West Prussia - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Affeldt/Schewe Family of Deutch Krone, West Prussia

novella3 — 2009-10-14 02:30:37Z

Hi,

I am excited about the possibility that you might have found a source of old records. I would like to hear from you what you receive back. We might follow suite at that time if the info you recieve is of help.

Our Affeldts Were of the Lutheran faith.

Thank you,
Kathy

Re: Affeldt/Schewe Family of Deutch Krone, West Prussia

zanadoo22 — 2009-10-13 21:07:54Z

Hi Kathy,

I came across your post because I also have family that lived in Arnsfelde (now, Gostomia) Deutch Krone! We are in the process of requesting records from the archives from that area, so I thought I'd pass on the information to you.

Your post mentioned that the records were destroyed in WWII, but I don't think that was the case. It seems they were moved to an an archive. Our family (Bukowsky) was Catholic, and I followed the trail of Catholic archives for the Arnsfelde area to the Archives of the Diocese of Koszalin-Kolobrzeska. The archives are held in Poland now, and the site is in Polish, so you may want to use an online translator for the webiste: http://www.archiwum.koszalin.opoka.org.pl/
Or you can follow the link for Księgi metrykalne, which will take you to the record/year listings.

I believe Arnsfelde belonged to the Rose (entry 32) but you may also want to check out entries 49 and 50 for the Walcz (Deutch Krone) because Walcz is near Arnsfelde. There are both Catholic and Protestant records for Walcz.

I hope this helps you!

Re: Is Strassburg the same town as Strasburg ?

Georg8585 — 2009-10-08 19:55:22Z

Hello Claudine,

Perhaps it is of some help:
http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/City.asp?CitNum=26696

Kind regards,

Georg

Re: Is Strassburg the same town as Strasburg ?

Claudine14 — 2009-09-22 20:13:58Z

Hi - just found this posting. I'm trying to find records for Cieszyn, which I have been told by a German relative is a small town (village) in Kreis/County Strasburg. Have you had any luck - it's been a few years since you posted this?

Regards,
Claudine
PS: I'd be happy to share my info with you.

Re: What illness was killing children in 1880's West Prussia?

trkiehl — 2009-09-14 01:58:18Z

Not part of that list, but: diphtheria is also a possibility. This one wiped out several children in a branch of my family in around the 1880s. This was not in West Prussia though but in Schleswig-Holstein.

Frederick WILLMS and Anna RABENHORST

gdsommerfeld — 2009-08-25 11:47:24Z

Hi,

I'm seeking information on this West Prussian couple who (I think) emigrated to South Russia (Josephthal) around 1870. They were Lutheran but beyond that I know very little. I'm guess that they were born around 1840.

Thanks in advance!!!!

Grant Sommerfeld
Saskatchewan, Canada

Re: KORBER; GNECH; BENKE; TREUKE; SCHEU; HECK; MULLER; SCHAEFER; SCHICK; LUTZ

jlmack24260 — 2009-08-16 11:30:53Z

So Helen, you must be the daughter of Stanley & Lynette --

also your grandfather, Rudolph was a brother to my grandfather, Henry.

Work that out - and I also live in Brisbane - Boondall.

Are your initials HM? I will phone you.

Lee

Re: KORBER; GNECH; BENKE; TREUKE; SCHEU; HECK; MULLER; SCHAEFER; SCHICK; LUTZ

helenscheu — 2009-08-16 06:13:48Z

Lee

I live in Brisbane Australia. How about you?

I am related to the Scheu family who emigrated to Australia on the Beausite ie Jacob Scheu and Anna Gertude Shafer.

On board ship they had a son Hermann who is my great grandfather.

Until I read your post the other day, I was not sure where in Germany the Scheu family came from. I was very excited to find out about Johanne Heinrich Scheu and his father Johann Justus Jost Scheu.

I have info on the Australia Gnech family.

Looking formward to hearing from you again

Helen

Re: KORBER; GNECH; BENKE; TREUKE; SCHEU; HECK; MULLER; SCHAEFER; SCHICK; LUTZ

jlmack24260 — 2009-08-15 22:29:54Z

Helen, Thank you for replying.

Who are you related to and where do you live?

Lee

Re: KORBER; GNECH; BENKE; TREUKE; SCHEU; HECK; MULLER; SCHAEFER; SCHICK; LUTZ

helenscheu — 2009-08-15 07:49:17Z

Hello
Jacob Scheu is my GG Grandfather.

Hermann, born on Beausite is my Great Grandfather

I have details of Scheu in Australia.

Would love to exchange info (gedcom?)

Helen

Re: Deciphering a Town Name

MichaelImlerDopson — 2009-08-08 14:30:10Z

I had another response from a gentleman who introduced himself as a professional researcher. He said that the stone reads Radumein and that it is probably the English spelling for Radomin. I think it more likely that Ultman's American wife didn't know how to spell it and the headstone carver put what he heard, assuming that the stone really does say Radumein. I really can't tell. Here is a link to the page I found using the site that you provided. There is a link to a map on it and I used it to see where Radomin is in relationship to Berlin, just out of curiosity. http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/City.asp?CitNum=21800

Re: Deciphering a Town Name

m1chellestone — 2009-08-08 13:36:18Z

This is a tough one. Have you tried using this website? You can input just the first few letters ("Rod" ?) and see what comes up:

http://www.kartenmeister.com/preview/databaseuwe.asp

Using ShetlSeeker, a few possibilities came up when I put in "Rodamcin," which is possibly what the gravestone looks like to me. Maybe it is "Rudniczyn"? or "Rozdzien" or "Radnicken"?

http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp

There are links to maps, etc., at my website's Contact/FAQ page (see "Searching for Prussian/Polish ancestors"). See also my Links page for more ideas.

Good luck!
Michelle Stone
"German Immigrant Ancestors in Syracuse & Onondaga Co., NY"
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mstone/

Deciphering a Town Name

kalypso56 — 2009-08-07 12:33:23Z

My Great-great-great-great-Grandfather Ultman Jergins is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker Co., Texas. We have always been told that he was born in Rodanier, Prussia April, 1789. I have found no records for a town by that name. I recently received a headstone photo from a kind volunteer. It has the name of the town, but I can't read it all. I have attached the photo hoping someone else will recognize it. I sincerely appreciate any help deciphering it!!! Cathey

Re: Location of Posen in Late 1700s

zimba123 — 2009-07-30 21:58:41Z

Take a look at Wikipedia.org:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poznan

In 1793 the Poznan became part of Prussia. You're right, it's really confusing, because it changes at least five times during 250 years.

Best regards,
Simone

Charles "Carl" Reich, November 24, 1869, in Gross Leistenau, Westpreussen, Preussen.

GeoFiles — 2009-07-28 00:32:22Z

Name: Charles "Carl" Reich
Birth date: November 24, 1869
Birth location: Gross Leistenau, Westpreussen, Preussen.
Father: Carl Reich (a/k/a - Karl Reich)
Mother: M. Eva Koepke (a/k/a - Eva Roepke)
Spouse: Minnie "Mimi" Hanke (a/k/a - Minnie "Mimi" Hanks)
Death date: November 07, 1913
Death location: Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
Cause of death: Coalmine Accident
Burial date: November 9, 1913
Burial location: Nanticoke Cemetery, Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Date published: November 08, 1913
Newspaper publication: Philadelphia Inquirer, Page 3, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CONCRETE FALLS, KILLS TWO AND INJURES TWO

Special to the Inquirer - WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Nov. 7 - Two men were instantly killed and two others injured today when a piece of concrete broke loose in the Auchisloss shaft of the D., L. & W. Company at Nanticoke today and crashed upon a carriage containing four men. The dead are Charles Reich, aged 43 years, and John Englehart, aged 37. Those who escaped with slight injuries are Fritz Felker and John Hughes.

The four were inspecting the shaft and making repairs. They were midway in the shaft when the concrete, weighing several tons, broke loose and crashed down upon the carriage.

You can view the original obituary on my family web site at:

http://www.familytreeheritagelibrary.com/obituary/obit0184.h...

Please contact me if you have any additional information on this branch the Reich family. Thanks!

Leah Reich
Email: geofiles@aol.com
My family web site: http://www.familytreeheritagelibrary.com

Re: Location of Posen in Late 1700s

halpark — 2009-07-27 23:46:30Z

Posen is a city and is exactly where it has always been - nowadays having resumed the original Polish name of Poznan. Nice place.

Re: Hering and Paul families

DaiseyW — 2009-07-27 01:48:12Z

No, thanks.

Re: Hering and Paul families

michaelstrassner — 2009-07-26 20:20:24Z

Hi,
I have a old pipe from the family Hering of Baldenburg /Prussia.(Inscription) Are you interested?
Please let me know
(michael.strassner@web.de)

Re: Which church had records of Danzig - Stadtgebiet?

Gcschwarz — 2009-07-15 01:32:14Z

Thank you for your suggestion. I will check the records from Ohra. I see that Alt Schottland church is also nearby. Looking for a Casimir Gronau there.

Re: Location of Neustädter Ellerwald (Stuba, Jungfer & Elbing)

Gcschwarz — 2009-06-12 03:04:09Z

I also have ancestors from these places too. First, the Jungfer records only go back to the 1790s but the church building (which is still there, though now Catholic)looks much older. I checked Furstenau and Tiegenort for earlier records for the Jungfer area, but it became obvious those churches did not cover that town (at least for most of the 18th century). The earlier church records for the Jungfer area probably existed but are now apparently missing.

The church records from Zeyer cover Stuba (start in 1774)and other nearby towns. Note - the 1710-1770 records for Fichthorst, just northwest of Elbing, are mistakenly under St. Annen Church, Elbing. I looked at those for family that lived in Hoppenau. My family names in Stuba/Zeyer area: Jahn, Baarwich, Likfett, Fidler, Glodd.

Affeldt/Schewe Family of Deutch Krone, West Prussia

novella3 — 2009-02-04 20:52:22Z

Hello,

I am looking for some info on my G G Grandparents.

I have extremely sketchy info:

What I have is this:

GUSTAV AFFELD(T) born Oct 29, 1841 to 1844 in Arnsfelde, Deutch Krone, West Prussia to Karl Ludwig AFFELD(T) & Marie SCHUELLER OR SCHNELLER.

MARRIED: betw 1860 & 1864 most likely in Arnsfelde or Berlin.

WILHELMINE SCHEWE born early to mid 1840's, most likely in the Arsfelde vacinity of Deutch Krone or Berlin.

DIED: betw: 1877 & 1879 either in Arnsfelde, Deutch Krone or in the Berlin area.

CHILDREN:

Louis AFELDT b. September 1865 West Prussia

Ernestine Pauline AFFELDT b. January 29,1867 Arnsfelde, Deutch Krone, West Prussia

Wilhelmine AFFELDT b April 13,1874 Supposedly in BERLIN, West Prussia

Herman C. AFFELDT b. August 12,1875 West Prussia

Pauline Ernestina AFFELDT b. july 1877 West Prussia

Gustav next married Wilhelmine Garske betw 1877-1880 in Berlin.

CHILD:
August Fredrich W. AFFELDT b. April 18, 1881 in Berlin, West Prussia

About 1882-1884 Gustav with his 2nd wife &
6(six) children left West Prussia to come to Illinois then Wisconsin.
They had a daughter born in WI & adopted a son from Illinois.

All records from this area of West Prussia were destoyed in WWII per info received from a distant relative who visited the area a few years back. Thus I have no records to search.

If anyone can make a connection to this line I would dearly love to hear from you.

Thank you so much,
Kathy

Re: Location of Neustädter Ellerwald (Stuba, Jungfer & Elbing)

mikeslow — 2009-06-04 11:39:54Z

Hello Gregory,
I came across this thread and wondered if your research panned out in the last 4 years. I have ancestors born in Stuba, Jungfer, and Elbing in the 1830s-1870s. I ordered the films for the Jungfer church (208169-71), but found nothing. Should I head for Furstenau or try a chuch in Elbing? Any hints on narrowing that down?

Karl Aeggert

indianwa — 2009-07-06 21:50:03Z

I'm Looking for my Great-Grandmothers parents Karl Aeggert and his wife Marie who were both French. I don't know much about them, but Karl was in the French Army and they had 9 children and one of them was my Great-Grandmother Hannah Pauline. She married August Komnick in West Prussia Germany in 1887. Her birthday was July 1, 1866 and died June of 1943 in America. She was 77. If anyone can help me with Karl and his wife and family I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you Karrie

Re: Ferdinand Tes(s)mer

ITesmer — 2009-07-04 14:30:31Z

Ferdinand Tesmer was my grandfather. What would you like to know about him?

Irving H. Tesmer irvtesmer@aol.com

Re: Altweichsel, West Prussia

eapauk — 2009-03-27 18:32:04Z

Thank you very much for your help!

Altweichsel, West Prussia

eapauk — 2009-03-25 21:57:34Z

I am looking for any records for Altweichsel, Kr. Marienburg, West Prussia (now Stara Wisla, Poland). I have found a record stating that family members were married in Altwiechsel in 1877, but without any references to microfilm, archives, etc. Does anyone know to what Catholic parish Altweichsel belonged?
Thanks very much for the help!

Re: Zippnow, Deutsch Krone, West Prussia

jeanburr51 — 2009-05-21 06:04:03Z

Hello
I am a descendent of Carl and Louisa Buettner who have Prussia as place of birth on their 1880 and 1890 Census records. They are buried near Ellsworth Wisconsin. Their son, Carl August Buettner is my great grandfather. I have no information prior to the Wisconsin records. If you have anything on the Buettner family, I would appreciate seeing it. Thanks!

Origins of Adam Schlesienski

blmtkf — 2009-03-04 22:20:11Z

I am looking for possible origins of Adam Schlesienski b. abt 1849. He emmigrated from Hamburg 24 Oct 1880 with his wife, Maria, sons Adam and August and daughter Augustina. They arrived in New York 15 Nov 1880. I have them settled in Lawrence Co. Ohio in 1882. Any information on how I might locate his origins in Prussia would be appreciated.

Re: Knuth / Salewski - - Direction Needed

rncbrenner1 — 2009-03-15 05:22:12Z

My Great Grand parents were also, Wilheim or William and Minnie Knuth.. They had nine children..Lillie,August, Augusta, Linda, Harry, Berta and my grandmother Matilda.. They lived for a while in Glendale, Montana around 1885.. When the mines dried up they moved to Butte around 1902..I have visited the family plot in Butte, where most of them are buried.. I have more info, if you need it.

domion, Peplinski, Ronowski, Galles

KMatulich — 2009-05-03 14:15:01Z

Need help with finding family from the area of Skoraczewo or Skarchowo or Skorshewo West Prussia before 1900
John Stanley (Stanslaw) Domion born bef 1855
Marie/Mary Galles born bef 1855

Their children immigrated to the USA aroung 1880
Frank Domion - 1864-1949 (married Anna Ronowski)
Josephine Domion (married Michael Stenzel) B-1863
Augusta/Augustine Domion (married Frank Peplinski) b-1866
They settled in Central Upstate New York.
I have heard there are Domion family in Trybsz?

Otremba

kwallen192 — 2009-05-10 20:17:48Z

Hi I am looking for Otremba line or Spylaskiemcz supposedly from West Prussia. I no idea of how to continue the search. Thanks for all help. Kam

Re: Hering and Paul families

michaelstrassner — 2009-07-18 09:39:24Z

I have informations to this family
(michael.strassner@eb.de)

Re: Altweichsel, West Prussia

KlausWa — 2009-03-27 17:37:16Z

Altweichsel belonged to catholic parish of Kunzendorf, district Marienburg, Westpreussen.
churchbooks of Kunzendorf are available at LDS Church
baptism 1664 to 1865
marriages 1664 to 1877
burrials 1664 to 1899

Klaus

Re: Polke, Reimann, Fuhrmann, Naskowski, Mauk & Wessollek Families from Danzig

rreimann13 — 2009-02-09 01:18:40Z

Hi Ed,
I have no idea if any of my people are connected, however my xxxx grandfather Christoph Reimann was most likely born in that area in 1800. Thus far I have been unable to locate exact spot. I know he had a brother, Ferdinand who lived in Warsaw. He and his family went to Plotzk off the Black Sea about 1832. Family members left Plotzk in the 1877/78 for Dakota Territory. A few members stayed in Plotzk and returned to Germany after WWII.
My direct email is: rreimann@new.rr.com :
Ray Reimann

MARTIN Wojciechowski, Wocichowski from Samotschin, Samoczyn, Szamocin

zimba123 — 2009-07-26 11:59:45Z

My great-grandfather MARTIN Wojciechowski, shoemaker by profession, was born in Samotschin on Nov 6, 1859 to unmarried ANTONIA Wojciechowski. He moved around and ended up in Buehne/Bühne, East Westphalia, Germany where he got married in 1885.

If you have any connection to the Wojciechowski family from that area, please let me know.

Best wishes,
Simone

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Keywords: Samotschin, Szamocin, Samoczyn, Kreis Kolmar (Chodziez), Provinz Posen (Poznan), Polen (Poland)

Location of Posen in Late 1700s

vcm1 — 2009-07-23 23:41:10Z

Stettin church records state my ancestor was an Arbeitsmann "in Posen" (1787) and "in Labenz? bei Posen" (1799). Was Posen part of West Prussia or Pomerania in this time period? The history of W.P. is confusing. Thanks to any historians out there. I'm not sure if I should be expanding my search to West Prussia or continuing with my Pomeranian research.
Veronica
(Researching Luedke, Minzlaff, Meyn, Menzer, Neisse in Pommern)

Re: Which church had records of Danzig - Stadtgebiet?

phebble1 — 2009-07-14 09:35:15Z

I found church records from Ohra, Danzig through the Latter Day Saints (Family Search). They had microfilm from a Lutheran Church in Ohra. It was called St. Georgkirche, 1905.

Julius Jabs & Ottilie Korroch

wkorroch — 2009-07-23 13:25:00Z

I am trying to locate the family of Ottilie Korrch (my Aunt Tillie) who married Julius Jabs 14 Jan 1909 at Summe, Strasburg, West Prussia. They had three daughters, Olga, born 22 Oct 1909, Helene, born 7 Jan 1911 and Frieda, born 18 Mar 1912. Where did they go after World War II?

Re: Julius Jabs & Ottilie Korroch

tealc240 — 2009-07-24 10:57:35Z

Hello.My Name is Philipp Marquardt.I am a Researcher in Germany.You can be sure that they had the Chance to flee in 1945 from Westprussia and survived,ore they could have also died during their Escape.Ore they had been captured by russian Soldiers wich than killed them.All this would make a concentraded Search extrem difficult or what i think almost impossible.

Greetings

Re: Hering and Paul families

DaiseyW — 2009-07-26 16:41:26Z

Sorry, but your email address did not work.

Re: Jansen Family from Dusseldorf

halpark — 2009-05-01 14:52:33Z

Duesseldorf is in the Ruhr area of Western Germany, today's Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (North-Rhine-Westphalia Province) miles from West Prussia, an historical region which is nowadays in Poland (most of it anyway. It is a very large city - any good map should show it. Probably better to post on the modern Germany board.

Re: Zippnow, Deutsch Krone, West Prussia

klucks184 — 2009-02-14 10:37:50Z

Hello. My name is Liane Kluck and I am from Brisbane Queensland Australia. I am trying to find any information on Jacob Kluck and Annie Kruger from Stibbe. Deutsch Krone. West Prussia. Also there son Albert Johann Kluck born in Stibbe in 1851 and came to Australia in 1884 arriving from Plymouth and married Pauline Neumann from Marsdorf. West Prussia. Please email me directly if you know of the Klucks from Stibbe. Thanks Liane

Re: Seeking info on Brandenburg(er)s of Junkerhof, West Prussia

pecarskirl — 2009-03-20 01:25:54Z

Hello,
I sent an email to you last week, but it was returned to me with this message "The email account that you tried to reach does not exist". Perhaps there is an error in your email address?

Re: How do you write to evangelical churches in Gross Leistenau and Freystadt, now Poland.

almdmb25 — 2009-05-07 03:42:50Z

Hello,
I too have ancestors baptized at Gross Leistenau. I noticed that in the previous response there was mention of a website in which one can write a gentleman who may have access to records. If anyone knows this address, would you please post it. Greatly appreciated!

Deven Miller
gammaray_66503@yahoo.com

Jansen Family from Dusseldorf

jaj8185 — 2009-04-08 16:58:30Z

My acestors - Arnold Jansen and his family - reportedly orginiated from the Dusseldorf area. As I understand it, this is is Western Prussia. They came to the US around 1850. I am looking for any information on Arnold or his family (his father's name is Mathias). Also is there a good reference for history of that region in the early and mid 1800s? I am interested in learning political / social reasons for his immigration to the US.

BROZEK FAMILY FROM LONKORZ, WEST PRUSSIA

CBROZEK145 — 2009-05-06 16:27:22Z

HAS ANYBODY OUT THERE DONE ANY RESEARCH ON
THE BROZEK FAMILY? ANTONI BROZEK WAS BORN IN
LONKORZ, WEST PRUSSIA IN ABOUT 1885. HE
EMIGRATED TO THE USA IN ABOUT 1915.
WHILE LIVING IN WEST PRUSSIA HE WAS A MEMBER
OF THE PRUSSIAN ARMY.
IF THERE IS ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH INFO, I WOULD
APPRECIATE THE HELP.

Re: Kwasniewski, Osowski, Kaszubowski

jar25828 — 2009-03-19 17:48:12Z

look et www.ptg.gda.pl-IMHO names Kwasniewski, Osowski, Kaszubowski --- West Prussia

Junkerhof Wpr (Trzebciny,Poland) name Brandenburger

jar25828 — 2009-03-19 13:22:16Z

I'm looking Brandenburg(er)s from Canada. They emigrated from Westprussia, Junkerhof abt 1883. I have info on Brandenburgers from Westprussia: Junkerhof, Wildgarten, Gross Scliewitz
I'm looking also one man from Canada ON- nick on ancestry: pecarskril. Thanks. Jar

Re: Seeking info on Brandenburg(er)s of Junkerhof, West Prussia

jar25828 — 2009-03-15 00:47:21Z

Hello. Sorry, but my english is very bad. My great grand mother was Marta Brandenburger. She was born in Sliwice in 1893, near Junkerhof( Trzebciny in polish) kreis Tuchola near Bydgoszcz ( 400.000 population). Her father was Heinrich Brandenburger ( born in 1851 in ????), mother Justina Brugier born in 1863. She was second wife of Heinrich ( in polish Henryk). First wife was Susanna Kozlowska. Heinrich had children: Heinrich ( b. 1876), Susanna mathilda (1881)and Emilia (1879) with Susanna. Susanna died in 1882 and Heinrich got married Justina Brugier in 1882-children Marta (1893), Henryk 1881, Emil 1885. Heinrich died in ?? etc,etc

I have some informations about Brandenburgers, but my knowlege is incomplet. Brandenburgers were lutherans ( probably germans but they have mixted marriages with polish catholis), many churches books were wanished during SWW, but we have some informations. Look et PTG ( www.ptg.gda.pl). I have informations about Brandenburgers from Trzebciny: Johan, Christian, Michael. I have even skans from Churches Books. Please contact me: aor@gazeta.pl. Jar

Re: Seeking info on Brandenburg(er)s of Junkerhof, West Prussia

jar25828 — 2009-03-20 11:41:51Z

Hello. I repeat: aor@gazeta.pl or bloodsucker73@wp.plXXXXXXX (of course without X)

It should bo good. I have info for you about Brandenburgers from Trzebciny. Brandenburger is correct, not Brandenburg. The oldest scans are from 1812r from Trzebciny, it would be interesting for you.