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Re: Woniska

dacmedispa — Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:46 pm

Author: dacmedispa

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:46 pm

Gilberto,
I will look into that. It is just so unusual not to find anything.
Barbara

Re: Woniska

Anonymous — Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:44 pm

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:44 pm

One more thing. In slavic languages, sometimes the letter H has the same value as letter G. For instance, the place name Grodno is also presented as Hrodno. This seems to be specially true in places located in Eastern Poland. So, consider that maybe your ancestor can be found as Garasiuk (or something closer).
Good luck,
Gilberto

Re: Woniska

dacmedispa — Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:38 pm

Author: dacmedispa

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 12:38 pm

It is possible or he didn't know how to sign his name in English
Thanks
Barbara

Re: Woniska

Anonymous — Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:05 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:05 am

I think you refer to Maciej = Matthias, though some genealogical sources states that Matthew and Matthias are the same.

Re: Woniska

dacmedispa — Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:51 am

Author: dacmedispa

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:51 am

What about this first name Matej

Re: Woniska

Anonymous — Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:35 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 10:35 am

Matthew = Mateusz
Anthony = Anton
Kasmir = Kazimierz
not able to find them in EI database.

Re: Woniska

dacmedispa — Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:45 am

Author: dacmedispa

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:45 am

My gradfather's first name was Matthew (I don't know who to spell it in Polish) His first son, I believe was Anthony.
I was told they left one son behind, Kasmir.

Thanks
barbara

Re: Woniska

Anonymous — Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:34 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:34 am

Harasiuk' first name?

Re: Woniska

Anonymous — Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:33 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:33 am

Antonina Kotola?

Re: Woniska

dacmedispa — Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:16 am

Author: dacmedispa

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 9:16 am

Harasiuk (grandfather 1876) - Kotola (grandmother 1885). I am really at a dead end.
He had relatives in Szvedy .Thanks
Barbara

Re: Woniska

Anonymous — Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:44 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:44 am

Barbara,
What is the surname? Do you have an approximate date of arrival?
SS appliation form may contain their birthplaces.
Gilberto

Re: Woniska

dacmedispa — Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:20 am

Author: dacmedispa

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 8:20 am

Dear Gilberto,
The place Woniska is listed on an American death certificate. I can not find any travel/ships with their(either grandparents) names on the manifest. What next?

Barbara

Re: Woniska

Anonymous — Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:57 am

Author: Anonymous

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:57 am

Barbara,
The death certificate is typed or handwritten? It is in polish, german, russian or english?
Have you already find their arrival on ship manifests? Did they have Social Security?

Gilberto

Woniska

dacmedispa — Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:20 am

Author: dacmedispa

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 10:20 am

Does anyone know what this town is? I can't find it on the map and it was listed on my grandfathers death certificate.
Thanks
Barbara