Franciszek Eckendorf and Franciszka Kistowska Family – Research Summary 1
Hello,
I would like to update my summary of the records that I’ve found so far, for Franciszek Eichendorf and Franciszka Kistowska (Kulas was also listed on baptism records). All the Poland sourced records are from the Kaszuby area of Poland. The present day locations are in Gmina Sułęczyno, Gmina Parchowo, Gmina Kościerzyna, and Gmina Stężyca, which are within Pomorskie Province. The information is derived from the listed records below.
Records:
- Marriage of Franciszek Eckendorf and Franciszka Kistowska (1820)
- Baptism of Józefina Eckendorf (1820)
- Baptism of Jan Eckendorf (1822)
- Baptism of Andrzej Eckendorf (1824)
- Baptism of Franciszek Eckendorf (1827)
- Death of Andrzej Eckendorf (1828)
- Baptism of Barbara Eckendorf (1829)
- Baptism of Paulina Eckendorf (1833)
- Baptism of Marianna Eckendorf (1836)
- Marriage of Jakub Klasa and Józefina Eckendorf (1841)
- Marriage of Jan Eckendorf and Józefina Krefft (1849)
- Marriage of Franciszek Eckendorf and Józefina Kreft (1849)
- Marriage of Jakub Gawin and Barbara Eckendorf (1849)
- Death of Barbara Gawin nee Eckendorf (1850)
- Death of Franciszek Eckendorf (1851)
- Marriage of Antoni Wiczkowski and Paulina Eckendorf (1852)
- Marriage of Andrzej Kropidłowski and Marianna Eckendorf (1859)
- Death of Franciszka Eckendorf nee Kistowska (1859)
- Death of Jan Eckendorf (1869)
- Death of Francis Eichendorf (1881)
- Civil Death Record of Józefina Klasa nee Eckendorf (1891)
- Obituary: Mary Kropidlowski – 04 October 1922
Records Preface:
All of the Polish sourced records above came from the Sułęczyno and Stężyca Parishes. The records are taken from the LDS films, Meldunkowe section of the Genealodzy.pl website, Szukajwarchiwach.pl website, GenBaza, and/or the Genealogy in Archives website. The Polonia/Berlin, Wisconsin sourced records/information came from the Stevens Point Daily Journal archives, ancestry.com, LDS films, and/or the UW-Stevens Point archives.
Surname Variations:
Eckendorf: Eichendorf, Eickendorf, Ekendorf, Eikendorf, Hekendorf
Kistowski: Kystowski
Kulas: Kullas
Record Overview:
Franciszek Eckendorf and Franciszka Kistowska
| Year | Name | Parish | Village | Event Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1791 | Franciszek Eckendorf | Cannot find record. | |||
| 1796 | Franciszka Kistowska | Cannot find record. | |||
| 1820 | Franciszek Eckendorf and Franciszka Kistowska | Stężyca | Gostomie | Marriage | |
| 1820 | Józefina Eckendorf | Stężyca | Gostomie | Baptism | |
| 1822 | Jan Eckendorf | Stężyca | Gostomie | Baptism | |
| 1824 | Andrzej Eckendorf | Stężyca | Gostomie | Baptism | The Godparents were: Wojciech Kistowski and Konstancja Czapiewska. |
| 1827 | Franciszek Eckendorf | Stężyca | Gostomie | Baptism | The child's name was listed as Jan. The Godparents were: Wojciech Kistowski and Teresa Kołpińska. |
| 1828 | Andrzej Eckendorf | Stężyca | Gostomie | Death | Andrzej was aged 3. |
| 1829 | Barbara Eckendorf | Stężyca | Gostomie | Baptism | The Godparents were: Wojciech von Kistowski and Anna von Żabińska. |
| 1833 | Paulina Eckendorf | Sułęczyno | Zdunowice | Baptism | The Godparents were: Jan von Gostowski, from Węsiory, and Barbara Berna, from Ogonki. |
| 1836 | Marianna Eckendorf | Sułęczyno | Zdunowice | Baptism | The Godparents were: Teodor Zastrow, from Gołczewo, and Antonina Krefft, from Żakowo. |
| 1841 | Jakub Klasa and Jóżefina Eckendorf | Sułęczyno | Zdunowice | Marriage | The witnesses were: Franciszek Eichendorf and Jan Mygelski. |
| 1849 | Jan Eckendorf and Jóżefina Krefft | Sułęczyno | Żakowo | Marriage | The witnesses were: Franciszek Eichendorf, from Zdunowice, and Wojciech Krefft, from Nowe Pole. |
| 1849 | Franciszek Eckendorf and Józefina Kreft | Parchowo | Nowy Dwór | Marriage | The witnesses were: Wojciech Kreft, from Nowy Dwór, and Franciszek Eckendorf, from Zdunowice. |
| 1849 | Jakub Gawin and Barbara Eckendorf | Sułęczyno | Zdunowice | Marriage | The witnesses were: Michał Cierzan and Franciszek Eichendorf, both from Zdunowice. |
| 1850 | Barbara Gawin nee Eckendorf | Kościerzyna | Wieprznica | Death | She was aged 22. |
| 1851 | Franciszek Eckendorf | Kościerzyna | Wieprznica | Death | He leaves behind his widow Franciszka Eichendorf nee Kistowska and 5 adult children. Two children preceded him in death. |
| 1852 | Antoni Wiczkowski and Paulina Eckendorf | Kościerzyna | Wieprznica | Marriage | The witnesses were: Jan von Gostowski, from Wieprznica, and Adam Stenzel, from Wieprznica. |
| 1859 | Andrzej Kropidłowski and Marianna Eckendorf | Kościerzyna | Wieprznica | Marriage | The witnesses were: Jan Stenzel, from Wieprznica, and Adam Stenzel, from Wieprznica. |
| 1859 | Franciszka Eckendorf nee Kistowska | Kościerzyna | Wieprznica | Death | She was a widow and aged 68. She leaves behind 5 adult children. |
| 1869 | Jan Eckendorf | Parchowo | Sucha | Death | He was aged 49. He leaves behind his widow Józefina Eichendorf nee Kreft and 6 young children. |
| 1881 | Franciszek Eckendorf | Sacred Heart Parish | Polonia, Portage, Wisconsin, USA | Death | He was listed as aged 45. |
| 1891 | Józefina Klasa nee Eckendorf | Frank U.S.C. | Czarne | Death | She was aged 73. She leaves behind her husband Jakub Klasa. |
| 1922 | Marianna Kropidlowski nee Eckendorf | St. Mary's - Fancher | Arnott, Portage, Wisconsin, USA | Death | She was aged 86. She is survived by three sons and two daughters, Joseph of Stockton, John of Sharon, Andrew of Chicago, Mrs. Andrew Janowski of Flint, Michigan, and Mrs. Felix Przybylski of Abbotsford. There are numerous grandchildren. |
Children of Franciszek Eichendorf and Józefina Kreft:
- Józefina Eichendorf, b. March 4, 1820, d. April 6, 1891
- Jan Eichendorf, b. March 5, 1822, d. June 4, 1869
- Andrzej Eichendorf, b. November 21, 1824, d. October 23, 1828
- Franciszek Eichendorf, b. May 20, 1827, d. October 25, 1881
- Barbara Eichendorf, b. November 28, 1829, d. January 15, 1850
- Paulina Eichendorf, b. April 27, 1833, d. unknown
- Marianna Eichendorf, b. November 26, 1836, d. September 28, 1922
Maps:
The map below is a combination of maps found on the website for Map Archive of Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny: http://english.mapywig.org/news.php. The map below is derived from the following areas: Skrzeszewo, Sierakowice, Miechucino, Gowidlino, Kamienica Szlachecka, Goręczyno, Sułęczyno, Skorzewo, Szymbark, Lipusz, Kościerzyna, and Wielki Klińcz. I used Image Composite Editor to merge the maps into a panorama of the area where my ancestors were located. The map is not 100% aligned, but it does give a general idea of where villages were located.
Prussian Poland
Green Lake County, Wisconsin, USA
Source: State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation. County maps. Green Lake County, Wisconsin. Taken from: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/default.aspx
Portage County, Wisconsin, USA
Source: State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation. County maps. Portage County, Wisconsin. Taken from: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/road/hwy-maps/county-maps/default.aspx
Map Key:
- The villages with “stars” are the locations that Franciszek Eichendorf and/or Franciszka Kistowska lived.
- The villages with “diamonds” are the locations that the couple’s children lived.
More information for the villages within this article can be found on the Słownik Geograficzny Translations page on this website: http://www.apagr.com/slownik-geograficzny-translations/
Assumptions/Theories/Roadblocks:
- The Stężyca Parish baptismal record for Franciszek Eichendorf, May 18th, 1827, lists his first name mistakenly as Jan. The parents on this record (Franciszek and Franciszka Eichendorf nee Kistowska) also had a child named Jan on May 5th, 1822 in the same village. The Jan born in 1822 would survive and would marry in 1849, in the Sułęczyno Parish, to Józefina Kreft, daughter of Jan Kreft. Jan and Franciszek were brothers.
- Franciszek Eckendorf was the brother to Barbara, Adam, Paweł, Katarzyna, and Jan Eckendorf. There mother was Krystyna and their father was possibly Adam.
- Franciszka was the sister to Wojciech von Kistowski.
Research Leads/Plans:
- Search for B-M-D records for the remaining family members.
- Search for the death record of Paulina Wiczkowska nee Eckendorf.
Best Regards,
Al
