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Moses or Moshe Elkishik

Male 1856 - 1888  (32 years)

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  • Name Moses or Moshe Elkishik
    Birth 20 Feb 1856  of Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 6 Nov 1888 
    Person ID I4373  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2026

    Family Sheina Herzenberg,   b. 31 Aug 1857, Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 20 Feb 1876  of Liepaja (Libau), Courland, Latvia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1961  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2026

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Website of Peter Bruce Herzenberg of London, England (since relocated to South Africa). Website is no longer functioning as of 7 Aug 2007. Copies of much of his data from the website in my possession. He indicates references by codes, which pertain to the original source and file held in his database, which I have not seen. I have no key to the sources except HL is Leonardo Herzenberg, HG is Gail Herzenberg, PC is probably Piltene Cemetery records, LA is probably Latvian Archives, FA is probably Aleksandrs Feigmanis (Latvian researcher hired by Harold Hodes), and YL is Len Yodaiken (Israeli researcher hired by Harold Hodes); however, he lists the main researchers and their contributions in a lengthy report which I include in full in the notes of the earliest Herzenberg of this database. In regards to this individual:
      LA notes Moses (Moshe) Elkishik b. 20 Feb 1856, d. 6 Nov 1888, md. 20 Feb 1876, with the following children:
      Wulf, b. 1 May 1877 in Libau, d. Libau.
      Leah, b. 17 Nov 1878 in Libau.
      Josiph, b. 1 Feb 1881 in Libau.
      Rachel, b. 16 May 1884 in Libau.
      Yitchak Itzig, .b 23 Apr 1886.

      2. Updated research provided by Konnor Petersen 5 Nov 2023 with references to LDS FamilySearch:
      I made a few adjustments to the following in Family Search.
      Added children to the relationship of:
      Sheina or Chana or Hanna Herzenberg - KGCM-D9C
      Moses Elkishik - 9V5G-MXG
      + Vulf
      + Lea
      + Josif
      + Dinia Rakhil
      The relationship between Sheina or Chana or Hanna Herzenberg - KGCM-D9C and Levitan - KGCM-6Y2 doesn't exist in the records. There is a Leizer Levitan married to a Khana/Hana/Anna Gertzenberg. But the birthdate we have for Sheina or Chana or Hanna Herzenberg - KGCM-D9C, doesn't match the earliest birth listed for this couple, which is 1863. But Sheina or Chana or Hanna Hertzenberg - KGCM-D9C was born in 1857.
      The notes include a record for Gita Levitan, daughter of Sheina or Chana or Hanna Herzenberg, who married Aaron Berman, daughter of a Leizer Levitan (There are two Leizer Levitans in the records - one married to Sara and one to Khanna, so there is no proof of relationship to Levitan - KGCM-6Y2) Gita Levitan was married in 1894 at age 24, so born 1870, which is only 13 years after 1857. Again, a problem for Sheina or Chana or Hanna Herzenberg's birth year of 1857, or her relationship to Levitan.
      The records that I have seen show no confusion between the two names Khana and Sheine. I believe that they are not equivalent. Based on this, I believe that Sheina or Chana or Hanna Hertzenberg Hertzenberg - KGCM-D9C should be rendered Sheine Hertzenberg.
      I've created a new Khana Herzenberg - GGSB-D2Z who is married to Leizer Levitan - KGCM-6Y2. I've added several children along with a few of the children's spouses and children.
      + Tauba + Spouse and children
      + Roza + Spouse and children
      + Genna
      + Behr
      + Dvora
      + Leib

      BIRTH:
      1. Place estimated by Kerry Petersen.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Place estimated by Kerry Petersen.