RaymondPeter
17 Dec 2007
Genealogy / Need help with family history/surnames: Netzel, Petke, Gruzlewski [24]
My problem is that I don't know a lot about my family's history. One side I have never met, nor do I intend to other than to find out the basics like genealogy, family medical history, etc... The side I am interested in is my mother's. It is the German surname Petke. From what I know they came from the the town/city of Lipno. My great grandfather was a Prussian/German and married a woman with the last name of Netzel (the spelling could be wrong). I just found out that she was most likely Polish but I cannot prove this either.
What I am asking is if anyone can help me find out the meanings of the surnames Petke and/or Netzel, and if anyone knows how I may obtain town records or information about my family when they live in Lipno, Poland. I have found a couple websites on Lipno, but they are either about the Jewish (which I am not) or in Polish (which I cannot read).
Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!
Ray
My problem is that I don't know a lot about my family's history. One side I have never met, nor do I intend to other than to find out the basics like genealogy, family medical history, etc... The side I am interested in is my mother's. It is the German surname Petke. From what I know they came from the the town/city of Lipno. My great grandfather was a Prussian/German and married a woman with the last name of Netzel (the spelling could be wrong). I just found out that she was most likely Polish but I cannot prove this either.
What I am asking is if anyone can help me find out the meanings of the surnames Petke and/or Netzel, and if anyone knows how I may obtain town records or information about my family when they live in Lipno, Poland. I have found a couple websites on Lipno, but they are either about the Jewish (which I am not) or in Polish (which I cannot read).
Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks!
Ray