1964-65 Card Indexing of Baptismal, Confirmation entries

The 1868-1968 Sacred Heart Church Centennial
p34
transcribed by Ceil Wendt Jensen

During the century of its existence, our parish has lived a Century of Faith. The records of baptism, which date back to 1868, have 8348 entries. Confirmation administered by the Bishops of the Diocese 4761- Marriages contracted 1880- Burials 3319. There are many requests for certification o f baptism. A gigantic work done in 1964-65 with the assistance of the young people and members of the Altar Society was the card -indexing of the Baptismal and Confirmation entries. The index makes it possible to find names which were recorded at times with sort of "ad lib"spelling.

The 1868-1968 Sacred Heart Church Centennial

The 1868-1968 Sacred Heart Church Centennial

Calumet, Michigan

The forty four page booklet includes:

List of Pastors 1868-1890

Franciscan Fathers- Pastors 1890-1968

Assistants 1893-1968

Brothers

Parish Men Ordained for Diocese or Religious Order

A Century of Faith and the Works of the Faith

Girls From Parish to Convent

Members of Sacred Heart Parish

Groups active in the parish:
Parish Council

Ladies Altar Society

Confraternity of Christine Doctrine

Third Order of Saint Francis
Choir

Servers

Mass Leaders

School Board and Home and School Committees
Ushers

Pre-School Program

Liturgical Committee

1895-1896 Houghton County Polk Directory

Transcribed by Joseph F. Martin
note: there are spaces in the chart to allow for cropping-
the data is not missing

Given that the 1890 U.S. census was destroyed by a fire which has resulted in a gap of twenty years between the 1880 and 1900 U.S. census records, I have transcribed the names that "appear to be" Polish from the 1895-1896 Houghton County Polk Directory for Calumet and Laurium. Perhaps this will provide important information for those who are researching their Polish ancestors in the Calumet area. The spelling of the surnames is taken exactly from the directory, although some are obviously misspelled.

Surnames listed in the city directory include: Adamski, Antkowiak,
Barawensky, Baroneski, Batcovack, Bednareki, Boblinsky, Bolinski,
Breska, Byczynski, Chekoski, Coveck, Dronskowski, Dlubola,Duckinski,
Flenz, Franckowiak, Gablonsky, Garbarak, Garhoski, Gorwiniak,
Gradzeleski,Greskowiak,Gundelaski, Gwizlala, Himanck, Ignasinski,
Jablonski, Kaptur, Kazmierczak, Kazyjaka, Klimowiecki, Kloflinski,
KobiskyKoski, Kovarski, Kovarski, Kowaleski, Krusska, Kubiak,
Lakoski, Latoski, Lawniozark, Leiviska, Lisiecki, Madigeski,
Mahofski, Malinzak, Mazynski, Novack, Nowak, Nowakowski,
Oreckovsky, Pawlick, Pawlicki, Pawtowski, Petlesky, Pytlenski,
Rosinski, Ryback, Salaski, Sarkuski, Schotkoski, Shotkosky,
Sibilsky, Sieniewicz, Sinowski, Skwivez, Slominski, Smigi, Solminskie,
Stefaniak, Stempinak, Strykowski, Stubenski, Swadrak, Sybilskey,
Tobianski,Tobinski , Tobola, Tomczak, Tonczak, Topleski, Urbanski,
Wolski, Wroblewski, Zenopski, Zwirzchowski

1874 the State of Michigan

(Transcribed by Joseph F. Martin)

In 1874 the State of Michigan took a census of its inhabitants.
Unfortunately, most of the returns have not survived. Some
fragments have been filmed by the Family History Library in
Salt Lake City and are available for researchers.
In Houghton County the returns are filmed for the townships
of L'Anse, Schoolcraft, Webster, Portage, Quincy, Adams,
Baraga, Calumet, Franklin, Hancock and Huron
(FHL microfilm #915277).

The census included the "lists of names and occupations
of all males over the age of 21, " with some statistics of
population, agriculture and manufacturing. The returns for
Calumet Township are dated 30 June 1874 as "enumerated
and collected May 1874."
According to the statistics, the Township included the
following: 1,709 males from ages 21 to 45, 130 from ages 45
to 75, and one male between 75 and 90. Of those men 757
were single, 1029 were married, and 54 were widowers or
divorced. There were also 421 males ages 10 to 21. Other
statistics include numbers for women and children without
names.

The chart below is a summary of those males with "apparent"
Polish surnames living in Calumet Township at the time of the
census. Where possible, the Polish surnames have been verified
by comparison with birth and marriage records before or during
1874. Some of the men also appear in the 1880 U.S. census, and
some of the men known to be in Calumet Township at the time
do not appear on the 1874 census returns.

Since the enumerator, John Duncan, clearly did not read or
write Polish, a suggested Polish surname is offered where the
spelling in the census is incorrect. Some of the men listed in
the census do not appear in any of the marriage or birth records
for Houghton County nor in the 1880 U.S. Census, giving
some credence to the theory that Calumet was an "interior
Ellis Island" for some of the German Polish immigrants
at that time.

Surnames in the census include:
Noviac, Nowaski, Dubela, Rembersky, Adamski, Marinski, Osinski,
Zenta, Rosemark, Matkoski, Ronskoski, Osinski, Sowitsky, Madsinski,
Wiscoski, Konoskie, Josiak, Sweidasky, Rosemark, Shotkarsky, Krieger,
Godzinski, Haramza, Gorski, Wojkiewicz, Rataczak, Nowak, Rozmiarek,
Ernad

Permission to Acquire a Civil Passport

Document held by John Szaroleta
Translation by Ursula

2. Franz Szarolettos

The substitute reservist Franz Szarolettos of Czmow (?), District
of Schrimm, of the III. Company, has here with received
permission to acquire a civil passport to America by April 1876.
However, in the event of mobilization, he must report
immediately to the undersigned company even without an order.

Schrimm, 6 April 1874
Royal District Command

signed Ebeling, Colonel
on duty and District Commander

Prussian citizenship document; Peter Tobola

Document held by Marilyn Tobola Maust
Thank you, Ursula (a contributor to the Germany-passenger email list) for the fast turn around on the fine translation.

1. Peter Tobola:

Unfortunately the handwritten portion is obliterated so I can only guess at what is written there, here goes:
Aurich, 31 January 1882

The undersigned Royal Provincial Government certifies here with that Peter Tobola born 15 June 1851 in Mieczewo, District of Schrimm and residing in Wiesedemeer, District of Aurich, on his request and for the purpose of emigration to North America, has here with been relieved of his Prussian Citizenship. This certificate effects the loss of the Prussian citizenship for the person expressly named herein effective on the date of issue, however, it will become void if the person has not moved to another State within the Federation or obtained the Citizenship in another Federal State six (6)months from the date of issue of this certificate.

(Paragraph 18 of the Law that governs the obtainment and loss of the Federal
and State Citizenship of 1 June 1870, German Civil Code, page 355.)

Royal Provincial Government,
signature (illegible)

Casimir Malczewski and Helen Flens (1900)

Flens

The marriage of Casimir Malczewski and Helen Flens took place at

St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, 3 October, 1900.

Rev. Francis Maciarcz officiated. The witnesses were Stanisław
and Hedwiga Zwierzchowski.Their wedding photo was taken at
the studio of Steckbauer in Calumet, Michigan.