[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] RES: TOM from Lublin Poland coming from Canada

[Jack Milner]

Ancestry.ca has them both coming to Canada in 1923.  They are 1sr 
cousins and were married in 1932. This explains why they share the same 
address in Edmonton and have consecutive passport numbers.

Jack M.
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On 2014-03-19 2:13 PM, Eduardo Kommers wrote:
> Another Tom here (very unusual first name), from Edmonton. Born in Kamien
> Poland.
> https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22450-56369-67?cc=1932363
>   
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Ger-Poland-Volhynia [mailto:ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at sggee.org] Em
> nome de Jack Milner
> Enviada em: quarta-feira, 19 de março de 2014 16:31
> Para: ger-poland-volhynia at sggee.org
> Assunto: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] TOM from Lublin Poland coming from Canada
>
> The link can be viewed and shows an image of a Tourist Card for a 30 day
> visit to Brazil, issued by Ottawa, to Adolf Tom.  Curiousity made me check
> various Canadian immigration sources.  One of interest:
> Ancestry.ca has an Adolf Tomm arriving in Canada in 1923.  His passage wass
> paid for by his father and  his closest relative in Poland was his
> grandfather. An Adolf Tom is buried in Edmonton (death1972).  That is an
> interesting find.  If this is the person of interest, he was a tourist to
> Brazil and returned to Canada.  To make sense, St. Edmonton should read as
> the full address of his residence: 9858 - 87 Street, Edmonton, Alberta,
> Canada.
>
> Jack Milner
> St. Albert, AB
>
> On 2014-03-19 12:29 PM, Beth Burke wrote:
>> I was able to open the link sent.  This is quite an interesting find!
>>
>> Beth Burke
>> Verona, WI
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Karl Krueger
>>> Sent: Mar 19, 2014 8:57 AM
>>> To: Eduardo Kommers , 'SGGEElistserv list'
>>> Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] TOM from Lublin Poland coming from
>> Canada
>>> Your link cannot be viewed unless you are at a FHC presumabely. The
>> Lublin database shows an Adolf Tomm born 1906 in Malinowka (near Chelm
>> - not the larger one near Brzeziny) so this must be him. He was 49 in
>> 1955. So he survived the war, was able to make it to West Germany, and
>> like many others looked to the Americas for new opportunity because he
>> no longer had a farm. Many of us here in US and Canada have this same
>> story in our heritage.
>>> Karl
>>>
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Eduardo Kommers
>>> To: 'SGGEElistserv list'
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:21 AM
>>> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] TOM from Lublin Poland coming from
>>> Canada
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello my friends!
>>>
>>> I just wanted to share with you this immigration card from Adolf Tom.
>>> He came to Brazil from St. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada but was born in
>>> Lublin Poland. A German-Russian?! The immigration occurred after 1955.
>>> https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-22450-56512-71?cc=19323
>>> 63
>> <tel:1932363>
>>> Have a nice day!
>>> Eduardo Kommers (Looking for Kommers, Tomm and Rohde).
>>>
>>>
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