Enter, Bazili Wynohradnyk, Again

2009 June 28
by stwainer

I just got back from the great So. Cal. Genealogy Jamboree put on by the So. Cal. Genealogy Society. The last lecture I attended was by the Uber knowledgeable Stephen Danko. He has the “gold standard” version of a genealogy weblog. It here. Be astounded. I always am.

Anyway, Steve’s talk was on immigration records. Basically the talk was about opening your eyes to more than what the date was that your ancestor arrived. Depending on the year, immigration records can contain some very interesting information.

In a previous post I said that my Grandfather came to the US from Canada in 1911. This is true, but it’s only  partially truth. After looking much harder at the 1911 immigration record, you can see that Granddad also said that he had entered the US in December of 1910. Guess what? I found that record.

So, here’s the full story. Bazili Wynohradnyk left Hamburg, Germany on the S.S. Pretoria on 23 November, 1910. He arrived at Ellis Island on 13 December 1910. At some point, he went to Canada and returned to the US from Canada, by train, in November 1911 headed for Boston.

S.S. Pretoria Manifest ( Two pages):

Pretoria Page 1

Pretoria Page 1

Page 2:

Pretoria page 2

Pretoria page 2

And as a special bonus, a picture of the S.S. Pretoria:

S.S. Pretoria

S.S. Pretoria

There’s a bunch more information on this manifest that I need to do a bit more research on:  Like just who is Maria Wynohradnyk ? It lists her as married and Bazili as single. It also lists Maria’s father as having the last name: Aufczak which, to me is pretty darn close to Ostafyczuk my grandmothers maiden name.

Did the Wynohradnyk’s and the Ostafyczuk’s know each other in Galacia?

IRAN

2009 June 16
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by stwainer

This.

peace sign

peace sign

William Knickerbocker 1801-1838

2009 May 30
by stwainer

My Great Great Great Grandfather, William Knickerbocker was born 22 May 1801 and died 1 Mar 1838. You can see his birth and death date in the family bible pictures here. Here’s a shot of his gravestone taken in Smithville, New York. The inscription reads:

Friends nor Physicians could not save
This mortal body from the grave
Nor can the grave confine it there
When Christ commands it to appear

William Knickerbocker 1 Mar-1838 gravestone

William Knickerbocker 1 Mar-1838 gravestone

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Marriage of Peter Wainer and Marjorie Knickerbocker

2009 May 29
by stwainer

My mom and dad were married 12 December 1960 in Las Vegas, Nevada. My mom is listed as Marjorie Carlstrom ( she was married previously). My dad tells me that my mom’s sisters were a little pissed off at them “running away to Vegas” to get married. Here’s a really bad copy of the Nevada marriage index recording thier marriage.

Nevada marriage index - 1956-2005

Nevada marriage index - 1956-2005

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