All of this talk on closemouthed ancestors has encouraged me to post this query. Johann Kuropatwinski was born in Poznan in 1820. He married Katarzyna _____. She was born in Feb. 1830 in Poznan. We dont't know when they came to the US but they settled in Rochester, NY and were there by 1894. They are supposed to have had 5 children but we know of only three of them: Piotr Kuropatwinski aka Peter or John ROSS b. May 23, 1862; Poznan Nastazjas "Anastasia or Esther" Kuropatwinski b. March 30, 1864; Poznan Marianna Kuropatwinski b. Dec. 1864; Poznan This family has been hard to research since many family members have tried to disassociate with it. Also the name Kuropatwinski became ROSS, KIRBY, and KERPOE. Mariaana Married Albert WALCZAK and Esther married Anton NOCHELSKI We do know that the family did not come over all together. Does this look familiar to anyone? kariley@bu.edu