Kurlandski Family

On these pages we explore the Kurlandskis, my father's father's side of the family.

On this page we explore the Kurlandskis based in St. Louis, Missouri, my father's father's side of the family.

Some unexpected discoveries in my adventure include:

• "Kurlandski" is not the original spelling of our name.
• Sister Regina's given name was not Regina.
• My grandfather, Louis U. Kurlandski, had a sister named Katie that our oral family history doesn't mention.

Where We Started

Here follows what I knew about my great-grandparents at the time I began this quest. Sophia M. Preis was first married to a John Wroblewski, and had two children by him—-John and Regina. Later Regina would come to be known as Sister Regina. After her husband, John, died, Sophia married Louis Roy Kurlandski, my great-grandfather. Together they had five sons.

Here follows a small subset of what I did not know when I began, but have since learned. I did not know when or where Sophia and Louis met. I knew nothing about their occupations, birth dates, or where they lived. Most importantly, I had no inkling of when or how the Kurlandski clan arrived in this country.

Table of Contents

Kurlandski Family Tree

Sophia M. Kurlandski's Descendent Chart

On the Trail of Sophia & Louis

Following the genealogical trail of Sophia and Louis Kurlandski

Ludwig Kurlandsky, Immigrant

On my great-grandfather's coming to America

Sophia & Ludwig, the Early Years

The early years of Sophia and Louis Kurlandski

Ludwig Kurlandski Careers

The various occupations of Ludwig Kurlandski

Katie Kurlandski

On a previously unknown relative

Miscellaneous Photographs

Miscellaneous photographs from the past

Frisco Rail

A little genealogical evidence dug up on my family and the Frisco Railway.

Miscellanea

Miscellaneous Kurlandski notes.

Notes to Self

Links to the notes pages.