Stephen Graczyk (1908 - 1980)

Born 24 Jul 1908 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Ancestors

Son of Walenty Graczyk and Anna (Piasecka) Graczyk

Husband of Frances Mary (Iglinska) Graczyk — married 22 Aug 1936 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Apr 1980 at age 71 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

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Biography

Stephen Graczyk was born on 24 July 1908 in Buffalo, New York^[1]. He was the son of Polish immigrants Walenty Graczyk and Anna Piasecka.

Growing up, he was a milkman and dairy farmer. According to one of his daughters, he would deliver milk from his family's farm in Lancaster to the city of Buffalo^[2]. One of the families he delivered to was the Iglinski family, and he took a particular liking to Frances. In those days, typically the oldest daughter was first to court, while Frances was the 2nd eldest to her sister Sophie, but the parents agreed nonetheless and not long after they were engaged^[2].

Stephen married Frances Iglinska on 22 August 1936 at the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral. Together they had the following children:

1. Stephen
2. Norman
3. Lucille
4. Diane
5. Shirley Ann

Stephen, Frances and their first two children are living at 25 Wasmuth St. in Buffalo on the 1940 Census^[3]. The elder Stephen's occupation is listed as Carman Helper (Steam Railroad).

He worked for many years on the railroad and eventually opened a hardware store with his wife on Eggert Road in Amherst.

He died on 12 April 1980 in Buffalo and was buried at the Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery in Cheektowaga^[4].

DNA

Two of Stephen's children took an AncestryDNA test. Multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren also DNA tested. These tests confirmed Stephen's parents^[5], with connections on both his paternal^[6] and maternal^[7] lines.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States baptism record on 2 Aug 1908. Born 24 Jul 1908. Godparents: Walenty Piasecki and Franciszka Lerczak.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Personal recollections of AG, a daughter of Stephen Graczyk, as told to Stephen's great-grandson Craig.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: Ancestry.com Database, 1940 United States Federal Census, New York, Erie, Buffalo, 64-221. 25 Wasmuth St, renting, Graczyk, Stephen, age 31, highest education 8th grade, born New York, occupation carman helper (steam railroad), wife Frances, age 26, highest education 2nd year high school, born New York, sons Stephen (1-incorrect) and Norman (1), both born New York.
4. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115361251/stephen-graczyk : accessed 02 February 2022), memorial page for Stephen Graczyk (24 Jul 1908–12 Apr 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115361251, citing Holy Mother of the Rosary Parish Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dakota (contributor 48202698) .
5. ↑ * Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between his daughter AG and her 1st cousin, 1x removed WG. Their most-recent common ancestors are Stephen's parents Walenty Graczyk and Anna Piasecka, great-grandparents to WG through their son Anthony. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st - 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 468 cM across 12 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
6. ↑ * Paternal relationships are confirmed by triangulated groups on GEDmatch consisting of (1) Stephen's daughter AG, a 1st cousin PP, a 3C1R CH, and a 3C1R through another branch TW who share an 18.0 cM segment on chromosome 12. The most-recent common ancestors shared by AG and PP and CH and TW are Bartlomiej Graczyk and Michalina Przybylska, with AG and PP through son Jozef, and CH and TW through son Andrzej but different grandchildren, and (2) Stephen's grandson BG, a 2nd cousin WG, a 4C1R HG, and a 4C1R through another branch DH who share a 15.3 cM segment on chromosome 19. The most-recent common ancestors shared by BG and WG and HG and DH are Bartlomiej Graczyk and Michalina Przybylska, with BG and WG through son Jozef, and HG and DH through son Jan but different grandchildren.
7. ↑ * Maternal relationships are confirmed by (1) an AncestryDNA test match between his daughter AG and her 2nd cousin, 2x removed AN. Their most-recent common ancestors are Stephen's maternal grandparents Michal Piasecki and Katarzyna Andrzejewska, ancestors of AN through their son Walenty. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd - 4th Cousin, based on sharing 69 cM across 6 segments; Confidence: Extremely High, (2) an AncestryDNA test match between his daughter AG and her 3rd cousin, 1x removed JW. Their most-recent common ancestors are Piotr Andrzejewski and Marianna Fredyk, great-grandparents to Stephen through their daughter Katarzyna, while JW is a 2nd great-grandson of their son Pawel. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th - 6th Cousin, based on sharing 62 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: Extremely High

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 August 2018, 14:38), entry for Stephen Graczyk(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L85S-V6X); contributed by various users.
• 1920 United States Census, Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States
• 1930 United States Census, Lancaster, Erie, New York, United States