The Kowallek’s came to the U.S.A. in 1881/82 from Graudenz, Westpreußen (West Prussia) – now Grudziadz, Poland. After arriving in Baltimore, they initially settled in Kansas City, Missouri. A few years later they moved back east to Cleveland, Ohio. From Cleveland the family has spread out all across the U.S.A., including California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, and North Carolina.
It happened in village Swiedzietnia on May 31st, 1863, at 1 p.m. We announce that in the presence of the witnesses, Roch Siradzki, age 46, and Mateusz Rucinski, age 50, both "morgownik" (old style Polish, probably "tenant" in the country-AS), residing in village Rokitnica, today a religious marriage had been concluded between Antoni Olszta, bachelor, born in village Rokitnica, Lipno county, son of Katarzyna Olsztejn (note the small discrepancy in the surnames of the son and mother - AS), unmarried, resident of village Rokitnica, 25 years old, living together with his mother, and Katarzyna Badzelewska, maiden, born in village Galkow, daughter of Antoni and Julianna nee Krzyzanowski married Badzelewski, resident of the village Galkow, 21 years old, living together with her parents in village Rokitnica.
This marriage was preceeded by three announcmenets published on May 9th, 16th and 23rd, this year in the parish church in Swiedzietnia. The verbal pemission for the marriage was given by the mother of the groom and both parents of the bride. The newly-weds declared that no marriage agreement had been concluded. The religious ceremony was conducted by the priest Wiktor Radzikowski, the vicary of the parish Swiedzietnia.
Then this document was read aloud to the clients and the witnesses and signed by us only. The others declared that they were illiterate.
Village Galkow on November 22nd, 1830. I, Simon Baginski, decan of Rypin and the supervisor of the parish Swiedzietnia, announce that I gave the sacrament of the marriage to the honorary Antoni Modzelewski, bachelor and Julianna Krzyzanowska, maiden. The ceremony took place in the church … by the priest Adalbert (Polish name is Wojciech-AS) Moczadtowski…
It happened in Swiedziebnia on May 19th, 1872, at 1 p.m.
It appeared in person Antoni Olszta, 30 years old, tenant residing in village Rokitnica, accompanied by the witnesses, Michal Sikorski, age 50, and Jan J?.. chmani?, age 52, both farmers from the village Rokitnica, and showed us a child of the female gender announcing that she had been born in village Rokitnica on May 15th, this year, at 3 p.m. of his lawful wife, Katarzyna nee Bondzelewska, 30 years old. During the baptism, conducted by the vicar Wiktor Radzikowski, this child was given the name Anna. The godparents were Michal Sieradzki and Anna Wirchowska.
Then this document was read aloud to the client and the witnesses and signed by us only because others were illiterate (here it could also mean: “they could not write in Russian” - AS).
Signature of the priest Wiktor Radzikowski, the vicar of the parish Swiedziebnia.
It happened in Swiedziebnia on February 24th (March 8th), 1874, at 1 p.m.
It appeared in person Antoni Olszta, 36 years old, tenant residing in village Rokitnica, accompanied by the witnesses, Wawrzyniec Makowski, age 37, and Jan Koprowski, age 50, both also tenants from the village Rokitnica, and showed us a child of the female gender announcing that she had been born in village Rokitnica on February 21st (March 5th), this year, at 10 p.m. of his lawful wife, Katarzyna nee Bondzelewska, 32 years old. During the baptism, conducted by the priest Wiktor Radzikowski, this child was given the name Franciszka. The godparents were Jan Kruszewski and Anna Makowska.
Then this document was read aloud to the client and the witnesses and signed by us only because others were illiterate (here it could also mean: they could not write in Russian - AS).
Signature of the priest Wiktor Radzikowski, the vicar of the parish Swiedziebnia.
It happened in Swiedziebnia on February 5th (17th), 1876, at 1 p.m.
It appeared in person Antoni Olszta, 38 years old, tenant residing in village Rokitnica, accompanied by the witnesses, Jan Kruszewski, age 37, and Pawel Zielinski, age 36, both farmers from the village Rokitnica, and showed us a child of the female gender announcing that she had been born in village Rokitnica on February 2nd (14th), this year, at 10 p.m. of his lawful wife, Katarzyna nee Badzelewska, 34 years old. During the baptism, conducted by the vicar Wiktor Radzikowski, this child was given the name Julianna. The godparents were Andrzej Gutkowski and Marianna Dumanska.
Then this document was read aloud to the client and the witnesses and signed by us only because others were illiterate.
Signature of the priest Wiktor Radzikowski, the vicar of the parish Swiedziebnia.
