Welcome to Komanetsky (Komaniecki) Researchers
My Komanetsky family are from the former Russian village Surowica and surrounding villages in Galicia -- formerly in Austria-Hungary, now in the southwest corner of Poland near Sanok. The name also appears as Komaniecki in Polish. Most of my Komanetsky relatives immigrated to Connecticut and New Jersey. I'd be glad to hear from any fellow Komanetsky researchers.
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Hi MJ, My Komanetsky family is from the village of Swaitkova Mala, Jaslo, Galicia. Jan (John) Komanetsky m. Mary Kalasz and had 3 sons, John, Wasyl, and Michael (my grandfather) born in the late 1800s. Some of John's family still live in Poland and spell the name the Polish spelling Komaniecki. One son Andrew immigrated to Argentina. Wasyl and Michael's family lived in Illinois. Thanks for the information you sent me a few years ago. Ruth Komanetsky Welch
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My grandfather Ignacz Komaniecki immigrated to the U.S. in 1912 from Kosowe Galicia in Austria. He came to Illinois after arriving at the port in New York and settled in Chicago. My family always pronounced their name "Komanetsky" even though we spelled it Komaniecki. I am just curious if there might be some relation.
Rose Komaniecki Sullivan
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My Komanetsky relatives who live in Poland spell the name Komaniecki, the Polish spelling. So there may be some connection in the past. Is there another spelling of Kosowe--I can't seem to find it?
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I recently found more indications of a connection between Komanetskys of NJ/CT and Komanieckis of IL, because my Komanetskys from Surowica had some connection with the Komanieckis of the villages Trzesowka and Kosowy (also spelled Kossowy in many 19th-century records), which were within the Trzesowka parish at that time. Kosowy is located about 130km north of Swaitkova Mala.
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I am looking for Anastia Komanetsky lived in Russian village Pajok-Sanok, Austria Galacia. She came to USA after servants overtook her land and she was left penniless. I believe she was of some power and not sure what that really means. From what I remember as a child she was very wealthy at one time and owned alot of property in that area. She came here with a daughter Anna same last name. They both married brothers Frank and Metro Barno. I so hope there is some connection here its like hitting a brick wall finding this name
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In the 19th century there were a number of Komanetsky families roughly in the area of Sanok -- Surowica, Wislok (Wislok Wielki) and Komancza -- and farther afield in Kosowy and Trzesowka. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to connect them all together. Many came to America at the turn of the last century (about 1900); New Jersey and Illinois were frequent destinations. In the 1940s, many (most?) of the Komanetskys remaining in Polish Galicia were driven from their Russian-speaking villages, which were (sometimes/usually?) destroyed behind them.
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Anastia Komanetsky had a daughter same last name but I don't believe they came to the USA together. I believe Anastia came in 1900 and Anna in 1903. Anastia may have been married to a Barno - Barna or shortly married after her arrival. On some papers they pajok-sanuk -austria Galacia. They considered themselves Russian Orthodox. They fled when landowners were overtaken by servants. They lived in shenandoah, PA. I am really strugling to find the parish or area that they originated from.
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I see the Barno/Barna families in census records for Shenandoah, Schuylkill Co, PA, but I have no listings of Komanetsky/Komaniecki/Komaniecka individuals in that area. Sanok, Poland (formerly in Galicia) is easy to find on a map but I don't see anything that looks like "Pajok"; if it's a village name, it should show up somewhere. (My ancestral village was destroyed over 50 years ago, but it's still easy to find.) Sorry I can't be more help. Is the name definitely Komanetsky -- I mean, with that exact spelling?
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The spelling is not exact I believe it is pronounced Komonetsky. Anastia may have come from a village that was destroyed. The Barno family in Shenandoah is the correct name. Komanetsky is Anastia's maiden name. the only records of her name is on birth cirtificates, babtisms and a few other records all with her maiden name spelled differently all pronounced relatively the same.
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