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ARCHIVE 1997
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Latest Update: 16 December 1997 ......................................... FEEFHS WebSite Version

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SCHIFFLER, Jean
eMail address: ed5293@aol.com
(Greek Catholic)

According to my grandmother's naturalization papers, she arrived in the US on the Austro-Americana line ship named Gerty on 4 July 1905. Her name,then, was Fenna SOPINKA. Her father's name was Michael SOPINKA and her mother's name was Paraska LISCHIK. She was born on 13 August 1884 in Galacia, Wislok, Poland. Upon arrival her name was changed to Fannie. She always said that she was Greek Catholic. She married William MACUNICH from Hungary on 10 June 1907 at Binghamton, NY where she lived for the rest of her 96 years. She may have had 2 brothers, Metro and Fetzio who emigrated to Canada. She never was in communication with her brothers and never with anyone in Poland. Any information on any of the names mentioned will be greatly appreciated. I would also like to know the exact location of Wislok, Poland.

Webmaster's Note: Wislok Wielki, Galicia is now called Wislok Wielki (Sanok), Rzeszow, Poland and is on any good Polish Map. See Travel Genie Maps on this web site for Polish Maps. The Greek Catholic church register of Wislok Wielki, Galicia (covering vital records from 1784-1871) are found on FHL microfilm #0765864 items 5-8.

SCHMIDT, Mary Ann
eMail address: mschmidt@pensys.com

My grandfather was Emil Carl KANITZ, born 17 September 1861. We can not find any record of him coming to America. His naturalization papers say he came June 1881. His brother Frank Theodore Kanitz was born 07 October 1858 and immigrated 05 August 1881. The papers give no other relevant information. They both settled in Merrill, Wisconsin. These two brothers Emil, and Kanitz were just plain commoners - loggers and farmers. They both lived and raised their families where I grew up.

My grandfather died 24 June 1928 in Wisconsin. His obituary said he was born 17 September 1861 in Callies, Germany. It also said he had brothers and sisters in Germany. LDS staff said this place is Kalisz in Muellers Grosses Deutsches Ortsbuch. It is in Kreis Dramburg in Brandenburg. The present county is Drawsko.

The Poznan archives report that for Kalisz they have no birth certificate of Emil or Frank Kanitz and no marriage in their time frame. Where should records for Callies/Kalisz be? I want to find the decendants of their siblings.


SENECHAL, Ron
eMail address: senechal@wt.net
(Roman Catholic)

I am trying to locate information concerning my grandfather: Walter Paul KOWALCZYK, born 2 March 1886 at Lvov, Ukraine (then Lemberg, Galicia, Austria). His fathers name was Roch KOWALCZYK; his mothers given name was Balbina. Walter P. KOWALCZYK married Stephania KIANSKA who was born 25 April 1895 at Lomjia (Lomza ?) Poland. Her father was Vincent KIANSKA and her mother was given the name Paulina. My Grandfather and Grandmother immigrated through Ellis Island and from there to Manchester, New Hampshire.


SIMINSKI, Julian
eMail address: BSiminsk@aol.com
(Roman Catholic, Jewish)

I am researching my family names of SIMINSKI, KIEBALA, JASINSKI or JASINSKA or JASIN'SKYJ, and GOSIOROWSKA. I know very little about the origin of my family surnames, though they seem Polish in origin. It is possible that Jasinski is from the Carpathian region. They are Catholics, though I have been told that my grandmother (Gosiorowska) was Jewish and that it is possible that Siminski also has Jewish roots.


SLAPINSKI, Klaus Robert
627 Krautz Street, Lavington, New South Wales 2641, Australia

My father's name is Peter SALPINSKI, born in Jozefow, Poland 1 November 1922 and died 4 June 1966 in Australia. He married a Christa WABNITZ born 16 August 1925 in Dresden Germany. They were married 7 October 1946 in Schleswig-Holstein Germany. Peter's father died when he was about 3 or 4 years old. I am trying to find out what my grandparent's names were .

I understand a Franciek Slapinski born 1840 to 1849 in Poland emigrated to America in the 19th century. We think he might be my great uncle. I am Klaus Robert Slapinski, born 30 October 1946 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. I am trying to do a family tree but I came to a standstill because we don'y know our grandparents and great grandparents names. Is there any way to find out? I will be willing to pay any cost involved.

Webmaster's Note: Klaus is being referred to the Polish Genealogical Society of Western New York, since the FEEFHS Website Index reveals that a Franciek Slapinski (a possible descendant of the above person of the same name) appears to have attempeted to enlist in the Haller's Army (Polish Army in France) from Buffalo, NY circa 1921.

SLAVINSKI, Joseph
eMail address: Zentmom@aol.com
(Roman Catholic)

I am looking for any links to the surname SLAVINSKI. This is my Grandfathers Polish surname.


SMITH, Corinne
eMail address: jwcms@aol.com
(Roman Catholic)

Researching KWOKA from Podegrodzie, Poland; HEBDA from Podegrodzie and Jazowsko Other surnames: DROZDZ, LEMPA / CEMPA ?, OWSIANKA, KUNZCJONKA, BABIKOWNA, HACONKA - all from the same area which is near Nowy Sacz.

I noticed a town named Hebdowka in the same area and would like to know if there is any connection between the town and the surname of HEBDA ???


SNYDER, Barbara
26 Silverwood Court, Orinda, Califonia 94563-
Fax 510-254-2386
eMail address: 102047.2676@compuserve.com
(Catholic)

I am seeking information about my grandmother, Nepomucena Anna OGORKIEWICZ and any of her family. I have not found her or her immigrant siblings on ships' passenger lists or any other records. I have her death certificate (San Francisco 1948) but I cannot locate her marriage record in Buffalo, NY. (Catholic, probably 1900 or 1901.) She is listed on my grandfather's Intention to become a citizen of the U.S. dated Nov. 1918. Her birth place is Neustadt, Germany (Prussia), She probably immigrated to the U.S. between 1897 and 1900, probably in 1899 or 1900. She and her husband Albert are listed in the 1905 Buffalo census, 6 years in the U.S. (Albert's immigration 20 March 1900 indicates 5 years.)

She used the name Anna and her surname became OGOR at some point. I believe her brother Frank (possibly Ignatz, born around 1890, died 1952) and her sister Valenltina Helen (born 1880 or later, died 1967) immigrated with her. I have been unable to get Frank's U.S. Army records from World War I. She had an older brother (possibly named Walter) who served in the German Army in World War I and probably died in the war. The surname is rare so I wrote to 7 persons in the U.S. by either name. One replied; their name was Ogor, shortened from a different Polish name. They had done a search over 40 years ago and found nothing.

The Warsaw Archiwum forwarded my request to both Poznan and Opole because both had towns formerly named Neustadt. (Poznan has two.) Both replied that no records were found. There are a few other towns formerly named Neustadt, but I believe hers was in Poznan.


SODUSKI, Jeffrey
eMail Address: jeffs@grin.net
(Jewish or Roman Catholic)

Please help me. My name is Jeff Soduski. I am Polish-American, attempting to search for a part of my family which emigrated from Warsaw, Poland, sometime between 1915-1935 to a city in Brazil, South America. The ancestor I am searching for may or may not be still alive and living in Brazil, but I am also searching for his offspring. My ancestor's surname was KRUZEL. His first name was most likely Joseph, and he was most likely from Warsaw, Poland, and was either Catholic or Jewish. (His father was Jewish, but his mother was Catholic, so he may have been either.) Thank you very much for your search.


SOLIWON, Lothar
2150 Illini Road, Springfield, Illinois 62704- USA
eMail address: Soliwonle@nt.dot.state.il.us


(Roman Catholic)

I seek any information anyone has about anyone with the family name SOLIWON / SOLIWONCZYK. My father Jan SOLIWON / SOLIWONCZYK left Poland in 1939 as a cadet with the Polish Air Force and was in England during the war. He has never been able to find any information about his family, even with the help of the International Red Cross and private detectives. His father, Teodor SOLIWONCZYK, was a doctor with the Polish Army hospital in Brest-Litovsk (now in Belarus) in 1939. His mother was Olga, brother Nikolai and sister Cecilja. Does anyone anywhere in the world have any information about them or any information about anyone with the family name SOLIWONCZYK?
Annette Gathright's Note: This looks like the original name might have been Sullivan (phoenetic). I know there were Irish and Scot mercenaries in Poland fighting in one of the wars (I think it was in the 1600's), and, of course, some stayed on after the fighting is over. I know that there are other surnames in today's Poland that are derivatives of the original mercenary names. I feel the sender ought to consider this as a possible origin of his family surname.

SPETCHINSKY, Serge
eMail address: serge.s@arcadis.be
(Roman Catholic)

Could somebody help me to search and get some information on the
SPECZYNSKI or SPETCHINSKY family, in the region of Krakow in the 16th century. The only information I have is from the "HERBY RYCERSTWA POLSKIEGO", (Book on Polish Coat-of-Arms, by Paprocki) edited in Krakow in 1858. It lists SPICZYNSKI Georgius, anno 1532, and SPICZYNSKI Jerzy Many, anno 1532. Many thanks, Merci beaucoup!


STEEN, Jerry and Vicki
eMail address: bluebird@runestone.net
(Catholic)

Katherina OSTROWSKI (no maiden name) born 8 March 1859, was married to John OSTROWSKI in about 1879. A possible maiden name for Catherine is BLASKA, according to a son's death certificate. Possible relatives from Opole region if the Polish people in Todd County Minnesota in that era are any indication.
Catholic religion. The region they were supposed to have emigrated from is Szczecin, Austria (Poland). John and Catherine OSTROWSKI came to America on the ship Habsburg out of Bremen arriving at New York 3 May 1882. John's age 22. They arrived in Minnesota - April, 1882. John was drowned in Lake Osakis in October, 1882. Their second son, Frank OSTROWSKI was born November, 1882 in Belle River. They had one child in Poland, possibly named John OSTROWSKI also, born around 1880, who died, but unaware of when or where, but before the age of two. John OSTROWSKI Sr. had two nieces, Helena, born May 1882 and Francis OSTROWSKI born February 1874 who came to America at the same time from the same region. John supposedly had relatives in Browerville, Todd County Minnesota also. Katherina OSTROWSKI then married my great-grandfather Rasmus LARSON in Belle River, Minnesota on March 22, 1884. I don't have Katherina's maiden name, or any other information about her. I've searched all the censuses, death and birth records here for Belle River, Douglas County, Minnesota, and also written to Szczecin with nothing found by the person who answered the letter. I do have information on her descendants I'm willing to share.
Webmaster's Note: Szczecin, on the Oder River in northwestern Poland was in the German partition of Poland, not in the Austria partition. Under Germany it was called Stettin. It was the seaport of Berlin and some emmigrated from there, but not many. Most emigrants took the train via Berlin to Hamburg and left from there. There is FHL microfilm of two Catholic church records from Stettin you might check as well as the Hamburg ship passenger records. Also check the FEEFHS Website Index for your surname. An Ostrowski family was living at Duluth in 1895 and might be related.

STOKE, Mike
eMail address: stokem@central.co.nz
(Jewish)

I have a line descended from Gascel SZTUCOWICZ, whose daughter Martha was born near Warsaw in 1873. Martha and a cousin Morris escaped to London during a pogrom and married there in 1890. Martha had a brother who stopped briefly in London circa 1902 on his way to the US. Gascel was a tailor. We believe the family were originally Jewish, but Martha and Morris converted in London. I have found SZTUCOWICZ' in Ostrow Mazowieka (Brajna, born 1860) and Sniadowo (Chaia, born 1850 m 1876), but cannot find any connections. Any information welcomed.


TALANDA, Laraine
eMail address: Talanda@aol.com
(Roman Catholic)

I am looking for any TALANDA family members. My father's family is from Szczebrzeszyn, Poland. My grandfather's name was Mikolaj TALANDA (born 1862) and his wife's name was Joanna FURLEPA (born 1884); sons Wladisalw and Michal Talanda, born 1888 and 1898. Also Antoni Talanda born 1888 at Szcezebrzesyn, Poland. Catholic - St Mikolaj's Parish. There are no known Talanda's in America besides our family. The Germans apparently murdered most of my father's family in WW II. Thank you.


TRENDEL, Raymond
11 rue St. Erhard, 67100 Strassbourg, France
eMail address: trenray@laposte.net

The family BORSCNECK - BORSCHNACK -BURSTENEK appears in Alsace 1708: Johann Wolfgang had a daughter in Weyersheim. A noble Polish family - BORSZNAK -has been recorded in Novogrodek in the 17th century, by the Russians Urusky and Borovsky. This family disappears after 1700. I would like to know if the surname - BORSZNAK - still exists in Poland and if some BORSCNECK - BORSCHNACK - BORSZNAK - BURSTENEK have emigrated to Germany around 1700 or before. Any mention of the surname BORSCNECK - BORSCHNACK - BORSZNAK - BURSTENEK is appreciated.


TROJANSKI, Rich (Trojanowski)
414 Garfield Avenue, Ingleside, Illinois 60041-8811, USA
eMail address: MarkoLemko@aol.com
(Romann Catholic)

I am presently searching for the ancestral village of my great-grandfather, Jozef BURZYNSKI. He emigrated into the United States in 1890, and settled in South Chicago, Illinois while it was still a town in its own right before being annexed to Chicago. He married Aniela SZTURMA in 1891. Jozef's mother, Lucia came to join him in 1893. By 1899 they had two children, Helen and Theresa. They were parishioners at Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in South Chicago near 88th St. and Exchange Ave.

They had several more children: Frank, Stephen, Jean and Irene. Also, they eventually moved to the northwest side of Chicago. I have identified several people through church records who were either witnesses to family weddings or godparents who may be related. If anyone knows of these families from South Chicago and what place in Poland they are from please let me know. The surnames are WEGNER, GAZLER, SWIECIKOWSKI, PACZESNY, KLEPAREK and NOWACZYK. According to family lore the BURZYNSKI's are from Poznan province and according to marriage records he was born illegitimate.


WAZNY-HAMP, Patricia
eMail address: hamp@voyager.net
(Roman Catholic)

Looking for information on following from Narol, Lubaczon District, Parish of Leopolieusis, Poland. Have information and willing to share all Roman Catholic from Wazny 1846 - now Narol, Poland to New York to Michigan to US.

(Andrew born 01 August 1846) SZUMILAKOW 1843-1875 Narol, Poland (Frances born 07 February 1843) SKIBICKI (1843 - 1888) Narol, Poland to New York to Michigan to US (Gregory born ?) CZASTKIEWILKI Narol, Poland (Rosalie born ?) NOWOSIAT Narol, Poland (Elizabeth born ?) KLAK Narol, Poland (Rosalia born 07 August 1848)

I have the descending lines of Andrew and Frances (SZUMILAKOW) WAZNY married after 1875. Children: Rosalia b.27-September 1876 died 24 October 1876; Stanley born 29 October 1878, died 26 November 1878; Dominic born 26 January 1887, died 03 December 1904, married 1903; Michael Anthony born 12 July 1883 Poland died 19 October 1957 Saginaw, Michigan, US married Mary Julia SKIBICKA on 20 January 1907 in Narol; Walter born 12 October 1885, died 25 October 1885 Narol. All names listed above are ascendants of Michael and Mary SKIBICKA WAZNY. Looking for any researchers for this area and any of the surnames.

The URL for the Wazny-Hamp Family (including it's own on site search engine) HomePage and web site is: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/8461


WEISSMAN, Bonnie CIESLUKOWSKI
eMail address: bbsw@erols.com
(Roman Catholic)

I am searching the DUDA and MUDLO families of Stary Dzikow in the former county of Lubaczow in Galicia. My grandfather, Frank DUDA (born 1885), emigrated to NY in 1910 (his siblings went mainly to Brazil and France), later settling with his wife, Katarzyna MUDLO (born 1890) in Toledo, Ohio. My grandfather's parents were Gregory and Eva DUDA, and my grandmother's parents were Niezdropa PARASZKIEWICZ and Unifry MUDLO; her sister Maria eventually settled in Lvov, Ukraine. My family is Roman Catholic, but I've been told by a professor of linguistics that the MUDLO name is probably an offshoot of MODEL or MORDECAI, common Jewish family names in Poland.


WENTLING, Barbara
eMail address: B_wentling@fccc.edu

Searching for information on my grandfather Joseph PODWYSOCKI. On his naturalization papers it stated he was born in Zhitomer, Russia (now Ukraine). He came to the U.S. in the early 1900's. He settled in Philadelphia PA. I was told that this name is very common in that area. His mother may have been born in Warsaw, Poland, but I am not sure. RAGAS was unable to help. Can anyone give me a lead? Help!


WESOLOWSKI, Professor Dr. Zdzislaw P.
eMail Address: ZWesolowsk@aol.com

WESOLOWSKI / WIESIOLOWSKI Family Documents: I would appreciate hearing from anyone from the above families who may have official award documents of patents/diplomas of Nobility, 1500-1842 and the award ot the Polish Order of the Virtuti Militari from 1792-1946. I am especially interested in the family line with the OGONCZYK coat of arms. Please contact me by eMail or via my web site http://www.virtuti.com/order


WITT, Arleen
eMail address: arleen@jps.net
(Roman Catholic)

I'm looking for my g-grandfather, Kaustanty YESIENOWSKI born 1865 at Warsaw, Poland. Also my g-grandmother, Mary FILAPOVICH born 1862 at Warsaw, Poland. They came to America between 1890 & 1895 as their first child was born at Brooklyn, NY in 1895-1896. Their name was changed to KINOSKY. He died in 1917 at Brooklyn and she in 1945 also at Brooklyn. Any help will be greatly appreciated.


WITT, Gerald P.
P. O. Box 5001 Camp Verde, Texas 78010-
eMail address: pgwitt@sat.net

According to the ship records of the Bremen bark "Weser", Ignatz MAROVITZ came from the village of "Schörola" with two dots over the first "o". I can not find this town. Most of the other Poles who came to Texas during this time period (1854-1855) came from the area to the southeast of the city of Opole (Silesia). All help is appreciated.


WODSINZKI, Tom
Canberra, AUSTRALIA
eMail address: tomwodz@pcug.org.au
(Roman Catholic)

I have traced my WODZINSKI surname in the town of Chocz (north of Kalisz on the Prosna River) back as far as LDS microfilms go (late 1700's). I am interested in contacting any other descendents from this line of Wodzinski's (from Chocz). Some of the earlier maternal branches, include the surnames WROBLEWSKI (Chocz, Broniszewice), ZIELINSK (Chocz), ROGACKI (Chocz). Some of the Wodzinski's moved to Lodz and Pabianice (my lineage) in the mid to late 1800's.

I am interested in anyone researching th surnames BRYKOWSKI, BRYK or BRYG from the towns and villages to the west of Lodz, in the early to mid 1800's. Some of the parishes I have had limited success with include Gora Pabianicka and Kwiatkowice. Some the maternal branches include the surnames, KAROLCZAK and KOWALCZYK (Kwiatkowice), also from the same area just west of Lodz.

I am interested in anyone researching BISKUPSKI's from the town of Pabianice (near Pabianice). I have traced them back to the mid 1700's, but don't know where they came to Pabianice from.

I am interested in anyone researching the ORNAF, WENDEL, WIECZOREK, SOBOCKY, WLAZLOWICZ surnames from the town of Pabianice (near Lodz).

I am interested in anyone researching the GETLER surname from the town of Pabianice (near Lodz). I suspect Jozef Getler, his wife Magdalena and two children Jozef (born about 1818-1820) and Maryanna (born about 1823), migrated from Bohemia in the 1830's, to the Lodz industrial area, specifically Pabianice, as weavers. They were Roman Catholics, which fits in with coming from Bohemia as I understand a lot of German Catholics moved to Bohemia to escape religous intolerance back in Germany.

A variation of the surname that I have encountered in my research is GIETLER. I have looked through LDS microfilm 1183549 item 6 "Indexes of German and other immigrants to the Lodz industrial area in Poland during the first half of the 19th century. Includes place of origin and other vital information." however have had no success. I am interested in finding out where in Bohemia they came from (and eventually where in Germany they originated from). A number of Getlers remain in the Lodz / Pabianice area, with a number relocating in 1946 to the German city of Dresden (some of the married names were ARLDT, ERENTRRAUT and KLAUSE).

I am interested in anyone researching the HAZAK surname from the town of Pabianice (near Lodz). I suspect Jozef Hazak, his wife Magdalena and four (?) children Karolina, Ambrozy, Francziszek and Weronica, migrated (in the early 1800's) from Bohemia to the Lodz industrial area, specifically Pabianice, as weavers. A variation of the surname that I have encountered in my research is CHAZAK. I am interested in finding out where in Bohemia they came from.


YOUNG, John R.
eMail address: john.r.young@gecm.com

I am researching my wifes family name. Her maiden name was JANUS. Her father was born in Czekaj, 1st of January 1920. We think he had two brothers and one sister. His first name is Jozef Janus. He joined the Polish Navy before the outbreak of World War 2, and trained in England. After the war he married my wife's mother Jaquiline AZZOPARDI. Jozef became a British citizen in the 1950's and lived in London for a while. We know he was writing to his family in Poland at this time. Jozef has given us more information; too much to list on this notice, also his memory is failing.


ZEMULA, Marie
Omaha, Nebraska
eMail address: dhouse@radiks.net

My parents came to the USA from Poland in the early 1900's. My grandma's maiden name was PISKA and my grandfather's name has various spellings which include ZYMOLA, ZYMULA, ZEMULA. Somewhere in England my grandma has a sister. I am looking for any living relatives in Poland and in England with these surnames.

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