Jozef POLKA

1856 - 1936  (80 years)

• Name	Jozef POLKA  [1]
  Born	05 Jan 1856	Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [2, 3]
  	House 15
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1880	Poland   [4]
  Name Variation	Joseph Polka
  Occupation	1900	Bremond, Robertson, TX   [5]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1900	Robertson, TX   [6]
  Residence	1910	Robertson, TX   [7]
  Occupation	1920	Bremond, Robertson, TX   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1920	Robertson, TX   [9]
  Died	18 Oct 1936	Bremond, Robertson, TX   [10, 11]
  Buried	Aft 18 Oct 1936	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Bremond, Robertson, TX   [1, 11]
  Person ID	I87	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 Josephine GRYCH,   b. 16 Jun 1856, Poland ,   d. 01 Oct 1954, Bremond, Robertson, TX  (Age 98 years)
  Married	Abt 1879  [13]
  Children	+ 1. August Joe POLKA,   b. 28 Aug 1884, Robertson, TX ,   d. 30 Jun 1944, Robertson, TX  (Age 59 years)   2. Adam Lawrence POLKA,   b. 28 May 1886, Robertson, TX ,   d. 31 Jan 1943, Marlin, Falls, TX  (Age 56 years)   3. Peter Paul POLKA,   b. 11 May 1888, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 22 Apr 1986, McLennan, TX  (Age 97 years)   4. Stephania POLKA,   b. 28 Jun 1890, Bremond, Robertson, TX   5. Valeria POLKA,   b. 26 Dec 1891, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 30 Oct 1974, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 82 years)   6. Stanislaus POLKA,   b. 13 Dec 1893, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 21 Oct 1895, Bremond, Robertson, TX  (Age 1 years)   7. Bill M POLKA,   b. 15 Apr 1895, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 08 Feb 1962, Bremond, Robertson, TX  (Age 66 years)   8. Willie POLKA,   b. 28 Jan 1896, Robertson, TX   9. Veronica POLKA,   b. 11 Sep 1897, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 29 Mar 1992, Bremond, Robertson, TX  (Age 94 years)   10. Rachael POLKA,   b. 28 Nov 1897, Robertson, TX + 11. Edward Franklin POLKA,   b. 27 Aug 1899, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 20 Jul 1989, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 89 years)   12. Victoria POLKA,   b. 17 Oct 1902, Bremond, Robertson, TX
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 1880 - Poland Occupation - Blacksmith - 1900 - Bremond, Robertson, TX Residence - 1900 - Robertson, TX Residence - 1910 - Robertson, TX Occupation - Farmer - 1920 - Bremond, Robertson, TX Residence - 1920 - Robertson, TX Died - 18 Oct 1936 - Bremond, Robertson, TX Buried - Aft 18 Oct 1936 - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Bremond, Robertson, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  V T Kotch Saloon Bremond 1896 V T Kotch Saloon - 27 Dec 1896 Main at Jack Street, Bremond, Texas Left to right Behind Bar - Frank Strugala Standing at bar - Mr Delenger, others unknown Standing in rear - Bruno Kotch Seated - V T Kotch, unknown, Louis Kotch, Joe Polka, Billy Kotch

  
  

  Documents

  Joseph Polka Birth Certificate Certified copy of Jozef Palka (Joseph Polka) birth certificate aquired by Teana Sechelski on a trip to Poland in 1993.

  
  

• Sources

  [S110] Death Certificate. [S110] Death Certificate, lists birth date as 1 Jan 1857. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth record, pg 179. [S19] Census-1900, Robertson Co, TX. [S19] Census-1900, Robertson Co. [S19] Census-1900. [S21] Census-1910, Robertson Co, TX. [S28] Census-1920. [S21] Census-1910, Vol 141, ED 182, Sheet 15, Line 43. [S110] Death Certificate, Book 3, pg 328. [S23] Grave - photo, James Smock. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, marriage record, pg 18. [S22] Assumptions, James Patrick Smock.