His death certificate may have place of birth as well as naturalization papers; he was a naturalized citizen by the 1910 census. There is an entry for Walenty Lokowiak in the immigration records at ancestry.com. Subscription required. When searching at Ancestry, it is important to not check the 'exact spelling' box. McComb County Death Certificates http://www.macombcountymi.gov/clerksoffice/DeathRecords.htm Great Lakes National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/chicago/public/ Best wishes in your search, Mary charles chase wrote: > > My grandfather Valentine (Walenty) Lukowiak came to America around 1890 from somewhere in Poland/Prussia (possibly near Golejewko, Wielkopolskie ). He was born about January 18, 1866 and died in Macomb Co, MI August 25, 1946. > > He was married three times, having all of his children with the first wife, Katherine Rosinska (1869-1925). The 1920 census for Detroit, Wayne Co, MI lists the following children at home: ---Stella (25)--cigar maker at cigar factory , Joseph (23)--salesman in poolroom, Mary (21)--cigar maker in cigar factory, Celia (19)--inspector in auto factory, John--(Heine) (17)--helper in foundry, Alex (15), Antoinette (12), Frances (10), Edward (7), Leonard (9 mo) > > I have not been able to find any info on how Valentine came to America (I have searched many passenger lists), where he grew up in Europe or anything about his ancestors. > > Any insight into the history of my grandfather that you might be able to provide would be very much appreciated. Charles Chinoski-Chase > >
Mary----------your recommended sites made for some very interesting explorations which I will return to soon to look at in greater depth. I already have a copy of his death certificate. Thanks you for you help........charles Mary Snow <marysnow@bellsouth.net> wrote: His death certificate may have place of birth as well as naturalization papers; he was a naturalized citizen by the 1910 census. There is an entry for Walenty Lokowiak in the immigration records at ancestry.com. Subscription required. When searching at Ancestry, it is important to not check the 'exact spelling' box. McComb County Death Certificates http://www.macombcountymi.gov/clerksoffice/DeathRecords.htm Great Lakes National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/chicago/public/ Best wishes in your search, Mary charles chase wrote: > > My grandfather Valentine (Walenty) Lukowiak came to America around 1890 from somewhere in Poland/Prussia (possibly near Golejewko, Wielkopolskie ). He was born about January 18, 1866 and died in Macomb Co, MI August 25, 1946. > > He was married three times, having all of his children with the first wife, Katherine Rosinska (1869-1925). The 1920 census for Detroit, Wayne Co, MI lists the following children at home: ---Stella (25)--cigar maker at cigar factory , Joseph (23)--salesman in poolroom, Mary (21)--cigar maker in cigar factory, Celia (19)--inspector in auto factory, John--(Heine) (17)--helper in foundry, Alex (15), Antoinette (12), Frances (10), Edward (7), Leonard (9 mo) > > I have not been able to find any info on how Valentine came to America (I have searched many passenger lists), where he grew up in Europe or anything about his ancestors. > > Any insight into the history of my grandfather that you might be able to provide would be very much appreciated. Charles Chinoski-Chase > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message