My great grandfather, Frank, came to America in 1886.
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| Youngest photo I have of Frank is his wedding photo. He was 24. |
I don't have any photos of him when he was really young. He arrived here when he was only 7 along with his mother Helene, 33, and his sister Cecelia, 11 months.
His surname was Navrocki at the time which was later changed to Nawrocki and then he officially changed it to Norwood in 1938.
I believe his father, Thomas, was already in America but I do not have any records of his arrival. Helene, Franz, ( his name on the passenger list) and Cecelia traveled from Prussia to the port in Hamburg, Germany and sailed on the Steamship Rhaetia to the port of New York in July of 1886.
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| Ancestry.com. New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Year: 1886; Arrival: New York, New York;Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897;Microfilm Roll: Roll 496; Line: 1; List Number: 856 |
Frank and his family lived in different places such as New Jersey, Buffalo, NY and Patchogue, NY. Once he was married, Frank and his wife and children moved to Canonsburg, PA around 1910 and lived there for the rest of their life.
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| Frank and Rose Norwood |
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