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Wobaj - This is NOT a Family Name

webmaster - 4-13-2017 at 08:29 AM

In several family trees across the internet, the Upper Sorbian word WOBAJ is being incorrectly used as a maiden name.

For more on this, please see the explanation in the comments under the following Wend Blog article:

http://www.wendishresearch.org/blog_nielsen/?e=8

If you have a family tree which includes Rosina Schatte, wife of Matthaus, please review and remove "Wobaj" if noted as Rosina's maiden name. It would also be valuable for you to note what is noted here, that "Wobaj" is the Wendish word for "both," and to provide the link to the explanation in George Neilsen's Blog as shown above.

Presently, this misinformation exists in the following, and possibly more:

https://www.geni.com/people/Johann-Schatte/60000000019469190...

https://www.geni.com/people/Rosina-Mrosko/600000000429341419...

https://www.geni.com/people/Matthaus-Schatte/600000000429341...
https://www.geni.com/people/Rosina-Bamsch/600000000022971998...

Thank you.