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Anne OSTROWSKI Sikora 1914-2009 b. Dun Glen, Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2009-09-30 14:30:15Z

Anne M. Sikora, 95, of Zanesville, Ohio; formerly of
Dillonvale, (Jefferson county) Ohio; passed away Monday, September 28, 2009 at the Muskingum County Home and was a resident at The Clay House in New Concord, Ohio for six wonderful years.

She was born July 8, 1914 in Dun Glen, Ohio, the daughter of the late John and Agnes (Plewa) Ostrowski.

Anne was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She had a gentle heart and made friends wherever she lived. Anne worked in New York, New Jersey and Cleveland. She took pride in homemaking skills and enjoyed time spent with family and friends. Anne delighted many with her Polish language, singing and baking.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew "Tony" Sikora in 1995; five brothers, Walter, Stanley, Joseph, Alex and John Trepa; a sister, Mary Ostrowski; step-father, Joseph Trepa; and son in-law, Joseph "Buddy" Parks.

Anne is survived by two daughters, Judy Parks of Rayland, Ohio and Joyce Hardbarger of Zanesville, Ohio; a brother, Frank Trepa (Ruth) of Hobart, IN; two grandsons, Andy Kolar (Sheri) Newark, OH, and Mike Hardbarger (Heidi) of Zanesville; three great granddaughters, Caylen and Callie Hardbarger and Cassidy Beisser; many special cousins; nieces and nephews.

Anne will be missed by friends in Dillonvale, Zanesville, The Clay House, The Muskingum County Home; and St. Mary's Church.

Visitation will be Thursday 3-8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home, 154 Second St, Dillonvale, Ohio, where Wake services will be held at 7:30 p.m.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Adalbert's Catholic Church in Dillonvale. Interment will follow at Holly memorial Gardens, Pleasant Grove, OH.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Muskingum County Home.
Courtesy Post Only

Re: ostrowski name

counto31 — 2009-09-17 11:52:49Z

this is a reply to your long dated message. apologies. my gg father wassili ostrowski belonged to the noble clan of korczak. do you have information of that clan that your ancestors belonged to as well? i appreciate any information. best regards, andre (you can email me to counto31@hotmail.com)

Re: Regina Kubacki

CraigOstrowski — 2009-04-03 15:21:52Z

Hi Patti,
Regina Kubacki died Sept. 5, 1927 in Chicago, IL.
Best wishes,
Craig

Re: Drentkiewicz/Ostrowski

patjanik — 2009-03-29 22:49:41Z

Hello!
I am looking for relatives of Regina Ostrowski, her brothers were Lucyan, Jan and Stanislaw. She married Leonard Kubacki in 1914. I believe her brother Lucyan may have married Adamina Drentkiewicz. Do you have any further information?
Thanks, Pat Janik nagysister2@hotmail.com

Re: Ostrowski

genealchemist — 2009-03-16 19:20:42Z

Yes, I have several Ostrowski's from the Detroit area, including Belleville. I have John Ostrowskis as well. Post some more info about the Ostrowskis you know of, and I may be able to determine how they link in.

Re: Regina Ostrowski - obituary

CraigOstrowski — 2009-03-16 19:19:31Z

Pat,
Regina Kubacka nee Ostrowska had an obituary in the Polish language newspaper Dziennik Chicagoski. Here's the link to the index.
http://www.pgsa.org/database/DC9029_results.php
Best wishes,
Craig Ostrowski

Re: Regina Ostrowski - Minor Probate Court records (page 5)

CraigOstrowski — 2009-03-16 19:18:47Z

Pat,
Here's the fifth and final page of Regina Ostrowski's court file. Do you know anything about her family, such as brothers, sisters, children, etc? If you need to contact me my email address is costrowski@msn.com
Best wishes,
Craig Ostrowski

Re: Regina Ostrowski - Minor Probate Court records (page 4)

CraigOstrowski — 2009-03-16 19:17:51Z

Pat,
Here's the fourth of five pages of Regina Ostrowski's court file.
Craig Ostrowski

Re: Regina Ostrowski - Minor Probate Court records (page 3)

CraigOstrowski — 2009-03-16 19:17:17Z

Pat,
Here's the third page of Regina's court file.
Craig Ostrowski

Re: Regina Ostrowski - Minor Probate Court records (page 2)

CraigOstrowski — 2009-03-16 19:16:50Z

Pat,
Here's the second page of Regina's court file.
Craig Ostrowski

Re: Regina Ostrowski - Leon Wincenty Kubacki

CraigOstrowski — 2009-03-16 19:16:02Z

Pat,
I'm not related to Regina but I do have a copy of her 1914 marriage record to Leon Wincenty Kubacki at Five Holy Martyrs. She was the daughter of Jan Ostrowski & Kazimieria Kurpminska and was born in Kowal, Poland. Regina also went to Cook County Probate Minors Court to get permission to marry. These court records contain the info where in Poland she's from. I'll try to attach her marriage record to this post. If it works I'll attach her probate papers in the following posts.
Craig Ostrowski

Re: Regina Ostrowski - Minor Probate Court records

CraigOstrowski — 2009-03-16 19:15:29Z

Pat,
Here's Regina Ostrowski Cook County Minor Probate Court records. I copied 5 pages. There may have been more but these contain the most useful info. If there were more pages in the file they were miscellaneous court procedures. If you decide to you want the whole file all of the info you need to obtain it from the Cook County Court Archives is contained in the properties of the files I'm posting.
Craig Ostrowski

Re: Ostrowski

patjanik — 2009-03-16 19:13:22Z

I am looking for Regina Ostrowski. She was the first wife of my grandfather Leonard Kubacki and they lived on the south side of Chicago. I believe she came to America in 1912 and she and Leonard were married in 1914. I think she died in 1928 or 1929.
Much thanks to anyone who can help!

Frank Ostrowski - Frances Piotrowski m 9/15/1903

JohnJDoll64 — 2009-03-16 19:12:32Z

I have a rather extensive family tree on the above couple (Frances was my great aunt) on down. Here is what I have:

Frank (b around 1876-1880 and d 7/25/1934) was the son of Mikotaj Ostrowski (b 1821) and Josephine Wesolowski (b 1845).

Frances (b 7/30/1887 and d 2/11/1968) was the daughter of Tomas Piotrowski (b 12/19/1860 and d 12/10/1939) and MaryAnne Sniegowski (b 3/21/1862 and d 4/8/1944).

If anyone would like more information on this family or descendents, please respond via the message board...as others may also benefit.

Thanks!

Re: your info

VSM1057 — 2009-02-01 17:09:26Z

HELLO! I am very interested in your information. I can be emailed directly at vsm1057@aol.com. Thank you for taking the time to respond. Vickie McPherson

Re: Ostrowski

genealchemist — 2009-02-01 17:09:07Z

Hello,

I did a project on Detroit-area Ostrowski families. I have Frank and Victoria on the list, with some of their descendants and some information.

http://www.dealraider.com/gene/detroitostrowskis/313.html

You can click through the names and children on the right side links.

Please let me know if you have any updates.

Re: OstrowskiFrahm

genealchemist — 2009-02-01 17:08:37Z

The marriage record of Walter Frahm and Mary Ostrowski can be found on FamilySearch Record Search free.

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html

Re: Ostrowski/Chelmicki Detroit Mi

simplicity2005 — 2009-01-29 18:16:36Z

While doing research in Detroit on the Ostrowski family - I found a baptism record for a child of Frank Ostrowski& Victoria Chelmicki. I likely have other pieces I have copies. Send me your email and I'll scan the doc's for you. They lived at 1064 Dubois St., Detroit

Re: Frank Ostrowski - Frances Piotrowski m 9/15/1903

craig_ostrowski — 2007-12-18 02:14:59Z

JohnJDoll64,
It seems as though this is the same Frank & Frances Ostrowski from South Chicago, IL. Although I'm not related, when I first started my genealogy I collected info on different Ostrowski families which lived near my own Ostrowski family. This was one of them. I collected the naturalization papers of Frank Ostrowski, old obituaries from The Daily Calumet and various other things. I'd be happy to send you whatever I have. I believe Frank Ostrowski was born in Polajewo, Poland. There were a number of other Ostrowski families from South Chicago who were also from Polajewo. Have you ever researched these other families?

Re: Ostrowski

iamtooshy — 2008-01-14 11:56:02Z

I lay claim to Anton Ostrowski! LOL!
He is one of mine... which is where my John Ostrowski comes from. My John was born in February 1861 in Poland and died in November of 1926 in Detroit. They are both buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit, MI.

Lisa

Re: Ostrowski

iamtooshy — 2008-01-12 16:09:58Z

I also have Ostrowski's from Detroit, MI including 2 John's. One of them came from POL/GER with his family in the mid 1800's. I would love to see if we have any "matches!"

Lisa Hallman

Re: Vincent Ostrowski - b 1860 d 1939 imm 1890 from Poland

genealchemist — 2008-02-06 21:04:15Z

I have found Vincent's parents through his marriage record to Verna Budnik. His parents were Simion Ostrowski and Mary Lorenz.

I'm still looking for his original location in Poland. I'm ordering his death certificate as well.

Re: Cecilia Ostrowski - Detroit MICHIGAN

genealchemist — 2007-10-07 09:33:01Z

I have 2 Cecelia Ostrowski in my family tree. One born 1913, one born 1928, in the Detroit area. Let me know if you're still looking.

Thank you

genealchemist — 2008-06-28 15:20:34Z

I found my ancestor in Klein Konojad / Konojadki !!!

I ordered the films and found the birth record I was looking for, which proves this is the location where they left the old country.

Thank you everyone who has helped with hints and clues. I've emailed the person who sent this suggestion for a reward :)

I've been able to find a good amount of information on Konojady itself, but not on Konojadki. Does anyone have more info on Konojadki?

Thanks!!!

Re: Detroit, Michigan area Ostrowskis

genealchemist — 2008-06-15 11:56:06Z

Thanks for the reply. I know my Ostrowski ancestors were part of the Sweetest Heart of Mary church in Detroit, and their records are in a library there. I've had someone look through the records, but they only say Poland on them :( I was able to get the maiden name of Julia and the parents of Vincent and Julia's father's names in this way. However, still no village.

I've had to go to more fuzzy methods like a surname project because I feel I've exhausted all the direct records relating to my family. If I can find that the Vincent Ostrowski family group was linked with another family group, there is a good chance that they were siblings or cousins. I could then use that other family group to find a village which may be easier, then I can order records from that village to prove if my family group is really there. Or, nowadays, I can try to use DNA testing to see if I'm closely related to another family descendant.

Detroit, Michigan area Ostrowskis and related families project

genealchemist — 2008-06-14 19:54:10Z

Hello,

I've posted the result of work on Ostrowski families and related individuals that were in the Detroit, Michigan area. This information is based on the Detroit city directories, US census records, and Michigan vital records on FamilySearchLabs.

A good page to start is in the name index, but everything is linkable:
http://www.dealraider.com/gene/detroitostrowskis/names16.htm...

If you had any Detroit-area Ostrowskis, please take a look and see if you link in or know any more information on these families. Please send me an email here or through the site with any information updates you have. If you have any information that would prove that some of these people are duplicates of each other, I'd be grateful.

I did this work because I'm trying to find the ancestral village of my ancestor Vincent Ostrowski (1860-1939). By surveying all the Ostrowskis in the area, I hoped to link together with some other families who may be easier to trace the ancestral village. After all this effort, I have not been able to accomplish that yet, but the work is hopefully useful to everyone else.

Thank You!

p.s. I'm primarily looking for my ancestral village in Poland (West Prussia) of Vincent Ostrowski (b 1860 - d 1939, married to Julia Radzikowska). After a lot of work, my best hint is still the Hamburg Passenger List that gives a town that looks like Kl. Conja, but I have not found a matching record yet on any towns. If you have any information, please contact me, I also have a big reward for anyone that prove the original village! :)

Re: Vincent Ostrowski - b 1860 d 1939 imm 1890 from Poland

genealchemist — 2008-04-04 22:24:59Z

More information:

Vincent Ostrowski's first wife (who is listed on the passenger list) was Julia Radzikowska. Does that help anyone connect the dots?

Also, I found a couple more Polish towns that could sound like "Klein Conja" in German:

Kluszkowce
Klikuszowa

There are also several people listed as immigrants to America from these towns, but none of them are Ostrowski or Radzikowska.

I'm posting this update in case this will give anyone else more ideas that may help me?

Re: Anthony Ostrowski

gypsysweetheart — 2009-01-13 18:26:45Z

I have an Anthony Ostrowski in my lineage, and though Anna Rutkowki sounds familiar, I have no record of a marriage anywhere. Is your Anthony (Sr) from Massachusetts?

Re: Walter Ostrowski

gypsysweetheart — 2009-01-13 18:25:39Z

Hello Maria,
My grandfather, Walter Ostrowski, was born in Springfield also, and was one of 8 children born to Stanley Ostrowski. Are we speaking of the same Walter??
--Karen

Re: looking for irene ostrowski

sarastauber2 — 2008-05-01 04:06:24Z

I know this post is 2 years old, but that was my grandmother's name. If you still get this - what information are you looking for?

sara

David F. Ostrowski, age 71, Son of the late Frank and Minnie Beebe Ostrowski

Irishlovey_1 — 2007-11-29 05:33:01Z

Ostrowski, David F.Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Arlene Zacheri Ostrowski;

David F. Ostrowski David F. Ostrowski, age 71, passed away Saturday November 24, 2007 at his residence at 412 Crossvine Way, Simpsonville, S.C. Son of the late Frank and Minnie Beebe Ostrowski, he was born June 27,1936 in Erie where he resided until moving to South Carolina in 2006. He attended East High School, served in The United States Navy from 1954 â€" 1958. David had been employed at G. E., International Paper and Ferraro Ford. Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Arlene Zacheri Ostrowski; a daughter, Darlene Miller and her husband, Tom, of Simpsonville, S.C.; a son Gregory and his wife Julia, of Henderson, Nevada; two Grandaughters, Danielle Trainor of Matthews, N.C. and Caitlin Ostrowski of Girard Pa. The Cannon Jones Funeral Home, Simpsonville, S.C., is handling arrangements. A private family service to be held at the family’s convenience to be followed by cremation.

Obit: John Francis Ostrowski, Jr. born on March 13, 1966. ERIE, CO ,PA

KENNELLYMARKA — 2008-07-07 02:49:29Z

John Francis Ostrowski, Jr.

Please join us in celebrating the life of
John Francis Ostrowski, Jr.
at a Graveside Service to be held at Erie County Memorial Gardens, 7880 Edinboro Road at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2008.
John was born on March 13, 1966.
He joined many family members
including his siblings, Jackie and Billy,
to be with Jesus Christ on December 4, 2007.
Johnny was a welder by trade and enjoyed several hobbies, especially teaching children to ride motorcycles and bicycles.
Johnny is sadly missed by his daughter, Janet Lee;
mother, Maria;
brother, Larry;
niece Ravyn; nephew, Lawrence, Jr.;
and countless family members
and friends.
Following the service, the family will host a gathering at Glenwood Park. All are invited. Dusckas Funeral Home, Inc., East, 2607 Buffalo Rd.
is in charge of arrangements. To send condolences, visit www.dusckasfuneralhome.com. Sign the guestbook at www.GoErie.com/obits

Helen M. Ostrowski Skowronski, 80, daughter of Casimir and Mary Gwiazdowski Ostrowski

KENNELLYMARKA — 2008-03-06 04:03:20Z

preceded in death by her
husband Frank. J. "Skip" Skowronski,"

Skowronski, Helen M. Ostrowski

Helen M. Ostrowski Skowronski
Helen M. Ostrowski Skowronski, 80 of Erie
died Monday March 3, 2008
at St. Vincent Health Center.
She was born on Erie January 10, 1928
daughter of the late
Casimir and Mary Gwiazdowski Ostrowski.
Helen retired from the former Yuskovic Insurance Co.
She was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, St. Stanislaus Women's Society, Insurance Women of Erie and the East Side Federation. She enjoyed spending time with her family, reading and traveling.
She was preceded in death by her
husband Frank. J. "Skip" Skowronski,
a sister Theresa Ostrowski
and a brother Stanley Ostrowski.
Survivors include her daughter Carol Hofmann and husband Richard of Erie
and her grandchildren, Kellie, Katie,
Nicole,
and Sarah Rose Hofmann.
Friends may call at the Carl A. Slomski &Son Funeral Home Inc. 2101 Ash St. on Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m. &7 to 9 p.m. and may attend a service there Thursday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Stanislaus Church at 10 a.m. Entombment will be at
Mary Queen of Peace Mausoleum.
Memorials may be to St. Stanislaus Church 516 East 13th St. Erie, Pa. 16503.

St. Stanislaus Church,"

Rose Susan Ostrowski, age 89, wife of Henry Ostrowski

KENNELLYMARKA — 2008-10-27 15:52:58Z

Rose Susan Ostrowski
Rose Susan Ostrowski, age 89,
wife of Henry Ostrowski (preceded in death) died in Atlanta, Ga. on May 31, 2008 after a brief illness.
She was the beloved mother of daughter, Marion Ramont (Robert) of Atlanta, Georgia
and son Joseph Ostrowski (Mary) of Houston, Texas.
She is survived by a one sister, Edith Hawley of Erie Pa., four grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
There will be a memorial mass at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at St. Paul’s R.C. Church at 16th &Walnut. Immediately following the mass will be a ceremony at Calvary cemetery.
Published in the Erie Times-News on 10/26/2008

St. Paul’s R.C. Church ,"

Re: Detroit, Michigan area Ostrowskis

mjdall — 2008-06-15 00:20:16Z

Hi,

Have you tried obtaining photocopies or transcriptions for all of the children (if any) of Vincent and Julia who were born in the USA? Usually, the birthplace of each parent is recorded in the baptismal records. You don't want the certificates issued to verify baptism since they don't include *all* of the info found in the church book. Also, if they were married in the USA, obtain a copy of their marriage record from the church. This should also contain their places of birth. If you don't know what church they were married in, the civil return filed with the marriage application will have the name of the person who married them, and you can track down where that priest/pastor served at the time they were married.

Ostrowski (also a surname I'm researching, but not in the Detroit area) is a rather common surname - it means "one from Ostrów, Ostrowo, Ostrowce, Ostrowite, etc." and there were/are a lot of towns by that name scattered all over Poland (both historical territory and present day). There could be several Ostrowski families who immigrated to the same place in the USA who were totally unrelated. Doing research based on surname alone can often be futile. :-)

-MJ

Re: birth place and passenger list

mjdall — 2008-02-07 01:20:50Z

Hi,

The Wincent. Ostrowski who sailed from Hamburg and arrived at the port of New York in May 1890 wasn't traveling with a Julia. He was traveling with a Julian (male). Perhaps, a cousin or brother and *his* child? The Hamburg passenger manifest clearly marks Julian as a male. The NY arrival manifest shows Julian as a female (F) but the given name is definitely Julian.

Since they changed ships in Liverpool, you might want to see if England has ships' arrival records available to search to see which sex this Julian has on the emigration passenger list from Liverpool.

As for finding Vincent's birthplace, have you tried obtaining baptismal records for his children born in the USA? Not a certificate, but a transcript or photocopy of the actual entry in the church books. Often the entries in the books will give info about the parents like this: "Wicenty Ostrowski, son of [father's name] and [mother's first and maiden name], born in [place]..."

Some priest/ministers were very specific when they recorded where the parents of the child were born and others were satisfied to write down only the country or region where they were born, so be sure to obtain the info for ALL children born in the USA.

And the same goes for the marriage record. If they were married in a church, be sure to obtain that transcript or copy as well (if you don't have that). Civil records are often less specific than church records.

-MJ

Re: Ostrowski Family Vermont New Jersey

Bunny310 — 2008-05-27 10:22:00Z

I am working on the Palmer descendants (Vermont/New York).
My grandfather’s brother(Dwight Palmer) son (Garth)
married an Ida Agnes Listzwan at Rutland VT. <1941>
The information I have is that she was the daughter of
Stanley Listzwan and Josephine Ostrowski

Is this the same family?

I looking for information on Agnes and their children
Would appreciate any help
Thank You
Bernadette

Re: Frank Ostrowski - Frances Piotrowski m 9/15/1903

CraigOstrowski — 2008-07-19 01:03:33Z

I found the birth record of Frank (Franciszek) Ostrowski (husband of Frances nee Piotrowski) in the parish of Polajewo, Poland. He was born Aug. 27, 1876 in the village of Polajewek. I tried to post this birth record twice, but both times there was an error. Some of Frank's siblings and other relatives also came to live in Chicago. Franciszek was the son of Mikolaj Ostrowski & Jozefa Wesolowska. Jozefa was the second wife of Mikolaj. Mikolaj was smart in that both wives were named Jozefa.
Craig

Re: Wippich

kathybold1 — 2009-01-12 11:02:43Z

My grandfather was from Germany. He came to Coalport Pa with his family in 1906. We found the records in Ellis Island that they arrived on the Carpathia - the same ship that saved people on the Titanic 6 years later.

Augusta's maiden name was Lange and Otto was her son. They used Lange to come to America because the stepfather was in trouble with the law.

Otto married my grandmother Francis Rain and lived in Irwin, PA.

Re: Wippich

kathybold1 — 2008-04-01 22:49:34Z

My mother's name was Zillah Augusta Wippich. She was named after her father Otto's mother - Augusta Lange Wippich. They lived in Coalport, PA when they came to the states in 1906.

Kathy Bold

Re: Frank Ostrowski - Frances Piotrowski m 9/15/1903

shadow0 — 2008-01-31 16:47:13Z

Hi John J Doll,

I am very interested in seeing your family tree. Ostrowski, Wesolowski, Piotrowski, Sniegowski, Janicki, Wlodarski, Snarski, Kogut, Biernat, Rutkowski, Kozlowski, Kluge (Kluga), Rataczak (Ratajczak), Zawierucha, Lukaszewski, Chrustowski, Gorski, Kosnicki, Witkowski, Slaboszewski, Szafranski and Dahl are just some of the primary names in my family tree. My family is from Lemont, IL.

Please contact me at Shadow0@Bellsouth.net. I will be happy to respond with whatever information I have.

Happy hunting,
Jean

Re: Wippich

claudiatrichards — 2008-12-20 16:32:30Z

Just saw message about Augusta Wippich. Interesting as my grandmother of same name had a brother Otto. I was always told she was Belgian but her primary language was German. She married my grandfather von Ostrowski and came to the US around 1914, to Massachusetts. Where as "your" Augusta's family from?

Re: Ostrowski

simplicity2005 — 2008-01-21 01:19:37Z

John Ostrowski was born May 1864 in Poland, died 26 Feb 1916 in Detroit and is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. He married Rosalie Rinz, who was a twin. I was told he had a couple of brothers - possibly in Belleville. John and Rose had 4 sons (Gus, John, Joseph, and Bernard) - there may have been 2 babies that died.

Re: Ostrowski

simplicity2005 — 2008-01-11 00:07:41Z

Does anyone have information on the Ostrowski's from Detroit, MI? John Ostrowski had brothers in Belleville, MI but I do not know names or if he had sisters.

Re: Ostrowski

simplicity2005 — 2008-01-13 23:49:57Z

I think I have info on Anton Ostrowski - I think you are researching him. I have a historical book on St. Albertus - it mentions several Ostrowski's.

Re: Ostrowski

simplicity2005 — 2008-01-13 23:44:16Z

John (Jan) Ostrowski b. May 1864 in Poland, died 26 Feb 1916. He had a son John b. Oct 1888. The elder John was active in St. Albertus Parish in Detroit and married Rose Ryntz (sp?) who was had a twin Augustine.

Re: Ostrowski

simplicity2005 — 2007-07-11 00:10:48Z

I don't know if it helps - I was visiting Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Detroit - asking about my relatives - I was told there are 200 Ostrowski's buried there. You can write them to get a list.

Re: Ostrowski

simplicity2005 — 2008-01-14 12:28:17Z

Lisa -
I sent you an email - let's stay in touch - I have a book that has reference to Anton. I'll scan the pages and send you the info - but I cannot until next weekend.

Theresa Ostrowski: b.05.25.1912; Peru, IL

FaithNykiel — 2007-10-31 18:29:12Z

I've been told my maternal grandmother, Theresa Ostrowski, has Native American blood in her. I'd like to know how much & what tribe. This is info my mother had given me: Theresa was born 25 May 1912 in Peru, IL. I only know of one sibling that my mother & I called "Uncle Johnson". Theresa married John James Leszczynski (later shortened to Leski). They gad 2 daughters, Dolores & my mother, Patricia. Dolores married Ted Smykowski (sp?); had a son & daughter.Patricia married Anthony A. Nykiel; had a daughter, Faith (me!) & a son, James.
What Native American tribe do I belong to?????
Thank you!

Re: Theresa Ostrowski: b.05.25.1912; Peru, IL

itismine — 2008-01-13 20:13:02Z

Hello !
I found you surfing on the net for info on Ostrowski's.
Would your maternal grandmother (Theresa) father's name be Adam ?
Do you have more info you would share with me?
My husbands grandfather was Joseph Ostrowski from Oglesby Illinois.
I suspect Adam ( your maternal great grandfather? and Theresa are related but not sure how.
Any info you have would be appreciated.
Mary Ostrowski
odesign1@earthlink.net