Bio: Sluzewski Family

Transcriber: Victoria Sluzewski - apolnia1@charter.net

Surnames: Sluzewski, Frackowiak, Tomczak, Piwnicki, Koltoniak, Losiewicz, Kijek, Cutkowski

----Source: Victoria Sluzewski Scrapbook

My name is Victoria Sluzewski, my parents are Theodore Sluzewski and Wanda Tomczak, married September 12, 1942 St. Hedwig’s, Thorp, Wisconsin.

Theodore Sluzewski was born November 20 or 21, 1900 per Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania birth info & Clark Co., WI death certificate & his father’s naturalization records. Died June 10, 1946 buried at St. Hedwig’s old cemetery per death & obituary records. Parents are John Sluzewski & Victoria Frackowiak per Theodore & Wanda’s marriage record & PA birth & his father’s naturalization records.

His Father John Sluzewski was born December 23, 1864 in Marcewek, Poland, per baptismal record.  Died July 8, 1936, Township of Withee, Thorp, Wisconsin, buried at St. Hedwig’s. Parents are Martin Sluzewski and Katarzyna Piwnicki per baptismal & marriage records. He married Victoria Frackowiak on January 25, 1885 at parish of Ostrowite, Poland per marriage record. Was Coal Miner at the Biddle mine in Westmoreland Co., PA. Per Clark County, WI death records Martin Sluzewski died October 24, 1927 in Township of Withee, WI and is buried at St. Hedwig’s old cemetery. Martin appears as father-in-law to Jacob Przybylski on 1910 census records. Jacob married Martin’s daughter Marianna Sluzewski January 15, 1893 at the parish of Mlodojewo, Poland his daughter Josephine Sluzewski married Jacob’s brother Valentine Przybylski June 29, 1896 in Pennsylvania. Have both marriage records.

John and Victoria Frackowiak Sluzewski had a total of 9 children. But the first child died no name listed. I have all baptismal or Birth records.
1. Josephine 1887, Stara Olszyna Poland

2. Wincenty known as Victor 1888 Stara Olszyna, Poland

3. Mary 1890 Stara Olszyna, Poland

4. Helen 1896 Meszno, Poland

5. Edward 1898 Meszno, Poland all of the above People arrived at the Port of Baltimore. Maryland in April of 1899 according to the passenger list.

6. Theodore 1900 North Huntingdon township, Westmoreland Co., PA

7. Ida (Adeline) 1902 North Huntingdon Twsp, Westmoreland Co., PA

8. Violet (Wanda) 1904 North Huntingdon Twsp, Westmoreland Co., PA They moved to Clark County, WI around 1910-1911

His Mother Victoria Frackowiak was born December 24, 1863 in Wierzbocice, Poland per baptismal record. Died March 4, 1942 and is buried at St. Hedwig’s old cemetery. Parents are Stanislaw Frackowiak and Antonina Koltoniak per baptismal & marriage record. The first letter A in Frackowiak has a c under that letter which is pronounced as ON according to the Polish Alphabet. That is why Frackowiak is pronounced & written as Franckowiak in American records.

Wanda Tomczak was born April 11, 1915 per baptismal record from St. Mary’s Czestochowa church in Junction but registered as May 11, 1915 because the register did not understand when her father gave Kwiecien as April but understood Maj as May. Her parents were Albert (Wojciech) Tomczak and Apolonia Cutkowski per baptismal, birth certificate and marriage records. Both parents are buried at Thorp, WI City cemetery. She Married Joseph Losiewicz August 23, 1947, St. Mary’s Polish National Catholic church, Lublin, WI. The son of Anton Losiewicz and Helen Kijek, born Sept. 14, 1907, Coal Center, Washington County, PA died Nov. 10, 1987 Chippewa Falls, WI. Wanda Died on February 28, 1988 Marshfield, WI and buried at St. Mary’s cemetery, Lublin, WI with husband Joe Losiewicz.

I have done a lot of research in Poland and United States on the Sluzewski, Frackowiak, Tomczak and Cudak/Cutkowski family but would have to hire a researcher in Poland for Anton Losiewicz and Helena Kijek. I see the Kijek name also spelled as Kijak. Anton Losiewicz was a soldier in the Russian army and Coal Miner in Pennsylvania.