My family is from Prussia and Germanyas far as I can tell. My paternalgreat grand parents were Frank and Fran (nee Murawski) Pawelczyk. Both were born in Chicago,IL in 1886. On the other side of the family ,John and Pearl (nee Kammerer) my great grandparents, were also born in Illinois. I know prior generations were the ones to immigrate and this is where my search begins.
I never knew mymaternal grandmothers parents both had died before I was born. Unfortunatly, my grandmother developed Alzheimers before I started to wonder about my roots so I missed the chance to ask her about her side of the family. My fathers grandmother hadnever had a close relationship with him and he never thought to ask questions.
My mother on the other hand can trace back farther in her family. Unfortunatly she was adopted so her research although valid is not blood lines.
I hope through alot of help I can get some answers as to where and why my family arrived in the USA.
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