First Post of 2021- Josephine Dabuliewicz Alexinas Jeckering

This morning, I'm listening to a YouTube video- Cozy Coffee Shop Ambiance with Relaxing Jazz Music & Rain Sounds. 

Even though I've written about her before, I wanted to write about my great-grandmother this morning. I was thinking about her the other day. I always thinking about her on Jan 2 of every year. Most people don't memorize their great-grandparents birthdays, but hers is unique because she was born on Jan 2...and died on Jan 2. 

Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz was born in 1906 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the only child of Josef Dabuliewicz (1881-1977) & Stephania Ellert (1878-1913).

I found this picture on Ancestry.com, added by my cousin, Jill. 

The picture above, I found about 6 years ago and absolutely cherish it. It looks to have been taken the same day as the baby picture of Josephine- maybe a christening? 

Here, we can see Baby Josephine again (baby on the left), being held by her father, Josef. Her mother is behind Josef with her hand on his shoulder.

The other baby is Michael Anthony Ruski (1905-1957). Michael's parents- his father (holding him) was John James Ruski (b. 1885) and his wife Mary Ellert (1885-1971). Mary was Stephania's sister. Between the two sisters is their brother Joseph Ellert (1888-1966).  The elderly couple is the parents of Stephania, Mary and Joseph- Stanislaw Ellert (1849-1930) & Pauline Yocavich (1854-1937). 

On June 7, 1913 Stephania passes away. Originally, it was told that she died in the Great Dayton Flood but the dates don't match. I was told by a family member that she had strep. She was only 35 years old. 

Stephania is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. (The spelling of her last name is different than other sources of the name).

By the 1920 U.S. Census, Josephine was living with the Alexinas family in Dayton. I don't know all of the circumstances with Joseph and his daughter, but Josephine did end up taking the Alexinas name. Her adoptive parents were John J. Alexinas (1874-1955) & Mary Kushinski (1879-1973). They already had one son- George Francis Alexinas (1904-1952). George never married. 

Josef, Josephine's father, by 1920 was living in Bedford, Ohio- re-married to Honorata Cieslak (1891-1977). Josef and Honorata had 6 children together- Mary (1914-1941), Helen (b. 1917), Walter Alexander (1918-1995), Stanley (b. 1921), Joseph John (1925-2012) and Adella Mary (b. 1930). They raised their children in Winchendon, Massachusetts. 

Josephine married my great-grandfather Gerard Jeckering (1900-1967) about 1924. 

Josephine married my great-grandfather Gerhard Jeckering (1900-1967) on July 29, 1924 at 8 o'clock in the morning.

How sweet is their wedding portrait?!

Gerhard was one of five children to Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931) & Rose Horn (1872-1933). He was a tool maker, like many of his other family members.

 I am really fortunate to have this picture (above) of him at work. 

 

Around 1936/37, the couple purchased a home at 2334 Newport Ave in Dayton, Ohio. 

You can read more about the history of this house in another I wrote here.

Josephine and Gerhard raised 6 children together- Paul George (1924-1954), Richard Cletus (1926-2017), Rita Irene (1928-2015), Rosemary Emma (1930-2012), Joann Ethel (b. 1934) and Joseph John (b. 1939). 

Gerhard and Josephine were married roughly 41 years and lived in this home until Josephine passed away in 1965. She was only 59 years old and died of acute leukemia. Gerhard followed two years later in 1967. 

Josephine and Gerhard are buried in the Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.

Wednesday's Portrait: Dabuliewicz/Ellert/Ruski Family Portrait

 Today's Portrait: 

Spring 1906

When I came upon this gem, oh man, was I one happy family historian! 

The baby on the man's lap to the left, that's my great-grandmother Josephine Jeckering (married name). 

You can read all about her family abandonment, adoption, etc in a different post here.

The best way to describe this picture in a post like this-- 

Stanley Ellert (1849-1930) & Pauline Yocavich (1854-1937) married. They are the two older couple in the front/bottom row. They had 3 children: Stephania, Joseph and Mary (all pictured in the back row consecutively). 

Stephania Ellert married Josef Dabuliewicz (pictured below her, next to her mother). He is holding their daughter Josephine. 

Mary Ellert married John James Ruski (pictured below her, beside her father). He is holding their son Michael.

Who else thinks that Stephania and Mary look like twins?! :) 

52 Ancestors Biography- Stephania Ellert and Family

Stephania Ellert- My 2nd Great-Grandmother

Not the greatest pic...

Stephania was born in 1878 to Stainslaw "Stanley" and Pauline Ellert. I'm not sure when she immigrated to America, but I know it was before her parents. She married Josef Dabuliewicz (1881-1977) and they had one daughter- Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz (1906-1965). 

Josef and Stephania & baby Josephine 

Stephania died when she was only 35 years old, my age! She survived the devastating Great Dayton Flood of 1913 but died of Strep on 07 Jun 1913. After her death, her husband abandoned their one and only daughter. You can read more about Josephine here.

Stainslaw "Stanley" Ellert

b. abt 1849 in Poland

d. 28 Nov 1930, San Diego, California

Pauline Yocavich Ellert

b. 1854 in Poland

d. 23 Jan 1937 in San Diego, California

Stanley and Pauline immigrated to America in April 1909. In the ship records, they were meeting their daughter in Dayton. I'm not sure when their children immigrated, but they were all living in Dayton in 1910. 

Stanley and Pauline had 4 children, that I know of: Stephania, Alexander, Mary and Joseph.

                                    Ellert Family

Top Row: Stephania, Joseph Ellert (her brother), Mary Ellert Ruski (her sister)

Bottom Row: Josef Dabuliewicz w/ baby Josephine, Pauline Ellert, Stanely Ellert, John James Ruski w/ baby Michael.

I'm not sure if Stephania's brother Alexander stayed in Poland or died young. All I know is he was born about 1885 in Poland.

~Mary Ellert, Stephania's sister- pictured above- looks so much like Stephania!! It's crazy, they could be twins. Mary was born about 1885 in Poland. She married John James Ruski and they had 3 children: Michael (1905-1957), Mary (b. 1908) and Joseph (b. 1911). 

~Joseph Ellert, Stephania's brother- pictured next to her- was born about 1888 in Poland and died in Aug 1966. He married Martha Kuschiar (1886-1968) and they had 4 children: Joseph Frank (1913-1990), Eleanore Frances (1917-1986), Irene Caroline (1920-2017), and Marjorie R. (b. 1924). 

Siblings of Josef Dabuliewicz

My 2nd Great-Grandfather was Josef Dabuliewicz. He was the eldest of 3 children (that I know of) of  Stainslaw "Stanley" and Anieli Dabuliewicz.

Stanislaw "Stanley" Dabuliewicz
abt 1859 Lithuania
1933- Winchendon, Massachusetts


Anieli "Nellie" Borofski
abt 1869- Lithuania
Died in USA, unknown date.


Stanley and Nellie had 3 children (That I know of):

1. Josef
2. Johanna
3. Anna


1. Josef Dabuliwicz
You can read his biography page here.

2. Johanna Dabuliewicz
Born: about 1891 in Lithuania
Died: Unknown

Johanna married Charles Mieldazis (1892-1953). They had 2 children that I could find: Stella (b. 1915) and Anthony (b. 1919).



3. Anna Dabulewicz
Born: about 1893 in Lithuania
Died: Unknown

Anna was a tough one to research. I did find her in Dayton, Ohio working in a cigar factory in 1909.

I did find an "Anna Dabuliewicz" married to a Michael Wassilur and they had a daughter who never married: Helen Wassilur (1918-1961). I'm not entirely sure this is the same Anna.



Needless to say, after doing the research and my last few posts, some immigrant families are just damn hard to research!! The paper trail is just not there sometimes. It's frustrating and I don't know where to go from here.

If anyone who reads this knows more about the persons above, please shoot me a comment or email @ Carriesmith11411@yahoo.com. It's not dire, but I am so curious what happened to these people after coming to America! :)

52 Ancestors Biography- Josef Dabuliewicz

Josef Dabuliewicz- my 2nd Great-Grandfather

Not the greatest pic, but it works :) 

Born: 19 Mar 1881 in Lituania 

Parents: Stanislaw "Stanley" Dabuliewicz (1859-1933) & Anieli "Nellie" Borofski (1869-?)

Siblings (That I know of): 

1. Johanna (1891-)

2. Anna (1893-)

Josef came to America aboard the shipped named Moltke from Hamburg, Germany on 29 May 1904. He was 19 years old, travelling alone. His parents and 2 sisters came in April 1909.

Between his arrival in 1904 and 1906, Josef married Stephania Ellert (1878-1913). They had one daughter: 

Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz

b. 02 Jan 1906- Brooklyn, New York                  You can read more about

d. 02 Jan 1965- Dayton, Ohio                         Josephine Here.

(My great-grandmother)

Josef, Stephania & baby Josephine

Josef's wife, Stephania died in 1913 after the Great Dayton Flood. She died of Strep. Josephine was only 7 and he abandoned her to the Alexinas family of Dayton, Ohio. (Read more about that story in Josephine's 52 Ancestor's Biography here.) 

Josef remarried on 17 May 1914 in Manchester, New Hampshire to Honorata Cieslak (1891-1977), an immigrant of Austria. Together, they had 6 children:

1. Mary (1914-1941)

2. Helen (1917-?)

3. Walter Alexander (1918-1995)

4. Stanley (1921-?)

5. Joseph John (1925-2012)

6. Adella M. (1930-?)

According to all census records, Josef and Honrata spent their lives in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He spent his occupational life working in a chair factory as a sander. 

Josef died at the age of 95 on 21 Feb 1977 of Leukemia. I have not located his burial, but I can assume it's probably in Winchendon.

The Siblings of Josephine Dabuliewicz

Josephine was my great-grandmother. She was the only daughter of Josef Dabuliewicz (1881-1977) and Stephania Ellert (1878-1913). 

Now, you're probably wondering, how can there be a blog post about a siblings of an only child? Josephine's mother died in 1913, very young, when Josephine was only 7 years old. She was abandoned by her father and adopted by John and Mary Alexinas. You can read more about Josephine Here.

On 17 May 1914, Josef married Honorata Cieslak (1891-1977). Together, they had 6 children: 
1. Mary 
2. Helen
3. Walter Alexander
4. Stanley 
5. Joseph John
6. Adele

On 22 Apr 1930, the family was living in Winchendon, Massachusetts on Mill Glen Road. Their home was owned, valued at $2000. Josef was working as a sauder at a chair factory.

1. Mary Dabuliewicz 
Born: 31 Dec 1914 in Concord, Massachusetts

In 1935, Mary was living in Gardner, Massachusetts. She owned a beauty shop at 66 Parker St. 

Photo of Current building at the address of Mary's beauty shop- Photo Credit- Google.com

Mary sadly died at the young age of 26 years old on 20 Apr 1941 in Whitefield, New Hampshire. Cause of death- sub acute baterial endocarditis (infection of the lining of your heart). She never married. 

Mary was buried in the Saint Johns Cemetery in Gardner, Massachusetts. 

2. Helen Dabuliewicz
Born: 1917 in Massachusetts
Died: Before 2012

I couldn't find much information on Helen. In the 1930 U.S. Census, her name was written as Ellen. In her brother Joseph's obituary, it had her name and married name as Helen Lepkowski. It also stated in the obituary that she had already passed and this was 2012. I have not been able to find anything on her or her immediate family. 


3. Walter Alexander Dabuliewicz
Born: 01 Dec 1918 in Bedford, Ohio
Died: 28 Feb 1995 in Massachusetts-- age 76

Walter married Antoinette Leblanc (1929-2001) and they had at least 1 daughter- Michelle. 


4.  Stanley Dabuliewicz
Born: 1921 in Ohio
Died: Before 2012

Stanley is a lot like his sister Helen as in- I couldn't find much information on him. All I know is that he died before his brother Joseph in 2012- per Joseph's obituary.

5. Joseph John Dabuliewicz
Born: 25 Feb 1925 in Winchendon, Massachusetts
Died: 02 Dec 2012 in Greenfield, Massachusetts-- 87 years old

Joseph married Dorothea Haines (1925-2000) and they had 2 children: John Edward and Christian.

6. Adella M. Dabuliewicz
Born: 1930 in Massachusetts
Died: Unknown/Living

As of 2012, when her brother Joseph died, Adella was still living. She was Adella Wierstak. I found her husband was Charles Wierstak.  

Catholic Funeral Prayer Cards

When I really got into Genealogy, my dad gave me these prayer cards. Unfortunately, I only have 5 of them. I wish I had more! Prayer cards are used for a variety reasons--- one is in the case of a death-- the ones I have are because someone has died and guests at the Catholic service/funeral were given these cards as a memory.

Rose A. Jeckering (nee' Horn)- My 2nd Great-Grandmother
b. 07 May 1872 Dayton, Ohio
d. 18 Dec 1933 Dayton, Ohio

Martha E. Jeckering "Aunt Mart"- My 2nd Great-Aunt
b. 23 May 1906- Dayton, Ohio
d. 27 Feb 1997- Dayton, Ohio

Gerhard C. Jeckering- My Great-Grandfather
b. 15 Jul 1900- Dayton, Ohio
d. 12 Sep 1967- Dayton, Ohio

Josephine Mary Jeckering (nee' Dabuliewicz)- My Great-Grandmother
b. 02 Jan 1906- Brooklyn, New York
d. 02 Jan 1965- Dayton, Ohio

Paul George Jeckering- My Grandfather
b. 19 May 1925- Dayton, Ohio
d. 11 Jan 1954- Dayton, Ohio

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 43: Gerhard C. Jeckering (1900-1967)

Gerhard C. Jeckering - my great grandfather

Born: 15 Jul 1900 in Dayton, Ohio

Parents: Joseph Herman Jeckering (Read more about him Here) &
              Rose A. Horn (1872-1933)

Siblings: 

1. Cletus J. Jeckering (1902-1996)
2. Martha E. Jeckering (1906-1997)
3. Nobert John Jeckering (1908-1989)
4. Elizabeth Martha Jeckering (1910-1913)
5. Infant (1912-1912)
6. Irene Jeckering (1913-1914)

Residence(s) & Occupation(s):

1910 (age 10): 129 Huffman Ave, Dayton, Ohio

1920 (age 19): 630 McLain St., Dayton, Ohio
                         Tool Maker @ Machine Shop

1930 (age 30): 3306 Riverside, Dayton, Ohio
                         Tool Maker

1940 (age 39): 2334 Newport, Dayton, Ohio
                         Tool Maker

Family:

Gerhard married Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz (1906-1965) (read more about her Here) about 1924 in Dayton, Ohio. They had 8 Children- 3 of which are still living:

1. Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954) (my grandfather)
2. Living Jeckering
3. Rita Irene Jeckering (1928-2015)
4. David Jeckering (1928-1928)
5. Rosemary Jeckering (1930-2012)
6. Ruth Jeckering (1931-1931)
7. Living Jeckering
8. Living Jeckering



Death:

Gerhard died on 12 Sep 1967 at the age of 67 due to a heart attack. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio- Plot: Section 7, Lot 115, Space 12

              

Today in My Family History

Since I'm behind on my blogging because of the holiday's , this post will be for January 1- 5 :) 

January 02, 2015

In Loving Memory: May they Rest in Peace

BORN on January 02, 1906 &

DIED on January 02, 1965

My great grandmother- Josephine Mary Jeckering (Dabuliewicz).

She died at the age of 59.

She would have been 109 today.

January 03, 2015

In Loving Memory: May they Rest in Peace

DIED on January 03, 2011

My 1st Cousin, 2x Removed- Judith Anne Phillips (Jeckering). 

She died at the age of 74.

She would have been 79 today.

BORN on January 03, 1894

My 1st Cousin, 3x Removed- Carl Herman Heider.

He died at the age of 86.

He would have been 121 today.

January 05, 2015

In Loving Memory: May they Rest in Peace

DIED on January 05, 1931

My 2nd Cousin, 2x Removed- Thomasene Brinkman.

She died after only 2 weeks of life.

She would have been 85 today.

Tuesday's Census: Dabuliewicz Family

The Dabuliewicz Family: 


~Josef Dabuliewicz (my 2nd great grandfather):

22 April 1930

Address: Mill Glen Road, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts 
            Home is Owned- Valued at 2,000.

Members in Household:

Dabuliewicz, Josef H.---Head----47---Sauder in Chair Factory

"             ", Honorata-Wife-----38---None

"             ", Mary----Daughter-15---None

"             ", Ellen----Daughter-13---None

"             ", Walter--Son------11---None

"             ", Stanely-Son-------9---None

"             ", Joseph Jr. Son-----5---None

"             ", Adele----Daughter-1/12-None



~Josephine Dabuliewicz (my great grandmother): 
(Was adopted by the Alexinas Family after her mother died in 1913)

02 January 1920

Address: 616 Hart St., Dayton, Ohio
            Renting Home

Alexinas, John---Head----46---Laborer

"        ", Mary---Wife----40---Cigar Maker in Cigar Factory

"        ", George--Son----15---Press Feeder- Commerical Ptg.

"        ", Josephine-Step-Daug--14--None



By 1930 U.S. Census, Josephine was married to Gerhard C. Jeckering.

Wednesday's Portrait- Gerhard & Josephine Jeckering

Today's Portrait: my great-grandparents- 

                                  Gerhard Cletus Jeckering (1900-1967) &

                                 Josephine Mary Dabuliewicz (1906-1965)

                                                      

This picture was taking on their (50th?) wedding anniversary- such a beautiful picture! 

One Person at a Time...Antoinette

~Even though I have a lot of people in my family tree, I also have a lot of "holes" that need more research. Over the next few months, I am going to attempt to patch up those holes by doing research one person at a time- starting at the beginning of the list~

Today's name: Antoinette


Before Research:
Antoinette L. was born in June 1920 and died in June 2001. She married Walter A. Dabuliewicz (1918-1995)- my great grand uncle.


After Research:
Antoinette LeBlanc was born on 26 Jun 1929 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts and died on 28 Jun 2001 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. She was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery in Gardner, Massachusetts. Her parents were Albert LeBlanc (1889-1972) & Marie Louise Duteau (1893-1948). Albert was born in Canada.
Antoinette had 4 siblings- 
Raymond (b. 1919)
Elaine (Claire) (b. 1922)
Gerard (b. 1923)
Rita (b. 1925)

Surname Saturday- Dabuliewicz

Today's Surname- Dabuliewicz

My great grandmother's birth name was Josephine M. Dabuliewicz. You can read her full story when I featured her in my 52 Ancestors blog- Here.



Josephine's parents were:
Josef Dabuliewicz  
b. 1883 in Lithuania    
d. 21 Feb 1977 in Massachusetts 

Stephania Ellert 
b. 1878 in Russia
d. 07 Jun 1913 in Dayton, Ohio


Dabuliewicz:


My line of Dabuliewicz are from Lithuania but there have been people with the same last name from England, Germany, France, Russia and Sweden- spelling of the name varies 


Ancestry.com


On Ancestry.com, I found 3 with this last name on the All New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957:

Name                               Arrival Date          Birth                         Ship name

Adalie Dabulewicz          16 May 1900        abt 1880- Russia    Westernland

Vincent Dabulewicz        16 May 1900       abt 1889- Russia     Westernland

Magda Debulewicz         15 May 1914       abt 1897- Lithuania Lusitania


All Baltimore, Passenger Lists, 1820-1948 and 1954-1957:

Elek Dabulics                  May 1908             abt 1883- Hungary    Neckar


All Pennsylvania, U.S. Naturalization Originals, 1795-1930:

Michael Dabulewicz    b. 18 Oct 1875             Naturalization- 20 Jul 1923

Stephen Dabulewicz  b. 14 Feb 1877             Naturalization- 27 May 1919

Stephen Dabulewicz  b. 14 Feb 1877             Naturalization- 06 Nov 1924

John Dabulewicz        b. 24 Jul 1879               Naturalization- 26 Jul 1923



Findagrave



Antoniette (LeBlanc) Dabuliewicz (1929-2001) (wife of my great grand uncle)

Elizabeth (Humphrey) Dabuliewicz (?- 1992)

Joseph John Dabuliewicz (1925-2012) (my great grand uncle)

52 Ancestors- Week 12- Josephine Dabuliewicz

Josephine M. Dabuliewicz- my great grandmother

b. 02 Jan 1906- Brooklyn, New York
d. 02 Jan 1965- Dayton, Ohio

Parents: Josef Dabuliewicz (1883-1977) &
              Stephania Ellert (1878-1913) 

Adoptive Parents: John J. Alexinas (1874-1955) &
                            Mary Kushinski (1879-1973)

No biological siblings- Josephine was an only child. She had one adoptive brother- George Francis Alexinas (1904-1952) who was the only child of John and Mary Alexinas. 


How Josephine is related to me:

~Carrie Jeckering Smith (me)
~My parents
~Paul George Jeckering (1925-1954) & Dorothy Hendricks
~Gerhard Cletus Jeckering (1900-1967) &
   Josephine M Dabuliewicz (1906-1965)


Residences:

1920 - (age 14) 616 Har(p?) Street, Dayton, Ohio- with Alexinas family
1930- (age 24) 3306 Riverside, Dayton, Ohio- with husband & family
1940- 2334 (age 34) Newport, Dayton, Ohio- with husband & family


Adoption:

Josephine's mother died when Josephine was only 7 years old in 1913- of an illness she had received from the Great Dayton Flood. I don't know the circumstances of Josephine's relationship with her father, but by 1920, she was living with the Alexinas family and had taken their name.

Josephine's father remarried before 1915- which is the same year that he had his second daughter with his second wife- Honorata Cieslak. He went on to have 6 children with her.


Family:

Josephine married Gerhard C. Jeckering in 1924.

b. 15 Jul 1900 in Dayton, Ohio
d. 12 Sep 1967 in Dayton, Ohio

His parents: Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931) &
                   Rose A. Horn (1872-1933)

Children: (some dates are disclosed due to the fact they are/may be still living)

1. Paul George Jeckering          1925-1954
2. Richard Jeckering
3. Rita Jeckering
4. Rosemary E Jeckering           1930-2012
5. Joanne Jeckering
6. Joseph Jeckering 

Death and Burial:

Josephine died at the age of 59 on 02 Jan 1965. I don't know the cause of her death (yet). She was buried on 05 Jan 1965 in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton Ohio: Section 7, Block X, Lot 115, Space 11- next to her husband.

Updated post of Josephine: here