Philipsek Part 2

SECOND GENERATION 2. Augustin Filippczyk was born on 23 Aug 1829 in Twardawa, Poland. He died on 17 Dec 1888 and is buried in St. Anna, Minnesota. Note from LDW: The birth date of 26 Aug 1829 on his tombstone is incorrect.

3. Clara Bannert was born on 12 Aug 1855 in Schwesterwitz, Poland. She died on 1 Jan 1906 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She was buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Augustin Filippczyk married Clara Bannert, the daughter of Joseph Bannert, in Schwesterwitz on 10 May 1853. The record indicates that this is their first marriage because the marriage document indicates that the union was between “A bachelor with a virgin”. He was from Twardawa; she was from Schweisterwitz. She was 18 and he was 23. Witnesses: Joseph Matula and Josephus Gola from Schweisterwitz The marriage banns had been posted on the 4th, 5th and 6th Sunday after Pentecost. Note from the Litchy family history: “August and Clara left behind seven children. All presumed dead.” Note from Louis D. Welna: I found five additional children, only one of whom had a death certificate. I could not find the deaths or marriages for Rudolph, Joseph, Franciska and Martha.

Augustin Filippczyk and Clara Bannert had the following children born in Twardawa: i. Rudoph Theodor on 14 Apr 1854 ii. Joseph on 24 Mar 1856 iii. Joachim on 20 Mar 1858 and died on 23 Apr 1858 iv. Franciska on 7 May 1859 Children born in ? v. John on 17 Nov 1861. He married Elizabeth Strutman. vi. Annastasia (Anna) on 14 Jan 1864. She married Henry Young.

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Children born in Mechnitz: vii. Eva on 24 December 186. She never married. viii. Martha on 30 Jan 1868. ix. Julianna on 10 April 1870. She became Sister Constancia, OSB. x. Agnes on 12 April 1872. She married Charles Litchy. xi. Karolina (Carolyn) on 19 Feb 1874. She married Frank Pyka. xii. Karl (Charles) xiii. Marie (Mary) on 9 April 1881. She married Charles Froelich.

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THIRD GENERATION 4. Casimir Filipczyk was born on 3 Mar 1799 in Twaradwa, Poland. He died on 24 Nov 1849 at the age of 50. Casimir was buried in Twardawa. 5. Carolina Lamatsch was born about 1800. She died in Twardawa on 26 May 1775 at the age of 75. She was buried in Twardawa on May 29, 1875. Casimir Filipczyk married Carolina Lamatsch, an organist, in Twardawa on 20 Sept 1824. The marriage document records that a “widower married a widow under 45 years” so this is not the first marriage for either spouse. She was the daughter of Mathes Lamatsch. Casimir was the son of Blasius Filipczyk. Both were 26 years old. Witnesses: Ignatz Dsiadek, an organist, and Alex Namysto of Schwesterwitz. Note from LDW: Carolina was the widow of Michael Kwoszek, whom she married on 28 Aug 1821. It was the first marriage for both, as indicated by the phrase ‘bachelor with a virgin’ on the marriage certificate. They had at least one child, Maria Amelia (Marianna?), c. 11 Dec 1823, but also Laharla, born 13 Nov 1822. I did not find Casimir’s first marriage.

Casimir Filipczyk and Carolina Lamatsch had the following children born in Twardawa.

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i. Francisca on 10 Nov 1825 ii. Mathaus Mauritius on 12 Sep 1827 iii. Augustin on 23 Aug 1829 iv. Casper on 31 Dec 1831 v. Carl on 8 Jun 1834 vi. Antonia on 10 Sept 1836 vii. Florentina died on 12 Sept 1840 viii. Carolina on 22 Sep 1843

Note from LDW: On Casimir’s death certificate his wife Carolina is mentioned, as well as her maiden name ‘Lamatsch’. Also the following children and their birthdates: Laharla 13 Nov 1822 (Possibly a daughter from the first marriage, but I could not find the christening record), Maritz 12 Sep 1827, Augustin 23 Aug 1829, Casper 31 Dec 1831, Carl 8/6 1834, Antonia 9/3 1836 and Carolina 22 Sep 1843. Note from LDW: On Carolina’s death certificate, her maiden name, Lamatsch, is given. Children listed are: August, Caspar, Carl, Maryanna, Franciska, Antonia, and Carolina. Marianna could be the daughter, Maria Amelia, from her first marriage or a daughter for whom I could not locate a birth record!

6. Joseph Bannert was born about 1801. 7. Francisca Maria Schmidt Rzonsa was born about 1799. She died on 26 Feb 1855 in Schweisterwitz at the age of 55. She is also buried in Schweisterwitz.

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Joseph Bannert married Francisca Maria Schmidt Rzonsa on 26 Feb 1827 in Schweisterwitz. The marriage record indicates that it was union between a “widower with a widow under 45 years” so both were previously married. He was 26 years old and the son of Nicoli Bannert from Friedersdorf. Maria was 30. Witnesses: Johann Kanig of Schweisterwitz and Franz Strenczek from Friedersdorf. Note from LDW: If this is Joseph’s second marriage, I could not find the first in Twardawa records. He probably was married at some other parish. Francisca Schmidt was the widow of Ignatz Rzonsa, b. abt 1791, and who died 28 Nov 1826 at age 35 in Schwesterwitz. I could not find the marriage record, but know her name from the birth records of their two children, so they were married about 1823. They were: Hefrosina b. 27 Jan 1824 who might have married someone named Gola, and Philip b. May 26 1826, d. 11 Aug 1827, Age 1 ¼ years. The Schmidt name does not seem to appear in any of the previous records in Twardawa, so she is probably from a different parish.

Joseph Bannert and Francisca Maria Schmidt Rzonsa had the following children born in Schwesterwitz:

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i. Philip born 27 Apr 1828 ii. Anton born 6 Jun 1830 iii. Blasius born 2 Feb 1833 iv. Clara born 12 Aug 1835 v. Paulina born 27 Jun 1840 vi. Josephus? born about 1844

Note from LDW: On Francisca death record, her husband Joseph is named as well as the names and ages of their children. Listed are: Anton 24, Blasius 22, Clara 20, Paulina 15, and Josephus 12. Philip and Francisca are not mentioned; Josephus is an addition. I could not find his birth record

FOURTH GENERATION 8. Blasias Filipczyk was born in Twardawa, Poland on 28 Feb 1774. He died on 29 Jan 1838 at the age of 64. He is buried in Twardawa. 9. Hedwiga Kozubek was born 17 Sep 1778 in Twardawa, Poland. She died on 25 Sep 1847 at the age of 69. She is also buried in Twardawa. Blasias Filipczyk, son of Valentin, married in Twardawa on 16 Sept 1796 Hedwiga Kozubek daughter of Valintin of Twardawa. He was 23 and she was 20. Marriage document records the union between a “bachelor with a virgin”, so this is the first marriage for both. Witnesses: Franz Sczesny and Joann Namysto from Twardawa.

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Note from LDW : On Blasius’s death record, Hedwiga, his wife, is listed along with the following children with birthdates: Casimir 1799, Anton 1811 16 Jan and Johanna 1813 22 June. Note from LDW: On Hedwig’s death record the following children are listed: Casimir, Anton, Johanna and Sebastian. I could not find Sebastian’s birth.

Blasias Filipczyk and Hedwiga Kozubek had the following children born in Twardawa: (all baptized by George Damech) 4

i. Elizabeth b. 2 Nov 1797 ii.Casimir b. 3 Mar 1799 iii.Bernard Ludwig b. 16 Aug 1801 iv.Dorothea b. 6 Feb 1803 v.Ignatz b. 31 Jan 1805, d.22 Feb 1808 vi.Anton b. 16 Jan 1810, d. 26 Jan 1810 vii.Mathaeus b. 16 Sep 1808 viii.Johana b. 23 Jun 1813 ix.Heinrich Joseph b. 1 Jul 1815, d. 21 Nov 1818, Age 1 ½ years x.Joseph b. 16 Mar 1822 xi. Johan Christof b. 20 Aug 1818, d.12 Feb 1832

10. Mathes Lamatsch was born about 1771. He died on 12 Sep 1827. He was buried in Twardawa 11. Franciska Stephan was born about 1771. She died on 12 Sep 1827 at the age of 81. She is also buried in Twardawa. Mathes Lamatsch, an organist, married Franciska Stephan about 1798. Mathes Lamatsch and Franciska Stephan had the following children born in Twardawa: 5

i. Carolina on abt. 1800 ii. Carl b. abt 1801 iii. Johanna Francisca b. 22 Jun 1803 iv. Thecla b. 14 Sep 1804 v. Johann August Florian b. 2 May 1806 vi. Willhelm b. 19 August d. 19 Sep 1808 vii. Joseph Julius b. 18 Mar 1812 viii. Ernest Friedrick W. Alexander b. 19 Sep 1814

Note from LDW: On Mathes’s death record, Francisca’s maiden name, Stephen, is noted. Children mentioned: Johann, Franz, Carl, August 2 May 1806, Whilhelm 17 Sep1808, Julius 15 Mar 1812 and Ernest 7 Sep 1814.

5 Note from LDW: Francisca’s death record mentions that Caroline marries a Filippczyk. Also, a Wilhelm Lamatsch is mentioned. How this William Lamatsch fits in, I have no idea.

12. Nicoli Bannert was born about 1800. 13. Unknown was born unknown.

Nicoli Bannert married Unknown and they had the following children born in ?. 6

i. Joseph b. abt 1801 ii. Marianna b. abt. 1829 d. Feb 1831 Age: 1 ½ years

14 Unknown Schmidt 15. Unknown Unknown Schmidt married Unknown and had the following children: 7

i. Francisca Maria Schmidt Rzonsa born about 1799

FIFTH GENERATION 16. Valentin Filipczyk was born about 1730. He died on 3 Apr 1779 in Twardawa. He was 49 years old. 17. Agnes Julia Poczker was born about 1732. Valentin Philipzek, son of Nicolaum Philipsek, from Twardawa married on 3 Jan 1754 Agnes Julia Poczker, daughter of Valintinum Poczker of Twardawa. (Note from LDW: No ages were given). Witnesses: Joseph Jailzek and Josephy Mathuzek Valentin Philipzek and Agnes Julia Poczker had the following children born in Twardawa:

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i. Franz b. 5 Oct 1767 ii. Valentine b. abt 1768 d. 7 Apr 1772, Age 4 iii. Blasius b. 28 Feb 1774

Note from LDW: I did not find Agnes’s death record. She may have remarried!

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18. Valentine Kosubek was born about 1755. 19 Candida Heler(in) was born about 1748. She died on 5 Mar 1816 at the age of 68. She was buried in Twardawa. Valentine Kosubek married in Twaradwa Candida Heler on 19 Oct 1777. Both were from Twardawa. He was 22 and she was 27. The marriage document records the union between “A bachelor with a virgin”, so this was the first marriage for both the bride and groom. He was the son of Christoff Kosubek from Twardawa, and she was the daughter of George Heler from Twardawa. The witnesses were Simmon Cisok(Cuszek) and John Cieslik (Ciesfik?). Valentine Kosubek and Candida Heler had the following children born in Twardawa: 9

i. Hedwiga b. 17 Sep 1778 ii.Valentine b. 30 Jan 1780

32 Nicolaus Philipzik 33 Marianna Andrea Watolik was born about 1701. Note from LDW: An Anna Filipsza? died on 4 Oct 1775 at the age of 74 and is buried in Twardawa.This Anna Filipcza may be Marianna Watolik, but it is only a guess.

Nicolaus Philipzik from Schweisterwitz (now called Zwiastowice) married Marianna Andrea Watolik, a female servant, from Twardawa on 25 June 1724. Nicolaus Philipzik and Marianna Watolik had the following children born in ? 16

i. Valentin b. abt 1730

34 Valentine Poczker 35. Unknown Valentine Poczker married Unknown. They had the following children probably born in Twardawa: 17

i. Agnes Julia b. abt 1732

36 Christoff Kusubek born about 1707. He died on 17 Nov 1775 at the age of 68 and is buried in Twardawa. 37. Unknown

7 Christoff and Unknown had the following children probably born in Twardawa: 18

i. Valentin b. abt 1755

38 George Heller

39 Unknown George Heller and Unknown had the following children probably born in Twardawa: 19

i. Candida b. abt. 1748

SEVENTH GENERATION 67. Unknown Watolik 68

Marianna Unknown born about 1683. She died and was buried in Twardawa on 18 Jun 1777 at the age of 94. Note from LDW: I have no triangulation data to support this Marianna as the

mother of Maria Andrea - except that her last name was Watolik.

Unknown Watolik married Marianna Unknown. They had the following children: 33

i. Maria Andrea b. abt 1701

8 Note from LDW: Here follows an oral history of Freda J. Philipsek Welna and Louis J. Welna, taken by Louis D. Welna (Summer 1979). Additional research by Louis and Judy Welna, as well as oral and/or written histories supplied by Joseph M. and Shirley Welna, Omer H. and Dorothy Jean Welna, Louis D. and Judy Welna, William and Betty Philipsek, Chester and Melissa Serafin, Lita and David Cassalino, and Sandra Litchy Nuss (all from the August line); and Lucy Kruchowski (Stanley), Florence Center (Vincent) and Clara Pierskalla (Frank) from the Kaspar line. Additional information and strategies were provided by June Kalla.

Freda: “My dad (Charles) was about 5 or 6 years old when they came to America from a town called Mechnitz in Oberschliesen (Upper Selesia).” The Litchy family history book states that “August was born in Mechnitz, Poland. His parents may have been John and Agnes Phillippczyk. August was of Polish descent, and Clara, his wife, was German. They lived in a Polish settlement in Mechnitz. August was a harnessmaker” although according to Judy Welna’s translation of Julianna’s certificate of baptism, August is listed as a gardener, “Gärtner” or perhaps just “farmer”. On June 8, 1882, August Philipsek and his wife Clara arrived in the United States on the steamship S.S. Suevia from Hamburg, Germany and Havre, France.

The Philipseks (Phielipschecks) as they appear on the SS Suevia’s manifest

Aug(ust) was 52 years old and Clara was 46. With them were their children: John (22), Anna (18), Eva (14), Julianna (9), Agnes (7), Curt (Charles) (5), Carolyn (4), and Maryanne (6mo.). There were 808 passengers on the boat. They came from Prussia. Note from LDW: It looks like August’s occupation was listed as a “worker”.

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S.S.Suevia (1894) Hamburg-American Line. Built by Caird & Company, Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 3,624. Dimensions: 360’ x 41”. Single-screw. 14 knots. Compound engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. Launched: June 1, 1874. Made her final voyage to NY in 1894. Sold out of service in 1896 to owners in Algiers. Renamed: Quatre Amis. Sold for scrap on Oct. 1897. Sister ship: Pommerania

Chester and Melissa Serafin, as well as David and Lita Casalino, recalling what Grandpa Charles had told them that the “The boat stopped in France. (Note from LDW: While many boats that left Hamburg also stopped in Havre, France, I could not find proof of the Suevia docking in France.) While the boat was docked, mom and dad went sight-seeing with the two babies. When they didn’t come back, my older brothers and sisters went looking for them. They told me to stay on the ship. After a while, when nobody came back I went looking for them. Then everyone returned, but I wasn’t there. They told me that the captain held the boat while the family and crew looked for me, and of course they found me. It‘s lucky they found me, or the name Philipsek would not be Polish. It would be half-French because I would have married one of those French girls!”

Freda: “They left New York City, and traveled by train to Minnesota. The train stopped near Avon just long enough to let all of the family off. There were no buildings, no depots, just a whole lot of trees. They waited over an hour in the cold and in a blizzard before a cousin, I think it was Casper Philipsek, came to pick them up.” (Note from LDW: At the time I took this oral history I had no idea that August had come to America in June so I am puzzled my mom’s use of the word “blizzard”! I could not locate any information about the weather near St. Cloud, Minnesota to verify this. Perhaps if the language spoken was Polish,” blizzard” and a “hard driving cold rain” may the same word!) Casper had come to America in June of 1881. He took

them with a team of horses and a wagon. Casper probably took them to his home in Avon.”

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Main Street in Avon, Minnesota (Spring 1906) about 22 years after August arrived

About a year later, on 23 June 1882, August Philipczyk bought 80 acres of farmland from J.C. Hansmeyer (Hansmeier) and his wife Karoline for $1617. The plot was located in the (N ½) and the (SW ¼) of section number thirty-five (35) in the township of One Hundred and Twenty (120), Holdingford. (Book 42 Page 490). The Spunk Brook flowed through their land. Note from LDW: The Book and Page numbers come the land records from Stearns County.

1880 Plat Map

About six years later on 17 April 1888 August Philipczik and wife sold the land he bought from J.C. Hansmeyer to Charles Litchy for Ten Hundred ($1000) dollars ( Book 67, page 21). He lost $617!