I located my grandmother's brothers and sisters through any letter I wrote to the family many years ago. I had someone translate the letter and so that is how I knew their names. I trace them through their arrival to Ellis island and finally to my grandmother house in New Providence or summit New Jersey. I found quite out of the ordinary. They did mention a few towns, however, I have not been able to locate them. They mentioned towns such as Jastrbniec and Zarnowa. But I will try and locate her death certificates. Will write more tomorrow as I am very tired. Thanks again Carol ----- Original Message ----- if From: "the cohens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 10:33 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Born? > Tina, could these family members be listed at the JRI for Poland even > though they are Catholic? Would it be worth having Carol check there? > > Carol, > > Do you know if your grandmother's whole family came together? How do > you know the names of her siblings and that they went elsewhere? I am > thinking that you should get the death certificates for your > grandparents to see if their birth towns are listed on them. > > If your grandmother's death certificate does not say her birthplace, > other certificates to consider would be those of her siblings, if you > know when and where they passed away. It is not clear from what you > wrote how much you know about them. > > Another place to check is birth certificates of her children, which > sometimes say the town and not just the country where the child was > born. Of course, all these certificates can get quite expensive if > they are not online at the LDS site or elsewhere for free. > > You also could try checking the World Connect and other family tree > sites to see if descendants of your grandmother's siblings have posted > the family tree somewhere. World Connect's URL is: > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > I also hope you or we can find the 1900 census for your grandmother, > you didn't list it as one you have, and it might have a good surprise > in it for you, you never know. I think the 1900 census was June, so > they would have already been married then. > > That 8317 needs a more specific context, what URL or form did you see > it on? Maybe copy and paste it into an email, the sentence it was > in, if it was on a webpage. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >