Descendants of Maryanna Balczerowicz

Generation No. 1

1.  MARYANNA1 BALCZEROWICZ was born Abt. 1800 in Wagrowiec, Poland.
	
Child of MARYANNA BALCZEROWICZ is:
2.	i.	KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, b. November 25, 1830, Wagrowiec, Poland; d. October 30, 1908, South Bend In.

Generation No. 2

2.  KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ (MARYANNA1) was born November 25, 1830 in Wagrowiec, Poland, and died October 30, 1908 in South Bend In.  She married JAN JOHN DRAJUS November 09, 1851 in Sebrna Gora Parish.  He was born Abt. 1830 in Wagrowiec, Poland, and died Bef. 1900 in Possibly Poland.

More About KATARZYNA BALCZEROWICZ:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

Notes for JAN JOHN DRAJUS:
The Drajus Family in South Bend, Indiana
Source: Candi Tyler, South Bend November 2007

Yes, Joseph did have other siblings.  He had three other sisters. Antonina, his oldest sister lived in South Bend.  His sister Magdaline and her husband were married in Chicago, but lived in South Bend.  They owned a bakery.  His sister Agnes lived in South Bend, but eventually moved to Chicago, where she died.

Joseph's parents were Jan and Katazyna (Balczerowicz) Drajus.  I have not been able to find anything on Jan, but Katazyna lived in South Bend with Magdaline and her family.  She died on 10/30/1908 and is buried in St. Joseph Cemetery.  There is a possibility Jan never made it to the states.

Andrew and Antoinette (Bilinski) Drajus are also related.  I was first told by family members Andrew was my great-great-great grandfather, but his birth did not figure into the mix.   He was born in 1832 and my great-great grandfather Jan was born in 1837.  I think Jan and Andrew may have been brothers, but I have not been able to prove that.  Andrew's death certificate did not name parents.  What I find interesting is Andrew did have chronic Brights Disease and Delphine (Klysz) Mezykowski has the same thing.  Delphine is a Drajus as well as a Brzezinski.  Her father was the son of Michael and Josephine (Drajus) Klysz.  Josephine was the daughter of Andrew and Antoinette.  I do know Antoinette was born in Wongrowiec.

I know very little about Maryanna (Herman) Drajus before she came to the states.  She died when my grandmother was 13.  Although I spent a lot of time with my grandmother, I never asked about the family history.  I could kick myself now.  Her father's name was Thomas, but I do not know the name of her mother.  She was not named on the death certificate. Joseph and Maryanna married here in the states.

I hope some of this will help.  Let me know if I can answer any other questions.

Candi
	
Children of KATARZYNA BALCZEROWICZ and JAN DRAJUS are:
3.	i.	ANTONIA3 DRAJUS, b. August 25, 1857, Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland; d. September 18, 1914, South Bend In.
4.	ii.	JOSEPH DRAJUS, b. December 24, 1859, Prussian Poland; d. September 07, 1931, South Bend In.
5.	iii.	THOMAS DRAJUS, b. December 1863, Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland; d. March 26, 1929, Chicago, IL.
6.	iv.	MAGDALINE DRAJUS, b. May 03, 1871, Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland; d. February 19, 1930, South Bend In.
7.	v.	AGNES DRAJUS, b. May 1872, Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland; d. February 05, 1938, Chicago, IL.

Generation No. 3

3.  ANTONIA3 DRAJUS (KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born August 25, 1857 in Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland, and died September 18, 1914 in South Bend In.  She married GEORGE SOKOLOWSKI Abt. 1876 in Srebrnagora, Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland.  He was born August 25, 1857 in Powiat Wagrowiecki, Prussian Poland, and died September 18, 1915 in South Bend In.

More About ANTONIA DRAJUS:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Heart Attack
Emigration: 1881
Religion: 1914, St Hedwig Catholic Church

More About GEORGE SOKOLOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Emigration: 1881
Religion: 1915, St Hedwig Catholic Church
	
Children of ANTONIA DRAJUS and GEORGE SOKOLOWSKI are:
8.	i.	STELLA MARIE4 SOKOLOWSKI, b. April 12, 1880, Powiat Wagrowiecki, Prussian Poland; d. January 14, 1943, South Bend In.
	ii.	FRANCIS JOHN SOKOLOWSKI, b. June 12, 1881, Aboard Hermann Ship, North Atlantic; d. August 29, 1961, South Bend IN.

Notes for FRANCIS JOHN SOKOLOWSKI:
This is the second born of George and Antonina (Drajus) Sokolowski. Frank never married.  He was born on the Herman ship, but baptized at St. Hedwig's Church.  The birth date on the church record is wrong.  He was actually born on June 12, 1881.  His real name was Francis John.  He was quite a character and liked by all.  He could stand on his head even as he aged.  He was quite the artist.  He worked at the fruit market which was located next to my grandparents drug store at 805 S. Chapin in later years.  In 1910 the fruit market was at 805 S. Chapin.  He hung around the drug store a lot.  After Michael Brzezinski's wife died in 1939, Frank moved in with Michael and his children on Walnut street.  He lived there until he died.

Source: Candi Tyler 2008

More About FRANCIS JOHN SOKOLOWSKI:
Baptism: July 03, 1881, St Hedwig Catholic Church
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
God Parents: July 03, 1881, Joseph Drajus & Michalia Herman

9.	iii.	MICHAEL FRANK SOKOLOWSKI, b. July 29, 1883, South Bend In; d. January 17, 1949, South Bend In.
	iv.	MARY SOKOLOWSKI, b. June 1884, South Bend In; d. June 01, 1956, South Bend In.

More About MARY SOKOLOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

10.	v.	VERONICA IRENE SOKOLOWSKI, b. February 1886, South Bend In; d. December 21, 1949, Kalamazoo, MI.
	vi.	MARTIN J SOKOLOWSKI, b. January 16, 1890, South Bend In; d. January 13, 1954, South Bend In.

More About MARTIN J SOKOLOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Pneumonia
Military service: WW1
Residence: 1954, 1016 Dunham

	vii.	WALTER L SOKOLOWSKI, b. January 31, 1891, South Bend In.

More About WALTER L SOKOLOWSKI:
Occupation: Cabinet Maker Singer Corp

	viii.	EDWARD SOKOLOWSKI, b. September 29, 1892, South Bend In; d. April 26, 1963, South Bend In.
	ix.	BERNICE SOKOLOWSKI, b. April 06, 1895, South Bend In; d. April 20, 1956, Logansport, IN; m. SYLVESTER STACHOWSKI, May 23, 1916, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. December 07, 1894, South Bend In; d. February 15, 1980, South Bend In.

More About BERNICE SOKOLOWSKI:
Baptism: April 07, 1895, St Hedwig Catholic Church
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
God Parents: April 07, 1895, Thomas Jankowiak
Religion: 1956, St Casimir Catholic Church

More About SYLVESTER STACHOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

	x.	LEON SOKOLOWSKI, b. May 1897, South Bend In.
	xi.	HATTIE SOKOLOWSKI, b. September 08, 1899, South Bend In; d. April 24, 1966, South Bend In; m. STANLEY K PIETRZAK, November 18, 1921, St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana; b. August 21, 1898, South Bend In; d. November 11, 1960, South Bend In.

Notes for HATTIE SOKOLOWSKI:
Hattie and her husband Stanley owned Pepper's Tavern which was on Chapin Street.  They were known for the delicious fish.  Many of the Catholics from the area would call in their orders on Friday and then go to the tavern to pick it up.  Many men from the area would go there after work for a few beers before going home

More About STANLEY K PIETRZAK:
Occupation: Peppers Tavern

4.  JOSEPH3 DRAJUS (KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born December 24, 1859 in Prussian Poland, and died September 07, 1931 in South Bend In.  He married MARIANNA HERMANN April 16, 1883 in St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana, daughter of THOMAS HERMANN and ANTONINA JASINSKA.  She was born December 26, 1866 in Parafja Lekno (Wagrowiec), Prussian Poland, and died December 27, 1907 in South Bend In.

Notes for JOSEPH DRAJUS:
JOZEF DRAJUS
     Nat Intent Vol 3 pg 4; dated 29 Apr 1882.  Born 1859 Poland. Emigrated port of Bremen, arrived port of Baltimore Sept 1880.  Wife: Mary b] 1867 Poland.
Children:
          Stanislaus     b] 2  Mar 1884 Poland
          Julianna  b] 14 Mar 1885
          Mary      b] 24 Mar 1887
          Agnes          b] 1 Apr 1894
	
Children of JOSEPH DRAJUS and MARIANNA HERMANN are:
11.	i.	STANLEY JOSEPH4 DRAJUS, b. March 02, 1884, South Bend, IN; d. October 17, 1920, South Bend In.
12.	ii.	JULIANNA DRAJUS, b. March 14, 1885, South Bend In; d. October 28, 1943, South Bend In.
13.	iii.	MARYANNA S DRAJUS, b. March 24, 1887, South Bend In; d. December 15, 1960, South Bend In.
14.	iv.	AGNES DRAJUS, b. March 27, 1894, South Bend, Indiana; d. August 20, 1979, South Bend, Indiana.
	v.	FRANK DRAJUS, b. December 19, 1896, South Bend In; d. September 05, 1903, South Bend In.

5.  THOMAS3 DRAJUS (KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born December 1863 in Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland, and died March 26, 1929 in Chicago, IL.  He married CATHARINA KOLESIAK 1885 in Srebrna Góra, Pow Wagrowiecki, Poland, daughter of THOMAS KOLESIAK and MAGDALENA WENCEL.  She was born September 1866 in Srebrna Góra, Pow Wagrowiecki, Poland, and died January 11, 1931 in Chicago, IL.

More About THOMAS DRAJUS:
Burial: Lord Resurection Cemetery, Chicago IL
Religion: Church of St Peter & Paul

More About CATHARINA KOLESIAK:
Burial: Lord Resurection Cemetery, Chicago IL
Religion: Church of St Peter & Paul
	
Children of THOMAS DRAJUS and CATHARINA KOLESIAK are:
	i.	MARTIN4 DRAJUS, b. September 15, 1886, Wrongrowitz, Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland; d. May 25, 1952, South Bend In; m. (1) ROSE ANN NOWAK, October 14, 1907, S.S. Peter & Paul, Chicago, IL; b. Abt. 1886, Chicago, IL; m. (2) JOANNA PACZESNY, January 12, 1911, St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana; b. August 28, 1878, South Bend In; d. February 21, 1959, South Bend In.
	ii.	STEPHEN THOMAS DRAJUS, b. August 21, 1888, Chicago, IL; d. April 14, 1965, South Bend In; m. LILLIAN GUSTLE, July 25, 1917, Chicago, IL; b. December 04, 1898, Peoria, IL; d. April 28, 1964, South Bend In.
	iii.	JOSEPH DRAJUS, b. April 1889, Chicago, IL; d. September 13, 1958, Chicago, IL.
	iv.	MARGARET M DRAJUS, b. May 1890, Chicago, IL; d. July 18, 1973, Chicago, IL; m. (1) JOHN RAYMOND, January 28, 1907, Chicago, IL; b. 1876, Prussian Poland; m. (2) CARL ARNOLD, Aft. 1930, Chicago, IL; b. 1890, Chicago, IL.
	v.	SOPHIA DRAJUS, b. April 1898, Chicago, IL; d. September 13, 1958, Chicago, IL; m. HARVEY L OGREN; b. 1893, Indiana.
	vi.	JOHN J DRAJUS, b. July 09, 1903, Chicago, IL.
	vii.	EDWARD DRAJUS, b. 1906, Chicago, IL.

6.  MAGDALINE3 DRAJUS (KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born May 03, 1871 in Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland, and died February 19, 1930 in South Bend In.  She married KONSTANTY CWIKLINSKI Abt. 1891 in Chicago, IL.  He was born 1869 in Prussian Poland, and died October 17, 1916 in South Bend In.

Notes for MAGDALINE DRAJUS:

Source Candi Tyler November 2007
Magdalina (Drajus) Cwiklinski was my great-grandfather's sister.  Her parents were Jan and Katazyna (Balczerowicz) Drajus.  She was born 5/3/1871.  She died 2/19/1930.  I have documents to support this and I also interviewed her granddaughter before she died this year.  I have regular contact with her other granddaughter.

Thomas did have a son named Martin.  He was born 9/15/1886.  Thomas also had four other sons and two daughters.  His children's names were Martin, Stephen, Margaret, Joseph, Sophia, John, and Edward.

Konstantly and Magdalina had the following children:  Stefan, Cecelia, Walter, Angeline, Pauline, Martha, Lucia, Casimir and a baby that was born and died before 1900.

Obituary Magdala Chwicklinska
South Bend Tribune 2-19-1930

Mrs. Magdala Chwicklinska, age 60, of 1106 West Division Street, died Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 in the residence of heart troubles. She was born in Poland May 3, 1869 and came here 37 years agofrom that country. Surviving are six children, Miss Celia Chwicklinska, Mrs. Agnes Licherowicz, Mrs. Martha Niespodzany, and Walter and Casimir Chwicklinski of South Bend. Mrs Pauline Lasecki of Detroit and a brother Joseph Drajus, and a sister Mrs Agnes Janicki both of this city. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 9:00 am in St Hedwige's Roman Catholic Church with Rev. S A Gruza CSC pastor officiating. Burial will be in St Josephs Cemetery.

More About MAGDALINE DRAJUS:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

More About KONSTANTY CWIKLINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Emigration: 1893
	
Children of MAGDALINE DRAJUS and KONSTANTY CWIKLINSKI are:
	i.	STEFAN4 CWIKLINSKI, b. April 27, 1893, South Bend In; d. February 16, 1918, South Bend In.

More About STEFAN CWIKLINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Consumption - TB
Military service: WW 1

	ii.	CECELIA CWIKLINSKI, b. November 14, 1894, South Bend In; d. December 08, 1974, South Bend In.

More About CECELIA CWIKLINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

	iii.	WALTER A CWIKLINSKI, b. January 20, 1896, South Bend In; d. May 21, 1981, Denver, CO; m. CLARA PODLAS, May 21, 1927, St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana; b. August 10, 1905, South Bend In; d. February 02, 1983, South Bend In.

Notes for WALTER A CWIKLINSKI:
WALTER A CWIKLINSKI
     Born 20 Jan 1895 in So Bend and had lived here all of his life. Died 21 May 1981 age 86 of 1016 W Western Ave; died at 12:45 p.m. Thursday in Lutheran Medical Center, Denver Colorado after a brief illness.  He was visiting there when he became ill.  He was a railroad car man for 50 years with the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, retiring in 1969.  Services at St Hedwig Catholic Church; burial  in St Joseph Cemetery.  On 21 May 1927 in Chicago he married Clara Podlas who survives.  Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs Mary Anne Dixon of Granby Colo; Mrs Beata [Bunny] Ko of Colorado
Springs Colo; and Mrs Eleanore Huntley of Denver Colo; eight grandchildren; a great grandchild; & a brother, Casimir Cwiklinski of SBd.

More About WALTER A CWIKLINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

	iv.	ANGELINE CWIKLINSKI, b. January 05, 1899, South Bend In; d. April 06, 1972, South Bend In; m. BRONISLAW M LICHNEROWICZ / LICHNER, October 21, 1919, St Casimir, South Bend; b. March 14, 1896, South Bend In; d. May 06, 1971, South Bend In.
	v.	INFANT CWIKLINSKI, b. Bef. 1900; d. Bef. 1900, South Bend In.
	vi.	PAULINE CWIKLINSKI, b. January 20, 1901, South Bend In; d. Aft. 1930, Detroit, MI; m. LOUIS C LASECKI, June 15, 1920, St Joesph Cty, Indiana; b. December 11, 1894, South Bend In.

More About PAULINE CWIKLINSKI:
Residence: 1930, Detroit, MI

More About LOUIS C LASECKI:
Residence: 1930, Detroit, MI

	vii.	LUCIA CWIKLINSKI, b. 1903, South Bend In; d. 1920, South Bend In.
	viii.	MARTHA CWIKLINSKI, b. April 06, 1903, South Bend In; d. November 12, 1942, South Bend In; m. CLEMENT NIESPODZIANY, October 04, 1921, St Hedwig, St Joseph County Ind; b. July 03, 1901, South Bend , IN; d. 1940, South Bend , IN.

More About CLEMENT NIESPODZIANY:
Baptism: July 03, 1901, St Hedwig
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN

	ix.	CASIMIR CWIKLINSKI, b. March 12, 1906, South Bend In; d. November 14, 1985, South Bend In; m. RUTH V SMITH; b. December 05, 1913, Allegan, MI; d. November 20, 1999, South Bend In.

7.  AGNES3 DRAJUS (KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born May 1872 in Powiat Wagrowiecki, Poland, and died February 05, 1938 in Chicago, IL.  She married JOHN JANICKI Abt. 1890 in Chicago, IL.  He was born May 1863 in Prussian Poland, and died Bet. 1910 - 1920 in Chicago, IL.
	
Children of AGNES DRAJUS and JOHN JANICKI are:
	i.	KATIE4 JANICKI, b. February 1891, Chicago, IL; m. JOSEPH STANEK; b. Abt. 1890, Chicago, IL.
	ii.	PETER JANICKI, b. December 05, 1892, Chicago, IL; d. June 1972, East Chicago, IN.
	iii.	MARY JANICKI, b. May 1895, East Chicago, IN.
	iv.	SOPHIE JANICKI, b. May 1898, East Chicago, IN.
	v.	HIPOLIT JANICKI, b. November 1899, East Chicago, IN.
	vi.	GERTRUDE JANICKI, b. 1902, East Chicago, IN; m. VICTOR SWIOREZYNSKI; b. Abt. 1902, East Chicago, IN.
	vii.	JOSEPH JANICKI, b. September 11, 1903, East Chicago, IN; d. November 1971, East Chicago, IN.
	viii.	JOHN JANICKI, b. February 21, 1905, East Chicago, IN; d. March 1974, East Chicago, IN.
	ix.	FELIX JANICKI, b. May 09, 1907, East Chicago, IN; d. December 1971, East Chicago, IN.
	x.	EVA JANICKI, b. November 18, 1909, East Chicago, IN; d. September 1977, East Chicago, IN.

Generation No. 4

8.  STELLA MARIE4 SOKOLOWSKI (ANTONIA3 DRAJUS, KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born April 12, 1880 in Powiat Wagrowiecki, Prussian Poland, and died January 14, 1943 in South Bend In.  She married STEPHEN JOHN PACZESNY May 23, 1899 in St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana.  He was born August 17, 1876 in South Bend In, and died May 21, 1951 in South Bend In.

More About STELLA MARIE SOKOLOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Religion: 1943, St Hedwig Catholic Church
Residence: 1943, 1016 Dunham

More About STEPHEN JOHN PACZESNY:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Residence: 1951, 1016 Dunham
	
Children of STELLA SOKOLOWSKI and STEPHEN PACZESNY are:
	i.	CLARA5 PACZESNY, b. June 30, 1905, South Bend, IN - St. Joseph County; d. August 27, 1962, South Bend, IN - St. Joseph County; m. ALOYSIUS ALEX WISNIEWSKI, January 29, 1944, St Hedwig, St Joseph Cty, Indiana; b. February 22, 1903, Fort Wayne, IN; d. January 18, 1961, South Bend, IN - St. Joseph County.

More About CLARA PACZESNY:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Religion: 1962, Our Lady of Hungary

Notes for ALOYSIUS ALEX WISNIEWSKI:
Source: Candi Tyler, Feb 2008
Clara Paczesny married Alexander Wisniewski.  Alex came to the states with his mother, father, and siblings.  His mother died before they reached their destination which was suppose to be Fort Wayne.  His father was to meet his friend, Anthony Stasiak.  The only way, people will be able to document his mother's name and birth is to obtain a copy of the ship record.  Her name was Valentina and she was born in 1877.  The ship was the SS Breslau.  The ship left Bremen on April 26, 1906 and arrived in Baltimore on May 11, 1906.  Alex's father, Anthony re-married Mary Wlodarek in 1908.  Wlodarek was the name of her first husband.  Anthony and Mary lived at 617 S. Pulaski Street, in South Bend all of their lives and this is where Alex grew up.  Alex's siblings were :  Kazimiera, Stephen, and Rosalie.  Rosalie was born in Poland and her name is on the ship record.  The first census she appears in shows she was born in Poland.  The following census have her being born in Indiana.  It is also interesting that Stephen and Alex became US citizens with his father, but Rosalie did not.  She would have been granted citizenship.  Kazimiera did not receive her citizenship because she was too old at the time.  That occurred in 1916.  Mary brought three children to this union.  They were Konstancya, Veronica, and Ludwiig. I was not able to find Alex in the 1930 census.  At the time, he was not living with his father.  He did enlist in the US army on 9/10/1942 and served in World War II.  When he returned to South Bend, he was living at 1031 W. Dunham. Clara and Alex had one child, Clara Helen.  She married a man by the name of Mossell.  I have no other information on her.

More About ALOYSIUS ALEX WISNIEWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Heart Attack
Military service: WW2

	ii.	THEODORE STEVE PACZESNY, b. November 15, 1907, South Bend In; d. March 10, 1987, South Bend IN; m. MARTHA PYSZKA, October 17, 1934, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. December 05, 1911, South Bend IN; d. September 29, 1990, South Bend IN.

Notes for THEODORE STEVE PACZESNY:
Source Candi Tyler Feb 2008
Stephen  and Stella also had a son named Theodore Steve Paczesny.  He married Martha M. Pyszka on 10/17/1934.  Her parents were Stanley and Josephine  (Brylewski) Pyszak.  Her siblings were Josephine, and Stanley.   Theodore and  Martha had the following children:  Carol Ann, Jeannie, and  Theodore Stanley.

More About THEODORE STEVE PACZESNY:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

More About MARTHA PYSZKA:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

9.  MICHAEL FRANK4 SOKOLOWSKI (ANTONIA3 DRAJUS, KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born July 29, 1883 in South Bend In, and died January 17, 1949 in South Bend In.  He married JOSEPHINE SWINIARSKI June 04, 1917 in St Stanislaus B & M, daughter of VALENTINE SWINIARSKI and JULIA BOLKA.  She was born February 12, 1885 in South Bend In, and died September 18, 1948 in South Bend In.

More About MICHAEL FRANK SOKOLOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

More About JOSEPHINE SWINIARSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
	
Children of MICHAEL SOKOLOWSKI and JOSEPHINE SWINIARSKI are:
	i.	LORETTA5 SOKOLOWSKI, b. Aft. 1917, South Bend In.
	ii.	ANTIONETTE SOKOLOWSKI, b. April 20, 1921, South Bend In; m. JEROME CHRISTIAENS, June 14, 1941, St Stanislaus B & M; b. July 24, 1915, South Bend IN; d. December 30, 1989, South Bend IN.

More About ANTIONETTE SOKOLOWSKI:
Residence: 1941, 809 Johnson

More About JEROME CHRISTIAENS:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Occupation: Studebaker 26 years
Residence: Bet. 1977 - 1989, Sturgis MI

	iii.	JULIA SOKOLOWSKI, b. July 11, 1923, South Bend In; m. JAMES E PARENT; b. August 17, 1926, Herrin, IL.

More About JULIA SOKOLOWSKI:
Residence: 1949, 809 Johnson

10.  VERONICA IRENE4 SOKOLOWSKI (ANTONIA3 DRAJUS, KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born February 1886 in South Bend In, and died December 21, 1949 in Kalamazoo, MI.  She married JOHN PRZERADZKI November 05, 1906 in St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana.  He was born April 17, 1884 in Pennsylvania, and died November 18, 1949 in South Bend In.

More About VERONICA IRENE SOKOLOWSKI:
Burial: Highland Cemetery

More About JOHN PRZERADZKI:
Burial: Highland Cemetery
	
Child of VERONICA SOKOLOWSKI and JOHN PRZERADZKI is:
	i.	LEON5 PRZERADZKI, b. August 11, 1907, South Bend IN; d. October 13, 1999, Roanoke, IN.

11.  STANLEY JOSEPH4 DRAJUS (JOSEPH3, KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born March 02, 1884 in South Bend, IN, and died October 17, 1920 in South Bend In.  He married MARTHA MARY KRUSZEWSKI September 27, 1910 in St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana.  She was born July 13, 1886 in South Bend, IN, and died July 18, 1960 in South Bend, IN.
	
Children of STANLEY DRAJUS and MARTHA KRUSZEWSKI are:
	i.	MARTHA5 DRAJUS, b. April 06, 1913, South Bend , In; m. EDMUND J HOSINSKI, December 27, 1945, St Hedwig; b. March 31, 1913, South Bend , In; d. May 27, 1978, Tucson Az, Veterns Hospital.

More About MARTHA DRAJUS:
Graduation: 1920, St Hedwig High, First in Class
Occupation: Medical Assistant

More About EDMUND J HOSINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Polish Cemetery
Military service: Intelligence US Army WW II
Profession: Indiana State Trooper

	ii.	STANLEY DRAJUS, b. November 13, 1915, South Bend In; d. March 03, 1934, South Bend In.

More About STANLEY DRAJUS:
Burial: April 04, 1934, St Joseph Cemetery

	iii.	BENJAMIN DRAJUS, b. September 23, 1919, South Bend In; d. September 25, 1919, South Bend In.

More About BENJAMIN DRAJUS:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

12.  JULIANNA4 DRAJUS (JOSEPH3, KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born March 14, 1885 in South Bend In, and died October 28, 1943 in South Bend In.  She married JULIUS DEWITT September 25, 1917 in St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana, son of CAROLUS DEWITT and ANGELA CLAEYS.  He was born August 22, 1855 in South Bend In, and died September 12, 1957 in South Bend In.

More About JULIANNA DRAJUS:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

Notes for JULIUS DEWITT:
JULIUS DeWITT
Translated from Goniec Polski:
Born 22 Aug 1885 South Bend; died Sept 1957 [ appeared
in paper 16 Sept 1957]; of 720 W Dunham, died at St Joseph Hospital.  He had been ill for 3 months. Funeral was held today [16th], services at St Parick's Catholic Church,  burial at St Joseph Cemetery. His wife Julia died in 1943.  Julius worked at Bendix Products Division, Bendix Aviation Corp for the last 27 years and retired in 1953.   He leaves one son, Richard J DeWitt, one grandchild, and one sister, Mrs Emma DeVleeschower, all  of South Bend.

More About JULIUS DEWITT:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Occupation: Bendix 27 yrs Ret 1953
Residence: 1957, 720 W Dunham
	
Children of JULIANNA DRAJUS and JULIUS DEWITT are:
	i.	MARY5 DEWITT, b. Aft. 1917, South Bend In.
	ii.	AGNES DEWITT, b. Aft. 1917, South Bend In.
	iii.	RICHARD J DEWITT, b. October 14, 1918, South Bend In; d. September 16, 1983, South Bend In; m. (1) ELSE VARGA, August 30, 1941, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1920, South Bend In; d. March 01, 1950, South Bend In; m. (2) CATHERINE RYAN, September 22, 1951, St Patricks, South Bend, Indiana; b. Abt. 1929, South Bend In.

More About RICHARD J DEWITT:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

More About ELSE VARGA:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

13.  MARYANNA S4 DRAJUS (JOSEPH3, KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born March 24, 1887 in South Bend In, and died December 15, 1960 in South Bend In.  She married GEORGE HAROLD STOCKBERGER June 26, 1912 in St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana, son of JOSEPH STOCKBERGER and LOUISA MONECH.  He was born September 27, 1886 in Mishawaka, IN, and died July 19, 1968 in South Bend In.

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Occupation: 1912, Carpenter
	
Children of MARYANNA DRAJUS and GEORGE STOCKBERGER are:
	i.	FRANCIS5 STOCKBERGER, b. Aft. 1912, Mishawaka, In.
	ii.	GRACE STOCKBERGER, b. February 20, 1914, Mishawaka, In; d. January 01, 1980, Mishawaka, In.

More About GRACE STOCKBERGER:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

	iii.	JOSEPH STOCKBERGER, b. April 14, 1915, Mishawaka, In; d. 1967, Sullivan, IN; m. OVA CULLER, April 19, 1939, Sullivan, IN; b. 1908, Elkhart, Indiana; d. 1982, Sullivan, IN.

More About JOSEPH STOCKBERGER:
Burial: Sullivan, IN
Religion: 1967, St Marys Catholic, Sullivan IN

More About OVA CULLER:
Burial: Sullivan, IN

	iv.	MARY ALICE STOCKBERGER, b. December 05, 1916, Mishawaka, In.
	v.	ANGELA STOCKBERGER, b. January 18, 1918, Mishawaka, In; d. July 24, 1976, South Bend In; m. (1) EDWARD T DAVIS, January 24, 1942, Fort Wayne, Indiana; b. March 10, 1892, Wichita, Kansas; d. April 16, 1962, South Bend In; m. (2) PHILLIP W JOHNSON, June 19, 1967; b. January 11, 1910, Thorntown, Indiana; d. February 02, 1986, South Bend In.

More About ANGELA STOCKBERGER:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Residence: 1976, 1716 Edison Rd

More About PHILLIP W JOHNSON:
Burial: Highland Cemetery
Occupation: Wheelabrator, Laborer
Residence: 1986, 1716 Edison Rd

	vi.	HERBERT STOCKBERGER, b. December 25, 1918, Mishawaka, In; d. July 01, 1984, South Bend In; m. JANE SLATER, June 29, 1946, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. March 02, 1920, South Bend In; d. April 04, 2004, South Bend In.

More About HERBERT STOCKBERGER:
Burial: Highland Cemetery
Military service: Army Air Corp WW2
Religion: Our Lady of Hungary

More About JANE SLATER:
Burial: Highland Cemetery

	vii.	MAURICE STOCKBERGER, b. November 18, 1920, Mishawaka, In; d. June 18, 1944, Normandy, France.

More About MAURICE STOCKBERGER:
Burial: Normandy American Cemetery, France
Fact: Purple Heart
Military service: US ARMY 508 Parachute Rgt

	viii.	WILLIAM STOCKBERGER, b. October 16, 1921, Mishawaka, In; d. August 03, 1996, South Bend In; m. EVA KISH, February 01, 1947, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1921, South Bend In.

More About WILLIAM STOCKBERGER:
Burial: St Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Indiana

	ix.	DOROTHY MARIE STOCKBERGER, b. March 14, 1923, Mishawaka, In.
	x.	GEORGIE MAE STOCKBERGER, b. June 18, 1925, Mishawaka, In; m. HARRY SCHROEDER, April 15, 1950, St Monica; b. January 07, 1927, Williamsport, PA; d. February 06, 2001, South Bend In.
	xi.	DELORES STOCKBERGER, b. September 07, 1926, Mishawaka, In; d. December 02, 1926, Mishawaka, In.

More About DELORES STOCKBERGER:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Malnutrition

	xii.	DORIS STOCKBERGER, b. September 07, 1926, Mishawaka, In; d. June 08, 1976, South Bend In; m. CHARLES R GNOTH, April 23, 1949, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. August 28, 1927, South Bend In; d. November 09, 1989, South Bend In.

More About DORIS STOCKBERGER:
Burial: Southlawn Cemetery

More About CHARLES R GNOTH:
Burial: Southlawn Cemetery

	xiii.	THOMAS EDWARD STOCKBERGER, b. January 11, 1929, Mishawaka, In.
	xiv.	ROSE ANN STOCKBERGER, b. July 13, 1930, Mishawaka, In.

14.  AGNES4 DRAJUS (JOSEPH3, KATARZYNA2 BALCZEROWICZ, MARYANNA1) was born March 27, 1894 in South Bend, Indiana, and died August 20, 1979 in South Bend, Indiana.  She married (1) VINCENT FRANCIS BRZEZINSKI May 27, 1924 in St Hedwig, St Joesph Cty, Indiana, son of VINCENT BRZEZINSKI and ANNA NOWAK.  He was born February 23, 1893 in South Bend In, and died August 20, 1945 in South Bend In.  She married (2) JOHN LEO NOWICKI January 20, 1962 in St Joseph County, Indiana, son of JOSEPH NOWICKI and MARCYANNA WLODAREK.  He was born July 07, 1896 in South Bend, Indiana, and died October 20, 1969 in South Bend, Indiana.

Notes for AGNES DRAJUS:
Mrs. Agnes Nowicki: (South Bend Tribune 8/20/1979)

Mrs. Agnes Nowicki, 85, died at 5:20 a.m. Sunday in the Carlyle Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born on April 1, 1894, in South Bend. As Agnes Drajus she married Vincent F. Brzezinski, who died on Aug. 20, 1945. On Jan. 20, 1962, she married John L. Nowicki, who died in October 1969. Surviving are two daughters, Loretta Reiter of Mishawaka, and Rita Brzezinski of South Bend, and five grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Hedwig Catholic Church, with Rev. Mathew Sienkiewicz, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Kaniewski & Sons Funeral Home, where the parish rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today.

More About AGNES DRAJUS:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery

Notes for VINCENT FRANCIS BRZEZINSKI:
Vincent Brzezinski Jr.. He married Agnes Drajius. They had 2 daughters Loretta and Rita. Loretta is still living. Vincent Brzezinski owned a drug store on Chapin Street in South Bend. He died of a cerbral stroke. He was a pharmacist

More About VINCENT FRANCIS BRZEZINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
Occupation: Owner,  Modern Pharmacy

Notes for JOHN LEO NOWICKI:
John Leo Nowicki: (South Bend Tribune 10/20/1969)

John Leo Nowicki, 73, of 506 Cleveland Ave., died at 4:45 p.m. Sunday in St. Joseph’s Hospital after a brief illness. He was retired from the Studebaker Corp. after 45 years of service. He was born July 7, 1896, in South Bend. He married Lottie Woltman, who died in 1951. In January, 1962, he married Agnes Brzezinski, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Edward of Dayton, Ohio and Robert J. of South Bend; a daughter, Mrs. Loretta Deranek, White Bear, Minn.; two step-daughters, Mrs. Loretta Reiter, Mishawaka, and Miss Rita Brzezinski, South Bend; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Hilary and Modest, both of South Bend; and three sisters, Mrs. Corrine Kosinski, Mrs. Genevieve Piechocki and Miss Leona Nowicki, all of South Bend. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in Kaniewski and Sons Funeral Home, 3402 Lincoln Way W. Services will be at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday in St. Hedwig’s Catholic Church, Rev. John J. Jakubielski, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. The parish rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.

More About JOHN LEO NOWICKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery
	
Children of AGNES DRAJUS and VINCENT BRZEZINSKI are:
	i.	LORETTA5 BRZEZINSKI, b. May 11, 1926, South Bend In; m. BERNARD REITER RAJTER, May 03, 1947, St Hedwig, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. November 22, 1920, South Bend In; d. October 10, 1976, Mishawaka, In.

Notes for BERNARD REITER RAJTER:
Bernard J. Reiter: (South Bend Tribune 10/11/1976)

Bernard J. Reiter, 55, of 412 W. Mishawaka Ave., Mishawaka, formerly of South Bend, died at 7:20 a.m. Sunday in St. Joseph’s Hospital after a week’s illness. Reiter retired in 1967 from the South Bend Police department after 20 years, and for eight years worked in the radio shop for South Bend. Born on Nov. 23, 1920, in South Bend, he had lived here until moving to Mishawaka eight years ago. On May 3, 1947, he married Loretta Brezinski, who survives. Also surviving are two sons, Joseph of Talbatton, Ga., and Timothy, at home; three daughters, Ann Dee of McLean, Va.; Mrs. Candice Kyler of Mishawaka and Sandra at home; two brothers, Theodore and Robert, both of South Bend; and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy VanTornhout of South Bend. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the St. Monica Catholic Church, Mishawaka. Rev. Roman Zbieranski, O.S.M., head of St. Thomas Friary in Pennsylvania, and a cousin, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Kaniewski and Sons Funeral Home. He was a World War II veteran and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.

More About BERNARD REITER RAJTER:
Baptism: November 25, 1920, St Monica
Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka, Indiana
God Parents: Harry Gniot, Martha Reiter
Occupation: South Bend Police ret 1967
Religion: 1976, St Hedwig

	ii.	RITA BRZEZINSKI, b. September 01, 1929, South Bend In; d. January 14, 1982, South Bend In.

More About RITA BRZEZINSKI:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery