Rawski and Okyil Surnames

[kwolfe3121]

I am searching for my great grandfather's family. Ivan Mykailovich Rawsky (my great grandfather) was born to Mykail RAWSKI and Mary OKYIL (or might be SKRIL) on January 14, 1878 in Lublinetz Stary, Galicia, Austria, which I think is Stary Lubliniec in wojewodztwo Podkorpackie, powiat Lubadzowski, gmina Cieszanow.

[Hannia]

Iwan Rawski also traveled thru Ellis Island, arriving 5/8/1905. His final destination was Lemberg, Canada.
There were at least 17/18 others on this same ship, also emigrating from Lubliniec. Some were heading for
Winnepeg and some were going to Lemberg, Canada.

Lemberg Saskatchewan History and Genealogy Page

PS> Lemberg was Austrian name for Lwow/Lviv in what is Ukraine today.

[dobko]

I lived about 50 kms from Lemberg for many years. Small world.


My bride's family name is Rawska. Same?

[kwolfe3121]

Another new lead. Thank you Hannia. I found Iwan Rawski's entry via Ellis Island but did not look at the ship's manifest to see where he was going. I do not know if Rawska is a relation but Iwan Rawski eventually made it to Calumet, Michigan where he married my great grandmother, Paraskevia Hul, in 1910. He eventually changed his name to John Rawsky.