B. STRELKA

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. L. BURTON

B. married [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. K. SCHARDT
2. H.M. SCHARDT

Other Events and Attributes:

• Burial: Random Lake, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  St. Mary's Cemetery
• FamilySearch ID: 9H8D-V3M
• Occupation: 1937–1940, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company; Address:
  Yard Clerk
• Residence: 1935–1940, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  2451A Humboldt Ave

Edward married Ethel Margaret CORRIGAN on 8 Jul 1933 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Ethel (daughter of Thomas Joseph CORRIGAN and Emma Jane FIRMENICH) was born on 4 Oct 1909 in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; died on 23 Jun 1993; was buried on 26 Jun 1993 in Random Lake, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: 9H8D-JKB
• Occupation: 1930; Laundry Helper
• Residence: 1935–1940, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  2451A Humboldt Ave

Other Events and Attributes:

• WikiTree Link: Strelka-2
• FamilySearch ID: MFF7-G5H
• Immigration: 1892
• Naturalization: 1910
• Occupation: Between 1910 and 1930; Car clerk at the Railroad Yard
• Residence: 1910, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  900 Fratney St
• Residence: 1920, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  908 Fratney St.
• Occupation: 1940, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Chief Clerk - Freight; Address:
  Railroad
• Residence: Between 1940 and 1960, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  2466 N. Fratney St

John married Martha ZALEWSKI on 22 Sep 1908 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Martha (daughter of Frank J ZALEWSKI, Sr. and Anna A LINDNER) was born on 10 Sep 1885 in Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany; died on 23 Nov 1930 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; was buried on 27 Nov 1930 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: MF47-VZ7
• Baptised: 12 Sep 1885, Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany
• Immigration: 23 Nov 1889, Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, United States
• Immigration: 1890
• Immigration: 1891
• Occupation: 1900; Bottle Cleaner
• Occupation: 1905; Dressmaker
• Naturalization: 1910

Notes:

Burial location: Block 2, Section A, Lot 262 South

Baptised:
Sponsors: Mariana Ladroszynska & L?? Rakanski(?)

Immigration:
Nearby travelers:
Rozanska, Gadwiga - 20 F
Rozanksa, Katarzina - 22 F
Nowak, Walenty - 16 M
-Zalewski Famly-
Morawska, Marie - 20 F
Uniatowska, Franza - 39 F
Uniatowska, Helene - 10 F
Uniatowska, Bromiol - 7 M
Uniatowska, Valeria - 11.5 F
Uniatowska, Ottilia - 5 F
Uniatowska, Dora - 2 F

Ship Info
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S.S. Weser from Bremen, Germany
Ship Builders - Caird & Company Greenock
Propulsion - Speed 11 knots
Re-engined by Cairds in 1891 with compound engines
Speed increased to 13.5 knots
Launched - Sunday, May 19,1867
Left Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton and New York on June 1, 1867
Built - 1867
Ship Type - Passenger Cargo Ship
Iron built ship clipper stem, one funnel, two masts, single screw, 1,300 horsepower
There was accommodation for 60-1st, 120-2nd, and 700-3rd class passengers.
Tonnage - 2,870 Gross Tons Length - 325 Feet
Breadth - 40 Feet
Owner History - Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
Status - Scrapped - 1896

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: LD5F-X6B
• Baptism: 3 Mar 1853, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada West; Address:
  Saint Gregory the Great
• Occupation: 1871; Farmer
• Immigration: 1884
• Immigration: 1885
• Occupation: 1888, Washburn, Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States; works at N W Fuel Co. and boards Pacific House
• Occupation: 1900; Farmer & Hotel Keeper
• Occupation: 1910; Farmer

Notes:

Died:
According to a story about how Thomas died, while he was having a stroke the town doctor was riding by on his horse to deliver a baby. One of Thomas' children ran out a started waving their arms at the doctor to get his attention. Unfortunately, he just waved back and kept on going thinking that the child was just saying hello.

Thomas married Emma Jane FIRMENICH on 18 Jan 1892 in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. Emma (daughter of Mathias Balthazar FIRMENICH and Paulina Henrietta THOMPSON) was born on 23 Jun 1873 in Wrightstown, Brown, Wisconsin, United States; died on 28 Apr 1941 in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Member: Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  St. Agnes church, the Altar Society and the Old Settlers' Club
• FamilySearch ID: 9H8D-FHD
• Residence: 1882, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States
• Residence: Between 1905 and 1926, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  Sanborn Avenue
• Residence: Between 1926 and 1932, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• Residence: 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; 275 18th Street
• Residence: Between 1932 and 28 Apr 1941, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  109 North Ellis Avenue
• Occupation: 1940, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; Lodging House Keeper; Address:
  109 North Ellis Avenue

Notes:

Obituary mentions twelve (12) surviving children. Tom and Emma only have 9 listed Corrigan children on my list.



Listed on the obituary that I have are: Edwin, Sadie, Maurice, Clayton, Mrs. E. H. (Clarice) Olsen, Henry, Mrs. Norbert (Lenore) Enders, Mrs. Ed (Ethel) Strelka, Mrs. Harry (Beatrice) Natais.



Listed that I don't have: Frank of Rivera, Florida; Mrs. Joseph Maurer and Mrs. Mary Foster of Detroit. (Possibly George Cook's children, or her step-children)

Other Events and Attributes:

• WikiTree Link: Zalewski-6
• FamilySearch ID: 9KXV-ZCZ
• Baptism: 10 Oct 1858, Krottoschin, Lobau, Westpreussen, Germany
• Residence: 1884, Gottschalk, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany
• Immigration: 23 Nov 1889, Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, United States
• Residence: Between 1890 and 1898, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  902 Pulaski
• Occupation: Between 1899 and 1907; Laborer - Park Board
• Residence: Between 1899 and 1922, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  900 Fratney St
• Naturalization: 1902
• Occupation: 1905; Laborer
• Naturalization: 20 Apr 1906, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
• Census: 1910, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  Ward 13
• Occupation: 1910; Laborer for City Public Park
• Residence: 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  1008 Buffum Street
• Residence: Between 1931 and 1941, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; Address:
  2630 N Buffum St

Notes:

Frank Zalewski, Sr., his wife Anna, and their two oldest children - Martha and Angeline, emigrated to the US from the Baltic port of Danzig and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1890. The couple's third child, Mary, was born in Baltimore in March 1891. The family then traveled west to Nebraska and east, from there, to the Polish community in Chicago. By May, 1892, the family had settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

(Research):According to an interview conducted in April 1980 with Frank Gierszewski, Jr, a grandson of Frank and Anna Zalewski. He indicated his grandparents left Poland from the Baltic port of Danzig and entered the United States through the port of Baltimore, Maryland. There is some confusion, however, as to the area of Poland in which Frank and Anna Zalewski resided prior to their emigration to the United States in 1890. During a telephone interview with their granddaughter, Caroline (Walczak) Sullivan, conducted in January 1995, she indicated that Frank and Anna lived somewhere in the province of Poznan -- an area of Poland then under German jurisdiction and known as South Prussia. his would correspond with information supplied on the death certificate and in the newspaper obituary of Frank Zalewski, Sr in 1941. Although neither source mentions Poznan as his place of birth, both list Germany as his country of origin. (Much of western Poland, including Poznan Province, became German territory after the three partitions of Poland at the end of the eighteenth century.)

There is, however, a conflicting story as to the area of Poland from which Frank and Anna originated. During a 1993 telephone interview with another granddaughter, Irene (Zalewski) Lutzenberger, she indicated that her late father had always said his parents came from eastern Poland -- an area then under Russian rule. Irene's father also stated that when his parents entered the United States, their surname was spelled "Salefsky," thereby reflecting the Russian influence. Although no official documents can be found to verify this, it is interesting to note that in the 1934 obituary of another grandchild, Norbert Cybela, the maiden name of Norbert's mother is spelled "Zalesky."

It is hypothetically possible that Frank Zalewski, Sr is, indeed, born and raised in Russian Poland and, at some later point in his life, moved to the German section in which Poznan Province was located. Although traveling across political borders was difficult in 19th-century Europe, to say the least, it was not impossible. In Russian Poland, for example, all debts to the government, including military service in the czar's army, had to be fulfilled before travel documents would be issued and borders would be crossed. Two years of active military service followed by two years in the reserve forces was required of all males when they reached their twentieth birthday. In Frank's case, that would have accounted for the years 1878 through 1882. We know he married Anna Lindner (a German) in January 1885, which means he probably relocated from Russian-held, eastern Poland to the German-held, western area sometime between 1882 and 1884. This, of course, is only speculation but would explain the Russian "sky" ending on the surname.

They attended Church at St. Casimir's Catholic Church in Milwaukee, WI
Located: 2604 N Bremen (On corner on Bremen and E Clarke)

Notes about 900 N Fratney Residence:
Located between 44 Lee and Franklin
New Address after Change: 2448 N Fratney
Occupants:
Frank Zalewski, Edwin Cybela, Michl Ochalek
(rear): Max Stromski and Frank Gierszewski

Notes about 2630 N Buffum Residence:
Located between E Clarke and E Center
Occupants:
Frank Zalewski and Chester Walczak (1931)
Frank Zalewski (1940)

2630A N Buffum Occupants:
Frank Bolet and Carl Gollner (1931)
Frank Zalewski, Jr and Edw Gerth (1940)

[EIKURL=/everthing/frank]

Baptism:
Sponsors: Peter Kaminski & Marianna Granica(?)

Immigration:
Nearby travelers:
Rozanska, Gadwiga - 20 F
Rozanksa, Katarzina - 22 F
Nowak, Walenty - 16 M
-Zalewski Famly-
Morawska, Marie - 20 F
Uniatowska, Franza - 39 F
Uniatowska, Helene - 10 F
Uniatowska, Bromiol - 7 M
Uniatowska, Valeria - 11.5 F
Uniatowska, Ottilia - 5 F
Uniatowska, Dora - 2 F

Ship Info
------
S.S. Weser from Bremen, Germany
Ship Builders - Caird & Company Greenock
Propulsion - Speed 11 knots
Re-engined by Cairds in 1891 with compound engines
Speed increased to 13.5 knots
Launched - Sunday, May 19,1867
Left Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton and New York on June 1, 1867
Built - 1867
Ship Type - Passenger Cargo Ship
Iron built ship clipper stem, one funnel, two masts, single screw, 1,300 horsepower
There was accommodation for 60-1st, 120-2nd, and 700-3rd class passengers.
Tonnage - 2,870 Gross Tons Length - 325 Feet
Breadth - 40 Feet
Owner History - Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
Status - Scrapped - 1896


Residence:
now 2448 N Fratney

Naturalization:
Witnesses:
Stephan J Pozorski
Michael T. Burczyk

Died:
--Milwaukee Journal, August 9, 1941

Frank Zalewski, 82, of 2630 N Buffum St., was found dead on the floor of his home late Friday afternoon by his son, Joseph, a police officer, who came to visit him. He had been living alone since his wife died two years ago. Death was due to natural causes, according to coroner's assistants.

Mr. Zalewski was born in Germany and came to this country 51 years ago. He worked for the department of public works for 39 years, retiring six years ago. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1935. Funeral services will be held at 8:30 am Monday at the Schramka chapel, 612 E Burleigh st, and at 9 am at St. Casimir's church, with burial in Holy Cross cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Joseph and Frank, jr., and five daughters, Mrs. Angeline Pierzchalski, Mrs. Mary Gierszewski, Mrs. Frances Cybela, Mrs. Helen Stroinski and Mrs. Agnes Walczak.

Obituary, Milwaukee Journal - August 9, 1941

ZALEWSKI, Frank sr., Fri., Aug. 8, aged 82 years. residence, 2630 N. Buffum st., beloved father of Angeline Pierschalski, Mary Gierszewski, Joseph, Frances Cybela, Helen Stroinski, Frank, jr., and Agnes Walczak; also survived by 17 grandchildren. Funeral Monday, 8:30 a.m. from the Schramka Funeral Home, 612 E. Burleigh st. Services St. Casimir's church 9 a.m. Interment Holy Cross cemetery. In state Sat, after 9 p.m.

Frank married Anna A LINDNER on 2 Nov 1884 in Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany. Anna (daughter of Johann LINDNER and Eva SO?EFELD) was born on 15 Aug 1865 in Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany; died on 11 Apr 1939 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• WikiTree Link: Lindner-28
• FamilySearch ID: 9KXV-ZC8
• Baptised: 24 Sep 1865, Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany
• Residence: 1884, Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany
• Immigration: 23 Nov 1889, Baltimore, Baltimore (city), Maryland, United States
• Occupation: 1899; Housewife
• Naturalization: 1902

Notes:

Burial location: Block 2, Section A, Lot 262 North



Obituary, Milwaukee Journal, April 12, 1939

ZALEWSKI, Anna (nee Lindner), Tuesday, Apr. 11, aged 73 years, beloved wife of Frank, fond mother of Angeline Pierzchalski, Mary Gierszewski, Joseph, Frances Cybela, Helen Stroinski, Frank, jr., and Agnes Walczak; sister of John Lindner and Elizabeth Kozlowski; also survived by 17 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 8:30 a.m. in. from the Eugene Schramka Funeral Home, 612 E. Burleigh st. Services at St. Casimir's church at 9 a.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Member of the Ladies' Rosary society, Third Order of St. Francis, and C.O.F. St. Casimir's court No. 750.

Baptised:
Sponsors: Jan So?efeld & Jette(?) Badowska(?)

Immigration:
Nearby travelers:
Rozanska, Gadwiga - 20 F
Rozanksa, Katarzina - 22 F
Nowak, Walenty - 16 M
-Zalewski Famly-
Morawska, Marie - 20 F
Uniatowska, Franza - 39 F
Uniatowska, Helene - 10 F
Uniatowska, Bromiol - 7 M
Uniatowska, Valeria - 11.5 F
Uniatowska, Ottilia - 5 F
Uniatowska, Dora - 2 F

Ship Info
------
S.S. Weser from Bremen, Germany
Ship Builders - Caird & Company Greenock
Propulsion - Speed 11 knots
Re-engined by Cairds in 1891 with compound engines
Speed increased to 13.5 knots
Launched - Sunday, May 19,1867
Left Bremen on her maiden voyage to Southampton and New York on June 1, 1867
Built - 1867
Ship Type - Passenger Cargo Ship
Iron built ship clipper stem, one funnel, two masts, single screw, 1,300 horsepower
There was accommodation for 60-1st, 120-2nd, and 700-3rd class passengers.
Tonnage - 2,870 Gross Tons Length - 325 Feet
Breadth - 40 Feet
Owner History - Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen
Status - Scrapped - 1896

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Roman Catholic
• FamilySearch ID: KC14-G6N
• Fact 1: 1861; Log, 1-story home
• Occupation: 1851–1871; Farmer
• Residence: 1851–1871, Mara Township, Brechin, Ontario, Canada

William married Mary MCCANN on 19 Nov 1848 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada West. Mary (daughter of Thomas MCCANN and Mary CRONIN) was born in 1828 in Mayo, Ireland; died on 27 Oct 1884 in Uptergrove, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: K85D-FYV

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; Address:
  Cologne Cathedral
• Occupation: 1890–99, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; Millwright at Mowatt & Thompson, 303 Seventh Avenue E
• FamilySearch ID: KVVH-BCD
• Immigration: 22 Apr 1847, New York, New York, United States
• Naturalization: 1852
• Occupation: 1870; Laborer
• Immigration: 1880
• Residence: 1880, Brighton, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States
• Possessions: 1893, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; 160 acres of land
• Occupation: 1880–1920, Farmer
• Residence: 1882–1920, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States

Notes:

[EIKURL=/everything/mathias]

Immigration:
Name: Mathias Fermaintz
Arrival Date: 22 Apr 1847
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium
Ship Name: Epervier
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Line: 33
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_66
List Number: 191
Page Number: 2

Immigration:
Obviously incorrect since he was married in 1867 in Wisconsin and is noted in the 1850-1880 census records.

Died:
From Superior Telegram, Sept 29, 1931

AGED PIONEER LAID TO REST
M.B. Firmenich, 91, Buried in Ashland Cemetery After Final Rites

ASHLAND, Wis - Final rites for Mathias B. Firmenich, 91, pioneer resident of Ashland and a charter member of the Chequamegon Bay Old Settler's club. who died Saturday were to be held Tuesday morning at the A.F. Anderson residence, 900 Ninth avenue west at 9 o'clock and at the St. Agnes church at 9:30. Burial was to be made in St. Agnes cemetery.
Born in Cologne, Germany, February 11, 1840, Mr. Firmenich came to Milwaukee in May 1847 and settled with his parents on a farm located in the wilderness 25 miles from that city.
Coming in contact with Indians who the inhabited the region, he learned to weave baskets from ash wood, a hobby which he enjoyed until the time of his death. His marriage to Miss Pauline Thompson took place at Green Bay, February 11, 1867. Mrs. Firmenich preceded him in death by 21 years.

Lived With Daughter

Mr. Firmenich first worked in Ashland as a millwright for the Miller and Ritchie company. He was employed there for four years. and later became connected with D.W. Mowatt firm where he was employed until 1905. He also lived on a farm near Sanborn until 1916. For the past few years he has been making his home with his daughter. Mrs. Andrew Anderson on Ninth avenue west.

Survivors Listed

Surviving are: Five daughters, Mrs. Emma Martin, Milwaukee; Mrs. William McKinley, Seattle; Mrs. Tom Gorman, Iron Mountain, Mich.; Mrs. Joseph Fabro and Mrs. A.F. Anderson, Ashland. Two sons, Henry of Elma, Manitoba, and Albert of International Falls; fifty-two grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Six of his grandchildren saw service in France during the World war.

Mathias married Paulina Henrietta THOMPSON on 11 Feb 1867 in Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, United States. Paulina (daughter of William Henry THOMPSON and Claude Françoise QUINET) was born on 5 May 1849 in Granville, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States; died before 30 Apr 1910 in Sanborn, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States; was buried in Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FamilySearch ID: KVVH-BC6
• Residence: 1882, Ashland, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States