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Note: RESEARCH STANDARD APPLIED Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Katarzyna Wierzba is my maternal third great aunt, which is via common ancestry with Jan Wierzba and Krystyna Bembenek. Katarzyna was initially identified by the research of Daniel James. The spelling of forenames and surnames can be dependent on what language is used to record each respective record. Katarzyna is a Polish name, Katherine is a German variation, and Katherine and Katie are English variations. Tomaz is a Polish name, and Thomas is both a German and English variation. 1845 BIRTH OF TOMASZ WOJCIECHOWSKI Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Tomasz Wojciechowski was born on Sunday, December 7, 1845, in what would be present day Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland. 1845 BAPTISM OF TOMASZ WOJCIECHOWSKI Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Tomasz Wojciechowski was born on Monday, December 8, 1845, in what would be present day Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland. The "Pomeranian Baptism Index" is a historical record collection from the Pomeranian Genealogical Association website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Thomas Woyciechowski; Parish / Registry Office: Lipusz; Year: 1845; Book Number: W848; Picture Number: 0083; Number: 101; Father: Andreas Woyciechowski; Mother: Anna Pażentk." The “Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898” is a historical record collection from the FamilySearch website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Thomas Woyciechowski; Gender: Male; Baptism/Christening Place:; Birth Date: 07 Dec 1845; Birthplace: Lippusch, Westpreußen, Preußen, Germany; Father's Name: Andreas Woyciechowski; Mother's Name: Anna Pazentk; Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04104-1; Source Film Number: 529600; Reference Number: Reg# 101 Entry# 380; Source Citation: Germany, Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898." According to the research of Daniel James, Tomasz's birth and baptism is recorded at Lipusz Parish, Gdansk, Poland, in the Baptism Register 1838-1880, which is contained on LDS Film Number 0529600. 1851 BIRTH OF KATARZYNA WIERZBA Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Katarzyna Wierzba was born on Monday, April 14, 1851, in what would be present day Lipusz, Pomorskie, Poland. 1851 BAPTISM OF KATARZYNA WIERZBA Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Katarzyna Wierzba was baptized on Sunday, April 20, 1851, in what would be present day Lipusz, Pomorskie, Poland. The “Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Catharina Wierzba, Gender: Female, Birth Date: 14 Apr 1851, Birth Place: Lippusch, Westpreußen, Preußen, Germany, Father: Johann Wierzba, Mother: Chrystyna Bembenek, FHL Film Number: 529600, Reference ID: Entry # 44 Ref. # 38." According to the research of Daniel James, Katarzyna's birth and baptism are recorded at Lipusz Parish, Gdansk, Poland, in the Baptism Register 1838-1880, which is contained on LDS Film Number 0529600. Katarzyna's godparents were Anton Zywicki and Jozefa Zywicka. 1854 BIRTH OF JOZEF SZUDROWICZ Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Jozef Szudrowicz was born on Wednesday, November 22, 1854, in what would be present day Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. 1854 BAPTISM OF JOZEF SZUDROWICZ Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Jozef Szudrowicz was baptized on Wednesday, November 22, 1854, in what would be present day Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. According to the research of Daniel James, Jozef’s birth and baptism are recorded at Bydgoszcz Parish, Bydgoszcz, Poland, in the Baptism Register 1852-1863, which is contained on LDS Film Number 0502986. Jozef's godparents were Adalbert Stulinski and Katarzyna Szabinska. 1872 MARRIAGE OF TOMASZ WOJCIECHOWSKI AND KATARZYNA WIERZBA Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Tomasz Wojciechowski and Katarzyna Wierzba were married in 1872, in what would be present day Lipusz, Pomorskie, Poland. At the time of their marriage, Tomasz was about 27 years old, and Katarzyna was about 21 years old. The "Pomeranian Marriage Index" is a historical record collection from the Pomeranian Genealogical Association website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Groom: Thomas Wojciechowski; Bride: Catharina Wierzba; Parish / Registry Office: Lipusz; Year: 1872; Book: 1254/13; Picture Number: 10_1254_0_13_0017; Number: 9." 1873 DEATH OF TOMASZ WOJCIECHOWSKI Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Tomasz Wojciechowski died at the age of 27, on Monday, October 20, 1873, in what would be present day Skwierawy, Pomorskie, Poland. Tomasz was buried on Thursday, October 23, 1873. The "Pomeranian Death Index" is a historical record collection from the Pomeranian Genealogical Association website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Thomas Wojcieshowski; Parish / Registry Office: Lipusz; Year: 1893; Book Number: W851; Picture Number: 0182; Number: 82; Sex: Male; Age: 28." According to the research of Daniel James, Tomasz's death and burial are recorded at Lipusz Parish, Gdansk, Poland, in the Death Register 1841-1917, which is contained on LDS Film Number 0529601. 1873 IMMIGRATION OF JOZEF SZUROWICZ Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 According to the research of Daniel James, Jozef Szudrowicz departed from the port of Bremen, Germany, on Saturday, November 30, 1872. The voyage was on the ship Smidt, which arrived in the port of New York, New York, USA, on Thursday, January 2, 1873. The “New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Joseph Schudrawicz; Arrival Date: 2 Jan 1873; Birth Year: abt 1855; Age: 18; Gender: Male; Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: German; Place of Origin: Germany; Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany; Destination: United States of America; Port of Arrival: New York; Port Arrival State: New York; Port Arrival Country: United States; Ship Name: Smidt." 1875 MARRIAGE OF JOZEF SZUDROWICZ AND KATARZYNA WOJCIECHOWSKI Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 29, 2020 Jozef Szudrowicz and Katarzyna Wojciechowski were married on Sunday, June 27, 1875, by Father Vincent Barzynski, at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chicago, Cook County, USA. At the time of their marriage, Jozef was 20 years old, and Katarzyna was 24 years old. The “Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Katarzina Wojciechoska; Gender: Female; Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1875; Marriage Place: Cook, Illinois, USA; Spouse Name: Josef Szudrowiez; Spouse Gender: Male." The “Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Katarsyna Wojciechoska; Gender: Female; Marriage Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 27 Jun 1875; Spouse Name: Josef Szudrowiez; Spouse Gender: Male; FHL Film Number: 1030092." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was a typewritten form with handwritten information, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Marriage License, State of Illinois, Cook County; Marriage may be celebrated between Mr. Josef Szudrowiez of Chicago in the County of Cook and the State of Illinois, of the age of 22 years, and Miss Katarina Wojciechoska of Chicago in the County of Cook and State of Illinois, of the age of 23 years. Witness, Hermann Liebb, Clerk of the County Court of said Cook County, and the seal thereof, at my office in Chicago, in the said County, this 26th day of June 1875. I, Vincent Barzynski, a Catholic priest herby certify that Joseph Szudrowicz and Katarzyna Wojciechoska were united in marriage by me at St. Stanislaus Church in Chicago in the County of Cook and State of Illinois on the 27th date of June 1875." 1879 GODFATHER ROLE OF JOZEF SZUDROWICZ Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated November 26, 2020 Jozef Szudrowicz was named as the godfather of Thomas Mazur, who was baptized on Thursday, December 18, 1879, St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Thomas was the nephew of Katharzyna. 1900 CENSUS OF THE JOZEF SZUDROWICZ FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 28, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on Monday, June 4, 1900, shows the family of Jozef Szudrowicz living at 14 McHenry Street in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Jos. Szudrowicz, head of household, white, male, born November 1846, age 53, married 25 years, born in Poland, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupation is laborer, can't read, can't write, speaks English; Katherine Szudrowicz, wife, white, female, born October 1866, age 33, married 25 years, 11 children born, 6 children living; born in Poland, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, immigrated in 1874, 26 years in US, occupation is laborer, can't read, can't write, speaks English; Martha Szudrowicz, daughter, white, female, born February, age 18, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupation is leather store, can read, can write, speaks English; Magdalene Szudrowicz, daughter, white, female, born July 1883, age 17, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupation is broom [second word hard to read], can read, can write, speaks English; Thomas Szudrowicz, son, white, male, born December 1885, age 15, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupatoin is leather business, can read, can write, speaks English; Josephine Szudrowicz, daughter, white, female, born May 1888, age 12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupation is at school, can read, can write, speaks English; Michael Szudrowicz, son, white, male, born November 1891, age 8, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, can read, can write, speaks English; Stanislaus Sudrowicz, son, white, male, born November 1895, age 4, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland." 1910 CENSUS OF THE JOZEF SZUDROWICZ FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 28, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on Tuesday, April 26, 1910, shows the family of Jozef Szudrowicz living at 1658 North Elston Avenue in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: "Joseph Shudrowicz, head of household, male, white, age 56, married 35 years, born in Germany (Polish), father born in Germany (Polish), mother born in Germany (Polish), immigrated in 1871, naturalized, speaks English, can read, can write; Katy Shudrowicz, wife, female, white, age 53, married 35 years, number of children born 8, number of children living 7, born in Germany (Polish), father born in Germany (Polish), mother born in Germany (Polish), immigrated in 1871, can’t read, can’t write; Thomas Shudrowicz, son, male, white, age 23, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany (Polish), mother born in Germany (Polish), occupation: laborer coal yards, can read, can write; Michael Shudrowicz, son, male, white, age 20, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany (Polish), mother born in Germany (Polish), occupation: laborer tannery, can read, can write; Stanley Shudrowicz, son, male, white, age 18, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany (Polish), mother born in Germany (Polish), occupation: teamster, can read, can write." 1911 DEATH OF JOZEF SZUDROWICZ Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 28, 2020 Jozef Szudrowicz died at the age of 56, at 3 p.m., on Monday, January 2, 1911, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. Jozef was buried on Thursday, January 5, 1911, in St. Adalbert’s Cemetery in Niles, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The “Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Jozef Szudrowicz; Birth Year: abt 1855; Age: 56 Yr; Death Date: 2 Jan 1911; Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois." The “Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Jozef Szudrowicz; Birth Date: 22 Dec 1854; Birth Place: Poland; Death Date: 2 Jan 1911; Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Burial Date: 5 Jan 1911; Cemetery Name: St Adalberts; Death Age: 56; Race: White; Marital Status: Married; Gender: Male; Residence: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Father Birth Place: Poland; Mother Birth Place: Poland; FHL Film Number: 1287594." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was a typewritten form with handwritten information, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Certificate and Record of Death, Department of Health, City of Chicago; Name: Jozef Szudrowicz; Sex: Male; Color: White; Marital: Married; Born: December 22, 1854 in Poland; Age: 56 years, 11 days; Died: January 2, 1911 at about 3pm; Last Occupation: Retired, from 1905 to death; Former Occupation: Plasterer, from the year not known to 1905; Place of Death: 1658 Elston Avenue; How Long at Place of Death: 8 years; Usual Residence: Same; Place of Burial: St. Adalberts; Date of Burial: January 5, 1911; How Long Resident in City: 32 years; How Long in State: Same; How Long in U.S. if Foreign Born: Same; Name of Father: Not known, born in Poland; Maiden Name of Mother: Not known, born in Poland; Informant: Katie Szudrowicz, 1658 Elston Avenue; Cause of Death: Chronic Nephritis." 1927 DEATH OF KATARZYNA SZUDROWICZ Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 28, 2020 Katarzyna Szudrowicz died at the age of 72, on Tuesday, January 11, 1927, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The “Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Katie Szodrowicz, Death Date: 11 Jan 1927, Death Location: Cook County, IL, File Number: 6001030, Archive collection name: Cook County Genealogy Records (Deaths), Archive repository location: Chicago, IL, Archive repository name: Cook County Clerk."
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