This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DeeDavidson97 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chautauqua/21141.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: the steel industry is what brought the polish here, with others William S.. BANKOSKE, born in Westfield, Chautauqua Co NY July 6, 1886 registered for WW I draft card in Buffalo NY, he worked at WILLIAMS FORGEWORKS, at Black Rock married with a wife and 4 ch Is this your FRANK? WW I Draft data, Frank Bankoske City: St Louis County: St Louis (Independent City) State: Missouri Birth Date: 1 May 1885 Race: White He is born Poland Russian marked signature with an X worked as laborer at the Lincoln forge Plant St Louis Missouri wife JOSIE The spellilng of this name is not common, I also looked for I ending found nothing yet; but William above is spelled BANKOWSKI in census Buffalo, 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.

Thanks Dee, for the info on William - I did not have his WWI draft card info or employment info. This is my William, but not Frank. Frank died in 1912 in an industrial accident at the Brooks Plant in Dunkirk. On the naturalization papers on Thomas - the last name is spelled BUNCZKOSKI. There have been so many spellings, I can't keep track of them. Thomas's son John married Bertha Schmidt from Wesleyville PA abt. 1908 - but have been unable to find any marriage records in NY or PA. Although the date could be changed +/- 2 years. Although in tht time frame - it seems to be like finding a needle in a haystack. I looked in Mayville and Erie courthouses. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [NYCHAUTA] BANKOSKE immigration from Poland > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: DeeDavidson97 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.chautauqua/21141.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > the steel industry is what brought the polish here, > with others > William S.. BANKOSKE, born in Westfield, Chautauqua Co NY > July 6, 1886 registered for WW I draft card in Buffalo NY, > he worked at WILLIAMS FORGEWORKS, at Black Rock > married with a wife and 4 ch > > Is this your FRANK? WW I Draft data, > Frank Bankoske > City: St Louis > County: St Louis (Independent City) > State: Missouri > Birth Date: 1 May 1885 > Race: White > He is born Poland Russian > marked signature with an X > worked as laborer at the Lincoln forge Plant St Louis Missouri > wife JOSIE > > The spellilng of this name is not common, I also looked for I ending found > nothing yet; > but William above is spelled BANKOWSKI in census Buffalo, > > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message