John
PROROK and Marianna nee GALUS Marianna is my
half first cousin four removed.
More about John and Marianna.
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 10, page 114, #33,
Leki Gorne
1853 June, date of birth 14, date of baptism 18, house 93
Joannes, Catholic, son, illegitimate
Father: -----------
Mother: Marianna, daughter of Valentinus Prorok and Anna
Godparents: Stanislaus Jaugustin, Francisca wife of Josephus Poluszek
Birth record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 10, page 88, #83, Leki
Dolne
1851 August; born 11, baptized 11, house 94
Marianna, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Michael, son of Adalbert Galus and Agatha Tworek, hortulanus
Mother: Catharina, daughter of Michael Flakus and Maria Wacha
Godparents: Joannes Thomasiewicz, Anna wife of Adalbert Zima
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 10, page 7, #22, Leki
Parish
6 November 1878
Groom: Joannes Prorok (miles -soldier), illegitimate son of Marianna
Prorok, Catholic, age 26 (born about 1852), single
Bride: Marianna, daughter of +Michaelis Galus and Catharina Flakus,
Catholic, age 26 (born about 1852), single
Witnesses: Josephus Pyrcha, Joannes Walkowicz
Both John and Marianna are buried at St. Michael Cemetery in Tarnov,
Platte County, Nebraska.
Photographs of
tombstones
John
PROROK and Victoria nee CURULO / CURYŁO
John and Victoria were married in Duncan, Platte County, Nebraska
Book
9, Platte County marriages, p23.
#226 PROROK John & CURULO Victoria
22 Feb 1911 Duncan (Platte County, Nebraska)
John age 26; residing in Albion (Boone County) NE; birthplace Aust;
parents, Albert Prorok and Mary Pietrncha
Victoria age 18; residing in Duncan (Platte County); birthplace Aust;
parents, John Curulo and Anna Swiointek
(Platte County Marriages Published by Nebraska State Genealogical
Society, Gen Ref 929.378252 Freeman V.9; Omaha NE W. Dale Clark
downtown public library)
Note: I have found many misspellings of names in these
records. Use the information as a guide for further research.
John and Victoria were married in 1911. Their 1920 and 1930 U.S.
census entries show that they immigrated to the U.S. prior to
1910. These may be the 1910 census entries for each of
them. While some of the information between the censuses for John
doesn't match, the 1910 census shows a John PROROK residing in Boone
County, Nebraska, which is where the John PROROK of the marriage record
indicates he is living.
1910 U.S. census, Nebraska, Boone
County, Midland Precinct, ED 20, sheet 1B, 16 April 1910
Dwelling 12, family 12
Eurick, Chas, head, age 29, married once, married one year, born
Austria, parents born Austria, immigrated 1888, naturalized, farmer,
general farm
Eurick, Carry, wife, age 20, married once, married 1 year, born U.S.
parents born Austria
Prorok, John, hired man, age 29, single, born Austria, parents
born Austria, immigrated 1903, first papers filed, farmer, farm
1910
U.S. census, Nebraska, Polk County, Island Precinct, ED 106, sheet 1B,
__ _____ 1910 (next sheet is dated 20 April 1910)
Dwelling 16, family 16
Skorupa, Carles (sic), head, ag 35, married once, married 6 years, born
Austria Poland, parents born Austria Poland, immigrated 1879,
naturalized, farmer, farm
Skorupa, Victoria, wife, age 22, married once, married 6 years, mother
of 4 children, 4 children living, born Nebraska, parents born Austria
Poland
Skorupa, Helen, daughter, age 5, single, born Nebraska, father born
Austria Poland, mother born Nebraska
Skorupa, Clara, daughter, age 3, single, born Nebraska, father born
Austria Poland, mother born Nebraska
Skorupa, Henry, son, age 2, single, born Nebraska, father born Austria
Poland, mother born Nebraska
Skorupa, Edward, son, age 8/12, single, born Nebraska, father born
Austria Poland, mother born Nebraska
Furminski, John, hired man, age 17, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Austria Poland, farm laborer, farm
Curula, Victora, servant, age 17, single, born Austria Poland,
parents born Austria Poland, servant, farm
In September 1918 John filled out the World War I Draft Registration
card. He gave his date of birth as March 1877, which does not
match the year of birth on his entry at Find A Grave (1878).
Since he listed Victoria as his nearest relative, I am guessing this is
the same John and Victoria PROROK as noted in the marriage record
above. I have found many times that the date of birth on the
Draft Registrations does not match other records.
World
War I Draft Registration, September 1918
John Joseph Prorok
Address Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska
Age 41, born March ___ 1877
Citizenship Alien non-declarant
Occupation Farmer, Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska
Nearest relative Victoria Prorok, Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska
Update 28 Feb 2017
The Mormon web site, FamilySearch.org, has had an ongoing project to put
their microfilms online and/or index them. The baptism records
for the Parish of Łęki Górne, which includes Łęki Dolne, have been
indexed. Using the names of John's parents as the search criteria,
the results show several of their children were baptized in the Łęki
Górne Parish. His index entry is
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5MG-XQK . I looked up John's baptism record on the microfilmed records. This is my transcription of his record.
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 4, page 55, entry 11
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland, now Leki Gorne, Podkarpackie, Poland
1878 March, date of birth 14, date of baptism 15; house 131 Leki Dolne
Joannes, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Adalbertus Prorok, hortulanus, son of Joannes and Thecla nee Tomasiewicz
Mother: Marianna, daughter of Josephus Pietruszka and Hedvig Kleszyk
Godparents: Josephus Kasprzyk; Anna Parat; hortulani
Other baptism records spell Marianna's maiden name as Pietrucha.
This is probably the spelling that was on the Platte County marriage
record, but the 'u' was mistaken for an 'n'.
Siblings of John are:
Michael, born 20 Aug 1875, Leki Dolne, house 62
Josephus, born 5 Feb 1881, Leki Dolne, house 62
Agnes, born 25 Nov 1883, Leki Dolne, house 62
Anna, born 27 Jul 1886, Leki Dolne, house 62
Andreas, born 13 Jun 1890, Leki Dolne, house 26, died 5 Jan 1902
Stanislaus, born 12 Apr 1894, Leki Dolne, house 62
I have not found a baptism record for Victoria Curulo in the Łęki Górne
Parish. I have not found a marriage record for John's parents in
Łęki. A marriage record for her brother, Jacobus, shows he was
born in Zwiernik. Adalbertus Prorok and Marianna Pietrucha may
have married in Zwiernik.
Using the 1920 and 1930 U.S. censuses, I found the following children
of John and Victoria:
Joseph, born about 1912
Helen, born about 1914
Amelia, born about 1915
Minnie, born about 1917
|
Lenora / Elenora, born about 1919
Stella, born about 1921
Floyd, born 1923
Raymond, born about 1926
|
1920
U.S. census, Nebraska, Sherman County, Webster, ED 241,
sheet 4B, __ _____ 1920
Farm, dwelling 74, family 73
Prorok, John, head, male, age 42, married, immigrated 1903, alien, born
Austrian Polish, parents born Austrian Polish, farmer, general farming
Prorok, Victoria, wife, female, age 26, married, immigrated 1909,
alien, born Austrian Polish, parents born Austrian Polish
Prorok, Joseph, son, male, age 7 11/12, single, born Nebraska, parents
born Austrian Polish
Prorok, Helen, daughter, female, age 5 7/12, single, born Nebraska,
parents born Austrian Polish
Prorok, Amelia, daughter, female, age 4 10/12, single, born Nebraska,
parents born Austrian Polish
Prorok, Minnie, daughter, female, age 2 9/12, single, born Nebraska,
parents born Austrian Polish
Prorok, Lenora, daughter, female, age 1 1/12, single, born Nebraska,
parents born Austrian Polish
1930
U.S. census, Nebraska, Sherman, Webster, ED 18, sheet 1A, 2
April 1930
Dwelling 11, family 11
Prorok, John, age 51, married, age 33 at first marriage, born Poland,
parents born Poland, immigrated 1903, alien, farmer, general farm
Prorok, Victoria, wife, age 37, married, age 18 at first marriage, born
Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1909, alien
next page
Prorok, Joe, son, age 18, single, born Nebraska, parents born Poland,
laborer, general farm
Prorok, Helen, daughter, age 16, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Poland, laborer, general farm
Prorok, Amelia, daughter, age 15, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Poland
Prorok, Minnie, daughter, age 13, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Poland
Prorok, Elenora, daughter, age 11, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Poland
Prorok, Stella, daughter, age 9, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Poland
Prorok, Floyd, son, age 6, single, born Nebraska, parents born Poland
Prorok, Raymond, son, age 4 4/12, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Poland
Both of these censuses show that John immigrated in 1903, but I was not
able to locate him on a ship passenger list (as yet).
Entries at Find A Grave -
http://www.findagrave.com
and
Social Security Death
Index (SSDI)
John J. Prorok, Birth: 1878, Death:
1945
LINK
Spouse: Victoria A. Curlo Prorok (1893 - 1979)
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Dec 08, 2009, Find A Grave Memorial#
45246417
Victoria
A. Curlo Prorok, Birth: 1893, Death: 1979
LINK
Spouse: John J. Prorok (1878 - 1945)
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Dec 08, 2009, Find A Grave Memorial#
45246425
SSDI
VICTORIA PROROK, born 24 Feb 1893, died Jan 1979, last residence 68860
(Oconto, Custer, NE), last benefit 68825 (Callaway, Custer, NE), SSN
508-46-8541, issued Nebraska
Helen
Rose Prorok, Birth: Aug. 9, 1913, Loup City, Sherman County,
Nebraska, USA; Death: Nov. 2, 2005, Broken Bow, Custer County,
Nebraska, USA
LINK
Daughter of John J. & Victoria A. (Curlo) Prorok.
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Nov 04, 2005, Find A Grave Memorial#
12250603
SSDI
HELEN R PROROK, born 09 Aug 1913, died 02 Nov 2005 (V), last residence
68822 (Broken Bow, Custer, NE), last benefit (none specified), SSN
507-68-0119, issued Nebraska
Emelia
M. Prorok, Birth: Mar. 24, 1915, Death: Oct. 27,
1992
LINK
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Dec 08, 2009, Find A Grave Memorial#
45246452
SSDI
EMELIA PROROK, born 24 Mar 1915, died 27 Oct 1992, last residence 68822
(Broken Bow, Custer, NE), last benefit (none specified), SSN
505-68-3488, issued Nebraska
Monica
L. Prorok, Birth: Mar. 4, 1917, Death: Dec. 23, 1982
LINK
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Dec 08, 2009, Find A Grave Memorial#
45246430
Elnora
L. Prorok, Birth: Dec. 29, 1918, Death:
Apr. 26, 1962
LINK
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Dec 08, 2009, Find A Grave Memorial#
45246440
Stella
B. Prorok, Birth: Jan. 25, 1921, Loup City, Sherman County,
Nebraska, USA; Death: Oct. 13, 2008, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska,
USA
LINK
Daughter of John & Victoria (Curlo) Prorok.
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Oct 15, 2008, Find A Grave Memorial#
30597641
STELLA B PROROK, born 25 Jan 1921, died 13 Oct 2008 (P), last residence
68848 (Kearney, Buffalo, NE), last benefit (none specified), SSN
505-68-3586, issued Nebraska
Floyd
Robert Prorok, Birth: Apr. 23, 1923, Loup City, Sherman County,
Nebraska, USA; Death: Dec. 20, 2004, Harlan, Shelby County. Iowa,
USA
LINK
Son of John & Victoria (Curlo) Prorok.
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Dec 24, 2004 , Find A Grave Memorial#
10170513
SSDI
FLOYD R PROROK, born 23 Apr 1923, died 20 Dec 2004 (V), last residence
51570 (Shelby, Pottawattamie, IA), last benefit (none specified), SSN
507-64-9621, issued Nebraska
Raymond
John Prorok, Birth: Nov. 24, 1925, Loup City, Sherman County,
Nebraska, USA; Death: Mar. 25, 2008, Callaway, Custer County, Nebraska,
USA
LINK
Son of John & Victoria (Curlo) Prorok.
Burial: Saint Mary Cemetery, Oconto, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Created by: Don, Record added: Mar 30, 2008, Find A Grave Memorial#
25637527
SSDI
RAYMOND JOHN PROROK, born 24 Nov 1925, died 25 Mar 2008 (P), last
residence 68825 (Callaway, Custer, NE), last benefit (none specified),
SSN 508-46-8828, issued Nebraska
I did not find an entry at Find A Grave for John and Victoria's oldest
son, Joseph. His entry in the
Social
Security Death Index:
JOSEPH M PROROK, born 25 Feb 1912,
died 11
Jan 2005 (V), last residence 68860 (Oconto, Custer, NE), last benefit
(none specified), SSN 505-36-6458, issued Nebraska