In 1881, there lived 1,200 people in the whole parish of Puńsk.

Marriage record of Adam Tanajewski and Marianna Kaczyńska - 1883 Entry no. 62, Żyrwiny Adam Tanajewski with Marianna Kaczyńska This took place in Puńsk on 25 October/6 November 1883 at 1 pm. We declare that in the presence of the witnesses Szymon Kalinowski, age 36 and Józef Tanajewski, age 22, both minor farmers residing in the village of Mikołajówka, on todays' date took place a religious marriage ceremony between Adam Tanajewski, a bachelor, age 25, born in the village of Sitkowizna and residing on a farm in the village of Żyrwiny, son of both deceased Antoni Tanajewski and Małgorzata née Burdyn; and Marianna Kaczyńska /Maryanna Kaczyńska, a spinster, age 21, born in the village of Pokomsze and residing in the folwark = estate Sejwy as a servant, daughter of Andrzej Kaczyński and Marianna née Burzyńska. Three banns to this marriage were announced in the local parish church on 2/14, 9/21 and 16/28 October of the current year. No pre-marital agreement has been contracted. The religious ceremony was performed today by the Rev. Mateusz Ruszyński, a vicar of the local church. This document was read to the illiterate newlyweds and the witnesses and it was signed only by us. Rev. Narkiewicz, administrator of the Puńsk parish and the civil records keeper.

Adam Tanajewski resided on a farm in Żyrwiny. It was a small village and the estate within the Suwałki district and Zaboryszki county. In the 1880s, there were 14 houses and 133 inhabitants of the village. Żyrwiny is to the northeast of Sitkowizna.

5 Jan 1886 at 3 pm he registered the birth of his son, Alexander Tanajewski in Suwalki. He was 26 and a watcher (warder) at the Suwalki hospital. He was living in the city of Suwalki.

1920 - He was supposed to emigrate to the USA with his wife and daughter, Bronislawa, but he was too sick to travel. He died before they arrived in New York on 17 Sep 1920.