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Сообщения Adiyiku (1)Тема: Pereslugoff (?) Family
16.10.2020, 23:42
Hello!
Every couple of years I make another attempt to unravel the Gordian knot that is my patrilineal descent and every time it just leaves me with more questions than answers. The latest delve confirmed my longtime suspicions that my family name "Pereslugoff" is nothing but a pseudonym. There was no "Mikhail Pereslugoff" serving in the Russian Imperial Navy in World War I but there was a Mikhail Pereslegin on the rolls so naturally I thought this could be my great-grandfather and some immigration authority messed up the name. Only one problem with that theory... according to those same Russian naval rolls Mikhail Pereslegin, born December 11th 1897, later served in the Red Navy as a submariner and eventually became a professor of physics. What I know about my great-grandfather is that he was evacuated on Wrangel's fleet in 1921 and interned in Tunisia and to the best of my knowledge never returned to Russia.
So either one (or maybe even both?) of these men were not who they claimed to be. Now I already knew my great-grandfather lied profusely to the American government in order to get into this country since he was most likely left stateless by the Bolsheviks but it's one thing to lie about your place of birth and another to potentially assume someone else's name. I am hoping someone here can help me cut through all the lies and misinformation and discover my real family name and heritage.
Below is everything I know about my great-grandfather before he arrived in this country some of which might naturally be false...
-His name was Mikhail
-His patronymic might have been "Mikhailovich" but he puts both "Nicholas" and "Joseph" as his middle name/initial on most American documents. There also might have been a connection to the name "Benjamin" somewhere in there.
-He was born December 11th 1897.
-His immigration documents and everything submitted to the US government claims he was born in allegedly born in Chortkow Austrian Poland. Modern day Chortkiv Ukraine.
--Why shouldn't we believe him? After all he apparently spoke Polish? Because he always self identifies as "Russian" in the ethnicity field and while yes it is *possible* he was born in Chortkow he would always be consistent to family members that he was born in Reval/Talinn in modern day Estonia. Plus what/why would a "Russian" be in Austrian Poland?
-According to census documents he spoke French, Russian, Polish, German and even English fluently before coming to America, suggesting a somewhat privileged background.
-He was raised in the Russian Far East and in China. His sister was born in Port Arthur around 1900.
-He served in the Russian Imperial Navy during World War I and later fought for the White Movement in the Russian Civil War.
-He departed Crimea on Wrangel's Fleet in 1921 and was interned by the French in Tunisia for a time before departing.
-According to his immigration documents he departed Cherbourg on the Olympic after living in Paris (or Zavowan, Tunis).
Other tidbits which might help?
-His mother, who signed her letters "de Kojary" was actually Austrian/German Hungarian and born in Galicia so maybe that's why he lied about being from there?
-He was religiously a Lutheran (the first hint that he wasn't exactly of the background he suggested) and this was the reason why he wasn't buried in one of the many White Russian/Orthodox cemeteries we have in Connecticut.
-He was a Freemason of the Swedish Rite.
-One of his grandmother's is mentioned in a letter as a Lieven.
-His father was deceased by the time he came to America and might have been a victim of the Bolsheviks like his future wife's father.
-The Leliwa (Ostrogski Variant) Coat of Arms was of some unknown significance to him.
I'm having trouble attaching various documents and one photograph to this post that might prove useful so just message me and I'll provide them!
I realize this may be an impossible task and I don't know what to expect from this but I'm hoping there's something to be gained or learned. I thank you all in advance for attempting to help me and look forward to hearing from you in the future!
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