John F. Kowalski

1909 - 1966  (57 years)

• Name	John F. Kowalski
  Born	6 Jun 1909	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Oct 1966	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Manteno, Kankakee, Illinois, USA)
  Buried	Aroma Park, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I3440	Konieczny-Szczech
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	Piotr Kowalczyk Kowalski,   b. 24 Jun 1874, House number 121, Lasek, Poland ,   d. 2 Mar 1952, Harrisville, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Katarzyna Jachymiak,   b. 23 Sep1876, House Number 76, Krauszow, Poland ,   d. 20 Jun 1964, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
  Married	4 Aug 1907	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  	Catherina met and married a man named Peter Kowalski on 4 Aug 1907 at St Cyril and Methodius Church in Chicago. Peter was born in Lasek, only 5 km from Krauszow (but different churches), but I believe that they never met until they were in America. She was 31, and he was 33, and it was the second marriage for both of them. They lived at 1455 W. 47th St in Chicago, which was very close (only 500 meters) to Catherina's sisters who were already in America in 1910. They all 3 worked at the stock yards, so it is likely that Catherina and Peter met there, or at the local church. Catherina and Peter had 2 sons: Joseph (1908-1977) and John (1909-1966). (NOTE: John Kowalski was my grandfather) However, sometime between 1910 and 1913, Catherina met one of Peter's friends from Lasek in Chicago. She was shocked to find out from the friend that Peter was already married to a woman in Poland. She thought the man must be mistaken, but he said he was 100% sure because he stood up to the wedding. Catherina then told her priest about the problem, and the information was confirmed with the priest in Klikuszowa. Catherina's marriage to Peter was eventually annulled, and in 1915 she married Joseph Starzyk at St Cyril and Methodius Church in Chicago. Joseph was from Lek (Tarnow, Galicia) and was 9 years younger than she was. Catherina and Joseph had one son William (1915-1996). However, Joseph died in 1931, so Catherina had lost her third husband before age 55. She never remarried.
  Divorced	1913	Annulled
  Family ID	F1140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tekle Juknevicius (Yuknis),   b. 24 Feb 1915, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Feb 1958, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 42 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1941	Willow Springs, Cook, Illinois, USA
  	Type: Grace Lutheran Church
  Children	1. Kathleen Kowalski   2. Karen Kowalski + 3. John Kowalski, Jr.,   d. 2 Oct 1966, Charity Hospital for Alcoholics
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F1383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart