My maternal great grandparents left Prussia (Litzburg, Lutenberg, Jablon) in about 1887. Their immigration papers listed Poland/Grtmany as their birth countries. I believe that they both came from Catholic families. Both could read and write, but neither spoke English at the time of their immigration to the U.S. I suspect that they both spoke German and Polish.
My maternal great gradfather's name was Theodore Danielewski/Daniels and his father was Frank Daniels.
My maternal great grandmother's maiden name was Hellena Miller and her mother was a Zgozelski or Goczwelski.
Please tell me whatever you may know of the probable happenings in or around Litzburg, Jablon, and Lutenberg between about 1850 and 1900. Of course I will be very pleased to hear anything which you may tell me related to these great grandparents of mine.
I believe that they left Prussia just about at the same time the railroads were being nationalized.
You have their immigration papers ! ! ! ???????????
ReplyDeleteGerry, You have caught me in a lie. If I hadn't bee caught red handed, so to speak, I'd have denied it.
ReplyDeleteAl I have is an email from you, which does NOT mention immigration papers, but which does suggest their place of origen.
So no, I don't have their immigration papers. I do think that the tre locals mentioned are very likely to point to likely home towns.
Nearly all of the family information I have is my interpretation Of what I have heard from you.
Where did you get the three town names?