| Message | I just saw your reference to Pierlawken near Soldau in former East Prussia. My family, Marquardt, came from there and immigrated to America (Kansas and New Jersey) in the 1880s. My great grandparents, Adolph and Justena (nee Martens), as well as Great Uncle Gustav all went to Marysville, KS, while my grandparents, Adolph and Caroline (nee Speaker or Spikowski) and Great Uncle Heinrich went to Camden, NJ. Another great uncle, Ludwig, remained in Germany, and I think he later moved to Posen to teach music. Have you ever seen the name Marquardt in any of your research of that area? My wife and I visited Pierlawken (now Pierlawki) and Soldau (now Dzialdowo) in Poland last year, but did not have time to research any local archives unfortunately. Hope to hear from you. |