Some Paternal Ancestors
of
Stephen
Levandowski
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Page Started 4 Jan 2013
SOURCES:
1. The pen of Stephen Levandowski
himself provided us with most of the data on this page. His
grandmother, Katrina Felker Bright, is the sister of Kathy Douglas'
grandmother, Dorcas Carey Felker Shaw, making Stephen and Kathy second
cousins.
2. As always,
Ancestry.com
has provided documentation through census and other public records.
3.
Genforum.com
allowed us insight into several possible leads.
4. Numerous volunteers at
Findagrave.com
have provided data and clues throughout the outline on final resting
places.
Part I: An
Outline of the Known Family
25.00--Mr. Lewandowski,
b. unk. in Poland; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; at least one ch.
26.00--Stanley Alexander Lewandowski, Sr.,
b.
ca.
1896
in Poland (age 25 in 1920 census of New York); d. 1957; bd.
unk.; m. Sophia
"Sophie" (nee unk., but
poss. Podzjem--spelled
Padzioh in
the 1920 census where she is listed as d/o Alexander Padzioh, 46, and Helen Padzioh, 43, and sister to Zegfed Padzioh, 20; b. ca. 1898 in
Poland; d. ca. 1949?; bd. unk.); at least three ch.
[listed
as
Stanley
Lavendowski (sic), age 25, son-in-law, machinist at Navy
Yard, in the 10 Jan 1920 census
of Richmond Borough, New York City, Richmond Co., NY]
[listed as Stanley Levandusky
(sic),
age 35 and b. in Poland/Poland/Poland, machinist in vacuum (oil?), in
the 14 Apr 1930 census of New
York City, Richmond Co., NY]
[listed as Stanley Levandowski,
age 44, chauffeur in the trucking industry, in the 12 Apr 1940 census of Richmond Borough,
Richmond Co., NY]
[listed as Sophia Lavendowski
(sic), age 22, daughter, in the 10 Jan 1920
census of Richmond Borough, New York City, Richmond Co., NY, and lvg.
w/her husband and son at the nome of her parents]
[listed as Sophie Levandusky
(sic),
age 31 and b. in
Poland/Poland/Poland, in
the 14 Apr 1930 census of New
York City, Richmond Co., NY]
[listed as Sophie Levandowski,
age 41, in the 12 Apr 1940
census of Richmond Borough, Richmond Co., NY]
[John M. Gwin Note: Findagrave.com
lists
a
Stanley A. Lewandowski
(1896-1955) and a Sophie R.
Lewandowski (1906-1994) as being buried at Guardian Angel
Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage Co., Wisconsin. This does not
necessarily mean that they are our Stanley and Sophie, as there are
some 20 other Lewandowski graves located there as well as another 40 or
so for the Levandowski spelling. However, one must consider it a strong possibility that they could indeed be ours.
But if so, what took them to Wisconsin?]
27.01--
Stanley Alexander Levandowski, Jr.,
b.
30
Apr
1918 in NY/Poland/Poland; d. 10 Jan 1960; bd.
Fort
Rosecrans
Nat.
Cem., San Diego, San Diego Co., CA--Plot: U, 1283--
Find A Grave Memorial# 3413976;
m.
Natalie Rose Bright
(b. 13 Nov 1921; d. 25 Dec 2005; bd.
Fort
Rosecrans
Nat.
Cem., San Diego, San Diego Co., CA--
Find A Grave Memorial# 72470983--Inscription:
US
NAVY--
Note: WORLD WAR II);
at least one ch.
[listed
as
Stanley
Lavendowski (sic), Jr., age 1 y 8 m, in the 10 Jan 1920 census of Richmond Borough, New
York City, Richmond Co., NY]
[listed as Stanley Levandusky
(sic),
age 11 and b. in
NY/Poland/Poland, in the
14 Apr 1930 census of New York
City, Richmond Co., NY]
28.00--
Stephen
Levandowski, CONTRIBUTOR,
[PRIVATE];
28.00--
Stephen's
sister Levandowski
[PRIVATE];
27.02--
Sylvia
Levandowski,
b. 1921 in NY; d. ca. 2008; bd. unk.; m.
Mr. Wallace (b.
unk.; d.
unk.; bd. unk.); at least one ch.
[listed
as
Sylvia
Levandowski, "new worker", age 19, in the 12 Apr 1940 census of Richmond Borough,
Richmond Co., NY]
[listed as Sylvia Levandusky
(sic),
age 9 and b. in
NY/Poland/Poland, in the
14 Apr 1930 census of New York
City, Richmond Co., NY]
28.00--Ronald C. Wallace,
b.
1944 in NY; d. ca. 2010; bd. unk.; m. Sharon Fishel [PRIVATE];
at
least
one
ch.
27.03--
Henry J. Levandowski,
[PRIVATE];
m.
Pauline C.
(nee unk.)
[PRIVATE]; at least one ch.
[listed
as
Henry
Levandowski, age 16, in the 12 Apr 1940
census of Richmond Borough,
Richmond Co., NY]
[listed as Henry Levandusky
(sic),
age 6 and b. in
NY/Poland/Poland, in the
14 Apr 1930 census of New York
City, Richmond Co., NY]
28.00--Barbara Levandowski,
[PRIVATE];
m.
Mr. Palladino [PRIVATE];
unk.
ch.
Part II: Some Relevant
Research
From Genforum.com (Postings)
From Ancestry.com (Census Records)
| Name: |
Stanley Levandowski |
John
M.
Gwin
Comments
|
| Age: |
44 |
Stephen, this is clearly your
grandfather's family--Sophie, Sylvia, and Henry.
Your dad is missing, but he's probably already married and moved out on
his own.
No, that can't be true, since I just found Natalie Bright
in LA, CA, in the 1940 census.
Aha: perhaps he'd already enlisted in the Air Force and stationed in
southern California, and that's how he met her there.
|
| Estimated Birth
Year: |
abt 1896 |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Race: |
White |
| Birthplace: |
Poland |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Relation to Head of
House: |
Head |
| Home in 1940: |
New York, Richmond, New York |
| Street: |
Van Buren Street |
| House Number: |
37 |
| Farm: |
No |
| Inferred Residence
in 1935: |
New York, Richmond, New York |
| Residence in 1935: |
Same Place |
| Citizenship: |
Naturalized |
| Sheet Number: |
5B |
| Number of Household
in Order of Visitation: |
84 |
| Occupation: |
Chauffeur |
| Industry: |
Trucking |
| House Owned or
Rented: |
Rented |
| Value of Home or
Monthly Rental if Rented: |
25 |
| Attended School or
College: |
No |
| Highest Grade
Completed: |
Elementary school, 7th grade |
| Hours Worked Week
Prior to Census: |
44 |
| Class of Worker: |
Wage or salary worker in private work |
| Weeks Worked in
1939: |
26 |
| Income: |
910 |
| Income Other
Sources: |
No |
| Household Members: |
|
| Name: |
Stanley Lavendusky
[Stanley Levendusky] |
John
M.
Gwin
Comments |
| Gender: |
Male |
Hey, look who we found in 1930! Now we have the year he
immigrated--when he was only about one or two years old. That
means the chances are very good of finding him with his parents (a) in
the 1900 and 1910 censuses and/or (2) on the passenger list of the ship
on which they came over. (See
a possible 1910 census return below.)
|
| Birth Year: |
abt 1895 |
| Birthplace: |
Poland |
| Race: |
White |
| Home in 1930: |
Richmond, Richmond, NY |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Immigration
Year: |
1897 |
| Relation to Head of
House: |
Head |
| Spouse's Name: |
Sophie
Lavendusky |
| Father's Birthplace: |
Poland |
| Mother's Birthplace: |
Poland |
| Household Members: |
|
| Name: |
Stanley Lavendowski |
John
M.
Gwin
Comments |
| Age: |
25 |
Not only have we found
Stanley and Sophie, we've found her parents and younger brother as well!
Her maiden name is Pazdzioh,
then (unless the census enumerator misspelled it, of course).
And your dad's POB is New York, not Poland,and he is indeed listed as a
"Jr.".
|
| Birth Year: |
abt 1895 |
| Birthplace: |
Poland |
| Home in 1920: |
Richmond Assembly District 1, Richmond, New York |
| Race: |
White |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Relation to Head of
House: |
Son-in-law |
| Marital Status: |
Married |
| Spouse's Name: |
Sophia Lavendowski |
| Father's Birthplace: |
Poland |
| Mother's Birthplace: |
Poland |
| Able to read: |
Yes |
| Able to Write: |
Yes |
| Household Members: |
|
| Name: |
Stanley Lewandowski |
John
M.
Gwin
Comments |
| Age in 1910: |
20 |
CAUTION:
At this point we
have few clues that would confirm this to be our Stanley.
In later censuses, we have Sophie's and their kids' names and
ages which verify conclusively that Stanley is indeed ours.
But here we have only three criteria that should
match up: (1) his age, (2) his and his parents' POB, and (3) their year
of immigration.
On both of the first two, there's room for "cheating": younger
men tended to lie from time to time to make themselves look older
(women vice-versa), and German immigrants tended to use alternate
citizenships to steer clear of harassment here during and after the
World Wars.
But the immigration date provided no reason to lie, and so, of all the
possible Stanley Levandowski's we saw, this one was only a year off
from the 1897 date listed in the 1930 census. Therefore, it
seems possibly closest to being ours, though not necessarily so.
|
| Birth Year: |
abt 1890
[1890] |
| Birthplace: |
New York |
| Home in 1910: |
Buffalo Ward 8, Erie, New York |
Year
of
Immigration to the US
|
1896
|
| Race: |
White |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Relation to Head of
House: |
Son |
| Marital Status: |
Single |
| Father's Name: |
Ignatius Lewandowski |
| Father's Birthplace: |
Germany |
| Mother's Name: |
Helen Lewandowski |
| Mother's Birthplace: |
Germany |
| Neighbors: |
View
others
on page |
| Household Members: |
|
From
Ancestry.com (Index to register to vote Records)
INDEX TO REGISTER ORANGE
COUNTY CALIFORNIA
Name and
Address
Party Affiliation
LEVANDOWSKI
NATALIE
R MRS
A-160 D
_____1750 S WM. MILLER
DR
ANAHEIM
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Part III: Some Good Correspondence
From:
salevandowskiatgmaildotcom
Subject:
Re: family history
Date:
January 4, 2013
To:
jmcdgwin@zianet.com
Thank you very much for offering to see what you can do to trace my
Levandowski roots. Here is what I know:
Stanley Alexander Levandowski (my father)
Born: 4/30/18 (probably Poland)
Died: 1/10/60
Married: Natalie Rose Bright (my mother, and Katrina's daughter)
In the Air Force, resided in New York, Long Beach, etc.
Sylvia Wallace - Levandowski (Stanley's sister)
Born: about 1921 (probably Poland)
Died: about 2008
Married: Wallace (deceased, unknown date)
Resided mostly in the Staten Island area
One child Ronald C Wallace, born 1944, died 2010, resided in Staten
Island
Wife (Sharon Fishel - Wallace) alive, I have contacted her but she
claims she has no photos/info
Henry J Levandoski (Stanley's brother)
Note: Henry changed spelling of last name, dropping "w" early on
Born: 7/13/23
Married Pauline C, born 1920 and died in 2008
Currently resides near Ft Lauderdale
His daughter Barbara Palladino lives nearby but claims not to have any
info.
Promised to talk to Henry and see if he can remember facts
Stanley Levandowski (my grandfather)
Born: about 1896 in Poland
Died: 1957
Resided in Staten Island
I have no information about his parents or if he had siblings
Married: Sophie (i think he maiden name could be Pazdziok and her
death was about 1947),
Sophie died in about 1979. I believe Sophie's mother's last name
could be Podzjem and that
her death was about 1949
I believe that my grandfather, grandmother, and kids emigrated via
Ellis Island (I don't know the date,
and I haven't been able to find any records to this fact). The
Pazdziok/Podzjem info came from my
sister-in-law who was working on a tree project in Brussels 25 years
ago. I am waiting for a reply as
to where she got the info.