Family Biographies

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Elan Sara Defan:  famed singer and composer 

Ancestry:  Elan Sara Defan - Anna (nee Kristal) Defan - Carlos Kristal - Guitele (nee Tachna) Kristal - Szaja Tachna - Hersh Aryeh Tachna - Judka Tachna - Jakub Szayka Tachna - Judka Laybe [Blumenfelt] Tachna - Boruch Baer Tachna

Douglas Howard Sills: famed actor and performer

AncestryDouglas Howard Sills - Arthur Milton Sills - Lizzie (nee Tachna) Silverstein - Shimon Alter (Shimshon) Tachna - Icek Jankief Tachna - Judka Tachna - Jakub Szayka Tachna - Judka Laybe [Blumenfelt] Tachna - Boruch Baer Tachna

Lionel Judah Tachna:  sacrificed his life so that others may live free

AncestryLionel Judah Tachna - Max Tachna - Leib Tachna - Moszek Mordka Tachna - Jakub Szayka Tachna - Judka Laybe [Blumenfelt] Tachna - Boruch Baer Tachna

Nancy Convery (nee Prada) Young:  wife of William Young Jr.

Of her husband's ancestry:  Arthur William Young Jr - Arthur William Young - James Martin Young - Gitla Frimet (nee Tachna) Jablon - Wolka Nutesz Tachna - Jakub Szayka Tachna - Judka Laybe [Blumenfelt] Tachna - Boruch Baer Tachna

Victor Young: famed Hollywood composer and band leader. Read his first biography and then read his second biography.

AncestryVictor Young - William D. Young - Gitla Frimet (nee Tachna) Jablon - Wolka Nutesz Tachna - Jakub Szayka Tachna - Judka Laybe [Blumenfelt] Tachna - Boruch Baer Tachna


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