[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Re: Persanzig (was Emigration to or through Canada ?)

[Paul Rakow]

  Tricia,

       Persanzig was a town (population about 1000) in Pommerania,
  which was in Prussia. It was in the county (Kreis) Neustettin.
  Since 1945 it has been in Poland, its present name is Parsecko,
  near Szczecinek. The church there was Protestant (Lutheran).
  The nearest Catholic church was in Neustettin.  If Persanzig is where
  your family emigrated from it would be recorded as Germany at that time.


       A lot of church records from that part were lost in the War,
  but you are lucky, there are good records for  Persanzig parish.
  The churches kept their own records, but also sent a duplicate set
  to the government. For Persanzig these duplicates are available from
  1810 - 1874, they are in the archive in Greifswald, Germany, but
  have been filmed by the Mormons, so they are easy to get hold of.

       There are also some marriage records from 1836 - 1870 (originals
  in Poland, but also available on LDS microfilm).

       Around 1874 the government started to keep its own records instead
  of using the churches. Again you are lucky, the records from Persanzig
  have survived and the years 1874-1882 are on microfilm. Civil records
  from later years are probably in the state archives in Koszalin in Poland.

       A better place to ask about this family would be the Pomerania list,
  pommern-l,  (which is now quite bilingual - a lot of messages will be
  in German).  You can find instructions for joining at:

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         Hope this helps,

             Paul Rakow
             rakow at ifh.de

             (50% Volhynian, 50% Pomeranian)


   Tricia M.  <rbbtfarm at wavecable.com> wrote:

>
> Searches for the BARZ (Bartz) family on passenger lists to the US has
> revealed nothing. Best guess is they emigrated 1881, plus or minus 2 years.
> Would a Poland to Canadian to US emigration be a possible route? The family
> settled near Chicago IL. Where would I go to find records ?  Are they online
> ?
>
> Can anyone tell me about the Royal Prussian Pomeranian Church and/or
> Persanzig Parish ?  Would this be Catholic and would there still be records
> available ? (where & how ?)
>
> The family was Lutheran and my ancestor was
> Ernst F. (Freidrich) BARZ. We have documents for his baptism 22 July 1862 at
> the Royal Prussian Pomeranian Church Persazig Parish. It was registered on 6
> April 1876 by a Lutheran Pastor (location ?). Another document has his
> confirmation 1 October 1876 in Schochwerder (Germany ?).
>
> His family is believed to have emigrated as a family group with most or all
> of the children.
> Parents:
> Ernst Theodor Erdman(n) BARZ (BARTZ), b. abt. 1825; d. ?, possibly before or
> during emigration ?
> m. (2nd wife) Caroline Justine BECKER in 1851 in Persazig Parish
> Poland/Prussia (emigrated to IL)
>
> Children:
> ***Hanna Charlotte Friederica BARZ, b. 1846 (dau. of Ernst T.E. BARZ and his
> 1st wife, Sophie RADDATZ ) m. Albert Neuman(n) - couple thought to have
> emigrated with her step-mother, Caroline, and her children.
>
> (children of Ernst T.E. BARZ and 2nd wife - Caroline Justine BECKER with
> approx. age at time of emigration, we know several sons came with Caroline)
> ***Emilie Auguste, b. 1852..... 28-30
> ***Henriette Maria, b. 1853..... 27-29
> ***August Wilhelm, b. 1854.......26-28
> ***Carl (Karl) Gottlieb Ferdinand, b. 1856.....24-26
> ***Herman Julius, b. 1859...... 21-23
> ***Ernst Freidrich, b. 1862........ 18-20
> ***Albert Lebrencht, b. 1865...... 15-17
> ***Bertha Auguste, b. 1869...... 11-13
> ***Johann Gustav, b. 1870..... 10-12
>
> Grately appreciate any and all help.... Tricia M.