Kazimierz Wierzba and Weronika Ekman Family – Research Summary 1
Hello,
I would like to update my summary of the records that I’ve found so far, for Kazimierz Wierzba and Weronika Ekman. All the Poland sourced records are from the Kaszuby area of Poland. The present day locations are in Gmina Lipusz, Gmina Leśno, Gmina Parchowo, Gmina Kościerzyna, and/or Gmina Dziemiany, which are within Pomorskie Province. The information is derived from the listed records below.
Records:
- Baptism of Marianna Wierzba (1814)
- Baptism of Jan Wierzba (1816)
- Baptism of Michał Wierzba (1819)
- Death of Michał Wierzba (1822)
- Death of Marianna Wierzba (1829)
- Death of Weronika Wierzba (1833)
- Marriage of Kazimierz Wierzba and Teresa Remus (1833)
- Death of Kazimierz Wierzba (1839)
- Death of Paweł Wierzba (1841)
- Marriage of Jan Wierzba and Katarzyna Kosobucka (1844)
- Death of Teresa Wierzba (1847)
- Marriage of Jan Wierzba and Krystyna Bembenek (1848)
- Death of Jan Wierzba (1866)
Records Preface:
All of the Polish sourced records above came from the Lipusz Parish. The records are taken from the LDS films, Pelplin Diocese Archives, Meldunkowe section of the Genealodzy.pl website, Szukajwarchiwach.pl website, GenBaza, and/or the Genealogy in Archives website.
Any Portage County and La Crosse County Wisconsin sourced records/information came from the Stevens Point Daily Journal archives, ancestry.com, LDS films, and/or the UW-Stevens Point archives.
Any Milwaukee, Wisconsin sourced records/information came from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel online archives, ancestry.com, LDS films, and/or the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries website.
Any Canadian sourced records/information came from ancestry.com or LDS films.
Surname Variations:
Wierzba: Wierzba
Ekman: Ekman
Record Overview:
Kazimierz Wierzba and Weronika Ekman
| Year | Name | Parish | Village | Event Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 | Weronika Ekman | Lipusz | Baptism | No record available. | |
| 1775 | Kazimierz Wierzba | Lipusz | Baptism | No record available. His parents were most likely Jakub and Konstancja Wierzba. | |
| 1809 | Kazimierz Wierzba and Weronika Ekman | Lipusz | Marriage | No record available. | |
| 1811 | Paweł Wierzba | Lipusz | Baptism | No record available. | |
| 1814 | Marianna Wierzba | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Baptism | The Godparents were: Krzysztof Ekman and Barbara Kulas. |
| 1816 | Jan Wierzba | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Baptism | The Godparents were: Bartłomiej Wierzba and Agnieszka Ekman. |
| 1819 | Michał Wierzba | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Baptism | The Godparents were: Maciej Kurszewski and Marianna Kurszewska. |
| 1822 | Michał Wierzba | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Death | He was aged 3. |
| 1829 | Marianna Wierzba | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Death | She was aged 14. |
| 1833 | Weronika Wierzba nee Ekman | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Death | She was aged 60. |
| 1833 | Kazimierz Wierzba and Teresa Remus | Lipusz | Grzybowo | Marriage | Kazimierz was a widower. The witnesses were: Andrzej Maykowksi and Wojciech Kropidlowski. |
| 1839 | Kazimierz Wierzba | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Death | He was aged 63. |
| 1841 | Paweł Wierzba | Lipusz | Pełk | Death | He was aged 30. He leaves behind his brother Jan Wierzba. |
| 1844 | Jan Wierzba and Katarzyna Kosobucka | Lipusz | Borowiec | Marriage | Jan was aged 27. The witnesses were: Jan Jakubek and Jan Skrzyński. |
| 1847 | Teresa Wierzba nee Kurkowska | Lipusz | Grzybowski Młyn | Death | She was aged 82. |
| 1848 | Jan Wierzba and Krystyna Bembenek | Lipusz | Lipusz | Marriage | Jan was aged 31 and a widower. The witnesses were: Antoni Żywicki and Michał Skwierawski. |
| 1866 | Jan Wierzba | Lipusz | Skwierawy | Death | He was aged 45. He leaves behind his wife, Krystyna nee Bembenek and 5 children. |
Children of Kazimierz Wierzba and Weronika Ekman:
- Paweł Wierzba, b. @1811, d. May 1, 1841
- Marianna Wierzba, b. February 26, 1814, d. October 20, 1829
- Jan Wierzba, b. March 21, 1816, d. September 13, 1866
- Michał Wierzba, b. September 19, 1819, d. December 14, 1822
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: Lipusz, Kościerzyna, Wielki Klińcz, Dziemiany, Wąglikowice, Nowe Polaszki, Lubna, Wiele, Konarzyny, Brusy, Karsin, and Czarna Woda. 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
Map Key:
- The villages with “stars” are the locations that Kazimierz Wierzba and Weronika Ekman lived.
- The villages with “diamonds” are the locations that the couple’s children lived in Prussian Poland.
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:
- Kazimierz was born @1775 in a village of the Lipusz Parish to her parents Jakub and Konstancja Wierzba.
- Kazimierz Wierzba and Weronika Ekman married before 1810 in the Lipusz Parish or Leśno Parish.
- Paweł was born in the Lipusz Parish @ 1811.
- Kazimierz and Weronika may have had more child prior to 1811.
Research Leads/Plans:
- Search for B-M-D records for the remaining family members.
- Piece together most likely family scenarios based on available B-M-D records.
Best Regards,
Al
