Re: Gilbert Family Genesee Co MI Gilbaga
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Re: Gilbert Family Genesee Co MI Gilbaga
12/29/01
Jean, I'm getting curious now as to who you are!Frank and Celia had several children, Frances, Dorothy, Joyce, Helen, John, Robert.Frank had two sisters Theresa and Nancy, Theresa married George Dvorak and Nancy married Paul Mikusik(or something like that).I don't know what Frank's parents names were but I have my sister-in-law checking. Frank's uncle (his fathers brother) was Paul Gielbaga, he married Mary Pietrzyk in Poland in 1892, they came to Saginaw on 8/1/1894. Paul and Mary were my husbands grandparents. My mother-in-law was Helen Gielbaga Powada. She sometimes went as Helen Gilbert but her brothers Antony, Joe and Andrew always went by Gielbaga. Paul worked for the railroad and died in an accident in 1924.This branch lived in Saginaw and visited the Flint branch quite often. They always said the Flint family changed the name to Gilbert for business reasons because it was easy to spell and pronounce.I'll let you know where in Poland and the names when I get them.Happy New Year!Beth