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Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

BarbOslo — Wed Sep 23, 2026 5:01 pm

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 5:01 pm

Iwanowce in the Kuźnica parish is the right place. I am attaching a list of children baptized in Kuźnica between 1889 and 1893. Birthplace of Stanislaw born in 1890 is Iwanowce.
Chris, do you know the names of Stanislaw's parents? Is it Kazimierz and Marianna nee Kibilda? Maybe you know the names of his siblings?

-Barb

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

Sophia — Wed Sep 23, 2026 4:02 pm

Author: Sophia

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 4:02 pm

BarbOslo wrote:

Sophia, could you check Stanislaw's last permanent residence from Manifest? I read it as Iwanowce. Iwanowce belongs to Odelsk parish, and Odelsk is located 10 km from Indura. This would strengthen the theory from my previous post.
In field 29, his place of birth is also mentioned, which is the same as his last place of residence.
-Barb

Hi Barb,

You're right that Stanislaw's last permanent residence on the first page of the manifest is the same as his place of birth on the second page of the manifest. For what it's worth, the traveller two lines below Stanislaw has the same last residence and place of birth. I agree with your reading of it as Iwanowce although the handwriting is not the clearest. I will point out that where it is written as the last residence, it is written twice as if it were the name of both the village and the gmina (or volost, if that is the correct name for that level of government in that place at that time), like so: Iwanowce, Iwanowce, Grodno, Russ[ia]. That is odd because there was no such volost by that name. Even so, you may be on the right track for figuring out where Stanislaw's records could be found.

Hi Chris, Trish and Barb,

It makes absolutely no sense to me that St. Stanislaus church has Grudna Gorna listed as Stanislaw's place of baptism. Is there any possibility that Grudna Gorna is where Stanislaw's wife was from, instead? There is no connection between Grodno and Grudna Gorna. Chris, can they provide you an image of the record where they are reading this from?

Best regards,
Sophia

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

BarbOslo — Wed Sep 23, 2026 2:26 pm

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 2:26 pm

Sophia, could you check Stanislaw's last permanent residence from Manifest? I read it as Iwanowce. Iwanowce belongs to Odelsk parish, and Odelsk is located 10 km from Indura. This would strengthen the theory from my previous post.
In field 29, his place of birth is also mentioned, which is the same as his last place of residence.
-Barb

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

ctolkin — Wed Sep 23, 2026 12:49 pm

Author: ctolkin

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 12:49 pm

Hi:

This looks correct - I was told the address of parish:

Parafia p.w. Mikosierdzia
Bozego w Grudnej Gornej
Grudna Gorna 86
39-232 Grudna Dolna Poland

*** Hopefully I spelled correctly or close enough

Children:

Genievefa born on 04/22/1914
Hellen born on 04/08/1916
Stanley born on 06/28/2018
Josephine born on 05/04/1920

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

Trish — Wed Sep 23, 2026 12:14 pm

Author: Trish

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 12:14 pm

Hi Everyone,

Let's try this again! I am posting the records again. The date of birth for Stanislaw mataches the date of birth Crhis supplied.

Here is the Declaration of Intent for Stanislaw.

Name Stanislaw Tolkin
Record Type Naturalization Certificate
Arrival Date 25 Mar 1909
Certificate Date 11 Jun 1926
Mode of Travel Rhein
Description (Roll 0425) Petition No. 94242-Petition No. 94497
Household (Name) Relationship Stanislaw Tolkin Self (Head

Here is the ship manifest for Stanislaw. He is on line #18. Need another set of eyes to read this manifest to make sure the transcription is correct. The ship's name and date matches the information on the Declaration of Intent.

Name Stanislaw Tolkin
Gender Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 23
Birth Date abt 1886
Birth Place Russia
Other Birth Place Gevanowic
Last Known Residence Jouvencon, Kansas
Departure Port Bremen
Arrival Date 25 Mar 1909
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Russia
Final Destination N.y.
Height 5 Feet, 4 Inches
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Blue
Complexion Fair
Money in Possession 75
Person in Old Country Kahonizak Flekin
Person in Old Country Relationship Father
Person in US Stonicl Liankigeooz Father Kahonizak Flekin
Ship Name Rhein

If these records are incorrect, please let me know and I will delete them.

Regards,
Trish

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

BarbOslo — Wed Sep 23, 2026 11:34 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 11:34 am

Hi everyone,
In Stanislaw's Declaration of Intent, his birthplace is listed as Gevanowic.
Hypothesizing: If this refers to the former Giwanowicze / Iwanowicze, which later became known as Ivanovtsy, the location is situated abt. 25 km southwest of Grodno.
Parish Indura?

-Barb

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

ctolkin — Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:58 am

Author: ctolkin

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:58 am

Trish:

He did arrive on the Rhein - date he arrived is the same some other information

Stanley Tolkin born 1888 - Record #94434
Record Type : Petition
Date: June 13 1927
Location: USDC - NY - Southern District

Wife:

Stefania Tolkin born 1894 -
Record # 317168
Record Type: Petition
Date: April 10 1939
Location: USDC - NY - Southern District

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citiz

jajan — Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:50 am

Author: jajan

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:50 am

Hi All: Wondering if this record is a possibility? All of the information is off slightly but might be worth a closer look?

1891 3 Stanisław Tokarz Józef Wiktoria Wojtaszek Siedliska-Bogusz Grudna Górna

Uwagi: nr domu 81, rodzice ojca:
Jan, Zofia Sobczyk, rodzice matki: Józef, Helena Nosal
Data urodzenia: 17.01.1891 r. Miejsce przechowywania ksiąg:
Urząd Stanu Cywilnego Indeks dodał: Więcek_MarcinZgłoś poprawkę

jajan

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citiz

Trish — Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:39 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:39 am

Sophia wrote:

Trish wrote:

ctolkin wrote:

Good afternoon:

I am trying to locate and get a copy of my Great-Grandfathers Birth Certificate / Baptismal Form and anything else you might be able to provide to confirm my Polish citizenship.

Great Grandfather: Stanislaw (Stanley) Tolkin

Birthdate: 02/26/1888

Death: 03/01/1940

Baptism Place: Grudna Gorna 86, Grudna Gorna 39-232 Rzeszow, Poland on 01/21/1891

*** Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church ***

Thank you,

Chris Tolkin

201-213-0496

Hi Chris and Barb,

Here is the Declaration of Intent for Stanislaw.

Name Stanislaw Tolkin
Record Type Naturalization Certificate
Arrival Date 25 Mar 1909
Certificate Date 11 Jun 1926
Mode of Travel Rhein
Description (Roll 0425) Petition No. 94242-Petition No. 94497
Household (Name) Relationship Stanislaw Tolkin Self (Head

Here is the ship manifest for Stanislaw. He is on line #18. Need another set of eyes to read this manifest to make sure the transcription is correct.

Name Stanislaw Tolkin
Gender Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 23
Birth Date abt 1886
Birth Place Russia
Other Birth Place Gevanowic
Last Known Residence Jouvencon, Kansas
Departure Port Bremen
Arrival Date 25 Mar 1909
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Russia
Final Destination N.y.
Height 5 Feet, 4 Inches
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Blue
Complexion Fair
Money in Possession 75
Person in Old Country Kahonizak Flekin
Person in Old Country Relationship Father
Person in US Stonicl Liankigeooz Father Kahonizak Flekin
Ship Name Rhein

Regards,
Trish

Hi Trish,

While this ship manifest matches this Declaration of Intent, neither are for the correct Stanislaw Tolkin. This fellow is from Grodno, rather distant from the Rzeszow area.

Sophia

Hi Sophia,

Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I will delete my post since it is incorrect.

Regards,
Trish

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citiz

Sophia — Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:36 am

Author: Sophia

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:36 am

ctolkin wrote:

Hi Chris,

It is unusual for a birth and baptism to be almost 3 years apart. Not impossible, though.

Sophia

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

ctolkin — Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:14 am

Author: ctolkin

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:14 am

I was told by Saint Stanislaus Church in New York who has other family records that he was baptized in a parish in Grudna Gorna 86 32-232 Grudna Dolna, Poland. (Rzeszow) - I see Grudna Gorna on his Petition for Naturalization paperwork.

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citiz

Trish — Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:14 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 10:14 am

Message was deleted since it was the incorrect information.
Regards,
Trish

Re: Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

BarbOslo — Wed Sep 23, 2026 9:46 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 9:46 am

Hi Chris,
Welcome to the forum!
Grudna belongs to the Siedliska-Bogusz parish. The parish is indexed on Genetyka for the years 1713–1925, but I can not find your great-grandfather there.
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=eng&bdm=B&w=09pk&rid=12750&search_lastname=&search_name=&search_lastname2=&search_name2=&from_date=&to_date=
Do you have any documents that confirm this?

Regards,
-Barb

Birth Certificate - Great Grandfather - for Polish Citizensh

ctolkin — Wed Sep 23, 2026 9:08 am

Author: ctolkin

Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2026 9:08 am

Good afternoon:

I am trying to locate and get a copy of my Great-Grandfathers Birth Certificate / Baptismal Form and anything else you might be able to provide to confirm my Polish citizenship.

Great Grandfather: Stanislaw (Stanley) Tolkin

Birthdate: 02/26/1888

Death: 03/01/1940

Baptism Place: Grudna Gorna 86, Grudna Gorna 39-232 Rzeszow, Poland on 01/21/1891

*** Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church ***

Thank you,

Chris Tolkin

201-213-0496