The Kowalski Family
Family Documents
Cleveland City Directory 1917 1918
1920 U.S. Census Dominik, John & Stanley Joseph
Cleveland City Directory 1922 1923 1925 1926 1927 1929 1930
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page 1 Page 2
Cleveland City Directory 1941 (personal) 1941 (business) 1943 1947
Tax Duplicate Card/Appraisal on 3110 E. 65th Street, Cleveland (1945) Page1 Page2 Photo (1959)
Greater Cleveland Polish Neighborhoods
Jackowa neighborhood: Map, Places of Interest (includes Dominik Kowalski's hardware store)
St. Hyacinth Catholic Church (established 1906; closed 19 Sep 2009)
Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4
Individual Documents
Dominik Kowalski b. 4 Aug 1885 Wisniewo, Poland m2. 6 Jun 1921 Cleveland, OH d. 19 Jul 1957 Phoenix, Arizona
Ship Passenger List Page1 Page2 Source About Passage Ship
Marriage Record Source (second marriage; married at St. Josaphat, Cleveland, OH)
Declaration of Intention (FamilySearch.org; FHL film 2297875, Image 466/1834)
UK Incoming Passenger List (1929) Source "In Transit to Gdynia"
Ship Passenger List (1929) Page1 Page2 Source Olympic
Certificate of Arrival (FamilySearch.org; FHL film 2297875, Image 465/1834)
Petition for Citizenship (FamilySearch.org; FHL film 2297875, Image 467/1834)
Oath of Allegiance (FamilySearch.org' FHL film 2297875, Image 468/1834)
Naturalization File Index Card Source
Naturalization Card
Certificate of Citizenship (1932)
Citizenship News (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
WWII Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1942) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1946) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Jun 1947) Source w/ Anne & John Charo
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Jul 1947) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Aug 1947) Source w/ John Kowalski
Maricopa County Warranty Deed (1947) Source
Maricopa County Warranty Deed (1948) Source
Phoenix, AZ City Directory 1948(1) 1948(2) 1951 1952 1956 1957
Maricopa County Joint Tenancy Deed (1951) Source
Maricopa County Joint Tenancy Deed (1955) Source w/ Anne & John Charo
Death Certificate
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona)
Maricopa County Estate Settlement (1972) Source
Wife1: Wladyslawa "Lottie" Gacka Kowalski b. 16 Jun 1890 Poland d. 15 Sep 1919 Cleveland, Ohio
Ship Passenger List (w/ John, Stanley, and Joseph) Page1 Page2 Source About Passage Ship
Death Certificate Source
Wife2: Lucy Balicki Demitrus Kowalski b. 7 Feb 1894 Poland m1. 23 May 1914 m2. 6 Jun 1921 d. 1 Dec 1982 Phoenix, AZ
First Marriage Record Source
Death Certificate of first husband, John Demitrus (1918) Source
Second Marriage Record Source
Cuyahoga County Deed (1923) Source
Maricopa County Real Estate Agreement (1958) Source
Phoenix, AZ City Directory 1960
Maricopa County Warranty Deed (1964) Source
Maricopa County Quit Claim Deed1 (1968) Source Maricopa County Quit Claim Deed2 (1968) Source
Social Security Death Index
Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona)
Maricopa County Deed - Payoff (1972-1985) Source w/ daughter, Anne Charo
Children of Lucy Demitrus Kowalski (step-children of Dominik, step-siblings of John, Stanley, Joseph, & Casimer Kowalski)
John Stanley Demitrus b. 15 Dec 1915 Cleveland, Ohio m. 31 May 1941 Napoleon, Ohio d. 6 May 1997 Cleveland, Ohio
Marriage Record Source
Obituary of wife, Genevieve (1980 - Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Obituary (1997) Source
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Anne Demitrus Charo Nawrocki b. 1917 d. 2001
Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ)
(Joseph Balicki) b. 12 Mar 1889 Piwoda, Poland m. 20 Jan 1913 Cleveland, OH d. 8 May 1972 Strongsville, OH
(Brother of Lucy Balicki Demitrus Kowalski)
Passenger List (1907) Source
Marriage Record Source
Death Certificate of son, Stanley Balicki (1915) Source
1920 U.S. Census
Declaration of Intention (1922)
Certificate of Arrival Source
Petition for Naturalization and Oath of Allegiance (1926) Source
Cleveland City Directory 1926
Death Certificate of son, Joseph Balicki (1927) Source
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Henry Balicki (1941) Source
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2 Source
Engagement Announcement of daughter, Mildred Balicki (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 1 May 1955)
Wedding Announcement of daughter, Mildred Balicki (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 4 Sep 1955)
Cleveland City Directory 1956 1959 1960
Obituary of wife, Anna Wasiuta Balicki (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 18 Jan 1970)
Ohio Deaths
Obituary (The Cleveland Press) Obituary (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 11 May 1972)
John J. Kowalski b. 29 Aug 1909 Warsaw, Poland m. 4 Sep 1929 Cleveland, Ohio d. 18 Aug 1980 Parma, Ohio
Marriage Record (mother's maiden name incorrect) Source
1930 U.S. Census
Cleveland City Directory 1930
Certificate of Arrival Source
Declaration of Intention Source
Petition for Citizenship Source
Oath of Allegiance Source
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (25 Aug 1945) Source Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (28 Aug 1945) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1947) Source
Arizona Photo
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Julia B. Leszcz Kowalski (wife) b. 25 Dec 1905 Cleveland, Ohio d. 7 Feb 1994 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland City Directory 1925 1926 1928
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Stanley Gregory Kowalski b. 24 May 1911 Poland m1. 30 Sep 1933 Cleveland m2. 29 Jun 1951 d. 24 Dec 1967 Garfield Hts, OH
Cleveland City Directory 1930
Naturalization Card (1932)
Marriage Record (first marriage) Source
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Cuyahoga County Deed (1950) Source
Marriage Record Source (second marriage)
Ohio Death Index
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Joseph D. Kowalski b. 1 Jan 1913 Poland m. 23 May 1936 Cleveland, Ohio d. 24 Jul 1974 Cleveland, Ohio
' Marriage Record Source
Cleveland City Directory 1937 1938
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1951) Source w/ Anne & John Charo (step-sister)
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Sep 1969) Source Cuyahoga County Mortgage (Sep 1969) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Dec 1969) Source Cuyahoga County Release (Dec 1969) Source
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord,PDF
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Gravestone (All Saints Cemetery, Summit County, Ohio; photographed by Jean)
Stephanie Joanna Pater Kowalski (wife) b. 29 Aug 1915 Ohio d. 18 Jul 2005 Aurora, Ohio
1920 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1930 U.S. Census
Cuyahoga County Transfer of Real Estate (1975) Source
Cuyahoga County Release Satisfaction (1981) Source
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Casimer John Kowalski b. 31 Aug 1915 Cleveland, Ohio m. 15 Jul 1939 Cleveland, Ohio d. 23 Jul 2002 Parma, Ohio
Birth Record
School Graduation
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
Wife: Veronica Sophie BODZIONY b. 29 Jun 1919 Cleveland, OH d. 15 Aug 1983 Parma, OH
Marriage Record Source Wedding Party Photo
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Parma City Directory (Plumber) 1955 1956 1959 Cleveland City Directory 1960
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1973) Source Cuyahoga County Mortgage (1973) Source
Cuyahoga County Satisfaction of Mortgage (1976) Source
Cuyahoga County Affidavit of Surviving Spouse (1984) Source
Greater Cleveland Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame Induction
Cuyahoga County Quit Claim Deed (2001) Source
Death Certificate Obituary
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Gravestone (All Saints Cemetery, Summit County, Ohio; photographed by Jean)
Conatct Emily Kowalski Schroeder ([email protected]) with questions and/or additions.
Cleveland City Directory 1917 1918
1920 U.S. Census Dominik, John & Stanley Joseph
Cleveland City Directory 1922 1923 1925 1926 1927 1929 1930
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page 1 Page 2
Cleveland City Directory 1941 (personal) 1941 (business) 1943 1947
Tax Duplicate Card/Appraisal on 3110 E. 65th Street, Cleveland (1945) Page1 Page2 Photo (1959)
Greater Cleveland Polish Neighborhoods
Jackowa neighborhood: Map, Places of Interest (includes Dominik Kowalski's hardware store)
St. Hyacinth Catholic Church (established 1906; closed 19 Sep 2009)
Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4
Individual Documents
Dominik Kowalski b. 4 Aug 1885 Wisniewo, Poland m2. 6 Jun 1921 Cleveland, OH d. 19 Jul 1957 Phoenix, Arizona
Ship Passenger List Page1 Page2 Source About Passage Ship
Marriage Record Source (second marriage; married at St. Josaphat, Cleveland, OH)
Declaration of Intention (FamilySearch.org; FHL film 2297875, Image 466/1834)
UK Incoming Passenger List (1929) Source "In Transit to Gdynia"
Ship Passenger List (1929) Page1 Page2 Source Olympic
Certificate of Arrival (FamilySearch.org; FHL film 2297875, Image 465/1834)
Petition for Citizenship (FamilySearch.org; FHL film 2297875, Image 467/1834)
Oath of Allegiance (FamilySearch.org' FHL film 2297875, Image 468/1834)
Naturalization File Index Card Source
Naturalization Card
Certificate of Citizenship (1932)
Citizenship News (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
WWII Draft Card Page1 Page2 Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1942) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1946) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Jun 1947) Source w/ Anne & John Charo
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Jul 1947) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Aug 1947) Source w/ John Kowalski
Maricopa County Warranty Deed (1947) Source
Maricopa County Warranty Deed (1948) Source
Phoenix, AZ City Directory 1948(1) 1948(2) 1951 1952 1956 1957
Maricopa County Joint Tenancy Deed (1951) Source
Maricopa County Joint Tenancy Deed (1955) Source w/ Anne & John Charo
Death Certificate
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona)
Maricopa County Estate Settlement (1972) Source
Wife1: Wladyslawa "Lottie" Gacka Kowalski b. 16 Jun 1890 Poland d. 15 Sep 1919 Cleveland, Ohio
Ship Passenger List (w/ John, Stanley, and Joseph) Page1 Page2 Source About Passage Ship
Death Certificate Source
Wife2: Lucy Balicki Demitrus Kowalski b. 7 Feb 1894 Poland m1. 23 May 1914 m2. 6 Jun 1921 d. 1 Dec 1982 Phoenix, AZ
First Marriage Record Source
Death Certificate of first husband, John Demitrus (1918) Source
Second Marriage Record Source
Cuyahoga County Deed (1923) Source
Maricopa County Real Estate Agreement (1958) Source
Phoenix, AZ City Directory 1960
Maricopa County Warranty Deed (1964) Source
Maricopa County Quit Claim Deed1 (1968) Source Maricopa County Quit Claim Deed2 (1968) Source
Social Security Death Index
Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona)
Maricopa County Deed - Payoff (1972-1985) Source w/ daughter, Anne Charo
Children of Lucy Demitrus Kowalski (step-children of Dominik, step-siblings of John, Stanley, Joseph, & Casimer Kowalski)
John Stanley Demitrus b. 15 Dec 1915 Cleveland, Ohio m. 31 May 1941 Napoleon, Ohio d. 6 May 1997 Cleveland, Ohio
Marriage Record Source
Obituary of wife, Genevieve (1980 - Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Obituary (1997) Source
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Anne Demitrus Charo Nawrocki b. 1917 d. 2001
Gravestone (St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ)
(Joseph Balicki) b. 12 Mar 1889 Piwoda, Poland m. 20 Jan 1913 Cleveland, OH d. 8 May 1972 Strongsville, OH
(Brother of Lucy Balicki Demitrus Kowalski)
Passenger List (1907) Source
Marriage Record Source
Death Certificate of son, Stanley Balicki (1915) Source
1920 U.S. Census
Declaration of Intention (1922)
Certificate of Arrival Source
Petition for Naturalization and Oath of Allegiance (1926) Source
Cleveland City Directory 1926
Death Certificate of son, Joseph Balicki (1927) Source
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Marriage Record of son, Henry Balicki (1941) Source
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2 Source
Engagement Announcement of daughter, Mildred Balicki (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 1 May 1955)
Wedding Announcement of daughter, Mildred Balicki (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 4 Sep 1955)
Cleveland City Directory 1956 1959 1960
Obituary of wife, Anna Wasiuta Balicki (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 18 Jan 1970)
Ohio Deaths
Obituary (The Cleveland Press) Obituary (The Cleveland Plain Dealer: 11 May 1972)
John J. Kowalski b. 29 Aug 1909 Warsaw, Poland m. 4 Sep 1929 Cleveland, Ohio d. 18 Aug 1980 Parma, Ohio
Marriage Record (mother's maiden name incorrect) Source
1930 U.S. Census
Cleveland City Directory 1930
Certificate of Arrival Source
Declaration of Intention Source
Petition for Citizenship Source
Oath of Allegiance Source
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (25 Aug 1945) Source Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (28 Aug 1945) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1947) Source
Arizona Photo
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Julia B. Leszcz Kowalski (wife) b. 25 Dec 1905 Cleveland, Ohio d. 7 Feb 1994 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland City Directory 1925 1926 1928
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Stanley Gregory Kowalski b. 24 May 1911 Poland m1. 30 Sep 1933 Cleveland m2. 29 Jun 1951 d. 24 Dec 1967 Garfield Hts, OH
Cleveland City Directory 1930
Naturalization Card (1932)
Marriage Record (first marriage) Source
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Cuyahoga County Deed (1950) Source
Marriage Record Source (second marriage)
Ohio Death Index
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord PDF
Joseph D. Kowalski b. 1 Jan 1913 Poland m. 23 May 1936 Cleveland, Ohio d. 24 Jul 1974 Cleveland, Ohio
' Marriage Record Source
Cleveland City Directory 1937 1938
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1951) Source w/ Anne & John Charo (step-sister)
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Sep 1969) Source Cuyahoga County Mortgage (Sep 1969) Source
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (Dec 1969) Source Cuyahoga County Release (Dec 1969) Source
Obituary (Cleveland Plain Dealer) MSWord,PDF
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Gravestone (All Saints Cemetery, Summit County, Ohio; photographed by Jean)
Stephanie Joanna Pater Kowalski (wife) b. 29 Aug 1915 Ohio d. 18 Jul 2005 Aurora, Ohio
1920 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1930 U.S. Census
Cuyahoga County Transfer of Real Estate (1975) Source
Cuyahoga County Release Satisfaction (1981) Source
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Casimer John Kowalski b. 31 Aug 1915 Cleveland, Ohio m. 15 Jul 1939 Cleveland, Ohio d. 23 Jul 2002 Parma, Ohio
Birth Record
School Graduation
Cleveland City Directory 1936 1937 1938
Wife: Veronica Sophie BODZIONY b. 29 Jun 1919 Cleveland, OH d. 15 Aug 1983 Parma, OH
Marriage Record Source Wedding Party Photo
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Cleveland City Directory 1943
Parma City Directory (Plumber) 1955 1956 1959 Cleveland City Directory 1960
Cuyahoga County Warranty Deed (1973) Source Cuyahoga County Mortgage (1973) Source
Cuyahoga County Satisfaction of Mortgage (1976) Source
Cuyahoga County Affidavit of Surviving Spouse (1984) Source
Greater Cleveland Slow Pitch Softball Hall of Fame Induction
Cuyahoga County Quit Claim Deed (2001) Source
Death Certificate Obituary
Ohio and Social Security Death Index
Social Security Applications and Claims Index
Gravestone (All Saints Cemetery, Summit County, Ohio; photographed by Jean)
Conatct Emily Kowalski Schroeder ([email protected]) with questions and/or additions.
