Marion Raymond POLKA

1911 - 1967  (55 years)

• Name	Marion Raymond POLKA  [1]
  Birth	04 Aug 1911	New Waverly, Walker Co., TX   [2]
  Birth	11 Aug 1911	New Waverly, Walker Co., TX   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptised	15 Aug 1911	St. Joseph's Catholic Church, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX   [1]
  Census	1930	Houston, Harris, TX   [3]
  	Living with his mother, Anna
  Military-Begin	15 Oct 1942	Houston, Harris, TX   [4]
  	enlisted in the Army
  	14 May 1967	Houston, Harris, TX   [1]
  Person ID	I58	Main Tree
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2006

  
  

  Father	Albert POLKA,   b. 11 Nov 1861, House 39, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland d. 08 May 1921, 4:30 PM in St Joseph's Infirmary, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 59 years)
  Mother	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   [5]
  Land Bought	12 Dec 1895	Lot 4, Block 6, Bremond, Robertson Co., TX   [6]
  	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   [7]
  	This was listed under the name Albert Polk.
  Land Bought	19 Nov 1896	100 acres, Falls Co., TX   [8]
  	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   [9]
  	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   [10]
  	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   [11]
  	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   [12]
  	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   [13]
  	Albert bought 12-1/8 acres of land situated 1-1/4 miles east of the court house in Falls Co.
  Family ID	F24	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 04 Aug 1911 - New Waverly, Walker Co., TX Birth - 11 Aug 1911 - New Waverly, Walker Co., TX Baptised - 15 Aug 1911 - St. Joseph's Catholic Church, New Waverly, Walker Co., TX Census - 1930 - Houston, Harris, TX Military-Begin - 15 Oct 1942 - Houston, Harris, TX - 14 May 1967 - Houston, Harris, TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Chocolate Bayou Camp - 1946 Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp - Photo taken in 1946 From left to right; Harry Matell, Rip Smock, Marion Polka, Adam Polka
  		Chocolate Bayou Camp - 1946 Chocolate Bayou Hunting / Fishing Camp - Photo taken in 1946 From left to right; Marion Polka, Harry Matell, Rip Smock, Adam Polka
  		Marion Raymond Polka
  		Anna Polka Family Anna Maduzia Polka and her nine children. Left to right; Agnes Polka Smock, Adam Edward Polka, Sophia Polka Reed, Alice Polka Weber, Anna Maduzia Polka, Victoria Polka Wick, Josie Polka Riess, Beatrice Polka Grimmell, Marion Polka, Lucile Polka Matell, Circa 1940
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Marion Polka's Arrowheads Uncle Marion started collecting Indian arrowheads in the cotton fields behind the Polka home in New Waverly when he was a young man. He continued collecting from various areas in Texas. This collection contains 342 arrowheads, mostly bird points. They range in size from 1/2" to 4" long. Marion built the wooden frame in the 1950's using leather to hold the corners together. He wrote the names of 17 different Indian tribes along the top of the frame.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Marion Polka - 1940

  
  

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• Sources

  [S3] St. Joseph Church Sacremental Records, New Waverly. [S45] Lttr-Campo-4/2/93. [S135] Census - 1930. [S171] National Archives Web Site. [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.