Origins
All branches of the Lis family can be traced to the Carpathians of southern Poland, with half of the family coming from Lubcza and neighboring villages. The Stawiarski family comes from Libusza, which is just south of Lubcza. The Myszak family, on the other hand, originates from Janów Lubelski, a town further to the north, although still in the Carpathian region.
Pop-Pop (Thomas Lis) (1944-2022)
Thomas Lis or Pop-Pop as he was named by me, was born in 1944 into the Polish working class neighborhood of Port Richmond in Philadelphia. His family owned a grocery store for much of his childhood. When he was 18 he joined the marines where he served on the USS Intrepid, which during his service acted as a recovery ship for the Gemini space mission. After he was discharged from the marines he worked for IBM for 24 years, seeing the rise of home computers. During this time he settled in New Castle, Delaware and started a family, which would eventually lead to me.
Pedigree
| Gen 3 | Gen 4 | Gen 5 | Gen 6 | Gen 7 |
Thomas Lis | Krescenty “Christopher” Lis | Stanislaus Lis | Valentinus Lis | Valentinus Lis |
| Marianna Jaworska | ||||
| Anna Marcinek | Joannes Marcinek | |||
| Sophia Matraj | ||||
| Marianna Chudeusz | Josephus Chudeusz | Martinus Chudeusz | ||
| Marianna Zyznar | ||||
| Sophia Julianna Kłusek | Franciscus Kłusek | |||
| Catharina Kurek | ||||
Bertha Myszak | Wojciech Myszak | Andrzej Myszak | Marcin Myszak | |
| Anna Orzeł | ||||
| Katarzyna Buczak | Wojciech Buczak | |||
| Agnieszka Miś | ||||
| Catharina Stawiarska | Antonius Stawiarski | Joannes Stawiarski | ||
| Marianna Kosiba | ||||
| Marianna Kruziel | Joannes Kruziel | |||
| Marianna Karp |
eliasheritage.com 