Caleb Benjamin SMOCK

D.G. J.C. PRIVETTE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Rip Smock
• Name Variation: Smokey Smock
• Name Variation: Sonny Smock
• Military Service: 1942, Served in the Navy during WWII

Notes:

Rip Smock Tribute Website

Name Variation:
Walter's Uncle Marion Polka nicknamed him Rip because he liked to sleep a lot.

Name Variation:
Walter's mother and his aunts and uncles called him Sonny

Name Variation:
Nickname while in the Navy in WWII

Walter M.D. JACOB [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1910, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA
• Military-Begin: 10 May 1917, U S Marine Corps
• Military-End: 13 Mar 1919, Marine Corps, Galveston, Galveston Co., TX

Notes:

Military-Begin:
Walter served as a PFC on board the following ships: Moare Island, Cal., Quantico, La., Galveston, Texas

Walter Agnes POLKA 03 Dec 1919, about 1926. Agnes (daughter of Albert POLKA and Anna Mary MADUZIA) 05 Feb 1891 Marlin, Falls Co., TX; 31 Oct 1979Houston, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Agatha Polka
• Name Variation: Agnes Smock
• Baptised: 08 Feb 1891, St Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX

Notes:

Name Variation:
Baptism name

Notes:

Married:
Based on date of marriage license.

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• Name Variation: George Jacob Sr
• Immigration: Bef Aug 1915, Pensacola, Escambia Co, FL
• Occupation: Between 1916 and 1917; Owned Jacob's Cremery
• Residence: Between 1916 and 1917, 2311 Preston, Houston, Harris, TX
• Occupation: Between 1918 and 1920; Worked in oil field
• Residence: Between 1918 and 1920, Goose Creek, TX
• Occupation: Between 1922 and 1926; Bread salesman, Texas Bread Co
• Residence: Between 1922 and 1926, 925 Robbie St, Houston, Harris, TX

Notes:

Birth:
St Georghe is also listed on maps as Sfintu Gheorghe or Sfantu Gheorghe.

Name Variation:
Name was changed when he immigrated to USA.

Immigration:
Jacob was on a merchant marine ship docked in Pensacola when he got in a fight with the 1st mate. He thought that he had killed the 1st mate and he jumped ship. The Greek community hid him from the athorities. He had visited Pensacola in 1913 and had asked for the hand of Bertha Seiffert. He left FL in Aug 1915 and came to Houston with Bertha.

Jacob Bertha Clara Mary SEIFFERT 05 Aug 1915Pensacola, FL. Bertha (daughter of Ludwig Bernhard Maria SEIFFERT and Mary Estella SAVAGE) 12 Jul 1900 Pascagoula, Jackson Co, MS; 23 Apr 1982Houston, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Bertha Clara Jacob

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• Name Variation: Franklin Benjamin Smock
• Occupation: Farmer
• Census: 1900, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA
• Occupation: 1900; Farmer

Benjamin Catherine LAUDERBAUGH 22 May 1888Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA. Catherine (daughter of John Louis LAUDERBAUGH and Catherine KRAMER) 30 May 1869 Cochranton, Crawford Co, PA; 02 Jan 1938Greenock, Allegheny, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Catherine Smock
• Census: 1870, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA
• Census: 1900, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA
• Census: 1910, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA
• Census: 1920, Cochranton, Crawford Co, PA

Notes:

Census:
Head of household in 1910

Census:
Head of household in 1920

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• Name Variation: Wojciech Palka
• Birth: 28 Dec 1860, Poland
• Baptised: 12 Nov 1861, Debica, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland
• Immigration: Mar 1879, New York, New York, NY
• Emigration: 1883, Poland
• Census: 1900, Falls Co., TX
• Census: 1910, Walker Co., TX
• Naturalization: 28 Jul 1919, District Court, Huntsville, Walker Co., TX
• Land Sold: 21 Nov 1919, 195 acres, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX
• Census: 1920, Marlin, Falls Co, TX
• Occupation: 1920, Marlin, Falls Co, TX; Cotton Farmer
• Residence: 01 Jan 1920, Fairgrounds Rd, Marlin, Falls Co., TX
• Will: 08 Sep 1920, Falls Co., TX
• Probate: 21 Jul 1921, Marlin, Falls Co., TX

Notes:

Immigration:
According to his immigration papers, he arrived on the vessel Victoria, from Hamburg to New York.

Naturalization:
Apparently, Albert was never actually naturalized, although he did file a Declaration of Intention

Land Sold:
Albert and Annie sold 195 acre farm in New Waverly to Josef Wojcik for $7000.00 cash.

Residence:
Albert's occupation was listed as cotton farmer.

Died:
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.

Buried:
The obituary in the Marlin newspaper stated that the funeral was at 9:30 AM at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Marlin.

Albert Anna Mary MADUZIA 07 Feb 1887St Mary's Church, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX. Anna (daughter of Wojciech MADUZIA and Katarzyna SIWEK) 07 Dec 1867 House 9, Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland; 19 Jan 1949Houston, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Anna Mary Polka
• Residence: 01 Jan 1920, Fairgrounds Rd, Marlin, Falls Co., TX
• Land Sold: 08 Jan 1925, 12 1/8 acres, Marlin, Falls Co., TX
• Census: 1930, Houston, Harris, TX

Notes:

Name:
Name was frequently spelled Martuzia or Matuzia

Residence:
Albert's occupation was listed as cotton farmer.

Land Sold:
Vol 128, pg 151, Mrs Victoria Wick witnessed the transaction.

Notes:

Land Bought:
Annie Polka bought the south half of lot 4, block 6 in Bremond. She paid $25.00 for the lot.

Land Bought:
This was listed under the name Albert Polk.

Land Bought:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Albert bought 12-1/8 acres of land situated 1-1/4 miles east of the court house in Falls Co.

Theodore Maria KOVALENKA. Maria (daughter of (Unknown) KOVALENKA and Doria (UNKNOWN)) about 1860 Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Maria Gheorghiu

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• Immigration: 1891
• Occupation: 1910; Foreman at a sawmill
• Occupation: 1920; Captain on a merchant ship

Ludwig Mary Estella SAVAGE 20 Apr 1899. Mary (daughter of Orange SAVAGE and Margaret Cecelia GROGAN) 14 Oct 1881 Mobile, Wilcox Co, AL; 31 Jan 1931Houston, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Mary Estella Hughes
• Name Variation: Mary Estella Seiffert

Notes:

Name Variation:
William Hughes was her step father

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Census: 1850, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA

Benjamine Lucetta BOLSTER 20 Nov 1845PA. Lucetta (daughter of John BOLSTER and Eunice WELLS) 11 Apr 1828 OH; 14 Feb 1893Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA; 1893Mumford Chapel, Fairfield TWS, Crawford Co, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Crawford Co death record index page 227

Notes:

Married:
John Smock Letter, 11/30/90

Other Events:

• Occupation: Farmer
• Occupation: 1860, PA; Laborer
• Census: 1870, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA
• Occupation: 1870; Farmer
• Occupation: 1880, PA; Farmer

John Catherine KRAMER about 1848PA. Catherine (daughter of John Jacob KRAMER and Catherine) 28 Dec 1828 PA; 13 Dec 1916Cochranton, Crawford, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1870, Fairfield Twp, Crawford Co, PA

Notes:

Married:
1st child born in 1850

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• Name Variation: Jacobus Pauka

Notes:

Name:
J. Polka was listed as father on Joseph Polka Sr's death certificate.

Jakub Jozefa KLOC 11 Apr 1850House 15, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Jozefa (daughter of Walenty KLOC and Marianna WOJCIK) 31 Dec 1832 House 15, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland; 03 Feb 1917Bremond, Robertson Co., TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name Variation: Jozefa Palka

Notes:

Birth:
Her birth is listed as 31 Dec 1832 and 31 Jan 1833 in the church records.

Other Events:

• Name Variation: Albert Maduzia
• Name Variation: Albert Martousha
• Name Variation: Albert Martuzia
• Occupation: farmer
• Immigration: Oct 1873, Poland
• Census: 1880, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX
• Taxes Paid: 1880
• Taxes Paid: 1881
• Taxes Paid: 1882
• Land Sold: 01 Sep 1894, ? acres, Robertson Co., TX
• Land Sold: 04 Sep 1900, 100 acres, Robertson Co., TX
• Land Sold: 22 Aug 1901, 163 acres, Robertson Co., TX
• Land Sold: 12 Nov 1906, 100 acres, Robertson Co., TX
• Land Sold: 03 Dec 1906, 58.5 acres, Robertson Co., TX
• Census: 1910, Robertson Co., TX
• Will: 24 Oct 1913, Franklin, Robertson Co., TX

Notes:

Name:
the Polish name for Albert

Census:
Enumeration District No. 145, Supervisor's District No. 4, Page No 5

Taxes Paid:
In 1880 Albert paid $3.75 in state and county taxes on an assesed value of $60.00. He had no real property, but did have the following personal property; 1 buggy valued at $20.00, 2 horses or mules valued at $30.00, 1 cow valued at $5.00 and miscellaneous valued at $5.00.

Taxes Paid:
In 1881 Albert paid $6.91 in state and county taxes on an assesed value of $460.00. He had 80 acres of real property valued at $400.00 and the following personal property; 2 horses or mules valued at $40.00 and 2 cattle valued at $20.00.

Taxes Paid:
In 1882 Albert paid $5.35 in state and county taxes on an assesed value of $480.00. He had 80 acres of real property valued at $400.00 and the following personal property; 1 buggy valued at $20.00, 2 horses or mules valued at $40.00 and 2 cattle valued at $20.00.

Wojciech Katarzyna SIWEK 07 Oct 1862Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Katarzyna (daughter of Walenty SIWEK and Marianna MADELSKI) 13 Nov 1839 House 6, Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland; 18 Sep 1918Bremond, Robertson Co., TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name Variation: Katarzyna Maduzia
• Name Variation: Katarzyna Siwk
• Name Variation: Katarzyna Siwkowna
• Will: 08 Oct 1918, Franklin, Robertson Co., TX

Notes:

Name Variation:
Female form of Siwek

(Unknown) Doria (UNKNOWN). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Military Service: 1868, Officer in the Prussian army
• Occupation: 1871, Saarau, Silesia; Postmaster
• Occupation: Abt 1875, Nimkau, Neumarkt, Silesia; Postmaster
• Occupation: 1880, Breslau-Deutsch Lissa, Silesia; Postmaster

Robert Bertha Auguste Louise AUST 18 Feb 1868Catholic Church, Schweidwitz, Silesia. Bertha (daughter of Christian Freidrich Wilhelm AUST and Maria Franziska KRIST) 20 Feb 1839 Silberberg, Silesia; 28 Feb 1918Deursch-Lissa, Silesia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name Variation: Bertha Auguste Louise Seiffert

Orange Margaret Cecelia GROGAN about 1881. Margaret 11 May 1865 AL; 01 Sep 1934Goose Creek, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name Variation: Margaret Cecelia Hughes
• Name Variation: Margaret Cecelia Knowlton
• Name Variation: Margaret Cecelia Savage

Notes:

Married:
1900 census says they have been married 16 years