I'm hunting and hunting, but something tells me this name has been changed from its European form. It just doesn't seem to be either German or Polish or Russian or other Slavic name, though I can easily be mistaken - I don't claim to be an expert. Since De and von both mean "from" I looked under Vonske and Ske and Defonski and Divonske and numerous others. I will keep looking and report back to you with anything promising. Whether your Devonske may be Kasubian, I don't know yet. Your birthplace search will have to be in the USA, you already know. Do you have any death/cemetery/tombstone/obit records? And you also probably know that the G to A transcriptions are really, really a big mess - so I hope you looked at the original passenger list. If Devonske and Haack married in the U.S., see if you can find their application for marriage license. Where did they settle? Maureen Schoenky ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Hello Maureen The Bernhard Haack and bertha Albertina Devonske married in Prussia ( some place ). They had 3 children there and more in the U.S.A., one at Oswega N.Y. ( My Grandmother Augusta ) and another at Cuba , MO. , where They lived out the rest of Their lives. The GTA volumes , and the Mo. census both record Them as immigrating from Koeslin , I did not look at the original passenger list , however I did view the LDS FHC library CD which noted the same town. All of My checking in Koeslin did not reveal Their names The only trouble that I have had with the GTA volumes is that They spelled HAACK as HACK , which is real close spelling , and are surnames both prounced " HAWK ". ( according to Ken Neumann ) Karl Roussin ----- Original Message ----- From: <Spaghettitree@aol.com> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Surname Devonske > > > I'm hunting and hunting, but something tells me this name has been changed > from its European form. It just doesn't seem to be either German or Polish or > Russian or other Slavic name, though I can easily be mistaken - I don't claim > to be an expert. Since De and von both mean "from" I looked under Vonske and > Ske and Defonski and Divonske and numerous others. I will keep looking and > report back to you with anything promising. Whether your Devonske may be > Kasubian, I don't know yet. > > Your birthplace search will have to be in the USA, you already know. Do you > have any death/cemetery/tombstone/obit records? And you also probably know > that the G to A transcriptions are really, really a big mess - so I hope you > looked at the original passenger list. If Devonske and Haack married in the > U.S., see if you can find their application for marriage license. Where did > they settle? > > Maureen Schoenky > > > ************************************** > See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

AGAIN SEE ORIGINAL SENDERS - NOT ME ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Roussin" <kroussin@fidnet.com> To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 2:27 PM Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Surname Devonske > Hello Maureen > The Bernhard Haack and bertha Albertina Devonske married in Prussia ( > some place ). > > They had 3 children there and more in the U.S.A., one at Oswega N.Y. ( > My Grandmother Augusta ) and another at Cuba , MO. , where They lived out > the rest of Their lives. > > The GTA volumes , and the Mo. census both record Them as immigrating > from Koeslin , I did not look at the original passenger list , however I > did > view the LDS FHC library CD which noted the same town. > All of My checking in Koeslin did not reveal Their names > > The only trouble that I have had with the GTA volumes is that They > spelled HAACK as HACK , which is real close spelling , and are surnames > both > prounced " HAWK ". ( according to Ken Neumann ) > > Karl Roussin > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Spaghettitree@aol.com> > To: <prussia-roots@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 9:44 PM > Subject: Re: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Surname Devonske > > >> >> >> I'm hunting and hunting, but something tells me this name has been >> changed >> from its European form. It just doesn't seem to be either German or > Polish or >> Russian or other Slavic name, though I can easily be mistaken - I don't > claim >> to be an expert. Since De and von both mean "from" I looked under >> Vonske > and >> Ske and Defonski and Divonske and numerous others. I will keep looking > and >> report back to you with anything promising. Whether your Devonske may be >> Kasubian, I don't know yet. >> >> Your birthplace search will have to be in the USA, you already know. Do > you >> have any death/cemetery/tombstone/obit records? And you also probably > know >> that the G to A transcriptions are really, really a big mess - so I hope > you >> looked at the original passenger list. If Devonske and Haack married >> in > the >> U.S., see if you can find their application for marriage license. Where > did >> they settle? >> >> Maureen Schoenky >> >> >> ************************************** >> See what's free at >> http://www.aol.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >