Hello, I would like to give an update on my progress of indexing the Zlotow Parish films. I have started with the baptisms of 1841, which I am almost finished with. I will also index the marriages and deaths before I move to the next year. Hopefully, I will be done with 1841 within the […]

Hello, I have taken the entry below from the PolishRoots.org website, you can access the webpage directly through this link: http://www.polishroots.org/slownik/zlotowo.htm. The original source for this information is: Slownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego – Warsaw [1895, vol. 14, pp.646-647, 648]. This gives excellent background information on the area that my Kobs ancestors came from. Slownik Geograficzny […]

Hello, Within the past few months, I have been extremely lucky with tracing back my Kobs ancestry. With the help of family history I have been able to piece together a family line going back to to the arrival of Pawel Kobs in 1872. My Kobs line looks like this: Eunice-> Louis-> Frank-> Pawel. Besides […]

John and Julianna, with children, immigrated from Lipusz, Poland in 1872. After arriving in America they moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They lived on the Polish south side on Maple Street. The children of John and Julianna are as follows: Marianna – 10/08/1865 – Lipusz, Koscierzyna County, Poland – Lipusz Parish Marcianna – 01/27/1867 – Lipusz, […]

Joseph and Marianna, with children, immigrated from Lipusz, Poland in 1872. After arriving in America they moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They lived on the Polish south side on Ninth Avenue. The children of Joseph and Marianna are as follows: Marianna – 01/06/1863 – Tuszkowy, Koscierzyna County, Poland – Lipusz Parish Martha – 11/05/1865 – Tuszkowy, […]

This is the 1880 U.S. Census from Portage County, Wisconsin. The Wierzba named had been misspelled as Wirshba. Listed are: Vincent, Victoria, Vincent, Mary, Michael, Antonia, and Anna. Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1442; Family History Film: 1255442; Page: 125.1000; Enumeration District: 143; Image: . Best Regards, Al

The passenger records below are from the ship “Columbia”, June 21, 1872. Johann Wierzba and family (Johann, Julianna, Marianna, Marcianna, Martin, and Catharina) were taken from page 2 and Joseph Wierzba was taken from page 5 of the passenger lists. Source: Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, […]

The passenger records below are from the ship “Ocean”, June 11, 1872. Vincent Wierzba and family (Vincent, Victoria, Vincent, Marianna, and Pauline) were taken from page 7 and Joseph Wierzba and family (Joseph, Marianna, Marianna, Martha, and Elizabeth) were taken from page 9 of the passenger lists. Source: Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database […]

Hello, I have found two more baptisms within the Zlotow Parish films. They are as follows: Father: Andreas KobsMother: Antonia KowalskaChild: Felix SymonDate: February 18, 1840Village: BlekwitPatrons: Felix Gizeszkiewicz and Anna Wloszczynska Father: Andreas Kops (aka: Kobs)Mother: Antonia KowalskaChild: KatarzynaDate: November 5, 1853Village: StawnicaPatrons: Cannot Read Name and Maryanna Kowalska Source: Kirchenbuch, 1658-1874. Katholische Kirche […]

This is the baptismal record of Andreas Kobs from the Zlotow Parish films. I have also added my transliteration of the record. Source: Kirchenbuch, 1658-1874. Katholische Kirche Flatow (KrSt. Flatow) (Main Author). Taufen, Heiraten, Tote 1799, 1811-1861 – FHL INTL Film [ 1496971 Items 2-5 ] I, Francis Lewinski ?from? Zlotow ?announce? on November 1, […]