Curt Wolf

News Flash! A living relative was found! (11/9/2021 update-- found him last Fall) In the process of doing genealogy, I found a 4th cousin who was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, just like me. His relatives came to Grand Rapids in the same time period as my grandfather Anthony Raczkiewicz. His name is Curt Wolf and he has done extensive genealogy research and even visited Tomaszów Lubelski! On September 21, 2020, I finally sent a message to Curt Wolf on the Ancestry website. I had found hints from his tree on “Ancestry” ( where I am a paid member) and on “My Heritage” (where I have limited access since I am not a paid member.) Our common ancestors are Andrzej Kaszuckii (1799-1861) and Salomea Wiciejewska (1804-1877) -- 3rd great grandparents. Their son Jozef Kaszucki had Katarzyna Kaszucki (my great grandmother.) Their daughter Julianna Kaszucka had Jozef Niedzwicki, (Curt’s great grandfather.) Jozef and his wife Paulina nee Eifler were married in 1906 in Tomaszow Lubelski and came to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1910, the same year Anthony’s older brother Jan arrived and a few years before Anthony arrived in 1912. Jozef and Paulina Niedzwicki are buried in Holy Cross Cemetery like my grandparents. Curt’s mother Lucille (Krezewski) Wolf passed away in May of 2020. Curt did missionary work with his wife for a year in Moldova and was able to visit Poland. He has done extensive genealogy work and has hired a genealogist. He was able to visit Tomaszow Lubelski with a translator and hear family stories from a distant relative and see where they lived. Besides sharing his tree and lots of information, he provided me with contact information for Tomasz Raczkiewicz, my first Polish connection.