[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Grenke and Fritz

[Richard Stein]

Lubsin is about 20 km north of Sompolno, Poland and from 1815 to WW I it was 
in so-called Congress Poland, i.e., the part of Poland that was ruled by 
Russia.  It was only 15 km from the Prussian border.  Starting about 1865, 
many Germans from the Sompolno area moved to Volhynia, particularly the 
Torczyn area which was in Rozyszcze parish.  At the time, Volhynia was also 
a province of Russia, so in fact, they were moving within Russia.  Between 
the world wars, Poland was independent and wester Volhynia, including the 
Torczyn area, was in Poland.

I have noted too that there is often confusion about the country in which 
people lived.  People sometimes tried to put their place of origin in the 
present borders, i.e., someone born in Rozyszcze parish before WW I when it 
was in Russia, may say later that they were born in Poland because that area 
was then part of Poland.  I have also seen descendants assume that their 
ancestors were born in Germany simply because they were known to be ethnic 
Germans, whereas they were acturally born in Poland or Russia.

I suspect that your Justine Fritz and Justine Friss are the same person.

I hope this helps,
Dick Stein

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J GRENKE" <jgrenke2 at yahoo.com>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 8:50 AM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Grenke and Fritz


I have recordsfroom SGGEE MPD for Justine Fritz married to August Grenke 
from
Lubsin, Radziejow, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

and St. Petersburg notes on Justine Friss and August Grenke in Volhynia.
Family notes and hear say Justine and August were from Russia.

My first question is at anytime could his area of Poland once been part of
Germany.

If not would their be reasons why they would say they were from Germany and 
not
say Poland?

Can Fritz and Friss be the same name in another language?




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