I am dedicating this week to my Lithuanian ancestors--my mom's side of the family. So to begin, here is the coat of arms of the Vaisvila family. I received a copy of this in 1998 from the Lithuanian State Historical Archives, along with copies and translations of documents, including 9 generations of the Vaisvila family.
This is a picture of my maternal grandmother, Antanina Norvaisaite. She was the daughter of Povilas Norvaisa and Juzefa Vaisvila. Antanina was born on 29 September 1891 in the village of Sutkai and was baptized that same day in Pagramantis Roman Catholic church. She married Antanas Skrabulis in Gary, Indiana in 1910. Antanina died in Illinois in 1967.
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Hi Kathy,
I'm the family historian in my family. My Wife's maternal grandfather was Joseph John Washwell (Vaisvila) who was born 19 MAR 1884 in Kuršėnai or Kovna or Zediku, Lithuania.
He immigrated in 1906. Not sure if this connects to your Vaisvilas but let me know if it does.
Mike Tyler
Hi Mike. I don't know of a definite connection, but it definitely seems possible. I am going to look for the towns you mentioned to see where they are in relation to the towns in the records of my ancestors. Kathy
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