Genealogy / In Search of My Heritage, names include - LEPIARCZYK, KANIA, SZYMURA, JAGIEŁKA [10]

My Schymura ancestral family members lived in the proximity of Gottartowitz, near Rybnik during the 19th century. I would be interested in learning more information about the family of your grandfather, Roman Szymura. My email address is: sir_erwin@yahoo

May God bless all members of our Szymura families always,
Erwin Heinrich Lepiarczyk II

Genealogy / In Search of My Heritage, names include - LEPIARCZYK, KANIA, SZYMURA, JAGIEŁKA [10]

Who are the father and mother of Roman Szymura? Szymura is apparently a popular name in Upper Silesia. I have yet to communicate with cousins of my branch of the Szymura family. My great-grandmother, Anastasia Szymura Lepiarczyk (1870-1941), was born at Gottartowitz, near Rybnik; and she died in Rybnik. Her grave is in the Rybnik Cemetery. My father was very fond of his grandmother. Anastasia has many brothers and sisters. My second-great-grandfather and my second-great-grandmother are Johann Thomas Schymura (1820-1898) and Antonia Maria Hoehnich Schymura (1832-1888). Johann and Antonia were lifelong residents of Gottartowitz, near Rybnik. I surmise their graves are at Gotartowice, near Rybnik. If you should find a connection with my branch of the Szymura family, I shall be most pleased to learn of a connection from you. Your branch of the Szymura family lived in the same proximity of my branch of the Szymura family. That is an indication that we may be members of the same Szymura family in time. I wish you much success in finding more information about your branch of the Szymura family.

Patryk,
I shall be pleased to learn more information about your branch of the Szymura family. My father knows very well the communities of Rybnik where members of your Szymura family lived. My father was born in the Ligota community near Rybnik. My great-grandmother, Anastasia Szymura Lepiarczyk (1870-1941), has an uncle, Franz Schymura, who was born ca. 1822. Perhaps your great-grandfather, Franciszek Szymura was named in honor of him. Franz Schymura is the brother of my second-great-grandfather, Johann Thomas Schymura (1820-1898). It will be a pleasure to learn of a connection of your branch of the Szymura family with my branch of the Szymura family. My father was very fond of his grandmother, Anastasia Szymura Lepiarczyk.

When my father and I visited in Rybnik in 2011-2012, we met a storeowner in Rybnik whose mother is a Szymura by birth. His first name is Ryszard. His mother told him, from her memory, that his Szymura family and my Szymura family were not related. His mother lives in Gotartowice. My email address is: sir_erwin@yahoo It will be a pleasure to hear from you.

I am pleased to have recently received a copy of the original death record of my second-great-grandmother who died in 1895 at Klischczow, near Sohrau, Germany. How may erroneous information be amended on death records? My ancestral mother's name, Thekla, was erroneously recorded as Theila.

Now that I have learned my ancestor's place of birth, I am hopeful to discover her baptismal record from another archive in Katowice.

Genealogy / Getting records from Poland (are records of Poles moved from churches to the archives)? [21]

Hello,
I would like to obtain a certified copy of the original death document of my second-great-grandmother, Thekla Schula Kania (ca. 1840-1895). She died at Klischczow, near Sohrau. She was the wife of Johann Kania (ca. 1836-1912). Please provide me with information regarding a fee for providing me with a certified copy of the document I desire. I appreciate so much your helpfilness in this matter.

Most Sincerely,
Erwin Heinrich Lepiarczyk II

Language / Naming / Nicknames for Aleksandra or Alexandra? [24]

My beautiful cousin, Aleksandra, is called "Ola"; and her twin brother, Wojciech, is called "Wojtek".

Language / The OPPOSITE of Polish diminutives [5]

My name is Erwin. Many of my family members in Poland call me, "Erwinek". My father is Gerhard. My aunt typically calls him, "Gertku". My aunt's name is Regina. Dad typically calls her, "Gina". Aunt Regina's husband typically called her, "Renia".