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Spiritual Christian — Family History & Genealogy Message Board
started by Andrei Conovaloff in 2002.
<< http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.religious.molokan/mb.ashx  >>

318 postings 14 Jan 2003;  2816 19 Apr 2007, 3902 1 Sep  2008,  4267 9 Nov 1, 2009,
  • 2002 Feb 14 — Ancestry.com Spiritual Christian now has a  bulletin board on which you can post your genealogy information and questions. Enjoy and learn from one another. The Society of Educated Molokane continues.



Origin and Meaning of Spiritual Christian Surnames
By Jonathan J. Kalmakoff with Andrew J. Conovaloff
<<www.doukhobor.org/Molokan.html>>
Spiritual Christian surnames often hold clues to family origins. In some cases they can indicate the name of an early ancestor, their trade or occupation, ethnic or geographic origin, or a descriptive nickname. The following glossary contains roots and meanings of hundreds of Russian Spiritual Christian surnames in America and Russia. This site will expand with Noteworthy Spiritual Christian and a surname location index.



Russian Genealogy Forum, "All Russia Family Tree"
Генеалогический форум ВГД, Всероссийское генеалогическое древо
Started by German Strelnikov, with others.
For 50 rubles/page he will search and photocopy at the State Archives of Georgia and Armenia.
  1. Молоканство
  2. Духоборы
  3. Молокане на Дальнем Востоке
  4. Стрельниковы и другие молокане Закавказъя
  5. Самарская область
  6. Тамбов область
  7. Метрические книги сектантских общин
  8. Морозов (род с этой фамилией)
  9. Храмы предков
  10. Моревы
  1. Molokanism
  2. Doukhobors
  3. Molokans in the Far East
  4. Strelnikov and other Molokans in Transcaucasia
  5. Samara province
  6. Tambov province
  7. Record books of sectarian communities
  8. Morozov (born with that name)
  9. Ancestral Temple
  10. Morevs



150 Russian Sectarian Burials in LA County Cemetery, 1904-1909
By Dave W Samarin, Nancy-Popin-Umland, Andrei Conovaloff.
Below are transliterated Russian surnames, in Soundex order, from 150 Russian immigrant burials recorded at the Los Angeles County Cemetery (founded 1896), 3301 E. 1st St. (corner of Lorena St.), Los Angeles, CA 90063 — phone: 323-268-5111 (Hours: 7:30 am to 3:00 pm, Monday – Friday). The original handwritten list was collected by David W. Samarin in 1996. In 2008, Nancy Popin transcribed the
list and posted it on the Spiritual Christian Family History and Genealogy Message Board. In 2010 Conovaloff analyzed the data, corrected errors and interpreted the 60 different Russian surnames listed below. Of the 150 graves, 80% were infants, and 85 were moved in 1910 to the Prygun and Dukh-i-zhiznik cemetery purchased on Eastern Ave. at Second Street. 65 graves remain at the original LA County Cemetery. For more details see: 150 Russian Spiritual Christian Burials in Los Angeles County Cemetery, 1904-1909.

Surnames Indexed (Count - Soundex - Russian tranliteration (ALA-LC)
1 - B110 - Babaev
2 - B121 - Bobyshev
2 - B210 - Bizyaev
2 - B261 - Bukharov
1 - B435 - Bolotin
1 - B436 - Boldyrev
1 - B621 - Biryukov
3 - D165 - Dobrynin
2 - D231 - Desyatov
1 - D421 - Dolgov
2 - E121 - Evseev
2 - E132 - Evdokimov
1 - F310 - Fadeev
1 - F641 - Frolov
1 - G123 - Gvozdev
1 - G210 - Gusev
1 - G432 - Golitsin
7 - K121 - Kobzev
1 - K132 - Kaptsov
3 - K161 - Khoprov
2 - K210 - Kazeev
5 - K261 - Kosarev
1 - K351 - Kudinov
2 - K411 - Kholopov
3 - K412 - Kolpakov
2 - K415 - Klubnikin
6 - K421 - Kulikov
2 - K514 - Konovalov
1 - K641 - Kolorev
1 - M210 - Moiseev
1 - M251 - Mokshanov
1 - M263 - Makhortov
11 - M322 - Metchikov
1 - M426 - Miloserdov
1 - M621 - Markov
3 - M621 - Morozov
1 - N121 - Novikov
1 - N261 - Nazarov
4 - O243 - Ogol'tsov
1 - O641 - Orlov
3 - P110 - Popov
1 - P141 - Pavelov
2 - P150 - Popin
1 - P362 - Petrushkin
1 - P423 - Polstov
3 - R353 - Rudometkin
9 - S150 - Shubin
2 - S412 - Slivkov
2 - S415 - Slavin
1 - S536 - Samadurov
9 - S565 - Samarin
1 - T251 - Tikunov
2 - T452 - Tolmachev
3 - T452 - Tolmasov
1 - T621 - Tregubov
1 - V225 - Vechkanov
10 - V410 - Valov
7 - V421 - Volkov
1 - V655 - Voronin
4 - Y650 - Yuren



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Molokan Families, genealogy research
Фамилии Молокан, генеалогические исследования
By German Strelnikov << http://www.sdhm.ru/forum/topic_12  >> 27 May 2008
The first "Molokan genealogy" website in Russia is proposed, and the second in the Russian language (See Sandikov Genealogy below). Hosted by the website SDHM.info — Soiuz dukhovnie kristian-molokan (Union of Spiritual Chirstian Molokans). German proposes starting with a list of the 143 families who purchased the 34 square miles of land for the village of Vorontsovka in 1851. See the list:  "Historical Material". Spiritual Christians founded Vorontsovka village in 1844, Soviets renamed it Kalinino in 1935, and in 1991 Armenia renamed it Tashir. It was the location of the historic 1905 Molokan convention. The 1851 Vorontsovka founders' census shows family names, gender, age, and where they came from in Russia. German also published 3 family trees (MS-Word.DOC) going back 8 generations to the early 1800s for Glazovs, Strelnikovs and Semiletovs. The 107 Vorontsovka founding family surnames (English - Russian) are:
Agapov – Агапов
Antonov – Антонов
Bakholdin – Бахолдин
Basov – Басов
Bogdanov – Богданов
Bogunov – Богунов
Bolotin –  Болотин
Bryksin – Брыксин
Burtsev – Бурцев
Cheremisov – Черемисов
Cherniakov – Черняков
Chernyshiov – Чернышёв
Dmitriev  – Дмитриев
Dobrynin – Добоынин
Drobyshev –  Дробышев
Dvortshov – Дворцов
Efremov – Ефремов
Ekimov – Екимов
Ermolov –  Ермолов
Eropkin – Еропкин
Eseev – Есеев
Evstigneev – Евстигнеев
Fedorov – Федоров
Glazov – Глазов
Goncharov – Гончаров
Grankin – Гранкин
Gur'ev – Гурьев
Iakovlev – Яковлев
Iakushsev – Якушев
Il’in – Ильин
Iudin – Юдин
Ivanov – Иванов
Ivlev – Ивлев
Kapranov – Капранов
Karaev – Караев
Karetov – Каретов
Karpov – Карпов
Kastrikin – Кастрикин
Kazeev – Казеев
Khnyshin – Хнышин
Kholopov – Холопов
Khrapov – Храпов
Kislenkov – Кисленков
Kobzev – Кобзев
Kolesnikov – Колесников
Kononov – Кононов
Konovalov – Коновалов
Konstantinov – Константинов
Korobov – Коробов
Korolev – Королев
Krasnoslobschikov –
      Краснословщиков
Krysin – Крысин
Kunitsyn – Куницын
Leont'ev – Леонтьев
Letunov – Летунов
Lipatov – Липатов
Login – Логин
Loskutov – Лоскутов
Lukin – Лукин
Maksimov – Максимов
Mal’tsev – Мальцев
Mashanov – Машанов
Matveev – Матвеев
Mescheriakov – Мещеряков 
Metelkin – Метелкин
Mikhailov – Михайлов
Mironov – Миронов
Mordovin – Мордовин
Morozob – Морозов
Muravliov – Муравлёв
Neudakhin – Неудахин
Novosel’tsev – Новосельцев
Orlov – Орлов
Panferov – Панферов
Patov – Патов
Pavlov – Павлов
Podgorelov – Подгорелов
Poletov – Полетов
Ponomarev – Пономарев
Popov – Попов
Potapov – Потапов
Reshetov – Решетов
Rodionov – Родионов
Scheglov – Щеглов
Semenov – Семенов
Semiletov – Семилетов
Shvestov– Швецов
Solomontsev – Соломонцев
Solonitsyn – Солоницын
Solov’iov – Соловьёв
Sterergaskin – Стерергаскин
Strel'nikov – Стрельников
Stupenkin – Ступенкин
Tabakarev – Табакарев
Talanov – Таланов
Tamilin – Тамилин
Timofeev –Тимофеев
Tregubov – Трегубов
Uriupin – Урюпин
Vasil'ev – Васильев
Viatkin – Вяткин
Volkov – Волков
Zabroskov – Забросков
Zanterov – Зантеров
Zhabin – Жабин
Zol’nikov – Золников
Zutikov – Зутиков



1853 Tax Register List (234 families, 4 villages, Elizavetpol' Guberniia, now west Azerbaijan and east Armenia)
Research by German Strelnikov, Russian Genealogy Forum "All Russia Family Tree", May 16, 2010.
Molokane, Pryguny and Doukhboors lived in neighboring villages. The Doukhboor list was posted in Russian and English.

 c. Михайловка - Mikhailovka village (65 surnames, 85 household families)
    
1 - Авдеев - Avdeev
1 - Астахов - Astakhov
1 - Арефьев - Aref'ev
1 - Афонин - Afonin
1 - Александров - Aleksandrov
1 - Абакумов - Abakumov
1 - Бугров - Bugrov
1 - Борисов - Borisov
1 - Бибаев - Bibaev
1 - Бабишев - Babishev
1 - Бородин - Borodin
2 - Блохин - Blokhin
1 - Баканов - Bakanov
1 - Валов - Valov
1 - Волков - Volkov
1 - Воробьев - Vorob'ev
1 - Галкин - Galkin
1 - Гриднев - Gridnev
1 - Долматов - Dolmatov
1 - Жабин - Zhabin
1 - Кобзев - Kobzev
1 - Кондяков - Kondjakov
1 - Колпаков - Kolpakov
2 - Коновалов - Konovalov
1 - Кунаков - Kunakov
1 - Крицов - Kritsov
1 - Кочергин - Kochergin
1 - Лезин - Lezin
2 - Лис(и)нов - Lis(i)nov
1 - Лебешов - Lebeshov
1 - Лазарев - Lazarev
1 - Мельников - Mel'nikov
2 - Малашихин - Malashikhin
3 - М(а)каров - M(a)karov
1 - Муравлев - Muravlev
1 - Мохов - Mokhov
1 - Милосердов - Miloserdov
1 - Малышев - Malyshev
1 - Миронов - Mironov
1 - Матрошин - Matroshin
1 - Наумов - Naumov
1 - Нечаев - Nechaev
2 - Новиков - Novikov
1 - Морозов - Morozov
1 - Попов - Popov
2 - Портнов - Portnov
1 - Потапов - Potapov
1 - Подмарев - Podmarev
1 - Решетов - Reshetov
3 - Самарин - Samarin
7 - Самодуров - Samodurov
1 - Семенищев - Semenishhev
1 - Семенов - Semenov
1 - Скороходов - Skorokhodov
1 - Солтыков - Soltykov
1 - Талочкин - Talochkin
3 - Толмасов - Tolmasov
1 - Треглазов - Treglazov
1 - Хаустов - Khaustov
3 - Хомутов - Khomutov
1 - Чернышов - Chernyshov
1 - Черемисин - Cheremisin
1 - Шапошников - Shaposhnikov
1 - Юнкин - Iunkin
1 - Щеглов - Sheglov
 
c. Новосаратовка - Novosaratovka village (44 surnames, 104 household families)
    
1 - Агапов - Agapov
2 - Алаторцев- Alatortsev
8 - Бучнев - Buchnev
4 - Бычков - Bychkov
4 - Батаев - Bataev
1 - Ботасов - Botasov
1 - Болдарев - Boldarev
12 - Богданов - Bogdanov
1 - Вавилов - Vavilov
2 - Данилов - Danilov
1 - Дерюгин - Deriugin
1 - Ермолов - Ermolov
1 - Жи(т)ков - Zhi(t)kov
1 - Зюзин - Ziuzin
1 - Казеев - Kazeev
2 - Колодин - Kolodin
4 - Коновалов - Konovalov
2 - Коробов - Korobov
1 - Кондауров - Kondaurov
2 - Ковешников - Koveshnikov
1 - Косаков - Kosakov
1 - Коб(ы)зов - Kob(y)zov
1 - Кобылов - Kobylov
1 - Коробов - Korobov
4 - Лоскутов - Loskutov
1 - Минников - Minnikov
2 - Миндрин - Mindrin
2 - Новосельцев - Novosel'tsev
1 - Насликов - Naslikov
1 - Павлов - Pavlov
1 - Папин - Papin
7 - Попов - Popov
3 - Подосинников - Podosinnikov
1 - Потапов - Potapov
3 - Селезнев - Seleznev
3 - Сысоев - Sysoev
1 - Семенов - Semenov
1 - Семенищев - Semenishhev
2 - Ступнин - Stupnin
4 - Сливков - Slivkov
5 - Сысоев - Sysoev
1 - Фитисов - Fitisov
3 - Хомутов - Khomutov
2 - Шепелев - Shepelev

 c. Головино - Golovino village (15 surnames, 19 household families)
    
2 - Абрамов - Abramov
1 - Ануфриев - Anufriev
1 - Евдокимов - Evdokimov
2 - Иванов - Ivanov
1 - Курносов - Kurnosov
1 - Крытлов - Krytlov
1 - Киселев - Kiselev
2 - Котов - Kotov
1 - Петров - Petrov
1 - Рогов - Rogov
2 - Рудометкин - Rudometkin
1 - Сави(н)ов - Savi(n)ov
1 - Степанов - Stepanov
1 - Хл(ы)стов - Khl(y)stov
1 - Хмаров - Khmarov

 c. Новое Делижаны - Novo Delizhan village (17 surnames, 26 household families)
    
1 - Болотин - Bolotin
1 - Борисов - Borisov
1 - Вологин - Vologin
1 - Евдокимов - Evdokimov
1 - Жабин - Zhabin
2 - Жуков - Zhukov
1 - Зайцев - Zaitsev
1 - Иваников - Ivanikov
1 - Иванов - Ivanov
6 - Казеев - Kazeev
1 - Коб(ы)зев - Kob(y)zev
2 - Куликов - Kulikovv
2 - Панин - Panin
1 - Соколов - Sokolov
2 - Семенищев - Semenishhev
1 - Щетинин - Shetinin
1 - Щербаков - Sherbakov



Finding Relatives
Collected sections from 2009 Vest', journal of the Union of Spiritual Christian Molokans, Russian Federation
* Indicates some relatives migrated to America.

  • Barsukov
  • Chugunov
  • Dvortsov
  • Golubev*
  • Kadatski
  • Kastryulin
  • Kiselev*
  • Kolodin
  • Konstantinov
  • Kopylov
  • Lavov
  • Loskutov*
  • Maslov
  • Minnikov
  • Morozov
  • Neverov
  • Novikov
  • Novosel'tsev
  • Pavlov*
  • Peresedov
  • Safonov
  • Safronov
  • Samarin
  • Semenov
  • Shubin
  • Skorodumov
  • Sushilin
  • Tsaplev
  • Vakulin
  • Zakurdaev
  • Zhuravliov
  • Zibrov
  • Zotov*



The Poppin Family
By Nancy (Poppin) Posey  << http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/o/s/Nancy-A-Posey/ >>
Extensive genealogy:  5 generations with 20 photos.



~200 Molokan Marriage Records, 1906-1999
By Nancy Poppin-Posey << http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/posey.htm >>
San Francisco Genealogy



Russian Sectarian Cemetery Tombstone Transcriptions
By Nancy Poppin-Posey, 2006
Russian Sectarian Cemetery., Hickey Blvd and Longford Drive, Colma, California — Established 1932. — Listed on: San Francisco Genealogy, San Mateo County  — 908 grave markers — 450+ surnames (some inter-married) —  Also see photos of 87 of these grave markers at Find-A-Grave
Agapoff
Akuloff (Okuloff)
Andrushenko
Anfimoff
Anfimoff-Salonisen
Arishin
Artushen
Axionoff
Bagdanoff
Bagdasarian
Baholdin
Baker
Bakly
Barnes
Batieff
Bavin
Belousoff
Bobeloff
Bobiloff
Bogasfskoy
Bogdanoff
Bogdanoff-Elston
Bogdanoff-Stamer
Bogdanov
Bogdanov-Stone
Bogdonoff
Bohdanov
Boldroff
Bolotin
Bolotin-Jacques
Bolshanin
Bons
Bookroff
Borg
Borokoff
Borovkoff
Botieff
Brajnikoff
Britschok
Broadbent
Buchneff
Buchnoff
Bulavin
Bulvinia
Bulvinia-Litvinov
Buriloff
Burnham
Bushneff
Butchinoff
Butchinoff (Butchnew)
Butchinoff (Butchnew)-Salmon
Butchnew
Butenko
Buyanova
Byoff
Camozzi
Canihan
Carpoff
Casner
Cheechoff
Cheechov
Chekunoff
Chekushkin
Cherimisin
Chernikoff
Chernoff
Chickenoff
Chickinoff
Chumachenko
Churkin
Compton
Conovalov
Constantine
Copan
Corboff
Corneyff
Dalby
Daniloff
Danz
Daubert
Davidoff
Delgado
Demetriff
Demetroff
Derabina
Dimitrieff
Dobrinen
Dolgoff
Dorskoff
Drobiazen
Drobshoff
Drobshoff-Blaylock
Duginski
Dumanovsky
Durakoff
Durakov
Dvartsoff
Dvornikoff
Efremoff
Efsaiff
Elam
Ellison
Ermacoff
Estagiin
Estagin-Moorman
Evanikoff
Evanikoff-Kanchar
Evanoff
Evdokimoff
Evdokimoff-Hess
Faddey
Fadeeff
Fadeff
Fadief
Faenzi
Federoff
Fedorenko
Fedoroff
Fetesoff
Fetesoff-Ruzick
Fetisoff
Filipoff
Fisher
Fitisoff
Furlong
Galitzen
Gashenko
Gashenko-Adzhigirey
Gatiloff
Gerasimetz
Gerasimov
Glazoff
Gnile
Goodoshnikoff
Gooseff
Goosev
Goosieff
Gorbenko
Green (Greecevich)
Green (Grin)
Gurkovsky
Halopoff
Haprov
Hazen
Heski
Histov
Homutoff
Horashin
Hropoff
Hulbert
Ilyin
Ilyin
Ipolitov
Ivanikoff
Ivanoff
Ivanoff
Jabin
Jamic
Jarkieh
Jennings
Jernov
Jijin
Jogoleff
Johnson
Kaido
Kanihan
Kapsoff
Karp
Karpoff
Kasalapoff
Kasimoff
Kasloff
Kasnoff
Kasubin
Kavallenka
Kavaloff
Kazy
Kazy-Gomez
Keseloff
Kirichenko
Kiseloff
Klemm
Kline
Klistoff
Klochihin
Klochihin-Baker
Kobsef
Kobseff
Kobseff-Marianetti
Kobzeff
Kobzev
Kochergen
Kochergin
Kocitzin
Koenig
Kolesnikov
Kondrashoff
Kondrashoff-White
Kondratieff
Kondratoff
Konnoff
Konoff
Konovaloff
Konovalov
Korboff
Kositsin
Kositzin
Kositzina
Kosloff
Kostgrikin
Kostrekin
Kostrekin-Camozzi
Kostriken
Kostrikin
Kotik
Kotik-Semeniuk
Kotoff
Kotoff_Chernikoff
Kotoff-Wittsell
Kotov
Kott
Kozeken
Krase (Krasilnikoff)
Krasilnikoff
Kravchenko
Kriakin
Krivokulsky
Krivokulsky-Nikolyuk
Krougloff 
Krupenko
Kunakoff
Kurbatoff
Kutzevoff 
Kutzevoff-Motskive
Kuznetsoff
Lafin
Lapin
Larson
Lashin
Lashin (Lashinko )
Lashin-(Lashinko)-Leigh
Lashinko
Lazootin
Lebedeff
Lebedoff
Lediaev
Leigh
Leontieff
Lilleland
Lisizin
Litvinov
Lobastoff
Long-Rudometkin
Loscotoff
Loscutoff
Loscutoff-Gibson
Loscutoff-Gualtieri
Loskutoff
Loskutoff_Chernoff
Loskutoff_Chernoff-Pack
Loskutoff-Domane
Loskutoff-Sereda
Loskutov
Lyons
Lysoguboff
Mackshanoff
Mackshanova
Makaroff
Makeyev
Makieff
Malavy
Maloff
Martin
Maykut
Mazoff (Moiseff)
Melnikoff
Mesherikoff
Milofsky
Minotti
Mironenko
Nazarchuk
Neciuk
Nelson
Niedens
Nikoluk
Nikoluk-Gural
Novikoff
Nuchupoff
Nucupoff
Okuloff (Akuloff)
O'Neal
Orloff
Palionnia
Panamaroff
Paperovnick
Paperovnik
Pappin
Partnoff
Patapoff
Pavloff
Pavlov
Payne
Petroff
Philipoff
Pleshko
Podsakoff (Podsikoff)
Polonski
Polosky
Ponomaroff
Popin
Popoff
Popov
Popov-Barnes
Poppin
Poppin-Andrews
Poppin-Payne
Potloff
Poznekoff
Prohoroff
Proskoud
Proskoud-Evanikoff
Pudoff
Pudoff-Ellison
Pushkaorw
Ramzoff
Rankin
Razvaliaeff
Remmy (Rudometkin)
Resendez
Reshatoff
Reshetnekoff
Roath
Rogoff
Rokitansky
Romanoff
Rospothnyuk
Rudometkin
Rudometkin (Remmy)
Rudometkin-Lyons
Russo
Ruzick
Saltikoff
Samaduroff
Samarin
Samaroff
Samaroff-Press
Samoilenko
Samosvatoff
Sandelin
Sanoff
Sargent
Saveliff
Schelerhoff
Schetinin
Schetinin-Booth
Schetinin-Fischer
Schure
Semeletoff
Semenoff
Seminoff
Seminoff-Gregory
Sereda
Serrode
Shabalin
Shalaeff
Shapshnikoff
Sharenbroch
Sherbako
Shevchenko
Shevchuk
Shikis
Shipunoff
Shipunoff-Belitsis
Shnika
Shomilin
Shomolin
Shubin
Shugaylo
Shuteroff
Siapin
Siapin-Nuessle
Siliznoff
Skrinkov
Slepnikoff
Slepnikoff-Bridgeman
Slepnikoff-O'Berry
Slivkoff
Slivkoff-Gnile
Slivkov
Smushko
Sohriakoff
Sohriakoff-Batchelor
Solonitzen
Solopov
Somaduroff
Soriakoff
Sorikoff
Sosin
Souhorukoff
Srabionian
Stamer
Stapona
Stepano
Stepanoff
Strekalova
Strelnikoff
Stupin
Sukovitzen
Susoeff
Susoev
Suvoroff
Syapin
Sylva
Tamilan
Tarasoff
Tarskaya
Tasloff
Telegin
Teleguin
Terehov
Tereshenko
Timofeeff
Treguboff
Treguboff-Eleen
Troshin
Tunderburk
Urban
Urmieyehov
Vanikoff
Varnikoff
Vasilyeva
Vedanaeff
Veledchuk
Vereshagin
Veronin
Vichkonoff
Vidney
Voronin
Vsachoff
Whitaker
Yakovenko
Yakovlev
Yakovlev-Belois
Yassilieff
Zabrodin
Zaharchenko
Zarapin
Zarubin
Zelnov
Zemansky
Zhukov
Zlobina
Zotikoff
Zvagin



Cemetery Records — Vacaville - El Mira Cemetery
By Nancy Popin, Aug 2008.
Full names and Find-A-Grave links posted on Spiritual Christian — Family History & Genealogy Message Board 
Shown here is index of surnames and counts listed.
  • Cheechov – 9
  • Cherimisin -1
  • Evanikoff – 9
  • Fadief – 1
  • Gorohoff -3
  • Kanihan -1
  • Kazakoff – 1
  • Klistoff – 1
  • Makaiv – 1
  • Moiseff – 2
  • Papin – 15
  • Parnell – 1
  • Popin – 1
  • Popoff – 2
  • Popov – 2
  • Poppin – 1
  • Seminoff – 1
  • Shubin – 3
  • Slivkoff – 1
  • Treguboff – 1



Sandykov Genealogy (in Russian) (Translated online into English)
By Vladimir Vasilevich, Alexey Ivanovich, and Paul Vasilevich Sandykov   << http://www.sandikov.name >>
An ambitious Russian and Mordovian Spiritual Christian genealogy list started in 2006. Features a very complete Sandikov familty tree, and a history of Spiritual Christian in the Caucasus with a list of the original families that moved to their home village of Nadezhdino (formerly: Shorzha. Many of these families were Mordovian, and several migrated to America.
  • Arkhipov
  • Barsukov
  • Biziaev
  • Chindin
  • Grigor'ev
  • Kistanov
  • Kudriashov
  • Kasymov
  • Kochergin
  • Kosyrev
  • Kozlov
  • Iurtaiev
  • Lediaev
  • Leonov
  • Ivanov
  • Larionov
  • Minikov
  • Norov
  • Popov
  • Prokhorov
  • Pisarev
  • Sandykov
  • Solov'ev
  • Shetukhin



Our Family Story
By Mary Paul Popoff-Kimberlin  <<http://iheartrussia.com/>>.
Launched 2008, update June 2010 — Popoff, Babashoff, Bogdanov, Patapoff, Tolmachoff, Kalpakoff  — 502 photos in 11 albums on the Popoff family website: Early Arizona, John Paul & Nellie Alex (Babashoff), Alex Sergei. Tolmachoff, Paul and Mary Popoff, John and Hazel (Bogdanov), Katya Patapoff, 2008 Popoff Family Reunion. 



Spiritual Christian Immigration Via Canada
by Jonathan J. Kalmakoff, webmaster of the Doukhobor Genealogy Website, and the Origin & Meaning of Molokan Surnames
As of March 2007 Jon posted 5 ship lists and 1 border crossing record. He estimates about 200 Spiritual Christians (most from Kars, some from Saratov) migrated first to Canada (Quebec) mostly with Doukhobors, then took the train from Winnepeg, Manitoba to Los Angeles. Some were quarantined in hospital. 28 standardized suname spellings include:
  • Buchnev
  • Bukharev
  • Cheremisin
  • Dvornin
  • Fadeev
  • Fetisov
  • Karetov
  • Kholopov
  • Kulikov
  • Metchkov
  • Mokhov
  • Mokshanov
  • Molokanov
  • Morozov
  • Novikov
  • Planin
  • Pluzhnikov
  • Prokhorov
  • Pudov
  • Samarin
  • Shchuchin
  • Shubin
  • Shvetsov
  • Slivkov
  • Sokhryakov
  • Treglazov
  • Voronin
  • Yunkin



California Tombstone Project  — Alphabetical list of 253 markers
By Dorothy Reinhart, The Tombstone Transcription Project, Jan 31, 2007
Then she posted photosof each grave marker, California Genealogy and History Archives, 2008
Sectarian Russian Molokan Church Cemetery, Kerman, Fresno County, California (north of Barstow Ave, 1 mile west of Madera Ave)
  • Afonin
  • Babshoff
  • Bavin
  • Bechkoff
  • Bekanoff
  • Bezayiff
  • Bibaeff
  • Bibayoff
  • Bizieff
  • Bogdanov
  • Bolderoff
  • Borodin
  • Buchnoff
  • Chernekoff
  • Chickenoff
  • Dobrinin
  • Efseaff
  • Eropkin
  • Ghosoph
  • Goosev
  • Gozdiff
  • Halopoff
  • Haprov
  • Hazen
  • Huse-Kalpakoff
  • Kachirski
  • Kalpakoff
  • Kaseroff
  • Keseloff
  • Kiseloff
  • Kobets
  • Kobzeff
  • Kobzoff
  • Kochergin
  • Koretoff
  • Korneff
  • Kornoff
  • Kulikov
  • Kurnoseff
  • Matchniff
  • Mechekoff
  • Meloserdoff
  • Mendrin
  • Mitchikoff
  • Mohoff
  • Morozov
  • Nazaroff
  • Pakhomoff
  • Patapoff
  • Pivovaroff
  • Podsakoff
  • Popoff
  • Portnoff
  • Riseloff
  • Rogoff
  • Rudometkin
  • Salenik
  • Saltikoff
  • Samaduroff
  • Samarin
  • Seleznoff
  • Sessoyeff
  • Shubin
  • Shuken
  • Siliznoff
  • Slevkoff
  • Slevkoff
  • Spolsdoff
  • Susoeff
  • Tellegin
  • Tolmachoff
  • Tolmasoff
  • Valov
  • Varonin
  • Volkoff



Mexico Names
by George Mohoff, 1995 << http://www.molokane.org/books/Mohoff/1995/Appendix.html >>
Lists of property owners, residents, and cemetery markers, from the Appendices, The Russian Colony of Guadalupe Pryguny Molokans in Mexico, by George Mohoff, 1995. Pages 206-226. Added list of those who moved to Jerome Junction, Arizona, in 1916.
Surnames Indexed (Soundex, Russian tranliteration (ALA-LC) linked to Origins of Spiritual Christian Surnames)
A125 - Abakumov
A155 - Afonin
A241 - Aklov
B110 - Babaev
B121 - Bobyshev
B261 - Bukharov
C141 - Chepliev*
D163 - Dvortsov **
D231 - Desiatov
D421 - Dolgov
D453 - Dalmatov
E121 - Evseev
E132 - Evdokinov
F431 - Filatov
G210 - Gusev
K121 - Kobzev
K132 - Kaptsov
K262 - Kashirskii
K310 - Kotov
K411 - Kholopov
K412 - Kolpakov
K423 - Khystov
K521 - Kurbatov
K531 - Khomutov
K651 - Kornev
L231 - Logutov**
M210 - Mokhov
M241 - Morozov
M251 - Mokshanov
M311 - Matveev***
M322 - Metchikov
M452 - Mel'nikov
N121 - Novikov
N261 - Nazarov
O243 - Ogol'tsov
P110 - Popov
P116 - Pivovarov
P141 - Pavlov
P311 - Potapov
P322 - Podsakov
P613 - Pra(v)din
R210 - Rogov
R353 - Rudometkin
S150 - Shubin
S210 - Susoev
S536 - Samodurov
S565 - Samarin
T452 - Tolmasov
T621 - Tregubov
                 * Listed as Chapluk, Chaplok.      ** Any descendants?        *** Listed as Medveyiff



Konnoff & Moiseve Genealogy Page
by Ron Konnoff  << http://members.tripod.com/~konnoff/konnoffgenealogy.html >> 
Ron who lives in South Gate, California, was the first to publish a Spiritual Christian Genealogy on the web; and he is the first to offer a Guestbook, with comments by site visitors. He is now redesigning his page which includes the histories and 13 early photos of these families. Ron invites any contributions, and has posted notices about Spiritual Christian Geneology on several websites. 



Tolmasoff & Patapoff Families: Tracing two Molokan Russian-American Families
by Pam Tolmasoff  <<http://members.tripod.com/~tolmasova/tolmasovaindex.html>> 
In a colorfully designed website with lots of photos, Pam includes the history of her family in Oregon — from their villages near Kars to today. Photos date from 1915, the 30's, 40's and 90's. Be patient, the photos take a long time to load. Her site is divided into sections by head of family titled:

  • The Patapoff Family Story 
  • Platon P. Patapoff Family Tree 
  • Paul Tolmasoff Family Tree
  • Alex M. Tolmasoff Family Tree
  • Dimitri Tolmasoff Tree
  • Taras G. Tolmasoff Family Tree 
  • Photo Album
  • and a link to Ron Konnoff's page



Paul & Annie Zolnekoff Family  
by Allan Zolnekoff << http://www.allanz.com >>
This is the latest addition to Spiritual Christian Genealogy. My cousin Allan crafted a sharp site with a short history and photos of his foster parents, his Doukhobor mother, famous father, and his council work with the City of Whittier.



Shinen-Valoff Family Pedigree Chart
5 generations prepared 2006 by Louis Walter Shinen, Jr.
I traced my ancestors back to 1841. My grandfolks came to America around 1904 from Kars Oblast. They also lived in Georgia. My dad, Louis Walter Shinen, died in 1981 in Rosemead, Calif. My mom, Anna William Pavloff, died in 2002. I was in the service from 1963 to 1969, yet I was able to miss all the fighting. I was off the coast of Vietnam for two months before the war and we were rotated back to Okinawa just before the first landings. I was on orders to go to Danang when I got out and started college. So I was blessed in not having to shed the blood of my fellow man. Surnames of my ancestors:
  • Karetov
  • Kobzeff
  • Kulikoff
  • Ledciff
  • Miloserdoff
  • Morozoff
  • Novikoff
  • Pavloff
  • Shinen
  • Sakrakoff
  • Samohin
  • Sarokin
  • Terehntiv
  • Uraine
  • Valoff



Photos — Russia (Kars 1903, Piatigorsk 1970), San Francisco 1911
by Jean (Evanikoff) Murray  <<  http://www.molokane.org/molokan/Genealogy/Murray_email.htm >> 
Jean sent in 4 photos. The first was taken in San Francisco around 1911-12: "Many of them are Evanikoff family, and it is one of my very favorite photos. The young boy, seated on the ground at left, is my father, and he is holding what appears to be a Bible. The other two boys are holding ENGLISH FOR NEW AMERICANS." Also there's several photos taken in Russia (Piatigorsk?) in August 1970 by my grandfather, but we don't know who there relatives are or where they live, and my  grandparents in Kars about 1903.



Photos from Blagoveshchensk  
by Jenny Kondrashov-Clark
< http://www.molokane.org/molokan/Genealogy/Blagoveshchensk.htm >
"My family were Molokans from Blagoveshchensk. I am gathering photographs, stories and history from my father and Uncles to write a novel based on their very interesting history. I have photographs of the Molokans in Blagoveshchensk, and the Hotel which they built in 1914. I also have a photo taken in early 1900's of the waterfront of Blagoveshchensk. A town that was mostly built by industrious Molokans. I would love to be able to share and trade information." She includes photos of her grandfather's family.




Unknown Faces — Bolderoffs   
Here is a photo of my grandparents, Masha Styaponevna (Kozieva), and Vasillii Pyatrovich Bolderoff  standing with unknown friends & their child. Taken: ? Location: ?   Can anyone help George Boldroff identify these faces? Click on picture to ENLARGE.




Russian Spiritual Christian and Subbotnik Genealogy Research Web-site
by Bill Aldacusion << http://www.subbotiki.net >> 
"...for people of Russian Spiritual Christian or Subbotnik heritage ... to encourage information sharing and joint family history research. " Bill, who was raised in Montebello, California, is looking for: Abakumoff, Agalsoff, Agazoff, Aldacushion, Aldakushin, Babashoff, babeshoff, Babishoff, Bolderoff, Federoff, Konnoff, Mohoff, Pivovaroff, Pivaroff, Samaduroff, Samarin, Shubin, Tolmasoff, Tolmachoff, Vichkonoff.



Kars Parish registers, 1879-1917 and 1871-1919
E-mail from Rob and Sue Craven << http://www.molokane.org/molokan/Genealogy/Kars_records.htm >> 
Microfilm of manuscripts in the Central Historical Archive of the Armenian Republic, Erevan. Text in Russian. Catalog information from the LDS Family History Library Card Catalog for information collected from Kars, Turkey (Russian Empire). The first set was filmed on 62 microfilm reels by The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994-1995. The information was collected from churches in the Kars area, that were tasked by the Tsar with political record keeping. Our research has shown that these films contain a vast variety of documents and files, including Birth, Marriage, Death and Passport records. As soon as any of you have seen these please send in a report. Go to the nearest Mormon Library. In California, check West LA and Oakland, and in Arizona I'll visit Mesa. 



Russian Genealogy
Two articles edited in November 2007 to show information most useful for Molokan genealogy: Russian Genealogy, and Digging up your Russian Roots.



Ellis Island Wall of Honor
18 Spiritual Christian families and individuals are listed on a new public display in New York — Belikoff, Bolotin, Buchnoff-Mendrin, Conovaloff-Miloserdoff, Kalpakoff, Loscutoff, Nazaroff, Novikoff, Popoff, Shubin, Soriakoff, Susoeff. These families donated $100 or $200 to the American Immigration Wall of Honor to help fund the Ellis Island restoration project.



A Dictionary of Period Russian Names (and some of their Slavic roots) 
by Paul Wickenden of Thanet  << http://www.sca.org/heraldry/paul/index.html >> 
This compilation of over 25,000 Russian names taken from period sources is a great place to start learning what your last name means in Russian. For example the most common American Molokan surname Shubin, comes from shuba, a fur coat; Conovaloff comes from Konoval (m) — "horse doctor." Not all names are listed. 



All Russia Family Tree
by Sergey Kotelnikov and Ludmilla Birukova << http://www.vgd.ru/ >> 
If you can read Russian, you can follow this drill-down site to find surnames. Most of the instructions are in English; but the name index is in Russian. They started by listing the most common Russian surnames and famous people with that name. Now it's up to the users to add their family data. 



Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
by Cyndi Howells << http://www.CyndisList.com >>
More than 54,350 links! 42,850 links, categorized & referenced, in over 100 categories. Another 11,500+ uncategorized new links in the works. See the Surname lists. Updated often.



Researching Russian Roots
by Mikhail Kroutikhin  <<  http://www.mtu-net.ru/rrr/bill.htm >> 
Links to several Russian geneology sites



Searching for: Susie Valoff
by Antonio Solorzano, (found on CyberPages International, Lost and Missing Relatives 
<< http://www.cyberpages.com/attractions/persons199610.html >>) 
I am searching for my first cousin, the son of my mother's late younger brother, Tom Mares, whose nickname was "Sailor". My uncle Tom has many Russian Spiritual Christian friends and spoke fluent Russian. His wife at the time was a young Russian Molokan girl named Susie Valoff (Valov). My uncle met Susie when they both lived in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles in the 1930's. I believe shortly after the birth of their son, Jeffrey, they divorced. A few years later, my uncle Tom approved of Jeffrey's adoption by Susie's new husband, a name I don't have. Information from my mother and surviving uncle is that Susie had family in the Bakersfield/Fresno, California area and that they were potatoe farmers. Susie and her family were members of the Russian Spiritual Christian community. Jeffrey is probably in his 60's by now. If there is anyone with information about Susie or Jeffrey, please contact Antonio Solorzano, Jr., 825 Bluff Road, Montebello, California 90640-5921 or at the following e-mail address: mjimenez@bell.k12.ca.us. 
Date added: October 30, 1996 
Email:  mjimenez@bell.k12.ca.us
Entry #2465 



Doukhobor Genealogy Discussion Group
by Jon Kalmakoff on April 25, 1999 << http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Canada/Special/Doukhobor>> 
and  http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=an&p=topics.religious.doukhobor
Perhaps this bulletin board can serve as a "beginning point" for individuals researching their DOUKHOBOR family history. 
Interested in your heritage?? Unsure how to begin tracing it?? Looking for others doing the same?? Confused by Russian 
names and their forms?? Searching for long-lost family members?? Unfamiliar with Doukhobor history?? Any research tips to 
share?? Frustrated by the lack of resources and materials available?? Or "just surfed in" to check it out?? THEN POST YOUR  MESSAGE HERE!! There are more researchers and resources out there than you might think!! 
e-mail:  Jonathan Kalmakoff <<jon.kalmakoff@accesscomm.ca >>



Doukhobor Genealogy 
by Jon Kalmakoff on 2000  
<<www.doukhobor.org  >>
"the primary internet source connecting researchers of Doukhobor genealogy. This site is dedicated to the reclamation, discovery, collection, preservation and free sharing of information related to Doukhobor family history." (Spiritual Christians too!)
e-mail:  Jonathan Kalmakoff <<jon.kalmakoff@accesscomm.ca >>



Strelnikov Family Tree — Генеалогическое древо Стрельниковых
8 generations 1801-2006 (MS-Word.DOC)
  • Афанасьев - Afanas'ev
  • Архипов - Arkhipov
  • Данилов - Danilov
  • Глазов - Glazov
  • Захаров - Zakharov
  • Караев - Karaev
  • Кобзев - Kobzev
  • Новосельцев - Novosel'tsev
  • Копылов - Kopylov
  • Полников - Polnikov



Semiletov Family Tree — Генеалогическое древо Семилетовых
8 generations 1805-2006 (MS-Word.DOC)
  • Балаев - Balatev
  • Богданов - Bogdanov
  • Глазов - Glazov
  • Ефремов - Efremov
  • Забросков - Zabroskov
  • Коновалов - Konovalov
  • Новосельцев - Novosel'tsev
  • Мещеряков - Mescheriakov
  • Мордовин - Mordovin
  • Павлов - Pavlov
  • Петров - Petrov
  • Сыроваткин - Syrovatkin
  • Череп - Cherep



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