Siblings of Mary Bostick

Today, I posted a blog about my 2nd great-grandmother Mary Bostick (1848-1920). You can read that Here, This post is about her siblings, my 3rd great-aunts & uncles.

Mary's parents were Miles Bostick & Margaret Francerider (sometimes read as Tresenriter?) They had 8 children:

1. John Samuel

2. Sarah Elizabeth

3. Mary 

4. Nancy

5. Mildred Jane

6. Alice

7. Miles Jr.

8. Charles Henry 

1. John Samuel Bostick

John was born in 1844 in Indiana. He was a cooper most of his life, married twice. He first married Laura Harlow (b. 1850) on 11 Jul 1868 in Clark County, Indiana. John and Laura had 8 children: Rosa, Lillie, Ida Estella, Birdie, Daisy, John, Mary & Blanche.

John married secondly to Alta M. Pollard on 11 Jul 1868. Together, they had 2 children: Charles H. & Hester S.

2. Sarah Elizabeth Bostick

Sarah was born on 04 Apr 1845 in Georgetown, Indiana and died on 23 Oct 1917 at the age of 72. She was married to John Treat and had at least 2 children: Hettie Ann & William E. There is another John Treat in Indiana at the same time who married a Sarah Elizabeth, which made this search difficult.

3. Mary Bostick

Read about her here.

4. Nancy Bostick

Nancy was born about 1852 in Indiana. I couldn't find much about her, just that she was in the 1860 United States Census with her family.

5. Mildred Jane Bostick

Mildred Jane was born on 08 Aug 1855 in Indiana and died on 23 Feb 1942 at the age of 86. She married Louis Zimmerman (1849-1918) and they had 2 daughters: Maybelle "Belle" & Bertie. Both her daughters died of colon cancer.

6. Alice Bostick

Alice was born about 1856 in Indiana.  I couldn't find much about her, just that she was in the 1860 United States Census with her family.

7. Miles Bostick Jr.

Miles was born about 1860 in Indiana.  I couldn't find much about him, just that he was in the 1860 & 1870 United States Census with his family.

8. Charles Henry Bostick

Charles was born on 08 May 1863 in Salem, Indiana  and was a real estate agent most of his life. He married Anna L. McAtee (1872-1938) on 27 Mar 1894. They had 2 sons: Henry M. & Joseph D. Charles died on 26 Jan 1938 in Louisville, Kentucky of a coronary occlusion. He was 74 years old.

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! :)

Siblings of Rose Horn

 In my 52 Ancestors Biographies, I wrote about my 2nd Great-Grandmother Rose Horn. Rose was the fourth and last child of Immigrants: 

Joseph Horn                  &      Martha Maria Altmann
1834- Germany                      1833- Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
15 Dec 1880- Dayton, Ohio          12 Feb 1895- Dayton, Ohio


Joseph and Martha had 4 children: 

1. Emma
2. Frederick
3. Mary
4. Rose 


1. Emma T. Horn
Born: 10 Feb 1862 in Dayton, Ohio

Emma married Emil Conrad (1859-1909) on 04 Jun 1888 in Dayton. His parents were Philip Conrad & Elizabeth Becker. Emil worked in a factory that manufactured cigars.  He and Emma had 6 children: Verona, Marie, Charles Augusta, Helen Frances, Carmelita, and Marguerite.

Emma lost both her oldest daughter Verona and her husband Emil in 1909, only 24 hours apart. Verona died at the age of 19 of Spinal Meningitis and Emil succumbed to cancer the following day. 

Emma died on 11 Apr 1934 in Belleville, Illinois at the age of 72. Cause of death- her gall bladder. 


2. Fredrich J. "Fred" Horn
Born: 15 Aug 1867 in Dayton, Ohio

Fred married married Theresa A. Popp (1867-1948) and they had 4 children: Adeline, Florence, Robert John, and Evelyn. The only one of his children to marry was his son Robert. 

Fred died at the age of 68 on 19 Mar 1936 in Kettering, Ohio.


3. Mary Horn
Born: 15 Aug 1868 in Cincinnati, Ohio

Mary married Timothy Reardon III (1864-1911) in 1886 and they had 9 children: Frances, Harry, Reuben, Rebecca, Louis, Charles, Mary, Robert, and Martha. 

Mary died at the age of 69 on 14 Sep 1937 in Cincinnati. 



4. Rose Horn
You can read about Rose in a previous post- Here.

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.  

The Siblings of Gerhard C. Jeckering

Gerhard C. Jeckering was my great-grandfather. He was the son of Joseph Herman Jeckering (1870-1931) and Rose A. Horn (1872-1933). 

Gerhard was their eldest child out of 7 children born:
1. Gerhard C. 
2. Cletus Joseph 
3. Martha E. 
4. Norbert John
5. Elizabeth Martha 
6. Infant Daughter 
7. Irene 


1. Gerhard C. Jeckering- I wrote a blog post about Gerhard (read that post here). 

2. Cletus Joseph Jeckering.
Born: 07 Aug 1902 in Dayton, Ohio

In 1940, he was living at 58 Bruce in Dayton, Ohio. His home was owned- valued at $6000. He was working as a purchasing agent for wholesale grocery and living with his wife Ethel and 2 children, Robert and Marilyn. 

58 W. Bruce Ave, Dayton, Ohio. (Image source- Zillow.com).

Built in 1923, has 1,204 sq ft., 3 bedroom, 1 bath.

Cletus married Ethel Beatrice Alcock (1909-1982) and they had 5 children: 
          1. James H. (1930-1936)
         2. Robert Cletus "Bob" (1934-2015)
         3. Marilyn Irene (Living)
         4. Infant Son (1936-1936)
         5. Thomas Edward "Tom" (Living)

Cletus died on 19 Mar 1996 in Fairfield, Ohio at the age of 93. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio- Sec. 29, Lot 243, Space 12.

On 20 Aug 2019, his son Tom and wife Virginia donated funds to Saint Adalbert Catholic School in Cleveland, Ohio for a new 13,000 square-foot addition in honor of his father. The addition added 9 classrooms, a cafeteria and a playground. It was named the Cletus Jeckering Learning Center. 

3. Martha E. Jeckering "Aunt Mart"
Born: 23 May 1906 in Dayton, Ohio
Died: 27 Feb 1997 in Dayton, Ohio

Martha never married. She did work her whole life as a grocery clerk and then in the accounting department at White Villa (grocery chain in Ohio). Martha died at the age of 90 in Dayton, Ohio and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, section 23, lot 1 1/2, space 3.

4. Norbert John Jeckering
Born: 17 Aug 1908 in Dayton, Ohio

In 1930, Norbert was single, living at 3226 Riverside Dr. in Dayton Ohio, Working as a tool maker. I was unable to find the house online- google to zillow, so it makes me think maybe it's not around anymore. 

Norbert married Freda Lucille Shell (1910-1993) and they had 3 daughters (Judith, Patricia and Marcia) before moving to Santa Barbara, California. 

Norbert died at the age of 81 in Santa Barbara County, California. He was cremated.


5. Elizabeth Martha Jeckering
Born: 19 Apr 1910 in Dayton, Ohio
Died: 19 Dec 1923 in Dayton, Ohio, age 13.

6. Infant Daughter Jeckering
Born: 22 Apr 1912 in Dayton, Ohio
Died: 22 Apr 1912 in Dayton, Ohio- only lived 15 minutes.
The baby was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio.

7. Irene Jeckering
Born: 27 May 1913 in Dayton, Ohio
Died: 08 Jan 1914 in Dayton, Ohio- about 8 months old