Jan "Joannes" "John" Joe Sowa

1880 - 1970  (89 years)

• Name	Jan "Joannes" "John" Joe Sowa
  Nickname	Joannes
  Birth	24 Jun 1880	of Dolega, Poland
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Mar 1970	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  Burial	5 Mar 1970	Saint Adalberts Cemetery, Niles, Cook County, Illinois
  Person ID	I122377	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Jana "Joannis" Sowa,   b. 23 Feb 1849, Dolega, Malopolska, Poland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maryanny Rajczyk,   b. 1852, Borzecin, Malopolska, Poland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	of Malopolska, Poland
  Family ID	F45716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katarzyna "Katherine" Czupak,   b. 15 Aug 1884, Zaborow, Malopolska, Poland d. Aug 1958, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1910	Holy Innocents Parish, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
  	On 1910 parish marriage record stated his Parents as Joannis Sowak and Marianna Rajca.
  Children	1. Joannes "John" Sowa,   b. 30 Aug 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. 10 Jun 1941, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 29 years)   2. Sophi "Josie" Sowa,   b. 4 Mar 1913, Cook County, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   3. Helen Sowa,   b. 29 Oct 1914, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. Aft 15 Aug 1981, Of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 66 years)   4. Joseph Sowa,   b. 18 Oct 1916, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. 20 May 1988, Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois (Age 71 years)   5. Michael "Mitchell" A. Sowa,   b. 1919, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ludwik Sowa,   b. 23 Dec 1921, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois d. 28 Jun 1922, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (Age 0 years)   7. Joanna "Jennie" Sowa,   b. 5 Aug 1923, Cook County, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   8. Josephine Sowa   9. Stanley Sowa
  Family ID	F45620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Cousin: Maelehor Kutorek born 1889 in Austria Some unconfirmed records place his birthplace as Bizesko, Poland. (Brzesko?) Sister Rosalia Sowa paid his passage in 1905. He departed Bremen, Germany in 1905 and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland on the ship "Cassel" in May 1905.  His final destination was listed as 189 W. Erie Street in Chicago, Illinois. In this 1905 immigration record listed above, his race was considered Polish, his nationality was Austrian, and last town lived in was Dolega, Poland. His age was 25, placing his birth about 1880, and he was single. Marriage record of Joannes Sowa(k) stated he was born on 10 June 1880 in Dolega, (Brzesko County), Poland.  Most USA records state 24 June 1880 in Poland. Was naturalized on 18 March 1926 in Cook County, Illinois and listed his place of birth as Poland and date of birth as 24 June 1880.  John Giza witnessed the naturalization. In some records, listed address as 1652 W. Huran St. Chicago, Cook County, Illinois On 1942 WWII draft registration card; his date of birth was listed as 5 Jun 1880 in Poland. On this record; he listed his street address as 1652 W. Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois. This matches his 1940 census record. Chicago Tribune March 4, 1970: Sowa John J. Sowa, devoted husband of the late Catherine, nee Czupak; loving father of Helen [John] Fras, Joseph [Wanda], Mitchell [Lorraine], Josephine [Frank] Jagodka, Joanna [Joseph] Mika, Stanley [Helen], and the late John Jr.; fond grandfather of 28; great-grandfather of seven. Funeral Thursday, 10 a.m., from Malec & Sons Funeral Home, 6000 N. Milwaukee avenue, to Holy Innocents church. Interment St. Adalbert's.