Mary Prondzinski Wicka was born in Zelewo, Poland. In an earlier post, I had misread the name from Mary's obituary of which I had a copy...the print was not that readable. This is perhaps the reason I was unable to locate this on the map of Poland. There are two provinces associated with Zelewo, Poland and as of today, I am not sure which one is the correct one.
Per the 1920 and 1930 Census record, Vince Wika was living with his family in the Arcadia township. My dad, Florian Wicka was with the family at the age of 8 in the 1930 census. In 1930, my dad, at the age of 19 was listed as a lodger in Dodge Township. Via verbal family history, I had heard the story that dad moved to Dodge to live with his brother Robert and family as he did not get along with his father. The 1930 Census Records for Vince Wika and Florian Wika seem to support the oral history.
Vince Wika's (in the documentation found thus far, Vincent is listed as "Vince") mother was Mary and we believe her surname was Witkowski. In the 1930 Census Record she was living with her son. Her husband, Jan Wika had died in 1906, so it seems reasonable that she would have been living with one of her children. She is listed as being 85 years old with her birthdate being about 1845. The 1930 Census Record indicates that she was born in Poland and her Immigration date is listed as 1860.
Ancestry.com recommended that the Wika spelling be used for the Family Tree. At a later date, I may change family members starting with Florian Wika's children back to the Wicka spelling.
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I believe Zelewo is close to Studzienice, and the Parish records would be in Bernsdorf now Ugoszcz, Poland
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