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- no posting to the POSRL since 13 May 2000
- entry for ALTRE-KERBER, Joel, 26 January 2001
- entry for HAMILTON, Julie, 26 January 2001
- entry for SMITH, Yvonne, 26 January 2001
- entry for STÜBBE, Michael (STUEBE, STUBE), 26 January 2001
- entry for ATKINSON, Linda, 29 January 2001
- entry for CLARK, Alice J., 29 January 2001
- entry for FORD, Vicki J., 29 January 2001
- entry for HEIMERL, Johann M., 29 January 2001
- entry for JONES, Janet, 29 January 2001
- entry for LAVERDURE, Nicole, 29 January 2001
- entry for MEREDITH, Clara, 29 January 2001
- entry for MOLISEE, Marlene TRADER, 29 January 2001
- entry for PAULEY, Gary, 29 January 2001
- entry for SMITH, Robert, 29 January 2001
- entry for SPEICHER, Lester, 29 January 2001
- entry for WOLTER, Claudia, 29 January 2001
- new POSRL eMail coordinator, 30 January 2001
- entry for MUCH, Kathleen, 31 January 2001>
- entry for TONN, Rev. Randell E., 31 January 2001
- entry for YERZY, David L., 31 January 2001


ALTRE-KERBER, Joel
24 Admiral Road, Buffalo, New York 14216- USA
eMail address: jak@localnet.com
(Lutheran)

I am researching the whereabouts of Senta MARESCH of Riga, Latvia, who relocated to Posen, Warthegau. As many were, the MARESCH Family were ethnic Germans who lived in Latvia. Senta MARESCH was born at Riga, Latvia, on 22 July 1898 and resided on Pulkveza Brieza iela #3 dz.20 at Riga. Her religion was Evangelical Lutheran, and the family worshipped at St. Petri Kirche (or "Petera Baznica" in Latvian). Senta was relocated to Posen, Warthegau (now Poznan, Poland) in 1940 during the relocation of Germans from eastern Europe after the Russo-German Non-Aggression Treaty was signed in 1939. She was unmarried at the time and I do not know when or where she died. This confirmation of this information was obtained from a microfilm copy of the Einwanderungszentralstelle Auftrage housed at the National Archives (Reel #A3342-EWZ53-E029). In the documents, the name was spelled in several different variations: MARESCH, MARISCH, MARSCH for the German, and MARISS, MARESS for the Latvian variants. She would have used the orginal spelling above, despite the variants / errors on the paperwork. Her parents were Emil Carl Friedrich MARESCH, born at Riga, Latvia, on 20 September 1867 and Wilhelmine Ulrike BARTELS, born at Werro (now Voru, Estonia) on 12 March 1867. I do not know where or when they died, but they were still living in 1938. There is no information on whether they were relocated.

She had two sisters: Alma Marija MARESCH (born Witebsk, November 1901) and Erna MARESCH (no other information or /dates). Alma Marija MARESCH was my grandmother. She married Daniel de la Cruz ALTRE, a Filipino US Navy seaman at Riga at St. Petri Kirche, in 1924. They emigrated to the United States in 1937. They had three children, all still living. Alma died at Rochester, New York in 1978. Erna was married, but no spouse name or when/where she died is known. It is not known if she was relocated as described above as well. If anyone has any information or clues that may aid my research, it would be greatly appreciated. I know Germans were largely purged from Posen after the war, but is there a general area where they were again relocated, or any records which may indicate further movements from Posen after World War II?


ATKINSON, Linda
602 Manhattan Road, Joliet, Illinois USA
eMail address: linda@kinson.org
(Roman Catholic)

I am searching for the place of origin in Posen for my great-great-grandparents, Albert / Adalbert KALKA, born April 1852, and Juliana nee FAMULA, born April 1858. They were Roman Catholic. They left Posen in 1878 and settled at Chicago Illinois USA where they both lived until their deaths. I am also searching for the place of origin in Posen for my great-great-grandfather, George SAS / SASS / SASSCY, born 1841 to Mary, born about 1820, and (unknown) SAS, also Catholic. George, along with his wife Magdelena, daughter Katie, and mother Mary, emigrated from Posen in 1873. They settled at the town of Casco, Wisconsin, and later Eaton, Wisconsin. Death place unknown.


CLARK, Alice J.
eMail address: aj@lea.com

I am searching for information on my great-great-grandfather John LEA. I don't know for a fact, but have reason to believe he may have come from Posen. He was born 2 February 1848 and immigrated to the U.S. circa 1855-1862 with 4 or 5 brothers. I know LEA does not sound like a German name, but in fact there about 80 Lea's living in Germany at this time. A few are English, but some are, in fact, German. I have had some correspondence with them and one has provided me with an eMail picture of the 'Lea' family crest. The reason I think my great-great-grandfather's family may have originated in Posen is in searching the LDS IGI for all of Germany, from the 1790's to the 1890's, the Lea name was found 23 times. All but 6 are from Posen. They are from 4 localities: Ostrowo, Schildberg, Adelnau and Koschmin. If anyone has ever heard this name in connection with Posen or knows how I can research this further, I would appreciate help. Are most of the records from these towns now back in Germany? Where ever they are, I would like to find a researcher to do some lookups.


FORD, Vicki J.
206 Tuckahoe Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23226- USA
eMail address: hvbford@erols.com

I'm trying to trace my family history and I need some advice. My great-great-grandparents emigrated from Germany sometime between 1875 and 1895. Below is what I know about them. Can you tell me how to find out more? Frederick August NICKEL, born 3 November 1850, in Germany, died 30 November 1903 at Montello, Wisconsin, maarried Wilhemina REETZ WAGONER MUNDT, 1872, in Germany. Wilhemina Reetz Wagoner MUNDT, born 16 September 1846 at Siebenschloeschen, Posen, Germany, died 20 April 1939 at Montello, Wisconsin, married August Mundt, 1864 (3 children: Emil, Will, Emma) married Frederick August Nickel, 1872 (8 children: Alvina, Hulda, Otto, Paul, Albert, Edward, Arthur Walter, Victor). Alvina NICKEL, their eldest child (and my great-grandmother), was born at Siebenschloesschen, Posen, Germany 10 April 1875 and she married Seth CUMMINGS 30 May 1896 at Packwaukee, Wisconsin. I am a novice at this genealogical research, so any advice you can provide would be helpful and much appreciated. Thank you.


HAMILTON, Julie
eMail address: gingerbredgirl@hotmail.com

I am researching the name WARNER in Posen. My great-grandfather was Charles Edward Warner born 15 March 1860 in Posen Poland. The family knows nothing of him. They have heard there was a secret concerning him but have no clue what it could be. He married and settled in Clarkson Nebraska and surrounding towns. He married Anna Benes and had quite a few children: Josephine, Lillian, Anna, Joseph, Charles, Amy (male), and Rudolph. He left her after after a few years of marriage (enough to have all those children) and died in Omaha, I believe a pauper. He is buried there. He was a baker by trade but I have no clue what he did after he left Anna to support himself. My aunt has told me he lived in the negro-district in Omaha. I have no idea how tall he was or if he had siblings or anything like that.


HEIMERL, Johann M.
2137 County Highway J, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729- USA
eMail address: monad@prodigy.net
(Roman Catholic)>

In October of 1832, my great-grandfather, Julius FRANZ, was born at Rosenfelde, just south of Deutsch Krone. His father may have been Martin, his mother Katarina, surname unknown. I am unable to find a source for further progress. The family was Catholic. Julius had six children in Posen before immigrating to America. They were: Martha, died Kansas, no descendants; Clara, married Lopy CZANANSKIY, died Kansas, no descendants; Anastasia, married GERTZ, died in Michigan and has many descendants, mostly in Minnesota and Wisconsin; Adalbert, never married, died Wisconsin and buried Kansas; Leonhardt never married, died Oregon; and Margaret, married DUMAS, died in California. In the United States, Julius had maore children: Mary Magdalen (my grandmother), married Louis HEIMERL, died Wisconsin; Julia Hedwiga, died Washington; Hubert, never married, died California; and, Clement, died Kansas. I also have Polish ancestors from this area. They lived at Czarnitz, but their church was Holy Family Church at Brusy. There surnames are WISNEWSKI and ORIKOWSKI. Any help or advice? My great-grandparents, Franciscus WISNIEWSKI and Martyna ORLIKOWSKI were born in Poland. I can find no ancestor information for them.


JONES, Janet
212 West Forest Avenue, Olean, New York 14760- USA
eMail address: january@localnet.com

I am seeking information on my great-grandmother: Hedwig / Hedwige BARANSKI, born 1869 at Miloslaw or Wreschen, Posen. She was married to Valentine JEDNORALSKI of the same towns. They immigrated to the Buffalo, New York area, where she died in 1937. They had four daughters named Mary, Victoria, Celia, and Josephine. I know Victoria was born in 1890 in "German Poland". The rest were born in New York state, USA. Thank you for any help. Just finding your site with Posen on it is a thrill for me.


LAVERDURE, Nicole
9363 Joseph-Melançon, Montréal, Québec H2M-2H6, Canada
eMail address: danw@videotron.ca

My grandmother's name was Apolonia CZARNOWSKA, born in 1886 in Posen. Her parents were Francesca ZODKOWSKA and JanPawel CZARNOWSKY. He was a footman for the Kaiser. They had 4 sons. Apolonia married Florian MARACH, born in 1862. They were supposedly married on the boat immigrating to Boston or Baltimore in 1905. The marriage was annulled by the Pope in the early 1940's. They had 9 children, one of which could be American: Frank MARACH, born in 1906-1907 ? I was in Poland 2 years ago and did not find anything. Can you help me? Thank you.


MEREDITH, Clara
278 Douglas Avenue #2, Elgin, Illinois 60120- USA
eMail address: Cmere85162@aol.com

I'm looking for help. My great-great-great-grandparents were Peter FULOREINSKY and Mary KRAUSS FULOREINSKY of Posen. (I'm not sure of this name; I've never seen it anywhere but on their daughter Katarina's second marriage record.) Their daughter Katarina immigrated to the USA in 1886 when she was 18 years old. Katarina was married first to Rudolph Christian KRUEGER of Lingen, Hanover, Germany. The two sons she had with Rudolph were Rudolph James, born 1896, and Frank John, born 1897. Rudolph died in 1896 and in 1899 she married Karl TORNROOS and had one more son: Karl Isak Tornroos, born 1901. Katarina died in 1948 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. There are many descendants of Frank John, her 2nd born. I would love to share this information. If you can help, please do so.


MOLISEE, Marlene TRADER
W7395 Highway 12, Whitewater, Wisconsin 53190- USA
eMail address: mmolisee@ameritech.net

I am looking for information on Andreas Henry TREDER, born 1793 (?) in Poland and died 16 December 1848 at Tuszkowy, Poland. He married Barbara KARPINSKI, born about 1796 in Poland and died 1850 at Tuszkowy, Poland. I was told Andreas had 10 to 12 brothers and sisters. I haven't found any information about his brothers and sisters or his parents (I haave no names of parents). I keep wondering if there might have been some kind of name change over the years. Spellings I know of are: TRIZDER, TREDER, TRADER, TREADER, TREADOR, TREDDER, TREJDER and TREJDOR to name a few. Andreas was married about 1818 in Poland; on his wife Barbara Karpinski no information has been found either. They had 10 children, but I have information on only 6. Some immigrated to the United States and some to Canada. I have found many new Trader / Treder families all over the United States, and can't find a connection to any of them. I keep thinking some of these families must be descended from Andreas' brothers and sisters. If anyone has information on any of the Trader families in any area of Poland, I would be grateful if you would get in touch with me. If Andreas did have that many brothers and sisters, maybe some stayed in Poland. Thanks in advance.


MUCH, Kathleen
CASBS, 75 Alta Road, Stanford, California 94305- USA
eMail address: kathleen@casbs.stanford.edu

Johann G. MUCH (1814-1900) and Ernestine SONTAG (1822-1892) emigrated from the province of Posen in Prussia to Canada in 1862. The following year they immigrated to Bloomfield, Wisconsin, with their four children: Carl Ludwig (Charles), John Herman (Herman), Charlotte, and Gusta (probably Augusta). They were neighbors of the ZEMPEL (or ZEMPLE) family whose origin was "Polichow" or "Polichova" (probably Polichno) in the province of Posen, and the MUCH family may also have originated there or nearby, as neighbors often immigrated together. I am seeking further information on their Prussian background.


PAULEY, Gary
Geb 184 C-3, Burgholzhof Strasse, 70736 Stuttgart, Germany
eMail address: gkbjpauley@compuserve.com
(Roman Catholic)

I am looking for information about my great-grandfather, Martin KWAPISZESKI, born 28 October 1855, in Posen, Germany (don't know if this was the town or the province). He immigrated to Iowa circa 1879. He met his wife, Marie RADKE, on the Posen / West Prussia border. She immigrated to America in 1882 and they were married at Westpahlia, Iowa in April 1882. Both families were Roman Catholic. Martin KWAPISZESKI was a blacksmith by trade. We know very little beyond this information. The family has said that this is not a real familiar name. I'm looking for any help possible. Thanks.


SMITH, Robert
454 Larkin Street, Apartment 8, San Francisco, California 94102- USA
eMail address: roberts@mdli.com or timepuzzle@aol.com
(Roman Catholic)

I'm seeking further information about the FROELKE (alternate spellings: FROEHLKE / FROHLKE) family of Behle (near Schoenlanke, now Trzcianka, Poland) in Posen. My great-great-great-grandparents were Martin FROHLKE and Rosalie [GRYGERT / GRIEGERT] FROHLKE, both born about 1800. My great-great-grandfather, Franz FROELKE (1828-1877) and his brothers, Jacob FROELKE (1823-?), Joseph FROELKE (1825-?), and twins Johannes (1832-1875) and Michael (1832-1887) all immigrated to the United States between 1849 and 1857. Several of the brothers, including my great-great-grandfather, settled and raised families in Vincennes, Knox county, Indiana. I have checked the West Prussian Land Register (1772-1773) and have found three familes in Behle that bear the same surname: Jacob FROELKE, his wife, two sons and two daughters; Martin FROELKE, his wife, and one daughter; and Michael FROELKE, his wife, three sons and two daughters. But, I have not yet been able to "connect" any of these three families to my direct line. What are my best resources for tracing my ancestry further back into the eighteenth and seventeenth Centuries in this particular area of Posen?


SMITH, Yvonne
10 Sedum Place, Crafers, South Australia 5152
eMail address: solstice@senet.com.au">solstice@senet.com.au

I am trying to find some information on family originating from Posen. My grandmother, Maria Mathilde NETZEL, was born at Lodz (Litzmannstadt) on 3 January 1912; her parents were Leon NETZEL, who was lost during World War I, and Bronislawa (Bronhilde) NETZEL, born BARTENBACH. The family apparently lived in Rischenwalde (Rycywol) in Posen, where the BARTENBACH family had a large farming estate. Bronislawa's mother was possibly called Emma BARTENBACH. In the same area, a family KOELNKE (KOLNKES ?) also lived. Their daughter married a RIESE, resulting in the birth of Arthur Theodor RIESE, my grandfather, born at Ritschenwalde 31 October 1913. Arthur RIESE married Maria NETZEL, and the couple had to flee to Mecklenburg during World War II. I also know that my grandmother had a cousin; her aunt (a BARTENBACH) married a MARZ / MAERZ resulting in three sons, Roland, Eduard & ?. Roland MAERZ / MARZ immigrated to the USA. I would like more information on the NETZEL, RIESE, KOELNKE or BARTENBACH families.


SPEICHER, Lester
1120 5th Street NorthEast #200, Valley City, North Dakota 58072- USA
eMail address: earll@daktel.com

I am an 80-year-old grandson hoping to find information on my paternal grandparents. The information I have found so far is rather inconclusive. Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you. Here is the information I have: Ludvig SPEICHERT was- born 1831, Posen, Prussia (?) and died 9 July 1916 at Woodbury, Minnesota. His father was Simon Strate Speichert, married 4 March 1850 to his mother, Henrietta NICHOLICK (?). Henrietta (NICOLIA) SPEICHERT was born 1835, Posen and died 1927 at Woodbury, Minnesota. Their children were: Augusta, born June 1867, Posen (?); Ernst, born May 1869; died 1929, Posen (?). The US Federal census for Minnesota showed the family as residents in 1870.


STÜBBE, Michael (STUEBBE, STUBBE)
Regenstorstraße 40, D-32657 Lemgo, Germany
eMail address: michael.stuebbe@gmx.de

I' am looking for the names STUEBBE, STIBBE or STIEBBE in the area of Chodziesen, Poland (named Kolmar in Posen in 1877). Most of my family-members were "Tuchmachermeister" and they settled down 1) in the area of Chodziesen: Budsin, Jankendorf, Radwonke and Margonin and 2) and in the area of Bialystok, "Kongreßpolen" (Kongresspolen): Suprasl and Choroszcz. Who knows something about: 1. Paul STIEBBE (or Stuebbe), Tuchmachermeister at Chodziesen, died before 1812 (Evangelical Lutheran) 2. Samuel Nathanael STUEBBE (or Stibbe) (Paul's son), Tuchmachermeister and Schullehrer (teacher) at Budsin, Radewunke and Margonin, born before 1785, died after 1839 (Evangelical Lutheran). He married Anna Rosina LUECK (born at Margonin, 1782, died at Chodziesen 1 March 1836 [Evangelical Lutheran]. Her father was Michael Lueck, Leinenweber at Margonin). 3. Samuel STUEBBE (or Stibbe) (Samuel Nathanael's son) Tuchmachermeister, born at Chodziesen between 1817 and 1820, died at Choroszcz 16 February 1857. He married Rosina Rosalie PASCHAPP / PASZAP, died after 1870 (Roman Catholic). One member of my family, August Hugo STUEBBE, born at Suprasl near Bialystok 5 may 1887 (Evangelical Lutheran), immigrated to aand settled down at Armawir in Russia, near the "Schwarzes Meer" (Black Sea). He was married and he had two or three children. Perhaps they immigrated to the USA? Thanks a lot for helping.


TONN, Rev. Randell E.
P. O. Box 1007; 1005 Blossum Boulvard, Zapata, Texas 78076-1007 USA
eMail address: randyton@netscorp.net

I live in South Texas during the winter and at Lester Prairie, Minnesota, during the summer. I am looking for information regarding Ludwig TONN, Jr., and Ludwig TONN, Sr., my grandfather and great-grandfather, both of whom were born in Province Posen. Ludwig TONN Jr. was born on 5 April 1866 and died on 26 February 1952 at Lester Prairie, Minnesota. He was married to Ottilie BENKOWSKI on 26 November 1890 in Minnesota. Ottilie was the daughter of Michael and Pauline BENKOWSKI, nee HEMSCHROT; Ottilie was born on 31 December 1870 and died on 1 February 1938 at Glencoe, Minnesota. Ottilie was born in Province Posen. Ludwig, Jr. is buried in the cemetery of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Bergen township, McLeod county, Minnesota, as is Ottilie. Ludwig TONN Jr. and Ottilie had one son, Helmuth Herman TONN, my father, who was born in 1907, died in 1958 and is buried in the Lester Prairie city cemetery. His wife, Viola Rosella BERGMANN TONN KROPPEN NARR (my mother) is buried next to him. She had the rare grief of burying three husbands before she died in 1996. She was the daughter of John BERGMANN and Agnes KLAUSTERMEIER BERGMANN EGGERT and was born at Henderson, Minnesota. Ludwig TONN Sr. is buried in the cemetery of St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Lester Prairie. I have not found the grave of Ludwig, Sr.'s wife, but presumably, it is in the same cemetery. Ludwig, Jr. immigrated to America and Minnesota in the winter of 1882-1883, joining his older brother August TONN in the Glencoe, McLeod county Minnesota area. Later Ludwig and August and, I believe another brother, sent for their parents from Posen. Any help will be greatly appreciated. I am working on a computerized collection of my family and currently have about 700 names listed. Most prominent among those are TONN, KLAUSTERMEIER, BERGMANN and, in the near future, I will plan to post it on the Net. If I can be of help to anyone, please let me know. Blessings.


WOLTER, Claudia
P. O. Box 95, Atlanta, Michigan 49709- USA
eMail address: wolter@i2k.net

I am seeking information about my husband's family, specifically his grandmother, Antonia Wolter SCHERORSKI, born 24 April 1863 in Provinz Posen. Antonia was baptized and confirmed on 24 August 1884. She married Edmund WOLTER in Germany. They had 13 children, 5 sons and 8 daughters. On 23 August 1894 they immigrated to Royston township, Montmorency county, Michigan and settled at Hillman.


YERZY, David L.
320 Innisfree Drive. Daly City, California 94015- USA
eMail address: catniper@pacbell.net
(Roman Catholic)

I am doing research on my grandfather and his parents. He was born in the Province of Posen. His name was Maximillian Michael YERZYKOWICZ, born 24 September 1863. We believe he immigrated in 1882 to New York, and was naturalized in 1892 in California. We also believe he spent some time in Texas as a pattern maker, jockey and prospector. We called the Federal Court in San Francisco and they did not have any records on our family. He married Josphine HENNINGER in 1892 and he became a carpenter and landscaper. On his death certificate it says his father was Joseph and his mother was Mary. I was told that in Poland there is no surnames that start with a Y, so it was probably JERZYKOWICZ. His sons (my uncles) shortened the surname to YERZY. All of my uncles, and my father died early, around 30 years old, from bad hearts. I have contacted many Yerzys', and they are all Jewish, while my grandfather raised his children Catholic. Our grandmother was a devout Roman Catholic.


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