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.

Catharine Yoziviak is Catharina Jóźwiak of Czerlejno

Read how Jeff found his ancestral village using the Poznan Project:

http://pytlewski.wordpress.com/2007/04/11/could-it-really-be-pytlewskis-from-across-the-pond/

He posted the C&H mining record for John Joseph Pytlewski. Noted is the fact that the Pytlewski immigrant brothers had a nephew named, Mike Juzwiak, who also worked in the Calumet and Hecla Mines. Juzwiak is the misspelling of Jóźwiak.

MTU's 2008 Research Travel Awards

http://www.lib.mtu.edu/about/news.aspx

2008 Library News & Events

[2/22/08]The MTU Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections announce the 2008 Research Travel Awards, making a total of twenty researchers that have been funded through the program since its start a decade ago. This year's winners will use Archives collections in innovative ways. Projects include online ethnographic resources, a historical documentary, and research of Native American mining sites. The Grant is funded by the Friends of the Van Pelt Library.

This year, researchers will make use of the Archives collections in some innovative ways. Filmmaker Thomas Beach plans a 90-minute video documentary of the 1913 copper miners strike. Michelle Hamilton, University of Guelph, will research Native American mines and early mineral exploration by white settlers. A team of genealogical researchers, Cecile Jensen, Michigan Polonia, and Brother Joseph Martin, Lewis University, will enrich online resources with material on the early Polish immigrant community in Calumet.

The Friends of the Van Pelt Library provides financial sponsorship for the Michigan Tech Archives Travel Award program and makes it possible for researchers from outside the area to explore the unique Archives' unique collections. For further information about the award program or the collections at the MTU Archives, call 487-2505.

Garbarek Family Portrait courtesy of Kathy Franklin

Left to right: front row: Lawrence (aka Lorenzo, Wawazyn),
Antoni,Josie, Marianna. Need advice on the position of
daughters Catherine, Agnes, Laura, and Marianna.

Lorenzo and sister Marianna were born in Rogalin, Schrimm,
Posen. Both Antoni and wife Marianna Świętek were born in
Rogalinek, Schrimm, Posen.