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Both sets of my Polish great-great-great-grandparents emigrated with their children from German Poland (Prussia) to Todd County in Minnesota in 1869 and 1872. Two adult children married in Oct 1872 and became my great-great-grandparents. |
 Map of Oppeln ca. 1880 (750x1000 323KB) |
The map link at the left retrieves a large map of the area around
Opole, Silesia, Poland (German: Oppeln, Schlesien, Preußen).
The city names underlined in red
are where my ancestors are from. These cities include
Dziekanstwo (German: Dechantsdorf),
Chrz±szczyce (German: Chrzumczütz), and
Przysiecz (German: Przyschetz).
The map covers a much larger area southwest of Oppeln than the thumbnail shown here. |
My great-great-great-grandparents, Anton and Rosalia Wieshalla (German: Wiessalla, Polish: Wieszała), emigrated from Dziekanstwo in 1869 with seven of their eight surviving children (Thomas immigrated in 1873 and one other child died before emigrating - he was not in the 1870 census for Todd County).
The early records of the Sankt Krzyz Catholic Church (German: Kreuzkirche Katholische Kirche) in Oppeln cover the village of Dziekanstwo and were microfilmed by the LDS. The film numbers (that I've looked at) are 0948828-32 (baptism records for 1818-1832; 1832-1842; 1842-1850; 1850-1864; 1864-1870), and 0948834 (marriage records for 1820-1870).
Anton and Rosalia were married in Dziekanstwo on 22 Apr 1845. Rosalia's father was Thadeus Lyssy of Krzowitz (aka Chrzowice, German: Chrzowitz). The baptisms of these children were recorded - all dates are birthdates:
| Thomas | b. 18 | Dec | 1847 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Joseph | b. 10 | Mar | 1850 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Thekla | b. 23 | Sep | 1852 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen (aka Clara) | ||||
| Susanna | b. 12 | Aug | 1854 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Jacob | b. 25 | Jul | 1857 | in Chmielowitz, Schlesien, Preußen (died bef 1869) | ||||
| Elizabeth | b. 05 | Nov | 1860 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Mary | b. 13 | Nov | 1862 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Margaretha | b. 27 | Jun | 1865 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Agatha | b. 31 | Jan | 1869 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen |
,
and his twin brother, Adam,
were born 18 May 1820 in Dziekanstwo to
Urban Wieszalla and
Elizabeth Zoloncznik.
Urban and Elizabeth were married in Dziekanstwo on 01 May 1803. The baptisms of these children were recorded - dates are (b.) for birth if known, else (c.) for christening:
| Marianna | c. 06 | Jun | 1804 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Rosalia | c. 22 | Aug | 1805 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Josepha | c. 10 | Jun | 1807 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Francisca | c. 02 | Mar | 1810 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Joseph | c. 02 | Jul | 1812 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Ignatz | c. 18 | May | 1818 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Adam | c. 18 | May | 1820 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen (twin of Anton) | ||||
| Anton | c. 18 | May | 1820 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen (twin of Adam) | ||||
| (infant) | b. 15 | Feb | 1824 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen (stillborn) | ||||
| Jacob | c. 04 | Jul | 1825 | in Dziekanstwo, Schlesien, Preußen |
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(German: Lisse, Polish: Łysy) was born 05 Jul 1827 in Chrzowice to
Thaddeus Lysy and
Clara Cebulla.
The early records of the Catholic Church in Chrz±szczyce (German: Chrzumczütz) cover the village of Chrzowice (Chrzowitz) and were microfilmed by the LDS. The film numbers (that I've looked at) are 0948561-62 (baptism records for 1715-1766, 1778-1820; 1820-1838) and 0948564 (marriage records for 1766-1870).
Thaddeus and Clara were married in Chrzowice (Chrzowitz) on 28 Oct 1820. Thaddeus was a widower, and Clara was from Boguschutz. The baptisms of these children were recorded - dates are (b.) for birth if known, else (c.) for christening:
| Anton | c. 29 | Dec | 1824 | in Chrzcowitz, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Rosalia | b. 05 | Jul | 1827 | in Chrzcowitz, Schlesien, Preußen |
Thomas "Wissalla" age 25 arrived 30 May 1873 at the port of New York on the ship SS Ohio.
The
Shiplists entry for the SS Allemania has more information about this ship.
Another web page has
photographs of the SS Allemania
After coming to America, Thomas spelled his last name as Wieshalla while Joseph used Weishalla.
My great-great-great-grandparents, Albert and Antonia Lamusga, emigrated from Przysiecz (German: Przyschetz) in 1872 (more, below) with their six surviving children (six other children died before emigrating, according to Todd County Histories, but only 5 are found in the Polish church records).
The early records of the Catholic Church in Proszkow in the diocese of Oppeln cover the village of Przyschetz and were microfilmed by the LDS. The film numbers are 0948566-7 (baptism records for 1815-1847; 1847-1870), 0948568 (marriage records for 1757-1770 and 1836-1870), and 0948569 (burial records for 1804-1870).
The marriage of Albert and Antonia was not recorded in Proszkow and may have taken place in a village in another recording district. The baptisms of these children were recorded - dates are (b.) for birth if known, else (c.) for christening:
| Peter | c. 25 | Jul | 1845 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Pauline | c. 04 | Jun | 1848 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Caroline | c. 26 | Feb | 1850 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 30 Nov 1850) | ||||
| Franz | c. 01 | Oct | 1851 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (aka Frank) | ||||
| Johannes | c. 05 | Feb | 1854 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 25 Dec 1855) | ||||
| Carl | c. 31 | Oct | 1856 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (aka Charles) | ||||
| Franzeska | c. 27 | Dec | 1858 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 12 Apr 1864) | ||||
| Constantine | b. 23 | May | 1861 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Theka | b. 26 | Sep | 1863 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 13 Dec 1864) | ||||
| Martin | b. 24 | Oct | 1865 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Baby Boy | b. 24 | Jun | 1868 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (stillborn) |
,
was born 19 Apr 1821 in Przysiecz to
Stanik Lamusga
(Stanislaus in later records -
he died in Przysiecz on 30 Apr 1853 at age 65) and
Catharina Bujała
(she died in Przysiecz on 27 Dec 1830 at age 38).
After Catharina's death, Stanislaus married
Barbara Czyppek.
The marriages fall outside the date range of the microfilmed records. The baptisms of these children were recorded - dates are (b.) for birth if known, else (c.) for christening (note that Albert was born "Woitek", which is the Polish equivalent):
| Catharina | b. 20 | Apr | 1816 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 27 Feb 1818) | ||||
| Carl | b. 30 | Oct | 1818 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 08 Nov 1818) | ||||
| Baby Boy | b. 05 | Jan | 1820 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (stillborn) | ||||
| Woitek | b. 19 | Apr | 1821 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (aka Albert) | ||||
| Thomas | b. 26 | Dec | 1823 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 04 Jan 1824) | ||||
| Ewa | b. 02 | Jun | 1825 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 02 Jun 1825) | ||||
| Joseph | b. 20 | Feb | 1827 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Michael | b. 19 | Sep | 1829 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 28 Nov 1830) | ||||
| (widower Stanislaus marries Barbara Czyppek) | ||||||||
| Franz | b. ?? | ??? | 183? | in Przyschetz?, Schlesien, Preußen (died 25 Feb 1839) | ||||
| Catharina | b. 20 | Oct | 1833 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen | ||||
| Thomas | b. 18 | Sep | 1836 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen (died 24 Mar 1839) | ||||
| Hedwig | b. 15 | Oct | 1838 | in Przyschetz, Schlesien, Preußen |
Notes for above children:
- Joseph married Hedwig Tabura(sp?) 09 May 1854 - they had at least one child
who died young.
- Franz died at age 7 in 1839, but no baptismal record was found.
- Catharina had a child out of wedlock in 1853
and later married Johann Nitsche and had more children.
- Hedwig had a stillborn illegitimate child in March 1865.
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was born 01 May 1821
and is probably not from Przysiecz, as her baptism is not
recorded in the Proszkow church records.
In her Todd County death record, her parents were
Blazeus and Antonia Kalla.
Her last name in the Proszkow records was spelled Kała.
The proper Polish spelling of Blazeus is Blasius.
The
Shiplists entry for the SS Baltimore has more information about this ship.
Courtesy of Dennis Lucas, here are two images:
#1 - SS Baltimore at sea circa 1868
[680x360] (58K) and
#2 - SS Baltimore after collision in 1872
[800x730] (99K)
(see shipslist entry for details).
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Albert and Antonia are buried in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Long
Prairie, Minnesota (first plot on the right as you enter the main gate). The picture at the left shows Albert's inscription (Antonia's is on the back on the same marker). The "Geb." and "Gest." are abbreviations for the German "Geboren" (born) and "Gestorben" (died/dead). Click on the image for the 'big picture' [864x1152] (135K). They both died in Long Prairie, and their deaths are in the Todd County records. Albert is "Albert Linndska" and his date of death (July 12, 1889) is off by a month. |
Joseph Weishalla
and Pauline Lamusga
were married October 6, 1872, in Long Prairie, Minnesota.
They had these eleven children (eight of whom survived to adulthood),
all recorded in the Catholic Church in Long Prairie:
| Peter | b. 19 | Oct | 1873 | in Hartford Twp, Todd County, Minnesota (died 1873) | ||||
| Robert | b. 23 | Sep | 1874 | in Hartford Twp, Todd County, Minnesota | ||||
| Mary | b. 16 | Mar | 1877 | in Hartford Twp, Todd County, Minnesota | ||||
| Florentine | b. 18 | Sep | 1878 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota (my gr-gm) | ||||
| Pauline | b. 30 | May | 1880 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota | ||||
| Margaret | b. 31 | May | 1882 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota (died 1882) | ||||
| Anton | b. 13 | Jun | 1883 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota (died 1883) | ||||
| Birgitta | b. 01 | Oct | 1884 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota (aka Agnes) | ||||
| Elizabeth | b. 18 | Nov | 1886 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota | ||||
| John | b. 22 | Dec | 1888 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota | ||||
| Sophia | b. 19 | Mar | 1891 | in Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota |
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