A Geneology of the Ushkoff, Naumoff, and Koussevitzky Families
In an attempt to clarify the complex relationships between the Ushkoff, Naumoff and Koussevitzky families, I have arranged the names of family members -- as many as could be discovered in the available family correspondence -- in a vertical tabular format, as follows. This format was favored over the more traditional horizontal "family tree" format due to its superior legibility in view of the complexity of this geneology.
I have attempted to include as much information about each family member as is available: marriage dates (a "=" indicates a marriage; in the case of multiple marriages, names of spouses are preceded by a number between parentheses, indicating the order in which these marriages took place); birth and death dates (indicated by "*" and "†" respectively); and distant or uncertain family relationships (a "+" precedes the name of the family member).
In order to more readily identify various family members (many of whom possess the same name), each person appearing in this geneology has been assigned an identification number, appearing between square brackets ("[ ]"), and preceding the person's name. Family members have been further subdivided into arbitrarily named "generations," roughly grouping family members contemporary with each other. Available information is included here about family members belonging to "Generation 1" (the earliest members who can be identified) through "Generation 7" (the most recent members). Due to the complexity and sheer number of family members in the Ushkoff and Naumoff families, their geneological record appears first; that of the Koussevitzky family follows. In the case of the latter, family identification numbers pick up, within each generation, where those of the Ushkoff/Naumoff families have left off. Also, as the earliest available geneological information regarding the Koussevitzky family dates from the generation immediately preceding that to which Serge Koussevitzky belonged (that is, to the roughly contemporary "Generation 3" of the Ushkoff family), the Koussevitzky family records appearing in this section begin with the "Generation 3" designation. According to this numbering system, Serge Koussevitzky is listed as "[14]" when he first appears in this geneology as the husband of Natalie Ushkoff Koussevitzky ("[13]"); then also as "[69]" when appearing again in the Koussevitzky family list. Olga Naumoff Koussevitzky is listed as "[30]" in the Ushkoff/Naumoff Family list.
All names of family members are transliterated exactly from the Cyrillic, using (modified) Library of Congress transliteration standards; therefore the anglicized (or gallicized) "Ushkoff," "Na[o]umoff," and "Koussevitzky" become, respectively, "Ushkov," "Naumov," and "Kusevitskii" to accurately reflect their Russian spelling. Similarly, "Serge," "Natalie," and "Olga" become "Sergei," "Nataliia," and "Ol'ga," respectively. All Russian patronymics ("middle names," based on the name of a person's father) have been retained, as have traditional feminine forms of the family name (i.e., "Ushkova," "Kusevitzkaia").
Finally, this geneology was based on the work of musicologist Victor Yuzefovich, who participated in the processing and identification of much of the material contained in the Koussevitzky Archive, and without whose assistance this record could not have been created.
Kevin LaVine, June 1998
- 1. USHKOV / NAUMOV FAMILY
- GENERATION 1
- GENERATION 2
- GENERATION 3
- GENERATION 4
- A. Children of [4] Konstantin Kapitonovich USHKOV and [5] Mariia Grigorevna KUZNETSOVA
- [8] USHKOV, Grigorii Konstantinovich (†1922 Aug 1)
- [11] USHKOVA, Anna Konstantinovna (*1878 Mar 3 - †1962 Jan 8)
- [13] USHKOVA, Nataliia Konstantinovna (*1880 Oct 1 - †1942 Jan 11)
- [15] USHKOV, Aleksei Konstantinovich "Lilia" (*1880? - †1964)
- [17] USHKOV, Mikhail Konstantinovich (†1943 Jan 18)
- [19] USHKOV, Nikolai Konstantinovich
- B. Children of [4] Konstantin Kapitonovich USHKOV and [6] Tereza Valentinovna ELUCHEN-PECHËRIN
- A. Children of [4] Konstantin Kapitonovich USHKOV and [5] Mariia Grigorevna KUZNETSOVA
- GENERATION 5
- A. Children of [11] Anna Konstantinovna USHKOVA and [12] Aleksandr Nikolaevich NAUMOV
- [25] NAUMOVA, Mariia Aleksandrovna (*1898 - †1921)
- + [27] BLINOVA, Lialia (second wife of [26] Nikolai POLIVANOV; marriage 1951)
- [28] NAUMOVA, Anna Aleksandrovna (*1900)
- [30] NAUMOVA, Ol'ga Aleksandrovna (*1901 Jul 17 - †1976 Jan 5)
- = [14] Sergei KUSEVITSKII (*1874 Mar 26 - †1951 May 5) (marriage 1947 Aug 15)
- [31] NAUMOVA, Praskovia Aleksandrovna (*1906)
- [32] NAUMOV, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (*1907 - †1964 May 28)
- [34] NAUMOV, Nikolai Aleksandrovich (*1911 Jan 31 - †1962 Mar 28)
- B. Children of [17] Mikhail Konstantinov USHKOV and [18] Sofiia ...
- A. Children of [11] Anna Konstantinovna USHKOVA and [12] Aleksandr Nikolaevich NAUMOV
- GENERATION 6
- A. Children of [25] Mariia Aleksandrovna NAUMOVA and [26] Nikolai POLIVANOV
- B. Children of [28] Anna Aleksandrovna NAUMOVA and [29] Serge Nikolaevich LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS
- [42] LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS, Mariia "Mashenka" (*1926)
- [44] LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS, Anna "Bebi" "Baby" (*1928 Feb 5)
- [46] LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS, Ol'ga
- [48] LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS, Natalia "Nadine" "Nadia" (*1934)
- C. Children of [32] Aleksandr Aleksandrovich NAUMOV and [33] Dinah ......
- D. Children of [34] Nikolai Aleksandrovich NAUMOV and [35] Adelia SOUZA
- GENERATION 7 [all]
- [59] STURGEON, Alexandra (*1954) (daughter of [40] Marianna Nikolaevna POLIVANOVA and [41] Douglas W. STURGEON)
- [60] STOUT, Eugene (son of [44] Anna LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS and [45] Robert B. STOUT)
- [61] NEUBURGH, Alex (son of [46] Ol'ga LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS and [47] Ronald G. NEUBURGH)
- [62] MOGILEVSKII de BEAUHARNAIS, Misha (?) (son of [48] Natalia LEUCHTENBERG de BEAUHARNAIS and [49] ...... MOGILEVSKII (?)) (?)
- 2. KUSEVITSKII FAMILY
- GENERATION 3
- GENERATION 4
- A. Children of [63] Aleksandr KUSEVITSKII and [64] Anna BARABEICHIK
- [65] KUSEVITSKII, Adol'f Aleksandrovich (*1867)
- [67] KUSEVITSKII, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (†1941)
- [69] ([14]) KUSEVITSKII, Sergei Aleksandrovich (*1874 July 26 - †1951 May 5)
- [71] KUSEVITSKAIA, Anna Aleksandrovna (†1945)
- [73] KUSEVITSKII, Nikolai Aleksandrovich (†1941)
- [74] KUSEVITSKII, Solomon Aleksandrovich (*1902 - †197-)
- + [76] HAYTON, Shura [HAYTON, Mrs. M. S.] (cousin of [69/14] Sergei Aleksandrovich KUSEVITSKII)
- + [77] HAYTON, Olga (cousin of [69/14] Sergei Aleksandrovich KUSEVITSKII)
- A. Children of [63] Aleksandr KUSEVITSKII and [64] Anna BARABEICHIK
- GENERATION 5
- A. Children of [65] Adol'f Aleksandrovich KUSEVITSKII and [66] Raia D. ......
- B. Daughter of [71] Anna Aleksandrovna KUSEVITSKAIA and [72] A.D. BAKH
- C. Children of [74] Solomon Aleksandrovich KUSEVITSKII and [75] ...... (?)
- GENERATION 6