Itzko (Itsko, Itzik) Sherayzin

Life

The earliest name on the direct line. He is known from his son's patronymic, “Zelik Itskov” (Zelik son of Itsko), in the 1858 Karolin/Yelsk revision; Instinct grades that link confirmed. No record of Itzko himself has been read, and nothing yet links him to the older Karolin households (Volf Serayzen, Yankel' Meer, Vol'ko son of Dovid). Those stay candidates, shown separately on the tree.

Facts

• confirmed Graded CONFIRMED in Instinct's Oct 20 package: the 1858 revision names Zelik's father as Itsko (record-level link). An earlier audit (Agent Room #76) had set this to probable; Instinct's newer grade is used here. Itzko himself is known only through that patronymic; no record of his own has been read. Source: Instinct's research package to Tab (graded tree), Oct 20, 2026 found by Instinct
• confirmed Name known only from his son's patronymic “Itskov” in the 1858 Karolin/Yelsk revision (NIAB 333-9-1060, reg. #63). Index transcription; the original page has not been seen. source ↗ found by Instinct
• unproven 1816 Karolin “register of remaining souls” rows 26–27 (Shlioma-Mendel son of Itzik; Meyer son of Shlioma) and Abram Zelikovich (48 in 1811, d. 1812) are clues to the generation above, not links. Source: 1816 Mozyr-county Jewish revision, FamilySearch film (read by Instinct) found by Instinct
• unproven Itzko-patronymic men born about 1779–81 also appear in Atolin, Lenin and David-Gorodok. None is linked. Source: Tab's research notes (compiled from the records) found by Tab
• plausible Shlioma-Mendel son of Itsik (1816 Karolin register of missed men, row 27) is a PLAUSIBLE second branch from Itzko. Soft negative: he does not appear in the archive's typed 1834 surname extract, so the branch is weaker but still open until the page scans arrive. Source: Instinct's research package to Tab (record transcriptions), Oct 20, 2026 found by Instinct
• possible Khaya bat Zelik (b. about 1795, wife of Shapshal' in the 1850 list) implies an earlier Zelik born by about 1775, possibly of Itzko's generation. Cluster note only. Source: Instinct's research package to Tab (record transcriptions), Oct 20, 2026 found by Instinct

Timeline

1. about 1770sBorn, probably Karolin area
2. by 1796Son Zelik born

Photographs and documents 3

1816 · Karolin register of “remaining souls” (men the census missed)

unproven found by Instinct

Instinct read the whole 1816 Karolin list. It is a clue for the generation above Itzko, not a link.

Source 1816 Mozyr-county Jewish revision (FamilySearch film)

1816 · Row 27 up close: Shlioma-Mendel Itzikovich

unproven found by Instinct

A son of an Itzik in Karolin in 1816. Same first name as our Itzko; nothing ties them.

Source 1816 Mozyr-county Jewish revision (FamilySearch film)

1816 · The Karolin kagal list used for the Itzko hypothesis

unproven found by Instinct

Instinct graded this hypothesis “plausible” and labelled it as such.

Source 1816 Mozyr-county Jewish revision (FamilySearch film)