--- On Tue, 11/16/10, Richard Jeltsch <[email protected]> wrote: > I am looking for information on the background and > parentage of my GG grandfather Charles L. A. Biernatzki who > emigrated from Poland to the US in 1847.  Here is what > I know about him: > >   a.. Born 29 Mar 1819 in Ostrawa, Poland.  >   d.. He married an Irish girl, Margaret Annie Nolan, > in 1850 and they had 5 children. >   e.. He ended up owning a successful farm and > livestock operation in Webster City, Iowa, USA and died > there in 1896. Richard: Identify parents? Where did he marry this Irish girl? Do you have the church marriage record? What does death record say? If I am looking at the correct couple in the census, the oldest son says he was born in Canada. Since you have a South Dakota connection, have you check the Canadian provinces? [email protected]