Another HOT month in Redding, California. Was 120 deg. in our backyard yesterday. A good reason to stay inside and do some genealogy research.
I have recently decided to change computer programs for my genealogy. I'm going to reenter my family information from Reunion10 for Mac to RootsMagic. RootsMagic has so many helpful videos, webinars and a Facebook page for help of all kinds. I can't find that with Reunion. So my goal is to reenter all the records I have ( vitals, census, directories, photos, etc) by individual into RootsMagic . Plus RootsMagic is synced with FamilySearch so I get a lightbulb in RootMagic when a new record is found in FamilySearch. My goal is to get every record, research note, photo I have of a person into RootsMagic. Everything in one place. I'll let you know how this goes.
Now for the AncestryDNA results for Crystal Condit Gormley (myself), Thomas Condit (my brother) and Kenneth Condit (my uncle, brother to my father, Wilbur Condit).
Crystal Tom Ken
East Europe - Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, 45% 36% 4%
Russia, Hungary, Slovenia, Ukraine, Belarus,
Moldova, Lithuonia, Latvia, Bosnia
West Europe - Primarily in Belgium, France, Germany, 29% 49% 24%
Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg,
Liechtenstein. Also found in England,
Denmark, Italy, Slovenia, Czech Republic
Scandinavia - Primarily found in Sweden, Norway, Denmark 5% 7% 22%
Also found in Great Britain, France, Germany,
Netherlands, Belgium, The Baltic States, Finland
Ireland - Ireland, Wales, Scotland. Also found in France, England 6% 5% 23%
Great Britain - England, Scotland, Wales. Also found in Ireland, 4% - 8%
France, ,Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands,
Switzerland, Austria, Italy
Italy/Greece - Italy, Greece 4% 2% 14%
Finland/Northwest Russia 4% - 1%
Asia 2% <1% -
Caucasus 1% 1%
Liberian Peninsula - <1% -
European Jewish - - 3%
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100% 100% 100%
Bold indicates the countries of which I know of heritage.
Wales or England is where John Cundit (Condit) immigrated from.
Germany is where the Maile family immigrated from.
Uncle Ken mentioned at my last visit in May, that his grandfather, Gottfried Maile spoke
French. He said he spoke English, German and French. I'll have to ask my cousin Jerelyn Toath
about this. She may know. Maybe we've got some French relatives too.
Poland, Austria is where the Motyka, Leszczak, Naperiracz families are from.
The continuation of Mary Leszczak Motyka's A-file.
On an affidavit" Statement of Facts for preparation of Petition"dated 22 Aug 1956 Mary Motyka stated she travels to New York with her cousin Matthew Bakowski coming to see Mary Bakowski in New York. They had traveled on the SS Potsdam arriving 3/10/1908.
I have not found many passenger lists for the SS Potsdam. I could not find a Leszczak listed at all. I did found one Matthew Bakowski b: 15 Aug 1884, Galicia, Poland in the 1920, 1925, 1930 and 1940 Federal US Census for Manhattan, New York. He was married to a Mary Bakowski about the same age. They had a son, Henry Bakowski born about 1908. On the 1930 Census it states that Matthew arrived in the US in 1909. Mary Leszczak Motyka listed it as 1908.
I've looked EllisIsland.org, Ancestry.com, and FamilySeach.org , 1908, 1909, thinking if I could find Matthew on the passenger list then Mary Leszczak Motyka would be there too. But to no avail. I Have found nothing. But I will keep searching.
On another note: On Mary Leszczak Motyka's affidavit" Statement of Facts for Preparation of Petition" dated 22 Aug 1956 she states she was married to Valentine Motyka on 22 Oct 1916 in New York. He was naturalized on July 31, 1927 at Newark, NJ. Certificate # 2477707.
I could not find his naturalization papers on-line but I did find where I could request a Index Search (USCIS.gov) for Valentine Motyka. This would include his C-file ( Certificate of Naturalization) and any other records that exist on him. Once these are found they will contact me to see what records I would like copied. I never knew my grandfather got his Naturalization papers so it will be interesting to see if there is any new information for me about him or his parents.
If you have any questions or comments please leave a comment at the end of this post.
Crystal Condit Gormley
