[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] surnames: Boss, Hoffman (Rose Ingram)
Rose Ingram
roseingram at shaw.ca
Thu Feb 5 18:19:28 PST 2009
Hi Don,
I know where you are coming from with your research ideas, and initially I had the same thoughts.
I have now been corresponding privately with Marlene and it has been determined that the surname definitely is Boss and the family hailed from Warsaw or Lodz area. More sifting needs to be done but I think progress is being made.
Rose Ingram
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Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] surnames: Boss, Hoffman (Rose Ingram)
Al/Marlene,
I find it interesting that you mention the "Boss" surname and then tie it
in to a "Gotz" marriage. As Rose knows (thank you for your help over the
years!) I have that exact combination in my family tree. Spellings change based
on how the name was heard and many become quite mangled in the process. My
last name Busse (bus see) would have been pronounced Boosa and maybe heard as
Boss by the immigration agents. It's a wonder anyone can make connections
if you think of it! They were from the Gostynin area near the Vistula River
and married into the Goetz family from the Plock area just across the river.
This location had a big German settlement (aka colonists) from the
1700's-WW1 and I suggest you check out "Upstream Vistula" which does a fine job of
taking you back in time. It was Soviet controlled as you say but better put
as under Russian rule during that time period. We like to call ourselves
Eastern European because in reality we are Germans hailing from Russian Poland
and that all gets confusing!
If you find a link, I'd be more than happy to share what I have and my
suggestion is to look at the greater Gostynin area as a start. Rose...what are
your thoughts? Shettle seeker is also valuable to find old villages if you
remember any names.
Don Busse
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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:39:49 -0800
From: "Rose Ingram" <roseingram at shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Surnames: BOSS, HOFFMAN
To: "Al and Marlene Dixon" <al_dixon at shaw.ca>,
<ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org>
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Al/Marlene
Do you have any information (family lore) that may cite another village or
City close to where the family lived.
Was the family name Boss on the immigration documents or was it possibly
Buss or Busse or Boese?
When did Grandfather Edward come in the USA.
Rose Ingram
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From: Al and Marlene Dixon
To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 7:40 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Surnames: BOSS, HOFFMAN
I am searching for information on the BOSS family. Jacob Boss, Great
Grandfather - no info on birth or death dates. Married Efrasina (Rosina) HOFFMAN.
She died in Poland around 1900. My Grandfather is Edward BOSS born Sept 28,
1889 and siblings William August Boss born May 10, 1886, Fred BOSS born in
1876 and Karoline BOSS born Jan 27, 1884. She died May 13, 1967 and was
married to Friedrich Gotz. I believe she might be buried in Sobienie. My
Grandfather Edward Boss and his brothers immigrated to the USA. Eventually my
Grandfather moved to Manitoba, Canada. On immigration papers he lists his place
of birth as Zubena which I believe is Sobienie. I do not know what religion
they would have been part of at that time. On similar documents he and his
brothers list their parents as being Russian or from the Soviet Union. I am
beginning to understand some of the history of Poland and believe that would
be consistent with the history of Poland at the time of his parents births.
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Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:17:48 -0800
From: Gary Warner <gary at warnerengineering.com>
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Surnames: BOSS, HOFFMAN
To: Rose Ingram <roseingram at shaw.ca>
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Al and Marlene,
In order to help you more, it would be nice if you could state the
following about each name you list, so far as you know it.
1. Where the person was born and about when
2. Where the person married, and to whom and when
3. Who were the children of each person
4. Who were the parents of each person.
Gary Warner
Rose Ingram wrote:
> Al/Marlene
>
> Do you have any information (family lore) that may cite another village or
City close to where the family lived.
>
> Was the family name Boss on the immigration documents or was it possibly
Buss or Busse or Boese?
>
> When did Grandfather Edward come in the USA.
>
> Rose Ingram
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Al and Marlene Dixon
> To: ger-poland-volhynia at eclipse.sggee.org
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 7:40 PM
> Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Surnames: BOSS, HOFFMAN
>
>
> I am searching for information on the BOSS family. Jacob Boss, Great
Grandfather - no info on birth or death dates. Married Efrasina (Rosina)
HOFFMAN. She died in Poland around 1900. My Grandfather is Edward BOSS born Sept
28, 1889 and siblings William August Boss born May 10, 1886, Fred BOSS born
in 1876 and Karoline BOSS born Jan 27, 1884. She died May 13, 1967 and was
married to Friedrich Gotz. I believe she might be buried in Sobienie. My
Grandfather Edward Boss and his brothers immigrated to the USA. Eventually my
Grandfather moved to Manitoba, Canada. On immigration papers he lists his
place of birth as Zubena which I believe is Sobienie. I do not know what
religion they would have been part of at that time. On similar documents he and
his brothers list their parents as being Russian or from the Soviet Union. I
am beginning to understand some of the history of Poland and believe that
would be consistent with the history of Poland at the time of his parents
births.
>
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