Thank you so much, Marcin and Jola! This gives me something to look for. I will dig into some Polish/Pomeranian records and see what I can find.

Trina

I am not sure if "Yisghil" is from Poland, it is one avenue I am searching. I have only seen this name on one document which is a death certificate for her son, Joseph. I may not be able to read the handwriting well or it was not spelled correctly by the person who wrote it. Bavaria is actually ...

Hello, I am looking for a female ancestor whose surname is Yisghil (spelling may be incorrect). I do not know where in Poland she may have lived or her year of birth. Guessing from her son's age, perhaps she was born around 1820? She was the first wife of Josef Popp, who was from Swiss Tyrol or ...