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KAWA/NOWAK or NOVAK descendents

KAWA/NOWAK or NOVAK descendents

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 5:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: KAWA/NOWAK/JOSWIAKorJOZWIAK/CZEKALSKI/KAZOR/MYDLARZ/SRODON
Seeking any information regarding my KAWA roots. Oral history stated ties to Calumet and copper mining for a short period before locating in Wisconsin.

Casmirius KAWA b 1843 Poznan, Poland
married in Poland
Antonina NOWAK or NOVAK b 1842 Poznan, Poland

1910 Census shows Antonina had 9 children, 6 of which were living. Children I have located for certain are...

1. Mary S. KAWA b 1865 Poland m. in Poland Frank JOSWIAK b 1865
Lived in Wisconsin and had 5 children: Joseph, Jennie, John, Michael, and Agnes.

2. John KAWA b 1873 Poland m. Katherine (Kate) CZEKALSKI b 1888
Lived in Wisconsin and had 8 children: Stephen, Albina, Florence, Harriet, Anna, Clara, Dorothy, Eleanor.

3. Anton KAWA b 1877 Poland m. in Wisconsin Agnes Mary Kodyer KAZOR b 1884 Calumet, MI
Lived in Wisconsin and then Illinois, they had 11 children: Henry, Leo, Lester, Wanda, Julia, Fances, Agnes, Daniel, George, Raymond, Bernice.

4. Michael KAWA b 1882 Chraplewo, Poland d. Detroit, MI m. in Rusk, WI Maryanna MYDLARZ b 1885 Radzewo, Poland d. Detroit, MI
Lived and married in Rusk County, WI. Moved to Detroit around 1910.
They had 6 children: Ignatius (Jack), Frank, Stanley (twin), Stella (twin), Edward, William Frank (my grandfather).

5. James b. 1868 Poland. Cannot confirm that this is a child of Casimir and Antonina.
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