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Socha, Zimowski, Yanasak (Janaszak)

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Socha, Zimowski, Yanasak (Janaszak)

Posted: 10 Jan 2005 12:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Socha, Zimowski, Yanasak (Janaszak)
Hi,
I am trying to find more information on the Socha family from the village of Bnin, Poland (SE of Posnan). Here is what I have:
Agnes Zimowski (Szimowski?) married Andrew Socha, they had 8 children: Antoni (Anton), Francisek (Frank), Marcin (Martin), Jan (John) - b. abt 1883, Marya (Mary), Magdalina (Madalin), Jadwiga (Hedwig) - b. 15-Oct-1879, and Stanislawa (Stella) - b. abt 1894.

Jadwiga is my great-grandmother who married Jan Francisek Janaszak. The other chiildren, from what I know, all stayed in Poland. This is an excerpt from my grandma's brother regarding the family - not all may be correct though:

"...Anton was the oldest of mother’s (Jadwiga) brothers. In the First World War in 1914, he was captured by the Russians and taken to Siberia where he died. (For those who may not know, Western Poland was, at the time, under German rule and Anton served in the German Army). Frank and his wife died at home. They had five children: John, Chester, Marcel, Stanley, and Antonet. Martin and his wife were both gone. They had 9 children: Mary – living in France; Frank – died in the war; John – killed by the Gestapo; Casmir – died; Stephan is in Posnan; and the whereabouts of the other three were unknown – Felix, Sylvester, and Sigmond.

"Of the four brothers, only John was left (in 1962). His wife had dies long ago, and he was living with his son’s family in the old homestead. John also served in the German army during the First World War. He was taken prisoner and spent most of the war in a prison camp in France. He said he did not mind being a prisoner there; it was better than being in the front lines. Also, he learned to speak French. John and his wife had ten children – three boys and seven girls. One of the boys died, all others are living in the area.

"Mary, the oldest of mother’s sisters had a chance to go to America about the same time that our mother went. Instead she decided to marry a farmer – a widower with eight children. His name was Mankowski. They had 13 more children; three of who died. The family lived on a 90-acre farm; one daughter still lives there. The daughter said her mother died in December 1961; her father a few years before. She also said that none of the children wanted the farm. The youngest son, who was on furlough from the army, was willing to take it but his fiancé told him she wanted no part in the old house and barns.

"Magdalin is the one that was on the round metal frame picture that mother had. Magdalin married a railroad man named Mrowicki. They had eight children, two of whom are living in their parents’ two-family home.

"Stella, the youngest of mother’s sisters was married to a man names Rozmiarek. They had four children; three girls and one boy. Stella’s husband died some time ago and she is living on a farm with one of her daughters. The farm is 35-acres. Besides farming, the daughter’s husband, Felix Wesniewski, also works for the railroad..."

Any help would be appreciated.
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BCMaz 10 Jan 2005 7:09PM GMT 
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