Descendants of Progenitor
Drajus
Generation No. 1
1. PROGENITOR1 DRAJUS was born Abt. 1810 in Szubin,
Poland.
Children of PROGENITOR DRAJUS are:
2. i. JULIA2 DRAJUS, b. July 1837, Szubin,
Prussian Poland; d. 1921, South Bend In.
3. ii. ANDREW DRAJUS, b. 1832, Szubin, Prussian Poland; d. May 03, 1918, South Bend , IN.
Generation No. 2
2. JULIA2 DRAJUS (PROGENITOR1) was born July 1837 in Szubin,
Prussian Poland, and died 1921 in South Bend In. She married FRANK SZYBOWICZ. He was born September 1827 in Prussian
Poland, and died 1912 in South Bend In.
More About JULIA DRAJUS:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
More About FRANK SZYBOWICZ:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
Emigration: 1868
Children of JULIA DRAJUS and FRANK SZYBOWICZ are:
4. i. ANTONY3 SZYBOWICZ, b. 1852, Prussian Poland; d. July 12, 1897, South
Bend In.
5. ii. CATHERINE KATARZYNA SZYBOWICZ,
b. November 26, 1863, Prussian Poland; d. December 16, 1925, South Bend, IN.
3. ANDREW2 DRAJUS (PROGENITOR1) was born 1832 in Szubin,
Prussian Poland, and died May 03, 1918 in South Bend ,
IN. He married ANTONINA BILINSKI 1858 in Szubin, Prussian Poland.
She was born 1838 in Szubin, Prussian Poland,
and died August 20, 1917 in South Bend , IN.
More About ANDREW DRAJUS:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
More About ANTONINA BILINSKI:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
Child of ANDREW DRAJUS and ANTONINA BILINSKI is:
6. i. JOSEPHINE3 DRAJUS, b. March 05, 1861, Szubin,
Poland; d. January 13, 1939, South Bend , IN.
Generation No. 3
4. ANTONY3 SZYBOWICZ (JULIA2 DRAJUS, PROGENITOR1) was born
1852 in Prussian Poland, and died July 12, 1897 in South Bend In. He married (1) WIFE UNK SZYBOWICZ 1869 in
Prussian, Poland. She was born Abt. 1852
in Prussian Poland, and died Bef. 1873 in Prussian Poland. He married (2) JOSEFA ROZEK August 16,
1873 in St Joseph County, Indiana. She
was born March 12, 1850 in Prussian Poland, and died September 26, 1926 in
South.
More About ANTONY SZYBOWICZ:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
Emigration: 1872
More About JOSEFA ROZEK:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
Fact: Lived in SBN 55
yrs, 1871
Residence: 1926, 207
So Walnut
Child of ANTONY SZYBOWICZ and WIFE SZYBOWICZ is:
i. ANNIE4 SZYBOWICZ, b. October 13, 1870, Prussian Poland; m. LUKE RUSZKOWSKI; b.
October 10, 1865, Prussian Poland; d. March 06, 1933, South Bend In.
More About
LUKE
RUSZKOWSKI:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
Emigration: 1884,
Bremen to Baltimore
Children of ANTONY SZYBOWICZ and JOSEFA ROZEK are:
ii. BERTHA4 SZYBOWICZ, b. Aft. 1873, South Bend In; m. MICHAEL
ANDREWS, June 20, 1900, St Joseph County,
Indiana; b. Abt. 1873, South Bend In.
iii. MARY SZYBOWICZ, b. August 1876, South Bend In; d. 1940, South Bend
In; m. MARTIN NIEDBALSKI, November 17, 1885; b. November 14, 1848, Szaradowo Parish, Poland, Prussian Poland; d. April 07,
1936, South Bend In.
Notes for MARTIN NIEDBALSKI:
Martain was blind for 6 years as a result of standing in front
of the open foundry fire at Olivers ....he later
opened a Grocery store on Walnut and Napier for 15 years
iv. JOSEPH SZYBOWICZ, b.
September 1879, South Bend, IN.
v. WALERYA SZYBOWICZ, b. Abt. 1880, Prussian Poland; m. JOSEPH C DOBRZYKOWSKI,
November 10, 1919, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. March 02, 1875, Prussian
Poland; d. September 08, 1930, South Bend IN.
More About
JOSEPH
C DOBRZYKOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph
Cemetery
vi. LEO SZYBOWICZ, b. June
28, 1883, South Bend In; d. July 22, 1946, Lansing, MI.
More About
LEO SZYBOWICZ:
Burial: St Joseph
Cemetery
Ordination: July 23,
1907, Holy Cross Priest
vii. FRANK SZYBOWICZ, b. October 11, 1886, South Bend In; d. January 19,
1943, South Bend In; m. CONSTANCE SZAFRANSKI, February 25, 1908, St Joseph County, Indiana; b.
February 10, 1885, South Bend In; d. March 08, 1968, South Bend In.
More About
FRANK
SZYBOWICZ:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana
More About
CONSTANCE SZAFRANSKI:
Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery,
Notre Dame, Indiana
viii. STANISLAUS SZYBOWICZ, b.
November 1889, South Bend, IN.
ix. HELEN SZYBOWICZ, b.
January 1892, South Bend In; d. 1958, South Bend In.
More About
HELEN
SZYBOWICZ:
Burial: St Joseph
Cemetery
5. CATHERINE KATARZYNA3 SZYBOWICZ (JULIA2 DRAJUS, PROGENITOR1) was born
November 26, 1863 in Prussian Poland, and died December 16, 1925 in South Bend,
IN. She married VINCENT NIEDBALSKI May 24,
1886 in St Joseph County, IN, son of VALENTINE NIEDBALSKI and VICTORIA NIEDBALSKI. He was born
May 1858 in Bydgoszcz, Prussian Poland, and died April 23, 1908 in South Bend
In.
More About CATHERINE KATARZYNA SZYBOWICZ:
Burial: Cedar Grove,
Notre Dame , Ind
More About VINCENT NIEDBALSKI:
Burial: Cedar Grove,
Notre Dame , Ind
Children of CATHERINE SZYBOWICZ and VINCENT NIEDBALSKI are:
7. i. STANLEY L4
NIEDBALSKI, b. March 23, 1887, South Bend, IN; d. December 28, 1951, South Bend,
IN.
ii. PAULINE NIEDBALSKI, b.
1893, South Bend, IN; d. August 18, 1941, South Bend, IN.
More About
PAULINE
NIEDBALSKI:
Burial: Cedar Grove,
Notre Dame , Ind
iii. JULIUS V NIEDBALSKI, b. December 26, 1894,
South Bend, IN; d. January 09, 1939, South Bend, IN.
iv. HARRIETT T NIEDBALSKI, b. September 20, 1895,
South Bend, IN; d. October 1964, South Bend, IN.
v. RUTH NIEDBALSKI, b.
1899, South Bend, IN; d. Aft. 1951, Bayville NJ.
vi. MARIE NIEDBALSKI, b.
March 02, 1905, South Bend, IN; d. September 09, 1955, South Bend, IN.
vii. THEODORE NIEDBALSKI, b.
1907, South Bend, IN; d. Aft. 1951, South Bend, IN.
6. JOSEPHINE3 DRAJUS (ANDREW2, PROGENITOR1) was born
March 05, 1861 in Szubin, Poland, and died January
13, 1939 in South Bend , IN. She married MICHAEL KLYSZ May 06, 1879
in St Joseph County, Indiana. He was
born September 28, 1851 in Poland, and died December 02, 1899 in South Bend , IN.
More About JOSEPHINE DRAJUS:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
Emigration: 1872
Occupation: 1880,
Keeping House
Notes for MICHAEL KLYSZ:
South Bend Weekly
12/2/1899
Michael
Klysz a leading merchant on So. Chapin Street died at 9:45 am Sunday Morningat his residence at 910 Perkins St. He had suffered
for 14 years with Rheumatism and about three months ago lung trouble developed.
He was born September 28, 1851 in Polish Germany and came to South Bend 29
years ago in 1870. For 12 years he had conducted a drug business on So. Chapin street. He leaves a wife, the former Josephine Drajus and seven children Bert, Lane, Pelgia,
Lottie, John, Tola, and Teddy. He had been married
for 21 years. The funeral will take place at 9:00 am Wednesday at St Hedwig
Church. Rev Father Czyzenski will officiate. The
remains will be laid to rest at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN.
More About MICHAEL KLYSZ:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
Occupation: 1899, Prop Drug Store on Chapin St
Children of JOSEPHINE DRAJUS and MICHAEL KLYSZ are:
i. BRONISLAW BERT4 KLYSZ, b. September 1880, South Bend , IN.
More About
BRONISLAW BERT KLYSZ:
Occupation: 1900, Drug
Store Clerk
8. ii. LEONARD KLYSZ, b. September
1883, South Bend , IN; d. January 05, 1951, South Bend
, IN.
iii. PELAGIA KLYSZ, b. August
1885, South Bend , IN.
iv. WLADYSLAWA LOTTIE KLYSZ, b. June
1888, South Bend , IN.
v. JOHN KLYSZ, b. July
1891, South Bend , IN.
vi. ANTONIA KLYSZ, b. September
1893, South Bend , IN.
vii. MIECZLAW KLYSZ, b. August
1897.
Generation No. 4
7. STANLEY L4
NIEDBALSKI (CATHERINE KATARZYNA3 SZYBOWICZ,
JULIA2 DRAJUS, PROGENITOR1) was born March
23, 1887 in South Bend, IN, and died December 28, 1951 in South Bend, IN. He married CECILIA MAGERIA September
30, 1918 in St Joseph County, IN, daughter of STANLEY MAGERIA and VERONICA JANIGOWSKA. She was born August 04, 1893 in So. Chicago,
IL, and died November 24, 1980 in South Bend, IN.
Children of STANLEY NIEDBALSKI and CECILIA MAGERIA are:
i. EVELYN PATRICIA5 NIEDBALSKI, b. March 1919, South Bend, IN; d. 1984, South Bend,
IN.
ii. LORETTA HILDEGARDE NIEDBALSKI, b. September 10, 1921, South Bend, IN; d. April 01,
1974, South Bend, IN; m. (1) CARL JOSEPH KOT, August 25, 1945, St Hedwige,
South Bend, IN;
b. March 24, 1914, Canton, IL; d. February 18, 1965, South Bend, IN; m. (2) DANA RAMSBY, Bef. August
1972, St Joseph County, IN; b. Abt. 1921, South Bend, IN.
8. LEONARD4 KLYSZ (JOSEPHINE3 DRAJUS, ANDREW2, PROGENITOR1) was born September 1883 in South Bend
, IN, and died January 05, 1951 in South Bend , IN. He married CLARA BRZEZINSKI October
08, 1912 in St Hedwig, South Bend, IN, daughter of VINCENT BRZEZINSKI and ANNA NOWAK. She was born August 05, 1889 in South Bend , IN, and died March 02, 1943 in South Bend , IN.
More About LEONARD KLYSZ:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
Occupation: 1900, Drug
Store Clerk
Residence: 1900, 910
Perkins
More About CLARA BRZEZINSKI:
Burial: Cedar Grove
Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
Children of LEONARD KLYSZ and CLARA BRZEZINSKI are:
i. LEONARD5 KLYSZ, b. Aft. 1912, South Bend ,
IN; d. Aft. 1912, South Bend , IN.
More About
LEONARD
KLYSZ:
Burial: St Joseph
Cemetery, South Bend, Indiana
Fact: Infant death
ii. HILDEGARDE KLYSZ, b. Aft.
1912, South Bend , IN; d. April 06, 2005.
iii. DELPHINE KLYSZ, b. August 10, 1916, South Bend, IN; d. February 26,
2009, South Bend , IN; m. FRANK MEZYKOWSKI, May 16, 1936, St Joseph County, Indiana; b. October
08, 1914, South Bend In; d. November 03, 2006, South Bend, IN.
Notes for DELPHINE KLYSZ:
Mezykowski, Delphine R.
nee KLYSZ
Aug. 10, 1916 - Feb.
26, 2009 SOUTH BEND - Delphine R. Mezykowski,
92, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 8:55 a.m. in Healthwin Specialized Care Facility. She is survived by her
two children, William Mezykowski and Madeline (Tom) Marosz; grandchildren, Jennifer (Bob) Pinkowski
and Jeffrey Marosz and his fiancée
Kim Karpinski; and by her great-grandson, Zachary Pinkowski. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday,
in St. Joseph Funeral Home, 824 S. Mayflower Road, where a Rosary will be
prayed at 4 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday,
March 3, at 10 a.m. in Holy Cross Catholic Church
Aug. 10, 1916 - Feb.
26, 2009 SOUTH BEND - Delphine R. Mezykowski,
92, passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 8:55 a.m. in Healthwin Specialized Care Facility. Delphine
was born on August 10, 1916, in South Bend, to the late Leonard and Clara
(Brzezinski) Klysz. On May 16, 1936, she married
Frank J. Mezykowski, who passed away on November 3,
2006. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Hildegarde
Klysz; and by an infant brother, Leonard Klysz. She is survived by her two children, William Mezykowski of South Bend and Madeline (Tom) Marosz of Edwardsburg, MI; two grandchildren, Jennifer
(Bob) Pinkowski of Edwardsburg, and Jeffrey Marosz and his fiancée Kim Karpinski, both of Dallas, TX; and by her great-grandson,
Zachary Pinkowski. Delphine
was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church where she was involved in the Rosary
and Altar Society. She was also a member of Hoosier Grandmothers. Visitation
will be from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2009, in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME,
824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend, where a Rosary will be prayed at 4 p.m. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at 10
a.m. in Holy Cross Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery,
South Bend. Memorial contributions may be made to Healthwin
Specialized Care, 20531 Darden Road, South Bend, IN 46637. For those who are
unable to attend the funeral liturgy,
More About
DELPHINE KLYSZ:
Burial: St Joseph Cemetery,
South Bend, Indiana
Notes for FRANK MEZYKOWSKI:
Frank J. Mezykowski
Oct. 8, 1914 - Nov. 3,
2006
SOUTH BEND - Frank J. Mezykowski, 92, died at 6:45 a.m. Friday in Healthwin Nursing Home. Survivors include his wife, Delphine (Klysz); a daughter, Madeline
Marosz of Edwardsburg; a son, William of South Bend;
and a brother, Casimer of South Bend. Services will
be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Cross Catholic Church. Friends may call from 2 to
4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Funeral Home, 824 S. Mayflower Road,
where a rosary will be said at 3 p.m.
Frank J. Mezykowski
October 8, 1914 -
November 3, 2006
Frank J. Mezykowski, 92, of South Bend, passed away at 6:45 a.m. on
Friday, November 3, 2006, in Healthwin Nursing Home.
Frank was born on
October 8, 1914, in South Bend, to William and Theophilia
(Brodzinski) Mezykowski.
His parents have preceded him in death as well as sisters, Francis Huffard, and Bernice Ewald; and
brothers, John and Alex.
On May 16, 1936, Frank
married Delphine (Klysz).
She survives along with their children, Madeline (Tom) Marosz,
of Edwardsburg, Mich., and William, of South Bend; grandchildren, Jeff Marosz, Dallas, TX and Jenny (Bob) Pinkowski,
of Granger; great-grandson, Zachary Pinkowski; and
brother, Casimer Mezykowski,
of South Bend.
Frank retired from Bendix after 37 years and from the South Bend Municipal
Parking Garage after 10 years. He was a parishioner at Holy Cross Catholic
Church for 65 years. He belonged to the VFW 8748, Bendix
Local #9, and was an avid Euchre player. Frank was a person who enjoyed life.
Visitation will be on
Monday, November 6, 2006, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend, where a
Rosary will be prayed at 3:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated on Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in Holy Cross Catholic
Church. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend.
More About
FRANK
MEZYKOWSKI:
Burial: St Joseph
Cemetery
Occupation: Bendix retired
Religion: Holy Cross