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Marriage: Podraza / Olszowka

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 3:35:29 GMT

While I had the LDS microfilm 1578067 (It. 1-4: Marriage banns 1883-1887 It. 5: Marriage banns and 1887 Marriages It. 6: Marriages 1887-1888) on loan to look up a marriage record for a distant cousin I copied several records of persons who were from the same Polish villages as my ancestors.

Marriage Banns - translated from Polish (to the best of my ability)

Paweł PODRAZA, 26 year old young man, living in Chicago 2 months at Morgan 7, son of Joźef and Zofia nee JARDAS, born in Łenki, Galicia.

Katarzyna OLSZOWKA, 24 year old young woman, living in Chicago 4 (?) years, at Erie 13, daughter of Marcin and Agnieszka nee BRYK, born in Rzędzińska Wola / Wola Rzedzinska. Can read.

Banns posted 29 July 1888. Marriage was on 7 August 1888.

Note: Paweł and Kataryzna / Paul and Katherine moved to Tarnov, Platte County, Nebraska.
More information on Paul and Katherine:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Esandlier/pol-neb/p-q.html#p...
Family page at Rootsweb WorldConnect:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&...

http://pgsa.org/Czuchmar.htm Marriage Index of Polish Parishes in Chicago.

Marriage: Podraza / Kantor - Paprocki

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 3:30:52 GMT

While I had the LDS microfilm 1578067 (It. 1-4: Marriage banns 1883-1887 It. 5: Marriage banns and 1887 Marriages It. 6: Marriages 1887-1888) on loan to look up a marriage record for a distant cousin I copied several records of persons who were from the same Polish villages as my ancestors.

Marriage Banns - translated from Polish (to the best of my ability)

Jozef PODRAZA, 23 year old young man, living in Chicago 2 years at Morg. street 7, son of Jozef and Zofia nee JARDASIONKA, born in Łęki. Cannot read.

Zofia PAPROCKA, 40 year old widow, living in Chicago 5 years at Morg street 7, widow of Jędrzej PAPROCKI, who died last year in June, daughter of Jędrzej KANTOR and Katarzyna nee PODRAZA. Can read.

Marriage was ?? May 1887.

Note: I have Sophia KANTOR, daughter of Andreas and Catharina nee PODRAZA, wife of Andreas PAPROCKI, in my family file at WorldConnect:
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&...

http://pgsa.org/Czuchmar.htm Marriage Index of Polish Parishes in Chicago.

Marriage: Podraza / Garus

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 3:27:41 GMT

Marriage: Podraza / Galusionka

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 3:26:04 GMT

Marriage: Oszkande (Oszkandy) / Handzel

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 3:18:56 GMT

While I had the LDS microfilm 1578067 (It. 1-4: Marriage banns 1883-1887 It. 5: Marriage banns and 1887 Marriages It. 6: Marriages 1887-1888) on loan to look up a marriage record for a distant cousin I copied several records of persons who were from the same Polish villages as my ancestors.

Marriage Banns - translated from Polish (to the best of my ability)

Jan OSZKANDE (Oszkandy), 28 year old young man, living in Chicago 3 years at Carp. (Corp. ?) 217, son of Walenty and Franciska CURU*, born in Łęki Górne, Galicia. Can read.

Jadwiga HANDZEL, 20 year old young woman, living in Chicago 2 weeks at Short Morgan street No. 7, daughter of Stanisław and Katarzyna nee CZUBA. Can read.

Banns posted 12 & 19 September. Marriage was on 28 September 1886.

*Note: I had parents of Jan, Valentinus OSZKANDY and Francisca CURYLO of Łęki Górne / Kozia Wola, in my data base. They were married 22 Nov 1848 in Kozia Wola, Parish of Pilzno, Galicia Poland
See WorldConnect: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&...

http://pgsa.org/Czuchmar.htm Marriage Index of Polish Parishes in Chicago.

Marriage: Kudron / Migala

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 1:54:20 GMT

While I had the LDS microfilm 1578067 (It. 1-4: Marriage banns 1883-1887 It. 5: Marriage banns and 1887 Marriages It. 6: Marriages 1887-1888) on loan to look up a marriage record for a distant cousin I copied several records of persons who were from the same Polish villages as my ancestors.

Marriage Banns - translated from Polish (to the best of my ability)

Wojciech KUDRON, 25 year old young man, living in Chicago 19 months at Chicago av No. 176, son of Wawrzyniec and Anna nee TWOREK, born Kozia Wola. Can read.

Maryana MIGAŁA, 16 year old young woman, living in Chicago 4 years at Erie No. 22, daughter of Joźef and Katarzyna nee DUR??, born in Chotowa. Cannot read.

Banns posted 9 & 16 January 1887. Marriage was on 24 January 1887.

Note: Wojciech is my first cousin three removed. His mother, Anna TWOREK, was a sister of my great great grandmother, Marianna TWOREK, who married Joannes Cantius SZTORC. Wojciech and Maryanna returned to Poland. I found baptism records for 7 children in the Pilzno Parish records for the village of Kozia Wola.

More about my SZTORC family:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Esandlier/marge/index.htm#sz...

More about my KUDRON / TWOREK cousins:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Esandlier/marge/kudron-twore...

http://pgsa.org/Czuchmar.htm Marriage Index of Polish Parishes in Chicago.

Marriage: Kotlarz / Kolok

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 1:47:02 GMT

Marriage: Jarosz / Sztorz

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 1:43:32 GMT

Marriage: Jagusztyn (Augustyn) / Kotlarz

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 1:41:21 GMT

Galus / Cichon (Cichoń)

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 1:36:50 GMT

Marriage: Furmanski / Jajkowska

msandlier1 — 6 Oct 2007 1:33:09 GMT

While I had the LDS microfilm 1578067 (It. 1-4: Marriage banns 1883-1887 It. 5: Marriage banns and 1887 Marriages It. 6: Marriages 1887-1888) on loan to look up a marriage record for a distant cousin I copied several records of persons who were from the same Polish villages as my ancestors.

Marriage Banns - translated from Polish (to the best of my ability)

Paweł / Paul FURMANSKI, 24 year old young man, living in Chicago 1 1/2 years at Front street 117, son of Szczepan and Tekla nee SIEMEK, born Szenwałd / Szynwald in Galicia. Can read.

Katarzyna JAJKOWSKA, 18 year old young woman, living in Chicago 5 years at Sangamon 325, daughter of Andrzej and Maryanna nee PRZYBYŁA / PRZYBYLA, born in Radgoszcz in Galicia. Can read.

Banns posted 1, 8, 15 January 1888. No date of marriage is recorded. Written across the page is "Odmow_ła 14 Jan 1888". My Polish dictionary has the word "odmowa" meaning denial, rebuff, refusal.

I checked the marriage index on the pgsa.org website and found Katarzyna married John Mytys in February of 1888 at St. John Kostka Church. Paul married Joanna Smagacz on 30 Oct 1888.

http://pgsa.org/Czuchmar.htm Marriage Index of Polish Parishes in Chicago.

Ziolkowskis of Chicago, Illinois

janie — 27 Jun 2006 4:42:20 GMT

I have no further information on great grandfather, Louis Ziolkowski's parents or siblings from Poland. But I do know that Louis Ziolkowski had several children by his first wife and their names were;
1.) Louis Ziolkowski JR
2.) Francis (Aunt Fran) Ziolkowski
3.) Josephine (Josie) Ziolkowski
4.) Sophie Ziolkowski
5.) Teresa Ziolkowski
6.) Helen Ziolkowski
****Antoinette Barbara Ziolkowski born 6 Jan 1891 in Chicago Illinois. (My grandmother),
After Louis Ziolkowski Sr's first wife died, Louis married 2nd and had these children;
7.) Verna Ziolkowski
8.) Lottie Ziolkowski
9.) Stella Ziolkowski
10.) Roman Ziolkowski
***I am pretty sure this last set of children were born around the Chicago area. With exceptions of my grandmother whom I know was born in Chicago some of the older children could have been born in Poland. I would like to have further info on the spouses of these children. Also who were the wifes of Louis Ziolkowski. What happened to him and his wifes? When and where did they die, and where are they buried?
Thank you for any help or leads. My aunt once told me the Ziolkowski family were all of the Catholic faith and there should be lots of records in some of the local Catholic churches for births and marriages on the family.

Polish Obituary

gatchell99 — 21 Mar 2007 4:05:08 GMT

I have a obituary that I believe is in Polish.

Could I send someone a scanned item of this for translation?

Thanks,

Bill Gatchell
San Antonio, TX

Renkosiak/Renkosik Surname

SusanBrazao — 27 Jun 2006 3:55:16 GMT

Looking for any information about the Renkosiak family from Chicago or the Renkosik family from LaSalle, IL

OBIT: Sophie Wicijowska Labunko, c. 1926 -- 2004 Poland? -> Norridge / Chicago Illinois area Cook County

Lisa__Small — 9 Nov 2004 11:15:15 GMT

Posted as a random act of genealogical kindness, 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. The obit implies, but does not state explicitly, that she was born in Poland. -- LS

Published in the Chicago Tribune on 9/22/2004.

Sophie Labunko

Sophie Labunko, nee Wicijowska, age 78, passed away Sept. 21, 2004, beloved wife of the late Jan; fond aunt of Anna (John) Cebulak; great-aunt of Jessica and Daniel Cebulak and Svitlana Galko and many family members in Poland.

Funeral Friday, 10:30 a.m. from Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge, to Immaculate Conception Church. Mass 11:30 a.m. Entombment St. Adalbert Mausoleum.

Flowers or donations to Rainbow Hospice would be appreciated. Visitation Thursday, 4 to 9 p.m. For info, 708-456-8300 or www.cumberlandchapels.com.

Opalewski and Opeilinski

Linda — 22 Nov 2006 8:21:26 GMT

I would love some family history and stories of the Opalewski and Opeilinski from Chicago. There were alot of them
Theodore and Pearl Opalewski
Children
Sophia, Sigmund, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Valentine, Mary or Marie
Frank and Kate Opeilinski
Children
Pelagia (Pearl), Michael, Veronica, Vaclaw or Waclaw, Ludwig (Louis), Thomas.
This is the only family I can truly trace back to verify my nationality and would love some family history to pass down to my children. Please help if you can.

Alexander and Martha GRZECA of Chicago in 1880s

xd22577 — 24 Jul 2006 9:38:05 GMT

Alexander GRZECA married Martha GABRYSZEWSKI in Chicago probably in the early 1900s. Martha was (Sofie) my ggrandmother's sister.
Martha's parents were Jozef and Rose NEJMAN (NEUMAN). Martha was born in Poland and emigrated with her mother. I am trying to find where in Poland the GABRYSZEWKA side of the family is from.
and if I can find a cousin, then all the better :)

Dziennik Chicagoski archives

Barbara Mannlein — 14 Mar 2005 8:58:06 GMT

I have just learned that notices of the deaths of a family member and his 2nd wife appeared in that paper in September 1967 and August of 1957 respectively. I would like the full text of the death notices...

I am hoping that they lead me to other family members. The husband, who came to America by himself to earn enough to bring over other family members, divorced his first wife when she delivered a child a year after he left for the US! He later married a Polish Catholic in Chicago. I assume that he converted in order to marry her. How do I find out where and when he converted?

Two granddaughters who I have finally traced, after years and years of research, refuse to give me any information or even tell me where these grandparents are interred.

The two in question are:

Adler, Julia DOD 8/2/1957
maiden name: Koza reported 3 Aug 1957

Adler, Oscar DOD 9/27/1967
wife's maiden name: Koza, Julia reported 28 Sep 1967

Masto should be Maslo on Census

mprichter — 27 Jun 2006 4:32:05 GMT

I have found all along in my research that my grandparents were very secretive and afraid of whatever happened in Poland before they came to the US. I just now found them in the 1910 census after searching for years. I am still looking for them on the 1920 census. I guess they finally relaxed a bit because I had no problem finding the family on the 1930 census.
On the 1910 census, they are listed as John and Petronella Masto both from Italy. Their last name should be Maslo and I know they were born in the Tarnow region of Poland(Austria at the time). Is there anyone else who has run into these types of roadblocks in their research?

Michael or Anthony Wozniak/Wozurak

swatara — 27 Jun 2006 4:33:12 GMT

Upon her arrival, in 1907, my great grandmother, Franciszka RESLER was apparently on her way to visit her brother-in-law, Michael WOZNIAK in Hawthorn?, IL. She was accompanied by Anthony WOZURAK, age 31, Michael's brother; Josef CELMER, age 23, Michael's brother-in-law; and Stanislaw GRZESKITWITZ, Michael's nephew. Does anyone have information on these?

OBIT: Sophie H. Oleszkowicz Lukwinski, d. 2004 Chicago / Cook County Area Illinois

Lisa__Small — 9 Nov 2004 11:22:38 GMT

Posted as a random act of genealogical kindness, 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. The funeral home mentioned below is on the South Side of Chicago. -- LS

Published in the Chicago Tribune on 9/15/2004.

Sophie H. Lukwinski

Sophie H. Lukwinski, nee Oleszkowicz, beloved wife of the late Stanley;

loving mother of Ronald (Cynthia), Judith Lukwinski, Victoria (John) Kurtz and the late Robert;

dear grandmother of Lauren Lukwinski and Robert Kurtz;

dear sister of the late Martin (Estelle), late Stanley (late Marie), late Casimir (Adeline) and late Sr. Mary Michaeline S.S.J. T.O.S.F; many nieces and nephews.

Member of St. Barbara Altar and Rosary Sodality, Daughters of Isabella Copernicus Circle #324 and Past Secretary of P.N.A. Lodge 1104. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Immaculata Convent, 801 W. Bartlett Rd., Bartlett, IL 60103.

Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m. from Roberts Funeral Home, 2819 S. Archer Ave., to St. Barbara Church. Mass 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation Thursday, 2 to 9 p.m. 312-842-0288.