First post to this forum. Have been researching my family for two years in American records, working backwards, and have reached Germany.
My great grandparents emigrated to the USA from Germany? arriving NYC on 14 Sept 1903. Josef Cherhnski or Chachulski and Julianne Krukowska and their three children: Mary or Maria, Julia, and Joseph Jr. Mary born 2 Feb 1900; Julia born 2 June 1901; and Joseph Jr. born 28 April 1903. My starting point is birth location of the three children.
I have obtained a copy of the US Social Security SS-5 application Mary completed when she was 72 years old in April, 1972. On the application she wrote that her birthplace was "Horst, at present, GelsenKirchen, Germany." Joseph Jr, completed the US Naturalization process in Sept 1937. His Petition for Naturalization states that his birthplace was Horst, Germany. I have nothing specific on Julia.
Other people tell me there are about 10 locations named Horst in Germany, but I am relying heavily on what Mary wrote on her application for US Social Security in 1972. Publicly available information says that a town of Horst has become part of GelsenKirchen currently.
I attach a copy of the Ship Manifest for the families' emigration passage to the US arriving in NYC 14 Sept 1903 aboard the vessel Vaderland departing Antwerp. The first five lines are for this family. The surname is indexed as Cherhnski, but the children used Chachulski in their adult lives in the US. Note that they said their destination was to meet cousin Franz at 169 McReynolds St, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In fact Frank Chachulski lived at that address in 1903. My reading of the manifest is unclear on their previous residence and what Josef's occupation was. Does it say Miner?
Julianne remarried in 1906 and the family and new husband relocated to South Bend, Indiana in approx. 1911. Records for Josef dried up after the split from his wife and family.
I greatly appreciate any help in finding any records on this family.
David Skudlarek
My great grandparents emigrated to the USA from Germany? arriving NYC on 14 Sept 1903. Josef Cherhnski or Chachulski and Julianne Krukowska and their three children: Mary or Maria, Julia, and Joseph Jr. Mary born 2 Feb 1900; Julia born 2 June 1901; and Joseph Jr. born 28 April 1903. My starting point is birth location of the three children.
I have obtained a copy of the US Social Security SS-5 application Mary completed when she was 72 years old in April, 1972. On the application she wrote that her birthplace was "Horst, at present, GelsenKirchen, Germany." Joseph Jr, completed the US Naturalization process in Sept 1937. His Petition for Naturalization states that his birthplace was Horst, Germany. I have nothing specific on Julia.
Other people tell me there are about 10 locations named Horst in Germany, but I am relying heavily on what Mary wrote on her application for US Social Security in 1972. Publicly available information says that a town of Horst has become part of GelsenKirchen currently.
I attach a copy of the Ship Manifest for the families' emigration passage to the US arriving in NYC 14 Sept 1903 aboard the vessel Vaderland departing Antwerp. The first five lines are for this family. The surname is indexed as Cherhnski, but the children used Chachulski in their adult lives in the US. Note that they said their destination was to meet cousin Franz at 169 McReynolds St, Grand Rapids, Michigan. In fact Frank Chachulski lived at that address in 1903. My reading of the manifest is unclear on their previous residence and what Josef's occupation was. Does it say Miner?
Julianne remarried in 1906 and the family and new husband relocated to South Bend, Indiana in approx. 1911. Records for Josef dried up after the split from his wife and family.
I greatly appreciate any help in finding any records on this family.
David Skudlarek
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