Surname question

Karla Thurner

I am researching the Polish name Stypa (Theresa Steppa in the U.S.) On her Connecticut social security application form it lists her parents as Jacob & Justina Steppa. I used the Pomeranian Genealogical Association and the Poznan Project and found only one Jacob Stypa and Justina née Hildebrand in Gross Butzig or Wielki Buczek.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSXN-3SH5-J
The link to there marriage record in 1867.

I found the Stypa name elsewhere in Poland but never a Jacob & Justina together.

Am I on the right track? I don’t have any other information about whereTheresa was born, she was born November 22, 1875 and the birth records for Wielki Buczek end in 1874.

Thank you for you help. I wish I had more to go on.

Karla (name removed)

Eppich Maria

You are correct that in familysearch.org we do not have birth records for Gross Butzig or Wielki Buczek for year 1875 or later.

You may learn how to search szukajwarchiwach or Polish State Archives if you go to Polish Community, the first item is instruction how to use this site. Unfortunately, you will find there mention of birth records for year 1875 for Wielki Buczek, but scan 0, which means that they have those records in Pila Civil Records Office, but they are not accessible on Internet.

You may need to contact them pila@poznan.ap.gov.pl specifying the record you search for Teresa Stypa, born 22nd Nov. 1875, born in Wielki Buczek, daughter of Jakub and Justyna, born Hildebrand, married couple Stypa. They will most likely charge you about $15.00 whether they find it or not. You may also search for siblings of Teresa Stypa, born before 1875 in Wielki Buczek or Gross Butzig, as this couple had some other children after they got married in 1867. Try ptg.gda.pl indexed records, Click on British flag to get English text, enter just Stypa for surname searched, select as Civil Records Office, Parish: Wielki Buczek. You will find 3 other children of this couple, Jacob Stypa and Justina Hildebrandt. You will be able to locate those records using metryki.genbaza.pl - click on Wejscie, enter in the box Wielki Buczek, select the years of interest to you which end in 1874. Search among the list of numbers of pages on the right, going forward or back. As to payment to Pila Civil Records Office, your American bank may charge you $40-$60. If you have a friend or relative in Europe, they can do it with lower fee. Enjoy your research.

Karla Thurner

Thank you so much for the information, it was very helpful. I think that is my only course to find the right Stypa's and verify I am in the right place.

Karla (name removed)

Ashlee C.

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