This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dvmontgomery Surnames: Martin Flens, Victoria (Weichmann) Flens, Casimir & Helen (Flens) Malczewski, Irene Montgomery Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.houghton/4792.4.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Dennis, As well as Joseph Martin in a subsequent post, please send me any information that you may have. I am a direct decendant of Martin Flens. montdc@tds.net. I am the great grandson of Helen Flens (married to Casimir Malczewski (aka Casimir Maleski), moved to Grafton, OH). I spoke with my dad today, he said that he and his mom ("Aunt" Stephina's Neice) made a trip out to Buffalo to see them when he was young. He wasn't sure how many kids Stephina had, but he remembers Blanche and Hank, are you related to them? I'm curious if you have any more information on Victoria's death, it appears she died before 1920, as she was not in the census, living with Martin Flens. I believe (going from memory) that they moved to Buffalo and stayed some time with Sofia and Walter (Wolski). Also, My Grandmother Irene Malczewski (Maleski) (married name Irene Montgomery) had a sister named Elenor, who can be found in the 1910 census with Sofia & Walter, as well as Martin and Victoria Flens. The other interesting item to see is that Victoria was mother to 12 childern (9 whom were alive at the time of the 1910 census). And we only know of the 4 for sure (Helen, Peter, Stephina, Sophia), but I think that I had found that Agnes was also a daughter (unconfirmed - but originally found on familyhistory.org) If you have any death certs, birth certs, pictures, writings, or anything that you can share, please let me know. I have a picture of Martin Flens with Sofia and Walter. I also have a post card written in Polish to his Daughter Helen at Easter time the year following Victoria's death. A side note, it's been rumored that Victoria was a decendant of either polish or russian royalty. I'm not sure how true this is, but it may be something to go on for futher research. The one thing that I noticed was that the 1910 census mentioned that Victoria originated from Russian Poland. Thanks and Best Regards, Dave Montgomery montdc@tds.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.