T.M. BELL

B.B. Dorothy Marie RIESS. Dorothy (daughter of Raymond Adam RIESS and Josephine POLKA) 03 Apr 1920 Houston, Harris, TX; 16 Aug 2009Houston, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Dorothy Marie Bell

Raymond Josephine POLKA. Josephine (daughter of Albert POLKA and Anna Mary MADUZIA) 23 Dec 1896 Falls Co., TX; 28 Sep 1981Houston, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Josephine Riess
• Baptised: 27 Dec 1896, St Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX

Raymond Lena. Lena 1870 TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Lena Riess

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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]

Other Events:

• 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.