Handwriting help - Austrian town

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Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av saki » 11 apr 2005 19:08:06

Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

The region likely had a Polish populace.

I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close

Any help much appreciated.

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saki@ucla.edu

L Covey

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av L Covey » 11 apr 2005 20:46:27

saki wrote:

Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

The region likely had a Polish populace.

I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close

Any help much appreciated.

----
saki@ucla.edu

At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?

I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?

Here is the link I found:
http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AU/

Lani

L Covey

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av L Covey » 11 apr 2005 20:58:48

saki wrote:

Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

The region likely had a Polish populace.

I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close

Any help much appreciated.

----
saki@ucla.edu

Could it be a county or a parrish or whatever these might be called in
Austria?

Lani

saki

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av saki » 11 apr 2005 20:59:16

L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:nuA6e.560267$w62.415426@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

saki wrote:
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?

It looks like this to me at first but it doesn't sound much (to me) like a
Polish or Austrian town name. I was looking at some town lists to try to
narrow it down. Possibly Gajewiec?

I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?

This is from a 1917 draft registration card for Louis Kolonko in Wisconsin.
Ancestry displays the whole image but it doesn't help me figure out his
town of origin, though the rest of the handwriting is clear.

Thanks for the help!

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saki@ucla.edu

L Covey

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av L Covey » 11 apr 2005 21:03:04

saki wrote:

L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:nuA6e.560267$w62.415426@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:


saki wrote:

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?


It looks like this to me at first but it doesn't sound much (to me) like a
Polish or Austrian town name. I was looking at some town lists to try to
narrow it down. Possibly Gajewiec?


I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?


This is from a 1917 draft registration card for Louis Kolonko in Wisconsin.
Ancestry displays the whole image but it doesn't help me figure out his
town of origin, though the rest of the handwriting is clear.

Thanks for the help!

----
saki@ucla.edu

Can you send me the link to Ancestry? I, too, have Ancestry and maybe
looking at the entire draft registration will help.

Lani

L Covey

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av L Covey » 11 apr 2005 21:14:46

saki wrote:

Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

The region likely had a Polish populace.

I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close

Any help much appreciated.

----
saki@ucla.edu

Czy_____ Not sure.

Lani

saki

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av saki » 11 apr 2005 21:20:32

L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
news:YJA6e.560344$w62.66417@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

Can you send me the link to Ancestry? I, too, have Ancestry and maybe
looking at the entire draft registration will help.

Here's the whole image. I hope it helps!

http://sakionline.net/uploads/reg.jpg

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saki@ucla.edu

Gjest

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av Gjest » 11 apr 2005 23:19:08

Don't focus just on the current country of Austria but look for this
perhaps as being in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps on its
eastern edge.

Sorry to have expanded your area to search.

Alex


saki wrote:
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

The region likely had a Polish populace.

I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?)
but
haven't seen anything close

Any help much appreciated.

----
saki@ucla.edu

saki

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av saki » 11 apr 2005 23:23:55

awmjr@magocsi.org wrote in news:1113257948.481129.161790
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

Don't focus just on the current country of Austria but look for this
perhaps as being in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps on its
eastern edge.

I figured that might be necessary. I appreciate the pointer.

Sorry to have expanded your area to search.

Not at all! I'm grateful for the advice.

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saki@ucla.edu

Huntersglenn

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av Huntersglenn » 12 apr 2005 06:00:28

What you're looking for is the Hapsburg Empire, which existed until
1918, and modern day Poland was a part of the Empire. I'd suggest
posting queries to GenForum and RootsWeb for Poland and see if you get
any definite answers.

I do know that a lot of small Polish towns ceased to exist during WWII
(and not all of them were Jewish), so it's possible that the town you're
looking for might not be around any longer.

Good luck,

Cathy

saki wrote:
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

The region likely had a Polish populace.

I've checked some town lists for what this looks like to me (Grj...?) but
haven't seen anything close

Any help much appreciated.

----
saki@ucla.edu

googled

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av googled » 12 apr 2005 07:12:05

"saki" <saki@ucla.edu> wrote in message
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L Covey <ljcovey@worldnet.att.net> wrote in
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saki wrote:
http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

At a quick glance, Gynesee or Gyneser?

It looks like this to me at first but it doesn't sound much (to me) like a
Polish or Austrian town name. I was looking at some town lists to try to
narrow it down. Possibly Gajewiec?

I found this link but can't seem to find something similar. Are there
other entries on the site where you could compare the enumerator's
handwriting?

This is from a 1917 draft registration card for Louis Kolonko in
Wisconsin.
Ancestry displays the whole image but it doesn't help me figure out his
town of origin, though the rest of the handwriting is clear.

Thanks for the help!

----
saki@ucla.edu

I can't come up with a town name that works, but I do have a suggestion. If
Louis Kolonko was alive in 1940 and still not a citizen, you can make a
Freedom of Information Act Request to the USCIS for a copy of his Alien
Registration form (it has place of birth).

Gjest

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av Gjest » 14 apr 2005 13:08:12

Someone has already suggested posting to an applicable Rootsweb board.
There is a board focused on Austria-Hungary found under Historical
Regions.

Alex



saki wrote:
Can someone decipher this town name in Austria?

http://sakionline.net/austria.jpg

Csaba Gabor

Re: Handwriting help - Austrian town

Legg inn av Csaba Gabor » 20 apr 2005 00:00:10

awmjr@magocsi.org wrote:
Don't focus just on the current country of Austria but look for this
perhaps as being in the pre-WW1 Austro-Hungarian Empire, perhaps on its
eastern edge.


I can't make anything specific out, and it's just a long shot, but ...
Another possibility is that it is the name for a Hungarian town.
Specifically, Gy (pronounced similar to the 'j' in jungle
is a common start for Hungarian names, and sz (pronounced like
the 's' in silk; possibly at the end of your town's name) is
also common. I've seen old maps of Austria/Hungary and
practically every town from Vienna right into Budapest had
both a German and Hungarian variant, often quite different
from each other.

Sorry to have expanded your area to search.

Csaba Gabor from Vienna

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