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Osilius, Juskauskas & Lelasius

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Introduction

The Lelasius name is a convienient starting point for the Lithuanian part of my genealogy. Through this point I can cover all of my know Lithuanian ancestors and all known relatives. Most of this infoirmation comes from interviews and a few legal documents.
The Osilius, Juskauskas and Lelasius family histories can not be traced back very far at this time. It is not that the records are not available. The problem is that they can not be looked at unless one travels to Lithuania or pays a genealogist in Lithuania to do the research. In the future microfilmed copies of these records will be available in this country. Until then we must hope for the best and wait patiently.
The format of this genealogy is called "Register Style." This was used by the New England Historic Genealogical Society for their publication. A variation on this form is used in most publications and most large genealogies.
Many thanks to all of the people who have given of their time and information to make this work possible. Much more needs to be done. In the future much more will be done, but it takes information from all of you. There is always one more marriage, death or birth to be entered.
There are also many problems to be solved in completing the history of this family. An example of this is the marriage of Anton Osilius to Eva Juskauskas. Most everyone states that they were married on 19-February-1917 in Waukegan, Illinois. A search for the records there does not turn up any marriage certificate on record. I received a document stating that from the Clerk Of Courts. Unfortunately due to the laws of Illinois, I was not allowed to look at the indexes myself. Perhaps the people who searched the index missed it or perhaps it was lost or never filed. Another problem is that Eva Juskauskas stated that she arrived at New York on June 24, 1912. This has not been verified by the National Archives. They searched their indexes for her arrival. I need to search them myself to see if they missed her name for whatever reason. There are other such problem scattered throughout this genealogy. This makes things interesting. Dead ends, brick walls and wild goose chases are part of genealogies.
For those interested in Lithuania and their customs there is the Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture, 6500 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Ill. 60629. They have a gift shop stocked with books and handcrafted items from and about Lithuania.

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