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Note: RESEARCH STANDARD APPLIED Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 Szczepan Wierzba is my paternal second great grand uncle, which is via common ancestry with Jan Wierzba and Krystyna Bembenek. Szczepan 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. Szczepan is a Polish name, Stefan and Stephan are German variations, and Steven and Stephen are English variations. Agnieszka is a Polish name, and Agnes is a German and English variation. 1861 BIRTH OF SZCZEPAN WIERZBA Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 Szczepan Wierzba was born on Tuesday, January 1, 1861, in Skwierawy, Pomorskie, Poland. 1861 BAPTISM OF SZCZEPAN WIERZBA Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 Szczepan Wierzba was baptism on Sunday, January 6, 1861, in Skwierawy, Pomorskie, Poland. The "Pomeranian Baptism Index" is a historical record collection from the Pomeranian Genealogical Association website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Stephan Wierzba; Parish / Registry Office: Lipusz; Year: 1861; Book Number: W849; Picture Number: 0007; Number: 2; Father: Johann Wierzba; Mother: Christina Bęmbenek / Bębenek." According to the research of Daniel James, the birth and baptism are recorded with the Lipusz Parish, Gdansk, Poland, in the Baptism Register 1838-1880, which is contained in LDS Film Number 0529600. 1886 MARRIAGE OF SZCZEPAN WIERZBA AND AGNIESZKA MENDYK Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 Szczepan Wierzba and Agnieszka Mendyk were married on Wednesday, March 3, 1886, by Reverend V. Barzynskiat St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The "Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Szczpan Wierzba; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1886; Marriage Place: Cook, Illinois, USA; Spouse Name: Agneska Mandik; Spouse Gender: Female." The “Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920” is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Szczpan Wierzba; Age: 23; Gender: Male; Birth Year: abt 1863; Marriage Type: Marriage; Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1886; Spouse Name: Agneska Mandik; Spouse Age: 21; Spouse Gender: Female; FHL Film Number: 1030153." The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was a typewritten form with handwritten information, and obtained from the Ancestry website: "Marriage may be celebrated between Mr. Szczpan Wierzba of Chicago in the County of Cook and the State of Illinois, of the age of 23 years, and Miss Agneska Meandik of Chicago, in the County of Cook and State of Illinois, of the age of 21 years. Witness, M.W. Ryan, Clerk of the County Court of the said Cook County, and the seal thereof, at my office, February 18, 1886. I, Rev. V. Barzynski, a Catholic priest herby certify that Mr. Szcrepan Wierzba and Miss Agnieska Mendyk were united in marriage by me at St. Stanislaus Church in the County of Cook and State of Illinois, on March 3, 1886." 1886 DEATH OF SZCZEPAN WIERZBA Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 Szczepan Wierzba died at the age of 37, on Tuesday, September 6, 1898, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The "Web: Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916" is a historical record collection from the Ancestry website, and contains the following indexed listing: "Name: Stefan W Wierzba; Birth Year: abt 1862; Age: 36 Yr; Death Date: 6 Sep 1898; Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois." 1900 CENSUS OF THE AGNIESZKA WIERZBA FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on Saturday, June 2, 1900, shows the family of Agnieszka Wierzba living at 38 West Henry Street in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: “Agnes Wierzba, head of household, white, female, born April 1865, age 35, widow, 7 children born, 6 children living, born in Poland, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, immigrated in 1885, 15 years in US, occupation is tailoress, can't read, can't write, speaks English; Apelonia Wierzba, daughter, white, female, born February 1887, age 13, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupation is tailoress, can read, can write, speaks English; Anton Wierzba, son, white, male, born January 1889, age 11, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupation is at school, can read, can write, speaks English; Julia Wierzba, daughter, white, female, born April 1891, age 9, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland, occupation is at school; Joseph Wierzba, son, white, male, born February 1894, age 6, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland; Julia [i.e. Anna] Wierzba, daughter, white, female, born May 1896, age 4, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland; Edward Wierzba, son, white, male, born July 1898, single, born in Illinois, father born in Poland, mother born in Poland.” 1910 CENSUS OF THE AGNIESZKA WIERZBA FAMILY Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 The U.S. Census enumerated on April 25, 1910 shows the family of Agnieszka Wierzba living at at 1521 North Noble Street in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA. The following information was transcribed from the actual document, which was obtained from the Ancestry website: “Agnes Wierzba, head of household, female, white, age 42, widow, 6 children born, 4 children living, born in Germany Polish, father born in Germany Polish, mother born in Germany Polish, immigrated in 1885, occupation is laboring in pickle factory, can't read, can't write; Anton Wierzba, son, male, white, age 21, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany Polish, mother born in Germany Polish, occupation is iron worker for bridgework, can read, can write; Julia Wierzba, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany Polish, mother born in Germany Polish, occupation is laboring at pickle factory, can read, can write; Joseph Wierzba, son, male, white, age 16, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany Polish, mother born in Germany Polish, occupation is errand boy at machine shop, can read, can write; Edward Wierzba, son, male, white, age 12, single, born in Illinois, father born in Germany Polish, mother born in Germany Polish, no occupation, can read, can write, attended school.” 1930 DEATH OF AGNIESZKA WIERZBA Researched by Timothy J. Barron, updated May 30, 2020 Agnieszka Wierzba died on Monday, March 24, 1930, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.
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