Jonas
Kavalas
Born about in Kaunas, Lithuania
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Barbara Dargush
— married
3 Mar 1877 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 49
in Riga, Latvia
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2016
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Biography
My maternal great-grandfather, born in Lithuania, moved to Riga, Latvia to work during the industrialization in a factory. Died in Riga.
Sources
- Penelope A. Wolfe, through past interview with Emily Kavalas Rott.
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Penelope (Lentz) Wolfe
Jonas ran away with Barbara, the daughter of a wealthy landowner. But marrying up was dangerous then. The couple fled the Kaunas, Lithuania area to go live in Riga, Latvia.
posted 1 Feb 2016 by Penelope (Lentz) Wolfe
[thank Penelope]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jonas:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
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Jonas Kavalas was a maternal great grandfather of Penelope Anne Lentz Wolfe.
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