When Pvt William Kurkowski was born on March 3, 1892, in Germany, his father, John, was 39 and his mother, Louise (Baronofski/Barnowski), was 36. He had three brothers and eight sisters. He emigrated to Nebraska, USA on May 5th 1892 (See Passenger list below). In 1900 he lived in East Ogalalla, Keith, Nebraska. In 1910 he lived in Liberty, Perkins, Nebraska. He died on October 4, 1918, in Île-de-France, France, at the age of 26, and was buried in Hauts-de-Seine, France.
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. U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
Name: William A Kurkowski
Departure Date: 20 Jun 1918
Departure Place: Brooklyn, New York
Residence Place: Grant Nebraska
Mother: Louise Kurkowski
Ship: Anselm
Military Unit: Inf
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2107019
Notes: Co 5 Camp Pike June Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry
Search Photos: No image available
The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 373
U.S. World War I Mothers' Pilgrimage, 1929
Name: William A Kurkowski
Gender: Male
Relationship to Soldier:Self
Rank: Private
Military Unit: Co. E, 16th Inf
Cemetery: Suresnes
Burial Place: Suresnes, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Mother: Louise Kurkowski
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948
Name: Wm Kurkowski
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1892
Event Place:Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: Ger
Ship Name: Stuttgart
Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, MD, 1891-1948
Affiliate Publication Number: T844
Affiliate Film Number: 2 GS Film Number: 001454786
Digital Folder Number: 005576970 Image Number: 00381
Citing this Record:
"Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948", index and images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2CSH-5J3 : accessed 15 Aug 2014), Wm Kurkowski, 1892.
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American Soldiers of World War I (Nebraska)
Name: Record (page includes William Kurkowski from Grant)
Title:Soldiers of the Great War Volume 2
Chapter:Soldiers of the Great War
Section: Nebraska
Page:217
Year:1920
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SoldiersGrWar-ID-1920&h=596&indiv=try
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 United States Federal Census
Name:William Kurkawski [William Kurkowski]
Age:8
Birth Date:Mar 1892
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900:East Ogalalla, Keith, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:1892
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name:John Kurkawski
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Loese Kurkawski
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Household Members: Name Age
John Kurkawski 47
Loese Kurkawski 45
Edward Kurkawski 20
Gertrude Kurkawski 18
Macks Kurkawski 14
Trude Kurkawski 12
Lena Kurkawski 10
William Kurkawski 8
Annie Kurkawski 6
Herman Kurkawski 4
Mary Kurkawski 1
When Pvt William Kurkowski was born on March 3, 1892, in Germany, his father, John, was 39 and his mother, Louise (Baronofski/Barnowski), was 36. He had three brothers and eight sisters. He emigrated to Nebraska, USA on May 5th 1892 (See Passenger list below). In 1900 he lived in East Ogalalla, Keith, Nebraska. In 1910 he lived in Liberty, Perkins, Nebraska. He died on October 4, 1918, in Île-de-France, France, at the age of 26, and was buried in Hauts-de-Seine, France.
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. U.S., Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
Name: William A Kurkowski
Departure Date: 20 Jun 1918
Departure Place: Brooklyn, New York
Residence Place: Grant Nebraska
Mother: Louise Kurkowski
Ship: Anselm
Military Unit: Inf
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2107019
Notes: Co 5 Camp Pike June Automatic Replacement Draft Infantry
Search Photos: No image available
The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 373
U.S. World War I Mothers' Pilgrimage, 1929
Name: William A Kurkowski
Gender: Male
Relationship to Soldier:Self
Rank: Private
Military Unit: Co. E, 16th Inf
Cemetery: Suresnes
Burial Place: Suresnes, Paris, Île-de-France, France
Mother: Louise Kurkowski
Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948
Name: Wm Kurkowski
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: 1892
Event Place:Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Birthplace: Ger
Ship Name: Stuttgart
Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, MD, 1891-1948
Affiliate Publication Number: T844
Affiliate Film Number: 2 GS Film Number: 001454786
Digital Folder Number: 005576970 Image Number: 00381
Citing this Record:
"Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948", index and images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2CSH-5J3 : accessed 15 Aug 2014), Wm Kurkowski, 1892.
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American Soldiers of World War I (Nebraska)
Name: Record (page includes William Kurkowski from Grant)
Title:Soldiers of the Great War Volume 2
Chapter:Soldiers of the Great War
Section: Nebraska
Page:217
Year:1920
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=SoldiersGrWar-ID-1920&h=596&indiv=try
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 United States Federal Census
Name:William Kurkawski [William Kurkowski]
Age:8
Birth Date:Mar 1892
Birthplace: Germany
Home in 1900:East Ogalalla, Keith, Nebraska
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year:1892
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name:John Kurkawski
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Loese Kurkawski
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Household Members: Name Age
John Kurkawski 47
Loese Kurkawski 45
Edward Kurkawski 20
Gertrude Kurkawski 18
Macks Kurkawski 14
Trude Kurkawski 12
Lena Kurkawski 10
William Kurkawski 8
Annie Kurkawski 6
Herman Kurkawski 4
Mary Kurkawski 1
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Nebraska.
Family Members
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