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I have Pawelczak and Kwak in my family tree

Ute — Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:05 am

Author: Ute

Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 12:05 am

JohnPavy wrote:

One of the names in the family search is my great grandfather, Dymetro Pawelczak. Through a fellow researcher on that family line, I think his father was Petyr and Petyr's father was Joseph but I don't have any documents to back that up. I also through old family letters found out that Dymetro was one of up to 8 siblings. Some of the other names are Anastasia, Louis, Pellagia, and some unknowns. I will post again if I find any more info or documents.

I have Pawelczak and Kwak from the district of Nowy Targ in my family tree:
- Franciszka Pawelczak who married Jan Cholewa, had a daughter Katarzyna Cholewa, born 1863 in the village of Morawczyna. She married my great-grand-uncle Jan Bryjak from the village of Dlugopole, died 1931 in Chicago;
- Jan Kwak, who married Rozalia Kozierwinska, had a daughter Aniela/Angeline Kwak, born 1894 in Wroblowka. She married my first cousin Jozef Bryjak from the village of Dlugopole, died 1965 in Illinois.
The villages Morawczyna, Dlugopole, and Wroblowka are very close to Czarny Dunajec.
I also have a Wojciech Kwak from the village of Skrzypne who married Magdalena Anna Piton.
Unfortunately I don't know names of siblings.

Re: Kwak and Pawelczak from Czarny Dunajec

JohnPavy — Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:26 pm

Author: JohnPavy

Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:26 pm

One of the names in the family search is my great grandfather, Dymetro Pawelczak. Through a fellow researcher on that family line, I think his father was Petyr and Petyr's father was Joseph but I don't have any documents to back that up. I also through old family letters found out that Dymetro was one of up to 8 siblings. Some of the other names are Anastasia, Louis, Pellagia, and some unknowns. I will post again if I find any more info or documents.

Re: Kwak and Pawelczak from Czarny Dunajec

Ute — Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:07 am

Author: Ute

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:07 am

sparxs wrote:

Kunegunda/Cundegunda/Katie came to US in 1894 and married Aldbert Drengacz (there is a Pennsylvania marriage listing 1895) they lived in Mammoth and Fayette PA there son Thomas was born there in 1897, they had went back to poland-Austria for short time 1902? and came back in 1905. They bought land in michigan and moved to michigan sometime before 1920 census

Pawelczak from Czarny Dunajec:
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3APawelczak~%20%2Bbirth_place%3A%22Czarny%20Dunajec%22~

https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3APawelczak~%20%2Bbirth_place%3ACzarny~

Re: Kwak and Pawelczak from Czarny Dunajec

sparxs — Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:04 pm

Author: sparxs

Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:04 pm

Kunegunda/Cundegunda/Katie came to US in 1894 and married Aldbert Drengacz (there is a Pennsylvania marriage listing 1895) they lived in Mammoth and Fayette PA there son Thomas was born there in 1897, they had went back to poland-Austria for short time 1902? and came back in 1905. They bought land in michigan and moved to michigan sometime before 1920 census

Re: Kwak and Pawelczak from Czarny Dunajec

Shellie — Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:56 am

Author: Shellie

Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:56 am

I recognize the name Kwak from villages near Czarny Dunajec, but not the name Pawelczak - but maybe some other people who have researched in Podhale can comment on the name Pawelczak.

Where in Pennsylvania did Kunegunda live?

Re: Kwak and Pawelczak from Czarny Dunajec

janem227 — Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:21 pm

Author: janem227

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 4:21 pm

Any chance Kwak could be KRZAK? The pronunciation would be similar. The names Jozef and Kunegunda Krzak appear to be related to my grandmother Elzbieta Krzak born 1897 (daughter of Josephus) from Dlugoleka and Przyszowa which are near Czarny Dunajec. My grandmother was the youngest of 12 and daughter of my great-grandfather's third wife. Maybe cousins? My grandmother and a couple of other only slightly older siblings made their way to Cleveland, OH, but I have seen what may be older family members in PA. If not family, at least we are searching the same areas and I have a very hard time finding info from it. If you know of resources, please let me know.

Kwak and Pawelczak from Czarny Dunajec

sparxs — Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:09 pm

Author: sparxs

Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:09 pm

Great grandfather Jozef/Joseph Kwak born Mar 2, 1878 was from Czarny Dunajec and immigrated to Pennsylvania, PA USA in 1898 or 1899

Parents were Ferdinand Kwak and Rose Pawelczak info found on marriage info for Joseph's marriage and also his sister Kunegunda Kwak

Siblings: Kunegunda Kwak born Dec 27, 1873; Jan Kwak born 1885-1887?; another unnamed sister listed as living in Europe in Kunegunda's 1940 obituary; other possible siblings.

Kunegunda immigrated to USA in 1894 and married Wojciech Drengacz in Pennsylvania 1895; had a child Thomas in 1897 returned to poland (1902?-1905) They returned to Pennsylvania USA in 1905