Mike’s paternal grandmother was Jennie Dorothy Arras. Nothing is known about Jennie’s mother except that her maiden name was Patsuk.
According to the 1940 U.S. Census, Jennie Arras was born in Poland.
In the late 1920s both Jennie and her future husband, Henry Edward Blomquist, were working for Brown & Bigelow, a promotional products company headquartered in St. Paul. Perhaps that is where they met. The company still exists and continues to make products like clocks, pens, and advertising calendars.
Another young woman with the surname of Arras (Mary R.) was also working at Brown & Bigelow in 1927 and 1928. Both Jennie and Mary were living at the time at 369 Edmund Ave.
Here is what 369 Edmund Ave looks like today.
Ancestor surnames
- Arras
- Patsuk
Unanswered questions about the Arras family
- Where did the Arras family live in Poland?
- When did they immigrate to the United States?
- What was Jennie’s mother’s given name?
- What was Jennie’s father’s given name?
- Was Mary Arras Jennie’s sister?