Jan POLKA

1875 - 1927  (52 years)

• Name	Jan POLKA
  Born	10 Dec 1875	Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [1]
  	House 29
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	25 Aug 1882	Brennan, Germany   [2]
  Immigration	05 Oct 1882	Galveston, Galveston, TX   [2]
  Emigration	1884	Poland   [3]
  Census	1900	Robertson, TX   [4]
  Census	1910	Fort Bend, TX   [5]
  Naturalization	11 Sep 1918	Bellville, Austin, TX   [6]
  	State Penitentiary - John filed his Declaration of Intention, but was never actually naturalized. His declaration was rejected because he had spent time in a Texas penitentuary.
  Census	1920	Fort Bend, TX   [7]
  Name Variation	John Polka
  Naturalization	04 Sep 1925	Richmond, Fort Bend, TX   [8]
  	He was not naturalized because he had spent time in the penitentiary.
  Died	16 Dec 1927	Fort Bend, TX
  	death certificate is on file in Ft Bend Co.
  Person ID	I94	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   [9]
  	House 15
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva BURDA,   b. 1877, Poland ,   d. 09 Feb 1960, Richmond, Fort Bend, TX  (Age 83 years)
  Married	13 Nov 1895	St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson, TX   [3, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Stanislaus POLKA,   b. 08 Nov 1896, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 25 Dec 1970, Houston, Harris, TX  (Age 74 years)   2. Louis POLKA,   b. 15 May 1898, Bremond, Robertson, TX ,   d. 08 Sep 1968, Richmond, Fort Bend, TX  (Age 70 years)   3. Veronica POLKA,   b. 29 Dec 1902, New Waverly, Walker, TX   4. Edward Edmund POLKA,   b. 15 Oct 1904, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 10 Jan 1916, Austin, TX  (Age 11 years)   5. Joseph POLKA,   b. 13 Feb 1906, New Waverly, Walker, TX   6. Stella POLKA,   b. 14 Jan 1909, New Waverly, Walker, TX ,   d. 23 Apr 1983, Rosenberg, Fort Bend, TX  (Age 74 years) + 7. Slyvester POLKA,   b. 18 Apr 1913, Rosenberg, Fort Bend, TX
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F40	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 05 Oct 1882 - Galveston, Galveston, TX Emigration - 1884 - Poland Married - 13 Nov 1895 - St. Mary's Catholic Church, Bremond, Robertson, TX Census - 1900 - Robertson, TX Census - 1910 - Fort Bend, TX Naturalization - 11 Sep 1918 - Bellville, Austin, TX Census - 1920 - Fort Bend, TX Naturalization - 04 Sep 1925 - Richmond, Fort Bend, TX Died - 16 Dec 1927 - Fort Bend, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		John Polka Declaration John Polka Declaration; John Polka Declaration of Intention for Naturalization - 1918
  		John Polka Petition John Polka Petition; John Polka Petition For Naturalization - 1920

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth record, pg 41. [S34] Courthouse - Austin Co,TX, (Bellville, TX), Petition for Naturalization. [S19] Census-1900. [S19] Census-1900, Robertson Co, TX. [S21] Census-1910, Ft Bend Co, TX. [S34] Courthouse - Austin Co,TX, (Bellville, TX), Declaration of Intention, District court. [S28] Census-1920, Vol 66, ED 2, Sheet 6, Line 57. [S43] Courthouse - Ft Bend, TX, Petition for Naturalization. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, marriage record, pg 18. [S5] Catholic Church Records - Bremond, St Mary's Catholic church.