I am looking for the surnames Tust and Hoppe in Zdunska Wola, Poland

Question

My paternal grandfather was Edmund Tust from Zdunska Wola or Kalisz (sp?) Poland. He was born around 1891. His mother was Amalie Julianna Hoppe, his father Edward Tust from same region. He immigrated in 1922 through Ellis Island. His residence in the United States was in Lehigh County, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Comments

Your spelling is almost correct: Zduńska Wola in województwo łódzkie and Kalisz in województwo wielkopolskie are about 38 miles from each other. For the time in question the area was part of Congress Poland which had lost it's autonomy in 1867 and was incorporated into the Russian Empire as Vistula Land (Привислинский Край). Before 1815 it had been Prussian for a few years during which period some Germans moved there. Hoppe would be a German name, perhaps the Society for German Genealogy in Eastern Europe would have some contacts for further research, one of their focuses is Congress Poland.

 

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Thank you. This is very helpful.

Answer 1

Familysearch.org has more Hoppe surnames that Tust surnames in Poland, but it does not break it down to Zdunska Wola.

Edward Tust
Father-in-law
United States Census, 1940
birth:
1866
Poland
residence:
1940
Ward 10, Allentown, Allentown City, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States

Edmond Tust
Head
United States Census, 1940
birth:
1891
Poland
residence:
1940
Ward 14, Allentown, Allentown City, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States

Edmund Tust
Head
United States Census, 1930
birth:
1892
Poland
residence:
1930
Upper Milford, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
immigration:
1902

Edmund Tust
Head
United States Census, 1920
birth:
1891
Poland
residence:
1920
Allentown Ward 14, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
immigration:
1913

Adolph Tust
Head
United States Census, 1920
birth:
1894
Russia Poland
residence:
1920
Allentown Ward 14, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
immigration:
1913

Alma A Tust
Wife
United States Census, 1920
birth:
1897
Poland
residence:
1920
Allentown Ward 14, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States
immigration:
1914

Mary Tust
Mother
Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994
birth:
Poland
Irma Tust
Mother
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Immigration Cards, 1900-1965

Answer 2

Pauline Hoppe
Mother
New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909
birth:
Polen

Auguste Hoppe
Mother
New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909
birth:
Polen

Auguste Hoppe Gorski
Mother
New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909
birth:
Polen

Teofilla Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Pole
John Hoppe
Father
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Poland

Palina Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Poland

Julia Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Poland

Anton Hoppe
Father
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Pole

Eva Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Poland

Frances Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Pole

Anton Hoppe
Father
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Poland
Hoppe
Father
Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
birth:
Poland

Louis Hoppe
Father
Michigan Births, 1867-1902
birth:
Poland

Louis Hoppe
Father
Michigan Births, 1867-1902
birth:
Poland

Francissek Hoppe
Father
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940
birth:
1869
Poland

Mary Regina Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940
birth:
1872
Russia, Poland

Joe R Hoppe
Father
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940
birth:
1882
Poland

Lottie Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940
birth:
1884
Poland

Lottie Hoppe
Mother
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940
birth:
1884
Poland

Teodor Hoppe
Father
Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1940
birth:
1878
Poland

Answer 3

Hi Lori,

 

I did some searching on Geneteka, which has indexed a lot of records from the region of Poland that Edmund was from, now called the Łódź Voivodeship. Looking at the Zduńska Wola evangelical church records, there was an Edmund Thusk born to Edward Thusk and Amelia Hoppe in 1891. The name is spelled Thust in other birth records from the same parents. This is likely the same Edmund that you are looking for -  which, like Helmut suggests, would mean he was ethnically German.

The record is linked here. It is scan 47.