John Plaza

paternal grandfather:
Jędrzej Płaza

paternal grandmother:
Marianna Cebula

maternal grandfather:
Jan Ziółkowski

maternal grandmother:
Katarzyna Kopeć

father:
Michael Plaza

mother:
Henrietta Zulowski

John Plaza †

John was born on Friday, the 20th of May 1904 in Rockvale, USA‑CO and he died in July 1971

christened on Sunday, the 22nd of May 1904 in Florence, USA‑CO

last residence: Park Falls, USA‑WI

residences: Rockvale, South Fork

He lived 67 years and 2 months; was born 119 years and 7 months ago, died 52 years ago (as of 14 JAN 2024); his mother was 23 years old and father was 32 years old at his birth; John was 61 years old when his mother died and 37 years old when his father died

siblings:

1. Frances Uhren

3. Anthony Plaza

4. Peter Plaza

5. Ann Hanvelt

6. Frank Plaza

7. Mary Sobieski

8. Katherine Runnheim

9. Geneva Cerjak

10. Angeline Kurpiel

John was the 2^nd amongst the siblings; he had got 3 brothers and 6 sisters

occupation

lokalny sklep (jedyny, ogólnobranżowy): lokalny sklep (jedyny, ogólnobranżowy)

wife:

Caroline Pietrsiak (1 year older)
marriage: on Saturday, the 26th of June 1926 in St. Anna Church in Chicago, Chicago, USA‑IL
they got maried 97 years ago; John was then 22 years old

Notes

{#1} Belongs to the Kopeć family (progenitor: Mikołaj Kopeć).
{#2} Belongs to the Pietrsiak family (progenitor: Thomas Pietrsiak).
{#3} Belongs to the Płaza family (progenitor: Jędrzej Płaza).
{#4} Belongs to the Trela family (progenitor: Kacper Trela).
{#5} Belongs to the Ziółkowski family (progenitor: Józef Ziółkowski).

Sources

{#1} Odpis aktu urodzenia Jana Płaza (MR02881), proboszcz parafii pw. św. Benedykta we Florence, Edmund Butz, (15 NOV 1905, Florence); where: Florence 1904, p. 21
{#2} Mike&John Plaza’s 1910 U.S. Census (MR02778), 23 APR 1910, Rockvale

Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910 - population

State: Colorado
County: Fremont
Township or other division of county: Precinct 25 Rockvale
23rd of April, 1910
Supervisor’s District No 3
Enumeration District No 79
Sheet 7 (……?)

line 51, dwelling 143

Plaza Mike, head, male, 37 (27?) years old, married, 10 members of family, place of birth: "Austr. Polish", father’s place of birth Austria-Polish, mother’s place of birth: Austria-Polish, immigrated in 1900, alien (has NOT been naturalised), speaks English, coal miner, no school

Plaza Henrietta, wife, female, 28 years old, 10 members of family, 5 younger children(?), place of birth Austria-Polish, father’s place of birth Austria-Polish, mother’s place of birth: Austria-Polish, immigrated in 1900, speaks English, is able to read and write

Plaza Francis, daughter, female, 8 years old, born in Pensylvania, father born in Austria-Polish, mother born in Austria-Polish, (able to do sth specified in column 25)

Plaza John, son, male, 6 years old, born in Colorado, father born in Austria-Polish, mother born in Austria-Polish

Plaza Tony, son, male, 4 years old, born in Colorado, father born in Austria-Polish, mother born in Austria-Polish

Plaza Peter, son, male, 2 years old, born in Colorado, father born in Austria-Polish, mother born in Austria-Polish

Anni(?), daughter, female, 1 month old ("1/12"), born in Colorado, father born in Austria-Polish, mother born in Austria-Polish

Kopacz Joseph, brother in law, age 27 (or 22?), born in Austria-Polish, father born in Austria-Polish, mother born in Austria-Polish, immigrated in 1907, alien, speaks Polish, coal miner, able to read and write

line 59, dwelling 144

Plaza John, head, m., 30y, AUST-POL, immigrated 1910 (191……?), speaks English, coal miner, able to read adn write

Plaza Annie, wife, f., 28y, AUST-POL, imm. 1902, speaks Polish, can't read

Plaza Mary, daughter, f., 6y, born Pensylvania

Plaza Mike, son, m., 4y, born Colorado

Plaza Frank, son, m., 2y, born in Colorado

Kopacz John, brother in law, m., 40y, AUST-POL, imm. 1907, alien, speaks Polish, coal miner, able to read and write
citation: Maciej Róg
{#3} Henrietta Plaza’s 1920 U.S. Census (MR02767), 3 FEB 1920, Rockvale
Colorado, Fremont County., South Canon, Precinct 21, ED 67, sheet 3 A, lines 30-35, enumerated February 3 & 4, 1920
Wolf Park Mine
(lines 1-4 is Trella Maggie, cited here: sheet 2 B)
- Plaza Henrietta, head, rents the house, female, 39 y., married, year of immigration: 19…… (might be 1900 or 1908), naturalised in 1912, able to read and write, born in Austria/Poland, father and mother born in Austria/Poland, able to speak English
- Plaza John, son, m., 17 y., single, no school, able to read and write, born in Colorado, able to speak English, colar miner (!!! age !!!)
- Plaza Peter, son, m., 11 y., school: yes, able to read and write, born in Colorado, able to speak English
- Plaza Anna, daughter, 9 y., school: yes, can't read (yet), born in Colorado
- Plaza Mary, daughter, 4 y. 9 m., born in Colorado
- Plaza Katie, daughter, 1 y. 9 m., born in Colorado
citation: 28 AUG 2006, Maciej Róg
{#4} U.S. Social Security Death Index, Ancestry LLC, ssdi.rootsweb[.]com
citation: JAN 2006

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maternal grandfather: Jan Ziółkowski (1848-1916)
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maternal grandmother: Katarzyna Ziółkowska née Kopeć (1849-?)
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father: Michael Plaza (1871-1941)
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mother: Henrietta Plaza née Zulowski (1880-1965)
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sister: Frances Ann Uhren née Plaza (1902-1990)
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John Plaza (1904-1971)
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brother: Anthony Walter Plaza (1906-1993)
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brother: Peter E. Plaza (1908-1996)
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sister: Ann Angeline Hanvelt née Plaza (1910-1966)
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brother: Frank Joseph Plaza (1912-1985)
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sister: Mary Sobieski née Plaza (1915-1992)
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sister: Katherine Runnheim née Plaza (1918-1983)
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sister: Geneva M. ‘Jean’ Cerjak née Plaza (1923-2012)
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sister: Angeline H. Kurpiel née Plaza (1927-2003)
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wife: Caroline Kasamira Plaza née Pietrsiak (1902-?)
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List of ancestors

John
Plaza

Michael
Plaza

Henrietta
Zulowski

Jędrzej
Płaza

Marianna
Cebula

Jan
Ziółkowski

Katarzyna
Kopeć

Jan
Płaza

Zofia
Zion

Józef
Ziółkowski

Ewa
Ziółkowska

Tomasz
Kopeć

Marianna
Trela

Jędrzej
Płaza

Mikołaj
Kopeć

Helena
Wojnas

Kacper
Trela

Anastazja
Chmielowiec

the 1^st generation:

1. John Plaza

the 2^nd generation – parents:

2. Michael Plaza

3. Henrietta Zulowski

the 3^rd generation – grandparents:

4. Jędrzej Płaza

5. Marianna Cebula

6. Jan Ziółkowski

7. Katarzyna Kopeć

the 4^th generation – great‑grandparents:

8. Jan Płaza

9. Zofia Zion

12. Józef Ziółkowski

13. Ewa Ziółkowska

14. Tomasz Kopeć

15. Marianna Trela

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

16. Jędrzej Płaza

28. Mikołaj Kopeć

29. Helena Wojnas

30. Kacper Trela

31. Anastazja Chmielowiec

Multimedia album

	Odpis aktu urodzenia Jana Płaza 15 NOV 1905 Florence
	Jan Zolkowski’s Immigration Manifest 26 FEB 1908 Ellis Island
	Hendrika Plaza’s Immigration Manifest 3 MAR 1908 Ellis Island
	Mike&John Plaza’s 1910 U.S. Census 23 APR 1910 Rockvale
	All of Henrietta’s children
	Henrietta Plaza’s 1920 U.S. Census 3 FEB 1920 Rockvale

List of events (9)

1904 MAY 20 — birth

1904 MAY 22 — christening

1908 MAR 3 — immigration

abt. 1910 »» abt. 1920 — residence of (Rockvale)

1911 ÷ 1970 — residence of (South Fork)

1926 JUN 26 — marriage of (wife: Caroline Pietrsiak)

until death — residence of (Park Falls)

1971 JUL — death

business activity

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Links to the record

Mike&John Plaza’s 1910 U.S. Census (…Plaza John…)

Henrietta Plaza’s 1920 U.S. Census (…Plaza John…)

Hendrika Plaza’s Immigration Manifest (…Plaza Johan…)

Jan Zolkowski’s Immigration Manifest (…Plaza Ian…)

“1900 przybyli do USA (MR02847)…” (…Jana…)

Identifier: MR02839
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