Boleslaw Wlecialowski born(ur.) 6-Nov-1892 – died(zm.) 8-Mar-1961

Stanczyk is killing time until April 2nd and research can begin in earnest on the 1940 US Census.

Wlecialowski, Boleslaw

One of my focus points will be Boleslaw Wlecialowski, my first cousin, twice removed. I have had problems locating him in the US Censuses. So I am hoping 1940 will be different.

Boleslaw, like many Polish-Americans, “Americanized” his name. So Boleslaw became Bill — very alliterative. Of course, if your name is Bill, then your formal name must be William. So we find records for Boleslaw under Boleslaw, Bill or William.

Here is a brief summary of Boleslaw Wlecialowski ‘s  life as I can document it:

Father:	Maciej Wlecialowski (1868 – after 1918)
Mother:	Katarzyna Elijasz    (1863 – after 1918)
Individual Facts
Birth	6 Nov 1892	Kwasów, Swietokrzyskie, Poland
Arrival	6 Jul 1910 (age 17)	Going to uncle Jan Elijasz in 7829 Burke Ave, Cleveland, OH [same addr in August 29th]; New York, New York (on SS Vaderland)
Arrival	29 Aug 1910 (age 17)	from father Maciej Wlecialowski in Pacanow, Stopnica, Kielce, Poland    to uncle Jan Elijasz, 7829 B; New York, New York
Arrival	29 Aug 1910 (age 17)	Line #2Series: T715,   Roll: 1542,     Frame: 328, 327; on USS Vaderland in NYC at Ellis Island
Residence	22 Dec 1913 (age 21)	from brother Leon’s Ship Manifest SS Pretoria arrival of same date; 449 Grady Ave, Detroit, MI
Residence	1915 (about age 23)	from 1915 Detroit City Directory; 67 Playfair, Detroit, MI
Residence	5 Jun 1917 (age 24)	from World War I Draft Registration; 15 Playfair St, Detroit, MI
Arrival	21 Jul 1920 (age 27)	Going to sister Rozalia Gawlik, Detroit, MI.  Returning from WWI (Haller’s Army);
Residence	31 Dec 1924 (age 32)	3121 Nevada St, Detroit, Wayne, MI; From Decl. Of Intent
Residence	14 Jan 1929 (age 36)	3121 Nevada St, Detroit, Wayne, MI; From Nat’l Petition
Residence	1929 (about age 37)	from 1929 Detroit City Directory; 3121 Nevada St, Detroit, Wayne, MI
Death	8 Mar 1961 (age 68)	Macomb County, MI
Burial	11 Mar 1961 (age 68)	Mt Olivet Cemetery

Let me put some of the above into a narrative form.

Boleslaw Wlecialowski was born (ur.) November 6th, 1892 (Gregorian date) in the Russian-Poland partition village of Kwasow in the parish of Pacanow, Poland (gubernia of Kielce). His parents were Maciej Wlecialowski & Katarzyna Elijasz (my great, grand-aunt) — hence Boleslaw is my first cousin, twice removed. I have Boleslaw’s church record (#171 of Pacanow parish 1892 Births) written in Russian (Godparents: Jozef Slawamowski & Marrianna Elijasz).

He arrived at Ellis Island on July 6th, 1910 on the SS Vaderland. He was coming from his father, Maciej Wlecialowski in Pacanow, Stopnica, Kielce, Poland and his destination was his uncle, Jan Elijasz in 7829 Burke Ave, Cleveland, OH  [hence, Stanczyk’s interest in the Cuyahoga County/Cleveland OH Elijasz families].

He made his way to Detroit, MI where his older sister Rosalia Wlecialowski Gawlikowski lived. He was living at 449 Grady Ave, Detroit, MI, when his brother Leon arrived at Ellis Island on the SS Pretoria arrival on 22 Dec 1913.