Józef Piotr Główka[1]
1893 - 1984 (90 years)-
Name Józef Piotr Główka [2] Born 1 Nov 1893 Celinów, Mazowsze, Poland 
[3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] Gender Male Immigration 1913 [10] Residence Jun 1917 Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA [9] - 575 High
Census 1920 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [10] - Ray Street
Residence Apr 1920 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [11] - Maple Street
Naturalization 29 Sep 1927 Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [4] - Certificate #2496341
Also Known As Joseph Peter [1, 6, 9] Census 1930 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [12] Census 1940 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [7] - Pine Street
Residence Apr 1942 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [5, 13] - 39 Pine Street
Residence Aug 1946 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [14] - 39 Pine Street
Residence Oct 1951 North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [15] Residence Nov 1952 North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [16] - 39 Pine Street
Residence Feb 1953 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [17] Residence Jun 1954 North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [18] Cause of Death Bladder cancer [6] Occupation Cobbler, Gardener, Chicken Farmer, Textile Worker (Carder) [1, 6] Occupation Laborer, WPA water works project [7] Occupation Mill hand (woolen mill) [10, 11] Religion Roman Catholic Research Notes Various records give his birthplace as Celinów, Mińsk Mazowiecki, or Warszawa. It is likely he was born in Celinów, but gave Mińsk Mazowiecki (the nearest town of any size) or Warszawa (the nearest major city) for convenience. Celinów was in the Mińsk, Mazowiecki parish.
A Josef Glowka passed through Ellis Island in July 1913, coming from Nowominsk, Russia, which is now Mińsk Mazowiecki, Poland (pronounced “Ma-zo-vyet-ski”) and is located a short distance southeast of Warsaw. It appears he was accompanied by Maryanna Glowka. Perhaps this is his sister.
Death certificate gives birthdate of 13 November 1890. WWI Draft Registration gives 1 September 1894. Other records give 1 November 1894. His indexed birth record gives 1893 (with a relatively high record number, meaning late in the year), so I have recorded it as 1 November 1893. [2, 6, 9]Buried 1984 St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [6, 8] Died 11 Apr 1984 Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA [6, 8, 19] - Melrose Wakefield Hospital
Person ID I79 Mohr-Whalen Last Modified 10 May 2020
Father Jan Główka
b. Poland Mother Anna Leoniak
b. 1859, Jakubów, Mazowsze, Poland Family ID F304 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Katarzyna Ziemba
b. 29 Dec 1899, Poland
d. 8 Jan 1971, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 71 years) Married 11 Jun 1916 Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA [4, 12] Notes - Family lived in a rented house on Maple Street in Bellingham in 1930. [12]
Children + 1. Josephine Mary Glowka
b. 11 Mar 1918, Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
d. 3 Jun 1980, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA (Age 62 years)+ 2. Amelia Katie Glowka
b. 30 Apr 1920, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
d. 22 Jun 2012, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 92 years)+ 3. Helen Marie Glowka
b. 25 Feb 1922, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
d. 20 Mar 2012, Massachusetts, USA (Age 90 years)+ 4. William P. Glowka
b. 4 Feb 1924, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
d. 13 Jul 2015 (Age 91 years)+ 5. Edward John Glowka
b. 2 Feb 1926, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
d. 23 Oct 1983, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA (Age 57 years)+ 6. Victor Joseph Glowka
b. 27 Aug 1929, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
d. 1 Aug 2016, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years)+ 7. Living Last Modified 26 Jan 2017 Family ID F56 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 1 Nov 1893 - Celinów, Mazowsze, Poland 
Married - 11 Jun 1916 - Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Residence - Jun 1917 - Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA 
Census - 1920 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Apr 1920 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA 
Naturalization - 29 Sep 1927 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1940 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Apr 1942 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Aug 1946 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA 
Residence - Oct 1951 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Nov 1952 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Feb 1953 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Jun 1954 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA 
Buried - 1984 - St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA 
Died - 11 Apr 1984 - Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Arrived in US through Ellis Island just before WWI (1913?). In Warsaw, he worked as a cobbler and as a city park service gardener. Left Poland to get away from a bad political situation (perhaps to avoid conscription). Probably lied about his age when he entered the country (or when he got married).
Had several siblings, including one sister in Poland and two (?) in US. Known as “Pa.” Had a big vegetable garden. Was fond of blackberry brandy. Name is pronounced “Gloof-ka” in Polish; means “head” or “big head.”
In 1942, he worked for City Mills in Norfolk, Massachusetts. [1, 5]
- Arrived in US through Ellis Island just before WWI (1913?). In Warsaw, he worked as a cobbler and as a city park service gardener. Left Poland to get away from a bad political situation (perhaps to avoid conscription). Probably lied about his age when he entered the country (or when he got married).
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Sources - [S11] Personal conversation with Joseph Whalen.
- [S5005] Geneteki genealogical index, Polish Genealogical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne).
- [S5005] Geneteki genealogical index, Polish Genealogical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne), Record 459.
- [S4423] Petition for Naturalization for Catherine Glowka.
- [S1550] WWII Draft Registration Card of Joesph Peter Glowka, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration).
- [S154] Death Certificate of Joseph Peter Glowka.
- [S2211] 1940 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
- [S2704] Find A Grave memorial for Joseph P. Glowka, #114969023, Susan Connelly.
- [S4429] WWI Draft Registration Card of Jozef Glowka, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration).
- [S17] 1920 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
- [S2231] Birth Certificate of Amelia Katie Golowka [Glowka].
- [S191] 1930 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
- [S6627] WWII Draft Registration Card of Charles Peter Olbrys, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration) .
- [S6525] WWII Draft Registration Card of Edward John Glowka, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration).
- [S5590] Marriage Announcement of Edward J. Glowka and Jane Brownell Carens.
- [S5746] Marriage Announcement of Victor J. Glowka and Lillian A. Trainque.
- [S5180] Birth Announcement of Ellen Jane Glowka.
- [S5179] Birth Announcement of Gerard Joseph Glowka.
- [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index.
- [S11] Personal conversation with Joseph Whalen.