Tim... I am from a Niewierowski, north of Grodno in today's Lithuania. Where do you reside? Did your grandfather live in the US and where? Perhaps I could offer some co-lateral info as I have tried to tract down this elusive family here and in Europe. John Skibiski, MA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Timothy NIEWIEROWSKI Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PBS] Searching for NIEWIEROWSKI I am researching my family surname NIEWIEROWSKI, which I believe is somewhere located in somewhere in the vicinity of (current) Poland, Podlaskie Province (Voivodship), Sokolka County, Gmina Szudziałowo (District), Szczęsnowicze village and Podlaskie Province, Sokolka County, Gmina Krynki (District), Lapicze village. This information is a best guess from the information I have gathered. I ask any advice, assistance, or sharing of knowledge. If my data is flawed, any information to point me in the right direction is greatly appreciated. I am interested in constructing my family genealogy, focusing on my Polish roots. From an amateur position, I have made some achievements. But I have had met more, greater obstacles that has me frustrated. I understand that my grandfather had a thick accent and limited English language ability, which complicated his pronunciation and the accuracy of the information which was recorded. Furthermore, I've found great inconsistencies in spelling (surname and other data), which leads me to believe that other records may also have inaccurate data. So, let me introduce my family: Great Grandfather: Wicenty NIEWIEROWSKI (AKA: Vincent NIEWIEROWSKI) --Date and place of birth and death are unknown. Estimated to have died before 1907. Great Grandmother: Lucviti (last name unknown)(Not clear on manifest), wife of Wicenty; (AKA: Lucya NIEWIEROWSKA) Last known location of Lucviti: 1907: Lemspitz (Not clear on manifest), Grodno, Russia 1909: Sikanovvce (not clear on records), Russia-Poland --Date and place of birth and death are unknown. Estimated to be alive as of 1909. --Date and place of marriage are unknown. (Their Children) My Grandfather - Julian NIEWIEROWSKI (AKA: Julius NIEWIEROWSKI) --Birth Date: 10 March 1886 (estimated from records), Birth Place: Grodno, Russia-Poland (not believed to be actual birthplace, but the governing area) My Granduncle - Alexander NIEWIEROWSKI --Birth Date: 18 April 1892 (estimated from records), Birth Place: Sikanovvce (not clear on records), Russia-Poland Possibly 2 Grandaunts, names unknown --Dates and places of birth are unknown The family was of the Roman Catholic faith. I have used Julian as the focus of my research as more information is documented concerning him. ((SPELLING in the following passages are as seen in passenger manifest records)) Personal Information - Julian Date/Place of Birth: about 1887, in Russian-Poland. COMMENT: In NOV 1907 - Emigrated from Hamburg, Germany arriving in New York City, NY, USA under the name Julian NEWIROWSKI, age 21. He traveled alone. He embarked the transport vessel, SS President Lincoln, which sailed from Hamburg, Germany, 15 November 1907 and arrived in New York on 29 November 1907. From the S.S. President Lincoln's manifest: His occupation: Farm Laborer. He could read and write. Nationality - Russian. Race - Polish. Permanent Residence: Lempitz (Not clear on manifest), Russia. Closest Relative - Mother, Lucvithi NEWIROVVSKA, Lemspitz (Not clear on manifest), Grodno, Russia. NOTE: There was no notation if his father was alive. Personal Information - Alexander Date/Place of Birth: 18 April 1892, in Russian-Poland. COMMENT: In MAR/APR 1909 - Emigrated from Southampton, England arriving in New York City, NY, USA under the name Alexander NIEWAROWSKI, age 19. He traveled alone. He embarked the transport vessel, SS Oceanic, which sailed from Southampton, England on 31 March 1909 and arrived in New York on 8 April 1909. From the S.S. Oceanic's manifest: His occupation: Laborer. He could read and write. Nationality - Russian. Race - Polish. Permanent Residence: Sicanovvce (Not clear on manifest), Russia. Closest Relative - Mother, Lucviti NIEWAROVVSKI, Sicanovvce, Russia. (Not clear on manifest). NOTE: There was no notation if his father was alive. This following is the only family recollection that I could piece together from my father and uncles regarding our Polish homeland roots --- My grandfather stated that the family was once known as respected landowners. However, being situated on the Polish-Russian borderlands, were caught in the middle of border disputes between Russia and Poland. He referred to the area of our forefathers as the "White Horse" region. He remarked about how cunningly the family defended their land against the early Tartar invaders and later the Cossacks. The residents were no match for the larger armies of the 18th century. The area was absorbed into Russia-Poland and they were left with a small farm. My grandfather chose to immigrate to the US to seek a better life away from the peasant misery that the family was then experiencing. Nevertheless, he always expressed his pride as being of Polish descent. I have no other information to verify this very loose knit story. The records I have already searched include: Passenger Arrival Lists Hamburg Passenger List Ellis Island US Census 1910, 1920, 1930 WWI Military Records WWII Draft Registration New York State and Connecticut Vital Records (Death & Marriage) New York State and Connecticut Cemetery Records Funeral Home records Parish Records (in New York) Hopefully this is sufficient information for you to make an assessment on how you can assist. I am sorry I do not have more specific information to make this effort easier. I look forward to hear from you. Tim Niewierowski _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_12 2008 ------------------------------- 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 Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.0/1866 - Release Date: 12/27/2008 8:49 PM