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From: "Tina Ellis" <>
Subject: [PBS] Re: Looking for Missing Families
Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 19:20:47 +0000


Here is a good site to learn about this place and all its name changes:
http://www.personal.ceu.hu/students/97/Roman_Zakharii/pidhajtsi.htm

It is now in Ukraine.

Tina Elils


>From: "Henrietta Parenteau" <>
>To: "Tina Ellis" <>
>Subject: Re: Looking for Missing Families
>Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 09:51:57 -0600
>
>When my grandfather Frank Kozlowski left Podhajce Austria in 1899. He left
>behind his father and we believe his name was Jozef, brothers-Marcyin,
>Stefan, Jozef and sisters-Kasha and Maria. He lost contact with his family
>and to date we don't know if children still live or around Podhajce or were
>they killed during the last two wars. So many unanswered questions, have
>you any suggestions? There are lots of people researching the Kozlowski
>name but then again it is like Smith and Jones in North America. Any help
>would greatly be appreciated.
>Yours truly,
>Henrietta Parenteau(Kozloski)
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tina Ellis" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 4:28 AM
>Subject: Re: [PBS] Steinkes in the area of Milwaukee WI
>
>
> > LD4847,
> >
> > Are you trying to find ancestors or your missing relatives?
> >
> > Tina Ellis
> >
> >
> >
> > >From:
> > >To:
> > >Subject: [PBS] Steinkes in the area of Milwaukee WI
> > >Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 22:16:00 EDT
> > >
> > >STILL LOOKING FOR MISSING FAMILY CAN ANY ONE HELP US OUT.
> > > MY FAMILY OF STEINKE
> > > It appears that our family comes from the area (VILLAGES) called
> > >DARGISLAFF,
> > >and HINTERPOMMERN, and TREPTOW AT THE REGA-RIVER all in the COUNTY OF,
> > >GREIFENBERG, which was in the STATE OF POMMERN (POMERANIA) or what we
>call
> > >Prussia. (Note that is the correct spelling and Statement of what each
> > >means. Information is from modern day Poland and Germany.
> > >These are all within what was once the eastern part of Prussian.
>Nowadays
> > >it's located in Poland, and has the name, Dargoslaw.Greifenberg, is
>today
> > >called Gryfice, which is also in Poland. Treptow at the Rega-river is
>now
> > >called, Trzebiaatow, and is also in Poland. So this means we are
>Prussian
> > >or
> > >Pomeranian not German as there was no Germany at the time of our family
> > >leaving this area.
> > >Also we have relatives in this area with the names of Gerth, and
>Thurow.
> > >
> > >
> > > We believe that at this time the spelling of our name
>STEINKE
> > >is
> > >right, as this is the way it has been spelled since 1872, when what I
>have
> > >of
> > >the family tree starts. At one time my father Erwin Otto Steinke,
> > >(grandson
> > >of Friedrich Herman Steinke) said he thought that there might have been
>a
> > >Von
> > >before the name of Steinke, making it
> > > Von Steinke.
> > > Karl's parents (don't know the names, dates or of he had
>any
> > >bothers or sisters, or where he lived as a child. We are looking for
>these
> > >relatives.) We think owned a very large farm in the area mention above.
> > >they
> > >lived with HERR'S. (I don't know what this means?)
> > > Karl Steinke married a girl with the last name of
>Kroenig_.
> > >At
> > >this time we have no first name and we don't know when or where the
> > >marriage
> > >took place, or where they lived when first married. We have no
>information
> > >on
> > >this first cousin he married or her side of our family. Karl Steinke
>and
> > >his
> > >wife had six children. Out of the six children there were two sets of
> > >twins.
> > >At this time we have no idea which children were the twins. Karl and
>his
> > >wife
> > >were first cousins.
> > >Their children
> > > 1) JOHANN KARL---MARRIED---JOHANNA GERTH. Daughter of Henry Gerth. It
> > >appears in the town or village mention above. JOHANN KARL, JOHANNA, and
>her
> > >father Henry Gerth all lived with Karl Steinke. (Johann Karl and
>Johanna
> > >were
> > >my GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS. Hanna was confirmed on April 1st 1860 in
>a
> > >church in Dargesloff. (Don't know the church). We again have no
>recorded
> > >of
> > >this marriage or a church. We have no information on Henry Gerth. (See
> > >sheet
> > >2 for information on coming to America)
> > > We think that Johann Karl was a wagon maker and a Horse
>shoer
> > >and
> > >later became the Forman of the farm. (Or an overseer on the VON NESS
>(or
> > >Van
> > >Ness) ESTATE in the area mention above.) We do know that the Von Ness
> > >Estate
> > >is where at least two of Karl Steinkes, Grandchildren were born and
>that
> > >Johann and his wife Johanna (Hanna) lived there along with other
>relatives
> > >at
> > >one time or another. We don't know how long there all live there.
>(Don't
> > >know
> > >what the Von Ness Estate was)
> > >Karl and his wife other Children were,
> > >2) Fred ---- no information on him is noted
> > >3) Caroline -married MR. HACKBARTH
> > >4) Minnie ---married Mr. KARL OTT
> > >5) Hannah-- married MR. LEMKE
> > >6) William-- no information on him. (When they came to USA, he stayed
>in
> > >Canada, and was never heard from again.) I have no information or dates
>of
> > >these Other Children of Karl Steinke, and his wife we are missing
>births
>or
> > >deaths or wedding or where they lived and what they did for a living.
>We
> > >are
> > >looking for these lost relatives and there families.
> > > In 1873 KARL STEINKE took his children and all of their children and
> > >HENRYS
> > >GERTH (father of Hanna Gerth Steinke) and all of his family to the USA.
> > >In records I just found it now appears that they all may not have come
> > >together.
> > >They came to the USA via Canada. (See sheet 2 for passenger list of
>coming
> > >to
> > >America) It took 3 weeks for the trip across the ocean. They landed
>in
> > >Canada. No information in noted as to why they came to Canada first,
>and
> > >then
> > >to Milwaukee. (It appears that they may have came to Canada first as it
>was
> > >much cheaper to go to Canada first, rather then through New York.) We
>don't
> > >know how long it took them to get to Milwaukee or even why they came to
> > >Milwaukee. We don't know if there was other family here. We don't know
>what
> > >Karl did when he came to Milwaukee or his age or anything about his
>wife.
> > >We
> > >don't know what parts of the children's family really did come along.
>We
> > >don't know why William Steinke son of Karl stayed in Canada and was
>never
> > >heard from again.
> >
> >
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