Henry Frank Kazmierski (1911 - 1979)

Ancestors

Contents 1 Biography 2 Timeline 2.1 Residence History 3 Research Notes 4 Sources

Biography

Henry was born on July 6, 1911 in South Chicago, Illinois.^[1][2][3] He was the son of Joseph Kazmierski and Anna Krupa.^[1] Henry attended Hammond Technical High School. ^[4]

Henry served in the United States Army in World War II.^[5] After the war, he married Sophia Gloss on July 5, 1947 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hammond, Indiana.^[6][7][8] Henry and Sophia had no children.

Henry worked for the Erie and Chicago Railroad.^[2][8][3]

Henry died on July 24, 1979 from respiratory failure at 7428 Jefferson Avenue, Hammond, Indiana and was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Illinois.^[3]

Timeline

July 6, 1911 - born in South Chicago, Illinois.^[1][2][3]

July 9, 1911 - baptized at St. Michael Catholic Church on South Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. His godparents are Stanley Kazmierski and Cicilia Wysocki.^[1]

1920 - appeared in the 1920 United States Census at 1150 Columbia Avenue, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. He appeared with his parents, Joseph and Anna Kazmierski, his brothers, Marceli and Edmund, and his sisters, Irene and Clara.^[9]

1928 - appeared in the Plumbing Class in the Hammond Technical High School yearbook.^[4]

1930 - appeared in the 1930 United States Census at 1150 Columbia Avenue, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. He appeared with his parents, Joseph and Anna Kazmerski, his brother, Edmund, and his sisters, Irene, and Clara. ^[10]

1940 - appeared in the 1940 United States Census at 6236 Columbia Avenue, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. He appeared with his parents, Joseph and Anna Kazmerski, his brother, Edmund, and his sisters, Irene, and Clara. ^[11]

October 16, 1940 - registered for the World War II draft in Hammond, Indiana. Henry was described as 5' 8" height, 195 lbs, with grey eyes, blonde hair and a light complexion.^[2]

September 4, 1942 - February 22, 1946 - enlisted in the United States Army.^[5]

July 5, 1947 - married Sophia Gloss at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hammond, Indiana.^[6][7][8]

July 24, 1979 - died of respiratory failure at 7428 Jefferson Avenue, Hammond, Indiana.^[3]

July 27, 1979 - buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, Illinois.^[3]

Residence History

Timeframe	Location
Birth until 1947 marriage	1150 Columbia Avenue, Hammond, Indiana (became 6236 Columbia Ave in about 1930)[9][2]
After 1947 marriage	Lived with Sophia's parents at 935 Fields Avenue, Hammond, Indiana.[8]
Before 1962 until 1979 death	7428 Jefferson Avenue, Hammond, Indiana.[12][3]

Research Notes

See attached research summary from Rob Bongiovi's research.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925." database with images. FamilySearch. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6WJS-Z1W? cc=1452409&wc=M66P-W29%3A40205101%2C39559801: accessed 4 Feb 2021), Henricus Stanislaus Kazmierski; citing St Michael Parish, Chicago (South Shore Dr), Baptisms 1910-1914, image 101 of 229; Catholic Church parishes, Chicago Diocese, Chicago.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Ancestry.com "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947." database with images. Ancestry.com. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44009_01_00048-00478: accessed 27 Feb 2021), Henry Frank Kazmierski; citing The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 411.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} *Ancestry.com "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011." digital images. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60716/images/44494_350969-00134: accessed 14 Feb 2021), Henry F. Kazmierski, 1979, Roll 10, Image 135; citing Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012." database with images. Ancestry.com. (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1265/images/sid_8544_1928_0049: accessed 27 Feb 2021), Henry Kazmierski; citing Hammond Technical Vocational High School, 1928, Plumbing, Image 151.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Ancestry.com "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010." database on-line. Ancestry.com. (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/13187931:2441?tid=&pid=&queryId=3236af743ae594f4cb37179c92c31dc2&_phsrc=ciu220&_phstart=successSource: accessed 28 Feb 2021), Henry Kazmierski; citing Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A preliminary search of Fold3, Ancestry, and FamilySearch did not locate any records of this enlistment other than this index entry.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007." database with images. FamilySearch. (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89XF-W9M9?cc=1410397&wc=Q83F-: accessed 27 Feb 2021), Henry Kazmierski and Sophia Gloss, 5 July 1947, 1947 Volume 134, Page 506 (image 293 of 307), License 102418; citing Lake, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 007578303.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Invitation to Sophia L. Gloss and Henry Kazmierski Wedding, Family History Papers and Artifacts, 1993-Present; Robert P. Bongiovi, [Address for Private Use,] El Segundo, California, 2021. Paper invitation and original mailing envelope.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} "Marriage Held", Newspaper Clippings, 1993-present; Robert P. Bongiovi, [Address for Private Use,] El Segundo, CA, 2021. Article about Henry Kazmierski's marriage to Sophia Gloss.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1920 United States Census, Lake County, Indiana, population schedule, Hammond Ward 6, enumeration district (ED) 70, Sheet 24B, dwelling 396, household 432, Joseph Kazmierski and family; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : downloaded 15 September 2020); NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 445; FHL microfilm 1,820,445.
10. ↑ 1930 United States Census, Lake County, Indiana, population schedule, Hammond Ward 6, enumeration district (ED) 45-146, Sheet 15B, dwelling 333, family 355, Joseph Kazmerski and family; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : downloaded 15 September 2020); NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 602; FHL microfilm 2,340,337.
11. ↑ 1940 United States Census, Lake County, Indiana, population schedule, Ward 4 Hammond, enumeration district (ED) 45-104, Sheet 6A, household 115, Joseph Kazmierski and family; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : downloaded 15 September 2020); Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1068.
12. ↑ Indiana State Board of Health, Certificate of Death 62-008972 (9 March 1962), Anna Kazmierski; Copy in possession of Robert P. Bongiovi.

See also:

• Irene Sejda, Grandmother of Robert P. Bongiovi, [address for private use], Munster, Indiana, interview by Robert P. Bongiovi, 20 August 1995; Notes on genealogy forms, privately held by Robert P. Bongiovi, [address for private use], El Segundo, California, 2020. Author cannot recall if this was in person or over the phone. Notes in possession of Robert P. Bongiovi.
• "J. Kazmierski, 58, Succumbs," The Times (Hammond, Indiana), 18 Oct 1940, (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70301849/joseph-kazmierski-obituary/ : accessed 13 Feb 2021), obituary; citing Newspapers.com.
• St. Mary's Catholic Church Bulletin, Family History Papers and Artifacts, 1993-Present; Robert P. Bongiovi, [Address for Private Use,] El Segundo, California, 2021. Typewritten church bulletin dated June 22, 1947.
• Decedents of Jan and Regina Krupa, Probably from the Estate of Clare Leeser Affidavit of Heirship; Bongiovi Family History Files; privately held by Robert P. Bongiovi, [address for private use], El Segundo, California, 2016. Typewritten list, source of information unknown. One copy provided to Robert P. Bongiovi by Irene Sejda in 1990s. Second copy provided by Barbara Sejda in 2010s.
• Terry Mascenic, Swiontek Krupa Geneology Notes, Krupa Family Research; 2015. Excel spreadsheet of family history data on the descendents of Jan and Regina Krupa.
• ”Weds in Local Church,” undated clipping, June 1942, from unidentified newspaper; Bongiovi Family History Files, Original Clipping provided by Barbara Sejda, daughter of Henry and Irene Sejda; privately held 2020 by Robert P. Bongiovi, [address for private use], El Segundo, CA. Clipping indicates it is from the Hammond Times.
• "Marriage Licenses Issued at Crown Point", Newspaper Clippings, 1993-present; Robert P. Bongiovi, [Address for Private Use,] El Segundo, CA, 2021. Original clipping from unknown paper.