Albert POLKA

1861 - 1921  (59 years)

• Name	Albert POLKA
  Birth	28 Dec 1860	Poland   [1]
  Birth	11 Nov 1861	House 39, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name Variation	Wojciech Palka  [3]
  Baptised	12 Nov 1861	Debica, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [3]
  Immigration	Mar 1879	New York, New York, NY   [4]
  	According to his immigration papers, he arrived on the vessel Victoria, from Hamburg to New York.
  Emigration	1883	Poland   [5]
  Census	1900	Falls Co., TX
  Census	1910	Walker Co., TX
  Naturalization	28 Jul 1919	District Court, Huntsville, Walker Co., TX   [4]
  	Apparently, Albert was never actually naturalized, although he did file a Declaration of Intention
  Land Sold	21 Nov 1919	195 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX   [6]
  	Albert and Annie sold 195 acre farm in New Waverly to Josef Wojcik for $7000.00 cash.
  Census	1920	Marlin, Falls Co, TX   [7]
  Occupation	1920	Marlin, Falls Co, TX   [7]
  	Cotton Farmer
  Residence	01 Jan 1920	Fairgrounds Rd, Marlin, Falls Co., TX   [8]
  	Albert's occupation was listed as cotton farmer.
  Will	08 Sep 1920	Falls Co., TX   [9]
  	08 May 1921	4:30 PM in St Joseph's Infirmary, Houston, Harris, TX   [10]
  	The death certificate says he died in Marlin, but the obituary lists Houston. His funeral was in Marlin and he was buried in Calvary cemetary in Marlin. Albert died of stomach cancer.
  	09 May 1921	Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Falls Co., TX   [11, 12]
  	The obituary in the Marlin newspaper stated that the funeral was at 9:30 AM at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Marlin.
  Probate	21 Jul 1921	Marlin, Falls Co., TX   [13]
  Person ID	I45	Main Tree
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	Jakub PALKA,   b. 21 Jul 1824, House 25, Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland d. 19 Mar 1894, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Jozefa KLOC,   b. 31 Dec 1832, House 15, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland d. 03 Feb 1917, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX (Age 84 years)
  	11 Apr 1850	House 15, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [14]
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Mary MADUZIA,   b. 07 Dec 1867, House 9, Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland d. 19 Jan 1949, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 81 years)
  	07 Feb 1887	St Mary's Church, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX   [15]
  Land Bought	12 Dec 1895	Lot 4, Block 6, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX   [16]
  	Annie Polka bought the south half of lot 4, block 6 in Bremond. She paid $25.00 for the lot.
  Land Bought	28 Jul 1896	66.33 Acres, Robertson Co., TX   [17]
  	This was listed under the name Albert Polk.
  Land Bought	19 Nov 1896	100 acres, Falls Co., TX   [18]
  	Albert Polka bought 100 acres from R. W. Herne and wife M. W. Herne for $700.00. Albert paid $500.00 cash and a promissory note for $200.00 bearing 10% interest to be paid 12 months from this date.
  Land Sold	13 May 1902	100 acres, Falls Co., TX   [19]
  	Albert and Annie sold the 100 acres that was bought 11-19-1896 to Louis Duhr for $950.00 cash. Louis Duhr was the husband of Albert's sister Maria.
  Land Bought	05 Aug 1903	85 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX   [20]
  	Anna Polka bought 85 acres, 1 miles south of New Waverly from S. and F. M. Campbell for $1500.00. Albert did not sign this contract. A promissory note listed the payments as $50.00 down, $700.00 due on Dec 1, 1903, $250.00 due on 1st of Dec 1904-1905. The last 3 payments bore 8% interest.
  Land Sold	01 Dec 1903	20 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX   [21]
  	20 acres of the 85 acres of land bought from Campbell on 5 Aug 1903 was sold to Cecilia Mexa Nowakowski, wife of Martin Nowakowski.
  Land Bought	01 Oct 1910	195 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX   [22]
  	Albert and Annie bought 195 acres, 3 miles SE of New Waverly. The land was bought from Jno. A. and Mary E. Kee for $2400.00. They paid $100.00 as a down payment and signed a promissory not bearing 10% interest for the remaining $2300.00.
  Land Bought	01 Oct 1919	12-1/8 acres, Marlin, Falls Co., TX   [23]
  	Albert bought 12-1/8 acres of land situated 1-1/4 miles east of the court house in Falls Co.
  Children	+ 1. Agnes POLKA,   b. 05 Feb 1891, Marlin, Falls Co., TX d. 31 Oct 1979, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 88 years) + 2. Victoria POLKA,   b. 06 Mar 1893, Falls Co., TX d. 06 Dec 1978, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 85 years) + 3. Adam Edward POLKA,   b. 17 Dec 1894, Falls Co., TX d. 09 Dec 1990, Conroe, Montgomery Co., TX (Age 95 years) + 4. Josephine POLKA,   b. 23 Dec 1896, Falls Co., TX d. 28 Sep 1981, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 84 years) + 5. Lucille POLKA,   b. 15 Mar 1899, Falls Co., TX d. 27 Dec 1990, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 91 years) + 6. Beatrice POLKA,   b. 12 May 1901, Falls Co., TX d. 1990, HI (Age 88 years) + 7. Sophia POLKA,   b. 03 May 1903, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX d. 07 Jun 1995, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 92 years)   8. Leokadia POLKA,   b. 15 Jun 1905, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX d. Abt 1906, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX (Age 0 years) + 9. Alice POLKA,   b. 14 Jun 1906, Marlin, Falls Co, TX d. 16 Dec 1990, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 84 years)   10. Felicem Maryanna POLKA,   b. 30 Sep 1907, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX d. 03 Nov 1907, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX (Age 0 years)   11. Marion Raymond POLKA,   b. 11 Aug 1911, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX d. 14 May 1967, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Dec 1860 - Poland Immigration - Mar 1879 - New York, New York, NY Emigration - 1883 - Poland - 07 Feb 1887 - St Mary's Church, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX Land Bought - 12 Dec 1895 - Lot 4, Block 6, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX Land Bought - 28 Jul 1896 - 66.33 Acres, Robertson Co., TX Land Bought - 19 Nov 1896 - 100 acres, Falls Co., TX Census - 1900 - Falls Co., TX Land Sold - 13 May 1902 - 100 acres, Falls Co., TX Land Bought - 05 Aug 1903 - 85 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX Land Sold - 01 Dec 1903 - 20 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX Census - 1910 - Walker Co., TX Land Bought - 01 Oct 1910 - 195 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX Naturalization - 28 Jul 1919 - District Court, Huntsville, Walker Co., TX Land Bought - 01 Oct 1919 - 12-1/8 acres, Marlin, Falls Co., TX Land Sold - 21 Nov 1919 - 195 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX Census - 1920 - Marlin, Falls Co, TX Occupation - Cotton Farmer - 1920 - Marlin, Falls Co, TX Will - 08 Sep 1920 - Falls Co., TX - 08 May 1921 - 4:30 PM in St Joseph's Infirmary, Houston, Harris, TX - 09 May 1921 - Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Falls Co., TX Probate - 21 Jul 1921 - Marlin, Falls Co., TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Albert Polka Farm Albert and Anna Maduzia Polka Homestead in New Waverly, Texas; Albert and Anna Maduzia Polka Homestead in New Waverly, Texas
  		Albert and Adam Edward Polka Front right: Adam Edward Polka, Center: Albert Polka
  		Albert Polka and Joe Maduzia Albert Polka and Joe Frank Maduzia Jr in a cornfield in New Waverly

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Albert Polka Birth Certificate Certified copy of Wojciech Palka (Albert Polka) birth certificate aquired by Teana Sechelski on a trip to Poland in 1993.
  		Albert Polka Declaration Albert Polka Declaration; Albert Polka Declaration Of Intention for Naturalization - 1919
  		1900 US Census - Falls Co TX 1900 United States Census Justice Precinct 2, Falls Co, Texas Albert and Anna Polka Family

  
  

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• Sources

  [S55] Albert Polka, Polka, A -Dec of Int. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth record, pg 9. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth certificate. [S27] Cthouse-Walker Co,TX, Declaration of Intention. [S19] Census-1900. [S8] Book-Walker Co Histo, (Walker Co Geneological Society, 1986), vol 44, pg 513. [S28] Census-1920. [S28] Census-1920, vol 60, ed 68, sheet 18, line 86. [S37] Will-Falls Co, TX, (Marlin, TX), pg P 586-587, P 629-631, Q 33-34. [S40] Newspaper-Marlin,TX, Mon, May 9, 1921. [S23] Grave-photo. [S40] Newspaper-Marlin,TX. [S26] Cthouse-Falls Co, TX. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, marriage record, pg 18. [S5] St Mary's Catholic church, Catholic Church Records - Bremond. [S15] Deed-Robertson Co,TX, Book 33, pg 26. [S15] Deed-Robertson Co,TX, Book 33, pg 585. [S17] Deed-Falls Co, TX, Vol 14, pg 555. [S17] Deed-Falls Co, TX, Vol 32, pg 345. [S18] Deed-Walker Co, TX. [S18] Deed-Walker Co, TX, vol 18, pg 366. [S18] Deed-Walker Co, TX, Vol 33, pg 76. [S18] Deed-Walker Co, TX, vol 107, pg 363.