Hi Tina! Thank you very much for all the information you sent me. How did you determine that she was traveling with her brother in law? My current relatives also to live in summit New Jersey which was listed as a place her brothers were going so I'm pretty sure it's the one. I will check the manifest again because obviously I've missed something. I also have contacted the Newark public library which has an enormous collection. I found out that the Newark star ledger was originally the Newark Times and I was able to locate a tremendous amount of obituaries by emailing for reference librarian. This is a tremendous resource for others who are trying to locate relatives. I am hoping that in addition to the information I already have the obituaries will help. Personally, I can't believe I've even gotten this far because most of my relatives have passed and no one seems to be interested in in solving this challenging feat. I did get her marriage license and am pretty sure about the name etc. If I am able to get her correct birth date then maybe I can order the death certificates. It seems as if by older aunt controlled everything and getting information has not been easy. Any other suggestion she might have I would be grateful. Thanks again Carol Tamara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Ellis" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 7:53 AM Subject: Re: [PBS] Born? There is a woman listed as Floren. Chmielins~ki in the May 1899 manifest that you mentionsed. Cmielinski is a real name in Poland. The letter "n" actually has a diacritical mark of it. Are you sure this is the person you want? This shows you where all of the adults with the Chmielin~ski surname lived in Poland in 1990: Chmieliński 1839 Wa:218, Bs:2, BB:4, By:30, Ci:204, Cz:5, El:29, Gd:223, Go:3, JG:24, Kl:23, Ka:116, Ki:14, Kn:4, Ko:30, Kr:33, Ks:4, Lg:14, Ls:16, Łd:63, Ol:211, Os:196, Pl:12, Pt:1, Pł:1, Po:7, Ra:11, Rz:7, Sd:27, Sr:4, Sk:23, Sł:47, Su:2, Sz:20, Tb:14, Ta:1, To:37, Wb:57, Wł:1, Wr:89, Za:5, ZG:7 This is where everyone with the Chmielewski surname lived that same year: Nazwisko Ogólna liczba Rozmieszczenie Chmielewski 33578 Wa:4155, BP:576, Bs:596, BB:101, By:1074, Ch:373, Ci:999, Cz:428 El:696, Gd:1210, Go:456, JG:343, Kl:352, Ka:1383, Ki:1086, Kn:496, Ko:518, Kr:276, Ks:27, Lg:522, Ls:88, Lu:1174, Ło:618, Łd:1043, NS:28, Ol:1113, Op:306, Os:845, Pl:389, Pt:378, Pł:629, Po:966, Pr:26, Ra:1433, Rz:20, Sd:607, Sr:97, Sk:368, Sł:372, Su:1752, Sz:862, Tb:538, Ta:52, To:852, Wb:552, Wł:750, Wr:1064, Za:403, ZG:586 The LDS have records microfilmed for Plock. Are you sure this is here on this manifest that this is where she was born? I would hate to see you spinning your wheels on a place that is not where she was born. One more thing. Did you notice that this woman was traveling with her brother in law. He was also going to Newark, but was born in a different place. Tina Ellis On 12/30/08, carolt71 <[email protected]> wrote: > > My grandmother's maiden name was Chmielewski. My grandfather's name was > Vincent Frank Baczek and he listed Chorzele where he was from. I wrote > to > the diocese about two years ago. They said they had no record of my > grandmother. I hope this information helps you help me to locate the town > in which my grandmother came from. Thanking you in advance. > Carol Tamara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Ellis" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 5:34 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] Born? > > > > Was your grandmother's maiden name Chmielewski, or was that your > > grandfather's surname? > > > > When did you write to the Plock diocese? > > > > What was their reply to you? > > > > If you will please answer these questions, maybe some of us can try to > > find > > come more information to help you. > > > > Tina Ellis > > > > > > On 12/29/08, carolt71 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Hi! I am A newbie to this list and appreciate any suggestions so that > >> I > >> can locate the town or village my grandmother is from. First, her name > >> is > >> Florentyna chmielewski. Let me say that I type with a word recognition > >> system due to my disability and try not to make a lot of mistakes. My > >> grandmother came to Ellis island in May of 1899 from Breman, Germany > >> On > >> the > >> lahn. My grandfather also arrived via Breman Germany about three days > >> before my grandmother. They were married February 1900 in st > >> Stanislaus > >> church in Newark New Jersey. I have searched ancestry.com and have > >> located them in the 1910, 1920?, And 1930 census. I am positive that > >> 1910 > >> is the correct, however, the 1920 is dubious, and my grandmother was a > >> widow > >> in the 1930s census. The town she gives is Plock. So, I have tried > >> Ellis > >> island, marriage license, and have written to the Plock dioceses. She > >> was > >> catholic and siblings I have confirmed are Clement ,Faustyn,Jan, and > >> kswerka. She lived in New Providenc! > >> e, New Jersey. Her siblings elsewhere. Could someone please explain > >> what > >> an 8317 is? Any suggestions to help locate her, birth town would be > >> welcome. I have her mother listed as Eleanor chmielewski and her > >> father > >> as > >> matthew. Her mother's maiden name was Miloszewski. I cannot seem to > >> locate > >> information for your parents. Nor have I been able to locate > information > >> on > >> her brothers and sisters. Thank you in advance for any help anyone is > >> able > >> to give. > >> Carol Tamara > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > ------------------------------- 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