Hi--I am working on the theory that the cluster of Lulas in Manchester, NY and MI [mainly the Detroit area] are related. Wawrzyniec Lula [b1862 Jaslo, Poland, d 1934 Manchester, NH] and his wife Jadwiga Szelag [1863-1933] had four children:
Jakob Lula -1889-?
Joseph - 1895-?
Bronislaw - ?
Anna - ? [probably married a Misiak]
The only child about whom much is know is Jakob who is my husband's grandfather; there is not any sign of the other children in NH. Names associated with this family are BOZEK, PIPELLA/PIPALLA, CIEMIAWA, KOTZANA, SKORA, JAJESNICA, SZELOG/SZELAG, AND KISKA.
I realize the dates for Joseph in MI do not match the Joseph in NH. The MI Joseph dates are from the SSDI; the NH Joseph from a newspaper article [so not really a primary source]
Clusters of associated surnames in NH are found in the same communities in MI. I do not think they are all that common to begin with and was hoping someone could connect the two.
Be glad to share my info.
judy arnn-knight
jknight@boone.net