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Re: Name Questions

PolEnglish — Mon Jul 28, 2025 4:10 pm

Author: PolEnglish

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 4:10 pm

Sorry for jumping in so late and without documents. I don't know if any of this is helpful or not. But it may be useful based on century, location and surnames, if you end up coming up with a concrete relationship with specific Puzios.

A relative's tree lists a Lucja Puzio (born about 1766 in Sie or Spie, Wilcza Wola), who married Walenty Kolodziej (about 1758-1819, born in Cholewiana Góra, Nisko County). According to this tree, her siblings were Wojciech, Agnieszka, and Katarzyna.

Another relative's family tree lists a Sophia Puzio, born in Bojanow on May 22, 1827. She was the daughter of Antonius Puzio and Eva Kata. Sophia Puzio married Franciscus Sudol, and they had at least one child, Phillipus Sudol (born Wilcza Wola, May 29, 1847). Philippus married Maria Serafin (1851-1906).

Someone made their family tree public with another Puzio who married a Sudol in Wilcza Wola. https://www.kalemba.net/familychart.php?personID=I3990&tree=kalemba_Malecki

Trish wrote:

BarbOslo wrote:

Trish, are you able to find the Manifest for Wiktoria Puzio. Departure before February 1912. Father Wojciech.

-Barb

Hi Barb,

Here is the manifest for Wiktorya Puzio. She is on line #1.

Have a great day!
Trish

Name Wiktorya Puzio
Sex Female
Age 15 years
Birth Date 1891
Residence Place Bojanów, Bezirk Nisko, Galicia, Austria
Marital Status Single
Nationality Austria, Polish
Second Additional Person's Name Franciszka Puzio
Event Type Immigration
Event Date 1906
Event Place Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States
Page Number 22
Series Number T715
Affiliate Publication Title Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York , NY, 1897-1957
Departure Port Antwerp
Ship Name Vaderland

Nisko

PolEnglish — Mon Jul 28, 2025 2:40 pm

Author: PolEnglish

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2025 2:40 pm

I have Borowiec ancestors from Nisko county. At least one--possible all--was supposedly born in Jezowe, Nisko County. Nowosielec and Jezowe are about 9 km apart. However, my late mother mentioned that Nowosielec may have been her father's birthplace.

I've also had a number of people with the surname Puzio or in their family tree show as relations on DNA sites.

BarbOslo wrote:

Thanks Trish and Sophia.
For 3 hours I have been "running" between parishes, and I did not find any matches. I assumed that the Manifest for Wilhelm Walerko is correct. We have been given abt. year of birth, place where he came from and father's name. We also have his date of birth from WW1/2 Draft Cards.
The village of Nowosielec in the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century it belonged to the parishes of Racławice and Jeżowe. Both are indexed on Genetyka, but checked the church books again. Parish Nisko is not indexed, so I checked “page by page” with a good margin. No last name Walerko to see. No Wilhem (or Guilherme). I checked similar surnames with a father named Jozef. There I found Jozef Wdowiak, Watras, Wojtak, Warchol. Surname Warchol is most often seen in the church books for this area. But none of these are similar to Walerko. So everything indicates that from the first registration in the USA the surname was changed or that we have to look elsewhere. I believe that the New Jersey Marriage Record, 1915 could give us more answers. What about naturalization?

-Barb

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:15 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 11:15 am

Sophia wrote:

Hi Trish,

I'm glad you have posted all of these manifests. What fun would a morning cup of coffee be, without being able to look at some of these lovely old documents?!

I was interested to see how many of these people had the intended destination of "Dondy Street" in Passaic, when there is no such street. At first I thought they meant Bond Street, but they were so persistent with the use of Dondy that it did not seem to be a simple error. I consulted a list of streets in Passaic that were re-named over time and did not find Dondy there. Now I have it figured out. They are referring to the Dundee neighborhood (you still see on google maps the Dundee Island Park) and that is where 6th Street is. So actually, they were going to 6th Street in the Dundee neighborhood of Passaic, not to Dondy Street.

Sophia

Hi Sophia,
Amazing as usual with figuring out all those details.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Trish

Re: Name Questions

Sophia — Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:17 am

Author: Sophia

Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2025 8:17 am

Hi Trish,

I'm glad you have posted all of these manifests. What fun would a morning cup of coffee be, without being able to look at some of these lovely old documents?!

I was interested to see how many of these people had the intended destination of "Dondy Street" in Passaic, when there is no such street. At first I thought they meant Bond Street, but they were so persistent with the use of Dondy that it did not seem to be a simple error. I consulted a list of streets in Passaic that were re-named over time and did not find Dondy there. Now I have it figured out. They are referring to the Dundee neighborhood (you still see on google maps the Dundee Island Park) and that is where 6th Street is. So actually, they were going to 6th Street in the Dundee neighborhood of Passaic, not to Dondy Street.

Sophia

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:53 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:53 am

Hi Everyone,

Possible manifest for Franciszka Puzio. She is on line #11.

Regards,
Trish

Name Fransiska Purzio
Gender Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality Austrian
Age 17
Birth Date abt 1885
Departure Port Liverpool, England
Arrival Date 30 Jan 1902
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Karabina
Ship Name Oceanic

Note: Correction was made - Franciszka is on line #11 not #9.

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:30 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:30 am

Trish wrote:

I am posting a possible manifest for Zofia Borowiec and a brother, Walenty Borowiec. They are on lines 21-22. Just for the record, Walenty died in 1935 and probably why he was not listed as a sibling to Mary and Zofia in their obituaries.

Name Zofia Borowiec
Gender Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 16
Birth Date abt 1890
Birth Place Nowosche
Last Known Residence Noroschanisba, Austria
Departure Port Antwerp, Belgium
Arrival Date 13 Nov 1906
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Austria
Final Destination Passaic
Height 4 Feet, 10 Inches
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Complexion Light
Person in US Agmaszka Borowiec
Person in US Relationship Sister
Sibling
Agmaszka Borowiec
Ship Name KroonlandTrish

Hi Everyone,
This might be the manifest for Marya Borowiec. She is on line #28. Marya is going to Passaic, New Jersey to her sister, Agnes. Plus the town looks the same.

Regards,
Trish

Name Marya Borawiec
Gender Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 17
Birth Date abt 1889
Last Known Residence Nowosicke
Departure Port Antwerp, Belgium
Arrival Date 21 Feb 1906
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Nowosicke
Final Destination Passaic, New York
Money in Possession $8
Person in US Agnisoska Borowico
Person in US Relationship Sister
Sibling
Agnisoska Borowico
Ship Name Zeeland

Re: Name Questions

BarbOslo — Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:29 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:29 am

Yes, if you can find anything about Franciszka Puzio. She left Poland before February 1906. Both Andrzej and Wiktoria traveled to her.
-Barb

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:03 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:03 am

BarbOslo wrote:

Excellent Trish! Thanks to this Manifest, I was able to put all the pieces in place. I have found the birth record of Andrzej and his siblings. Know everything (almost all) about his parents and more.
-Barb

Hi Barb,
Great work as usual!

Anything else you need me to look up?

Have a terrific Tuesday!
Trish

Re: Name Questions

BarbOslo — Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:00 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 10:00 am

Excellent Trish! Thanks to this manifest I was able to put a lot of things in place. I think I have found the birth records of Andrzej and his siblings.
-Barb

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:14 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:14 am

BarbOslo wrote:

Trish, are you able to find the Manifest for Wiktoria Puzio. Departure before February 1912. Father Wojciech.

-Barb

Re: Name Questions

BarbOslo — Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:50 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:50 am

Trish, are you able to find the Manifest for Wiktoria Puzio. Departure before February 1912. Father Wojciech.

-Barb

Re: Name Questions

BarbOslo — Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:15 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 11:15 am

Sophia wrote:

Trish wrote:

Hi Trish,

Great info!

So now that we know Andrzej Puzio died in 1918, it makes sense that the family put a memorial entry in the church jubilee book in 1928 since it marked the 10-year anniversary of his death. What a loss, someone so young.

The ship manifest is very interesting. First of all, note that it was a two week journey by sea, in February. Think about that. And by leaving in 1912, they were safely out of Europe before the destruction of WWI began in 1914. Good choice! Notice that there is a group of 5 people who were traveling from Bojanow (which is all of 12 miles from Nisko, so this is very promising) and heading to Passaic. One of them, Jozef Moskal, had been in Passaic before, in 1905. So at least Andrzej was among friends. Interesting also to see that while Franciszka Puzio on the line above Andrzej was possibly his sister (but more likely his cousin) she does list a different "nearest relative" in Poland. Franciszka lists her mother Karolina Puzio, while Andrzej lists his father Wojciech Puzio. Also, for the question of whom they are going to stay with, Franciska gives the name of her cousin Ewa Szczuch, while Andrzej names his sister Wiktorya who lived on Bond Street. Notice also that one of the group, Marya on line 8, is going to her brother in law Jozef Borowicz which caught my eye as being very similar to the name Borowiec. Possibly coincidence. From the notations on the manifest, this Marya seems to be the only one of the 5 who eventually became a citizen.

Best regards,
Sophia

Sophia,
You are so good at interpreting documents! I started from the fact that Andrzej and Franciszka were siblings. Didn't think about why one gives his mother and the other his father? Great that you see everything. This also explains why I haven't seen a married couple Puzio with the first names Wojciech and Karolina.

-Barb

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Mon Mar 10, 2025 8:25 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 8:25 am

Hi Everyone,

Dave, thank you for your sharing your knowledge. I learn something new with every post you write.

Sophia, great detailed information on the manifest. I should give my manifests for my family to see what details I may have missed.

Happy Monday!
Trish

Re: Name Questions

Sophia — Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:22 am

Author: Sophia

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:22 am

Dave, thanks for the info regarding Ruthenians. I have always viewed them as a people, rather than as a place. I found what you wrote quite interesting, that they were not all Greek Catholic and I appreciate your differentiation between the use of the word "conversion" when changing religion and the idea of switching rites. I will endeavor to use the correct word, in future. So Trish, the manifest you found for Marya Borowiec is more than likely the right one. Barb, you may find it useful when looking at Ellis Island ship manifests to look at the heading. If what it says is, "List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United" then you know there is a second page because the term United States has been divided between the two page headers. There were many different forms used over time as the laws of what data was required to be captured changed, and some of the forms were (as you already know) one-page manifests, so this little trick will help you know whether to look for a second page.

Best,
Sophia

Re: Name Questions

Sophia — Mon Mar 10, 2025 5:07 am

Author: Sophia

Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 5:07 am

Trish wrote:

Re: Name Questions

BarbOslo — Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:50 pm

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:50 pm

Fantastic Trish! We have Andrzej's parents, his sister and where they lived. Hope it's the right person. The documents from New Jersey can confirm this.
-Barb

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:02 pm

Author: Trish

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:02 pm

hpuzio wrote:

Peter's Parents:
• Andrzej/Andrew Puzio
- Unable to locate anything about him.
- Died when Great-Grandfather was young - 4 or 5.

• Marya/Mary Rembisz
- Born in 1895 or so in Poland.
- Possibly in a place called Wilcza Wola according to a relative.

• Peter Barczewski (Mary Rembisz married him after Andrew passed away - Not biologically related to him)[/list]

Hi Everyone,

This is what I found so far on Andrzej Puzio.

Andrew Puzio married Marianna Rembisz in 1913 in New Jersey - License #29402. (Record can be obtained by the New Jersey State Archives.)

Andrew Puzio Puzio died in October 1918 in New Jersey. (Record can be obtained by the New Jersey State Archives.)
Name Andrew Puzio
Death Date Oct 1918
Death Place Bergen, New Jersey, USA

Possible Ship's Manifest for Andrzej Puzio. He is on line #10. This is a 2 page manifest.
Name Andrzej Puzio
Gender Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 25
Birth Date abt 1887
Birth Place Galizia
Other Birth Place Bojararin
Last Known Residence Bojanow, Galicia
Departure Port Bremen
Arrival Date 16 Feb 1912
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Galicia
Final Destination Passaic, New Jersey
Height 5 Feet, 10 Inches
Hair Color Blonde
Eye Color Brown
Complexion Fair
Money in Possession 25
Person in Old Country Wojciech Puzio
Person in Old Country Relationship Father
Person in Old Country Residence Bojanow Galicia
Person in US Wictorya Cuzio
Person in US Relationship Sister
Father Wojciech Puzio
Sibling Wictorya Cuzio
Ship Name Neckar
Line 10

Here is the family in the 1915 New Jersey State Census.
1915 State Census
Name Peter Puzio
Gender Male
Race W
Age 1
Marital Status Single
Birth Date Oct 1914
Birth Place New Jersey
Residence Year 1915
Street Address Passaic
Residence Place Passaic, New Jersey, USA
Enumeration District Second
Ward 1st
Attended School No
Father's Birth Place Austria
Mother's Birth Place Austria
Page number 53a
Line Number 45
House Number 112
Dwelling Number 295

The files are too big so I cannot post the 1915 Census. There was no obituary for Andrzej Puzio.

Regards,
Trish

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:23 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:23 am

BarbOslo wrote:

Trish, was Manifest to Zofia and Walenty 2 sided?
-Barb

Hi Barb and everyone,
This was only a one paged manifest.

Regards,
Trish

Re: Name Questions

BarbOslo — Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:11 am

Author: BarbOslo

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:11 am

Trish, was Manifest to Zofia and Walenty 2 sided?
-Barb

Re: Name Questions

Trish — Sat Mar 08, 2025 10:54 am

Author: Trish

Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 10:54 am

Quote:

Mary Walerko's obituary is definitely accurate according to my grandad. He says that Mary did have a sister called Theresa ''Tessie'' or Sister Mary Rosalma. She did mission work in Brazil!

Hi Everyone,

Hpuizo, I posted the obituaries in a previous post. They are PDF files that you can download. Wilhelm Walerko's is the 1956 obituary, Mary Borowiec Walerko's is the 1972 obituary, and Zofia Borowiec Czesniewska's is the 1977 obituary. I can send them to you via a private message.

As for Theresa, she is the daughter of Wilhelm Walerko and Mary Borowiec. Here is the 1940 census to prove it. I will send it via private message. The forum is not letting post this census record.

Name William Halerko
Respondent Yes
Age 47
Estimated Birth Year abt 1893
Gender Male
Race White
Birthplace Poland
Marital Status Married
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey
Map of Home in 1940 Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey
Street Semel Avenue
House Number 133
Farm No
Inferred Residence in 1935 Garfield, Bergen, New Jersey
Residence in 1935 Garfield
Citizenship Naturalized
Sheet Number 12B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation 311
Occupation Boiler Fireman
House Owned or Rented Owned
Value of Home 1500
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 1560
Income Other Sources No
Neighbors View others on page
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
William Halerko 47 Head
Mary Halerko 50 Wife
Louis Halerko 22 Son
Veronica Halerko 20 Daughter
Agnes Halerko 19 Daughter
Theresa Halerko 8 Daughter

As for the other census records for Wilhelm Walerko's family, I will send them to you (hpuzio) via a private message.

I am posting a possible manifest for Zofia Borowiec and a brother, Walenty Borowiec. They are on lines 21-22. Just for the record, Walenty died in 1935 and probably why he was not listed as a sibling to Mary and Zofia in their obituaries.

Name Zofia Borowiec
Gender Female
Ethnicity/ Nationality Polish
Marital Status Single
Age 16
Birth Date abt 1890
Birth Place Nowosche
Last Known Residence Noroschanisba, Austria
Departure Port Antwerp, Belgium
Arrival Date 13 Nov 1906
Arrival Port New York, New York, USA
Residence Place Austria
Final Destination Passaic
Height 4 Feet, 10 Inches
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Brown
Complexion Light
Person in US Agmaszka Borowiec
Person in US Relationship Sister
Sibling
Agmaszka Borowiec
Ship Name Kroonland

Rpuzio, if you live in New Jersey and can go to the New Jeresy State Archives, you will find tons of information there. The staf is wonderful, helpful, and friendly. The records are all on microfilm. If you cannot go there in person, then use the link I provided. You can request records right online or through regular mail.

I will be writing a different post on the Puzio family so that we do not get confused on the families.

Happy Saturday!
Trish