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Select Marriage Records, St. Stanislaus Kostka Church,
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

One of the resources I use in my genealogy research is the Polish Genealogical Society of America - PGSA - website.  One of the databases located on their site is the Marriage Index to Polish Parishes in Chicago thru 1915.  This is an index of LDS microfilmed parish registers in the Archdiocese of Chicago through the year 1915.  The index includes the name of the individual, his/her spouse, date of marriage, parish, volume and page, LDS microfilm and item numbers.

 I found that one of my distant GALUS cousins was married in St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago.  I order the LDS microfilm 1578067 from my local Family History Center.  While I had the microfilm on loan, I copied the records of people whose birthplaces were the same as those of my family: Leki Gorne / Łęki Górne, Leki Dolne / Łęki Dolne, Lipiny, Kozia Wola, Zajaczkowice / Zajączkowice.  Please note that this is not the only microfilm of marriages for St. Stanislaus Kostka Church.

Following are extracts of these records.

 Furmanski / Jajkowska

Paweł / Paul FURMANSKI, 24 year old young man, living in Chicago 1 1/2 years at Front street 117, son of Szczepan and Tekla nee SIEMEK, born Szenwałd / Szynwald in Galicia.  Can read.

Katarzyna JAJKOWSKA, 18 year old young woman, living in Chicago 5 years at Sangamon 325, daughter of Andrzej and Maryanna nee PRZYBYŁA / PRZYBYLA, born in Radgoszcz in Galicia.  Can read.

Banns posted 1, 8, 15 January 1888.  No date of marriage is recorded.   Written across the page is "Odmow_ła 14 Jan 1888".  My Polish dictionary has the word "odmowa" meaning denial, rebuff, refusal.



I checked the marriage index at pgsa.org and found Katarzyna married John Mytys in February of 1888 at St. John Kostka Church.  Paul married Joanna Smagacz on 30 Oct 1888.


 Galus / Cichon (Cichoń)

Franciszek GALUS, 26 year old young man, living in Chicago 1 year at Morgen street No. 7, son of Michał and Katarzyna nee LAKUS (should be FLAKUS), born in Łęki / Leki.  Cannot read.

Tekla CICHON ( CICHOŃ ), 24 year old young woman, living in West Chicago ? months, daughter of Michał / Michal and Mary nee WIJAS, born in Lisia gora.  Can read.



Note: Franciszek GALUS is my half first cousin four removed.  See Related GALUS families.


 Jagusztyn (Augustyn) / Kotlarz

Jan JAGUSZTYN, 25 year old young man, living in Chicago ????, Morg. street 7, son of Stanisław (?) / Stanislaw and Tekla nee PODRAZA, born in Łęki / Leki.  Can read.

Wiktorya KOTLARZ, 18 year old young woman, living in Chicago ????, at Morg. 7, daughter of Stanisław / Stanislaw and Mary nee THOMASZOWICZ, born in Łęki / Leki. Cannot read.

Banns posted 14, 21 & 28 February.  Marriage was on 3 March 1886.


 Jarosz / Sztorz

Jan JAROSZ, 26 year old young man, living in Chicago 2 years, at Katend??? 175, son of Basil (?) and Agnieszka nee MICEK, born in Lipiny, pow. Tarnów / Tarnow.  Can read.

Tekla SZTORZ, 22 year old young woman, living in Chicago 2 years at Lassen (?) 13, daughter of Jan and Katarzyna nee BAK (?), born in Kozia Wola, Pilzno.  Can read.

Banns posted 19 & 26 August, 3 September 1888.  Marriage was on 4 September 1888.


 Kotlarz / Kolok

Fr. KOTLARZ, 25 year old young man, living in Chicago 3 ????, son of Stanisław / Stanislaw and Katarzyna KOZIOŁ / KOZIOL, born Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne. Ontario street 71.

Anna KOLOK, 21 year old young woman, living in Chicago 3 ????, daughter of Jan and Józefina nee Jochym, born Jasztrąbka Nowa / Jasztrabka Nowa. Ontario 37.

Banns posted 24 February 1884.  (I am not sure about the date of the marriage.)  Marriage date might be 28 March 1884.  There is mention of the License No. 19128, date of 4 April 1884.



The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 at http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html names the groom as Franciscek KOTLAR, the bride as Anna KOLOK, shows the date of marriage as 25 February 1884 in Cook County, license number 00079820.


 Kudron / Migala

Wojciech KUDRON, 25 year old young man, living in Chicago 19 months at Chicago av No. 176, son of Wawrzyniec and Anna nee TWOREK, born Kozia Wola.  Can read.

Maryana MIGAŁA, 16 year old young woman, living in Chicago 4 years at Erie No. 22, daughter of Joźef and Katarzyna nee DUR??, born in Chotowa.  Cannot read.

Banns posted 9 & 16 January 1887.  Marriage was on 24 January 1887.



Note: Wojciech is my first cousin three removed.  His mother, Anna TWOREK, was a sister of my great great grandmother, Marianna TWOREK, who married Joannes Cantius SZTORC.  Wojciech and Maryanna returned to Poland.  I found baptism records for 7 children in the Pilzno Parish records for the village of Kozia Wola.

More about my TWOREK / KUDRON cousins.  More about my SZTORC family


 Oszkande / Handzel

Jan OSZKANDE ( Oszkandy ), 28 year old young man, living in Chicago 3 years at Carp. (Corp. ?) 217, son of Walenty and Franciska CURU*, born in Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne, Galicia.  Can read.

Jadwiga HANDZEL, 20 year old young woman, living in Chicago 2 weeks at Short Morgan street No. 7, daughter of Stanisław / Stanislaw and Katarzyna nee CZUBA, born in Kozia Wola. Can read.

Banns posted 12 & 19 September.  Marriage was on 28 September 1886.



*Note:  I had Valentinus OSZKANDY of Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne and Francisca CURYLO of Kozia Wola in my genealogy data base.  They were married 22 Nov 1848 in Kozia Wola, Parish of Pilzno, Galicia Poland.  See WorldConnect family sheet.


 Podraza / Galusionka

Jędrzej / Jedrzej ( Andrew ) PODRAZA, 28 year old young man, living in Chicago 1 year at Morgen street No. 7, son of Maciej and N? nee KARGULA, born in Łęki dolne / Leki Dolne Galicia.  Cannot read

Małgorzata ( Margaret ) GALUSIONKA / GALUS, 23 year old young woman, living in Chicago 2 years at Ontario No. 33, daughter of Jan and Zofia nee Chrobak, born in Łęki górne / Leki Gorne.  Cannot read.

Banns posted 22 & 29 of August and 5 September.  Marriage was on 7 September 1886.


 Podraza / Garus

Jan PODRAZA, 30 year old young man, living in Chicago 3 months (? I think) at Ontar. 31, son of Bartholomiej and Anna nee BRYG, born in Pilzno (Łęki dolne / Leki Dolne).  Can read.

Rosalia GARUS, 27 year old young woman, of Chicago (?), at Ontario 33, daughter of Joźef and Mary nee MUCHA, born in Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne.  Can read.

Banns posted 15, 22 & 29 January 1888.  Marriage was on 30 January 1888.



The Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 at http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html shows the groom was Jan PODRAZA and the bride was Rozalia GALLUS, date of marriage was 30 Jan 1888 in Cook County, license number 00123101.


 Podraza / Kantor - Paprocki

Jozef PODRAZA, 23 year old young man, living in Chicago 2 years at Morg. street 7, son of Jozef and Zofia nee JARDASIONKA, born in Łęki / Leki.  Cannot read.  (Jozef is a brother of Paweł, see below)

Zofia PAPROCKA, 40 year old widow, living in Chicago 5 years at Morg street 7, widow of Jędrzej ( Andrew ) PAPROCKI, who died last year in June, daughter of Jędrzej KANTOR and Katarzyna nee PODRAZA.  Can read.

Marriage was ?? May 1887.



Note:  I have Sophia KANTOR, daughter of Andreas and Catharina nee PODRAZA, wife of Andreas PAPROCKI, in my family file at WorldConnect.

Note:  Jozef's mother's maiden name is JARGAS on his baptism record.  See below.

Additional Information from other Sources:

Joseph's Baptism Record:
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 11, page 168, #32
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1864 March, date of birth 14, date of baptism 15, house 60, Gorne
Josephus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father:  Josephus Podraza, son of Thomas and Catharina nee Galusionka, inquilinus
Mother:  Sophia, daughter of Jacobus Jargas and Sophia Mickowna, cmethonis
Godparents: Andreas Podraza , Anna wife of Stanislaus Tworek

Zofia's Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 12, page 103 #146
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1843 May, date of birth 9, date of baptism 11, house 79, Leki Gorne
Sophia, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Andreas Kantor, hortulanus, son of B????? and Eva (last name not given)
Mother: Catharina, daughter of Adamus Podraza and Barbara Sokolonka, hotulanus
Godparents: Josephus Kantor,  Agnes wife of Valentinus Handzel

Marriage record of Zofia and her first husband, Andreas PAPROCKI
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 9, page 90, #1
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
13 February 1867
Groom:  Andreas Paprocki, son of Mathias and Hedwig nee Miczek, famulus, Catholic, age 31 (abt 1836), single, house 120
Bride:  Sophia, daughter of Andreas Kantor, hortulanus, and Catharina nee Podraza, Catholic, age 24 (abt 1843), single, house 193
Witnesses:  Joannes Koziel, Joannes Be???owsk?, agricolae

Andreas PAPROCKI's Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 12, page 14
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland
1834 October, date of birth 23, date of baptism 24, house 120
Father: Matheus Paprocki, son of Josephus
Mother: Hedviges daughter of Gregorius Micek
Godparents: Josephus Mozgowiec, inquilinus; Salomea, wife of Matheus Podraza, cmethonis


 Podraza / Olszowka

Paweł PODRAZA, 26 year old young man, living in Chicago 2 months at Morgan 7, son of Joźef and Zofia nee JARDAS, born in Łenki (sic) (should be Łęki / Leki), Galicia. (Paweł is a brother of Jozef PODRAZA, see above)

Katarzyna OLSZOWKA, 24 year old young woman, living in Chicago 4 (?) years, at Erie 13, daughter of Marcin and Agnieszka nee BRYK, born in Rzędzińska Wola / Wola Rzedzinska.  Can read.

Banns posted 29 July 1888.  Marriage was on 7 August 1888.



Note: Paweł and Kataryzna / Paul and Katherine moved to Tarnov, Platte County, Nebraska.  More information about Paul and Katherine.  Family page at Rootsweb WorldConnect

Note:  Paweł's mother's maiden name is JARGAS on his baptism record.



 Source

LDS microfilm 1578067, marriage records for St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Items 1-4: Marriage banns 1883-1887; Item 5: Marriage banns and 1887 Marriages; Item 6: Marriages 1887-1888

 See also

Polish Genealogical Society of America http://www.pgsa.org
Marriage Index for Polish Parishes in Chicago through 1915 http://www.pgsa.org/CzuchMar.php

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/marrsrch.html

 Note
Several of the above individuals said they were at Morgan street No. 7.  I googled Morgan street 7 and found the following at 700 S. Morgan:

Page:  http://www.churches-in.com/find/IL/Chicago/15/Catholic+-+Roman+Catholic
Chicago, Illinois Catholic - Roman Catholic Churches

Northeastern Illinois University (Catholic - Roman Catholic)  
700 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607

University of IL at Chicago Newman Cente (Catholic - Roman Catholic)
700 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL 60607


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