Zaleski - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Brick Wall in Chicago

mmkrzus — 2009-06-23 16:01:23Z

To add to my previous message, sorry--the name "Milaszewicz" is incorrect--the name should be "Milasewicz." Also, I did find out that Victoria had a younger brother named Konstanty Milasewicz....Thank you.

Re: Szymon Zaleski (Załęski) , Feliks Zaleski (Załęski)

ZBeca — 2009-06-20 18:02:34Z

Milena

You might want to post on other boards.
Check out http://genforum.com
Try www.411.com
http://ssdi.rootsweb.com
www.surnamenavigator.org

Re: Michael Zaleski from Nisko born 1865

ZBeca — 2009-06-20 17:59:21Z

Not related...

a first name site:
www.skarbczyk.com
few sites for research:
www.halgal.com
http://maxpages.com/poland
www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html
www.surnamenavigator.org
http://genforum.com
arriving thru Ellis Island:
Zaleski, Franz Nisko, Austria 18 1895 1913
Zalewska, Agneszka Nisko, Austria 16 1893 1909
Zalewska, Franciska Nisko, Poland 18 1905 1923
Zalewska, Franciszka Nisko, Poland 18 1905 1923
Zalewski, Franciszek Nisko, Galicy 24 1882 1906
Zalewski, Stanislaw Nisko, Austria 16 1894 1910
Zalewski, Stanislaw Nisko, Austria 16 1894 1910
Zalewski, Josef Misko 24 1883 1907
Distribution of ancestral surname in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/zalewski.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/zaleski.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/za%25C5%2582eski.html
To hear pronounciation:
http://say.expressivo.com
ZALEWSKI in Nisko's phone book but because of privacy law, no full address.
www.ksiazka-telefoniczna.com

Szymon Zaleski (Załęski) , Feliks Zaleski (Załęski)

milena134 — 2009-06-16 12:56:23Z

I'm looking for Szymon Załęski and Feliks Załęski family members. Szymon and Feliks were brothers and they came from Poland (Załęże-Eliasze). Both moved to the USA. Szymon got married to Władysława Płodzich (she was from Dyszobaba).
Szymon and Feliks were my grandmother's uncles.

Many thanks
Milena (milena__@hotmail.it)

Michael Zaleski from Nisko born 1865

mplage — 2009-03-23 12:31:11Z

Looking for any information on a Michael Zaleski who arrived in the US in 1909 at that age of 24. He was born in 1865 and resided in Nisko Poland. Thanks.

Re: Zaleski

cakinsler — 2008-09-20 19:52:23Z

Are you still looking for Zaleski's in Michigan? My GGrandfather was Jacob Zaleski/Zalewski who lived in Detroit from the 1890's until his death in the 40s.

Re: Family?

j_sanhamel — 2008-08-10 04:18:31Z

Hi,

My grandmother was Mary Zaleski sister to John Zaleski.
Her married name was Lisiecki and she lived in Chicago, Illinois. John Zasleski was over her house frequently -- very family oriented Mary and John were. We are distant cousins. My maiden name was Jeanette Tomasko, daugher of Jennie (Lisiecki) Tomasko. We lived upstairs from Grandma Mary.

Steve & Agnes Zaleski, bio

ccountr1 — 2007-07-05 20:51:13Z

STEVE & AGNES ZALESKI
Mr and Mrs Steve Zaleski came to Kittson Co, MN fra the state of Illinois where they had lived for some time.

They settled in the township of St Joseph and farmed for a living. There were six children born to them:
Helen Zaleski
John Zaleski
Stella Zaleski ( married Carl LUPINSKI)
Frances Zaleski
Agnes Zaleski
Mary Zaleski

In 1919 Mr and Mrs Zaleski were divorced and the property was sold at auction. Then Mrs Zaleski moved to Minneapolis, taking the younger children with her.

Steve remained in the area and farmed until his death.

His brother John with his wife also settled nearby. They too, had chosen farming as their occupation. During the time he was actively farming, John also found time to be an active school board member and town board member. His wife died in 1918. There were no children born to this union. When he was left alone he decided to sell his property - this he did and moved back to his former home in Illinois.

--page 471 Kittson Co, MN Centennial Book

Re: Zaleski, Rudolph Paul

SimplyDunn — 2007-03-25 05:14:12Z

Rudolph Zaleski, born abt 1887 in Poland was married to Sabina _____ born abt 1889 in Poland. As of the 1930 census, they had 6 children and were living in Naugatuck, CT. The children were Hedwig, Sophie, Josephine, Joseph, Louis, and Sabina. I have more informtaion on this family if you are interested.

Re: Where to go next after prison?

gatchell99 — 2007-03-04 07:49:34Z

Have you gotten the death certificate?

How about the marriage license from the county AND the record from the church? One of these should tell a little of his parents.

Bill

Re: Where to go next after prison?

mmkrzus — 2007-02-19 23:58:02Z

Thank you so much for the article. I'd seen another article on the shooting, but I had never seen anything about a Ms. Stoner who reported the trouble nor that the men were "tramps." Interesting! Thank you!

Re: Where to go next after prison?

CONNOR — 2007-02-18 21:59:16Z

Chicago Tribune
January 10, 1907
p. 2

MAN SHOT BY ROBBERS DIES

William Zalenski, Halsted Street Saloonkeeper, Expires at Provident Hospital

William Zalenski, the saloonkeeper who was shot while resisting an attempt of three robbers to raid his place, 3157 Halsted street, Monday night, died of his injuries at the Provident hospital yesterday. James Dean, one of the robbers, is being held at the Thirty-fifth street police station. His companions have not been arrested.
Because of the attack on Zalenski, Mrs. Anna Stoner, wife of William Stoner, saloonkeeper at 3403 Halsted street, was terror stricken last night when she learned that four men were in the basement of the saloon, over which the family lives.
She ran to the Thirty-fifth street police station almost hysterical. The police arrested the men, who said they were tramps and had gone to the basement to sleep.

Re: what happened to John?

2006-10-25 18:37:06Z

I've just found this website so I have no idea which John Saleski (Zaleski) you're talking about, but perhaps you can help me. I'm looking for any kind of information concerning John Saleski originally from Austria. Unfortunately, I have no idea when he immigrated to Canada - he's my grandfather and he married Josephine Reiger from Neudorf, Saskatchewan in the early 1900's and had 15 children. He farmed around Neudorf and then retired to Grenfell, Saskatchewan. My grandmother Josephine was from Austria also. I would appreciate any help you could give me, even if it's just suggesting which websites to look at, etc. Thank you for reading this. Best Regards, Marilyn Prentice

Re: Brick Wall in Chicago--can you suggest ways to jump this hurdle?

Judy_Baouab — 2006-09-07 05:11:20Z

Have you looked for the coroner's record? It must exist since it is listed on this database.

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/cccirsrch.ht...

Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872–1911

NAME OF DECEASED VOL. PAGE DATE FILED DATE OF DEATH

ZALESKI, WILLIAM 78 237 1/18/1907 1/9/1907

You probably know the date of his death and I suppose you have his death certificate.

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/GenealogyMWeb/deathsrch.ht...

Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916

Name of Deceased Date City Age Sex Vol. Page Certificate No. County

ZALESKI, WILLIAM 01/09/1907 CHICAGO 40 YR U 00021086 COOK

Maybe the lease could be found at IRAD but you'll need to make a search to see if that is available.

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/...

Birth certificates were NOT required in Illinois until about 1916 or perhaps later. Some did exist but they weren't required. However, there was a need to prove age around the time that Social Security started. That is when a lot of people applied for delayed birth certificates and had to use affidavits from relatives old enough to know a birthdate or church baptismal records or school records, etc. That is apparently what happened in the case of your relatives. This situation is not at all uncommon.

I suggest that you post on the Rootsweb Cook County (where Chicago is) list. It is very active and helpful. Ask for help finding newspaper articles about the murder, for example. Choose the first list on this page. Also ask for lookups in the city directories.

http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IL/cook.html

Maybe your person had a will. Check with this archive.

http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Archives_/Archive_Hold...

http://www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/Archives_/Archive_Sear...

Judy

Zaleski/Zalewski Surname Study

uncleonearm — 2006-03-03 20:08:54Z

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Re: Julius Michael Zaleski jr, sinking of DD Strong, WWII

2005-11-05 13:51:44Z

I have about a 50 page report sent to me, and I got a lot off the web site that is a different one that I quoated. It lists all the crew and officers. Has a single star buy their name if wounded and a double star if killed. Ken

Re: Julius Michael Zaleski jr, sinking of DD Strong, WWII

enyerface — 2005-11-05 13:40:23Z

Hi, how do you know that? I didn't see him listed on the website.

Re: Family?

enyerface — 2005-11-05 13:32:18Z

My great-uncles name was Leroy, who had a few brothers, one of whom was Paul Vincent Zaleski, my grand father. Leroy passed away last year though. My family is in Illinois too. Maybe it's a match?

Re: Surname Zaleski

2004-10-06 17:15:45Z

Interestingly, all of my uncles had birth certificates which show the name spelled as "Zalewski", which they said was incorrect and they all had to get their name changed to its proper spelling of "Zaleski". Obviously, these kinds of errors have caused obstacles in tracing Zaleski family history.

Re: Surname Zaleski

2004-10-06 17:09:54Z

Sometime between 1900 and 1918 my grandfather, Stephen Zaleski (Stefan) came to the Port of Baltimore, MD, allegedly with his brother or brothers. He stayed in Baltimore and his brothers went elsewhere. It is believed that at least one brother went to Pennsylvanian. His name is unknown. It has been told that the reason they fled Poland-Russia is because they "killed a Russian" soldier or authority that had been siezing their property. Nothing else is known. Stephen was born in 1885. He married Maryanna Kruszewski(nee Kowalska) in 1918. It was said that my grandfather was a "well educated man" although he was resigned to be a laborer in Baltimore. Very secretive family.

Where to go next after prison?

2004-08-27 16:47:47Z

Julius Michael Zaleski jr, sinking of DD Strong, WWII

2005-11-03 00:16:18Z

Julius was on board this valiant ship, the Destroyer Strong (DD-467) when it was sunk on 5 July 1943 in the Kula gulf, Solomons. For more info, visit- http://www.destroyersonline.com/usndd/dd467/

Re: Other Zaleski spellings

2003-06-25 00:33:33Z

I'm sorry, but I do not recognize any of those names. I was researching William Joseph Zeleskey who is my father. He is from Texas. Perhaps we are not related. How many Zeleskey or Zaleski do you think came to America? Maybe our paths cross somewhere. Good luck to you.

Chicago Zaleskis--Adam, Boleslaw, Frank, John, Joseph, Robert, Ruby, Rufus, Stanley

2003-12-05 16:37:07Z

I just received a copy of page 2517 of the Chicago City Directory for the year 1906 back from the Newberry Library. I found my great grandfather on it. But here are more names (order is surname, first name, occupation, address):

Zaleski, Adam, shoemkr, h 5512 Jackson av
Zaleski, Boleslaw, druggist, 4647 S Ashalnd av
Zaleski, Boleslaw, cigars, 4664 Gross av
Zaleski, Frank, lab, h 4743 S Elizabeth
Zaleski, Joseph, finisher, h 1544 Drake av
Zaleski, Joseph P, physician, 4647 S Ashland av
Zaleski, Robert, lawyer 28, 125 Clark h Desplaines
Zaleski, Ruby, lab, h 951, 35th pl
Zaleski, Rufus E., clk, 867, 32d
Zaleski, Stanley (E R Wickstrom & Co) 282, 63d h 247 Wabansia av
Zaleski, Stanley, clk, h 589 Milwaukee av

I am assuming that these are businesses, but that the "h" in some addresses means that it is a residence. But I'm not positive.

Zaleski...or Zaleckis?

2003-10-24 22:29:53Z

In researching my great grandfather, Witold Zaleski, I found that he had always told everyone he was born in Lithuania. However, his name would appear to be Polish. But he was buried in a Lithuanian cemetery near Chicago. The registry showed him as something like Vytautas with a last name of Zaleckis. His gravestone, however, said Witold Zaleski. The only documentation on him that I have been able to find was his inquest record (in 1907 he was shot in the tavern he leased in Chicago) and his death certificate, both of which showed him as William Zaleski. My mother seems to think that Witold may have had relatives. But with a number of names to go by, and because he was shot at a relatively young age after coming over to the U.S., documentation is very hard to come by. We have no idea when he arrived, though my grandfather, his son, looks to have been born here in the U.S. in 1901 (though my great grandmother actually signed his birth certificate about 20 years after his birth!). Argh! Any suggestions on where to go next???? Thanks!

STANLEY ZALESKI

charr1961 — 2003-08-01 04:02:44Z

I am looking for anyone who knows of a Stanley Zaleski, who has half-brothers named Peter (b. abt.1884) and Thomas KUBOWSKI, who immigrated to the US abt. 1905-1906 from Poland, and settled in Plains, Pa. area. He was listed in my g-grandfathers obituary (dated: 5/26/1936), as his half-brother. According to some of my relatives, they remember his mother's name as JULIA. We don't know anything else about their parents or any other siblings. If anyone could help, I would deeply appreciate it. Thank you. ~ Cheryl

Re: OBIT: Lorraine D. Zaleski Ptaszkowski 1929 -- 2004 Chicago -> Joliet Illinois IL

Lisa__Small — 2004-03-28 04:34:59Z

I forgot to put the date of publication on the obit. It was March 26, 2004.

OBIT: Lorraine D. Zaleski Ptaszkowski 1929 -- 2004 Chicago -> Joliet Illinois IL

Lisa__Small — 2004-03-28 03:38:46Z

Posted as a random act of genealogical kindness in honor of an unrelated McHUGH line I am researching; also because of the wonderful gen. data on so many Polish names at once, most of which (in this obit) do not yet have Ancestry.Com message boards of their own.

No relation to me and no further info available from me, sorry. Copied here under the Fair Use provisions for non-commercial research use, qualifying under subsections (1) - (4) of U.S. Code Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec. 107 regarding copyrights. -- LS

Lorraine D. Ptaszkowski
(nee Zaleski)
Joliet Herald-News
Will County, Illinois

Age 74. Wednesday, March 24, 2004. Formerly of Chicago, she had made her home in Joliet for the past 11 years. Born May 26, 1929 in Chicago to the late Joseph and Charlotte (nee Hacholski) Zaleski.

She married Chester Ptaszkowski on January 29, 1949 in Chicago, he preceded her in death on April 12, 1993. Lorraine served as chief housekeeper for the Chicago Alcoholic Treatment Center for 26 years until her retirement.

Survived by her daughter, Carol (William) Marley of Joliet; two sons, Gerald (Carol) Ptaszkowski of Chicago and Gary (Theresa) Ptaszkowski of Joliet; six grandchildren, Lori Marley, Eddie Walczak, Tamara McHugh, Todd Ptaszkowski, Patricia Hedberg and Cassie Ptaszkowski; one great-grandson, Kyle;

two sisters, June (late Michael) Brogan of Orland Park and Joan (late Richard) Lodding of Cypress, CA. Many nieces and nephews also survive. She considered her caregivers at Sun Health Dialysis like family, as they made her happy and kept her spirits alive.

Funeral services for Lorraine D. Ptaszkowski will be Monday, March 29, 2004 at 9:15 a.m. from the funeral home to the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus for a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, Justice, IL. Visitation Sunday 2-6 p.m. at:

FRED C. DAMES FUNERAL HOME
3200 Black at Essington Rds
For information: 815-741-5500

Frank Zaleski, settled in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio

elizracz_1 — 2005-04-18 00:31:45Z

I'm looking for any information on Frank Zaleski. He was born on 25 February 1883 somewhere in Poland. He and his wife emigrated to Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio with their daughters Catherine and Sophia in 1911. They had five more children; Michael (changed name to Zales), Harold, Jeanne, Steve, and Genevieve. He died in December 1970.

I have one problem - on one census form he is clearly referred to as Mark. I know it is the same person. Has anyone else experienced this while researching?

Any help is appreciated.

Re: Zaleski's in CT

garydreier — 2005-01-17 00:06:44Z

My records show that Robert Kilisch married Sophia Zaleski. They lived in Poland. Their son Stanley Kilisch was born in Poland in 1885. Stanley Kilisch came to the US in the early 1900's and married Johanna Pilarski. They lived in Brooklyn, NY. This looks like a match with Susan Haas' information. I have more information if you would like to review.

gdreier@sbcglobal.net

Thanks,
Gary

Zaleski, Rudolph Paul

donmackenzie1 — 2003-09-14 05:20:29Z

My wife, born Jacqueline Eva Zaleski, Jan 1947, Roswell NM is searching for info re; her family. Her father was Joseph Rudolph Zaleski b. 30 Apr 1918, CT. Mother was Roseline Moore, b. 30 Sep 1919. Her grandfather Rudolph Paul Z. (wifes' name unknown) immigrated to the US around 1906 and settled in CT (we believe) possibly Naugatuck and had a butcher shop there. There was apparently some kind of falling out in the family relative to Jos. and Rosaline's marriage and contact with that part of the family has been lost. Jacqueline would appreciate any leads to her aunts, uncles and cousins and any other members of the family, thanks.

Brick Wall in Chicago--can you suggest ways to jump this hurdle?

mmkrzus — 2003-10-01 15:24:38Z

Re: Jaworski, Houser, Zaleski

spanishrose21 — 2003-11-28 17:05:55Z

Jen,

Do you know if Claude had any brothers? My grandfather
was originally from the Chicago area, but he moved to Cleveland, Ohio after his mother/father split after a divorce.
I have no information on my grandfather's family. His name
was Kazimier A.--he changed his last name to Jaros.
Thanks.

Zaleski relatives?