[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Can't find Janiskee ship lists

[Gary Warner]

Daryl,

When looking at any database, you need to keep your ideas of correct 
spelling of a surname out of the search.   It is many times easier to 
enter the given name of a passenger and include no surname, but instead 
list the given name of someone that you know was traveling with the 
first person.    Unusual first names are the best and easiest, since 
names like Johann and Anna are going to give you way to many names to 
look at.   If the given names are common, however, you may reduce the 
number of returns by using only the first few letters of the surname in 
the search.   Even here, you need to think hard about what letter 
combinations might have been written down by the person taking the 
information on the ship or at the port.  For instance, on one census, my 
maternal grandmother, who maiden name is Sihl is shown with the name 
Seel.   My wife also looked and looked for one of her Watson relatives, 
and finally found him with the name Wotton in the census record.  And 
there are plenty of worse examples than that in the records.  

Gary Warner

daryl wrote:
> My wifes ancestors were Janiskees. They lived in Bay City, Michigan. 
> They migrated from Poland. I can find census information all day long 
> but I am not able to locate anything in ship lists. I'd like to know 
> where they came from, when, and where they arrived at.
> Thanks
>
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