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Note: Sharlynn, SGates6716@aol.com and Linda Bruski, mountie@midrivers.com, are researching the family of Johannes Orlowski and Anna Schwartz (Black). No tie between the families has been found as of yet.
1880 Edford, Henry County, Illinois Census; Roll: T9_213; Family History Film: 1254213; Page: 249D (handwritten page 8); Enumeration District: 107; Image: 0059.
Julius Olowski, white, male, age 35, farmer, born Prussia, parents born Prussia.
Augusta Olowski, white, female, age 33, born Prussia, parents born Prussia.
Amanda Olowski, white, female, age 7, born Prussia, parents born Prussia.
Otto Olowski, white, male, age 4, born Illinois, parents born Prussia.
Olga Olowski, white, female, age 2, born Illinois, parents born Prussia.
Mary Olowski, white, female, age 1, born Illinois, parents born Prussia.
1900 Sherman, Kossuth County, Iowa; Roll: T623 442; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 142.
Orlowski, Julius, head, white, male, born Sep 1843, age 51, born Germany, parents born Germany. Immigrated 1873, farmer.
Orlowski, Augusta, wife, white, female, born Aug. 1845, age 54, married for 32 years, had 7 children with 7 surviving, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated in 1873.
Orlowski, Otto, son, white, male, born Oct 1875, age 24, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany.
Orlowski, Ella, daughter, white, female, born July 1877, age 22, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany.
Orlowski, Fred, son, white, male, born Feb. 1882, age 18, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany.
Orlowski, Tillie, daughter, white, female, born Mar 1883, age 17, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany.
Orlowski, Emma, daughter, white, female, born Mar 1885, age 15, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany.
Ramus, Fred, servant, white, male, born Jun 1881, age 18, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany.
1910 Lu Verne, Kossuth County, Iowa Census; Roll: T624_409; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 166; Image: 1341. Augusta Orlowski, age 64 (born circa 1846), head, female, white, age 64, widow, had 11 children with 6 surviving, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated in 1873. Oto Orlowski, age 34 (born circa 1876), male, white, son, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany, farmer. Fred Orlowski, age 28 (born circa 1882), male, white, son, single, born Illinois, parents born Germany, Farmer.
1920 Kossuth County, Iowa Census, Lu Verne, Sherman Township, Roll T625_498, page 4A, ED 277, Image 0439.
Otto J Orlowski, head, male, white, age 44, married, born Illinois, parents born Preu'dfen.
Delora H. Orlowski, wife, female, white, age 30, married, born Missouri, parents born Preu'dfen.
Harold F. Orlowski, son, male, white, age 4, born Iowa, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri.
Elvin C. Orlowski, son, male, white, age 1, born Iowa, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri.
1930 Carbon Cliff, Rock Island County, Illinois Census; Hampton Township, Roll: 552; Page: ; Enumeration District: 26; Image: 275.0. Carbon Cliff Village, Rock Island, Illinois
Otto Orlowski, head, male, white, age 54, married, age 24 at first marriage, born Illinois, parents born Germany.
Delora Orlowski, wife, female, white, age 40, married, age 21 at first marriage, born Missouri, parents born Germany.
Harold Orlowski, son, male, white, age 14, single, born Iowa, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri.
Eldon Orlowski, son, male, white, age 11, single, born Iowa, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri.
State City Newspaper Date
Otto Orlowski Iowa Algona Kossuth County Advance 19 April 1956
Otto Orlowski Iowa Algona Kossuth County Advance 26 February 1957
Otto Orlowski Iowa Algona Kossuth County Advance 11 December 1958
My great uncle, "Ot" actually died in Rock Island County, IL. At that time he lived with Harold in Silvis at 1821 1st Ave. In 1958, Harold came riding up to our farmhouse on his Harley Davidson and asked my maternal grandmother (Hattie J. Lindquist Reeder) if she would come be his housekeeper to keep an eye on Otto and "run his household as if it were her own." What a blessing. She had been widowed at the age of 60 with no means of income other than a very small social security. She'd had to move out of the house they owned and put it up for rent--then live between the three of her children. But she wound up living with us most of the time because my Dad was a Sweetheart who didn't treat her with the disrespect that her other son-in-law and daughter-in-law did. She had been house-sitting that summer for my Uncle, Leonard Roesner while he and Aunt Ruby were on an extended vacation. Gram gladly accepted. She was happy there. She could walk to the last city bus stop in Silvis and go to downtown East Moline, Moline or Rock Island. She treated Harold like another son. He treated her like his stepmother. Otto fell in love and proposed often! I recall he used to make the rounds every morning and wind all of his clocks. He fell in love with my baby sister who was only 3 at the time. I once saw the Orlowski family bible in his possession. When he died, his executor of estate was Mike Pyevich, who had been a coworker of his. I contacted him about this, but they could not find that bible. Eventually, his house was torn down. His back yard bordered the old Silvis freight yard. Otto used to go back there and talk to hobos. Grandma lived there until she died in 1980 at the age of 88. Harold was a very skilled woodworker and a WWII veteran. I remember meeting Aunt Delora at a bridal shower for Uncle Len's daughter-in-law held at the old Green River school. She was a most jolly, good natured lady. Harold laughed like his mother. I wrote about this information in a collection of recollections that I and my four siblings presented to Dad on his 90th birthday. Do you have the 4-generation photo of Augusta, Amanda, Mamie and Desyl? Please feel free to communicate.
Sally Fuhr <sally@derbyworks.net>
12919 175th Street W.
Taylor Ridge, IL 61284
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