This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Karpinski, Kondus Classification: Census Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/2111.3.1 Message Board Post: It is good that you are starting your genealogy early - Be sure to document your sources - internet sources are considered secondary sources, and should be verified by the original documents - But internet can provide valuable clues for where to start the search. When you make a query - be sure to include as much as you can to help other researchers narrow the field - for example, do you know the dates and locations where your grandfather lived as a young boy? Do you know when he died? Do you know the given name of the KONDUS who raise him? I do not find any KONDUS in Portage County, WI - Here is information on the Karpinski surname: 1920 Census John Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1893 WI White Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1893 WI White Emelia Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1914 WI White Edwin Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1915 WI White Kulas, Ellen servant female age 18 white Laura Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1917 WI White Stanley Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1919 WI White Anton Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1871 Germany; Poland White Frances Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1878 WI White Onafry Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1904 WI White Raymon Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1911 WI White August Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1914 WI White Frank Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1865 Poland White Julia Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1872 WI White Bernard Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1901 WI White Verona Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1895 WI White Genowefa Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1903 WI White Walter Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1905 WI White Mary Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1910 WI White Clara Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1912 WI White Daisy Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1915 WI White Peter Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1896 WI White Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1899 WI White Rose Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1918 WI White 1930 Census John Karpinski Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1893 WI Head Clara Karpinski John Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1893 Wife Emily E Karpinski John & Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1915 Daughter Laura M Karpinski John & Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1918 Daughter Stanly J Karpinski John & Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1920 Son Daniel L Karpinski John & Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1924 Son Irene A Karpinski John & Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1927 Daughter Raymond L Karpinski John Clara Karpinski Alban, Portage, WI abt 1929 Son Anton Karpinski Francis Karpinski Roshalt, Portage, WI abt 1872 Poland Head Francis Karpinski Anton Karpinski Roshalt, Portage, WI abt 1880 Wife Raymond Karpinski Anton Karpinski, Francis Karpinski Roshalt, Portage, WI abt 1912 Son August Karpinski Anton & Francis Karpinski Roshalt, Portage, WI abt 1914 Son Henry Karpinski Julia Karpinski Roshalt, Portage, WI abt 1898 Wisconsin Head Julia Karpinski Henry Karpinski Roshalt, Portage, WI abt 1905 Wife Peter Karpinski Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1896 Wisconsin Head Anna Karpinski Peter Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1899 Wife Roseline Karpinski Peter & Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1918 Daughter Chester Karpinski Peter & Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1921 Son Eleanor Karpinski Peter & Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1923 Daughter Isabel Karpinski Peter & Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1924 Daughter Clarence Karpinski Peter & Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1926 Son Joseph Karpinski Peter & Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1927 Son Myron Karpinski Peter & Anna Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1929 Son Frank Karpinski Julia Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1868 Poland Head Julia Karpinski Frank Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1874 Wife Mary Karpinski Frank & Julia Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1910 Daughter Daisy Karpinski Frank & Julia Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1915 Daughter Veronica Karpinski Frank & Julia Karpinski Sharon, Portage, WI abt 1894 Daughter SSDI Edwin S. Karpinski 26 Jan 1925 25 Oct 2001 Mount Laurel, Burlington, NJ Edwin M. Karpinski 11 Nov 1934 21 Nov 2001 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI Edwin W. Karpinski 3 Aug 1922 25 Oct 2004 South Bend, St Joseph, IN US WWII Draft 1938 - 1946 Edwin A Karpinski 1925 W VA 14 Nov 1945 W VA IN Edwin D Karpinski 1923 NY 21 Jan 1943 NY NY Edwin S Karpinski 1925 NJ 30 Jul 1943 NJ NJ Edwin W Karpinski 1918 WI 14 Aug 1942 WI WI Here is information on the KONDUS surname: 1910 Census Catherine Kondus 15-Wd Chicago, Cook, IL abt 1870 White Female Christopher Kondus 4-Wd Omaha, Douglas, NE abt 1887 White Male Earl Kondus 1-Wd Stamford, Fairfield, CT abt 1888 White Male James Kondus 20-Wd Manhattan, New York, NY abt 1890 White Male 1920 Census Mary Kondus Sycamore, Turner, GA abt 1853 GA Black Tony Kondus Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), IL abt 1878 Greece White Petres Kondus Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), IL abt 1875 Greece White James Kondus Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), IIL abt 1904 Greece White Steve Kandus [Steve Kondus] Ruth, White Pine, NV abt 1865 Greece White George Kondus Sheridan Ward 2, Sheridan, WY abt 1896 NY White 1930 Census Kleo Kondus Highland Park, Wayne, MI abt 1918 New York Granddaughter Michael Kondus Jefferson, Washington, PA abt 1896 Czechoslovakia Head CA Birth Index 1905 - 1995 Brandon M Kondus 2 Dec 1977 Male Steeman San Dernardino Jennifer E Kondus 4 Mar 1974 Female Steeman San Dernardino Kristine L Kondus 20 Feb 1974 Female Smith San Dernardino Matthew Michael Kondus 7 Mar 1986 Male Cordeiro San Dernardino Michael P Kondus 1 Apr 1965 Male Lagowski San Dernardino Michael Patrick Kondus 30 Aug 1988 Male Barry San Dernardino Steven Michael Kondus 21 Feb 1990 Male Barry San Dernardino CA Death Index - 1940 - 1997 KONDUS, EDWIN ANTHONY 4 Nov 1987 SAN BERNARDINO MALE 15 Jan 1926 W VA JEDRZJEWSKI KONDUS, EUGENE EDWARD 29 Apr 1981 SAN BERNARDINO MALE 18 Nov 1920 W VA JEDRZISKA KONDUS, FRANCIS ANTHONY 23 Feb 1990 SAN BERNARDINO MALE 10 Oct 1948 OHIO LAGOWSKI SSDI Edwin Kondus 15 Jan 1926 4 Nov 1987 Bloomington, San Bernardino, California Eugene Kondus 18 Nov 1920 Apr 1981 Fontana, San Bernardino, California F. A. Kondus 10 Oct 1948 Feb 1990 Paul Kondus 8 Dec 1891 May 1980 (U.S. Consulate) Athens WWI Draft Paul Kondus 25 Dec 1892 Caucasian Greece Stamford, Fairfield, CT Peter Kondus 21 Jan 1886 White Stamford, Fairfield, CT John Kondus 8 Oct 1879 White Not Stated, Middlesex, NJ WWII Draft Angelo Kondus 25 Mar 1893 Hios, Greece Hancock, W VA White US Vets Cemeteries 1800-2004 Francis A Kondus 10 Oct 1948 23 Feb 1990 Riverside National Cemetery Baltimore Passenger Lists Name: Anastasia Hondajte; Arrival Date: Aug 1904; Age: 23 Years 0 Months years; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881; Gender: Female; Race: Lithuanian; Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany; Ship Name: Cassel; Port of Arrival: Baltimore, MD; Destination: Chicago,IL; Friend's Name: Kazimierz Kondus; Last Residence: Russia; Microfilm Roll Number: 42 Page: 203 +++++ On-line sources to check: Stevens Point Area Obituary Index http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/obits/osearch.htm Cemetery records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/Cemetery/ Census records at: http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/archives/Census/ Portage County Historical Society http://www.pchswi.org/index.htm Portage County Courthouse: http://www.co.portage.wi.us/ UW-St Point Archives http://library.uwsp.edu/depts/gen/genealog.htm#ARCHIVES Where to write http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag/links/portadd.htm Recent obits can be obtained from WI Newpapers On-line - http://www.wisinfo.com/ I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. If there is a question of error in this transcription please consult the original documents. R/S MAK http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag