how can I find the geneology of Anastazya Gondek?

Question

That was her married name. I can't find her true maiden name. Kar-----ska? Born in Poland in 1874.

She came to the US at about age 18 in 1892, she was born, 7 Dec. 1874 in Poland/Posen, or 1875, as one record said. One paper has her parents listed as Andrew, mother unknown, but I came up with a Milwaulkee record of Frank Karminska and Antonia Bruchowska- did someone add an R? is it suppose to be Buchowska?
I am ready to pull my hair out

Looks like they traveled from maybe Germany 1892, and settled in Milwaulkee. Father's birthplace-Poland?

married in 1897 or 1895 in Milwaulkee on 12 May. Conflicting years. Husband was Bartlomiej/ Bartholomew/ aka Bert Gondek.

Answer 1

www.rootsweb.com:

Name: Anastazya "Nettie" KARMINSKA
Given Name: Anastazya "Nettie"
Surname: Karminska
Sex: F
Birth: 1875 in Poland

Father: Frank KARMINSKA

Marriage 1 Bartholomew GONDEK b: 1874 in Prussia
Married: 1895
Children
Michael J. GONDEK-- b: September 16, 1898
Edmund GONDEK-- b: May 22, 1907
Genieve GONDEK-- b: 1905
Joseph GONDEK-- b: 1916 in MI
Edward GONDEK-- b: September 12, 1897 in Milwaulkee, Wisconsin


www.rootsweb.com:

Name: Bartholomew GONDEK
Given Name: Bartholomew
Surname: Gondek
Sex: M
Birth: 1874 in Prussia

Father: Andrew GONDEK
Mother: Dorthy SZPOTEK

www.rootsweb.com--notes:

Debra Gondick Neiger Gemuend : 2007-10-25 7:32 p.m.
I found the correct given name for Bartholomew Gondek- it is Bartlomiej Gondek.
Anastazya's Karminska's father was Frank, and her mom was Antonia Bruchowska, Birthplace: Posen.
From the Milwaulkee records # 1149 01127


Debra Gondick Neiger Gemuend 2007-10-25 19:43:16

Bartlomiej Gondek, Living in Wayne County 1920, Michigan. birth abt 1874 in Berlin, Germany

Anastazya Gondek, Living in Wayne county, Michigan 1920. Birth abt 1875 (Dec 7, 1874) Poland

www.rootsweb.com--Bartholomew's parents:

Name: Andrew GONDEK
Given Name: Andrew
Surname: Gondek
Sex: M

Name: Dorthy SZPOTEK


www.ancestry.com:

1930 United States Federal Census :
Name: Andrew Gondek
Home in 1930: Dover, Morris, New Jersey
Age: 56
Estimated birth year: abt 1874
Birthplace: Poland
Relation to Head of House: Boarder

www.ancestry.com--1900 Federal census:
Name: Andrew Gondek
Home in 1900: Milwaukee Ward 11, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Birthplace: Poland;Germany
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Dorotha
Race: White
Occupation: Day laborer
Immigration Year: 1877
Household Members: Name-- Age
Andrew Gondek-- 51
Dorotha Gondek-- 47
Frank Gondek --15
Elizabeth Gondek-- 12
Rosie Gondek-- 9
Martin Gondek --7
Jennie Gondek-- 5
Alois Gondek-- 3
Stanislaus Gondek-- 2
Joseph Szpotek --34




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Answer 2

When did she come to the US? How did she get here? Are there any neighbors in the census with an approximation of what you know of her maiden name? Often people traveled in groups.

Have you checked the church records for her? Marriage, Baptisms & Marriages for her kids, Death/Burial.

The crucial thing for Polish research is finding the town of origin - as most records were centered at the church they attended.

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Get the church & civil records for the marriage - there are often name changes in early documents - and if you go to the court house and see the original you might find a transcription error caused the difference. Handwritten indices can be poor sources. Any baptismal records for the children might also be a source for her maiden name and place of birth. The social security applications for her children or perhaps herself might also help - have you gotten their death and birth certs?

See who she arrived with - male adult relatives should have filed naturalization papers of some sort - at least before they bought property - property records might have a copy of a citizenship document.

See if there was a Polish newspaper in the area at the time. That would be more likely to have mention of a recent immigrant's wedding in a big city than the reg. paper.