Piotr POLKA

1873 - 1931  (57 years)

• Name	Piotr POLKA
  Born	30 Mar 1873	Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [1]
  	House 39
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1883	Poland   [2]
  Immigration	1884	Poland   [3]
  Census	1900	Falls, TX   [4]
  Census	1910	Walker, TX   [5]
  Census	1920	Liberty, TX   [6]
  Died	1931  [7]
  Person ID	I92	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   [8]
  	House 15
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine WACHEL,   b. 1877, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 24 Jan 1939, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 62 years)
  Married	09 Jan 1895	St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson, TX   [9, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Louise POLKA,   b. 09 Jan 1896, Falls, TX ,   d. 06 Dec 1973, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 77 years)   2. Julia POLKA,   b. 25 May 1897, Falls, TX   3. Albert POLKA,   b. 13 Oct 1898, Falls, TX + 4. Virginia Theresa POLKA,   b. 18 Sep 1900, Falls, TX ,   d. 18 Jul 1985  (Age 84 years)   5. Stanislaus POLKA,   b. 21 Apr 1902, Falls, TX ,   d. 23 Jul 1944, Liberty, Liberty, TX  (Age 42 years)   6. Francis POLKA,   b. 23 Jan 1904, New Waverly, Walker, TX + 7. Annie POLKA,   b. Abt 1905,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Anna POLKA,   b. 02 Apr 1906, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. Abt 1907, New Waverly, Walker, TX  (Age 0 years)   9. Tekla POLKA,   b. 20 Jul 1907, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 05 Jun 1908, New Waverly, Walker, TX  (Age 0 years) + 10. Joseph Dee POLKA,   b. 11 Mar 1909, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 28 Nov 1978, Harris, TX  (Age 69 years) + 11. Dolores POLKA,   b. 24 Mar 1912, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 19 Jun 2004, Dallas, Dallas, TX  (Age 92 years) + 12. Vera POLKA,   b. 1917   13. POLKA,   b. 1919
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 1883 - Poland Immigration - 1884 - Poland Married - 09 Jan 1895 - St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson, TX Census - 1900 - Falls, TX Census - 1910 - Walker, TX Census - 1920 - Liberty, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Pete Polka Pay Checks - 1910 Pete Polka Pay Checks - 1910; Walker County, Texas script payable to Pete Polka for working on the road and building a bridge July 1910

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth record, pg 25. [S19] Census-1900. [S28] Census-1920. [S19] Census-1900, Falls Co, TX. [S21] Census-1910, Walker Co, TX. [S28] Census-1920, Liberty Co, no 116, ed 94, page 5, line 60. [S79] Verbal - Walter Smock. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, marriage record, pg 18. [S19] Census-1900, listed as married 6 years. [S5] Catholic Church Records - Bremond, St Mary's Catholic church.