Ras
   
Chiletz
   
Kmiecik
   
Wodzinski
   
Kingzett
   
Sirl
   
Dubiel
   
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Albert 
Jacob

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Stephanie
   'Stella'
   Chiletz
   
   
John

   Peter Kmiecik
   
Alexandra

   Bertha

   Wodzinski
   
Frank 
Marshall

   Kingzett
   
Theresa

   Charlotte

   Sirl
   
Stanley

   Dubiel
   
Apolonia

   "Pauline"

   Giera
  
 


This site is dedicated to recording the genealogy of the
8 great-grandparent lines of my children.

Site has been online since January 1, 2006 and is a work in progress.

This is the "lite" version of the website.
Although there is data on over 1000 deceased relatives,
information regarding living individuals has been blocked.
In addition, only a few photos are included, printable PDF charts are disabled,
and advertisements may be displayed.

See note re extended version of this site later on this page.

Kingzett

The Kingzett line is by far the most documented.
This is due in part to the fact that the Cleveland Kingzetts emigrated from 
England. England takes its genealogy seriously and (unlike the German and 
Polish lines) there is no language barrier. I was also able to significantly 
benefit from the tremendous Kingzett research previously conducted by Peter King
of Scotland, great-great-great-great-great-grandson of Richard & Mary Kingzett.
Collateral lines (i.e. not directly related) go back as far as the early 1500s.

Richard Kingzett (1750-1809) Family View  Descendant Chart
and Mary Beesley (?-1812) are the earliest Kingzett ancestors here. 
They lived in the small town of Chipping Campden, England, located near
Stratford-On-Avon of Shakespeare fame. Many generations of their descendants 
remained in Chipping Campden - there is even a 
Kingzett Cottage rental for tourists to Chipping Campden.)


All Kingzetts in this site are direct descendants of Richard and Mary.
Succeeding generations of their descendants have spread throughout
England, the United States, Canada, Australia, Scotland, and even Madagascar.
 
John Kingzett (1829-1901), Family View  Descendant Chart
a grandson of Richard, was the earliest Kingzett to emigrate to America that I
am aware of. He and his wife Sarah Ingham settled in what is now North
Royalton, Ohio about 1850. Their daughter, Hannah Jane Kingzett has the
distinction of being the first Kingzett born in the United States. She married
into the Bennett family. Another child married an Edgerton girl. (Bennett and
Edgerton are modern-day streetnames that should be familiar to North Royalton 
residents.) The descendants of John and Sarah have spread throughout the 
United States with larger clusters of Kingzetts in North Dakota and Oregon.

John Herbert Kingzett (1854-1925), Family View  Descendant Chart
a great-grandson of Richard and nephew of John, was the first of my children's
direct Kingzett ancestors to come to America. Perhaps lured from England by
tales from uncle John, John Herbert and wife Sarah Kate Sale settled in
Cleveland, Ohio. John Herbert and Sarah's descendants have generally remained 
in northern Ohio.
     

Sirl

Joseph Sirl (1848-1907) Family View  Descendant Chart
who emigrated from Germany to Cleveland in the mid-1800s begins the Sirl
line. Joseph had ten children with his 2(?) wives. My children are descendants 
of Joseph and his last wife, Gertrude Weber (1868-1907). Many thanks to 
one of Joseph Sirl's great-great-granddaughters, Kelly Moran, for her 
research.
     


Dubiel Giera Ras Chiletz Kmiecik Wodzinski

My children's other six great-grandparents emigrated from Poland to 
Cleveland in the late 19th and early 20th century. The earliest direct-line 
ancestors are below - all born in Poland in the mid 19th century. They or some 
of their descendants all settled in the vicinity of  St. Barbara's Catholic 
Church on Cleveland's near west-side. For a site devoted to the genealogy and 
history of that Polish neighborhood, see the Barbarowa link below.
Stanley Dubiel
Francis Giera
Joseph Ras
Thomas Cielec
Franc Kmiecik
Wodzinski

Use any of the above links as your starting point or simply pick some names 
from below at random.  To learn how to browse the family tree and to enjoy all 
features, watch the Tour. Enjoy.
Extended version available!
 
The extended, full version of the website includes
living individuals, numerous photos, printable PDF charts,
no ads, plus additional features.
The extended version is also free but is password-protected.
If interested in obtaining access to the full version, email Clem Ras
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