Start My Family Tree Welcome to Geni, home of the world's largest family tree.
Join Geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the World's Largest Family Tree.

Project Tags

Top Surnames

view all

Profiles

  • Harry(Akiba) Shulman(Popko?) (1890 - 1969)
    Harry Shulman was actually named Akiba (Akiva) Papko (Popkow, Puopko). He so feared the Russian Army he wanted his name to be completely different. He was afraid they would trace him and force him to g...

I am looking for family from Krasne, Khersons'ka oblast, Ukraine . My maternal grandfather whose name is listed above had family there. He was born Akiba or Akiva Popko. His changed his name upon arriving in the U.S. and settling in Chicago. I have a picture if the last correspondence with his brothers in the 1950s