Galina Liss
Birth Name: Galina Mala Liss
Ethnicity:
*37.5% Chinese
*25% mix of Russian, Polish, Ukrainian
*12.5% Ashkenazi Jewish
*12.5% Inupiaq Inuit
*12.5% Native Hawaiian
Galina Liss is an American actress.
Galina’s paternal grandfather was actor Ray Mala (born Ray Agnaqsiaq Wise, the son of William Mendel “Bill” Wise and Karenak Ellen “Casina”/”Constance” Armstrong). Ray was born in Candle, Alaska, the son of a Russian Jewish father and an Inupiaq Inuit mother. Bill was the son of Mendel Wise and Dina/Dena Walsh/Wolsch. Karenak was was born in Alaska, and was of Inuit descent, the daughter of Preston Keyakpuk Mills and Lorena Oyon “Nancy” Armstrong. Galina’s great-great-grandfather Preston was the son of Makpiiquaraq Cole and Makpiiq. Galina’s great-great-grandmother Lorena was the daughter of Yayuk and Tounounatuk.
Galina’s paternal grandmother was Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss (the daughter of Fedor/Theodore/Teodor Yakovlevich Lisivetz/Liss and Maria/Mary/Yadviga Stanislavovna Bilkevich/Bilkevish). Galina was born in Kazan, Tatarstan Republic, Russia, and was nicknamed “Princess Kropotkin” after her aunt-in-law, her maternal uncle Eugene Stanislavovich Bilkevich’s wife, Princess Maria Alexeevna Kropotkina. Galina’s great-grandfather Fedor was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and was a captain in the Armed Forces of Southern Russia, and a participant in the White movement against the Bolsheviks during Russian Civil War. He was the son of Yakov Lisivetz.
Galina’s great-grandmother Maria was born in Petrograd, now Saint Petersburg, or Kazan, Russia. She was the daughter of Stanislav Iosifovich Bilkevich, who was born in Mikhanavichy, Minsk, Belarus, and of Antonina Nikolaeva Buklovsky. Galina’s great-great-grandfather Stanislav was a zoologist, ornithologist, taxidermist, and creator and director of the state museum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; who was repressed by the Soviets and died in prison. He born in Chizhinovtsy, Hrodna Oblast and/or Mikhanavichy, Minsk, the son of Iosif Iosifovich Bilkevich and Maria Ludvigova, and was likely of Polish ancestry.
Galina’s maternal grandfather was Francis Koon You Mau (the son of Yin Fong Mau and Kim Len Won). Francis was born in Hawaii. Yin was the son of Chinese parents. Kim was also the daughter of Chinese parents, Sing Gkimm Won and Loy Kyau Chang.
Galina’s maternal grandmother was Lorraine Ching (the daughter of Harry K. F. Ching and Elizabeth Naholowa’a). Harry was the son of Chinese parents, Sen Ching and Keau Wong. Elizabeth had Native Hawaiian ancestry, and was the daughter of Solomon/Soloman Kaiapa Naholowa’a and Helen Makaole Pulehu.
Sources: Obituaries of Galina’s paternal grandparents, Ray Mala and Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss – https://sv.findagrave.com
Immigration record of Galina’s paternal grandmother, Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss – https://www.familysearch.org
U.S. Naturalization record of Galina’s paternal great-grandmother, Maria/Mary/Yadviga Stanislavovna Bilkevich/Bilkevish – https://www.familysearch.org
Biographies of Galina’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Stanislav Iosifovich Bilkevich (in Russian) – https://ru.openlist.wiki (with picture)
https://vgulage.name
Galina’s maternal grandfather, Francis Koon You Mau, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Galina’s maternal grandfather, Francis Koon You Mau – https://obits.staradvertiser.com
Genealogy and obituary of Galina’s maternal great-aunt – https://sv.findagrave.com
Galina Theresa “Princess Kropotkin” Liss
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Galina Theresa Fedorovna Lisivets/Lissivetz/Liss.
Teodor Liss and Mary Bilkevish
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Fedor/Theodore Yakovlevich Lisivetz and Maria/Mary/Yadviga Stanislavovna Bilkevich/Bilkevish. Fedor was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, the son of Yakov Lisivetz. Fedor was captain in the Armed Forces of Southern Russia, participant in the White movement against Bolsheviks, during Russian Civil War. Maria was born in Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) or Kazan, Russia, the daughter of Stanislav Iosifovich Bilkevich, who was born in Mikhanavichy, Minsk, Belarus, and of Antonina Nikolaeva Buklovsky. Stanislav was the son of Iosif Iosifovich Bilkevich and Maria Ludvigova, and was of Polish and/or Lithuanian ancestry. He was zoologist, ornithologist, taxidermist, creator and director of the state museum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, who was repressed and died in prison.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ST-C2WV
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24X6-XQ4
Picture and biogrphy of Stanislav (in Russian) – https://ru.openlist.wiki/images/f/f0/Bilkevich.pdf
Maria’s brother Eugene Stanislavovich Bilkevich was married to Princess Maria Alexeevna Kropotkina (it was her second marrige). That’s why Galina called herself “Princess Kropotkin”, althrough it was title of her uncle’s wife.
Maria’s geneology – https://www.geni.com/people/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B0/6000000017897327570
Maria’s grandfather – https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD,_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%98%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87
Thanks!
I can’t translate the pdf, but I found this which I could translate and read:
https://vgulage.name/authors/bilkevich-stanislav-iosifovich/
It says that Stanislav was born in Chizhinovtsy, Hrodna Voblasts, that he was Catholic, and that he was “accused of being the chairman of the Polish community in Ashgabat”. So it seems that he was more likely Polish than Lithuanian maybe?
Was Antonina Nikolaeva Buklovsky most likely Catholic too? Was Galina Lisivetz half Ukrainian and half Polish?
It saying he was born in Chizhinovtsy, Hrodna Oblast, but I didnt find that place at all, it showing only Mikhanavichy, Minsk, but Minsk and Hrodno regions have a border, so i think it’s the same place.
His father was a Prussian citizen, later accepted Russian citizenship.
Yes, he was Roman Catholic and article stated what his wife and children also were Catholic. But i dont know is Antonina was Catholic before marriage.
Article also saying: “Nationality: according to some documents Pole, according to others – Lithuanian”. I think he may be Polish and maybe Lithuanian, but Polish more likely, yes.
It’s difficult to say half and half, since we dont really know’s Fedor’s background and Antonina’s, but Lisivetz definitely Ukrainian name. So Ukrainian, Polish should be add.
What do you think about Lithuanian?
Is it not this village in Karelichy District?:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Chizhinovtsy,+Hrodnas+voblasts,+Belarus/@53.5220171,26.3498245,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x46d936cba03fe605:0x214d17b98afb4dbd!8m2!3d53.5217649!4d26.3520422!16s%2Fg%2F12lvhcvm4?entry=ttu
I don’t really know about the Polish vs. Lithuanian thing. If the family was from Hrodna region I would default to saying Polish, but that’s just because Poles appear to have been more numerous there in the past, much more so than Lithuanians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grodno_Region#Demographics_1930
But I don’t think you should trust me more than yourself here.
This village is called “Чижиновцы”, but he was from “Чихоновичи”, still can’t find, but don’t think its really important, since we still know from what area he came from, its enough.
This Polish-Lithuanian theme always confuses me, even my family did not pass by it :)
Ann, if the village is Tikhonovichi – which I think is what that transliterates to? – that means it was in Ukraine, and if that was the case, it is very unlikely that these people were ethnically Lithuanian in any way. They were either Ukrainians of Polonized Ukrainians, and almost certainly the latter.
Though it was called the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, even the parts that were ostensibly part of greater Lithuania (Belarus, for instance) where not ethnically Lithuanian. And they all ended up being dominated by Poland by the end of it either way.
Long story short, it is very unlikely that there is any significant (if any) Lithuanian genetic ancestry in this entire genealogy.
Iñupiat —> Inupiaq
Inupiaq is the singular form, I incorrectly used the plural.
Or rather:
Iñupiat Native Alaskan —> Inupiaq Inuit
Since they are an Inuit subgroup.
Add Inuit as a tag too.