Below: Lis/Lys/Liss/Lyss
families with unknown family connections.
Daniel Kazez
Professor of Music
Wittenberg University
danielkazez [at] gmail [dot] com
My Oberman-Lis family: http://www.dankazez.com/oberman/
My Ukraine family research: http://www.dankazez.com/guberman-lis.html
Several Lis families: http://www.dankazez.com/Lis-Liss.html.
Minsk/Pinsk
Great grandfather of
Ken Liss (from Minsk and Pinsk; then to New York; then to San Francisco) [INFO
FROM Ken Liss <kenliss@linex.com>]
grandfather of Ken
Liss
father of Ken Liss
Ken Liss
a brother (remained
in NY)
father of Shimon and
Label INFO FROM Sue (Liss) Soloway <SusanHenrietta@aol.com>
Shimon Liss (from
near Minsk; name was never shortenedhouse painter; came to UK in 1900s with
wife Mary),
m. Mary (xxxx) Liss
Dave
Eva
Michael
Harry Liss (youngest)
Label Liss (moved to
USA around 1900--maybe to New York)
Bessie
Fanny
Rose
From Chasseh (near
Kletsk), a small shtetl in the Slutsk district of the Minsk Gubernia about 69
miles SW of the city of Minsk in Belarus; came to North America at Halifax,
Nova Scotiz in 1910 and settled in Minneapolis, MN [INFO FROM Barbara Lipson
Liss <BARBLISS@aol.com>]
Zorach Liss (from
Byelorussia, a small village called Chasseh, between Minsk and Pinsk; most of
the family emigrated to the U.S.A. 1900-1925, to Minneapolis and North Adams,
MA) [INFO FROM Barbara/Bobbie Simmons <bgsimmons@juno.com>
AND Reid Simmons <reids@cs.cmu.edu>
VIA Harvey Liss <liss@msue.msu.edu>]
grandfather of
Barbara/Bobbie Simmons
father of
Barbara/Bobbie Simmons
Barbara/Bobbie
Simmons
Reid Simmons
Poland
Shmuel
Fucs/Fox>>Liss>>Lis (perished in the Holocost) [INFO FROM Hannan
Lis <hlis@concentric.net>], m. Chana (xxxx) Lis
Joseph Lis (family
immigrated to Warsaw, Poland in the 18th century from Germany; original family
name was the Jewish German name of Fucs/Fox; name switched to Liss the Polish
name for fox immigrating to Poland; later, changed to Lis; with siblings,
escaped to Russia and spent WWII in Siberia)
Hannan Lis
3 other siblings
David Liss (means
"fox" in Polish; not a shortened name; from Poland about 1900)
[INFO FROM Edward Liss <LISS@worldnet.att.net>]
father of Edward Liss
Edward Liss
Father of Nathan Liss
and siblings of Nathan Liss [INFO FROM Dr Steven Liss <sliss@acs.ryerson.ca>]
siblings of Nathan
Liss (one lived in Chicago area)
Nathan Liss (came
from Poland; a common Polish name; means "Fox"; immigrated to North
America in early 1900),
m. Celia Silb(v)ert (m. 1916)
Arthur Liss
(d. 1997),
b. 1917, m. Belle (Shuster) Liss
Steven Liss
Steven Liss (son of
Arthur/Belle),
b. 1957
A Liss (Lis) family
from Bialystok, Poland [INFO FROM Sam Dorevitch <SamViv@compuserve.com>]
Louis Liss (from
Poland; grandfather of Batsheva Liss; born Russia, late 1800's) [INFO FROM Bat
Sheva Liss <bat7@NetVision.net.il>], m. Bertha (xxxx) Liss
David Liss
Batsheva Liss
Irving Liss
Mae Liss (oldest
daughter, never married)
Francis (Liss) Spaeth
(the youngest; moved to Maryland), m. Mel Spaeth
Morris (Moshe Meshel)
Liss (pronounced "Lees"; from the Bialystok area; to Boston
about 1906; then to NYC; a paper hangar; had cousins in Cleveland, perhaps
named Lefkofsky or Lipshitz; d. 1938, NYC) [INFO FROM Marvin Liss <mliss@injersey.com>]
father of Marvin Liss
Marvin Liss
Russia
Mordecai Liss (?from
Bereza/Antopol , Russia; d. 1901), b. 1831, m. Sarah Liss (d. 1910) [INFO FROM
Stuart Liss <sliss@liss.olm.net>]
Shachna Liss (came to
the US, 1899; d. 1937),
b. 1856
Reuben Liss
(emigrated to Argentina; d. 1936), b. 1858
Joseph Liss
(d. 1940, Warsaw),
b. 1860
Ukraine
Grandfather of Dov
Baer Liss [INFO FROM Lou Liss <LLiss74914@aol.com>]
father of Dov Baer
Liss (family was resident in Nikolayev/Mikolayev for part of their history; Lou
Liss: "Mikolayev and Nickolayev") (Lou Liss: "The last place of
residence in Russia of my family line was Nikolayev, or sometimes pronounced
Mikolayev in the Ukraine, Russia. End of the 1800's: Nikolayev/Mikolayev was
the homeport for the Russian Black Sea Fleet. As a security measure Jews were
not allowed to live in the city proper. Instead lived in the surrounding
villages. My grandfather DOV BAER LISS was the youngest son in his family. He
had a number of brothers and sisters whom I have not been able to track down.
His father who would have been my great grandfather also had a number of
brothers and sisters whom I have not been able to track down. My father
mentioned having cousins living in Liverpool, England. He stayed with them before
he sailed from Liverpool for the US in 1899 approx. In fact he sailed togther
with an English cousin by the name of LEV. I have never been able to determine
whether LEV was a first name or a last. In Nikolayev my family had owned and
operated "a gabarnia" a tannery. Some of the brothers in each
generation and, there were many brothers, were in the caravan trade operating
as far afield as India and China, bringing back sheep, goat, lamb hides for
processing in the tannery and subsequent sale. My family, to the best anecdotal
informational available to me, migrated from LISSA, or as the Poles called it
LESZNO. It was a border
several brothers and
sisters
Eilyk Lys (born
1830-1835) INFO FROM Leonid Lys at Ilya Royzner <rik@dn.km.ua>
Srulyk/Isruel Lys
(born 1902; was from KORNITSA, LIAHOVETSKY district, now called Belogorsky; =
KAMENETS - PODOLSKY region, now called Khmelnitsky; moved to Iziaslav in 1933)
Leonid Lys (born
1933)
Anna
Hana Lys (killed
1943, Iziaslav)
male Lys (went to to
the USA before 1917; wrote to Leonid's family in 1946-1947 )
Iosiph Lys (killed
1943, Iziaslav)
Chaim Tzvi Liss INFO
FROM Bradford T. Ulery <ulery@mitretek.org>
and Leslie Eager <Walden3@aol.com>
Joseph Leon Liss (b.
abt 1857, Russia, Krasilov; d. 1941, St. Louis, MO; married in Russia; in 1911,
came to USA via Montreal, then by rail to St. Louis, MO, with 3 of his 9
children [Hyman, Morris, Fannie]; Gittel, 2 girls, and 4 boys arrived in
August, 1914; Joseph was a rag peddler, later had a clothing store; Gittel grew
vegetables and had a grape arbor on Semple Avenue in St. Louis. In Russia, she
had a cow and raised vegetables.), b. ca. 1857, m. Gittel-Gussie (Tanzer) Liss (b.
abt 1858 or 1872, Russia; d. 21 June 1952 St. Louis, MO; daughter of Hareem
Tenzer and Goldie)
Chaim-Hyman Liss (b.
1888, Krasilov; d. 1956; named after his paternal grandfather; to USA 1911--see
father's record),
b. 1888, m. Anna Shapiro (b. 1892, d. 1956)
Moishe-Morris Liss
(b. 4 Jul 1893, Krasilov, Russia; d. 1963; to USA 1911--see father's record), b. 4 July 1893, m. Nellie
Siwak (b. 2 Nov 1897; d. Dec 1981, St. Louis, MO)
Fayga-Fanny (Liss)
Schwedt (b. 26 Feb 1894, Krasilov, Russia; d. 30 June 1962; married 23 May
before 1920; Fanny liked to play cards a lot; to USA 1911--see father's record), b. 26 February 1894,
m. Isadore Schwedt (b. 17 Sep; d. 25 Dec 1953)
Channa-Anna (Liss)
Friarman (b. 1897, Krasilov, Russia; d. 16 Jun 1985; to USA 1914--see father's
record),
b. 1897, m. Martel Friarman (b. 1888/94, Zitomar, Ukraine; d. 29 Nov
1954)
Mollya-Molly (Liss)
Schram (aka "Big Molly," "Black Molly"; b. abt 1899,
Krasilov, Russia; to USA 1914--see father's record), b. ca. 1899, m. Julius
Schram
Yonkel-Jack Liss (b.
25 Jan 1904 Krasilov, Russia; d. 16 Sep 1974, Ladue, MO; to USA 1914--see
father's record),
b. 25 January 1904, m. Molly (Rothman) Liss (aka "Little
Molly"; b. 30 Mar 1906; d. 16 Jan 1974. St. Louis, MO)
Itzak
Isador-Raymond-Ray Liss (b. abt 1907, Krasilov, Russia; d. late 1980s, Hawaii;
married "later in life"; to USA 1914--see father's record), b. ca. 1907, m. Rose
(Kubernick) Liss (b. 3 Jan 1912; d. Sep 1994, Honolulu, Hawaii)
Sruel-Sidney-Sid Liss
(b. 6 March 1910, Krasilov, Russia; d. 2 Jul 1984, St. Louis, MO; married 29
May 1934; to USA 1914--see father's record), b. 6 March 1910, m. Mary (Zamel) Liss (b.
26 Nov 1909; d. 24 Dec 1992, St. Louis, MO)
Cheel-Harry"
Liss (b. abt 1911, Krasilov, Russia; d. 22 Mar 1999; married 1928/9; to USA
1914--see father's record),
b. ca. 1911, m. Minnie-Minn (Goldstein) Liss (b. 15 Mar 1903; d. Oct
1977)
stillborn, b. aft. 1912?
Shaya Lisker [INFO
FROM Doris Kohn <GNKOHN@aol.com> and
her book on her Nikolyaev families]
Sara Lisker, b. 1883
Please see Daniel
Kazez's Lis tree here: http://www.dankazez.com/oberman/lis.html
Jacob Liss (great
grandparents of Rabbi Janet Liss; came from Kiev about 1905; lived in
Philadelphia; perhaps a name change, from Lishansky) [INFO FROM Rabbi Janet
Liss <Ragbal@aol.com.], m. Kaila (xxxx) Liss
6 children, none
living
Uda Liss (from
Proskurov, Russia; emigrated to Israel after pogrom in Proskurov on 15 Jul
1922; left with 7 children, and 8th was born in USA; immigrated to NYC around
1930; was a carpenter) INFO FROM Brenda Buchbinder <brenda@ourexchange.net>, m. Bella (xxxx) Liss
Israel Liss, b. ca. 1919
Brenda (Liss)
Buchbinder,
m. xxxx Buchbinder
Jacob Liss (all
persons on this branch born in Mikoliev/Mikolaiev, Russia, until move to USA;
name was never shortened; d. 1875/1881) [INFO FROM George Liss <geoesther@aol.com>], b. ?, m. ?Scheindel
(xxxx) Liss (d. 1895?)
Jennie (Liss) Klein
(d. 5 Sept. 1995, Russia), m. Morris Klein (d. 28 Aug. 1992,
Lithuania)
Max Klein
(b. New Bedford),
b. 5 February 1925
Beverly (Klein)
Zuller (b. New Bedford), b. 19 October 1928
Dov Beryl Liss
(d. 20 Aug. 1914), b. 1849, m. Hinda (Dobrisch) Liss (born Feb or
Mar 1853; left for USA 1910; d. 7 Oct. 1936)
Sarah (Liss) Manelis
(d. 20 Sept. 1952, Russia), b. 1873, m. Zalman Manelis (m. 1893)
Louis Eleazar Manelis
(d. 4 July 1997)
Scheindel Manelis
(d. 1909),
b. 1899
Bee (Manelis) Kaplan, b. 22 November 1907
Joshua Liss (born
Mikolayev; served in Russian Army; family left Russia around 1905)), b. 1874/5, m. Chaika
(Schrier) Liss
Issac Liss (born
Mikolayev),
b. 1898
Mottel Liss (born
Mikolayev),
b. 1899
Yacov Liss (born
Mikolayev),
b. 1881
Rivka Liss (born
Mikolayev),
b. 1882, m. Yankel Feld (of Feldschin, Russia)
Herschel Feld
father of George Liss
(born in Mikolaiev, Russia),
b. ca. 1885
George Liss
Nucham Liss (born
Mikolayev),
b. 14 February 1887
Mottel Liss (born
Mikolayev) (2),
b. March 1888
Scheindel Liss (born
Mikolayev),
b. 1890
Yoseph Liss (born
Mikolayev),
b. 1890
Sam/Yehoshuah Liss
(d. 31 Aug. 1946, Russia), b. 1870, m. Ida (Bennis) Liss
Jacob Liss (b.
Russia; d. 1 May 1953), b. 1881, m. Jennie (Kalish) Liss
Harold Liss (b. NY), b. 11 March 1910
Lillian (Liss)
Garfinkle (b. New Bedford), b. 25 January 1915
Barnet Liss
(b. New Bedford),
b. 9 September 1916
Morris/Murray Liss
(b. New Bedford),
b. 23 February 1922
Irving/Isaac Liss (b.
Russia), b. 12
October 1901
Max Liss (b. Russia), b. 12 January 1903
Rebecca (Liss) Feld
(d. 23 Mar. 1945), b. January 1882, m. Jacob Feld
(d. 9 May 1947, Russia)
Harry/Hershel Feld
(b. Russia),
b. 29 June 1907
Abraham Feld
(b. New Bedford),
b. 12 December 1913
Isadore Feld
(b. New Bedford),
b. 11 February 1921
Bernard/Benny Feld
(b. New Bedford),
b. 18 September 1922
Max Liss
(d. 16 Feb. 1954), b. 29 March 1887, m. 1.Minnie (Sipkin) Liss
(b. 1894, d. 3 May 1922); 2.Sophie (Bebchick) Liss
(b. 5 Apr. 1905)
Sidney Liss
(b. New Bedford)
Rosa (Liss) Shufeld
(b. NY),
b. 25 June 1911
Louis Liss
(b. NY),
b. 12 February 1913
Benjamin Liss
(b. New Bedford),
b. 15 May 1915
Abraham Liss
(b. New Bedford),
b. 12 September 1917
Gertrude (Liss)
Frankle, b. 4
October 1919
Philip Liss
(b. New Bedford),
b. 19 January 1927
George Liss
(b. New Bedford),
b. 12 November 1933
Burton Donald Liss
(b. New Bedford),
b. 20 January 1938
Joseph Isaac Liss
(d. 21 Mar. 1949, Russia), b. 1891, m. Bella (Davidow) Liss
Florence (Liss) Mann
(b. New Bedford),
b. 23 June 1920
Pauline (Liss)
Feinstein (b. New Bedford), b. 22 October 1928
Nathan Liss
(d. 28 Jan. 1960, Russia), b. 17 February 1987, m. 1.Fannie (Siegel) Liss
(b. 1880, d. 1 Mar. 1922); 2.Eva (Harriett) Liss
(b. 24 Apr. 1895, d. 3 Aug. 1880, Russia)
Lous Richard
(b. NY),
b. 6 September 1911
Florence (Liss)
Egendorf (b. NY),
b. 1 March 1913
Unknown country
Yitzhak Liss [INFO
FROM Rich Sinykin <Goniper@aol.com>]
Goldie (Liss) Kozberg
(d. 1946, St. Paul, MN), b. 1856, m. Benjamin Kozberg
Joseph Liss (name was
originally Liskowsky) [INFO FROM Steve Liss <stevebl@earthlink.net>]
Myron Gilbert Liss
(born Chicago)
(Mr.) Leslie Liss
Charlotte Liss
Father of Bernard,
Sarah, Joseph, Helen, Louis, and Albert Liss (all born 1896-1903) [INFO FROM
Jeffrey Liss <jeffliss@email.msn.com>]
Albert Liss, b. 1896/1903
Helen Liss, b. 1896/1903
Joseph Liss, b. 1896/1903
Louis Liss, b. 1896/1903
Sarah Liss, b. 1896/1903
Bernard Franklin Liss
(grandfather of Jeffrey Liss; arrived in the USA 1910's at Ellis Island), b. 1903
Jacob Lis (came to
the USA in 1897; to N.Y.C., then to Buffalo, NY) [INFO FROM Jerry Lis <gslis@sandia.gov>], m. Mary Lis
Benedict Lis
Jerry Lis
George Liss
(b. Pittsburgh, PA; parents to USA in early 1900's; changed name from
"a long Polish sounding name like Likowsky") [INFO FROM Stephen Liss
<siliss@hotmail.com>], b. 1920
father of Stephen
Liss
Stephen Liss