Genealogy / Bakerowski. John (Veronika) Prissack [3]

Hi Sebastian,
His WWII draft card does show Kamionko, but the site below and several others don't show this spelling.....bunch of Kamionka & some Kamionki. It's not shown in the Polska Atlas Dodowy Index either.

jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp

May want to obtain more US records to verify spelling & see if you can come up with a province. Also, you'll want to obtain his parents' names, including mother's maiden surname.

Hope this helps.
Joyce

Genealogy / Drozdek [4]

Your grandmother's birth record and/or baptismal record may have her parents' birth town information. Also check Australian records for the information.

Australia Research Outline

Genealogy / Looking for family and/or info Surname Jewula [7]

Only 4 listings in "1998 Directory of Polish Surnames">
herby.com.pl/indexslo.html

Abbreviations are for the old provinces.
These towns were in the old province of Tarnow.

You can try writing to the mayor of Ostrusza for relative information. For family records, write directly to the parish & also ask them about putting you in contact with possible relatives.

pgsa.org/PolishLetter.htm

Hope this helps.
Joyce

Genealogy / looking for family or surname Kapchinsky [5]

To start tracing family, begin with known information on your parents, grandparents, etc., always going backwards in time. Records obtain for each generation, will provide information about the previous generation. Talk to family members, especially the older ones & ask questions. Obtain US records for family members: census records, birth, marriage & death records, passenger list. etc.

With more specific information, perhaps we can help more. Immigrant's first names, wife's name, children's' names & birth years for all. Where the they settled in the US & when the came.

If you prefer,, you can email me the information.

Joyce

Genealogy / Looking for family and/or info Surname Jewula [7]

Do a "new post" & provide town of birth.

Genealogy / Brzeskiewicz / Kroll Names [16]

Are you wanting help in tracing your Brzeszkiewicz family?

Genealogy / went to medical school in Wroclaw; looking for my cousin(s) [5]

What's the town name?

Genealogy / went to medical school in Wroclaw; looking for my cousin(s) [5]

5 listings for Rybnik, Poland

Rybnik
miasto
siedziba powiatu
siedziba gminy
141755 osób
woj. śląskie
pow. Rybnik
gmina Rybnik

See link below for Engineering Education Center in Rybnik.....Possible place to write?
»

Rybnik
wieś
140 osób
woj. łódzkie
pow. sieradzki
gmina Brzeźnio
»

Rybnik Północ (Rybnik)
osiedle lub dzielnica
woj. śląskie
pow. Rybnik
gmina Rybnik
»

Rybnik
wieś
woj. łódzkie
pow. łęczycki
gmina Grabów
»

Rybnik
wieś
woj. pomorskie
pow. lęborski
gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska

Engineering Education Center in Rybnik
icee2005.polsl.pl/images/AWARD_AUNG_SUT%20_1_.pdf

Genealogy / Surname: Dyjach [3]

Since records are at the town level (both religious & civil), you need the exact town name & if possible the province.

606 listings in a 1998 Directory of Polish names. Abbreviations are for the old province name.

Nazwisko Ogólna liczba Rozmieszczenie
Dyjach 606 BB:7, By:14, Ch:9, Ci:1, Cz:1, El:4, Gd:8, JG:5, Ka:12, Ki:3, Ko:4, Kr:16, Ks:4, Lg:2, Ls:9, Lu:33, Ol:5, Pt:4, Pł:3, Pr:2, Sr:4, Su:9, Sz:11, Tb:295, To:12, Wr:6, Za:123

Genealogy / Last name Natkaniec [14]

You need to found out the town of birth for your Natkaniec, since records are held at the this level.

1623 listings from a 1998 Directory of Polish names. Abbreviations are for the old provinces.>

Nazwisko Ogólna liczba Rozmieszczenie
Natkaniec 1623 Wa:23, Bs:2, BB:21, By:2, Cz:6, El:34, Gd:4, Go:1, JG:15, Kl:4, Ka:316, Ki:55, Kr:807, Ks:2, Lg:17, Lu:4, £d:10, NS:8, Op:15, Os:4, Pl:27, Pt:6, Pł:1, Po:18, Ra:7, Sd:3, Sł:25, Su:14, Sz:37, Tb:4, Ta:28, Wb:42, Wr:34, ZG:27

As you can see, yours may not come from the Krakow area.

Genealogy / surname: Kaldosz [5]

Be more specific & give full names, year of birth, where they lived (USA? What State?) & what records you have obtained so research isn't duplicated.

Genealogy / Reply from USC - will they answer in Polish? [11]

USC= Urząd Stanu Cywilnego. Civil Registry

Yep, That's it.

Thanks, everyone. Been waiting for a reply for 2 weeks. Will be patient a little long, then try again, if necessary.

Genealogy / Reply from USC - will they answer in Polish? [11]


I'm so glad! We can all use more smiles & laughter.

Point taken......I'll be more patient

Genealogy / Brzeskiewicz / Kroll Names [16]


Is this town of birth?

The only liating I found for Osawa is in Russia. None for Osswa.

It could be Osova or Ossowa, both with several locations in Poland.

Other possibilities:

jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp

Do you have the manifest for the family (couldn't find)?

Genealogy / Brzeskiewicz / Kroll Names [16]

This doesn't match your immigration story, but this 1910 census sure fits your Kroll family. Wife's 1st name would be Victoria in English. She had 10 children & 3 living in 1910. Daughter Jeanette (Jania?) born abt. 1902 Poland......could put her as the 7th child.

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page 2
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Have you obtained Jacob's naturalization records? Should have his town of birth.

The application to marry should have both Jacob's & Jania's birth towns.

Birth

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records for Jania's children should also list her birth town.

In case you don't have this information:

Name: Jacob Brzeskiewicz
Date of Death: 7/5/1951
Date of Burial: 7/9/1951
Age at Death: 56
Marital Status: Married
Last Address: 3847 South Iowa Ave.
Funeral Home: Fennig, T.
Cemetery: Saint Adalbert Cemetery
Location: Section: 4
Block: 60
Row: 1
Lot:
Grave: 22

Name: Jane Daroszewski
Date of Death: 2/18/1978
Date of Burial: 2/21/1978
Age at Death: 76
Marital Status: Widowed
Last Address: 2919 West Parnell
Funeral Home: Sass, Jos.
Cemetery: Saint Adalbert Cemetery
Location: Section: 4
Block: 60
Row: 1
Lot:
Grave: 21

I know that going by another person research is tempting, but you really should do your own research to verify the information. That way, you'll know that you are getting the correct records from Poland.

Genealogy / Betley: In search of family and family roots, can you help a soldier? [5]

Hi Eddie,

Was he married when he came to USA? In what state did he settle?

There is an immigration record for a Stanislaw Betiej (age 30), wife, Bronslawa (age28) & son, Wladyslaw (age2) arrived NYC on 8/3/1951. Threy were going to 900 Wood St., Chicago. Is this your family?

Possible match to above:
Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
Name: Stanislaw Betlej
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1920
Death Date: 12 Sep 1981
Gender: Male
RESIDENCE: Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan
Place of Death: Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan

To trace family in Poland, you need to know the town of birth. This can be obtained through USA records for Stanislaw & family members. Some records to get>his death record, obituary, complete marriage record (if married here), naturalization record, birth records/baptismal records for children in the USA, ss application (if all else fails!).

Once you have town of birth, let us know....we should be able to get you information on where to write for records in Poland