Tina, Thank you for taking the time to search for the name of the town Bielousy. I realize that this is probably not the correct spelling, and that there are many names that have similar spellings. I believe it may have a translation of "white" as in Belarus. My grandfather filled out an "Alien Registration Form" on Sep 30, 1940 in New Berlin, Chenango County, N.Y. He along with my grandmother who was born in Grodno (now Hrodna) never became citizens. In 1930 they bought a dairy farm near New Berlin, New York and lived there for the rest of their lives. Grandpa always wanted to go back to a free Poland but unfornately never lived to see this. He died April 3, 1963. On this form that he filled out probably with the help of one of his sons (his English was never very good) he states: "3. (a) I was born on August 16, 1885 (b) I was born in (or near) Bielousy (for Province states "don't know") Poland 4. I am a citizen or subject of Poland ................ 7. (a) I last arrived in the United States at New York, N.Y. on June 12, 1903 (b) I came in by cannot remember (c) I came as a Passenger (d) I entered the United States as a Permanent resident (e) I first arrived in the United States on June 12, 1903" **He told me he came as a deck passenger, sleeping in a rolled-up rug that his mother had given him. I have searched the Ellis Island site and came up with a possible connection but the dates were off: Name -- Wawierni, Josef Birth Place -- Russia, Polish Place of Residence after arrival -- So. Amboy N.Y., Last Residence -- Popilowka Date of Arrival -- August 11, 1905 Age -- 18 Gender -- M Marital Status -- S Ship -- Graf Waldersee Port of Departure -- Hamburg, Germany" On original manifest it says that Josef will stay with his brother Karl Wawierny in So. Amboy, NY. He also had $3.00. In the 1920 Census he "... owns home with mortgage, age 38, married, immigrated 1902, Al, reads and writes, born Russian Poland, both parents born Russian Poland, speaks English, occupation wood bagger at wooden box factory, wage worker." Like many other folks doing research on their families I have encountered many inconsistencies. I'd appreciate any help.... Thanks again. Phil Pursley _http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/u/r/PHILLIP-R-PURSLEY/index.html _ (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/u/r/PHILLIP-R-PURSLEY/index.html) In a message dated 12/6/2008 2:12:34 AM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:00:55 -0800 From: "Tina Ellis" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [PBS] Wawiernia - Bilinski - Jelska To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Do you have actual records saying they were born in Poland? I was not able to find a place named Bielousy, but did find these similarly named places: Belous stream 55?35' N 32?31' E <http://data.jewishgen.org/maps/mapdist8.asp?lat=55.5783&long=32.5214> E................ Note that none of them are in Poland. On what record did you find this? Tina Ellis **************Make your life easier with all your friends, email, and favorite sites in one place. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000010)