedorowka with is just in the neighborhood (5 Werst from Goroschki).

gerhard