Jozef POLKA

1856 - 1936  (80 years)

• Name	Jozef POLKA  [1]
  Birth	05 Jan 1856	Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [2, 3]
  	House 15
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1880	Poland   [4]
  Name Variation	Joseph Polka
  Occupation	1900	Bremond, Robertson, TX   [5]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1900	Robertson, TX   [6]
  Residence	1910	Robertson, TX   [7]
  Occupation	1920	Bremond, Robertson, TX   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1920	Robertson, TX   [9]
  Death	18 Oct 1936	Bremond, Robertson, TX   [10, 11]
  Burial	Aft 18 Oct 1936	St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Bremond, Robertson, TX   [1, 11]
  Person ID	I87	Polish Texans
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	Jakub PALKA,   b. 21 Jul 1824, Zawierzbie, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland d. 19 Mar 1894, Bremond, Robertson, TX (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Jozefa KLOC,   b. 31 Dec 1832, Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland d. 03 Feb 1917, Bremond, Robertson, TX (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1850	Gawrzylowa, Rzeszow, Galicia, Poland   [12]
  	House 15
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Josephine GRYCH,   b. 16 Jun 1856, Poland d. 01 Oct 1954, Bremond, Robertson, TX (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1879  [13]
  Children	+ 1. August Joe POLKA,   b. 28 Aug 1884, Robertson, TX d. 30 Jun 1944, Robertson, TX (Age 59 years)   2. Adam Lawrence POLKA,   b. 28 May 1886, Robertson, TX d. 31 Jan 1943, Marlin, Falls, TX (Age 56 years)   3. Peter Paul POLKA,   b. 11 May 1888, Bremond, Robertson, TX d. 22 Apr 1986, McLennan, TX (Age 97 years)   4. Stephania POLKA,   b. 28 Jun 1890, Bremond, Robertson, TX   5. Valeria POLKA,   b. 26 Dec 1891, Bremond, Robertson, TX d. 30 Oct 1974, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 82 years)   6. Stanislaus POLKA,   b. 13 Dec 1893, Bremond, Robertson, TX d. 21 Oct 1895, Bremond, Robertson, TX (Age 1 year)   7. Bill M POLKA,   b. 15 Apr 1895, Bremond, Robertson, TX d. 08 Feb 1962, Bremond, Robertson, TX (Age 66 years)   8. Willie POLKA,   b. 28 Jan 1896, Robertson, TX   9. Veronica POLKA,   b. 11 Sep 1897, Bremond, Robertson, TX d. 29 Mar 1992, Bremond, Robertson, TX (Age 94 years)   10. Rachael POLKA,   b. 28 Nov 1897, Robertson, TX + 11. Edward Franklin POLKA,   b. 27 Aug 1899, Bremond, Robertson, TX d. 20 Jul 1989, Houston, Harris, TX (Age 89 years)   12. Victoria POLKA,   b. 17 Oct 1902, Bremond, Robertson, TX
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Immigration - 1880 - Poland Occupation - Blacksmith - 1900 - Bremond, Robertson, TX Residence - 1900 - Robertson, TX Residence - 1910 - Robertson, TX Occupation - Farmer - 1920 - Bremond, Robertson, TX Residence - 1920 - Robertson, TX Death - 18 Oct 1936 - Bremond, Robertson, TX Burial - Aft 18 Oct 1936 - St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Bremond, Robertson, TX  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  V T Kotch Saloon Bremond 1896 V T Kotch Saloon - 27 Dec 1896 Main at Jack Street, Bremond, Texas Left to right Behind Bar - Frank Strugala Standing at bar - Mr Delenger, others unknown Standing in rear - Bruno Kotch Seated - V T Kotch, unknown, Louis Kotch, Joe Polka, Billy Kotch

  
  

  Documents

  Joseph Polka Birth Certificate Certified copy of Jozef Palka (Joseph Polka) birth certificate aquired by Teana Sechelski on a trip to Poland in 1993.

  
  

• Sources

  [S110] Death Certificate. [S110] Death Certificate, lists birth date as 1 Jan 1857. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, birth record, pg 179. [S19] Census-1900, Robertson Co, TX. [S19] Census-1900, Robertson Co. [S19] Census-1900. [S21] Census-1910, Robertson Co, TX. [S28] Census-1920. [S21] Census-1910, Vol 141, ED 182, Sheet 15, Line 43. [S110] Death Certificate, Book 3, pg 328. [S23] James Smock, Grave - photo. [S52] Catholic Church Records - Debica,Poland, marriage record, pg 18. [S22] James Patrick Smock, Assumptions.