Genealogy / Dunda from Balnica and Cigan from Solinka search [12]

Hello Darren--

I just came across your posting concerning the surname "Cigan" -- in fact, that is my surname. What really excited me about your posting is that I recently discovered that my great-grandfather and great-grandmother came from the village of Solinka in Galicia, too. They both identified as Ruthenian (though I was raised being told they were Ukrainian).

Below are some specifics to start with.

Great-grandfather
Name: Michal Cigan (later known as Mike)
Born: 1879
Died: unknown
Immigration year: 1902
Residence: Leetsdale, Pennsylvania (as of 1910 US Federal Census)

Great-grandmother
Name: Ewka Szalak (later known as Eva)
Born: 10 Aug 1887
Immigration: arrived 01 Nov 1910 in New York City on the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

Eva Szalak Cigan arrived in the US with three children: Marie (age 4), Michal (age 2), and Iwan (age 11 months).
My grandfather was the younger Michal Cigan, who was known thereafter at Mike.

I would be very happy to correspond further if you are interested. I have not tried to find any information about the family earlier than my great-grandparents, but naturally I'd be eager to learn more. I don't know Polish, Ukrainian, or any such language so I'm at a bit of a disadvantage here.

Sincerely,

--Eric Cigan