Looking at the husbands name suggests that the name Tseidalbach, as you transcribed it phonetically, is probably German. In that case I would look for a spelling like Zeidelbach, since the German "Z" is pronounced like "Ts". Just a suggestion. Eugene M. Wiese 838 Linlawn Drive Wabash, IN 46992-3903 emwiese1@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mwilson" <mbwilson@jhu.edu> To: <poland-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [POLAND] Possible Polish Spelling > Hello Listers, > > I am new to this list and was hoping someone might be able to help > me. My father's family came from an area in Galicia in which the > villages were Sokolow and Trzebos in the Rzeszow district. He talks > in a taped interview about his mother's name being (this is phonetic) > Tseidalbach and from Trzebos. I have had a researcher working with > me in the past who could find nothing in the records of anyone with a > name like that. Her husband was found (Isak Bier--they were all > Jews)--but nothing for Gitla/Gittel/Geitalah). Does anyone have a > clue as to what her maiden name might have been? > > I am making my first (and probably ONLY) trip to Poland to do some > searching in July and it would be helpful knowing a bit more than I > do. That is my main goal--find out something about her and her family. > > Thanks for any help. > > Mary > > > Mary Bier Wilson > Volunteer for Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness at > http://www.raogk.org/ > Indian River County, FL > > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at > Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as > long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: > researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.23.20/1453 - Release Date: 5/18/2008 9:31 AM