Doonya was born in Findahlah, Russia and died in San Francisco, CA. She is the daughter of Vasili Pahomov and Unknown mother. There are four known children: Doonya, Sofia, Anisi, and Savel. No other information is known about her family.

She married Nicholas Daniel Seminoff before 1887 in Russia. They had nine known children: John, Hazel, Pauline, James, Jack, Alex, Anastasia, Michael, and Alice. Their daughter Hazel, is my grandmother, Hanya Nikolivna Seminishev
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Immigration:
President Grant, from Hamburg on March 20, 1913 to New York (Ellis Island), April 2, 1913
Last residence Novo Salim
Lines 7-12, page 0973

Seminisoff, Nicolay, age 45, male married, f. labor (farm labor), can read and write; brother Petro Seminisoff, also from Novo Salim; will join relative Yakov Seminisoff (son) 848 De Haro Street, San Francisco; 5'8", in possession of $50

Ewdokia, age 45, female, married, wife, can read and write, 5'6"
Alexej, age 15, male, single, farm labor, 5'5"
Michail, age e14, male, single, farm labor, 5'5"
Kulina, age 14, female, single,
Proskofia, age 8, female, single, 5'6"

Note: Last name was transcribed as "Lemienisoff"

First Name: Ewdokia
Last Name: Lemienisoff
Ethnicity: Russia, Russian
Last Place of Residence: Nawo Lalim, Russia
Date of Arrival: April 02, 1913
Age at Arrival: 45 Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: President Grant
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Manifest Line Number: 0008
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Nikolai Danilovich returned to Russia approximately 1912-1913.

6/3/2000:
NAP: Grandmother's father was Nikolai (Nicholas) Danilovich Seminishev. Her mother was Doonya (Dorothy) Vasilovna Pahomov. Her mother died in San Francisco about 1924. Your notes state that her father went back to Russia in 1912-13. Why did he go back to Russia?

GJP: Why did Grandfather Nikolai Danilovich Seminishev ( my mother's father) go back to Russia and leave his entire family in San Francisco about 1924?? My father told me that there were two reasons: (I) he longed for his homeland (2) he did not get along with his wife (grandmother Doonya ).
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9/21/2003

I found a death record for Great-grandmother Seminoff. Dad's record indicates her name is Doonya; however, this name also is Jennie in American.

I called Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Colma (1601 Hillsdale Blvd, Colma CA 94014) and spoke with Tony Lam. He gave me the grave information, but unable to give date of death or cause of death. The death certificate would have that information. There is no stone or marker on her grave; someone would have to go in person to the cemetery and a grounds crew person would estimate where the grave is based on estimated size of the grave. He/she would count the number of sites to estimate the burial plot.
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Death certificate transcription:

Jennie B. Seminoff, female, white, married, age 65, born 1857 in Russia; spouse: Nicholas Seminoff; no occupation
Died July 21, 1922 in San Francisco, CA
Cause of death: Gastric ulcer, myocarditis, chronic nephrities
Father: William Bugnoff, born in Russia
Mother: Unknown, born in Russia
Informant: Michael Seminoff, 821 Rhode Island Street
Place of burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Colma CA
Date of burial: July 24, 1922
Undertaker: United Undertakers, 2596 Howard Street
Length of residence: place of death - 9 years; in california - 9 years; in USA -9 years