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Surnames
Silesian Texan Surnames
A
Silesian Texan
surname can be identified clearly using sacramental records from Silesia,
Poland, which document the baptisms or marriages of immigrants who came to
Texas.
In order
for our website to be professional and credible, we strive to connect each
listed surname to a Silesian village. The long list on this page took the
Silesian Profiles committee about eight years to research and document, so
each time an additional surname is found, we hope to add it to our website.
The surnames may also be
determined from the Schüler Agency List which provides
village names for Texas settlers. The following surnames appear in
Silesian Profiles: Polish Immigration to Texas in the
1850s and Silesian
Profiles II: Polish Immigration to Texas, 1850s-1870s. Additional
information about these books is available by clicking the underlined
words in the previous sentence or going to
Publications.
New Articles!
Seventeen families with asterisked
surnames* below originated from the Silesian parish of Wniebowzięcia
NMP located in Zębowice, Poland. This parish was one of many in
Silesia whose sacramental records were destroyed during World War II.
By clicking on an underlined surname*, you can access an
article researched and written individually by
Silesian Profiles
authors after the publication of both books; more articles will be added
as they are completed.
Also, to the names listed immediately below
is
another
list,
called "Additional Silesian Texans Surnames," taken from the manifest lists of
passengers. Click the link or scroll down to see the additional
list.
If your surname is not listed here,
it might be because
documents
which prove your family's connection to Silesia have not been found. Documents include:
1. Sacramental records from a Silesian church (baptism or marriage)
2. Ship manifest records which specify a Silesian village
We welcome you to provide us with any of the above documents.
Please send the scans to
committee@silesiantexans.com
along with your name and mailing address.
[Click
here to see example!]
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Adamietz
Adamik
Anderwald
Anioł – Aniol
Bąk - Bonk*
Banduch
Bednorz
Biela
Bomba
Bronder
Brysch
Burda
Cebulla
Cotulla
Czerner
Długi – Dugi
Długosz – Dlugosch
Dryś - Dresch
Dupnik – Dupnick
Dworaczyk*
Dylla
Dziuk
Feluks – Felux
Gabryś – Gabrysch
Gawel – Garvel
Gaurzel - Gorzel
Gawlik
Golla
Haiduk
Halamuda
Ibrom
Jarząbek – Jarzumbek
Jędruś – Jendrusch*
Jureczko - Jureczki
Kaczmarek
Kaczmarczyk*
Kasprzik
Kałka – Kalka
Keller
Kieryś – Kyrish
Kiełbassa – Kiolbassa
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Kindel – Kindla
Knappik
Kocur – Kotzur
Kolenda
Kolodziej
Kolonko
Korus
Korzekwa
Kotara
Kotulla
Kowalik*
Kozielski
Kozub – Kosub
Krawiec – Krawietz
Kroll*
Kuczka – Kutchka
Kuś – Kush
Labiś – Labish
Labus
Lipok
Lyssy*
Mainka – Manka
Michalski – Michalsky
Mikosz – Mikosch
Miosga*
Moczygemba
Morawietz
Moy*
Mroz
Mutz
Mzyk
Niesłony
Niestroj - Niestroy
Nocoń – Notzon
Oczko
Olejnik – Oleinik
Opiela*
Palica – Palitza
Panek
Paschke – Patzig
Pawlik
Piecuch – Piezuch
Pieczka |
Piegsa*
Pierdoła – Pierdolla
Ploch
Pollok
Prukop*
Pruski
Przybysz
Pyka
Rabstein – Rapstein
Richter
Roswadowski
Rzeppa
Smialek - Schmialek*
Sczodrok – Shodrock
Sczygiol*
Sekula
Sklorz
Skrobarczyk
Skworcz – Skwortz
Snoga
Sowa
Stanuś – Stanush
Strzelczyk
Swiercz - Schwierz
Szczepanik
Szyguda
Tudyk
Waclawczyk
Warzecha
Weiss
Wiatrek
Wieczorek
Winkler
Wyglądacz
Yanta – Jainta*
Yosko – Joschko*
Zając – Zaiontz
Zelonka
Zienć
Zoworka
Zygmunt - Zigmond*
Zyzik
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Additional Silesian Texan Surnames
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A
barque or bark, type of sailing vessel.
--Photo from
en.wikipedia.org. |
Other
sources of Silesian Texan surnames are ship passenger lists. The surnames
listed below were not included in the list above, so they were extracted
from ship lists, and the distorted spellings were studied to identify the
recognizable surnames below.
The Bremen Bark Weser
arrived in Galveston, Texas, on December 3, 1854. The
manifest included the Silesian villages with the immigrants’ names.
Gmolla-Gomula
Urbantzck - Urbanczyk
The 1855 Archimed
departed Hamburg, Germany for Hull and Liverpool on April 19,
1855. The passengers boarded the Isaac Wright in
Liverpool and arrived in New York on May 29, 1855. Even though
specific villages were not named, the families were all from the Opole
area which distinguishes them as Silesians.
Drzisga
Gresegorzyk - Gregorczyk
Grusha – Gruszka
Knieski
Ledwick - Ledwig
Nemjetz - Niemiec
Respendick - Respondek
Scheffler
Titzmann – Titzman
Yendryz - Jendrzej
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An Example of a Silesian Texan Surname
Based on a Sacramental Record
The ideal proof of a
Texas immigrant’s origin in Silesia is his or her baptism or marriage record
from that region. For example, Joseph Janysek, age 24, arrived in
America as a single man on October 19, 1889, according to a New York
passenger list; however, the manifest states his place of origin is Prussia
which is very general. Fortunately, Joseph himself offered his place of
birth when he declared his intention to become an American citizen in 1891.
As noted in the Karnes County, Texas, courthouse records, Joseph said he was
born in Schwieben, Prussia. The German name of his birthplace was an
excellent clue to finding his baptism record in the village now known as
Świbie,
Silesia, Poland.
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LDS Microfilm #2125910
Św. Trójcy, Wiśnicze,
Silesia, Poland
[The Św.
Mikołaja
records from Świbie
are stored at the Wiśnicze
church and appear in a separate section on the microfilm.]
Baptism Record [Click
here
to see scan of original record; or scroll down.]
Pages 432-433
99th entry
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Infant: Josef Janysek |
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Date of Birth: 6 March 1865 |
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Place of Birth:
Świbie,
Silesia |
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Date of Baptism: 9 March 1865 |
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Father: Carl Janysek |
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Mother: Catharina Jarosch |
Interesting notes about Joseph Janysek’s
life in Texas:
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He married Caroline Reiman in Panna
Maria, Texas, on October 20, 1891 [Marriage Records: page 18, 2nd
entry] |
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Two beautiful stained glass windows in
the Immaculate Conception of the BVM Church in Panna Maria are dedicated
to the couple’s memory; see image in
ILLUMINATED FAITH on this website. |
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One of their sons,
Monsignor Teodor Janysek, is featured in the
NOTABLES section on this website.
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