I'm Caucasion. My biologic father is from Luthuanian-Russian orgin. My biologic mother's family came America on the Mayflower. Not much is known about my father's side of the family. Great Great Grandfather Elius lived near Vilnius, Luthuania. He had several children, but the two I know about are Benjiman Kaplan and Israel Kaplan. Benjiman Kaplan stayed behind. Israel Kaplan escaped Russia to avoid getting drafted in the Czar's army. Most of the Kaplan family enjoyed being one of several staff members of the Czar family's medical team. As a result, special benifits were enjoyed in an otherwise bleak fudal environment. It depends on who you're talking to. Aunt Ellen always insisted that Bessie Kaplan had always been Bessie Kaplan and Grandpa had always been Max Victor Kaplan. My biologic Father digged around Ellis Island and never found Bessie or Max in the register. He did found Rebecca Goldberg and Mordichi Kaplan who matched the discription instead. Anyway, Israel escaped Russia in the basement of an ocean liner first. Bessie Kaplan (aka Rebecca Goldberg) and Grandfather Max Victor Kaplan (aka Mordichi Kaplan) escaped Russia in a cattle boat later. Elius Kaplan, Shana Kaplan and Benjiman Kaplan died in the Nazi Holocaust when Hitler invaded Luthuania. Benjiman Kaplan shot and killed the commanding officer of the Nazi invading army at point blank range and died in the torture chamber when he refused to reveal who he was working for.
Israel Kaplan first worked in the laundry then opened a Jewish deli restaurant. Aside from Grandpa, he also produced Harry Kaplan, Hymie Kaplan, Herman Kaplan, Ann Kaplan and Celia Kaplan. Harry Kaplan married Sylvia Kaplan and produced Roger Kaplan and Margie Kaplan. Roger Kaplan married Patricia Kaplan and produced Aaron Kaplan, Caitlin Kaplan and Zachery Kaplan.
Grandpa (Max Victor Kaplan) married Mae Kaplan. First he worked for a drug store, but he was fired because He refused to sweep the floor. After watching the film Winterset in the movie theater, Mae told him that he'll never work for anybody else ever again. With Frank Deluca as a business partner, Grandpa opened two drug stores on the border between Manhatten and Harlem. He opened a third drug store in mount Vernon. Frank Deluca opened a drug store alone somewhere, but I'm not sure where. Grandpa eventually disolved the partnership when Frank Deluca was embezzing goods and possibly money from both of the drug stores he co-owened with Grandpa. He eventually retired from owning drug stores and sold all three. After working in the pharmacy in a hospital eventually settled to a life of relaxation. Grandpa aspired to be a writer, but the great american novel always escaped him.
Grandpa (Max Victor Kaplan) and Grandma (Mae Kaplan) produced my biologic father (doctor Paul Elius Kaplan) and Aunt Ellen Kaplan. Aunt Ellen married David Levy, but never had children. Uncle David is a medical doctor. Aunt Ellen teaches art and works as a painter. Some of her art have been sold for a profit. My biologic father married my biologic Mom (Doctor Candia Kaplan). Biologic Dad is a physical rehabilitation doctor. My biologic Mom is a psychologist. Biologic Dad and Biologic Mom produced three children before they divorced and remarried other people. Biologic Dad married Marni and has a step-son from the remarriage. Biologic Mom married Dave Brown and has ten step-children from the remarriage. I'm the oldest of three children. My name is Steven Post Hitchcock. My younger sisters are Heather Kaplan and Danielle Kaplan. Heather had a one night stand with somebody who was never identified and produced my brother/nephew Mitchel Colby Hitchcock. Biologic Dad and Biologic Mom legally adopted Mitchel as their child. Danielle Kaplan married Tom Richards. The engagement lasted four and a half years. The mariage lasted four years. It ended when he had an extra-marital affair. When Dani asked him about it, he responded by smashing apart the telephone. She left him and never looked back. After a temporary rebound relationship with Mike Crapson, Danielle Kaplan married Jim Siders. Danielle Siders and Jim Siders produced two children Jenny Lou Siders and Danny James Siders.
Anyway, that's the family tree on my biologic father's side of the family.
