His surname was OSTAPOWITZ, but he and his sibling's surnames were "Americanized" and shortened to OSTEN from the original spelling of OSTAPOWITZ at some point about 1910, approximately.
He was the son of Francis and Wanda (Skopowska) Ostapowitz.
He came to America at Ellis Island from Austria in 1903 along with his brother and sisters as young children, but their parents did not come with them. The reason is unknown.
Instead, they traveled here with and were raised here by their grandmother,Teodozia E. Skopowska; and their Aunt Jadwiza T. Skopowska, who was the unmarried sister of their mother.
His siblings were:
James M. Osten (1892-1968)
Wanda F. (Osten) Finley (1894-1979)
Hattie E. Osten (1901-1988)
His surname was OSTAPOWITZ, but he and his sibling's surnames were "Americanized" and shortened to OSTEN from the original spelling of OSTAPOWITZ at some point about 1910, approximately.
He was the son of Francis and Wanda (Skopowska) Ostapowitz.
He came to America at Ellis Island from Austria in 1903 along with his brother and sisters as young children, but their parents did not come with them. The reason is unknown.
Instead, they traveled here with and were raised here by their grandmother,Teodozia E. Skopowska; and their Aunt Jadwiza T. Skopowska, who was the unmarried sister of their mother.
His siblings were:
James M. Osten (1892-1968)
Wanda F. (Osten) Finley (1894-1979)
Hattie E. Osten (1901-1988)
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