"In the year 1873 | left my native country on 16 May with my entire family from the town of Brzostek, obwod Tarnow, powiat Pilzno (Poland). My family was composed of my wife, Katherine Panciewicz, my sons Stanislaw, Wladyslaw, Mieczyslaw, Bronislaw and Czeslaw. Also with us was our maid, Katherine Gasior. On June 16 we passed through Bremond and Houston on our way to New Waverly where my brother-in-law, Kasper Szybist, lived with his family. On my journey I lost all my belongings and two sons, Czeslaw and Bronislaw. They rest on American soil in Danville, Montgomery County. Our maid also perished there somewhere. In the same year I came with my wife and three sons to the vicinity of the city of Calvert, Texas. There our oldest son, Stanislaw, died and was buried about five miles from Owensville or six miles from Calvert. The rest of our family was weak and sick.”
by CryptographerKey2847
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An unfortunately all too common story, so many died. It is a great treasure you have. Thank you for sharing.
It this genealogical gold! It would be amazing to read the whole story. This would be a great post for r/genealogy. It’s some important to preserve the documented lived experiences of immigrants to the USA. It’s so important to share their struggles and lives and what they endured to build a better life in the New World. Especially since so many didn’t know how to read or write at the times . Thank you for sharing his story and photo. I highly encourage you to type it all so it can be preserved online for future generations. It’s be great if you could add him to WikiTree or FamilySearch so your unknown cousins can learn more about where they come fromX I’m curious, was it written in English or Polish?