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#52Ancestors 2020 Post 10 – Reaching Out to DNA Matches

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There were a couple of DNA matches that could be from either the Borucki or Budny lines. I have a cousin from Uncle Sonny’s first marriage that I have never reached out to connect with before. It was a short email just to introduce myself.

Hoping that the matches to my Polish side could narrow my research, I contacted two matches who I shared over 200 centimorgans either with me or my father’s DNA kit.

This first individual was a second to third cousin match to my father. I was thinking that this person was a daughter to one of my grandfathers’ sister. Yeah, no. I received a response in less than an hour. Woohoo! This person is a match through the Borucki line. They have a non-paternity event (NPE). I responded back with a couple of contenders from my great uncle, Ignacy Francis Borucki (a/k/a Frank Borke) family tree.

A match at MyHeritage shows an individual as a possible second cousin, first cousin once removed, or half first cousin once removed. We either share the same the great grandparents or great-great grandparents. This person lives in Germany. My message to him via MyHeritage was both in English and German, using Goggle Translate. Not enough individuals listed in his tree. One of the surnames he has is Zielinski.  I have seen the surname at www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl when searching Borucki and Budny records in the Mazowieckie Province of Poland

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52Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2020 – Post Five ‘’So Far Away”

Last March 2019, I had the opportunity to visit Poland for genealogy research. It’s the furthest distance I have gone to research members of my Borucki-Budny Family tree. With a cheap flight from Seattle to Warsaw booked, I set about arranging a research trip with Polish Origins. My trip also included a solo sightseeing excursion to Warsaw and Krakow.

I will delve into my Polish Origins tour in later posts.

Daniel, my Polish Origins guide, drove me to villages that were listed passenger manifests. Though there was no breakthrough in discovering who may have been my great-great grandparents. I had a great time visiting Poland.

In Kranosielc, Poland, I visited the church my second great-uncle Ignacy Borucki married Aleksandra Lipinska in 1895.

A stop in Mamino yielded a road shrine erected by a possible relative, Bolesław Borucki, in 1896. My great-grandparents would have been living in Mamino, Poland, in that time period.

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#52Ancestors 2020 Post Four ‘’Close to Home’

Whoa…I haven’t stayed up past midnight to chase down a genealogy squirrel in a long time. It started with a search to see if my local library offered access to a newspaper site. The library did not. However, MyHeritage© was available. I only have DNA access at MyHeritage© which doesn’t allow me to see records. I quickly entered my great-grandfather’s name, Adam Budny to see if any record popped-up.

Out of the few records referencing an Adam Budny, one caught my eye. An ‘Adam Budny’ was listed as a brother-in-law on a passenger ship entry for a ‘Jozefa Boruczka.’ I click on the record expecting my usual ‘this is not my ancestor’ self-mantra. The entry is from the Record of Detained Aliens on the manifest of S.S. Nieuw Amsterdam for April 19, 1906.

My great-grandfather Adam’s wife is Marianna (Mary) Borucka. The family story handed down was that Mary had a sister named Josephine, Jozefa in Polish, who remained in Poland. I have not been able to find a record of her in my Polish or US research prior to this discovery.

I read across Jozefa’s entry that included the cause of detention, disposition, discharged date and time and the number of meals she received. Just as I was about to dismiss the record, it clicked. The disposition provided the address for the brother-in-law, Box 61, Vandergrift, PA. Adam and Mary had a daughter born in Vandergrift, in 1906.

This can’t be happening. Did Jozefa really immigrate to the United States? The family story that she remained in Poland came down from several of Adam and Mary’s children. Several of these family myths, I have already discredited. Was this another myth that would be quelle?

Jozefa was pulled aside as she passed through immigration and detained. Immigration officials kept a list of those detained and the reason was listed on appeared on the record as she was detained for “To tel $.” The surname spelling may be based on the Polish pronunciation of Borucka. It appears that Jozefa did not have the money to pay her transportation fare to her destination. The notation “to tel $” means that a telegram would be sent to her relative to provide money for the fare. Immigration would then release her with a transportation ticket once the money was received.

Thanks to the Jewish Gen website I was able to find a reference of the various descriptions of why an immigrant would be detained. Plus, how to interpret the Record of Detained Aliens manifest page. https://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/detained/

I was very hopeful. I spent the next five to six hours squirreling between FamilySearch© and Ancestry© to find any other records for Jozefa. I was able to locate a marriage record for Jozefa Borucka. The marriage docket had a recording of Alexander Moniewski and Jozefa Borucka marrying on May 13, 1906, in East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. The witness was Adam Budny. Jozefa married 24 days after arriving on April 19, 1906.

Not able to find Alexander and Jozefa in the 1910 census. Alexander’s Naturalization papers in 1916 list both his wife Ezeffa and daughter, Victoria. Squirreling through other records, Victoria’s birth certificate is located. She was born in East Vandergrift, in 1909. Her parents name appeared to be spelled phonetically, Alex Mainefski for Moniewski and Josephine Barutski for Borucka.

Now searching for the family in 1920 census, I find Alexander and Victoria as lodgers. Then I see Alexander is listed as widowed. Oh no. Moving in an inquisitive manner, I try in vain to find a death record. Well past midnight I come up empty. Subsequent searches reveal no additional records. The death certificate, if it provides Jozefa’s parents names, would likely confirm she is Mary’s sister.

My next steps are to create a research plan. This will include locating the parishes that were in East Vandergrift/Vandergrift, and Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The marriage record should contain the names of groom and bride’s parents. Victoria’s baptism record, to glean any information from the record. And, to locate a parish record of Jozefa’s death.

So close.

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#52Ancestors: Week 13 – Frisky! Alex Rusenko and Nervous Nellie

This is week 13 of the 2015 #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge where a group of u52ancestors-2015 Images blog about a different ancestor for each week of the year.  To learn more about the 52 Ancestor Challenge visit Amy Johnson’s site at Amy’s website.

Irene Borucki is my 1st cousin 2x removed. Irene Borucki (1916-1998), is the daughter of Ignacy (Frank) Borucki and Alexandra Lipinska. I have never met any of my Borucki cousins. The connection was lost long ago. Recently released vital records from Michigan have filled in the branches on my family tree.

Since it is usually easier to search paternal lines, I hopscotched up Irene’s husband family tree. She married Theodore Rusenko in 1935. The family home was in Hamtramck, Michigan. A city of its own that lies within the borders of Detroit. A Polish conclave that still has the best Paczki or Polish doughnuts that I remember from my youth.

This story is about Theodore’s father, Alex Rusenko. Irene and Theodore’s marriage license provided the names of the groom’s parent. Using Ancestry.com, I found the usual census, city directories, border crossings, and war registration records. The 1930 census indicated that Alex and his first wife Barbara Zawadzki were divorced.

A border crossing from on July 13, 1927 provided a curious and amusing observation. Seems that Alex crossed over from Detroit with a new wife before his divorce was final with Barbara. The passenger list doesn’t say if Alex was coming from a port outside of the US or if he took a quick visit to Windsor, Ontario. Alex Rusenko 1927 Detroit Border Crossing Manifest

The new wife’s name is recorded on the front as Nellie. On the back of the card, it is listed as Helen. In remarks section an amusing statement written by the inspector. “This man claims Helen to be his wife and admits not being legally divorced from his first wife Barbara.”

Nellie Rusenko’s manifest card from the same crossing implies that she previously arrived in the US in 1913. It is possible that the two crossed over the Detroit River into Canada for some reason. The home address listed on both cards is, 2330 Avaline (correct street name is, Evaline). The occupant listed for that address in the 1927 Detroit City Directory is Joe Dziurlikowski. This mysterious Nellie may have boarded at this address. Nellie Rusenko 1927 Detroit Border Crossing Manifest

Barbara Rusenko was granted her divorce on July 20, 1927. Eight years later, Alex Rusenko marries Louise Holjnacki, on February 12, 1935. The witnesses to the marriage, are Anna Stepchinko and Helena Gronkowski. Was Helena the woman he supposedly married before? Or, did he help a woman named Nellie/Helen enter the USA?

Alex Rusenko, born in Austria of Ukrainian descent, died 21 April 1978, in Warren, MI.

Source Citations

“Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21617-37015-76?cc=1916040 : accessed 30 March 2015), Ruselvan, Barbara – Samet, Isaac > image 10 of 7977; citing NARA microfilm publication M1478 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

“Michigan, Detroit Manifests of Arrivals at the Port of Detroit, 1906-1954,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21598-46402-30?cc=1916040 : accessed 30 March 2015), Rayment, Cortland B. – Renoud, Joseph A. > image 7370 of 7933; citing NARA microfilm publication M1478 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

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Genealogy Do-Over Week One

The Genealogy Do-Over project this past week included decluttering my old 1970’s Samsonite briefcase of my old family group sheets and notes jotted down over the years.  Since the one of the goals of the project is not to “Squirrel” I tried to keep it just to the Borucki and Budny binder.  I did hit a few of the other binders just to get rid of useless paper.

1970's Template for Family Group Sheets

1970’s Template for Family Group Sheets

The hard cover briefcase has been bulging for some time now, even after a previous purge.  In my review, I found the original newspaper clipping mentioned in #52Ancestors – No. 40 – Harry Trevelyan Saves Winston Churchill in 1899 post.  I spend three hours at the Dearborn Public Library looking a copy of the article on microfilm in July 2014.  What a time waster that was.  I also found Harry’s collection of 1937 Coronation Stamps that my father didn’t sell during his trade show days.

George VI Coronation Stamp of Tower Bridge 1937

George VI Coronation Stamp of Tower Bridge 1937

Because I tend to concentrate on making a perfect template then abandoning it the template due to boredom and dis-interest.  I decided to train myself on using Family Tree Maker 2014 effectively.  I don’t want several different Excel spreadsheets that I have to create and maintain. Most genealogists are raving about Evernote. I have OneNote on my computer that I can use instead.

YouTube is the best tool for most training needs.  I used it to find training programs when I was a trainer in a previous job.  So while getting my 45 minute cardio exercise at the gym this week, I viewed videos to pass the time away. There are a number of individuals that have uploaded Family Tree Maker (FTM) how-to videos.  Ancestry owns FTM and has their own how-to training videos.

Here is a brief list of channels I have been watching.  There are plenty more channels that you can find to assist you in your training needs or learning style.

Cousin Russ
Dear Myrtle
Ancestry’s Crista Cowen

My next goal is to clean up computer files by labeling and organizing documents and photos.  I need to get ready to build my research plan for week two.

 

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