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Birth Place Assistance - Nowakowski [14]
Hello All:
New poster here.
I've exhausted my capabilities at familysearch, ancestry et. al. Perhaps I can find some new luck here.
I'm at a brick wall at my great-great grandparents.
Their names were: Szczepan Nowakowski and Franciszka Markuszewska
Stephen was born 27 Dec 1876.
Frances was born in 1879.
They lived from 1910 on in Wheeling, WV. I'm not sure where they lived between immigrating and 1910; if anywhere else at all.
They only had 1 daughter while living in Poland - Helena.
I'm hoping to have a professional polish researcher pull birth, marriage, etc records for me - if I could find the local parish for their home town.
Unfortunately, I've been unable to decipher what their hometown is.
I'll post links to the passenger list for each of them. As well as attach screen-shots.
The earlier American records list their birth country as "Russ.Polish." Later on, it was just Poland. (I'm not a total newbie - I know generally of Poland's history and division. Just posting the above for clarity.)
Frances arrived sometime AFTER Stephen on 22 May 1909 with her daughter Helena.interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NYT715_1271-0732/4033158122
(line 18)
libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTAxNjAyMDkwMzc4Ijs=/czo4OiJtYW5pZmVzdCI7
(line 18 on image 152, 151)
The things I need help reading:1. It looks like her last residence was "Likori" Russia.
2. The relative listed is her mother-in-law - but I cannot decipher the name. I'd guess Daria/Deria Nowakowska. It would be amazing to know, as this is Stephen's mom and I do not have any information on her.
3. For Frances' birthplace on the second page, it looks perhaps like "Brala" or "Brila" Russia.
Stephen:I'm actually unsure as to the passenger list for Stephen.
The census' have different dates for his arrival.
In the 1910 census, it was listed as 1902. (Seems weird he would be here 7 years before Frances came?)
1920 census - immigration year looks like it says 'un'
1930 census - immigration year 1892 which looks very wrong.
1 possibility 1903 (a year off). Age would be ~2 years off. And the destination is listed as Cleveland, Oh. Which is a few hours away from his home in Wheeling, WV
libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTAyNjQ5MDYwNzk2Ijs=/czo4OiJtYW5pZmVzdCI7
2nd one - I don't think this is a possibility. Destination of Pittsburgh PA is promising, but I remember from my research another Szczepan Nowakowski who lived his life in Pittsburgh. Plus the age is 8+ years off.
libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTAyNjQyMDIwMzQwIjs=/czo4OiJtYW5pZmVzdCI7
3rd Is pretty much spot on for his age - and close to the 1902 date first listed (1905). But I do NOT recognize the destination location. I wish it had more information (name of last relative, etc.)
libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTA0MTE0MDQxMDUwIjs=/czo4OiJtYW5pZmVzdCI7
Sorry for the overload of information.
Any help at all is appreciated..
I'm not expecting help locating Stephen's passenger list -- but it would definitely be a help if someone can read Frances' entry and answer questions 1,2 and 3 above.
THANK YOU for any help!