For over 150 years, Milwaukee has been home to a large community of people of Polish descent. The Milwaukee Polonia Project hopes to show the interweaving, intertwining family trees that resulted in this community. It is hoped that, eventually, all the families can be connected to one another. The Milwaukee Polonia Project is also a means to explore our common history and celebrate our shared heritage.

THE ACTUAL DATABASE OF THE TREE IS NOW LOCATED AT THE MILWAUKEE POLONIA PROJECT TREE at Tribal Pages. (We still have much work to do, so don't assume that families are shown completely.) YOU DO NOT NEED A PASSWORD TO ACCESS INFORMATION ON DECEASED INDIVIDUALS.

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Status Update - April, 2018

New Points of Origin:

Unknown, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Gohlau
Co-Ordinates: 52.63 N, 17.45 W
Family Names: Kleyban, Wiatr (3)

Braciszewo, Wielkopolskie, Poland
Co-Ordinates: 52.5434 N, 17.5198 E
Family Names: Kleban (1)

Chalno, Swierczyn, Wloclawek, Poland
Co-Ordinates: 52.4910 N, 16.6885 E
Family Names: Ratajczyk (1)

Dębno, Piła, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Debno, Dembno, Am Fluß
Co-Ordinates: 53.2342 N, 17.3855 E
Family Names: Klaczynski (1)

Garbas, Podlaskie, Poland
Co-Ordinates: 54.1480 N, 22.6095 E
Family Names: Burzynski (1)

“Grodzienska”, Poland
it is assumed this is a reference to Dąbrowa Grodzieńska-Wieś, Podlaskie, Poland
Co-Ordinates: 53.661 N, 23.3501 E
Family Names: Wawrzyniak (3)

Gurówko, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Elisenhain. Gurowko
Co-Ordinates: 52.4696 N, 17.6220 E
Family Names: Kleban (1)

Kęcerzyn, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Kecerzyn
Co-Ordinates: 52.3270 N, 18.8184 E
Family Names: Plachecki (1)

Krowodrza, once a separate village is now a district in
Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Krakow, Cracow
Co-Ordinates: 50.0646 N, 19.9395 E
Family Names: Ulma (1)

Markowice, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Markowitz
Co-Ordinates: 52.7038 N, 18.22 E
Family Names: Lewandowski, Nowak (1)

Marusy, Mazowieckie, Poland
Co-Ordinates: 52.7807 N, 20.7264 E
Family Names: Marusewski (1)

Mnichowo, Wielkopolskie, Poland
a.k.a. Mönchsee, Monchsee
Co-Ordinates: 52.5060 N, 17.5386 E
Family Names: Kleban (11)

Ostrowąs, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
a.k.a. Ostrowas
Co-Ordinates: 52.8324 N, 18.6950 E
Family Names: Switalski (1)

Family Names Added Since Last Update:

Alcesar
Amszej
Babowski
Baczkowski
Bartczak
Berkowski
Budzien
Bugajski
Canto
Cyman
Dobinski
Fialkowski
Forecki
Gdaniec
Juraczyhowski
Kalicki
Kantowski
Kizmierz
Klaczynski
Klamecki
Kolodziej
Kostrzynski
Kuskowski
Moskalik
Nitka
Oborski
Osmaloski
Pielczarski
Pietraszak
Plachecki
Pogulski
Raszeja
Rzepkowski
Ruchalski
Rutka
Serowski
Sierzchulski
Smoczynski
Sobieski
Sobota
Soschinski
Staniak
Steiner
Straszynski
Szopieraj
Sztypka
Szubielski
Szyk
Szymiankowski
Walensa
Wencka
Wiatra
Wiechowski
Wilczek
Wiodek
Wojt
Wyrwicki
Zawrotna

Profiles Added Since Last Update: 502

New Intra-Connections  (Lucht to Fons):

[Note:  two items in the previous list now appear to be incorrect, so the total has been adjusted.] 

 484)     ….Anton [Glysz] Glyzewski > sister Eva [Glysz] (Glyzewski) Hart > son John Hart > wife Catherine (Galasinski) Hart > father John Joseph Galasinski....

485)      …. Frank Markowski > daughter Regina (Markowski) Kleban > husband Michael Kleban > brother Joseph Kleban > first wife Clara (Maternowski) [Kleban] Alaimo > mother France (Markowski) Maternowski ….

486)      …..John P. Gorzalski > sister Martha (Gorzalski) Helminiak > daughter Martha (Helminiak) Switalski > husband Alex J. Switalski > John Switalski > brother Joseph Switalski (I) > daughter Theodora (Switalski) [Ulma] Crawford > first husband, Henry J. Ulma > brother Casimir Ulma > son, Private Ulma > wife Private (Gardeski) Ulna > mother, Frances (Grosz) Gardeski > father, Joseph Grosz > brother, Anton Grosz....

487)      ….Henry J. Ulma > son Henry Michael Ulma > wife, Mae Rita (Mogilka) Ulma > mother, Gertrude (Banach) Mogilka > mother, Agnes (Wojtal) Banach > brother, Alexander Wojtal ….

488)      ….Gertrude (Banach) Mogilka > father Francis Banach > sister Mary (Banach) Hart > husband, Peter Hart > sister Sophia (Hart) Brzezinski > husband, Martin Brzezinski > sister Anna (Brzezinski) Wnuk ….

489)      ….Mary Banach Hart > son Francis Peter Hart (1) > wife Irene (Brodaczynski) Hart > sister Helen H. (Brodaczynski) Brzakala ….

490)      …. Francis Peter Hart (1) > son Francis Peter Hart (II) > wife, Ruth (Trojanowski) Hart >  father Anton Trojanowski > brother William Trojanowski > wife Theresa (Olbinski) Trojanowski > sister Rose (Olbinski) Czechorski....

491)      ….Ruth (Trojanowski) Hart > sister Alice (Trojanowski) Pogorzelski > husband Henry Pogorzelski > mother Frances (Mendel) [Pogorzelski] Lewandowski....

492)      ...Ruth (Trojanowski) Hart > sister PRIVATE (Trojanowski) Tomczyk > husband PRIVATE  Tomczyk > brother Thaddeus Tomczyk > wife Evelyn (Trojanowski) Tomczyk > sister Alice (Trojanowski) Pogorzelski ….

493)      …. AntonTrojanowski > brother Zygmunt Trojanowski > wife Helen (Maruszewski) Trojanowski > brother Adolph Joseph Maruszewski > son Richard Maruszewski > wife Kay (Ryczek) Maruszewski > father Leo Ryczek ….

494)      …. Henry J. Ulma > brother Casimir F. Ulma > wife, Esther Rita (Panfil) Ulma > brother Bernard Panfil > wife Phyllis (Niedzwiecki) Panfil > mother Catherine (Boinski) Niedzwiecki > father Stephen Boinski (I)....

495)     …. Esther Rita (Panfil) Ulma > sister, Frances (Panfil) Brzezinski > husband, Raymond F. Brzezinski > father Frank J. Brzezinski > father John Brzezinski > sister Cecelia (Brzezinski) Michalski ….

496)      ….Esther Rita (Panfil) Ulma > sister, Rose F. (Panfil) Kroll > husband, Casimer Kroll > brother Stephen Bernard Kroll > mother Valentia (Lenz) Muzia > brother Julius Jacob Lenz ….

497)     Esther Rita (Panfil) Ulma > husband Casimir F. Ulma > sister Mollie (Ulma) Alcesar > husband John Alcesar > sister Irene (Alcesar) Michalski > husband Roman Michalski > sister Marie (Michalski) Kutka > husband Anton J. Kutka > brother George Ignatz Kutka > daughter Caroline (Kutka) Perlaczynski ….

498)      ....Roman Michalski > brother Frank Michalski > wife Rose (Budziak) Michalski > half-brother Stanley Frank Budzak > wife Stella (Michalski) Budzak > brother Joseph L Michalski (3) ….

499)      ….Frank J. Brzezinski > sister Anna (Brzezinski) Fliss > husband Ignatius Fliss > brother Joseph J. Fliss > daughter Estelle (Fliss) [Bembenek] Reicke > first husband Stanley F. Bembenek > brother Paul Bembenek ….

500)      ….Rose (Budziak) Michalski > mother, Anna (Fliss) Budziak > brother Joseph J. Fliss ….

501)      …. Casimir F. Ulma > brother Erwin L. Ulma > wife Sylvia (Martynski) Ulma > father Alois Martynski > father Anton Martynski ….

502)      ….Casimir F. Ulma > sister Jeanette Josephine (Ulma) Czajkowski > husband Joseph Chester Czajkowski > > mother, Walentyna (Waszak) Czajkowski > father, John Waszak > brother, Lorenz Waszak > son, Andrew Waszak > wife, Helen (Kuzba) Waszak > father, Blase Kuzba > brother, Bartholomew Kuzba > son, Casimir Kuzba > son, Irvin Kuzba > wife Olive (Fons) Kuzba > father, Stephen Fons (2) > brother, Louis A. Fons

503)      ….Joannes Paradowski > brother, Albert Paradowski > son, Emil Paradowski > son, Bernard Paradowski > son, PRIVATE Paradowski > wife, PRIVATE (Lemanski) Paradowski > mother, Sophie (Czajkowski) Lemanski > brother Joseph Chester Czajkowski....

504)      …. Joseph Switalski (I) > son Chester  M. Switalski > spouse Florence (Blazdik) Switalski > sister Leona (Bladzik) Piechowski ….

505)      ….Joseph Switalski (I) > son Joseph F. Switalski (II) > wife Frances (Smukowski) Switalski > sister  Rose (Smukowski) Kasprzyk > husband, Roman A. Kasprzyk > brother Ervin H. Kasprzyk....

506)      ….Frances (Smukowski) Switalski > mother, Josephine (Klaczynski) [Smukowski] Raszeja > second husband, Frank Raszeja > son by first marriage, Joseph Raszeja > wife, Victoria (Wisniewski) Raszeja > mother, Catherine (Gawelski) Raszeja > brother John Gawelski > daughter, Helen (Gawelski) Kapczynski > husband, Anton Kapczynski > brother, Joseph Kapczynski ….

507)      ….Frank Raszeja > son by first marriage, John F. Raszeja > wife, Anna (Wisniewski) Raszeja > mother, Catherine (Gawelski) Raszeja....

508)      ….John Gawelski > sister Josephine (Gawelski) Staniszewski > daughter, Pearl (Staniszewski) Albrecht > daughter, Alice Pearl (Albrecht) Lenz > husband, Edward Victor Lenz > father Nicholaus Lenz > brother Julius Jacob Lenz ….

509)      ….John Gawelski  > sister Magdalena (Gawelski) Flejter > son Frank Flayter > wife Helen (Koceja) Flayter > father Nicholas Koceja > brother Michael Koceja ….

510)      ….Anna (Kwasniewski) Sokolowski > brother Martin Kwasniewski > wife Sally (Swierczynski) Kwasniewski > sister, Helen (Swieczynski) Kuskowski > husband Peter Kuskowski > first wife, Celia (Switalski) Kuskowski > father John Switalski > brother Joseph Switalski (I) ….

511)      ….John Switalski > daughter Marianna (Switalski) Wawrzyniak > husband Adolph Wawrzyniak > brother Anthony Francis Wawrzyniak > daughter Helen Katherine (Wawrzyniak) Ratajczyk > husband Raymond Albert Ratajczyk > sister Sally Ann (Ratajczyk) > husband Walter John Andraszczyk > brother Joseph F. Andraszczyk ….

512)      …. John Switalski > daughter Pearl (Switalski) Wawrzyniak > husband Adolph Wawrzyniak ….

513)      ….John Switalski > dauther Helen (Switalski) Gawelski > husband Leon F. Gawelski > father > Anton Gawelski > brother, John Gawelski ….

514)      ….Leon F. Gawelski > sister, Frances (Gawelski) Amszej > son Harry Anthony Gawelski > spouse Geraldine (Trojanowski) Gawelski > mother, Frances (Nowak) [Trojanowski] Zimmerman > sister, Mary (Trojanowski) Andraszczyk > spouse John Joseph Andraszczyk ….

515)      ….Leon F. Gawelski > sister Martha (Gawelski) Walensa > son Norbert Chester Walensa > wife Betty Jane (Antczak) Walensa > mother Rose (Nowak) Antczak > sister Frances (Nowak) [Trojanowski] Zimmerman ….

516)      ….Leon F. Gawelski > sister Pearl (Gawelski) Kowalski > husband Bernard Kowalski > brother Leo Kowalski > wife Theresa (Maciolek) Kowalski > sister Helen (Maciolek) Sokolowski ….

517)      ….Leon F. Gawelski > sister Emily (Gawelski) Datka > husband Edwin Datka > father John J. Datka > father Jacob Datka > brother Frank Datka ….

518)      …. Leon F. Gawelski > mother Rose (Czerwinski) Gawelski > brother, Frank Czerwinski > wife, Apolonia (Datka) Czerwinski > father, Jacob Datka  ….

519)      ….John Switalski > son, Sigmund John Switalski > ex-wife, Adeline (Brodzik) Switalski > father John Brodzik > sister, Blanche (Brodzik) Papelbon > husband, Alois Papelbon > brother Walter [Ladislaus] Papelbon  ….

520)      …. Sigmund John Switalski > second wife Violet (Pugens) [Michalski] Switalski > sister Eleanor (Pugens) Rozga > husband Norbert S. Rozga > sister, Eleanore (Rozga) Lenda....

521)      Adeline (Brodzik) Switalski > mother Stella (Sroka) Brodzik > brother Anthony F. Sroka > wife Veronica (Konieczka) Sroka > sister Stella (Konieczka) Podlaszewski  ….

522)      ….Rose (Nowak) Antczak > brother Frank J. Nowak > wife Katherine, (Buska) Nowak > brother Thomas Buska > wife Pelagia (Borowizc) Buska > brother Andrew Borowicz ….

523)      …. Geraldine (Trojanowski) Gawelski > father Alois Trojanowski > brother Nicolaus Trojanowski ….

524)      ….Alois Trojanowski > mother Mary (Alicz) Trojanowski > sister Magdalena (Alicz) Andrzejewski ….

525)      ….Anna (Datka) [Badura] Wesolowski > mother, Rosalia (Szopieraj) Datka > second husband, Stanislaus Datka >mother, Magdalena (Halas) Datka ….

Newly Discovered Changed Names: 

Maruszewski to Marus
Wawrzyniak to Lawrence


Corrected Name:

Obszal to Wopszal

New Alternate Spellings:

Alicz Alecz
Canto Zanto
Dzioba Dziuba
Flejter Fleter Lfejter Flayter
Fliss Flis Flies Flees
Gawelski Gawelcki Gawel Gawelsky
Glysz Glyszewski
Gorna Gocna
Kapczynski Kupczynski
Kazmierczak Kaczmierczak Kazimierczak
Klaczynski Klucinski Klaszynski Klacinski
Konwinski Kulinski
Kleban Kleyban Klebon Chleban Chliban Pleban
Krajenke Krainka
Kujawa Kujawha
Raszega Paszega Raszid
Slizewski Sliszawski Swizevoka
Smoczynski Gmoczynski Guronczynski
Smukowski Smukawski
Staimoch Stanich Stanirch
Steck Stec
Straszynski Steszewskiej
Waszak Woszak
Wiatra Wiatrowski
Wiechowski Wianckowska
Wisniewski Wieniewski

PCN:  1.37
Rank:  fourth lowest out of 51


For an explanation of the PCN - "Project Completeness Number") see Status Update - February, 2012 and Status Update - March, 2012)

Historical PCN Data:
Previous Two:
 

January, 2018: 1.08
September, 2017:  2.91

Average PCN:  5.07

Median PCN: 3.33
Lowest PCN:  1.08 (December, 2014 and January, 2018)
Highest PCN:  19 (January, 2012 - the start of the Project)