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Searching for my Grandmother's side of the family.

Searching for my Grandmother's side of the family.

Carolyn Russo (View posts)
Posted: 30 May 2000 10:37PM GMT
My grandmother was adopted, therefore we do not know who her biological parents were. Her name was Anna and she was born on April 19, 1933 we think in Bronx NY. Anna was the 4th of 5 children. She was at the New York Foundling for a while. In 1997 I sent a letter to the Foundling asking for any information they had. They wrote back stating that her mother was 30 years old when Anna was born (this making the mother born around 1902-3). The mother had several operations and was treated at the Board of Health Clinic for Tuberculosis and was frail. The birth mother was born in Czechoslavakia, married her husband in Michigan and then moved to New York City. Anna's Biological father came to the U.S. when he was 21 from Czechoslavakia from which he was born. He was a mechanic in Detroit and then came to N.Y. in 1929. Anna was put up for adoption because the parents were unable to financialy support another child. She was put into the Foundling on January 27, 1934 and descharged on May 20, 1940. She was adopted by PPaul and Agnes Thieman of Staten Island. The other 4 children stayed with the biological parents and were never adopted out. Family memories make us think that Anna's mother's name was Stella Chmela. We also have an old photo that leads us to think that Anna had a younger sister named "Nora." If you have any information or thoughts I would gladly appriciate it. Thankyou. -Carolyn

Re: Searching for my Grandmother's side of the family.

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:31PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Chmela, Thieman
This is an old message so I hope this works for you:

1940 NY Richmond Co New YOrk City
Anna Camela 6 b. NY boarder
Paul W Thieman 46
Agnes G Thieman 46
Agnes Curran 83 motherinlaw

1940 NY Bronx New York
Louis Chmela 45 b. CZ
Stella Chmela 38 b. CZ
Louis Chmela 14 b. Detroit
John Chmela 13 b. Detroit
Elizabeth Chmela 9 b. New York
Anna Chmela 7 b. New YOrk
Emde Chmela 1 b. New YOrk

This family looks like a good possibility. I hope this is helpful.

1930 NY Bronx Bronx
Chmela Louis head 35 mar at 31 CZ CZ CZ imm 1920 or 1923 waiter
Chmela Stella wife 28 married at 24 CZ CZ CZ
Chmela Louis J son 4 6/12 MI CZ CZ
Chmela John son 3 4/12 MI CZ CZ

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SS Death index
Louis Chmela b. 7 May 1892 d. Nov 1965 Bronx Bronx NY

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Naturalization NYC
Chmela, Stella
1415 Fulton Ave BX NY
b. 25 Dec 1902
order of admission 24 Aug 1959
date certified 24 Aug 1959 by the US Dist Court NYC NY
pet#708360
alien registration #3 413 231

Naturalizaton NYC
Chmela Louis
1415 Fulton Ave BX NY
b. Jun 15 1892
order of admission Dec 22 1947
date issured Dec 22 1947 by US Dist court at NYC, NY
Pet #562245
alien registration #5047472 lost auth to del cert attached

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WWII draft registration
Louis Chmela
living 3905 3rd Ave NY BX NY
age 49
b. 15 Jun 1892 in CZ - town -Lab? Sub?
nearest relative Mrs Stella Chmela
5'4" 150lbs
white
blue eyes
brown hair
light complexion
as of 27 Apr 1942

WWI draft registration
MI Detroit
Louis Chmela
living 1158 Medbury? Detroit MI
b. May 15 1893
b. Lab Austria (Austria was in control of CZ)
laborer Packard motor co
single
short
blue eyes
lt brown hair

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city directory Detroit 1928
Chmela Louis (Stella) autowkr h2630 Smith av


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this looks like Anna's brother
US Dept Vet Affairs
Louis Chmela
b. 30 Jan 1926
d. 3 Jul 1984
enlistment 26 Apr 1944
release 20 Apr 1946

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SS Death index
Stella Chmela
b.23 Dec 1902
d. Aug 1986 in Bronx NY


This is not my family. I hope this is helpful to you.
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