My great grandparents came through
Galveston, TX and then on to
Los Angeles, they were accompanied by his father and brothers. I remember my grandmother talking about an uncle that was her age or just a little older but I need to go back through the records to get the names straight.
I know that for a short time, around 1915 or so, that they relocated to Spokane, WA for a few years, then moved back down to the
LA area for good. I will pull my data together and come up with some of the other names, including some of the families that my great-aunts married into.
I never attended any of the Molokon services, but did get to attend a couple of weddings, wonderful events that even though I was young (last one I attended was around age 12 or 1965) they are memories that I will never forget. I have looked up some of the Molokon history on the internet and learned a great deal, plus my grandmother passed a book along to me that is a collection of the prophetic writings. After reading about some of the beliefs and ceremonies, I talked with my grandmother about them and she recounted to me what they were really like, as in the wedding march, the funeral processions, etc. Some very interesting and facinating history.
My great grandmother was born in Nikitina, but was not Molokon, just my great grandfather was. However at the time of their emigration they were living in
Moscow, family legend has it that they were the maid and the carriage man for a wealthy banker there. I keep hoping to find a few more details or threads that I might be able to follow up on.