Have you attempted to find the marriage record for Simon? Shouldn't that give you his place of birth and possibly his parish in Poland, if that is where he was born? Nazwisko Ogólna liczba Rozmieszczenie Podolski 3886 Wa:251, BP:3, Bs:13, BB:30, By:225, Ch:13, Ci:22, Cz:51, El:65, Gd:288, Go:93, JG:63, Kl:68, Ka:279, Ki:106, Kn:28, Ko:76, Kr:194, Ks:32, Lg:74, Ls:6, Lu:201, Lo:3, £d:100, NS:26, Ol:38, Op:86, Os:1, Pl:65, Pt:32, P³:51, Po:76, Pr:44, Ra:78, Rz:59, Sd:9, Sr:9, Sk:69, S³:112, Su:11, Sz:142, Tb:41, Ta:43, To:95, Wb:80, W³:278, Wr:97, Za:9, ZG:51 Trying to pinpoint an area from where he may have been, does not look possible, since in 1990, there were 3,886 adults with this surname. They were in 48 of the 49 provinces at that time. Tina Ellis Original Message: ----------------- From: Beth Tolfree cbtol43@bak.rr.com Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:33:06 -0700 To: PolandBorderSurnames-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PBS] Podolski 3xgr.grandparents I am trying to trace the origins of my Podolski g.g.g.grandparents, Simon Podolski and Katharina Barbarsky. I have no dates or places re life events for either one. I have rather complete data on their descendants except for the exact dob and birthplace of their son, Simon born about 1787 in ?. Simon married in Apatin, Bacs Bodrog Hungary (now in Serbia). I have all pertinent info from the date of his marriage through subsequent generations. His son b. 1834 in Apatin was also named Simon and his son, b. 1871 in Apatin, was another Simon. This last Simon was my grandfather who came to the U.S. in 1910. He spoke German, Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian. Nothing I have indicates a Polish background except, of course, for the surname. It has been suggested to me that they might have been from Silesia; that he may have been a soldier who was sent to settle in Apatin as apparently some veterans were. I simply don't know where to begin looking and any suggestions for where/how I might begin to look for Simon and Katharina would be most appreciated. Beth Tolfree ------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com – Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail

Unfortunately, I have looked at the marriage records transcribed from the Apatin church records and the following is what is listed: Simon Podolski (son of Simon P and Katharina Babarski) b. 1787 d. 17 Apr 1841 at 54 years married Elizabeth Kretzinger (daughter of Johann K and Elisabeth Burger) on 17 Feb 1817 Elisabeth was b. 06 Aug 1796 and d. 01 Jul 1866 This is the record that gave me the names Simon Podolski and Katharina Barbarski(y), but no other info. It may be hopeless since I simply don't have any leads that pre-date Apatin. Thanks, Beth Tolfree ----- Original Message ----- From: <vellis@jps.net> To: <polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 12:15 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] Podolski 3xgr.grandparents Have you attempted to find the marriage record for Simon? Shouldn't that give you his place of birth and possibly his parish in Poland, if that is where he was born? Nazwisko Ogólna liczba Rozmieszczenie Podolski 3886 Wa:251, BP:3, Bs:13, BB:30, By:225, Ch:13, Ci:22, Cz:51, El:65, Gd:288, Go:93, JG:63, Kl:68, Ka:279, Ki:106, Kn:28, Ko:76, Kr:194, Ks:32, Lg:74, Ls:6, Lu:201, Lo:3, £d:100, NS:26, Ol:38, Op:86, Os:1, Pl:65, Pt:32, P³:51, Po:76, Pr:44, Ra:78, Rz:59, Sd:9, Sr:9, Sk:69, S³:112, Su:11, Sz:142, Tb:41, Ta:43, To:95, Wb:80, W³:278, Wr:97, Za:9, ZG:51 Trying to pinpoint an area from where he may have been, does not look possible, since in 1990, there were 3,886 adults with this surname. They were in 48 of the 49 provinces at that time. Tina Ellis Original Message: ----------------- From: Beth Tolfree cbtol43@bak.rr.com Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:33:06 -0700 To: PolandBorderSurnames-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PBS] Podolski 3xgr.grandparents I am trying to trace the origins of my Podolski g.g.g.grandparents, Simon Podolski and Katharina Barbarsky. I have no dates or places re life events for either one. I have rather complete data on their descendants except for the exact dob and birthplace of their son, Simon born about 1787 in ?. Simon married in Apatin, Bacs Bodrog Hungary (now in Serbia). I have all pertinent info from the date of his marriage through subsequent generations. His son b. 1834 in Apatin was also named Simon and his son, b. 1871 in Apatin, was another Simon. This last Simon was my grandfather who came to the U.S. in 1910. He spoke German, Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian. Nothing I have indicates a Polish background except, of course, for the surname. It has been suggested to me that they might have been from Silesia; that he may have been a soldier who was sent to settle in Apatin as apparently some veterans were. I simply don't know where to begin looking and any suggestions for where/how I might begin to look for Simon and Katharina would be most appreciated. Beth Tolfree ------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com - Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail ------------------------------- 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.0/852 - Release Date: 6/17/2007 8:23 AM