I am looking for info on my paternal greatgrandfather, Wincenty/ Vincent Czebotar. I have found MANY different versions of the last name (Czabalisc/ Czabatosc/ Czabatore/ Czabatos/ Czabutos). According to 1 record he was born in Grodno, Poland/ Russia on Jan 22, 1888. I believe he came to the US in 1906 and he settled in Syracuse, NY. I am looking for any possible relatives or any suggestions on how to find info on him before he came to the U.S. Thanks and good luck to all!

Am having similar problems with my Czebotar search. My Czebotar's came from the Grodno area also. Could possibly be a connection. I have a Teofila (Mary in USA)Czebotar married Jacob Buinitzky (or Bujnicki or Buiniski or Buinicki, Etc.) came to Pennsylvannia, returned to Russia, and then came to Eastern New York State. Found a Casimir Czebota from Grodno who immigrated in 1898. Also have a Marjanny Czabotarow (Czebotar here) who married an Adolfo Kizielewicz in Archdiocese of Grodrienski, Bialostockie in Poland/Russia. Hard to find information since it is now Belarus and I don't think much is out there. I haven't found much anyway.

My Grandmother is a Czebotar also from Belarus. specifically, I think her family was from Ogrodniki not far from Baranovichi (as it is now). Here is what I know. The oldest ancestor I know of is Adam Czebotar (born about 1870) and married to Elzbieta Skorochot. They had the following children:
Zinaida/Zina (my grandmother) b.1910
Antoni
Lida
Nadziezda
Aleksander
Fiodor
...my mother thinks that Adam and Elzbieta owned an Inn and that Elzbieta converted from Jewish to marry Adam.
Knowing Polish naming convention, and that my mother knows Adam was from a large family, it is possible to summise that Adam has a brother Aleksander and Antoni.
...also, my mother, although doesn't know it for a fact, has a strong memory of one or more of the "family" leaving Poland and emigrating to the US. Having done much research, I suspect that Adam's brother, Aleksander, is the one BUT (1) its only a suspicion on my mums part and (2) I am summising that Aleksander would have been a brother of Adam's.
I know that all but Zinaida stayed in Belarus post WWII and we are still in touch with that side of the family and trying to get more information.

Wow, Lots of Information. My Czebotar came over with a cousin as far as we can tell. She was Teofila Czebotar and married Jacob (or Jakob) Buinitzsky (Another name with multiple spellings). Jakob came from Grodno. They were married in that area and came to US before 1904. They then returned to Russia and Jacob came to US in 1908 to his family in Connecticut and then Teofila (or Mary) as she was known here) came back to the US in 1911 with her two daughters - one born in the US in 1904 and one born while they were in Russia. I know that she had at least one brother come to the US also but I don't have the names yet. This is my husband's family and getting information is difficult. The cousin she came with was Makowsky. Don't know if there would be any connection. I know that there was family that stayed behind.

Well the "Powiat" of Grodno, is the "County" of Grodno which is certainly where my Czebotars are from. It would be difficult to see they are not related, just how far back!

As I said, the firstnames are usually an indicator of ancestors, so it would be fair to assume. The name Teofila sounds in keeping with the type of names used in my Czebotars e.g. Fiodor etc.

I may get more of a clue when I get some information back from Poland....so watch this space