Albert POLKA

1861 - 1921  (59 years)

• Name	Albert POLKA
  Born	11 Nov 1861	Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [1]
  	House 39
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 Nov 1861	Debica, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [2]
  Immigration	Mar 1879	New York, New York, NY   [3]
  	According to his immigration papers, he arrived on the vessel Victoria, from Hamburg to New York.
  Emigration	1883	Poland   [4]
  Census	1900	Falls, TX
  Census	1910	Walker, TX
  Naturalization	28 Jul 1919	Huntsville, Walker, TX   [3]
  	District Court - Apparently, Albert was never actually naturalized, although he did file a Declaration of Intention
  Census	1920	Marlin, Falls, TX   [5]
  Name Variation	Wojciech Palka  [2]
  Occupation	1920	Marlin, Falls, TX   [5]
  	Cotton Farmer
  Residence	01 Jan 1920	Fairgrounds Rd, Marlin, Falls, TX   [6]
  	Albert's occupation was listed as cotton farmer.
  Will	08 Sep 1920	Falls, TX   [7]
  Died	08 May 1921	St Joseph's Infirmary, Houston, Harris, TX   [8]
  	4:30 PM - The death certificate says he died in Marlin, but the obituary lists Houston. His funeral was in Marlin and he was buried in Calvary cemetary in Marlin. Albert died of stomach cancer.
  Buried	09 May 1921	Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Falls, TX   [9, 10]
  	The obituary in the Marlin newspaper stated that the funeral was at 9:30 AM at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Marlin.
  		Albert Polka Gravesite Created by: Sarah Locklin Taylor Record added: Dec 12, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 23370138
  Probate	21 Jul 1921	Marlin, Falls, TX   [11]
  Person ID	I45	Polish Texans
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Jakub PALKA,   b. 21 Jul 1824, Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland ,   d. 19 Mar 1894, Bremond, Robertson, TX  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Jozefa KLOC,   b. 31 Dec 1832, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland ,   d. 03 Feb 1917, Bremond, Robertson, TX  (Age 84 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1850	Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [12]
  	House 15
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Mary MADUZIA,   b. 07 Dec 1867, Pilznionek, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland ,   d. 19 Jan 1949, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 81 years)
  Married	07 Feb 1887	St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson, TX   [13]
  Children	+ 1. Agatha POLKA,   b. 05 Feb 1891, Marlin, Falls, TX ,   d. 31 Oct 1979, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 88 years) + 2. Victoria POLKA,   b. 06 Mar 1893, Falls, TX ,   d. 06 Dec 1978, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 85 years) + 3. Adam Edward POLKA,   b. 17 Dec 1894, Falls, TX ,   d. 09 Dec 1990, Conroe, Montgomery, TX  (Age 95 years) + 4. Josephine POLKA,   b. 23 Dec 1896, Falls, TX ,   d. 28 Sep 1981, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 84 years) + 5. Lucille POLKA,   b. 15 Mar 1899, Falls, TX ,   d. 27 Dec 1990, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 91 years) + 6. Beatrice POLKA,   b. 12 May 1901, Falls, TX ,   d. 1990, HI  (Age 88 years) + 7. Sophia POLKA,   b. 03 May 1903, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 07 Jun 1995, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 92 years)   8. Leokadia POLKA,   b. 15 Jun 1905, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. Abt 1906, New Waverly, Walker, TX  (Age 0 years) + 9. Alice POLKA,   b. 14 Jun 1906, Marlin, Falls, TX ,   d. 16 Dec 1990, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 84 years)   10. Felicem Maryanna POLKA,   b. 30 Sep 1907, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 03 Nov 1907, New Waverly, Walker, TX  (Age 0 years)   11. Marion Raymond POLKA,   b. 04 Aug 1911, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 14 May 1967, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Baptism - 12 Nov 1861 - Debica, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland Immigration - Mar 1879 - New York, New York, NY Emigration - 1883 - Poland Married - 07 Feb 1887 - St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson, TX Census - 1900 - Falls, TX Census - 1910 - Walker, TX Naturalization - 28 Jul 1919 - Huntsville, Walker, TX Census - 1920 - Marlin, Falls, TX Occupation - Cotton Farmer - 1920 - Marlin, Falls, TX Residence - 01 Jan 1920 - Fairgrounds Rd, Marlin, Falls, TX Will - 08 Sep 1920 - Falls, TX Died - 08 May 1921 - St Joseph's Infirmary, Houston, Harris, TX Buried - 09 May 1921 - Calvary Cemetery, Marlin, Falls, TX Probate - 21 Jul 1921 - Marlin, Falls, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Albert Polka Farm Albert and Anna Maduzia Polka Homestead in New Waverly, Texas; Albert and Anna Maduzia Polka Homestead in New Waverly, Texas
  		Albert and Adam Edward Polka Front right: Adam Edward Polka, Center: Albert Polka
  		Albert Polka and Joe Maduzia Albert Polka and Joe Frank Maduzia Jr in a cornfield in New Waverly

  
  

  Documents		Albert Polka Birth Certificate Certified copy of Wojciech Palka (Albert Polka) birth certificate aquired by Teana Sechelski on a trip to Poland in 1993.
  		Albert Polka Declaration Albert Polka Declaration; Albert Polka Declaration Of Intention for Naturalization - 1919

  
  

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• Sources

  [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth record, pg 9. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth certificate. [S27] Courtthouse - Walker Co,TX, (Huntsville, TX), Declaration of Intention. [S19] Census-1900. [S28] Census-1920. [S28] Census-1920, vol 60, ed 68, sheet 18, line 86. [S37] Will - Falls Co, TX, (Marlin, TX), pg P 586-587, P 629-631, Q 33-34. [S40] Marlin, TX Democrat Newspaper, Mon, May 9, 1921. [S23] Grave - photo, James Smock. [S40] Marlin, TX Democrat Newspaper. [S26] Courthouse - Falls Co, TX, (Marlin, TX). [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, marriage record, pg 18. [S5] Catholic Church Records - Bremond, St Mary's Catholic church.