My great-grandfather, Andrew, was the son of Valentine Przybylski and Josepha Kuczma. He was born on 29 October 1841 in Damasławek Kujawasko-Pomorskie Poland and was baptized in the parish in Juncewo.
Eva Dauer
Eva Dauer is my great-grandmother. She was born to Andreas Dauer and Marianna Aumiller on 23 December 1857. She was the second of five children born to Andreas and Marianna, the eldest daughter. Her father, Andreas was married three times, and had a total of 12 children. Marianna Aumiller was his third and final marriage.
Władysław (Walter) Mierzejewski
No, you are not seeing double. Yes, there is another Władysław (Walter) Mierzejewski in my close family. This gentleman was my grandmother, Helena’s eldest brother.
Helena Mierzejewska
Helena was born 23 April 1884 in Borowice, Mazowieckie, Poland to Stanislaus Mierzejewski and Anna Keijewska. I have not yet been able to locate her birth record in Poland; however, her husband, Walter did provide her birthdate and place of birth on his naturalization paperwork.
Kalixty (Kelly) Mierzejewski
Some of my grandmother’s story can be found through her brothers, Władysław, Kalixty, and John. Kalixty was the third child of Stanisław and Anna Keijewska, born 27 12 December 1886 in Borowice.
John Przybylski (Seblaski)
John was the third child of 10 born to Andrew Przybylski and Frances Rochowiak. He was born 7 May 1878 in Dobrylewo, Kujawasko-Pomorskie, Poland.
Walter (Władysław) Mierzejewski
Walter was my grandfather. He was born in Tomasze, Mazowieckie, Poland 27 November 1876 per his naturalization records. He was the son of Jan and Anna Budziszszewska.
Edward B. Mierzejewski
My father, Edward Mierzejewski, was born the year following my grandparents’ arrival in the US on 23 December 1924. The family was recorded as living on Buckingham St. at the time of dad’s birth, the same address as Helena’s brother, John. This was the same address they had provided as a destination on the Ellis…
Joseph Plenzler
Joseph, my great-grandfather, was born to Joseph Plenzler and Mary Lisiecka on 21 February 1855, the second son and fourth child in a family of ten children. The village where the Plenzler family lived, Wiorek, is in the area of Poznań.
John Plenzler, Pineapple Marine
I knew for quite sometime that my grandfather, John Plenzler, had been in the US Marines. He served from August 1908 until July 1912. I had a muster calls that placed him in a number of places, including Honolulu. And I remember my Mom saying to me when I was maybe 6 or 7 years…