This is my grandfather (Dziadzia) that I never knew since he died so young. My dad was not quite yet 3 years old when his father died.
Born in Gostynin, Mazowieckie, Poland, he was eldest son and second child of Jozefat Walenty (b. 1856) and Tekla (Wolniaczyk) (b. 1865) Gadzalinski.
Brother of Bronislawa (b. Apr 1884), Lucyna (b. May 1889), Franciszek (b. Dec 1891), Roman (b. Feb 1899), Jozef (b. Jan 1902), Wladyslaw (b. Jun 1907) and Marjanna (b. Aug 1911).
Around the summer of 1891, the family moved from Gostynin to Dzialoszyn, Poland. Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.
Czeslaw had grey eyes and blonde hair. He was in the Russian Army from about 1905-1910.
He was United in marriage to Zofia Witkowska (b. Aug. 1890) on 29 Jan. 1912 in the village of Czermno, Mazowieckie, Poland. They had seven children. The eldest (Matylda/Mathilda) was born in March 1913 in Poland.
Religion: Roman Catholic. Interest: woodworking
Czeslaw immigrated to the United States on the ship "Rotterdam," arriving at Ellis Island on 23 Jun 1913. Through his sponsors, he was settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His wife and first born child (Matylda/Mathilda) arrived in the United States on 10 June 1921 (via port of Boston) and the family was finally reunited in Milwaukee, WI. Second child, Sophie, was born 9 months later in March 1922. Their third child, Irene, born Nov 1923, died in Jan 1925. Daughter Irene was followed by four sons born between 1925-1930; Chester, Victor, Raymond and George.
He served in 27th Wisconsin Div. of Field Artillery Regiment for the U.S. Army during World War I (1917-1919).
After the war, on 2 Apr 1919, in Rockford, Illinois, Czeslaw (Chester) was Naturalized and proudly became a United States citizen.
Occupations: carpenter in Poland; factory molder worker at Allis-Chalmers in West Allis, WI (1914-1929). He was unemployed during the Great Depression (Dec 1929-Aug 1933).
In Dec. 1930, daughter Mathilda married Andrew Szymanski (b. 1895). Granddaughter Shirley Szymanski was born in Sept. 1931.
Czeslaw was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Feb. 1933 and died six months later from this cancer. He was only 46. Survived by his wife, six children and one grandchild, Shirley Szymanski. He is buried in the old veterans section of Saint Adalbert Cemetery. (His marker had the last named spelled incorrectly as "Gadzalenski" but was corrected with black paint over the engraving. The name is misspelled on the death certificate also).
NOTE: I don't have complete family records of those that remained in Poland but I have found a grandson of Czeslaw's brother Roman (b. 1899) and have since added the family of Roman Gadzalinski (he had three children) to the family tree. I have also learned of a son and grandson of Franciszek (b. 1891) and of the three sons of youngest sister Marjanna Wroblewski, who immigrated to Brazil in 1949 after her divorce. With many siblings, I'm sure my grandfather had many nieces and nephews. I received information that his father, Jozefat, b. Sept 1856, died around 1930 in Poland. His mother Tekla was born in 1865 but her death date is unknown.
Born in Gostynin, Mazowieckie, Poland, he was eldest son and second child of Jozefat Walenty (b. 1856) and Tekla (Wolniaczyk) (b. 1865) Gadzalinski.
Brother of Bronislawa (b. Apr 1884), Lucyna (b. May 1889), Franciszek (b. Dec 1891), Roman (b. Feb 1899), Jozef (b. Jan 1902), Wladyslaw (b. Jun 1907) and Marjanna (b. Aug 1911).
Around the summer of 1891, the family moved from Gostynin to Dzialoszyn, Poland. Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.
Czeslaw had grey eyes and blonde hair. He was in the Russian Army from about 1905-1910.
He was United in marriage to Zofia Witkowska (b. Aug. 1890) on 29 Jan. 1912 in the village of Czermno, Mazowieckie, Poland. They had seven children. The eldest (Matylda/Mathilda) was born in March 1913 in Poland.
Religion: Roman Catholic. Interest: woodworking
Czeslaw immigrated to the United States on the ship "Rotterdam," arriving at Ellis Island on 23 Jun 1913. Through his sponsors, he was settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His wife and first born child (Matylda/Mathilda) arrived in the United States on 10 June 1921 (via port of Boston) and the family was finally reunited in Milwaukee, WI. Second child, Sophie, was born 9 months later in March 1922. Their third child, Irene, born Nov 1923, died in Jan 1925. Daughter Irene was followed by four sons born between 1925-1930; Chester, Victor, Raymond and George.
He served in 27th Wisconsin Div. of Field Artillery Regiment for the U.S. Army during World War I (1917-1919).
After the war, on 2 Apr 1919, in Rockford, Illinois, Czeslaw (Chester) was Naturalized and proudly became a United States citizen.
Occupations: carpenter in Poland; factory molder worker at Allis-Chalmers in West Allis, WI (1914-1929). He was unemployed during the Great Depression (Dec 1929-Aug 1933).
In Dec. 1930, daughter Mathilda married Andrew Szymanski (b. 1895). Granddaughter Shirley Szymanski was born in Sept. 1931.
Czeslaw was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Feb. 1933 and died six months later from this cancer. He was only 46. Survived by his wife, six children and one grandchild, Shirley Szymanski. He is buried in the old veterans section of Saint Adalbert Cemetery. (His marker had the last named spelled incorrectly as "Gadzalenski" but was corrected with black paint over the engraving. The name is misspelled on the death certificate also).
NOTE: I don't have complete family records of those that remained in Poland but I have found a grandson of Czeslaw's brother Roman (b. 1899) and have since added the family of Roman Gadzalinski (he had three children) to the family tree. I have also learned of a son and grandson of Franciszek (b. 1891) and of the three sons of youngest sister Marjanna Wroblewski, who immigrated to Brazil in 1949 after her divorce. With many siblings, I'm sure my grandfather had many nieces and nephews. I received information that his father, Jozefat, b. Sept 1856, died around 1930 in Poland. His mother Tekla was born in 1865 but her death date is unknown.
This is my grandfather (Dziadzia) that I never knew since he died so young. My dad was not quite yet 3 years old when his father died.
Born in Gostynin, Mazowieckie, Poland, he was eldest son and second child of Jozefat Walenty (b. 1856) and Tekla (Wolniaczyk) (b. 1865) Gadzalinski.
Brother of Bronislawa (b. Apr 1884), Lucyna (b. May 1889), Franciszek (b. Dec 1891), Roman (b. Feb 1899), Jozef (b. Jan 1902), Wladyslaw (b. Jun 1907) and Marjanna (b. Aug 1911).
Around the summer of 1891, the family moved from Gostynin to Dzialoszyn, Poland. Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.
Czeslaw had grey eyes and blonde hair. He was in the Russian Army from about 1905-1910.
He was United in marriage to Zofia Witkowska (b. Aug. 1890) on 29 Jan. 1912 in the village of Czermno, Mazowieckie, Poland. They had seven children. The eldest (Matylda/Mathilda) was born in March 1913 in Poland.
Religion: Roman Catholic. Interest: woodworking
Czeslaw immigrated to the United States on the ship "Rotterdam," arriving at Ellis Island on 23 Jun 1913. Through his sponsors, he was settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His wife and first born child (Matylda/Mathilda) arrived in the United States on 10 June 1921 (via port of Boston) and the family was finally reunited in Milwaukee, WI. Second child, Sophie, was born 9 months later in March 1922. Their third child, Irene, born Nov 1923, died in Jan 1925. Daughter Irene was followed by four sons born between 1925-1930; Chester, Victor, Raymond and George.
He served in 27th Wisconsin Div. of Field Artillery Regiment for the U.S. Army during World War I (1917-1919).
After the war, on 2 Apr 1919, in Rockford, Illinois, Czeslaw (Chester) was Naturalized and proudly became a United States citizen.
Occupations: carpenter in Poland; factory molder worker at Allis-Chalmers in West Allis, WI (1914-1929). He was unemployed during the Great Depression (Dec 1929-Aug 1933).
In Dec. 1930, daughter Mathilda married Andrew Szymanski (b. 1895). Granddaughter Shirley Szymanski was born in Sept. 1931.
Czeslaw was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Feb. 1933 and died six months later from this cancer. He was only 46. Survived by his wife, six children and one grandchild, Shirley Szymanski. He is buried in the old veterans section of Saint Adalbert Cemetery. (His marker had the last named spelled incorrectly as "Gadzalenski" but was corrected with black paint over the engraving. The name is misspelled on the death certificate also).
NOTE: I don't have complete family records of those that remained in Poland but I have found a grandson of Czeslaw's brother Roman (b. 1899) and have since added the family of Roman Gadzalinski (he had three children) to the family tree. I have also learned of a son and grandson of Franciszek (b. 1891) and of the three sons of youngest sister Marjanna Wroblewski, who immigrated to Brazil in 1949 after her divorce. With many siblings, I'm sure my grandfather had many nieces and nephews. I received information that his father, Jozefat, b. Sept 1856, died around 1930 in Poland. His mother Tekla was born in 1865 but her death date is unknown.
Born in Gostynin, Mazowieckie, Poland, he was eldest son and second child of Jozefat Walenty (b. 1856) and Tekla (Wolniaczyk) (b. 1865) Gadzalinski.
Brother of Bronislawa (b. Apr 1884), Lucyna (b. May 1889), Franciszek (b. Dec 1891), Roman (b. Feb 1899), Jozef (b. Jan 1902), Wladyslaw (b. Jun 1907) and Marjanna (b. Aug 1911).
Around the summer of 1891, the family moved from Gostynin to Dzialoszyn, Poland. Działoszyn [d͡ʑaˈwɔʂɨn] is a town in Pajęczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland.
Czeslaw had grey eyes and blonde hair. He was in the Russian Army from about 1905-1910.
He was United in marriage to Zofia Witkowska (b. Aug. 1890) on 29 Jan. 1912 in the village of Czermno, Mazowieckie, Poland. They had seven children. The eldest (Matylda/Mathilda) was born in March 1913 in Poland.
Religion: Roman Catholic. Interest: woodworking
Czeslaw immigrated to the United States on the ship "Rotterdam," arriving at Ellis Island on 23 Jun 1913. Through his sponsors, he was settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His wife and first born child (Matylda/Mathilda) arrived in the United States on 10 June 1921 (via port of Boston) and the family was finally reunited in Milwaukee, WI. Second child, Sophie, was born 9 months later in March 1922. Their third child, Irene, born Nov 1923, died in Jan 1925. Daughter Irene was followed by four sons born between 1925-1930; Chester, Victor, Raymond and George.
He served in 27th Wisconsin Div. of Field Artillery Regiment for the U.S. Army during World War I (1917-1919).
After the war, on 2 Apr 1919, in Rockford, Illinois, Czeslaw (Chester) was Naturalized and proudly became a United States citizen.
Occupations: carpenter in Poland; factory molder worker at Allis-Chalmers in West Allis, WI (1914-1929). He was unemployed during the Great Depression (Dec 1929-Aug 1933).
In Dec. 1930, daughter Mathilda married Andrew Szymanski (b. 1895). Granddaughter Shirley Szymanski was born in Sept. 1931.
Czeslaw was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Feb. 1933 and died six months later from this cancer. He was only 46. Survived by his wife, six children and one grandchild, Shirley Szymanski. He is buried in the old veterans section of Saint Adalbert Cemetery. (His marker had the last named spelled incorrectly as "Gadzalenski" but was corrected with black paint over the engraving. The name is misspelled on the death certificate also).
NOTE: I don't have complete family records of those that remained in Poland but I have found a grandson of Czeslaw's brother Roman (b. 1899) and have since added the family of Roman Gadzalinski (he had three children) to the family tree. I have also learned of a son and grandson of Franciszek (b. 1891) and of the three sons of youngest sister Marjanna Wroblewski, who immigrated to Brazil in 1949 after her divorce. With many siblings, I'm sure my grandfather had many nieces and nephews. I received information that his father, Jozefat, b. Sept 1856, died around 1930 in Poland. His mother Tekla was born in 1865 but her death date is unknown.
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