When we visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in 2015 I was able to consult with Maria, who is the Polish research expert on the International floor. She spent quite some time accessing online records before admitting there was no information available for the Zajchowski family. There was also no microfilm for that area of Poland.
Maria did have a friend in Poland who was willing look for church or civil records. Clementina's baptismal record stated the parish was Niewodna, although an address from her sister Olympia who corresponded with Grandma Churas was Grodzisko.
Mieczyslaw spent several weeks visiting different parishes and record offices in the Wisniowa area. Ultimately, he was able to locate four birth records of children born to the same parents.
Clementina, born 7 Feb 1894
Olympia, born 4 Apr 1901, died 18 Jan 1979
Andreas, born 7 May 1904, died 8 Nov 1908
All four were children of Adalbertus Zajchowski, son of Jozef and Agatha Seremet Zajchowski and Francisca Cierpial, daughter of Casimirus and Marianna Gruszczynska Cierpial.
After 20 years of wondering about Grandma Churas' family, we finally had two generations of ancestors!
*52 Ancestors: "Brick Wall"
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