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Village of Ingavangi - 1896

by Kimberly Ruedemann

Jul 3, 2012

I recently came across some old documents and was thrilled to find my great-grandmother's Birth Certificate and Marriage Certificate. Up until now I had no information about my mothers side of the family because she was left in an orphanage during the Great Depression.

Can anyone help me figure out the location of this village. My great-grandmother's maiden name was Mary Remeika and she married August Krauza in1895. 

My document states: Lithuania, government of Russia,  State: Suvalki,  County: Mariampole,  Post Office: Prenai,  Village: Ingavangi  

Any information would be greatly appreciated as I am just getting started with my search!

 

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    Richie C.

    Kimberly,

    I generally use maps.google.com, though it's not foolproof.  Some smaller or defunct villages will not show up there.  I think the county line has shifted a bit since your great-grandmother was married (see map).  I went to Google maps and just started typing in Ingavan.....and it popped up.

    The Lithuanian Vikipedia entry doesn't have much to say, but it's interesting to see that the population in 1923 was 744, compared with 212 people in 2001.  I looked at the Lithuanian telephone directory (www.118.lt), but did not find any names close to Remeika or Krauza left in the Prenai area.

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    Jul 4, 2012

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      John Romeiko

      Hi Kimberly.

      I wish I had come across this sooner. My family is from Ingavangis. I have a lot of information about the Remeika and Krause families. My email address is: jjromeiko@yahoo.com

      I hope I hear from you soon.

      Apr 10, 2015

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        Anita Adamitis Scarborough

        My great grandmother, Kotryna Aleksynas, and her 7 younger siblings were born in Tartupis. She was born in 1864. This location is literally next to Ingavangi. Kotryna's father was from Slavanciai, about 10 miles west, toward Marijampole. I have some information about her parents and grandparents.

        Do you think the name Krauza could be German in origin? The reason I ask is that I have done dna testing and found distant matches among individuals whose heritage is exclusively German. Recently I became aware that there were Lutheran Germans in Suwalkija, who were involved with trade and agribusiness and I believe that the German connection is through this great grandmother's family. All of the family records I have are Roman Catholic, from the church in Prienai. and a few records from Dauksiai, closer to Slavanciai, but no indication of any German link.

        Is anyone familiar with intermarriage?

        https://suwalkigermans.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/the-german-evangeli...

        Feb 7, 2016