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1875 - 1927 (52 years)
Name
Jan POLKA
Born
10 Dec 1875
Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland [1 ]
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 ]
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
Pin Legend
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
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.
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