West Prussia - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Charles Fabian

2013-05-15 21:12:02Z

I was wondering if you knew of any of your ancesters marrying a Segaty? These would be my grandmother's parents.

Charles Fabian

lsasnak — 2013-05-15 21:11:19Z

I am searching for any information on my great,great grandfather, Charles Fabian. He immigrated to the US in 1872 at the age of 17. His fathers name is Johann Fabian and Johann's fathers name is Aaron. I have letters from this family but they have been translated and the names of the towns are probably not correct. They say Birdsong by Marienburg and Faultyard by Marienburg, West Prussia. If anyone has any information, I would love to correspond with them.

Re: Altemühle in Marienwerder Prussia

ssharpie — 2013-05-12 12:00:26Z

Thank you Philipp. I have seen those records. They are in bad shape. My 2Great Grandfather and family came from there and I know all his children were alive when they came to the US.
Thank you for responding.

Re: Altemühle in Marienwerder Prussia

tealc240 — 2013-05-12 05:41:42Z

Hello.My Name is Philipp Marquardt and i am a Researcher in Germany.The only excisting Churchrecord from Schwentau(Altemühle belonged to it) are some Burrialrecords(1839-1897).

Regards

Altemühle in Marienwerder Prussia

ssharpie — 2013-05-10 22:28:15Z

I am looking for information on my Family named Gerbinski, who's last residence before immigrating to the USA, was listed as Altemühle. It was in Marienwerder. Does anyone know about Altemühle or the surrounding area? I'm trying to find which records to order from LDS

Re: Martin Koerber

lakeartco — 2013-04-11 00:44:05Z

Hello Robert, I see you have sent Clio a detailed email concerning Martin Koerber, whose son was born in Skrizinken Germany in 1863. I was wondering if you would be willing to share your information with me as well. Thank you, Lea Anne

Re: Kreis Schlochau - Parish Foerstenau

genealogy126126 — 2013-03-19 04:30:25Z

18 March 2013
Parish was actually spelled
Foerstenau , not as in my typo NOT Foestenau NOT,

oe letters need to be replaced by o with umlaut accent
(to see their action Parish spelling)

~~Warren Forsythe
genealogy126 (at) fairpoint.net

Kreis Schlochau - Parish Foestenau

genealogy126126 — 2013-03-19 04:26:51Z

18 March 2013 from Warren Forsythe
genealogy126 (at) fairpoint.net
-
Can't find hardly any listing of this Parish or villages in it:
Mrs. Hanks' final quote about Foerstenau Parish [West Prussia] lists towns
there which I also can not find in LDS catalog nor elsewhere,
except for Stegers: "names of towns in Forsentau Parish - Adlig Hutton,
Elsenau. Elsenauermuhle, Feldmark, Elsenau,
Elsenauermuhle, Forstenau, Gertzberg, Hutton, Karlshof, Kramsk, Kramskmuhle,
Moorhof, Marienhof, Nuesorge,
Peterhof, Peterhof, Richenwalde, Rittersburg, Rosenhof, Stegers,
Stegersmuhle."

+++++++++++++=
my compilation so far is posted at
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&d...

+++++++++++++++++

For now we are searching only Holznagel, not Troedel, as Mrs. Hanks feels
she knows most of grandparents of Laura Troedel,
plus many descendants of the uncles and aunts, and great-uncles and
great-aunts.
-
We suspect Holznagel family was Catholic, but have no DIRECT evidence.
Indirectly, I can't relocate the record now, but I recall compiling a
related USA marriage as Catholic,
-
Also Mrs. Hanks 10-20 years ago made this note on her paper family group
sheet about Martin Holznagel born 1856:
"Forstenau in Catholic District of Schlochau [Kreis]. Catholic records and
civil records are at Forstenau Kreis Schlochau."
-
Mrs. Hanks must not have used Salt Lake LDS records when she searched
Forstenau Parish,
because LDS FHL catalog has no entry under Forstenau or Foerstenau--
merely we indirectly find the name Foerstenau when we search LDS FHL catalog
for Stegers in West Prussia
"Mikrofilme aufgenommen von Manuskripten im Archiwum Państwowym, Słupsk.
Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths of Stegers, Westpreußen,
Germany; now, Rzeczenica (Człuchów), Koszalin, Poland.
Includes the towns: Förstenau, Gotzkau, Konitz, Steinforth etc. Text in
German."
-
But those 1874-1884 Stegers microfilms will probably not have very relevant
information because Mrs. Hank's notes say:
"Martin's parents died when he was young [after he was evidently born 16 Dec
1856 son of Johan/John Holznagel]
-he was raised by an aunt in Germany. He was in the military school at age
14, deserted,
and came to USA to a cousin" [Castle Gardens NY immigration record says aged
25; so a missing decade in midst of previous sentence.]
Mrs. Hanks continues "His brothers were Bruno, Matt, Philip, and John.
--Martin was the youngest. His sister ['oldest'] married [Rieck]/Reich." Mr.
Rieck in last email implied there were younger sister or two.

Re: Parish birth and marriage records: Question

monbiernat — 2013-03-17 13:55:32Z

The town name is Ustarbau, near Neustadt. Yhe parish was Luzino.

Re: Parish birth and marriage records: Question

jasche — 2013-03-17 05:27:11Z

What Parish would this be? Where is it located?

Parish birth and marriage records: Question

susitna48 — 2013-03-17 00:17:00Z

I have information on both a birth and marriage record. They both indicate the women as "Unmarried". Does that mean the father was unknown or that they were just not married? Any help would be appreciated

Re: Fischau, Post Altfelde ???

Erica25m — 2013-03-13 13:57:04Z

Thank you for the additional information on Fischau.

Re: Fischau, Post Altfelde ???

otti69fant — 2013-03-13 10:06:24Z

'Fischau, Post Altfelde' says, that Fischau was too tiny to have an own post office. This was in Altfelde. Both places, Fischau as well as Altfelde, were in the county (German Landkreis) of Marienburg, district (German Regierungsbezirk) Danzig in the province of West Pussia (Westpreußen) in the Kingdom of Prussia (Preußen). Since 1945 this area belongs to Poland. Therefore the names have changed: Danzig -> Gdansk, Marienburg -> Malbork, Altfelde -> Stare Pole, Fischau ??
Fischau was 4 kms from Altfelde, maybe today part of it.

Re: REINKE, Abrams, Abraham in Oxhoft & Neustadt

rpmsailor — 2013-03-13 04:19:53Z

my Abrams/Abraham were from Oxhoft, about 10+ mile northeast of Gdansk. My gr grandmother went by Abrams and her sister went by Abraham. There may have been other siblings who immigrated and as far as I can find he went by Abraham. They came into the US thru Canada went briefly to Milwaukee then to Michigan eventually settling in Alpena (the northeast part of the lower pennisula). Associated names with Abrams/Abraham are Reinke, Kunna. Let me know if you need any info that is pertinent to your search.

Re: GRANITZA, DUDECK

jolsen78 — 2013-03-03 18:29:39Z

Carl August Granitza was my 2nd great grand uncle. There are some descendants still living in Nanticoke, PA area.

Re: WOCKENFUSS in Kreis Marienwerder, West Prussia

ewarther — 2013-03-02 04:22:01Z

Mary,

I went to the Maryland State Archives today and obtained a copy of Friedrich William Wockenfuss's death certificate. It names his father as "Carl" and his mother with the maiden name of "Kernipp." I can probably get Herman Julius Wockenfuss's death certificate, too, and see what it says. In fact, I can check all the siblings. I'll write you off list.

Fischau, Post Altfelde ???

Erica25m — 2013-02-26 02:10:56Z

Can anyone please tell me where Fischau, Post Altfelde would be? I have a baptism record from 1908 with a church stamp onit with these words?

Thank you!
Erica

Researching Aue Family and Braun Family

Re: WEST PRUSSIA-District of Marienweider-Village of Klein-Tromnau

amtwhite — 2013-02-14 04:19:15Z

Thanks to another Ancestry member, I have information on Anna Dettmer who married Fred Janke (see previous messages). Anna was from Bauthen, Kreis Marienwerder, West Prussia. For more information, please see my family tree "White Family Tree" on ancestry.

Re: Eva Lietzow -> Wenzlaff & Ribak

rebholzgary — 2013-01-20 14:27:26Z

"... Bertha married August Ribak 11-25-1893 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin ..."

Possibly related to this query are death notices in Milwaukee's German papers for 11-14 year old George Ribak, notices published by an August Riback. Unfortunately, I don't find matches to the Wenzlaff names in this thread, but there are entries for Wenzlaff, Wenzlaf and Wentzlaff (and Lietzow) in "Milwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items" (1844-1950).
Gary Rebholz, compiler/editor
Milwaukee Wis.
gary.rebholz@gmail.com
Indexing Milwaukee's German newspapers continuously since 2007... helping to access our historic German-American culture.

Re: JANUSZ, SIKORA, MAKURAT, PANEK

rebholzgary — 2013-01-20 14:17:43Z

Have you looked at the collection called "Milwaukee's German Newspapers; an index of death notices and related items" covering 1844-1950. (Like many valuable research resources, these newspapers, and this index, are not online.)
Gary Rebholz
compiler/editor
gary.rebholz@gmail.com

Re: Kreis Rosenberg

trapgirl98 — 2013-01-18 14:15:44Z

Unfortunately, no. Between the handwriting, the language, and my difficulty in understanding the organization, I was having a hard enough time finding the people I was looking for! (I didn't.)

If you order that microfilm at your nearest Family History Center, you'll find Eisings quickly enough. Even with the crazy German handwriting!

Re: Kreis Rosenberg

kchai1 — 2013-01-18 02:55:29Z

Hi
just seen your posting on Eising, you didnt happen to record any of the information for the family did you
thanks
Kai :)

Re: BROZEK FAMILY FROM LONKORZ, WEST PRUSSIA

LINDABROZEK99 — 2012-12-15 22:45:16Z

John, I don't think you got our connection 100% correct.
My cousin Jim Greene give me this.
*******************************************************
Children of Adam Kurowski and Marianna Lewicka are:
i. Marianna Kurowski, born January 14, 1862; died 1915; married (1) Joannes Brozek 1882; died 1886; married (2) Franciscus (Frank) Boguhn 1887; born 1861; died 1941.
ii. Franz Kurowski, born October 06, 1863; died January 17, 1864.
iii. Joseph Kurowski, born March 17, 1865; died 1947; married Julia Unknown; died 1931.
iv. Katherine Kurowski, born September 06, 1867; died 1929; married John Kwiatkowski 1889 in Angola, Erie Co., NY; died 1938.
25 v. Anna Kurowski, born July 25, 1870 in Lonkorsz, West Prussia; died December 25, 1939 in Angola, Erie Co., NY; married Johann Grzywacz July 10, 1893 in Angola, Erie Co., NY.
vi. Frances Kurowski, born March 23, 1873; died 1941; married (1) Stanislaw Lewandowski 1896 in Angola, Erie Co., NY; died 1904; married (2) Frank B. Miller, Jr. 1905; died 1945.
vii. Antoni Kurowski, born October 30, 1875.

Re: BROZEK FAMILY FROM LONKORZ, WEST PRUSSIA

LINDABROZEK99 — 2012-12-15 03:50:41Z

Guess what? We are cousins. My grandfather was
Antoni Brozek. I have the original photo of him
in his Prussian Army uniform.
Do you live in Angola, NY? I live in Grand Island, NY

Re: BROZEK FAMILY FROM LONKORZ, WEST PRUSSIA

john_hoffman110 — 2012-12-15 03:29:28Z

My bad! My grandmother's mother was Marianna Kurowska, daughter of Marianna Lewicka. But, Antoni Brozek was indeed my grandmother's half-brother. The picture I have of him with his grandparent's taken about 1904 was sent to me electronically by Jim Greene several years ago. Jim also sent me a translation of a letter that accompanied the picture. It was written by Anton Brozek and addressed to "Aunt Franciski" if I'm reading it correctly. I have an original of the picture of Anton in uniform; but, Jim Greene told me that he remembered seeing a copy of it once.

Re: BROZEK FAMILY FROM LONKORZ, WEST PRUSSIA

LINDABROZEK99 — 2012-12-14 20:31:19Z

Is it possible to email me scanned copies
of those photos? Do you live in USA or Polska?

My email address is: cbrozek@msn.com

Thanks,

Craig
Craig Brozek

Re: BROZEK FAMILY FROM LONKORZ, WEST PRUSSIA

john_hoffman110 — 2012-12-14 19:32:42Z

Antonio Brozek was my grandmother's (Anna Boguhn) half brother. As I understand it, his mother Marianna Lewicka, married my great grandfather, Franciscus Boguhn, after Antoni's father died. I have two photos of Antoni: one in a military uniform, and one with his grandparents (circa 1904).

Re: Johann Topolski

JohnWilliams0906 — 2012-11-26 22:35:34Z

I was reviewing old posts, and I believe Holy Cross Church in Tczew may be a probability. Do you know if records survived World War II.
It may well have been the baptismal Church of my great uncle Johann/John born approximately 1885, Rose born in 1890 and my grandfather"Fritz" born in 1891.

Re: Surname: Gollnick

adam_emanuel — 2012-11-22 02:24:36Z

Is it your Family?

http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/390040_2859983...
front

http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/534370_3964335...
back

More fotos: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.285997458110521.692...

Tarnówka, Polska (d. Tarnowke, West Preussen)

Re: STEPHANUS ANTONIUS FRANKIEWICZ born 01 JAN 1839

bajoiner516 — 2012-11-19 14:04:34Z

I have him in my tree as a 3rd Great Grand Uncle, the son of Antonius (born about 1812) and Marianna Nowakowska Frankiewicz (born about 1817). He was the brother of my 3rd Great Grandfather, Joannes Silvester Frankiewicz born 26 Dec 1840 in Briesen, Marienwerder, West Prussia. I found the information regarding the parents on Family Search IGI. I have also recently found someone who has Joannes Silvester Frankiewicz as a common ancestor in their tree and waiting to hear back from them. You may email me at bjoiner@optonline.net. I have some photos of the later ancestors. It would be great if we might be able to compare.
best regards,
Barbara

Augusta Marwahn and Emil Meier (Meyer)

PaulaMeiers — 2012-10-11 11:51:11Z

Am looking for Marwahn family in Konigsdorf, West Prussia -- in the 1860s. My great grandmother Augusta Marwahn was born in Konigsdorf in 1866. She married an Emil Meier(Meyer). Last child was born in 1902 -- Otto Eric Meyer in Schwente, West Prussia. Other children born in Ossowo, West Prussia. Would like to find names and information about 3 children who died of the "Black Death". Also interested in learning anything about Emil (maybe Herman) Meier(Meyer) who died Feb 15, 1902. Also interested in learning more about the towns listed.

Re: Ferdinand Pranschke married Mathilda Farnowska Second wife Johanna Loeck

Lili_Shane — 2012-10-05 22:05:39Z

wondering if you found anything. i have a great great grandfather named august leschinski who married Maria pranschke. they had a daughter louis marie leschinski in oliva in 1864. oliva is in gdansk/danzig. please let me know.

Re: How to Write to Evangelical Churches in Gross Leistenau and Freystadt now Poland?

rdodt — 2012-09-29 00:09:06Z

I belive my GGGrandmother was from Freystadt. Her father was Ernst Miller (Muller)b.1820, his daughter was Johanna Miller(Muller)she married Ernst Dodt in Barlomin Prussia Kries Knusstadt Provence near Ganzic Polands capitol. Ernst & Johanna had a boy b.1867 Adam who was baptized at Boschulau Evangelical Lutheran Church in Barlomin

Re: Evangelisch Parish Records from Freystadt

PGalliath — 2012-09-28 22:57:30Z

Hi trukrueger; I jumped for joy when I read your message too! Its good to know there are some of us who are working on that area. We must be related too, hmm? So anyhow, if we don't hear back from the original person who says they have extracted the names, then would you like to work together to do it? You can contact me directly at PatriceGGG@aol.com and maybe we can work something out.

Re: How to Write to Evangelical Churches in Gross Leistenau and Freystadt now Poland?

rdodt — 2012-09-27 22:01:52Z

You ca order the records from Church of later Day Saints at one of there research centers. This is how I got my church records from my church in Barlomin Prussie (Poland) from 1867

Re: Evangelisch Parish Records from Freystadt

trukrueger — 2012-09-27 14:05:07Z

Hello all Posters,
When I saw this post I jumped for joy!! I am also in the beginning stages of indexing the Kreis Rosenbert Evangelical records. My interest in several towns in the Kreis. I am currently in the process of scanning several films that I've ordered through the LDS. Some of the sames I am searching for are, Dzick, Jellonnek, Krohn, Gollan, Abromowski, Bentsch, Kukla, Markquardt, Tiefenbach, Klinger and more. The towns/villages are Melchertswalde/Makowo, Hansdorf, Sump, Froedenau, Freystadt and several more. As was stated in the earlier posts I don't want to reinvent the wheel either. I am hopeful that you would be willing to work together in this venture to make it easier for all who are searching in Kreis Rosenberg.

Anxiously awaiting a reply,

Trudy Krueger

Re: Evangelisch Parish Records from Freystadt

PGalliath — 2012-09-26 01:30:38Z

Hello Rob; My family (Prieskorn, Gogolin, Musall, Chall, Proell, Rach) were in Freystadt Bischdorf Spikorra Guhringen etc from 1700s-1945 and I am now starting to index the records so I can see how all the families fit together. You mentioned in a 2005 post you spent hundreds of hours extracting data from Freystadt. Would you be willing to share your work? I rather not reinvent the wheel if you've already done it.

Marienberg

ClareCGraham — 2012-08-28 02:01:21Z

Does anyone know how many places called Marienberg (possibly Marienburg) there were in West Prussia? And what they are called now? Or where I can find out this information?
This is all I have to tell me the origin of Frank Reikowski (b. 1851) and Anna Wandrowski (b. 1865), who married in Cleveland, Ohio in 1898. Both were Catholic and at least Anna's family spoke German.

Re: REINKE, Abrams, Abraham in Oxhoft & Neustadt

Denise_Keeter — 2012-08-19 01:11:14Z

I wonder if you ever learned anything about the Abrams family from Prussia. My 2nd gr-grandfather Philip Abrams b. @1823 in Prussia, immigrated on Oceanus 1845 to NY from Bremen. He initially used the name Abraham but gradually changed it. I've never been able to find him before he immigrated and would like to know anything about families named Abraham/Abrams in Prussia. The family appears to have been Jewish but dropped the religion. They lived in Manhattan for many years though my gr-grandfather moved to Kansas City.

Re: Johann & Justine (Kottke) Krecklau

lena1819 — 2012-08-11 17:15:14Z

Jacquelinecorry...we are indeed related. My grandfather Henry was a brother to Adolph. So we are 2nd cousins. I would like to meet with you. Contact me at mcbeph289@aol.com.

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

SaraGaarde — 2012-07-23 20:10:36Z

Thank you, Klaus. Yes, I understand now that the information on Adam Lukritz b. 1841 that is on the West Prussia site is a combination of information from the IGI and from Garnsee church books. I will also familiarize myself with the LDS information. I will also try participating in the forum in English. I am very glad to find this site because it gives me new surnames to work on, too.
Sara

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

KlausWa — 2012-07-22 10:04:32Z

Hello Sara

It does not say, that "all" the information came from KB Garnsee, (Church book Garnsee). It only says, that the information about the marriage of Adam Lukritz and Auguste Radmacher comes from that churchbook (Marker Nr. 3)
The source of information of baptism (Taufe) of Adam Lukritz in Niederzehren on Sept.5., 1841 is marker Nr 2 Quelle (Source) is IGI-Germany ( International Genealogy Index) You find the information you see here on this westpreussen website also on LDS Family Search by searching batch number C999901 or directly searching for Adam Lukritz.It looks like someone else made already made the search about your Lukritz-line.
I did not find a search function to search for names in this website-forum. But I found some other entries from english speaking searchers. I Think it should not be a problem to ask you questions in that forum in english.Almost every german speaks english too.
If you have more questions, feel free to contact me again.
God luck
Klaus

Re: GÖTZKE/GOETZKE/GAETZKE surname

frv947 — 2012-07-22 02:01:49Z

I am the grandson of Fred G Volstorff, Elgin, IL. He is a son of Fredrick and Friedericka Goetzke Volstorff. They were married 4-17-1870. Fredrick was born in 1842 and she was born in 1850. He immigrated in 1866 and she in 1867. Between 1871 and 1890 they had 8 children. Fredrick had a brother C. Fredrick born in 1847. He was married to Henrietta burn in 1849. I think that is where your confusion about first name comes from. The two brothers Fredrick and C. Fredrick owned a meat market in Elgin that was then taken over by my grandfather Fred G and his brother Frank.

My grandfathers 2nd wife was Annetta Hopp (her first husbands last name) and I was wondering if that is a family
connection of yours.

Fred Vollman

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

SaraGaarde — 2012-07-19 15:50:36Z

Hello Klaus,
I read the films from Gross Tromnau and found nothing on the Lukritz and Rademacher wedding there.
However, I now think that I should be looking at films from Garnsee.
Are you familiar with the website
www.westpreussen.de
In the index of that website, there is a way to translate into English, and I found my Lukritz family. The index said the information all came from KB Garnsee. So that means church books of Garnsee, correct?
Also, that website has a Forum, but I think it is only in German. Could you go to that Forum, and see if there are any people researching Lukritz or Rademacher who have posted to that Forum?

Thank you very much,
Sara

Re: Kowalski & Meler surnames

arkowell — 2012-07-01 05:09:18Z

Hello, my name is Aimee Kowell, I have been doing research on my family Kowalski, I was told that my families last name was changed to Kowell. I am sure immigrants changed their name to protect them. My family is from west prussia. I find the research on West Prussia very fasinating.

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

KlausWa — 2012-06-22 09:26:40Z

Yes, it looks correct to me.

I could not find information about online records.

Good luck for your search in the LDS-films

Klaus

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

SaraGaarde — 2012-06-21 21:26:12Z

Thank you, Klaus.
Okay, this is what I understand.

1. For Neudorfchen, try the church books of Gross Tromnau.
(I have marriage books from Gross Tromnau ordered from
LDS.)
2. For Ziegahnen, try the Garnsee church books.
3. For NiederZehren, I have found NiederZehren films at the
LDS website, so I will try them first. NiederZehren
information might also be in the Garnsee books.

Does this look correct to you?

P.S. If you or anyone else knows a way I can access any of these records online please let me know. The first thing I am going to do is wait until the Gross Tromnau microfilms arrive and I will try to get used to them. I appreciate your offer to help me. After that, I will order the microfilms from some of these other church books.

Thank you,
Sara

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

KlausWa — 2012-06-21 18:07:05Z

Hallo Sara
I assume, you again search for lutheran church books
Microfilms are available on LDS.
Zigahnen,sometimes also spelled Ziegahnen was newnamed in 1938 as Dietmarsdorf
Zigahnen, in district of Marienwerder /Westpreussen belonged
to lutheran/evangelische parish of town of Garnsee
Microfilms with baptism,marriages and death are available from 1634 to 1934. Search for Garnsee on LDS

Nieder Zehren, sometimes written Niederzehren in district of Marienwerder had an own lutheran church.Microfilms are available from 1801 to 1944. Search for Garnsee on LDS.

I took a look on an old map. It shows Neudörfchen, Niederzehren an Dietmarsdorf aka Zigahnen are located close to each other.
Nieder Zehren is nowadays in Poland called Czarne Dolne
Zigahnen is called nowadays Cygany
If you have problems with reading old german documents, feel free to attach them at your posts. Me and a lot of others here in this board are willing to help.

Klaus

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

SaraGaarde — 2012-06-21 15:18:43Z

Thank you.
Sara

Re: Adam Luckritz and Augusta Rademacher

KlausWa — 2012-06-21 13:52:34Z

Hallo Sara
I will do some research on this two towns and will answer you as soon as possible

Klaus