Genealogy / Where in Poland is the town of Laka? [20]

That is just the problem. The information that I got from Ellis Island is actually what I have. On the US census the name Galicia(?) is sometimes mentioned and another relative said my grandmother was from Szwilisa? Does this help any?

Genealogy / Where in Poland is the town of Laka? [20]

I really appreciate the information you have given me, it's more than I ever dreamed of getting in the last 9 years I have been doing family genealogy. My mother's side has been great but my fathers side has been very difficult. At least now if I can find the towns on a map it may just help. My grandparents never spoke of their time in the "old country". They just told their children that it was very very bad conditions and they never spoke of anything or anyone. I never knew them, they both died before I was born. My father and all his siblings are deceased so the road ends on family info. I'm having a hard time finding out where and when they were even married. I know (other than the Ellis Island site) that they first appreared together in the 1910 census in Chester, PA. I've written to 3 counties in PA and no records are found of any marriage. Do you have any suggestions at all of what I can do. St. Hedwigs Catholic church in Chester PA where their first 2 children were baptized will not give me any assistance. Do you know historically how they would obtain money to get to America, and were they ever indentured to someone. My grandmother, according to Ellis Island records was a servant, but I can't read where she was going or decipher the name of the person/place of her detination. My head hurts from beating it against the wall!.... Thank You

Genealogy / Where in Poland is the town of Laka? [20]

No it was St. Hedwigs in Chester, PA. I have a copy of both baptismal certificates, one of which I sent as an attachment with an email. Because I don't have a marriage date they won't give me any information., which is so stupid since that is what I am trying to get. If the first daughter was born 12-1-1907 I'm pretty sure that at least 9 - 10 months before that they were most likely married. In the 1910 census it was stated that they had been married 4 years. I was willing to pay them for their time but they wouldn't do it for me. I just wish I knew someone who lived in the town and went to that church or the one that took over when it closed as a parish. It is still used but not for masses. I am going to see if I can get copies of birth certificates from the state archives on them and just hope that they have information on parents and more than just their names. Any advice I would really appreciate. Thanks for responding, very appreciative.