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nfstev

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:08 pm Post subject: Gorny Slask, Germany/Poland

Hi,
I came across this location name as the ancestral home of Hepner and Zielonka who immigrated circa 1885 from Germany/Poland.
They were early immigrants to Chicago and unfortunately early documents do not have much genealogy information.
I was able to locate four (4) locations in present-day Poland with the name Gorny Slask but they all appear to be outside of the old Germany partition.
Any thoughts?
Norbert
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:54 pm Post subject:

Hi
I came accross this Chicago marriage register for Joseph Hepner the son of Emmanuel Hepner and Rose Zielonka.
It appears that he is from Karolewska Huta "Szlsek"?
Norbert

Hepner Joseph & Nowakowski Veronica September 2 1908 St. John Cantius Chicago Parish Marriage Register.jpg

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:08 pm Post subject:

I found Polish webpages for Górny Śląsk - Królewska Huta (google translate Upper Silesia - Royal Foundry). Apparently Królewska Huta is now known as Chorzów. Also in German it would be Königshütte. ~PL

nfstev

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:32 pm Post subject:

Thank you very much. You're a big help.
Norbert

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