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, Below is the obituary of Marcin Kulas, which was taken from Milwaukee’s Polish newspaper called Kuryer Polski. śp. Marcin Kulas Po długiej i cięźkiej chorobie rozestał się z tym światem śp. Marcin Kulas. Zmarły urodził się w Prusach Zachodnich w roku 1828 i przybył do Ameryka 44 lat temu. Pogrzeb odbędzie się w Niedzielę […]

Hello, This is a post for the 57th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy, which deals with family history in newspapers. The article below was brought to my attention by a Wierzba cousin of mine and was taken from http://www.jsonline.com/. The pictures are also taken from this online article. Eugene Wierzba is a descendant of […]

Mrs. Mary Wojak Mrs. Mary Wojak, age 72, a resident of Portage county for many years, died Monday night at 6 o’clock at the home of her brother Mike Wierzba, of the town of Sharon. She had been ill and confined to bed since Saturday. Mrs. Wojak was born on August 6, 1869, in Poland, […]

Andrzejczak, Stanley Aged 84 years, residence 2072-A W. Forest Home Ave., dear father of Stella Rosul, Ann Kutrovich, Rose Frenzel, Joseph, Helen Wierzba, and Steve, brother of Andrew in Poland; father-in-law of Paul Kutrovich, Herbert Frenzel, Sylvia Andrzejczak, and Leo Wierzba; further survived by 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral […]

Andrzejczak, Michalina (nee Pluskota), aged 74 years, Oct. 3, of 2233 S. 5th pl., beloved wife of Stanley, mother of Stella Rosul, Anna Kotrovich, Rose Frenzel, Joseph, Helen Wierzba and Steve, mother-in-law of Paul, Herbert, Sylvia, Leo, and Mary: further survived by 12 grandchildren. 13 great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Funeral Wed. at 9:45 a.m. […]

In previous posts, I stated that Vincent and Victoria Wierzba moved with the three other Wierzba families in June 1872 to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Then after staying a year Vincent and family bought land to farm in Sharon, Portage, Wisconsin. According to the obituary of Mary Wojak nee Wierzba, Vincent and family stayed in Milwaukee before […]

Hello, In my previous post I stated that I had found a paper trail that marked the arrival of the first of my Wierzba ancestors in America on July 13, 1861. I would like to post the records that I have found. 1) The record above is the first baptism entry of Julianna Wierzba from […]

Hello, I have just stumbled onto an exciting discovery for my Wierzba Ancestry and family history. First, I will provide some background and tie in previous posts. In post: http://polishamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/06/lipusz-parish-baptismals-bartlomiej.html, I listed all of the baptisms of Bartlomeij Wierzba and Rozalia Knopik from the Lipusz Parish. In post: http://polishamericangenealogy.blogspot.com/2008/05/wierzba-arriving-in-america-june-1872.html, I listed the history of the […]