Sunday, January 23, 2011

MICHAEL MERCHLEWICZ FAMILY

Michael Merchlewicz was born on Sep, 28, 1846 in Prussian, Poland to Andreas Merchlewicz and Marianna Dziekan. Andreas Marchlewicz and Marianna Dziekanczuk, her maiden name were married in 1836 in Cekcyn Parish Poland.


In polish the name is spelled Merchlewicz and in german it is Merchlewitz.

Michael came to the United States possibly with his brother John Merchelwicz who was married to Elizabeth Zywicka and their two childern. John immigrated between 1869 and 1873. The following record was found in for Michael, as coming in 1872 on the ship Tripoli, which is the same time and ship that John Neuman and his family came to Winona from Cekcyn Parish. John Neuman was married to Katherine Zywicka.

Michael Meschlewitz

Laborer 26 1846 M 24 Apr 1872 Germany Tripoli

While living in Winona Michael married married Mary Hefta in 1874, daughter of John and Hefta and sister of Anton all of whom later moved to Walsh County. Michael and Mary resided in Winona, MN where two children were born.

In 1879 John Czapiewski, Joseph Wysocki, and Michael Merchlewicz walked all the way from Fargo, ND and filed their claims in Walsh County.

Michael and Mary filed on a homestead in Pulaski Township in 1879. They had three sons and four daughters Joseph, Alex, John, Stella, Bernie, Anna and Cecilia. Michael was one of the organizers and a charter member of St. Stanislaus Parish.

Children of Michael Merchlewicz and Mary Hefta are:
1. Joseph Merchlewicz, born 1876 in Minnesota
2. Bernie Merchlewicz.
3. Anna Merchlewicz.
4. Stella Merchlewicz, born Feb, 12, 1881 in Poland; died Feb, 1972. She married Frank Ebertowski About 1899; born Nov, 1872 in Poland; died 1953.
5. Alexander Merchlewicz, born Jul, 1881 in Minnesota.
6. Veronika Merchlewicz, born Jan, 1883 in North Dakota.
7. John L. Merchelwicz, born Sep, 11, 1884 in North Dakota; died Dec, 29, 1953.
8. Cecilia Merchlewicz, born Feb, 1889 in North Dakota; died Aug, 11, 1970. She married Stanley E. Wosick Feb, 8, 1909 in St. Stanislaus Church, Warsaw, ND; born Sep, 14, 1884 in Pulaski Twp.16; died Apr, 16, 1961.

Michael Merchlewicz died on Oct, 18, 1906 and is buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery

THE WYSOCKI FAMILY

The Ignatius Wysocki family came to the United States in August of 1865 on the Humboldt and settled in Winona, Minnesota. Ignatius was born to Casimir Wysocki and Magdalena Zuroch-Czapiewska on August 10, 1817 in Brusy, Bydgoszcz Province, Poland. Ignatius married Elizabeth Zabinski in 1849 in Wiele Parish, Poland. Elizabeth Zabinska was born Bet. 1819–1830

Ships records for the Humboldt arriving Aug 18, 1865, New York Harbour, which is the same ship as Caroline Kamrowski came on and other families from Ossowo, West Prussia, it may be that Elizabeth Zabinski and Caroline (Zabinski) Kamrowski are related.

The birth dates for Caroline (1807) and Elizabeth (1819-1830) however, seem to be too far apart to be sisters, but maybe cousin or aunt depending on Elizabeth’s actual birth date.

The family lived in the 3rd Ward of Winona, Minnesota with most of the other Polish immigrants.

Children of Ignatius Wysocki and Elizabeth Zabinski are:

1. Paulina Wysocki was born on 18 Apr 1848 in Ossowo, Wiele Parish, Poland. She married John Stencil in 1867 in . She died on 31 Dec 1915 in Pine Creek Trempealeau County, Wisconsin.

2. Theodore Wysocki was born on 17 Sep 1850 in Osowo, Pomorskie, Poland (Ossowo, Konitz, West Prussia. He married Anna Stochowski on 22 Jan 1877 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota. He died on 06 Nov 1918 in Warsaw, Walsh County, North Dakota.

3. Joseph Wysocki was born on 10 Mar 1853 in Osowo, Konitz, West Prussia, Poland. He died on 05 Jul 1873 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota.

4. John Wysocki was born on 13 Nov 1855 in Osowo, Konitz, West Prussia. He married Augustyna Starzecki about 1878 in
. He died on 15 Jul 1922 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota.

5. Mathilda Wysocki was born on 26 May 1859 in Ossowo, Konitz, West Prussia, Germany. She married Joseph Cysewski on 21 Apr 1891 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota. She died on 29 May 1940 in Arcadia, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, USA.

6. Frank Wysocki was born in 1864 in Winona, Winona County, Minnesota. He died about 1940 in Montana.

Theodore settled in Walsh County, North Dakota and his mother Elizabeth and brother Frank also owned land in the county.

Other possibly related Wysocki Families

Anthony Wysocki was also mentioned in the county histories and was on the 1880 and 1885 Walsh Census, but he may have moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1900.

Joseph J. Wysocki came later to the United States in about 1880 married Augustine Maszk.

John Wysocki maybe married Cecelia Maszk according to a county history and a Julius Wysocki applied for naturalization in 1885.

Land Tract Records
WYSOCKI ANTONY 02/13/1884
WYSOCKI ELIZABETH 12/30/1882
WYSOCKI FRANK 02/05/1884
WYSOCKI JOSEPH 02/05/1884
WYSOCKI THEODORE 02/16/1888



THEODORE WYSOCKI FAMILY

Theodore Wysocki was born in Sep-17-1850 in Osowo, Wiele Parish, West Prussia, now Poland. He came to the United States in 1865 at age 14 with his parents Ignatius Wysocki and Elizabeth Zabinski on the ship Humboldt. The family settled in Winona, MN, where Theodore grew up and was educated. On Janruary 2, 1877 in Winona, Theodore married Anna Stochowski daughter of Joseph and Pelaga Stakowski of Arcadia, Wisconsin and came to North Dakota shortly after, when the territory was opened to homesteading.
On December 30, 1882 Theodore’s mother, Elizabeth took out a land patent in Walsh County.

Theodore and Anna had three children, Barney, Elizabeth, and Frances and after nine years of marriage, Anna died on March 19, 1886.

In 1886 Theodore married Emma Rose, who as a young girl came with her parents, Jan and Mary (Rozyczka) Rose, from Spillsville, Iowa.

Theodore was a leader in the community, being able to speak English, Polish, and German fluently. He was the first clerk of Pulaski Township when organized in 1881.

Theodore was one of the organizers of School District 109, served as a director and was the first secretary of the parish which was organized in 1883, and he served as a board member of St. Stanislaus Parish for many years. Theodore was elected Walsh County Commissioner, served from 1902, 1910, retired for four years and again was elected in 1914 and served until his death on November 6, 1918

Theodore married (1) Anna Stochowski Jan-22-1877 in Winona, MN. She was born 1860 in Trempealeau, Trempealeau County, WS, and died Mar-19-1886.
Children of Theodore Wysocki and Anna Stochowski are:


1. Bernard Wysocki, born Jun-1879 in Wisconsin. He married Martha Wisniewski Aft. 1900; born 1884.
2. Elizabeth Wysocki, born Nov-1881 in Dakota Territory; died 1962. She married Leon Rogalla Feb-1899; born Jun-1870 in Poland; died 1946.
3. Frances Wysocki, born Dec-1884 in Dakota Territory. She married (1) Peter Sczesny; born Feb-1887 in North Dakota. She married (2) Joseph Rogalla Aft. 1900; born Apr-21-1873 in Minnesota; died Dec-19-1911.

Theodore married (2) Emily Rose Jun-30-1886, daughter of Uan Rozyczka and Mary Adams. She was born Aug-29-1864 in Spillsville, Iowa, and died Feb-9-1956 in Highland Park, California.

Children of Theodore Wysocki and Emily Rose are:


1. Theodore Aloysius Wysocki, born Jun-21-1887 in North Dakota; died Jun-1954. He married Michelina (Minnie) Tandeski Nov-12-1913; born Apr-12-1891; died Apr-21-1976 in Madison, Wisconsin.
2. Magdeline M. Wysocki, born May-1889 in North Dakota; died 1978.
3. Edmund Wysocki, born Nov-1890 in North Dakota; died 1978.
4. Gertrude Wysocki, born Mar-1893 in North Dakota; died 1952. She married Dominick Babinski Nov-17-1914; born Jan-3-1893 in Pulaski Twp, Walsh County, Dakota Territory; died Dec-1986.
5. Richard Wysocki, born Apr-1895 in North Dakota. He married (1) Mary Gornowicz; born May-1896 in North Dakota; died 1973.
6. Joseph John Wysocki, born Mar-11-1897 in North Dakota; died Jun-7-1959. He married Helen Silewski Oct-1925; born 1905.
7. Frank D. Wysocki, born Jan-1899 in North Dakota. He married Ceccelia (Wysocki) Nov-10-1924; born 1898; died 1985.
8. George M. Wysocki, born Apr-8-1901 in See notes; died Mar-7-1990. He married Sophie M. Gudajtes Jun-30-1926; born 1903.
9. Leonard T. Wysocki, born Apr-12-1903; died Feb-8-1957. He married (1) Susie. He married (2) Anna Altendorf Sep-15-1926 in St. Stanislaus Church, Warsaw, ND; died 1939.
10. John Wysocki, born 1905; died 1982. He married Amelia (Emilia) Lizakowski; born Apr-29-1906 in Minto ND See notes on obituary; died Oct-6-1989 in Unity Hospital Grafton.
11. Sarah Wysocki, born 1908. She married Emil Lizakowski; born 1911.
12. Amelia Wysocki, born 1910 in Warsaw, ND; died Jul-5-2001 in Grand Forks. She married Lloyd Swartz Nov-9-1937; born Mar-11-1910 in Lankin ND See notes on obituary; died Jul-31-1994 in United Hospital Grand Forks ND.

The family is buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Warsaw ND.








ANTHONY WYSOCKI FAMILY

Anthony Wysocki was born Jan 1851–1855 in Poland and immigrated in 1872. Anton married Matilda in 1881. She was born Mar 1855–1862 in Wisconsin.

Anthony is listed as occupation: Farmer and School Teacher

Children of Anthony Wysocki and Matilda are:

1. Ezra Wysocki, born 1883.
2. Mary Wysocki, born Oct, 1884.

Anthony Wysocki was also mentioned in the county histories and was on the 1880 and 1885 Walsh Census he moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1900 and died between 1910 and 1920.