Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:46 am
Post subject: Mazur and Salaj families in Poland (long)
My maternal grandparents are Victor (Wiktor) Michael Mazur and Justyna Salaj. Through US census records, I have found that my grandfather came from the Austria-Poland area. He was born in 1880/1881 and came to the US in approximately 1904/1905 through the port of Baltimore MD and settled in Monessen, Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. He may have had a brother Michael who came with him on the same ship. They came on the ship Damstadt from Bremen Germany. They were to meet their brother-in-law Ludwig Miczak of whom I have no information. This could possibly mean that Victor and Michael had a sister. I have found bank receipts that indicate Victor sent money to a Kazimirz Mazur. Residence listed as Wydrznia, Post Dydnia, Pow. Brozozow, Gal.
Victor Mazur and Justyna Salaj were married in St. Mary's Church, Monessen PA by a Greek Catholic priest, in 1907. Victor and Justyna's marriage application stated that Victor's parents were Matthew (Macieju) and Mary Mazur.
I have not been able to find any information on my grandmother, Justyna Salaj other than the facts that she was born between 1885-1890 and that her parents' names were Charles and Mary Salaj. Justyna's death certificate listed her maiden name as being Shallay/Shalley which could be the English spelling of Salaj.
I did find a death certificate for an Eli Shalley who lived in Saskatchewan Canada. His birthdate is listed as 1890. His place of birth was listed as Ukraine.
I do not know if Eli Shalley was a brother or cousin to Justyna Salaj.
I have posted much of the US Mazur information under the McTigue family tree on Ancestry.com
Any information regarding these two families in Poland would be so gratefully appreciated.
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UtePO Top Contributor
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:10 pm
Post subject: Re: Mazur and Salaj families in Poland (long)
| Izzie wrote: | | My maternal grandparents are Victor (Wiktor) Michael Mazur and Justyna Salaj. Through US census records, I have found that my grandfather came from the Austria-Poland area. He was born in 1880/1881 and came to the US in approximately 1904/1905 through the port of Baltimore MD and settled in Monessen, Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. He may have had a brother Michael who came with him on the same ship. They came on the ship Damstadt from Bremen Germany. They were to meet their brother-in-law Ludwig Miczak of whom I have no information. This could possibly mean that Victor and Michael had a sister. I have found bank receipts that indicate Victor sent money to a Kazimirz Mazur. Residence listed as Wydrznia, Post Dydnia, Pow. Brozozow, Gal. |
Izzie,
It is most likely the village Wydrna in the administrate district of Dydnia, Brzozow County, that your grandfather came from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wydrna
You’ll find several Mazurs (sometimes slightly misspelled ) when you search www.FamilySearch.org by village/town (type in ‘Wydrna’ only):
https://www.familysearch.org/search/records#count=20&query=%2Bany_place%3AWydrna~
Ute
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Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:35 am
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Ute,
Thank you so much for your help! One of the names that I found on familysearch.org looks promising.
Izzie
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