Hi, My name is Susan. My grandmother, Eva Wiktor, was born in Chicago in 1908. Within a few years of her birth, my great grandfather, John Wiktor, his wife, Tekla (Tillie) Podraza Wiktor, and Eva went back to Poland. Times were tough, jobs were scarce and within a few years, John Wiktor came back to Chicago. Tekla and Eva stayed behind in Poland to sell their house and land. However, as WWI was looming, they left the land with relatives to sell and came back to Chicago. The story goes that either a relative (possibly to the Podraza family) or a very close friend begged them to take their son, Richard Lis, with them and claim that he was their son so that he wouldn't have to go into the Polish military. They may have reentered the US as the Lis family. Eva had a younger sister name Stefania. On Stefania's death certificate, their mother's name is listed as: Tillie Lis (not Tillie Wiktor). (Note that I checked this out and Teckla was never married to a Lis.) Eva married Walter Filar who died in Chicago in October 1969. A Richard Lis attended his wake. In summary, I am unsure if I am related to the Lis family or not. If anyone has any information, please feel free to contact me. Thank you, Susan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- In a message dated 6/4/2009 4:34:22 PM Central Standard Time, cookie10710@verizon.net writes: Thanks again; where did you find the number of families living in this area/ The Kohlmann came from Austria, Kasimierz and Helena. They lived in Pilzno and Debica. My maternal g-grandmother, Marie married Jan Pogorzelska and had my granmother,Antoinette. She married Antoni Lis who was the son of Marcin Lis from Skopanie. I have no other info on Kohlmanns and Marci Lis, tho a son that he had, Joe or Julian is the father of a cousin Lottie, in Connecticut, I will check with her Thanks again for your help Elaine **************Limited Time Offers: Save big on popular laptops at Dell (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221354145x1201369495/aol?redir=http:%2F %2Fad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215221161%3B37268813%3By)