Chris, You did not specify which religion Marie was. I found only 1 marriage with the surname Pizlak on the Poznan Marriage Project at this time dated in 1874. It may be a long shot, but maybe relatives of Marie? But the town, called Odolanów, is 100 miles or so from Warsaw and Krakow. Maybe a place to start? Hope this helps, Ruth Pokorny -------------- http://bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/search.php Protestant community in Odolanów [Adelnau], entry # 9a in 1874 score: Groom: 75% Jacob Pizlak (27) father: Johann Pizlak, mother: Agnes Ratajch Marie Kursawska (18) father: Michael Kursawski, mother: Barbara --------------- Protestant community in Odolanów [Adelnau], entry # 12 in 1843 score: Groom: 46% Michael Kurzawe (23) father: Johann Kurzawe Barbara Dietrich previously married Babka (31) Additional information: widow;1st husband: Michael Babka -------------- http://bindweed.man.poznan.pl/posen/data/parish.php?parish=odo4 Odolanów Adelnau (Odolanow) 5134 1742 KA District capital Roman Catholic parish 8000 souls (in 1888) Includes: Baby, Balamacek, Biadaszki, Bogdaj, Boników, Garki, Glesnica, Gorzyckie Huby, Gorzyczki, Granowiec, Harych, Huta, Koczurza, Krzyzne, Kuroch, Nabyszyce, Odolanów (Adelnau), Przerwa, Raczyce, Swieca, Tarchaly Male, Tarchaly Wielkie, Wierzbno, Zawidza Archdiocesan Archive in Poznan B 1711-1742 1746-1920 M 1711-1743 1785-1933 D 1711-1742 1785-1919 State Archive in Poznan B 1808-1809 1818-1819 1821-1830 1850-1860 1862-1867 1873 M 1813-1814 1818-1819 1821-1830 1850-1860 1863-1867 1873-1874 D 1813-1814 1818-1830 1850-1860 1863-1867 1872 1874 LDS microfilms BMD 1855-1865 1808-1809 1813-1814 1818-1819 D 1820 BMD 1821-1825 747355 #2 BMD 1826-1830 1850-1855 747356 BMD 1856-1860 B 1862 BMD 1863-1865 747357 B 1767-1805 M 1785-1806 D 1785-1807 BMD 1803-1824 B 1825-1827 1191171 #2-7 B 1827-1831 D 1825-1831 M 1825-1846 B 1831-1847 D 1832-1854 1191172 D 1854-1863 B 1848-1882 M 1847-1880 1191173 M 1880-1881 D 1864-1894 B 1883-1900 D 1896-1919 M 1883-1895 1191174 M 1895-1910 1191175 #1 BMD 1866-1874 1191377 #11-21 B 1901-1911 2061981 #2 D 1900-1919 2061981 #3 B 1912-1914 2061981 #4 B 1914-1919 2061982 #1 M 1900-1933 2061982 #2 B 1711-1743 D 1711-1742 M 1711-1743 2202570 #3 B 1746-1776 2202570 #4 B 1864-1894 M 1864-1894 D 1864-1895 2202570 #5 M 1806-1824 D 1808-1824 2202570 #6 Lutheran community 1780 * 2900 souls (ca. 1900) State Archive in Poznan B 1776-1875 M 1776-1919 D 1780-1876 LDS microfilms B 1770-1826 1818-1820 747358 B 1821-1865 747359 M 1776-1826 1817-1865 747360 D 1780-1841 1818-1826 MD 1827 BMD 1828-1830 747361 D 1842-1865 BMD 1849-1859 747362 BMD 1860 1862-1865 747363 BMD 1866 MD 1867 BMD 1874 1191377 #22-29 Civil registry USC Odolanów State Archive in Kalisz B 1874- i1874-1894 M 1874- i1874-1894 D 1874- i1874-1894 LDS microfilms BMD 1874-1875 1201064 BMD 1876-1877 1201065 MD 1877 1201066 #1-4 BMD 1878 2092134 #20-22 D 1878 BMD 1879-1880 2092135 BMD 1881-1882 B 1883 2092136 BMD 1883-1884 B 1885 2092137 BMD 1885-1886 B 1887 2092138 BMD 1887 2092139 B 1888 2092213 #22 MD 1888 BMD 1889 B 1890 2092214 MD 1890 BMD 1891 B 1892 2092215 BMD 1892-1893 2092216 #1-6 BMD i1874-1877 2380066 #7 BMD i1878-1883 2380066 #8 BMD i1878-1883 2380067 #1 BMD i1884-1894 2380067 #2