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Hello,
im looking for my relatives (my great grand father Jozef/Joseph Borek - born in 1870 with his siblings:
Antoni (Anthony) and his wife Małgorzata (Margaret) maiden name KIELA (i have found Anthony death certificate on the Internet, he died in 5 January 1935 in Grand Rapids),
Marianna Śliwka (maiden name Borek) and her husband Jan (John) Śliwka
Stanisław (Stanley) and his wife Józefa maiden name Kisiel (probably also their daughter Małgorzata/Margaret),
Franciszka Suska (maiden name Borek) with her husband Antoni Suski and their sons:
Władysław (born in 1904),
Jan (born in 1905)
and Marian (born in 1907, I have found him on New York passenge lists, arrival date: 14 Jul 1932)

and probably with my ggf father:
Wawrzyniec (Lawrence, Laranc) Borek, born in 1855 in Solec nad Wisłą, Mazowieckie, Poland. I dont know about his wife (Katarzyna Borek, maiden name ZDUNEK)

In that place my knowledge is over now. In Poland I cannot find more helpful information about my family because a lot of documents were destroyed becasue of wars, so I would like to ask you for some help with looking for Borek, Suska and Śliwka Family Members.

I will be very thankful for your answer and help also!

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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:18 BST (UK) »
HI,

Welcome to Rootschat

Have you searched https://familysearch.org/search - its free and contains lots of US records

This looks like Anthony, wife and children in 1920 Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan

Anthony Borak  46 Born Poland. Imm 1903. NA 1918.
Margaret Borak  40  Antonia Borak  18
Walter Borak  3 years and 7 months.
Joseph Borak  50 Brother.
Adam Rominski  30 Boarder.
Ignasius Kondek  50 Boarder.


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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:20 BST (UK) »
Butterworth Street Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan 1930

Anthony Borek  56 Born Poland. Imm 1901. NA. Furniture Factory.
Margaret Borek  50 Born Poland.
Walter Borek  13 Born Michigan.
Stanley Wierzhon  36 Roomer.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQBJ-M68

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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:25 BST (UK) »
Ward 1, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids City, Kent, Michigan 1940

Walter J Borek   Head    aged 23   Born Michigan. Labourer. Road Building.
Estette Borek   Wife    aged 25   Born Illinois
Borek   Son   aged   1 Born Michigan
Borek   Son   aged 10 months  Born Michigan
Margarette Borek Mother   62 Born Poland

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH33-47H

A possible death in 1957 for Margaret Borek

Margaret Borek - Obit published -Thu, 7 Nov 1957  GR Herald Obit

http://data.wmgs.org/Newspapers/FMPro


Estela BOREK - Mon, 13 Nov 1989  - GR Press Obit

http://data.wmgs.org/Newspapers/FMPro

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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:30 BST (UK) »
There are lots of helpful databases for the Grand Rapids area here - http://data.wmgs.org/ 

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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:31 BST (UK) »
Walter Borek married Estella Harkaway - 7 May 1938 - Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan. Spouses father - Trofim Harkaway  Mother: Anastasia Zdanovich

Walter Borek born 2 June 1916 passed away September 1967 Michigan.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3QV-S4Q

Walter Borek - Tuesaday 5 Sep 1967 - GR Press Obit

http://data.wmgs.org/Newspapers/FMPro

You may find others listed here

http://data.wmgs.org/Newspapers/FMPro?-db=Orders&-lay=NewspapersOrders&-format=search.htm&-New

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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:34 BST (UK) »
Hi Sandra, thank you but Anthony was born in Poland 19 March 1875 and died in Grand Rapids in 5 January 1935...


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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:35 BST (UK) »
So what are you saying ?

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Re: BOREK family! POLAND -> USA (Grand Rapids, Michigan & Baltimore, Maryland)
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 25 August 15 20:36 BST (UK) »
If it's an issue of the age being slightly off on the census, that is not unusual, particularly when English wasn't the native language of the people giving the information.

An obituary for one of Walter and Estelle's sons:  http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?pid=157380775

Burials for many Boreks here:  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01fzm/