I am researching my father's family and I think I found my grandfather and his mother.
Grandfather name is Michal Socha----Czech----last residence HanuĊĦovice, Olomouc, Czech Republic....shipping manifest says he was 25yrs in 1922 departed Hamburg, and arrived in New York City. Mother listed as Susanne Socha age 53yrs at the time in Cz Slov. Reason for visit: Michal Sabo-Brother in law, Hazelton,PA
We have him as Michael Socha being age 41 in 1940 which puts him at 23yrs old in 1922 with a birthdate of Jan 1899.
If this is my grandfather, he married Gonefa(Jennifer/Jennie Kiljan----Russian)born 1911 deceased by suicide May 26th 1940(marriage-unknown date) and had 4 children, Anthony Socha(born in 1934----still living age 78 in Stafford Springs CT-----Do not contact him as he witnessed his mother's suicide at age 6yrs and has attempted suicide himself. Been medicated ever since mother's suicide), Michael Socha(born:May-17-1935 deceased May-15-1986 due to 2nd degree burns from house fire deceased in Burn Hospital in Bolton, MA),Stanley Socha(born: Jan 30, 1936 became a Senior, deceased 5-8-2007 Vernon, CT due to major heart attack), and Janet Acelin(Socha)(Born:Jan 24 1940 Deceased 12-12-03 in Manchester, CT due to brain tumor).
I have been researching my father's family history for a very long time and haven't come up with too much. As a matter of fact, we thought we were all Polish and maybe Swedish. If this information above is correct, then we are not polish, but Czechoslovakian and Russian.
If anyone has any information that can confirm this is in fact my grandfather, please contact Samantha Theriaque(Socha) at
giftsbyjayde13@comcast.net