Vaysman family from Bendery

My earliest known ancestor was Abram Vaysman.

Abram Vaysman was born around 1780 considering the age of his first known son. Even though I assigned a last name for him, he hardly had one because ordinary people did not have the last names then. Most likely, Abram was born and lived in Bendery where later, according to the document mentioned above, his son Eliyahu lived. Knowing that the Jews came to Bendery in around 1769, Abram could be among the first Jews that populated this area.

I believe that Abram died somewhere after 1847, meaning he lived more than 60 years, a long life by the contemporary standards. I do not know his wife’s name and can only speculate that one of her two granddaughters Ester or Basya could have been named after her. Abram probably had many children, a common reality of those times, but only the record of Gershko was available to me.

Gershko (Gersh) Vaysman represents the second generation in my tree. He was born in 1801 in Bendery and belonged to a middle class (petty bourgeois) group of the city population. Most likely Gershko was married twice. In 1819 (at age 18), he got married and had a son Mendel. Probably his wife died and in about 1833 (at age 32) he married Rosya (age 25, last name unknown). I do not know when and how Gershko and his wives died. Gersh Vaysman had seven children:
1. MENDEL
2. LAZOR
3. MORTKO
4. ESTER
5. ELIYAHU
6. SHAYA
7. BASYA

I got this data from 1948 and 1950 Revision Lists (Census) of Bessarabia. This is the information from 1950 Census.

Town Surname Given Name Father Relationship Sex Year Left
________________________________________Reason Comments
Age
Bendery Vaysman Gershko Abram Head of
Household M
________________________________________52
________________________________________ Middle Class
Vaysman Mendel Gershko Son M
________________________________________33
________________________________________
Vaysman Leyzer Gershko Son M
________________________________________20
________________________________________
Vaysman Mortko Gershko Son M
________________________________________ 1852
________________________________________Died
Vaysman Elya Gershko Son M
________________________________________11
________________________________________
Vaysman Shaya Gershko Son M
________________________________________ 1851
________________________________________Died
Vaysman Rosya Wife F
________________________________________45
________________________________________ Gershko's wife
Vaysman Ester Gershko Daughter F
________________________________________13
________________________________________
Vaysman Basya Gershko Daughter F
________________________________________ 1851
________________________________________Died
Vaysman Ester Daughter-in-law F
________________________________________25
________________________________________ Mendel's wife
Vaysman Feyga Daughter-in-law F
________________________________________19
________________________________________ Leyzer's wife

MENDEL VAYSMAN was born in 1820 in Bendery. In 1848 (at age 28), he married Ester (age 20). I have no information about their children and fate.

LAZOR VAYSMAN was born in 1834 in Bendery. In 1835 (at age 20), he married Feyga (age 19). I have no information about their children and fate.

MORTKO VAYSMAN was born in 1838 in Bendery and died in 1852 (at age 14) most likely from a childhood disease.

ESTER VAYSMAN was born in 1840 in Bendery. I do not have information about her adult live.

ELIYAHU (ELIA) VAYSMAN was born in 1801 in Bendery. He is my direct ancestor. In 1861 (at age 19) he married Rukhl Dina (age 19), daughter of Leyb (I do not know her last name). Eliyahu was in the wheat selling business and died in about 1925 (at age 83). His wife Rukhl died in 1916 (at age 74). Eliyahu Vaysman and Rukhl had seven children:
1. Gersh Zvi
2. Mendel
3. Hoskel
4. Khaya Liba
5. Rosya
6. Azriel
7. Velvel

SHAYA VAYSMAN was born in 1844 and died in 1851 (at age 7) most likely from a childhood disease.

BASYA VAYSMAN was born in 1846. She died in 1851 (at age 5) most likely from a childhood disease.

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