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Re: Bublitz

krypton_son — Sun May 10, 2015 4:22 pm

Author: krypton_son

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 4:22 pm

I appreciate it. I will have to do some serious research.

Re: Bublitz

dnowicki — Sun May 10, 2015 1:22 pm

Author: dnowicki

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 1:22 pm

The area where your gggrandfather was born was not part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and did not actually become Polish territory until after WWII in the 20th Century. So at the time he was born the area was part of Germany. One map shows the boundaries of the Polish Commonwealth in the 17th Century and the other map shows some areas which in the 19th Century became unified as the German State.

This border stuff influences how you'll need to proceed with research in Europe. It is unlikely that you will be able to learn much about your family by using sites designed for Polish research. You probably need to look for leads on sites designed for researching German ancestry. A site which provides a number of links is the Federation of East European Family History Societies (www.feefhs.org). The home page provides links to various East European countries.

A source where you may find information about his immigration to America is a multiple volume series entitled "Germans To America". It is only available in printed form and is usually only found in libraries which have a good genealogy section.

The Family Search site (www.familysearch.org) lists some films which may contain records you will need. On the home page click on "search" and then on "catalog" and then under places enter Koslin and follow the steps until you find a description of a film which may be helpful to you.

Wishing you success in your research,

Dave

Re: Bublitz

krypton_son — Sun May 10, 2015 1:03 pm

Author: krypton_son

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 1:03 pm

I appreciate your looking into that. That's quite a revelation. I'll have to dig into the cook county records some more.

Re: Bublitz

dnowicki — Sun May 10, 2015 12:53 pm

Author: dnowicki

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 12:53 pm

The abbreviations on the marker are Geb for the German word for "born" and Gest for the German word for "died. It does appear that Frieda(Frida) was his first wife and that they also were married in Chicago in 1892 (license issued 1/24) and she died on May 23 of the same year.
Some of the certificates for members of your family (like Frank's death certificate) can be obtained via download for a fee from the Cook County Clerk's website (www.cookcountygenealogy.com). Although other events took place in Cook County they are not listed on the Cook County site but are indexed on the site for the Illinois Secretary of State (www.cyberdriveillinois.com). Some maps and thoughts about research in Europe will follow in a separate post in order not to exceed the number of attachments allowed.

Dave

Re: Bublitz

Henryk — Sun May 10, 2015 12:49 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 12:49 pm

The death record gives Coeslin (Polish Koszalin) as the birthplace.

Re: Bublitz

krypton_son — Sun May 10, 2015 11:27 am

Author: krypton_son

Posted: Sun May 10, 2015 11:27 am

Wow, thank you. That all does fit with what I've found. I haven't heard of Frieda before or seen the grave, I appreciate that. It's hard to find anything before Frank at all. I'm curious as to what the abbreviations are on her name Ceb and Cest? Frank and Minna's are both the usual born and died but Frieda's are Ceb and Cest. Not sure what that means.

Re: Bublitz

dnowicki — Sat May 09, 2015 7:31 pm

Author: dnowicki

Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 7:31 pm

The Family Search site (www.familysearch.org) has a number of documents relating to your gg grandfather. I've attached three here and you can find the others on the Family Search Site. According to the index of his death, his father was August Bublitz and his mother was Johanna Neuenfeld. According to the various Federal Census Records he immigrated in 1886. He married Minna in Chicago on 7/11/1896. There is an image of his gravestone on www.findagrave.com and there is a Frieda Bublitz on the marker together with Frank & Minna. Frieda was born on 7/23/1871 and died on 5/23/1892. Perhaps she was his first wife???

Best of success in your research.

Dave

Re: Bublitz

krypton_son — Sat May 09, 2015 1:38 pm

Author: krypton_son

Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 1:38 pm

Possibly. I know that Bublitz Germany is in Pommernalnd which has traded ownership with different countries more times than i've changed my socks. I don't have any solid evidence that Bublitz is the original spelling.

Re: Bublitz

Henryk — Sat May 09, 2015 1:03 pm

Author: Henryk

Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 1:03 pm

Perhaps Bulitz is a Germanization of the Polish surname Bublic.
http://www.stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=44&sub=788
Bublic - 1389 od buba ‘straszydło, głupiec’
Bublitz - od buba ‘straszydło, głupiec’.
-from buba 'bogeyman, fool'.
https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Bublic
By county, location of those named: Bublic:
Total 28:
1.Chojnice (11) (southwest of Gdansk)
2.Śrem ( 8 ) (just south of Poznan).
3.Tuchola (4) (southwest of Gdansk)
4.Kościerzyna (3) (southwest of Gdansk)
5.Szczecin (2)

Bublitz

krypton_son — Sat May 09, 2015 12:12 pm

Author: krypton_son

Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 12:12 pm

Ok, I've been doing research for years on this but can't find much of anything. My last name is Bublitz, from what I have found, my great great grandfather Frank Bublitz came over to America with his wife Mina in the late 1800's. He was from Bublitz (which at the time was in Germany) near Koszalin. The town is still there, it is now Bobolice (the polish spelling of Bublitz). His son Erwin was born in 1896 in Chicago so I know that he arrived in America sometime before than. I can't find any information about any family members before Frank. And no one seems to know the origins of the name Bublitz. What it means, where it originates from, anything. We don't even know if there is a family crest (although the town itself has a coat of arms). If anyone knows anything about the surname Bublitz I would love to hear what you know.