Victoria POLKA

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• Name Variation: Victoria Wick
• Baptised: 19 Mar 1893, St Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX

Victoria Edward WICK 04 Feb 1917. Edward 17 Feb 1889; 05 Aug 1949Houston, Harris, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Robert Edward WICK 28 Feb 1918 Houston, Harris, TX; 09 Jan 1998Houston, Harris, TX; 13 Jan 1998Houston National Cemetary, Houston, Harris, TX.

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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.

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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]

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• Name Variation: Jozefa Palka

Notes:

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

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• 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]

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• 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

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• Birth: 1759, Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland

Notes:

Name:
also listed in church records as Szymona or Antonicgo

Antoni Zofia SMAGACZ 27 Nov 1814House 24, Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Zofia (daughter of Andreas SMAGACZ and Eva WOJCIK) 1794 Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland; before 15 Feb 1841Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Zofia Palka
• Name Variation: Zofia Sowa
• Birth: 1792, Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland

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• Baptised: 29 Jan 1805, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland

Walenty Marianna WOJCIK 19 Nov 1827House 3, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Marianna (daughter of Andrzej WOJCIK and Anna NOZENSKI) 20 Aug 1810 House 3, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Marianna Budzik
• Name Variation: Marianna Kloc

Notes:

Name Variation:
listed on birth certificate of grandson Joseph Palka

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• Birth: 1797, Dobrkow, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland

Notes:

Birth:
birth date based on death at age 50 on 18 JUN 1847

Grzegorz Katarzyna LETEK 16 Nov 1824House 16, Jaworze Dolne, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Katarzyna (daughter of Michal LETEK and Agata JAKOWICZ) 11 Sep 1804 House 15, Jaworze Dolne, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Katarzyna Maduzia
• Name Variation: Katarzyna Wetek

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• Name Variation: Valenty Siwek

Notes:

Name Variation:
Based on mention of Valenty Mary Siwek in Katherine's will.

Died:
died of Choloria, records said he was 34, but he should have been 40

Walenty Marianna MADELSKI 28 Nov 1838Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Marianna (daughter of Grzegorz MADELSKI and Konstantyna MICEK) 11 Mar 1821 House 1, Zajaczkowice, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Marianna Siwek
• Name Variation: Marianna Wegrzyn
• Name Variation: Mary Madelski

Notes:

Name Variation:
Based on the mention of Valenty Mary Siwek in Katherine's will.

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• Name Variation: John Smagacz

Andreas Eva WOJCIK about 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Eva Smagacz

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• Birth: 1773, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland

Piotr Ewa ZAJAC 15 Jan 1797House 15, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Ewa (daughter of Jan ZAJAC and Agnieszka WILCZEN) 1783 Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Ewa Kloc

Andrzej Anna NOZENSKI 23 Jan 1791House 12, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Anna (daughter of Casmir NOZENSKI) 1773 Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Anna Nosenska
• Name Variation: Anna Wojcik

Bartlomiej Apolonia JAKOBEK about 1780Dobrkow, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Apolonia about 1760 Dobrkow, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Apolonia Maduzia

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• Name Variation: Michal Wetek

Notes:

Name Variation:
The slashed L in Letek has a W sound. Many of the records list this name as Witek.

Michal Agata JAKOWICZ about 1795Dobrkow, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Agata (daughter of Stanislaus JAKOWICZ) 1774 Dobrkow, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland; 27 Dec 1828House 16, Jaworze Dolne, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Agata Letek
• Name Variation: Agatha Jakobek
• Name Variation: Agatha Lakerson

Notes:

Name:
listed as her name in birth record of son Joannes

Name Variation:
This name was listed on 1840 birth record of son Nicolaus.

Michal Marianna MICHON 04 Nov 1806House 9, Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Marianna (daughter of Kasper MICHON and Katarzyna ZUIDWISHKA) 1790 Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland; before Oct 1836Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Catherina Michon
• Name Variation: Marianna Siwek

Notes:

Name:
Her name is listed as Marianna on the birth records of all of her children, but is listed as Catharine on the marriage record of son Valentine. I have not found her birth record.

Name Variation:
Her name is listed as Marianna on the birth records of all of her children, but is listed as Catharina on the marriage record of son, Valentine. Catharina probably refers to Catharina Ryba, Valentine's 2nd wife. I have not found a birth record for Marianna.

Died:
Her husband Valentine remmaried Catharina Ryba on 9 Oct 1836.

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• Name Variation: Grzegorz Mandelskick

Notes:

Name Variation:
Gregory Mandelskick was mentioned in Catharine Siwek Maduzia's will.

Grzegorz Konstantyna MICEK 24 Nov 1797House 1, Zajaczkowice, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Konstantyna (daughter of Lukasz MICEK) 1781 Zajaczkowice, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Konstantyna Madelski
• Name Variation: Konstantyna Mickowna

Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Unknown Kloc

Jan Agnieszka WILCZEN about 1770. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Agnieszka Jaworski
• Name Variation: Agnieszka Zajac

Kasper Katarzyna ZUIDWISHKA about 1790Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. Katarzyna 1760 Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name Variation: Katarzyna Michon