Hello, Within the Jozef Wierzba family plot at Saint Adalbert’s Cemetery, Michal Wierzba and wife Zuzanna Kiedrowicz are buried. Michal Wierzba was born and then baptised in Milwaukee on September 10, 1873. Michal married Zuzanna Kiedrowicz in Milwaukee on May 5, 1897. Best Regards,Al

Hello, Near the location of Jozef Wierzba and Maryanna Wierzba nee Stroik’s headstones and graves, was their daughter Mary Wobszal nee Wierzba. Maryanna was born in Tuszkowy and baptised in the Lipusz Parish on January 11, 1863. She arrived in America onboard the passenger ship “Ocean” on June 11, 1872 with her parents and sibilings. […]

Hello, The headstone in front of Jozef Wierzba’s was his wife’s, Maryanna Stroik. According to the headstone: Here Rests of Sacred Memory Maryanna Wierzba Born: February 18, 1834 Died: December 12, 1912 Asks for Hail Mary Best Regards, Al

Hello, Originally, I wanted to have taken these pictures and then made this post in conjuction with All Saints Day, but school work had taken priority. So, I am making this blog entry a few days late. Below are pictures of Jozef Wierzba’s headstone, which is located at St. Adalbert’s Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On […]

Hello, The following is the baptismal record of Marianna Tobiasz and the details that I was able to tranliterate/translate from the Russian text. It happened in the village of Straszewo on the 17th of November 1886 at 3am. Michal Tobiasz appeared in Zakrzewo and told 2 witnesses (names I could not make out as of […]

Hello, The other day when I was searching through the Straszewo Parish records I had found the baptismal record of Marianna Tobiasz, the daughter of Michal and Rosalia nee Nowak in 1886. I will decipher the Russian baptismal record and make another post detailing this record in a future post. One thing that I was […]

Hello, In my previous post, I had made an update to post: http://polishamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/08/children-of-john-wierzba-and-julianna.html. I had commented on the fact that a US Census listed John and Julianna’s children at 15. Well, I have just found the 14th!! Below is the Baptismal information taking from the St. Stanislaus Parish records: Elizabeth – 05/02/1875 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, […]

Hello, In a previous post (http://polishamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/08/children-of-john-wierzba-and-julianna.html), I had commented on the fact that a US Census listed John and Julianna’s children at 15 and I had only found 12 baptismal records. I have found a 13th! Below is the information taking from the St. Stanislaus Parish records: Anna – 05/25/1873 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA – […]

Hello, Ancestry.com had added the German Casualties in the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 database last week. I lucked out and found an entry for Stanislaw Wierzba in the database. Below is that entry. I believe the entry states in German: Webrm. Stanislaw Wierzba aus Tuschau, kr. Berent. L/ Granaisch. d.d. Kopf. I was able to find […]

Hello, I would like to thank both Donna Stefani and Susan Chapman for taking the time to scan this photograph and others during their recent trip to Stevens Point. This is has to be one of the best photograph’s that I now have in my family history collection. Seated in the front is Victoria and […]