Re: John Bartell - Prussia to Louisiana
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Re: John Bartell - Prussia to Louisiana
10/22/00
Hi, Mary!Haven't heard from you in awhile...
I e-mailed Dad for info, and here's his reply:
"Wow!I'll have to give that some thought.Your Great Grandmother was a Conopask - changed from Conopaski and they hailed in from Poland.I don't think there is anyone left who might remember any of this.That side of our family didn't talk much.You will remember that they didn't accept my Mother Ellen for quite a while--CATHOLIC... They were "black" to that family.I remember as a kid that there were people like my father's Aunt Molly that talked about and knew the details.If Ellen were herself, she would know something.I'll need to do some thinking."
Hope that helps.I remember Kevin telling me once that Bart didn't want us kids to know that Anna was Polish, but I'm not sure why-- Polish jokes, maybe?Feel free to e-mail me and stuff...