I am looking for the parents of Constance Marcinkus (also Mercinkus, Morrison, Morris). I am also l

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I am looking for the parents of Constance Marcinkus (also Mercinkus, Morrison, Morris). I am also looking for more info on her husband Andrew Verkitus (also Wirukaytis). They were both born in Lithuania and immigrated to the United States.

• Andrew Verkitus: Born in 1883 in Lithuania,,, Soviet Union and died 14 Jan 1961 in Carbondale, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania. Immigrated to the US in 1901. Father's name was Joe Verkitus and there is no name for mother. Married Constance Marcinkus in Feb.1905 in Forest City, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Constance Marcinkus was born in 4 January 1885 in Kaunas, Kauno Apskritis, Lithuania, Soviet Union. She died 6 Aug 1972. She immigrated to the States in 1903. There is no info on her parents at present. They lived a great deal of their life in Clinton Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania. They are listed as Roman Catholic. They had 9 children;
• William V Verkitus
• 1905–1957
•  • K48B-CSS
• Ann Marie Verkitus
• 1907–1988
•  • K41M-GFW
• John J Verkitus
• 1908–1966
•  • KC6X-QJJ
• Stella C Verkitus
• 1909–2010
•  • L11B-RMQ
• Bridget Verkitus
• 1911–2006
•  • L11B-WSW
• Andrew E Verkitus
• 1914–2000
•  • L11B-KF8
• Helen Evangeline Verkitus
• 1918–2000
•  • LY3X-KM3
• Peter P Verkitus
• 1919–1991
•  • K8NL-JJQ
• Grace Victoria Verkitus
• 1921–2007
•  • KW6P-52F

 

 

Cehalla

Hi Jaime,

I looked at your family and saw you have been building on the research for your family. The sources supporting Constance's birth are both census records that only give you an approximate birth year. Do you have other records that document the actual birth date & place you give in your question?

I've done some Lithuanian research, and it is challenging! Vital records in Lithuania are only church records. There were no government records of births, marriages, and deaths. If you know the parish where your mother was born, there is at least one website where you can find microfilmed church records. They are all in Polish or Russian, so you need someone to translate them for you.

I can't read Russian or Polish, but I can point you to some places that helped me with my research. Just let me know.

--Carolyn Halladay

LegacyUser

Hello! Thank you for your response. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I don't have other records that I have found yet on Constance's birth - probably because it was in Lithuania. I don't know what parish my Great Grandmother was born into. If you could point me to the website of microfilmed church records, I will look for someone to translate. I could use all the help out there since I still have nothing about Constance's parents.

 

Thank you!

 

Jaime Olsen

Cehalla

Here is a great resource I found for finding church records in Lithuania. https://gen.wooyd.org/epaveldas/

I hope that helps you in your search. epaveldas.lt is the website with the digitized church records. The other resource is the best explanation I've found for using it.

--Carolyn

LegacyUser

@Cehalla Cehalla​ thanks for sharing this great resource with our community! I am sure others will benefit from this - enjoy today, Cindy Jarvis

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@James Edward Holmes Jr​ @elizabethmarieholmes1 elizabethmarieholmes1​ Hey JJ - here is a new resource for Lithuania that was just shared... thought of you and your mom! So glad you are both part of this great community - enjoy today! Cindy Jarvis

LegacyUser

Thank you for sharing! I am checking out these resources right now!