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Paul Mroczka [Parents] [image] was born on 18 Jan 1892 in , , Poland. He died on 28 Aug 1960 in Wauchula, Fl, USA. The cause of death was cancer. He was buried on 31 Aug 1960 in Wauchula, Fl, USA. He married Katherine Ann Zajac on 24 Sep 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Il, USA. Paul immigrated on 24 Mar 1905 to Poland. He was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 23 Mar 2002 in SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri. He received initiatory ordinances on 23 Mar 2002 in the SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri temple.

Emmigrated to the US 24 Mar 1905 on the Roland from Hamburg, Germany. Was escaping from conscription in the Russian army.

Pawel arrived at Ellis Island on 24Mar1905. He travelled across the ocean in a cattle boat ,Roland. Passage took 3 weeks. He had to leave Poland because he lived in Russian occupied territory and all young men were to be conscripted into the Russion army. Grandpa had to lie about his age so he could leave. Port of Departure, Hamburg, Germany.Because of his residence, he never declared his place of residence.

June 9, 2001

While talking to Mom lastnight she said Grandfather was extremely smart and could converse in 5 languages(Polish, Czech, Russian, Yiddish and English) He could also read Polish and English.

June 17, 2001
It would appear that we had the wrong person at Ellis Island, Uncle Kock called mom tonight and said that wasn't how Grandpa spelled his name. It was Pawel Mrofeka or Mrofka. Looks like I go back to Ellis Island.

Katherine Ann Zajac [Parents] [image] "Kate" was born on 7 Jul 1896 in Maniawy, Galacia, Poland. She died on 24 Oct 1973 in Wauchula, Fl, USA. The cause of death was cancer. She was buried in Wauchula, Fl, USA. She married Paul Mroczka on 24 Sep 1912 in Chicago, Cook, Il, USA. Katherine immigrated on 9 Oct 1911 to Maniawy, Galicia, Poland. She received initiatory ordinances on 23 Mar 2002 in the SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri temple. She was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 23 Mar 2002 in SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri.

Katyzyna (Polish) immigrated to the United States in 1911. She arrived in Ellis Island on 09 OCT 1911 in the Ship George Washington . Port of Departure was Bremen, Germany.Grandma also had to lie about her age so she could book passage. He father <Jacob, gave her the money for the ticket. Her passage took 5 days in 3rd class steerage.

They had the following children:

		F	i	Jeanette Mroczka
		M	ii	Theodore Mroczka
		M	iii	Joseph Mroczka was born on 25 Dec 1917 in Chicago, IL. He died on 31 Dec 1917 in Chicago, IL. He was buried in Resurrection Cemetary. Infant died shortly after birth. Buried in resurrection Cemetary in Chicago, IL
		F	iv	Josephine Mroczka
		M	v	Constantine Joseph Mroczka
		F	vi	Helen Marie Mroczka

John Barowski [Parents] was born on 8 May 1908 in Chicago, IL. He died in Nov 1963 in Chicago, IL. He was buried in Nov 1963 in Resurrection lCemetary,Chicago,IL. He married Jeanette Mroczka in 1931 in Ludington,Michigan. John received initiatory ordinances on 23 Mar 2002 in the SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri temple. He was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 23 Mar 2002 in SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri.

Jeanette Mroczka [Parents] was born on 25 Sep 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Il, USA. She died on 25 Jan 2001 in Elburn, Kane, IL. The cause of death was old age. She was buried in Chicago, IL. She married John Barowski in 1931 in Ludington,Michigan. Jeanette received initiatory ordinances on 23 Mar 2002 in the SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri temple. She was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 23 Mar 2002 in SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri.

Other marriages:

Jancinsky, Anthony

They had the following children:

		M	i	John Barowski
		F	ii	Donna Barowski
		F	iii	Kathleen Barowski

Anthony Jancinsky was born on 3 Oct 1923. He died on 8 Nov 1992 in Elburn,IL 60119. He married Jeanette Mroczka.

Jeanette Mroczka [Parents] was born on 25 Sep 1913 in Chicago, Cook, Il, USA. She died on 25 Jan 2001 in Elburn, Kane, IL. The cause of death was old age. She was buried in Chicago, IL. She married Anthony Jancinsky. Jeanette received initiatory ordinances on 23 Mar 2002 in the SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri temple. She was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 23 Mar 2002 in SLOUI- St. Louis Missosuri.

Other marriages:

Barowski, John

Theodore Mroczka [Parents] "Ted" was born on 8 Sep 1915 in Chicago, Cook, Il, USA. He died on 22 Mar 2002 in Lansing, MI. The cause of death was old age. He was buried in Mar 2002 in Lansing, MI. He married Elna Johnson on 8 Sep 1938.

Elna Johnson was born on 29 Dec 1914 in Nunica, MI. She died on 9 Feb 1997 in East Lansing, MI. She was buried on 12 Feb 1997 in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, East Lansing, MI. She married Theodore Mroczka on 8 Sep 1938.

SS Number: 367-10-0926

They had the following children:

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Patricia Ann MROCZKA

John Kistler

Josephine Mroczka [Parents]

They had the following children:

		M	i	Lance Kistler
		F	ii	Janice Kistler
		F	iii	Kathy Kistler
		F	iv	Debbie Kistler

Constantine Joseph Mroczka [Parents]

Hazel Dennis

They had the following children:

		M	i	Dennis Mroczka
		F	ii	Michelle Mroczka

Jacob Mroczka [Parents] was born about 1864 in , , Poland. He died in Poland. He was buried in Poland. He married Mary Stefanski. Jacob was born about 1864 in Maniowa, , , Poland. He was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 26 Jun 1999 in SLOUI-St. Louis, Missouri. He received initiatory ordinances on 8 Jul 2000 in the SLOUI-St. Louis, Missouri temple. He was ordained Proxy on 8 Jul 2000 in SLOUI-St. Louis, Missouri.

Mary Stefanski was born in 1866 in Novy Targ, Poland. She died on 18 Jan 1892 in Novy Targ, Poland. She was buried in Novy Targ, Poland. She married Jacob Mroczka.

They had the following children:

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Paul Mroczka

Jacob Zajac [image] was born in 1856 in Novy Targ, Poland. He died in 1920 in Novy Targ, Poland. He was buried in Novy Targ, Poland. He married Anna Mary Ustupska. Jacob was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 20 Jun 1999 in SLOUI-St. Louis Missouri. He received initiatory ordinances on 8 Jul 2000 in the SLOUI-St. Louis Missouri temple.

Anna Jobes (4520 Chateau Dr. Metairie, LA 70002) says ZAJAC is
also ZAIONTZ, sometimes BABBITT in English.

from Linda (Wildflwr35@aol.com):

Jacob Zajac
Born 1856 in Novy Targ, Galacia, Poland
Married about 1881
Died 1920

Married: Anna Ustupski
Born in 1856 in Maniowa, Zakopane, Poland
DIed in 1927

Children:
Joseph born 1882
Jan born March 10, 1887 in Maniowa
Married Victoria Janik in Chicago
Died Sep 9, 1947
Frank
Peter
Catherine born 1896
Maried Paul Mrozka in Sep 1912
Died in 1973
Sophie Zajac
Twins Zajac

Family Notes:
Jacob Zajac was a high ranking officer, an uan (pronounced oowan) in the Austrian army. He rode a white horse. After the war he was a weaver and the maker of fur hats.

Jacob and Anna lived in a one-room cottage. The town Maniowa was flooded to re-direct a river. It is no longer lthere.

Sophie never came to the US, she stayed in Poland with mother. Married a frenchman and moved with mother to France during the war. Came back to Poland and reclaimed their land.

Peter lived out west, a sheep herder and coal and gold miner. Was a cowboy, died in Yakima, Washington. He was never married.

Catherine's son, Ted, was a mormon.

Joseph was the first to come to the US. Jan came over next. Catherine and Peter came over in 1912.

Jan was a stevedore (a freight handler) for the railroad. He married Victoria Janik, born 10/30/1894 in Marishuna, Zakopane, died 2/28/75. She was scheduled to have a prearranged marriage to her sisters widower with children. She left for the US (via Galveston) to escape the marriage. She was a Harvey Girl (a laundress in Tucumcari, Mexico). She came to Chicago to stay with Kate Mrozka (Zajac).

Jacob is Jacuba in Polish
June 9, 2001
When talking to my mother last night, she related to me that she and Uncle Koch would sit in the kitchen of the Michigan farm and listen to grandma tell stories about her father. She said she would lay in the loft of their home in Poland and listen to her father tell the village men about his travels and the books he as read. She was fascinated about all he had to teach.

Great Grandfather Jacob was an extremely well educated man who read many books and had traveled extensively throughout Europe before he got married and settled down.

He was a weaver by trade. They lived in a 2 room house with a leanto room added where he worked. He would weave flax during the summer to make white cloth and he would weave wool for the winter months. He would exchange cloth with the tailor inorder to clother his family. Grandma would sit sit and listen to him talk as he wove the cloth.He loved Grandmother very much. He would give her trinkets he got in town. The Zajac brothers had to work to get to America. Grandmother, however, was sent to America by her father and he paid for the passage. It is amazing to me that this father would send his children away knowing he would never see them again in this lifetime.

Anna Mary Ustupska [image] "Marion" was born in 1856 in Novy Targ, Poland. She died in 1927 in Novy Targ, Poland. She was buried in 1927 in Novy Targ, Poland. She married Jacob Zajac.

They had the following children:

		F	i	Katherine Ann Zajac
		M	ii	Joseph Zajac
		M	iii	Frank Zajac
		M	iv	Peter Zajac was born about 1891 in Galicia Province, Poland. He died in Yakama,WA. Peter immigrated on 18 Feb 1909 to Siedleschi, Galicy, Poland. See Ellis Island file
		M	v	John Zajac
		F	vi	Sophia Zajac "Sophie" was born in Poland. She died in Poland.

Pierce Nelliton Poynter [Parents] [image] ""Jim"" was born on 31 Jan 1923 in Nampa, Canyon, Id, USA. He died on 29 Jun 1990 in Montrose, Montrose, Co, USA. The cause of death was Bladder Cancer. He was buried cremated-ashes scattered over mountains in Rocky Mtns., Co, USA. He married Frances Gertrude Bell on 29 Nov 1945 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, Ca, USA. He was related to his parents by adoption. He had other parents. Pierce was confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 7 Jul 1994 in DALLA-Dallas Texas. He was ordained on 17 Dec 1994 in DALLA-Dallas Texas.

adopted son of D'Orr. Parents were past child bearing years. Oral history would suggest that he may be the child of one of the nurses in the hospital where D'Orr worked.

Initiatory work 17 Dec. 1994 Dallas Temple as recorded by hand on blue temple sheet
Ashes scattered over mountains seen from Frances Poynter's home in Montrose Colorado

Frances Gertrude Bell [Parents]

They had the following children:

		F	i	Leslie Marguerite Poynter
		F	ii	Barbara Lou Poynter ""Bobbie Lou" or "Barbie Lou"" was born on 12 Jul 1949 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, Ca. She died on 22 Jan 1950 in Altedana ,Los Angeles, CA. She was buried on 25 Jan 1950 in Mountain View Cenetery, California.
		F	iii	Margo Lynn Poynter

Bruce Kinion

Margo Lynn Poynter [Parents]

Other marriages:

Aldis, John

They had the following children:

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Grant Taylor KINION

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