Hello, In a previous post titled, Straszewo Parish Marriage Record, I had commented on the possibility of tracking down my Tobiasz ancestors to their original village and parish. From the Russian language marriage record of Michał Tobiasz and Rozalia Nowak, I thought that the village of Michał’s birth was Biesiekierz that belonged to the Koneck […]

Hello, This post was not originally intended for the upcoming edition of 22nd Carnival of Central and Eastern European Genealogy, but it is now! I had stumbled onto a possible breakthrough concerning the marriage record of my great-great grandparents Michał Tobiasz and Rozalia Swiercz geb. Nowak. My original attempt at transliteration can be found here: […]

Hello, The information below has been taken from the Wisconsin Historical Society Website: Term: Tobiasz, Raymond J. 1916 Definition: Assembly Sergeant at Arms Born Milwaukee, May 10, 1916; married. Educ. South Division high sch. and Milw. vocational school, Owner of hobby shop, machine repair business; former machine rebuilder. WW 11 vet.; army 1945-46. Mbr. Amvets, […]

Hello, The following is the baptismal record of Marianna Tobiasz and the details that I was able to tranliterate/translate from the Russian text. It happened in the village of Straszewo on the 17th of November 1886 at 3am. Michal Tobiasz appeared in Zakrzewo and told 2 witnesses (names I could not make out as of […]

Hello, The other day when I was searching through the Straszewo Parish records I had found the baptismal record of Marianna Tobiasz, the daughter of Michal and Rosalia nee Nowak in 1886. I will decipher the Russian baptismal record and make another post detailing this record in a future post. One thing that I was […]

The baptism record of Antonina Tobiasz, from Straszewo Parish in Kujawsko-Pomorskie: Source: LDS Film – Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1939. Kościół rzymsko-katolicki. Parafja Straszewo (Aleksandrów Kujawski) (Main Author). Akta urodzeń 1887-1898 – VAULT INTL Film [ 1886797 Item 1 ] Father: Michal TobiaszMother: Rosalia NowakChild: AntoninaDate: 1894 If anyone can provide a detailed translations, please post […]

The baptism record of Adam Tobiasz, from Straszewo Parish in Kujawsko-Pomorskie: Source: LDS Film – Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1939. Kościół rzymsko-katolicki. Parafja Straszewo (Aleksandrów Kujawski) (Main Author). Akta urodzeń 1887-1898 – VAULT INTL Film [ 1886797 Item 1 ] Father: Michal Tobiasz Mother: Rosalia Nowak Child: Adam Date: 1891 If anyone can provide a detailed […]

The baptism record of Jan Tobiasz, from Straszewo Parish in Kujawsko-Pomorskie: Source: LDS Film – Kopie księg metrykalnych, 1808-1939. Kościół rzymsko-katolicki. Parafja Straszewo (Aleksandrów Kujawski) (Main Author). Akta urodzeń 1887-1898 – VAULT INTL Film [ 1886797 Item 1 ] Father: Michal Tobiasz Mother: Rosalia Nowak Child: Jan Date: July 14, 1889 If anyone can provide […]

Hello, Below is the marriage record of Michal Tobiasz and Rosalia Swiercz (nee Nowak), from the Straszewo Parish in Kujawsko-Pomorskie. It is written in Russian, so with the best of my ability and help from others, I have tried to transcribe this record. Here is the marriage record: source: LDS Film – Kopie księg metrykalnych, […]

Hello, Have you ever stumbled onto a hot lead? Have you ever thought that you have found a goldmine of information, a can’t miss sure thing? Well, that’s what I thought I had found a couple weeks ago… I was discussing old pictures with a friend, when he asked if I had any older Aunts […]