Jacobus WAS

1841 - 26 JAN 1881

• RELIGION: St Hedwig
  1881
• RESIDENCE: 1875, Utica, Oneida County, New York
• RESIDENCE: 1880, Olive, St.Joseph, Indiana
• BIRTH: 1841, Panigrodz, Wagrowiec, Poland
• BURIAL: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN
• EVENT: Cause of Death (Facts Pg): Hit on Head by a Tree Limb
• DEATH: 26 JAN 1881, South Bend, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1868, Panigrodz, Wagrowiec, Poland

1.  Elizabeth WAS
2. +John WAS
3. +Joanna Jennie WAS
4.  Anna Wanda WAS
5.  Magdalena WAS

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[N1240] 1841
Panigr©ddz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Golancz, within Wa;growiec County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Golancz, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Wagrowiec, and 71 km (44 mi) north-east of the regional capital Poznan'.
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Catholic parish Panigr©ddz Stary [Alt-Panigrodz], entry 4 / 1868
Jacobus Wa;s (27 years old) 100%
Marianna Kaminska (19 years old)
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1875 NY State Census: Utica, Oneida County, New York
Jacob Wans 34; wife, Mary 25; dau Fannie 6; Maggie 2; Jane 2 mo. Living with them is Martin Wans age 23.

1880 Census : Olive Township, St Joe Co: Jacob Wans 39, Mary 30; Anna 11; Maggie 7, Jane 5; Libbie 3, John 4 mo.
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Jacob Wans M 39 Germany
Wife Mary Wans F 30 Germany
Daughter Anna Wans F 11 New York, United States
Daughter Maggie Wans F 7 New York, United States
Daughter Jane Wans F 5 New York, United States
Daughter Libbie Wans F 3 New York, United States
Son John Wans M 0 Indiana, United States

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St. Joseph Valley Register Feb 2, 1881
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A Pole by the name of Jacob Was was instantly killed by a falling limb while felling trees inthe Grapevine woods about seven miles west of the city at 2 pm on Wednesday January 26, 1881. He was employed by Fred Miller cutting saw logs on the Studebaker tract. He felled a large tree which caught on a smaller poplar. A limb eight inches thickwas broken from this and a branch as aarge as a mans arm was broken fromthis and fell violentlytothe ground. The heavy end struck the Pole on the top of his skull, killing him instantly. The desceased leaves a wife and five children. He resided on Division Road (now Western Ave), where he had forty acres of land partly paid for. The remains were buried Friday at Cedar Grove Cemetery. He was about thirty years old.

[N21485] Source: http://poznan-project.psnc.pl/

Catholic parish Panigr©ddz Stary [Alt-Panigrodz], entry 4 / 1868

Jacobus Wa;s (27 years old) 100%
Marianna Kaminska (19 years old)