Genealogy of Constantine Placzek
Son of Joseph Placzek and Josepha Jankowska
Father:
Josephus (Joseph) Placzek alias Płaczkowski
Born: about 1836
Died: date unknown
Marriage: 28 May 1865-age 29 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
Parents:Franciszek (Francis/Frank) Placzek and Anna Rozynska
Mother:
Josepha Jankowska
Born: 27 Feb 1843 Augustenhof, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia (Augustenhof alias: Dabrowka/Dambrowka)
Marriage: age 22, from Augustenhoff
Died: 5 Aug 1913, age 70 Kraczke, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
Parents: Joseph Jankowski and Francisca Trok/Troczek
Joseph Placzek and Josepha Jankowska
Children:
Franiszek Placzek
born: 27 Jan 1866 Lodzia, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 21 Aug 1873 age, 7 years 7 months; Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried: 7 Sep 1873
Joannes Placzek
born: 5 Mar 1867 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died; 21 Aug 1873 age 5 years 5 months; Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried; 24 Aug 1873
Josephus (Joseph) Placzek
born: 11 Dec 1868 Koscierzyna,Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 8 May 1871 age 3 years 5 months; Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried: 14 May 1871
Apollonia Placzek
born: 17 Sep 1870 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married; 6 Sept 1896 age 25 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
spouse: Paulus (Paul) Bratkowski
parents: Bartholomew Bratkowski and Catharine Kozak, parish of Wysoka
Andreas Placzek
born: 24 Nov 1872 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married: 5 May 1895 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
spouse: Anastasia Krolikowski, age 191/4 from Liszkowko
parents: Matthias Krolikowski and Marianna Zakrzewski
Maria Placzek
born: 27 Aug 1875 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married: 9 Jan 1898 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, age 23 from Liszkowko
spouse: Augustinius (August) Krol, Widower from Kraczke, age 24**
parents: Nicholaus Krol and Johanna Ludwikowska
**August Krol first marriage;
married: 11 Oct 1896
spouse:Florentina Kazmierczek, age 22 from Kraczke, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents; Michael Kazmierczek and Margaretha Klawe
Martha Placzek
born: 30 Jan 1877 Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 24 Feb 1877 age 3 weeks, Jobshohe (Liszkowko), Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
buried; 27 Feb 1877
Konstantinius (Konstantin/Constantine) Placzek
born: 27 Sep 1878 Heidchen, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
died: 24 Sep 1926 Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
buried: St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery-Bayport, Minnesota USA
married: 24 Nov 1901 Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
spouse: Anna Lassa, age 26/27 from Wirsitz, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Thomas Lassa and Apollonia Barzynska (Bar)
Antonius Placzek
born: 8 Jul 1880 Koscierzyna, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
death: date unknown
married: 7 Jan 1906 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia, age 25
spouse: Lucia Kazmierczak, age 22 from Machowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Thomas Kazmierczak and Agnes Lipert
Josepha Placzek+
born: 4 Mar 1884
married: 29 Sep 1907 Glesno, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia age 23
spouse: Francis Krolikowksi, age 21 from Machowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Matthias Kroilikowski and Marianna Zakrewski
+Josepha Placzek second marriage (widow): 8 Jan 1918
spouse: Stanislaus Deja (Deba), widower from Mrozowo, Wirsitz, Posen, Prussia
parents: Guilhelmus Deja and Apollonia Marach
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Genealogy Search in Poland the beginning
My interest in genealogy began when I was in middle school and we had an assignment to make a family tree. A history of the Placzek Family.
This led to one of the greatest questions I ever asked my father, Joseph Placzek:
"Can you tell me about our grandparents or relatives in Poland?"
However, he was unable to answer this question.
All he knew about his parents, Constantine Placzek and Anna Lassa, amounted to: they came from a region called Posen, now known as, Poznan.
When I started trying to find information, over twenty five years ago, no sources were readily available for finding information and resources were not easily accessible, in order to begin a genealogy search. The internet had not been created, and books and literature were very limited on the subject of genealogy in Poland.
How My Search Became Easier
One day, my mother received a genealogy booklet from a relative, Audrey Fisher, who is my cousin.
The Fisher family was related to us through my father, Joseph Placzek. His sister, Sofie Placzek, married John Fisher and had several children. Her daugher, Audrey was interested in genealogy. Fortunately for me, she had put together a booklet of information from documents she had from her mother.
Her mother, Sofia Placzek Fisher, was born in Poland on 13 Apr 1903, and came to the United States with her parents, Constantine Placzek and Anna Lassa in 1906. They had several documents with them from Poland and fortunately, were preserved by Sofia and her children.
Audrey copied the documents and put them into her booklet about the family. I was fascinated with them and got her phone number and called her. We have been in contact ever since.
The most critical phase of genealogy:
How do you find where your relatives were born?
To begin a genealogy search, you need to know the birth cities of your relatives and one of the biggest challenges was, how to read the handwriting of Old German script that was on the documents?
Remember, at the time, there was no internet or sources readily available on how to do this. All I could do was pour over the documents and try to decipher the words, which proved impossible.
Instead, I found a map of Poland. However, it did not list the German names of towns and that proved frustrating. How would I find their birth cities if I couldn't find a map that had the German or Prussian names of towns from the 19th and 20th centuries?
Again, I had to wait to find a map of the region of Posen/Poznan that listed German names of towns, in order to begin my search.
Every time I took out the booklet, I would feel so discouraged. I knew the documents listed birth cities and dates, but until I could read them, they would have to wait until a time several years later.
Instead of waiting to decipher the documents, I began studying the history of Poland and learned a great deal about the history, the time my grandparents and their families lived and what they experienced.
Then, the internet became a reality. Even though information was a trickle and it took many years for the volume and quality of information to reach the levels that are currently available on the internet, I knew there were others searching for family in Poland. Perhaps, our relatives in Poland were searching for their relatives or families that emigrated to the United States?
My search for my family in Poland began in earnest.
What I can tell you, is that in the last two years, not only did I discover the birth cities of my Grandparents, Aunt Sofia and Uncle Johann, I've found some of my family in Poland.
I would like to share with you how I did it, the resources I've found on the internet and the wealth of information available to anyone who would like to find their family in Poland.
This led to one of the greatest questions I ever asked my father, Joseph Placzek:
"Can you tell me about our grandparents or relatives in Poland?"
However, he was unable to answer this question.
All he knew about his parents, Constantine Placzek and Anna Lassa, amounted to: they came from a region called Posen, now known as, Poznan.
When I started trying to find information, over twenty five years ago, no sources were readily available for finding information and resources were not easily accessible, in order to begin a genealogy search. The internet had not been created, and books and literature were very limited on the subject of genealogy in Poland.
How My Search Became Easier
One day, my mother received a genealogy booklet from a relative, Audrey Fisher, who is my cousin.
The Fisher family was related to us through my father, Joseph Placzek. His sister, Sofie Placzek, married John Fisher and had several children. Her daugher, Audrey was interested in genealogy. Fortunately for me, she had put together a booklet of information from documents she had from her mother.
Her mother, Sofia Placzek Fisher, was born in Poland on 13 Apr 1903, and came to the United States with her parents, Constantine Placzek and Anna Lassa in 1906. They had several documents with them from Poland and fortunately, were preserved by Sofia and her children.
Audrey copied the documents and put them into her booklet about the family. I was fascinated with them and got her phone number and called her. We have been in contact ever since.
The most critical phase of genealogy:
How do you find where your relatives were born?
To begin a genealogy search, you need to know the birth cities of your relatives and one of the biggest challenges was, how to read the handwriting of Old German script that was on the documents?
Remember, at the time, there was no internet or sources readily available on how to do this. All I could do was pour over the documents and try to decipher the words, which proved impossible.
Instead, I found a map of Poland. However, it did not list the German names of towns and that proved frustrating. How would I find their birth cities if I couldn't find a map that had the German or Prussian names of towns from the 19th and 20th centuries?
Again, I had to wait to find a map of the region of Posen/Poznan that listed German names of towns, in order to begin my search.
Every time I took out the booklet, I would feel so discouraged. I knew the documents listed birth cities and dates, but until I could read them, they would have to wait until a time several years later.
Instead of waiting to decipher the documents, I began studying the history of Poland and learned a great deal about the history, the time my grandparents and their families lived and what they experienced.
Then, the internet became a reality. Even though information was a trickle and it took many years for the volume and quality of information to reach the levels that are currently available on the internet, I knew there were others searching for family in Poland. Perhaps, our relatives in Poland were searching for their relatives or families that emigrated to the United States?
My search for my family in Poland began in earnest.
What I can tell you, is that in the last two years, not only did I discover the birth cities of my Grandparents, Aunt Sofia and Uncle Johann, I've found some of my family in Poland.
I would like to share with you how I did it, the resources I've found on the internet and the wealth of information available to anyone who would like to find their family in Poland.
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