Frances Ludzia née Wilk

paternal grandfather Marcin Wilk	paternal grandmother Tekla Tomczyk	maternal grandfather Józef Wilk	maternal grandmother Marianna Flis

father Jan Wilk		mother Agnieszka Wilk

Frances Ludzia née Wilk †
	Frances was born on Sunday, the 19th of May 1895 in Dęba, nowadays Nowa Dęba, now POL‑PK and she died on Friday, the 25th of January 1974 in Wallington, USA‑NJ christened on Monday, the 20th of May 1895 in kościół św. Bartłomieja ap. w Majdanie Królewskim, Majdan Królewski, now POL‑PK; her godparents were Jakub Flis and Anna Rodzeń place of burial: St Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack, USA‑NJ residences: Nowa Dęba, Wallington She had got 2 children Naming: formerly as Franciszka, latter as Frances She lived 78 years and 8 months; was born 130 years and 1 month ago, died 51 years ago (as of 11 JUL 2025); her mother was 35 years old and father was 39 years old at her birth; Frances was 33 years old when her mother died and 34 years old when her father died		siblings 1. Caroline Doviak 2. Marc Wilk 3. Maria Róg 4. Catherine Dziewiatek 5. Michael Wilk 7. Aniela Radek 8. Wojciech Wilk 9. Andrew Wilk Frances was the 6^th amongst the siblings; she had got 4 brothers and 4 sisters

husband Anthony Ludzia (9 years older) marriage: in 1931 in New Jersey, USA they got maried 94 years ago; Frances was then 36 years old they were married for 32 years until Anthony died, Frances lived 10 years more children 1. Edwin Ludzia 2. {private} Frances had got 2 children — a daughter and a son

Notes

{#1} See also distribution of surname ‘Wilk’ 2002 (Poland).
{#2} See also etymology of surname ‘Wilk’.
{#3} See also etymology of surname ‘Ludzia’.
{#4} Belongs to the Flis family (progenitor: Wawrzyniec Flis).
{#5} Belongs to the Gurdziel family (progenitor: Kazimierz Gurdziel).
{#6} Belongs to the Kozdęba family (progenitor: Marcin Kozdęba).
{#7} Belongs to the Tomczyk family (progenitor: Wawrzyniec Tomczyk).
{#8} Belongs to the Wilk family (progenitor: Michał Wilk).
{#9} As of 11 JUL 2025 she has got at least 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 6 great‑grandchildren

Sources

{#1} Birth and christening certificate of Frances Wilk (MR15237). Akta stanu cywilnego parafii rzymskokatolickiej w Majdanie Królewskim z lat 1895–1899 (MR03922-2), Parish in Majdan Krolewski; where: 26/1895 Dęba; repository: Archiwum Państwowe w Kielcach Oddział w Sandomierzu, where: PL/24/821/0/-/2 SzwA jedn. 11544973

Parochia Majdan, 1895, Liber Natorum, Pagina pro Demba, Maius, Series 26, Natus 19, Baptisat 20, Numerus Domus 70, Nomen: Francisca, Religio Catholica, Sexus: Puella, leg., Pater: Joannes Wilk agr. f. Martini agr. et Theclae de p. Tomczyk, Mater: Agnes Wilk fla. Josephi agr. et Mariannae de Laurentui Flis c.l., Patrini et eorum conditio: Jacobus Flis agr., Anna ux. Matthiae Rodzeń agr., ob. Maria? Flis
Akt urodzenia i chrztu 26/1895, ur. 19.05.1895 Dęba 70, chrz. 20.05.1895, Franciszka, prawa córka, ojciec: rolnik Jan Wilk syn Marcina rolnika i Tekli po ojcu Tomczyk, matka: Agnieszka Wilk ślubna córka rolnika Józefa i Marii po ojcu Wawrzyńcu Flis, rodzice chrzestni: rolnik Jakub Flis i Anna żona rolnika Macieja? Rodzenia, położna: Maria? Flis
citation: 6 OCT 2008 Sandomierz, Archiwum Państwowe w Kielcach Oddział w Sandomierzu
{#2} John Dziewiatek’s 1930 U.S. Census (MR04314); where: Ancestry.com MR04151 #012
1930 United States Federal Census, Census Place: Wallington, Bergen, New Jersey; Roll: 1317; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 242; Image: 71.0
- Name: John Dziewistah (sic! Dziewiatek) • Relation: head • Home: rents home, 24$ monthly • Farm: no farm • Sex: male • Color or race: white • Age: 44 years old (abt 1886) • Marital status: married at 24 (abt 1911) • School: not learning now • Reading and writing: no • Birth place: Poland, parents too • Native language: Polish • Speaks English: yes • Citizenship: immigration 1908, alien • Occupation: worker(?), employed
- Name: Katharine Dziewistah (sic! Catherine Dziewiatek) • Relation: wife • Sex: female • Color or race: white • Age: 38 years old (abt 1892) • Marital status: married at 20 (abt 1911) • School: not learning now • Reading and writing: no • Birth place: Poland, parents too • Native language: Polish • Speaks English: yes • Citizenship: immigration 1909, alien • Occupation: none
- Name: Fred Dziewistah (sic! Ferdinand Dziewiatek) • Relation: son • Sex: male • Color or race: white • Age: 8 years old (abt 1921) • Marital status: single • School: attented in last school year • Reading and writing: no • Birth place: New Jersey; both parents in Poland • Native language: — • Speaks English: no • Citizenship: U.S. • Occupation: none
- Name: Josephine Dziewistah (sic! Dziewiatek) • Relation: daughter • Sex: female • Color or race: white • Age: 7 years old (abt 1923) • Marital status: single • School: attending school in last year • Reading and writing: no • Birth place: New Jersey; both parents in Poland • Native language: — • Speaks English: no • Citizenship: U.S. • Occupation: none
- Name: Chester Dziewistah (sic! Dziewiatek) • Relation: son • Sex: male • Color or race: white • Age: 5 years old (abt 1925) • Marital status: single • School: not learning yet • Reading and writing: no • Birth place: New Jersey; both parents in Poland • Native language: — • Speaks English: no • Citizenship: U.S. • Occupation: none
- Name: Frances Melk (sic! Wilk) • Relation: boarder (sic! sister-in-law) • Sex: female • Color or race: white • Age: 34 years old (abt 1895) • Marital status: single • School: not learning now • Reading and writing: no • Birth place: Poland, parents too • Native language: Polish • Speaks English: no • Citizenship: immigration 1912, alien • Occupation: …wool…(?), employed
- Name: Catherine Sudol (perhaps a cousin, Sudoł is a frequent surname in Dęba&surroundings) • Relation: boarder • Sex: female • Color or race: white • Age: 26 years old (abt 1904) • Marital status: single • School: not learning now • Reading and writing: no • Birth place: Poland, parents too • Native language: Polish • Speaks English: no • Citizenship: immigration 1923, alien • Occupation: …factory…(?), employed
{#3} Wilk Frances Anthony Ludzia NJ Bride Index █ (MR15441). New Jersey Marriage (Bride, Groom) Index (MR15423), New Jersey State Archives (2015), New Jersey Department of Health (2017) → Reclaim The Records; where: Year 1934 Vol 22 Page 347; repository: New Jersey State Archives
citation: 3 APR 2022, DGS 104478958, file 551, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPWX-TG7L
{#4} The Ludzia Family in 1940 Census █ (MR15445). 1940 United States Federal Population Census (MR12101); repository: National Archives and Records Administration, where: microfilm T627 NAID 16660414 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16660414
citation: 3 APR 2022, FamilySearch, DGS 5461974, file 307, Maciej Róg
{#5} U.S. Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb→Ancestry LLC, ssdi.rootsweb[.]com
citation (MR01553-SSDI): 2004
{#6} E-mail (MR02159) 22 APR 2005 {private}
{#7} Nowa Dęba. E-mail (MR12701) 5 MAR 2018 »» 8 MAR 2018 {private}
{#8} Antoni&Franciszka and Edwin Ludzia’s FindAGrave Memorials (MR15932). Find A Grave, Jim Tipton 1995–2013, Ancestry LLC 2013–2025; bibliographic description of the cited fragment: memorials&photo by Names In Stone © (member 48147271, thank you!), 27 Jul 2014; where: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133401362 + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133401335 + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133401720
citation: 20 MAY 2023, Maciej Róg

Timeline

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paternal grandfather Marcin ‘Tetka’ Wilk (1822-?)
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paternal grandmother Tekla Wilk née Tomczyk (1825-1905)
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maternal grandfather Józef Wilk (1835-?)
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maternal grandmother Marianna Wilk née Flis (1829-?)
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father Jan Wilk (1856-1929)
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mother Agnieszka Wilk née Wilk (1860-1928)
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sister Caroline Doviak née Wilk (1886-1948)
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brother Marc Wilk (1887-?)
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sister Maria Róg née Wilk (1889-1969)
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sister Catherine Dziewiatek née Wilk (1891-1980)
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brother Michael John Wilk (1894-1965)
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Frances Ludzia née Wilk (1895-1974)
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sister Aniela Radek née Wilk (1897-1993)
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brother Wojciech Wilk (1900-1977)
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brother Andrew Wilk (1903-1963)
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husband Anthony Stanley Ludzia (1885-1963)
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List of ancestors

Frances
Wilk

Jan
Wilk

Agnieszka
Wilk

Marcin
Wilk

Tekla
Tomczyk

Józef
Wilk

Marianna
Flis

Michał
Wilk

Marianna
Tomczyk

Wawrzyniec
Tomczyk

Jadwiga
Puzio? Wacyra?

Wojciech
Wilk

Małgorzata
Kozdęba

Wawrzyniec
Flis

Ewa
Gurdziel

Marcin
Kozdęba

Agnieszka
Puzio

Kazimierz
Gurdziel

Agnieszka
Gurdziel

the 1^st generation:

1. Frances Wilk

the 2^nd generation – parents:

2. Jan Wilk

3. Agnieszka Wilk

the 3^rd generation – grandparents:

4. Marcin Wilk

5. Tekla Tomczyk

6. Józef Wilk

7. Marianna Flis

the 4^th generation – great‑grandparents:

8. Michał Wilk

9. Marianna Tomczyk

10. Wawrzyniec Tomczyk

11. Jadwiga Puzio? Wacyra?

12. Wojciech Wilk

13. Małgorzata Kozdęba

14. Wawrzyniec Flis

15. Ewa Gurdziel

the 5^th generation – great×2‑grandparents:

26. Marcin Kozdęba

27. Agnieszka Puzio

30. Kazimierz Gurdziel

31. Agnieszka Gurdziel

Descendant chart

Frances Wilk
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Multimedia album

	John Dziewiatek’s 1930 U.S. Census
	Frances Wilk’s Immigration Manifest 7 SEP 1913 Ellis Island
	Wilk & Doviak abt. 1919 New Jersey
	Wilk & Doviak — Frances Ludzia née Wilk
	Wilk Frances Anthony Ludzia NJ Bride Index
	The Ludzia Family in 1940 Census
	Antoni&Franciszka and Edwin Ludzia’s Grave

List of events (14)

1895 MAY »» 1913 AUG — residence of (Dęba)

1895 MAY 19 — birth

1895 MAY 20 — christening

1913 SEP 7 — immigration

1930 APR 8 — census of marriage ≈ 1911 of (husband John Dziewiatek, wife Catherine Wilk) John Dziewiatek

1931 — marriage of (husband Anthony Ludzia)

birth of her son of Ludzia Edwin

birth of her daughter of {private}

1940 APR 8 — census of Anthony Ludzia

1940 APR 8 — residence of Wallington Anthony Ludzia

˃ 1943 OCT 1 — naturalization of (country United States of America)

1974 JAN 25 — death

burial of (St Michael’s Cemetery, South Hackensack)

naming

History of genealogical research (1)

2005 APR 25 — privacy policy settings of {private} Catherine Dziewiatek

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