Saturday, September 13, 2008

my parents and grandparents

As I mentioned in the previous post, wanting to know more about my grandparents was what really started this whole process for me.

I have one sibling, a sister, Nancy. I don't have any children, and my sister has one daughter, Erica, who's 14. My father's name is Mike Homan, and my mother's name is Charlotte Homan.

My father had six brothers and sisters, all of whom unfortunately have passed away now. They were:

John
Mary (Goy)
Irene (Sroka)
Steve
Harry
Anna (Mirabile)

Their parents (my grandparents) were Harry and Mildred Homan. At least, that's what everyone called them by, to my knowledge. But on their Ellis Island passenger records, it reads:

Hrycko Humen, arrived 4/15/09 (age 17)
Nalauka Facynycz, arrived 2/16/12 (age 17)

I'm still learning about name changes and translation of Eastern European names to more Americanized versions, so I don't quite yet know how their names made it from one to the other. Any insight is appreciated!

More soon.

No comments: