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Donald Cybulski (View posts)
Posted: 30 Jul 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cybulski
Looking for Kasmier Cybulski information, born March 5, 1877

forgot to mention...

Posted: 2 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:10PM GMT
Forgot to mention, there is another Polish website, which is a Chat Room where many from Poland participate, The Polish Forum. You can find it by going to www.pgsa.org it will be listed in a menu on the left.

Re: Kasmier Cybulski

Posted: 2 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:09PM GMT
Surnames: CYBULSKI
I'm going to assume Kasmier (Kazimierz) Cybulski is your paternal grandfather or great grandfather, he was born in Poland and may have immigrated to the U.S. Is this correct? What else do you know about Kasmier other than his date of birth? Did he marry in Poland or did he meet and marry his wife in the U.S.? Do you know when (approximately)he immigrated to the U.S.? Date of his death? Was he naturalized? If not, was he alive in 1940? Or...do you have all of the information from the time he immigrated to the U.S. and are looking for connections in Poland? If so, sometimes this information can be found in the passenger list. I notice you place a second posting that you are still looking for Cybulski. Posting just a surname with little to no additional information usually brings no results. If you're trying to learn about Kazmier, such as when he came to the U.S., port of departure and entry, etc., I can give you some direction.

Re: Kasimierz Cybulski

Donald Cybulski (View posts)
Posted: 4 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:14PM GMT
Surnames: Cybulski, Uscio
Thanks so much for your response. It's always heartening to have someone answer what pretty much is a "shot in the dark." What I can tell you about my paternal grandfather, Kasimierz is that he was born in Poland March 5, 1877 in what was Russian occupied territory. Since Russian was all that was taught in the school, he learned the Polish language in the basement of a neighbor's house. At 16 years he was drafted into the Russian army, but rather he escaped to the U.S. in 1893. I do not know from which town in Poland or to where in the States except that he began working in the Pennsylvania coal mines prior to moving to Rhode Island to work in the textile and machinery industries.

He married Apolonia Uscio in 1901 in an arranged wedding in a church in Fall River Massachusetts since there were no Polish speaking churches in RI at the time. I do not know which one. As far as I know he was a nationalized citizen and was alive in 1940. Together they had 13 children. He subsequently passed away on December 2, 1962. All children are also deceased.

Any help you can provide in regard to Polish origins, search direction or line assoiation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks once again!

Re: Kazimierz Cybulski

Posted: 5 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:15PM GMT
Your grandfather's story is similar to that of my paternal grandfather's, who was also born in Russia/Poland, served in the army of Czar Nicholas II and came to the U.S. sometime between 1887 and 1892. He settled in Pennsylvania, worked in the mines and then came to Chicago to find work with the building of the Colombian Exposition. Instead he found work in the steel mills in South Chicago, where he met and married my grandmother in 1895. You mention your grandfather came to the U.S. in 1893, worked in PA and then moved to R.I., where I would assume he was living in 1900. I would begin with the 1900 federal census records for the state of Rhode Island, then go onto the 1910 and 1920 census records. These records have a wealth of genealogical information. They will tell you when both of your grandparents came to the U.S. (although not always accurate) and if they were naturalized. If your grandfather was naturalized after 1907, his papers would tell you when he came to the U.S., the port of departure and port of entry, where he was born, etc. Naturalization papers prior to 1907 have some information, but are not as extensive. For papers after 1907, you can request a search by downloading the INS Form G639, completing it and sending it to D.C. (If you need help filling out the form, I can offer suggestions). If Kazimierz was naturalized prior to 1922, then Apolonia was automatically naturalized as his wife and there would be no separate records or her. Also, the LDS FHL has filmed Catholic Church records (up to 1915), I would suggest checking the records of the church where you believe Kazimierz and Apolonia were married. If you don't know the name, you may have to play detective by trying to remember where did your father and his siblings go to school, what church did they attend and assume that is the same church where they may have been baptized and your grandparents were married. It was through this method we learned the names of the parents of my grandparents. Usually birth, marriage and death records are on one film, therefore you can also check for the baptismal records of your father and his siblings. Through census records and the LDS FHL church film we learned of children and marriages never mentioned in the family. I understand that in some instances the parish priest did write the name of the village where the bride and groom were born or lived. Have you checked for your grandfather's Social Security Application (through the SSDI)which would also give the name of his parents and possibly the village where he was born. Did Kazimierz have any brothers who may have come to the U.S.? Sometimes you can trace records through brothers and sisters. Census records, naturalizations records, Social Security records and church records are a good place to start. Cemeteries are not very cooperative because they don't have the staff to check old records, but I found a lot of information on many old funeral memorial cards among my mother's papers.

Re: INS form

Posted: 6 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:16PM GMT
I've been involved in family research for the last 5 1/2 years, wasting the first year making many silly mistakes! I originally began my self-education with a children's book, "Do People Grow on Family Trees? Genealogy for Kids & Other Beginners." That described me! I don't know a lot of answers, but try to share the little I do know. The computer and the internet are nothing more than a "tool" to help you find the answers and records. You can find Form G639 on www.ins.usdoj.gov Go to "Forms" and then scroll down to G639. You can also obtain this form by calling 1-800-870-3676. There are very few census records on the web, and after being to the National Archives, I can understand. Federal Census Records can be found at the National Archives (for R.I., they're in Washington D.C., a worthwhile trip), the FHL or at many local genealogical libraries. I haven't tried it, but understand there is also a great website Heritage Quest, who has an annual fee of $25.00 where you can rent census film for the same fee as the FHL. They send the film to your home (for 30 days) and you need to take it to your local library to read it on their microfilm reader. I'm not sure what else is available in R.I., but you can try local R.I. Genealogical Societies and/or Libraries. They may have these records/film.

Re: INS form

Donald Cybulski (View posts)
Posted: 6 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:15PM GMT
You've evidently been at this with some effort over a good amount of time. Thanks for the information. If I can get a bit more particular, from where do I download the INS Form G639? And I've tried looking at the RI census over the web, but it seemed incomplete. Does that mean a neccessary trip to the RI archives to impose on an administrator? In reality am I expecting to do too much from my remote deskfront position?
Regards!

Re: INS form

Posted: 7 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:17PM GMT
Yes, you can.....I have no problem with it. One more suggestion....document when, where and how you found each piece of information. I can't explain how important it is to do this. In Real Estate, it's location, location, location! In genealogy it's document, document, document! Will be out of town, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, so won't have an opportunity to reply to any e-mail till Tuesday, 09/12/00.

Re: INS form

Donald Cybulski (View posts)
Posted: 7 Sep 2000 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:17PM GMT
Thanks so much again for your orientation help.I'm not sure what's so intriguing about this whole exercise, but I'm driven to at least go as far as finding from where we've come. I guess any payback will be to try to keep you informed of my progress and to continue the help to others along the way. I'll keep in touch. May I e-mail you directly at your kasuk923?
Regards!

Re: Cybulski's

Michael Cybulski (View posts)
Posted: 5 Nov 2003 4:21PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 24 Sep 2004 4:17PM GMT
Surnames: cybulski
My name is Mike Cybulski. I am 49 years old and live in Katy TX. My Grandparents came over on the boat from eastern Poland (near Russian border) in the early 1900's. They came in thru Massachusetts. My grandfathers name was Apollyon. My dad was Jan (or John). Have you done work on this family's ancestory?
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