As far as I know, only my father, Wilhelm Edward Kula, escaped from Poland at the start of WW2. His brother (Roman) and Father (Jan Aleksander ... my namesake) were already dead, and his mother was the only other family member still alive.
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Thanks very much for the information, Deborah. The bad news is that I don't think we are connected ... my Kula family came to Canada via England/Scotland in 1949.
However, if you read some of the other replies, you may find someone else here who may be related to you. So far, all the contacts are for Kulas who came to the USA. My side came to Canada.
John
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My name is Mary Kara and my grandparents on my father's side, were Anna (Kula) Kara, and Joseph Kara. My grandmother, Anna Kula grew up in the town of Zakopane, Poland. That is about all the info I have at this time.
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Hello, my maden name is Linda George. My grandmother was Vivian Victoria Kara, her parents were Joseph J Kara and Anna Theresa Kula. I am looking for living relatives.
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I don't have proofs yet, but I'm looking at the possibility that a man named Jan Kula (b. 1850-1860ish) was my great-great grandfather. My great-grandfather was Joseph Kula and lived in NH and NY after coming over from Poland/Galicia. Any chance our Jan's are the same?
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If there is a connection, it would be tenuous. My information is very limited as my father never talked about his family, for whatever reason, and I never learned Polish.
My paternal grandfather, Jan Aleksander Kula, was a cavalry officer in WWI. He could have been born as late as the 1890s, but certainly no earlier than the 1870s I would think. He never left Poland, as far as I know, and was captured by the Germans or Russians in 1939. From there, nobody knows. Katyn? Concentration camp?
My father had one sibling, an older brother who fought in the Polish underground (he could not join the army because he had some sort of a gimp leg), was captured by the Gestapo, and likely killed by them. He was not married and had no children.
My father mentioned that his only living relative was a cousin, or second cousin, Julia, who lived in Poland. She seemed to be about the same age as my father. I don't know whether she had a family, but even if she did, it wouldn't likely be 'Kula'. Nevertheless, her existence suggests an uncle or aunt somewhere. But I just don't know.
Sorry for the rather flimsy amount of information. It might have been easier for me if I spoke Polish and could contact people in Poland.
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I am pretty sure we are related. My grandmother, Vivian Victoria Kara had five siblings; Mary Kara, John Kara, Stephanie Kara, Stella Kara, and Charlie Kara. My great grandparents were Joseph J Kara born at or @ March 11, 1881 in Poland and Anna Theresa Kula born August 10 1877 Poland. What was your father's name? As a child, I remember going back to Illinois with my grandparents and visiting with my grandma's family. I can also be contacted via email at lettville@msn.com. I hope to hear from you soon. Linda
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My father's name was Wilhelm Edward Kula, and I am the namesake of my paternal grandfather: Jan Aleksander Kula. If my grandparents had visited the USA, that would be news to me but then, considering how little my father spoke of his family and its doings, not out of the question.
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My grandfather Roman Kula (later named Raymond) immigrated to the USA in 1913 from Oswiecim, Austria (Auschwitz, Poland). He was born around 1905. His father Karol Kula was born 1/28/1872 in the same area. Roman's mother Anna traveled with him to the USA with the other children Stanislaw (Stanley), Bronislawa (Bertha), Ludwik (Louis), Stefan (Stephen) and somone named Alojzy Gaweda (spelling not sure?) who was aged 18 years old. I believe Anna's father's name is Frank Usch. Karol Kula's parents are named Frank Kula and Magdalena Zielinski. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. I am searching for Anna and Karol's nearest family members (birth information on parents/grandparents). I thought it couldn't be coincidence for my grandfather to carry the name Roman Kula too.
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My Grandfather was John Kula from Chicago. Left Chicago and moved to Radom,Il due to going blind. His wife was Mary from the new york area. They had 3 children I know of Mary, Joseph and Frank. They are all buried in St Michael's in Radom, Il. If anyone has any information I would love to hear from you.
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