Family Group Sheet
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John Zielinski b: June 12, 1839 in Poland immigrated: between 1884-1885 d: March 23, 1916 in Menasha, WI |
Elizabeth Witkowski b: February 1842 in Poland immigrated: between 1884-1885 d: approx 1911 in WI |
| married: 1862 in Poland | |
| Antonia Zielinski b: September 1865 in Poland immigrated: between 1884-1885 m: March 4, 1886 in Menasha, WI to John Debrinski d: unknown |
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| Julianna Zielinski b: before 1870 in Poland immigrated: between 1884-1885 m: November 9, 1886 in Menasha, WI to John Pozalinski d: unknown |
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| Frank Peter Zielinski b: November 3, 1872 in Poland immigrated: between 1884-1885 m: October 31, 1893 in Menasha, WI to Margaretta "Sofie" Brodzinski d: May 28, 1937 |
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| John F. Zielinski b: November 2, 1881 in Poland immigrated: between 1884-1885 m: June 27, 1905 in Menasha, Wisconsin to Catherine A. Zielinski d: between September 1918 and 1920 in Menasha, WI |
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| Johanna Zielinski b: March 1884 in Poland immigrated: between 1884-1885 m: June 22, 1903 in Menasha, WI to Anton Bednarowski d: unknown |
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| Reclia Zielinski b: 1897 in Wisconsin d: unknown |
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| John Zielinski Elizabeth Witkowski |
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| Frank P. Zielinski Margaretta Brodzinski |
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| Lawrence Zielinski Lena Jankowski |
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John Zielinski was born June 12, 1839 in Poland. The exact location of his birth has not been determined. In fact, almost nothing has been discovered about his childhood. However, approximately in 1862, he married Elizabeth Witkowski in Poland. Elizabeth had been born in February of 1842 in Poland.
The couple had at least 5 children while living in Poland. Their third child, Frank Peter, would become the father of Lawrence Zielinski - our beloved Grandpa Z. According to the 1910 U.S. census, John and Elizabeth also had a child after settling in Wisconsin, named Reclia, but this has not been substantiated anywhere else.
Sometime between 1884 and 1885, the family immigrated to America, and settled in Menasha. The reasons for relocating here are not known. Most likely, they followed other family members or friends from the old country. At this time in history, Menasha's paper and pulp mills were thriving, so perhaps it was the promise of steady work that brought them here. At any rate, much searching has been done, but I have yet to discover the exact date and method of immigration to the United States for this family.
It has been documented through the 1910 census that John and Elizabeth resided at 761 London Street. Reclia is included on this census as a daughter, but in all likelihood, she was not. She may have been adopted, or she may have been a visiting relative, or there may be another explanation that was perhaps lost in the translation.
It is believed that Elizabeth died around 1911, and her burial site has not been determined. John died on March 23, 1916, and is buried in St. John's Cemetery in Menasha.