Genealogy / Burial listings for Polish cemeteries. Where to find them online? [12]

I'm interested in locating burial pictures/records from the following towns: Lubno, Chodorowka and Bachorz outside Dynow; Leki and Borzecin near Brzesko; and Dabie and Roza near Zasow. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Genealogy / Stanley Klimek married Czernek/Czerniak/Skulsk [13]

Stanley's wife was Mary Czernek Klimek, sister of my great-Grandpa Jan Czernek (changed to John Czerniak). They were born in Leki, Borzecin, Poland. Their parents were Jan Czernek and Marianna Prokop. Their grandparents were Tomasz Czernek, Marianna Baran, Stanislaw Prokop and Magdalena Bernady. The church records for them are online in the Szczepanow parish site. Do you have other knowledge of the family, Tina?

Language / Email Translation for my genealogical inquiry in Poland [9]

I will ask about their minimum. Is there a cheaper alternative than Wells Fargo?

Is this a good translation for my email?

Jakie są minimalne liczby, o które należy prosić o badania? Jakie opcje płatności są dostępne? Mieszkam w stanach zjednoczonych.

Language / Email Translation for my genealogical inquiry in Poland [9]

Thank you. I am in the U.S. Can I do this currency exchange to them with Wells Fargo.

Genealogy / Stanley Klimek married Czernek/Czerniak/Skulsk [13]

Since last posting, I was able to find Mary and John's mother Marianna's maiden name, which appears to be Brukof or Brukop on the marriage record of John and his wife Veronika Blach. Their father was Jan Czernek. I have not been able to find anything else. Would love to connect with more family and obtain further assistance, please.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Hi again. Reviving this very-old thread. Time sure has passed, hasn't it? I was recently informed that family records for the family may exist in the Archiwum Państwowe w Przemyślu. They apparently have records going back to 1845. Does anyone here have access to that database? A search would be greatly appreciated if possible.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Hi,

This is Dominic's grandson. I found one picture of Wasyl, but I'm interested in the ones you have. The picture of Wasyl on findagrave.com was taken outside Dominic's in-laws' house in Calumet City, IL.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Hi there,

My email is Koach137@mail2poland.com

I sure appreciate this.

I was wondering if you were still around to answer some other questions if that's possible:

1. Do you have any info regarding the siblings of Wasyl and Helen (our great-grandparents) or further info of relatives in Poland? I know of Wasyl's sister Tekla "Tillie" on Rice St. in Chicago who had a son named Nestor. I'm not sure of their last names. One of my uncles said that Tillie was married twice, and Nestor was from her first husband who died. I know that Helen had an older sister named Marianna "Mary" Solomon and a younger brother named Frank Pilip. I've gotten quite a bit of info for them. I wasn't able to find an obituary for Mary's son John (died February 2002 in Reno, NV). I know very little about his family. I think I have a picture of one of his wives. I've been told by different people that he was married twice. On the picture is written, "To Aunt Helen, Love Marian Solomon." This 'Aunt Helen' is our great-grandmother.

2. Do you have middle names, birth dates, birth locations, death dates, and death locations for the descendants of your grandmother Anna Lewicki? I don't expect you to put it on here to the public. It could be done over PM or email.

3. Is her first husband Raymond Hancasky, Sr. still alive? I can't find a date of death for him anywhere.

If any of this is too difficult to answer, I understand completely. Have a great day!

I was looking and noticed a poster had a bit of info about Theodore's family. If he or anyone else is available, I'd like to know the date of death for his wife Martha.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Hi,

I'm Wasyl's great-grandson and would like to see that pic of him if possible. Are you able to upload it to the computer if possible? His memorial on findagrave.com lacks a pic of him, and my late grandmother (Wasyl's daughter-in-law) misplaced most of her pics of the Kocielko family when she moved. Thanks for posting!

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

I haven't been told I look a certain nationality. People have commented on my eyes - I guess they look unusual.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

I've considered it.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

Plus there's supposedly Georgian if my relatives are correct.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

These are all my known nationalities:

Father - Ukrainian, Russian, Polish

Mother - Scandinavian, German, Irish, Italian, Polish, French, etc.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

Here I am again. When I ran the under a face-recognition site to compare you to celebrities, it listed all Asian ones. Do these pics change your opinions of the nationalities you guessed from the others?

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Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

According to family I have some Georgian in me. That one is correct. Try to keep an open mind about other parts of Europe, too. ;) I've got some Ukrainian/Russian, too.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

This is me. I'm quite mixed, but I'm mostly Polish. Can any of you guess my nationalities? 'What' do I look like to you?

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Genealogy / Surnames Gall / Figura / Odrowaz [34]

I wrote to a relative who has info on my Zmuda branch of the family. She doesn't want information from the Zmudas to appear in online inquiries, so it would be done over the email.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

This is my late grandfather. His family moved around Eastern Europe, so his true origins are a bit of a mystery. His last name is Ukrainian (Lemko) from SE Poland, but the family claims they worked in Ivan the Terrible's secret army and moved away from Russia. What does my grandfather look to you? The woman is his mother. I don't have any pics of his father, but relatives claim he could pass off as Stalin's twin.

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Genealogy / The typical Polish look, or all Eastern Europeans [656]

I'm wondering if I have Tatar ancestry down the road. I put two of my pictures on a website which shows which celebrities you resemble. On both pics I got almost all Asian celebrities.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

I have several, but I only added two to his memorial. I have no pictures of your grandfather, my great-grandfather Wasyl/Basil. I was told he looked a lot like Joseph Stalin, though. Do you happen to know Tillie's last name(s)? I know she was married two times had had her son Nestor with the first husband - online info and my uncle confirmed this. I'm not exactly sure of the last names, though. Also, do you know if your grandfather Wasyl/Basil had any other siblings besides her? I believe there was another sister named Malanka Wolownyk. Your grandmother Helen had a sister named Marianna/Mary Solomon (she died in the family's home at the end of Luther Ave in 1944, I believe). Frank Pilip was their younger brother. Another brother was killed by the Germans in WWII. I don't know his name. His daughter was named Leona Stoklosa. To my understanding she stayed in Poland.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

You can see pictures of the family's graves, as well as pics of my grandfather Dominic and our great-grandmother, at findagrave.com. I don't have a memorial for your father Paul yet, because I didn't know his location of burial or if he was cremated. If you'd like him to have a memorial, I can add one for him if you tell me this info. Or, if you would like to add it yourself, that's fine.

Genealogy / Polish looks? [1462]

Some of my relatives have high cheekbones. I do to a certain degree, I guess.

Genealogy / Looking for Sakowski ancestors (near Kierzek??) / also Szymanski [30]

Thanks, Grzegorz. I don't remember writing about Sakowskis, and I have none in my database. Perhaps Beti wrote in the wrong thread... unless I missed something.

Genealogy / Looking for Sakowski ancestors (near Kierzek??) / also Szymanski [30]

Is anyone able to translate Beti's text into English, please? I can make out parts of it.

Genealogy / Searching for the HUDZIAK and MAZUREK family [14]

I believe Lvov is now Lviv in Ukraine.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Dziekuje za pomoc, Jaworski.

Well, a volunteer located a picture of my great-grandfather Wasyl Kocielko's gravestone which listed his year of birth as 1877. I thought the 1881 date on his death certificate may have been incorrect, as his immigration record and WWI Draft Card both list a date in 1877 or 1878. If anyone else who is researching the same surnames has information, I'm interested.

I received the marriage certificate of my great-grandparents and learned some things:

They were married August 10, 1909 at Holy Cross Church in Joliet. He was 29, and she was 20. It was a first marriage for both. Andrew Olownik and Anna Wilk are the witnesses. Andrew's last name is similar to the Olepnik name I found for a possible stepfather to Wasyl's nephew Nestor. This Andrew could be him. The parents of Wasyl were Dymitr. (last letter could be i or o, I guess) Kuciełko and Ewa Buczyk - slightly different than what I had, especially his father. Helen's parents were Adalbert Pilip and Catharina Urbaniak.

According to Wikipedia, Dymitr is the Polish form of Dmitry, so the name on Wasyl and Helen's certificate of marriage is probably correct the way it is.

Genealogy / Kocielko surname - I would appreciate any info [44]

Thanks. The website for the town spells it as Lubno. It may have been Lubna when the Lemkos still lived there.

If possible, I would like a translation of this email, please:

Dzień dobry.
Ja niestety nie rozumie po angielsku.
Co do Pani informacji to już wczesniej jak odebrałem pocztę szukałem ewentualnych krewnych. Z ustalonej lokalizacji rodzina Pani mieszkała "na dole" to jest taka nazwa części wioski. Obecnie w tym rejonie zamieszkują chyba tylko potomkowie, którzy niewiele znają swoje drzewo genealogiczne.Jeśli uda mi się jakieś informacje zdobyć to prześle odwrotnie.

Pozdrawiam
Stanisław Tymowicz

Genealogy / Stanley Klimek married Czernek/Czerniak/Skulsk [13]

Hi there,

My great-grandfather was John Czerniak, born 1893 in Leki, Poland. His older sister was Mary Klimek, your grandmother. Their mother was named Marianna Czernek. My great-grandfather and his family changed their named from Czernek to Czerniak some time after the birth of my grandmother. Her baptismal certificate lists her as Helen Anna Czernek. My great-grandfather John Czerniak married Veronica Blach, born 1889 in Dabie, Poland. John died 1954 in Hammond, IN. Veronica died 1967 in Hammond. I have more information once we can speak over the email or PM.