1910 US census where is RussianPolish re immigration 1881 Selmer/Celmer Please

[RickyJack]

Hi to the group,

Information taken from the US 1910 Federal Census....ancestry 1910 United States Federal Census - Ancestry.com.au

 I have a Joseph Selmer born 1862 Russian Polish ,home in 1910 Schenectady Ward 9 Schenectady New York USA, Cutter street , Male , immigration year 1881, head of Family, Married, Josephine Selmer, father and Mother's birthplace both Russia, native tongue English, naturalized , married 17 years [=1893] ...in 1910 Joseph was 48 Josephine was 38 dau Sarah was 15 [1895] and dau Isabella was 11

I confused as there seem to be three different couples that immigrated with slightly different surnames for example Selmer Celmer, Colmer, Cegler[-ski/-a.

Would some kind person Please enlighten me ...where is Russian Polish that this couple immigrated to the USA from in 1881 and Sarah birth .....

Trying to find the parents of this couple and Sarah Birth

Tips and suggestion very welcome Thankyou Rick

[Erato]

The 1900 census has Joseph born July 1869 and his wife born February 1870, both in Russia. The two daughters were born in New York and, before their names were made more 'American,' they were called Feliksa (b. May 1895) and Wladyslawa (b. August 1899).

Joseph immigrated to the US in 1885 and his wife in 1886.


1900 census
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t23/

1910 census
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t22/

[Erato]

Birth of Martha M. Selmer in Schenectady, 10 June 1895.  Is this another name for the same child and a variant birth date?
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t24/


Graves of Joseph and Josepha Selmer (spelled Celmer on the grave marker).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154980607/joseph-selmer

[amondg]

There was another child
1905 census N. College Street, Schenectady New York

Joseph Celmer 40  Day Lab.
Josie 35
Sarah  8
Felixa 5
Stephen 2*
Adam Derkoroski 22 day lab. Boarder

ADDED
Later census Stephen becomes Stanley

[Erato]

Deaths reported:

[Erato]

Other news items:

[amondg]

Death certificates in the USA show parents names if known.

Joseph died 1920
Josephine died 1945 (30 July)  both are buried St Mary's Cemetery, Schenectady NY

1921 Directory
Josephine Celmer widow of Joseph - 84 Weaver Street
Stanley Celmer  - clerk - 84 Weaver Street.
 
Josephine's death certificate is number 41847
Jozef Celmer is  2921 he died 1920

Apply to Schenectady New York.

[jorose]

To understand "Russian Poland" you have to understand a little of the history:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions_of_Poland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Poland

It would be worth looking at other Selmer/Celmer families in  Schenectady, as they may be related.

[RickyJack]

Wow and Thankyou...
The newspaper articles explain a lot, problems in Poland and problems in NY making name changes necessary...Ive had no luck at all with their immigration 1881 my thinking was that their town/village would get a mention that Joseph/Josef and Jozefa/Josephine came from

    Jozefa / Josephine/ Josie S-/Ziegler/Cziegler/Cegler formerly Ceglerski/-a. (1874 - July 1945 Schenectady)
Appreciate the help...Thankyou Rick in Australia