Birth and Baptism of Franciska Urbas
I translated a few words from the body of the certificate (within the thick-lined box). The line numbers refer to the right-hand lines:
- Line 1 - I'm sure this is suggesting that the birth date was sometime before April 4th in the year 1885.
- Line 3 - "Kraj rojstva (ulica,...)" means "Place born (street,..)". "Blekova vas 6" likely mean "Blekova of number 6". ('vas' can mean 'ye' (of) or 'village')
- Line 5 - "zakanska hci" means "legitimate daughter".
- Line 6 - Right-side seems to say "Full name, profession and religion". On the left side, "gostac" is an old word apparently not used today, which as a profession means "guest" or itinerant worker. "oba rim.kat.vere" means "both Roman.Cath[olic].Faith"
- Line 8 - Right-side latin "Patrini" means God-Parents. Left-side "gostilncar" means "innkeeper"
- Line 9 - "trgovceva zena" likely means "house wife"
Ellis Island Records
Here are Ship Manifest records for Franz Sodnik, Franz Gerchman and Franciska Urbas. I was not able to find a record for Matheus Urbas.
Franz Sodnik
11 Sep 1904 arrival
Franz Gerchman
20 Oct 1904 arrival
Census Records
1910 Census
I believe I've found Mathius Urbas. The unfortunate thing is that the
enumerator took the census on 7 May 1910. Your grandmother arrived 10 days later! I also find Frank Sodnik (spelled "Soudnik") and Frank Gerchman. These are the only candidates I could find, so they have a high likelihood of being the correct people.
1920 & 1930 Censuses
The Frank and Frances Gerchman family is definitely found in these years. In 1930, Anna and William have the surname "Sodnick"! Not so in 1920, but it is commonly assumed by the census enumerator that the children all have the same surname as the father. In 1930, the eldest, Frances (Sodnik) Gerchman is knows as Frances E. Gerchman and is working in the Henry Anthony family in Hartford, CT.
Naturalization Records
Here are Frank Gerchman's naturalization records. This contains a description of him and his arrival information.
Military Registration
In addition, here is Frank Gerchman's World War I registration card. Unfortunately, It is not a clear image:
Frank Gerchman's WWI Registration Card.
Steve