The Bellman Family
A history and
genealogy resource

Welcome!

If your family heritage includes the names Bellman, Levenson, Markson or Rogalsky from El Paso Texas, Safford Arizona, and Hibbing Minnesota, you may find some friends and relations in our pages. Please look around and explore by clicking the links on the menu bar at the top of the webpage.

About us

We're a group of Bellman family members who enjoy tracing genealogical history. We can move forward only with your help. Any interesting family photos, papers or stories will help us paint a better historical portrait of the Bellmans, Levensons, Marksons and Rogalskys in the USA.

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Photo gallery

Please check out our photo gallery and feel free to contribute any family photos to our collection.

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Emigration

Coming to America

Raytzel (Rachel) Bellman and her son Max traveled from Mariampol to Galveston in 1921. Max's twin brother Ben (at left) had died but this portrait captures them both about 1917 in the old country.

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History

Establishing a home

Sam Bellman and his brothers became prominent merchants in El Paso, Texas and Safford, Arizona, establishing a comfortable and respected niche in their local communities.

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Media

Photo Gallery

This dapper fellow was found in the photo collection of the Levenson clan. It was taken sometime in the late 1890s in Warsaw, Poland. Is he related to you? Please let us know.

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