Andrzej Kobs and Antonina Kowalski Family – Research Summary 1
Hello,
I would like to update my summary of the records that I’ve found so far, for Andrzej Kobs and Antonina Kowalska. All the records are from the Krajna area of Poland. The present day locations are in Gmina Złotów, Gmina Zakrzewo, Gmina Krajenka, Gmina Więcbork, and Gmina Jastrowie, which are within Wielkopolskie and Kujawsko-Pomorskie Provinces. The information is derived from the listed records below.
Records:
- Baptism of Andrzej Kobs (1813)
- Baptism of Antonina Kowalska (1815)
- Baptism of Paulina Kowalska (1837)
- Marriage of Andrzej Kobs and Antonina Kowalska (1838)
- Baptism of Feliks Kobs (1840)
- Baptism of Balbina Kobs (1841)
- Baptism of Jan Kobs (1842)
- Baptism of Rozalia Kobs (1844)
- Baptism of Paweł Kobs (1847)
- Baptism of Julianna Kobs (1849)
- Baptism of Otylia Kobs (1851)
- Baptism of Katarzyna Kobs (1853)
- Baptism of Magdalena Kobs (1857)
- Death of Katarzyna Kobs (1858)
- Baptism of Augustyn Kobs (1861)
- Death of Andrzej Kobs (1864)
- Marriage of Franciszek Glisz and Balbina Kobs (1866)
- Marriage of Paweł Kobs and Rozalia Grochowska (1873)
- Marriage of Jan Włoszczyńśki and Rozalia Kobs (1874)
- Marriage of Jan Kobs and Anna Rościszewska (1876)
- Marriage of Jan Małek and Otylia Kobs (1880)
- Wedding Wednesday – Jan Malek and Otylia Kobs (1880)
- Kobs Family Residences – 1880 Milwaukee
- Kobs Families Arrive in America (1881) Part I
- Kobs Families Arrive in America (1881) Part II
- Marriage of Feliks Kobs and Barbara Kowalska (1884)
- Kobs Family Residences – 1885/86 Milwaukee
- Marriage of Franciszek Małek and Magdalena Kobs (1886)
- Magdalena Małek nee Kobs Obituary (1900)
- Pawel Kobs and Rozalia Kobs nee Grochowska’s Headstone
- Balbina Glisch nee Kobs Obituary (1917)
- Julia Bonk nee Kobs Obituary (1936)
- August Kobs Obituary (1936)
- Otylia Malek nee Kobs Obituary (1940)
Records Preface:
All of the Polish sourced records above came from the Złotów Parish. 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 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.
Surname Variations:
Kobs: Kops, Kobsa, Kobza
Kowalski:
Record Overview:
Andrzej Kobs and Antonina Kowalska
| Year | Name | Parish | Village | Event Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 | Andrzej Kobs | Złotów | Blękwit | Baptism | His parents were Jan and Marianna Kobs nee Bankiet. Krzysztof Bankiet was the Godfather. |
| 1815 | Antonina Kowalska | Złotów | Stawnica | Baptism | Her parents were Michał and Marianna Kowalski nee Jaster. Agnes Jaster was the Godmother. |
| 1837 | Paulina Kowalska | Złotów | Stawnica | Baptism | She was an illegitimate child of Antonina Kowalska. She would change her name to Kobs later in life. The Godparents were: Walenty Kowalski and Agnes Kowalska. |
| 1838 | Andrzej Kobs and Antonina Kowalska | Złotów | Stawnica | Marriage | Andrzej was aged 25 and Antonina was aged 23. |
| 1840 | Feliks Kobs | Złotów | Blękwit | Baptism | Anna Włoszczyńska was the Godmother. |
| 1841 | Balbina Kobs | Złotów | Blękwit | Baptism | |
| 1842 | Jan Kobs | Złotów | Blękwit | Baptism | Szymon Włoszczyński was the Godfather. |
| 1844 | Rozalia Kobs | Złotów | Blękwit | Baptism | |
| 1847 | Paweł Kobs | Złotów | Święta | Baptism | |
| 1849 | Julianna Kobs | Złotów | Stawnica | Baptism | The Godparents were: Wojciech Kowalski and Marianna Kowalska. |
| 1851 | Otylia Kobs | Złotów | Stawnica | Baptism | The Godfather was Stanisław Kowalski. |
| 1853 | Katarzyna Kobs | Złotów | Stawnica | Baptism | The Godmother was Maria Kowalska. |
| 1857 | Magdalena Kobs | Złotów | Stawnica | Baptism | The Godmother was Marianna Kowalska. |
| 1858 | Katarzyna Kobs | Złotów | Stawnica | Death | She was listed as aged 3. |
| 1861 | Augustyn Kobs | Złotów | Stawnica | Baptism | The Godmother was Rozalia Kowalska. |
| 1864 | Andrzej Kobs | Złotów | Stawnica | Death | He was aged 52. He leaves behind his wife Antonina Kobs nee Kowalska and 10 children – 8 are minors. |
| 1866 | Franciszek Glisz and Balbina Kobs | Sławianowo | Sławianowo | Marriage | Balbina was 27 and residing in the village of Skicz. Jan Kobs was a witness. |
| 1873 | Paweł Kobs and Rozalia Grochowska | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Marriage | The witnesses were: Jan Kobs and Wojciech Głysz. |
| 1874 | Jan Włoszczyński and Rozalia Kobs | Złotów | Złotów | Marriage | Rozalia was aged 28 from Złotów. |
| 1876 | Jan Kobs and Anna Rościszewska | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Marriage | Jan was aged 27. He was born in Stawnica- Złotów Parish, the son of the deceased Andzrej and his widow Antonina Borucka nee Kowalska |
| 1880 | Jan Małek and Otylia Kobs | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Marriage | Otylia was aged 22. She was from Złotów and the daughter of Andrzej and Antonina Kobs. |
| 1884 | Feliks Kobs and Barbara Kowalska | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Marriage | Feliks was aged 30. Paweł Kobs was a witness. |
| 1886 | Franciszek Małek and Magdalena Kobs | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Marriage | Augustyn Kobs and Jan Głysz were the witneses. |
| 1900 | Magdalena Małek nee Kobs | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | She leaves behind her husband Franciszek Małek and a son. |
| 1911 | Jan Kobs | Saint Adalbert Cemetery | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | Information taken from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries website. |
| 1912 | Paweł Kobs | Saint Adalbert Cemetery | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | Information taken from the family headstone. |
| 1917 | Balbina Glisch nee Kobs | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | Information was taken from her death notice in the Kuryer Polski. She came to America in the year 1870. She was a founder of the parish of St. Stanislaus B. & M. and took an active part in all matters of the church and of the Holy Trinity cemetery. She left behind the following family: sons: John, Joseph, and Konrad; daughters: Anna Jeske and Katarzyna Olszewska; grandsons, grand-daughters and great-grandchildren; brothers: Feliks and Augustyn Kobs and sisters: Julia Bonk and Otylia Małek. |
| 1923 | Feliks Kobs | Saint Adalbert Cemetery | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | He was aged 84. Information taken from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries website. |
| 1928 | Rozalia Wloszczynski nee Kobs | Holy Trinity Cemetery | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | She was aged 86. Information taken from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Cemeteries website. |
| 1936 | Julianna Bonk nee Kobs | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | She was aged 86. She was the mother of the following children: Helen Rutkowski, Agnes Modlinski, Frank Bonk, Hyacinth Bonk, and Bernard Bonk. |
| 1936 | Augustyn Kobs | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | He was aged 75. He leaves behind his sister Otylia Malek. |
| 1940 | Otylia Malek nee Kobs | St. Stanislaus | Milwauke, Wisconsin, USA | Death | She was the mother of the following children: Mrs. Lucy Paruszynski, Amanda Malek, Sister Maurycya of the Notre Dame Convent, Mrs. Maryanna Klappa, Mrs. Anna Nowak, Leo Malek, and Edward Malek. |
Children of Andrzej Kobs and Antonina Kowalska:
- Paulina Kowalska (Kobs), b. September 22, 1837, d. January 14, 1917
- Feliks Kobs, b. February 14, 1840, d. January 16, 1923
- Balbina Kobs, b. May 9, 1841, d. December 14, 1917
- Jan Kobs, b. January 12, 1842, d. October 21, 1911
- Rozalia Kobs, b. October 3, 1844, d. November 12, 1928
- Paweł Kobs, b. May 22, 1847, d. February 20, 1912
- Julianna Kobs, b. June 14, 1849, d. May 16, 1936
- Otylia Kobs, b. March 28, 1851, d. September 19, 1940
- Katarzyna Kobs, b. November 5, 1853, d. September 18, 1858
- Magdalena Kobs, b. July 11, 1857, d. July 12, 1900
- Augustyn Kobs, b. January 3, 1861, d. May 20, 1936
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: Szczecinek, Debrzno, Chojnice, Wałcz, Fłatów, Więbork, Piła, Wyrzyk, and Nakło. 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.
Map Key:
- The villages with “stars” are the locations that Andrzej Kobs and Antonina Kowalska 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:
- Antonina Kowalska died after 1876. She remarried a Borucki.
Research Leads/Plans:
- Search for B-M-D records for the remaining family members.
Best Regards,
Al
