Early in the morning and during breaks from work and in the evening when I should be watching tv, I find myself standing in front of these books and papers.
When I should be sick and tired of sitting in front of a computer I plop down here sifting through “hints” and names on Ancestry.
There are some dead ends but many great finds. I finally broke down and subscribed to the World Explorer Membership which opened up a lot of records to me.
The biggest find was the Galizien German Descendants website. They’ve done incredible work compiling family information for Germans living in Galacia.
It led me to Julianna Ingram Posluszny’s parents, 2 younger sisters with their married names, and back in time to my 4th great grandmother!
On the Straub side – Caroline Straub Posluszny Bonk – it was a lucky break that I’ve been scribbling names for years because I found her parents Adam and Klara (Ingram) with her brother Albert on a list for Josefsdorf. That led me to Albert’s family listing and finally explained who Gertrud Straub, who’s buried in the plot next to Caroline Bonk at St Casimers Cemetery is – it’s her sister in law! Unfortunately Wildenthal, where the Posluszny family lived most of their lives is not part of the series. But I’m sure something will turn up!
In the meantime, some of the last names that have turned up are: Jung, Putz, Burckhard (as opposed to current day Burghardt), Karl (rather than Kahl), Dengler, Kaiser, Ungeheuer, Sommer and Huber!
One of many sheets of paper – the circled number to the right of Gertrud’s name takes me to her parent information.
It's All About Family 
My Great Grandmothers (both) were Straubs and my Grandmother was Elizabeth Ingram, born in Wildenthal.
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Hi Stan! Thanks for commenting! I have 3 Elizabeth Ingram’s in my family tree. One I know didn’t have any children and the other two were born in the US. Were your Ingrams and Straubs located in the Yonkers and Connecticut area? I’d love to know more!
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Hi Nancy, my Grandmother Margaret Ingram was born 1875 in Wildenthal, her Mother was a Straub but I can’t make out her Christian name. Her Father was Lunrinder Ingram ( probably misspelled his name slightly. Her mother was a Baumberger and her mother was a Riebold. They all left Ulm and surrounding areas and sailed down the Danube to Vienna where they were allocated land in Poland.
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Did you receive my reply about the Baumbergers and Reibolds and how they all left from Ulm to Vienna and then on to Wildenthal ?
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Yes! Just saw it now! Thanks for your email and I’ll do some looking around!
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There is a Brian Ingram lives in Washington DC who’s ancestors come from Wildenthal. He is a distant cousin. My Aunt who lived in NY knew the Straub family but unfortunately my Aunt is dead. I live in England. Apparently, 45 families left Germany and sailed down the Danube to Vienna and Franz Joseph allocated them land in Wildenthal, now called Nowy Dzikowiec.
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