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Józef Piotr Główka[1]

Male 1893 - 1984  (90 years)


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  • Name Józef Piotr Główka  [2] 
    Born 1 Nov 1893  Celinów, Mazowsze, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1913  [10] 
    Residence Jun 1917  Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    • 575 High
    Census 1920  Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • Ray Street
    Residence Apr 1920  Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Maple Street
    Naturalization 29 Sep 1927  Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Certificate #2496341
    Census 1930  Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Census 1940  Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Pine Street
    Residence Apr 1942  Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 13] 
    • 39 Pine Street
    Residence Aug 1946  Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    • 39 Pine Street
    Residence Oct 1951  North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Residence Nov 1952  North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • 39 Pine Street
    Residence Feb 1953  Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Residence Jun 1954  North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Also Known As Joseph Peter  [1, 6, 9] 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Died 11 Apr 1984  Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 19] 
    • Melrose Wakefield Hospital
    Person ID I79  Mohr-Whalen
    Last Modified 10 May 2020 

    Father Jan Główka
              b. Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Anna Leoniak
              b. 1859, Jakubów, Mazowsze, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katarzyna Ziemba
              b. 29 Dec 1899, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Jan 1971, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 11 Jun 1916  Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 3 Jun 1980, Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    +2. Amelia Katie Glowka
              b. 30 Apr 1920, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 Jun 2012, Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +3. Helen Marie Glowka
              b. 25 Feb 1922, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Mar 2012, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    +4. William P. Glowka
              b. 4 Feb 1924, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 13 Jul 2015  (Age 91 years)
    +5. Edward John Glowka
              b. 2 Feb 1926, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 23 Oct 1983, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    +6. Victor Joseph Glowka
              b. 27 Aug 1929, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1 Aug 2016, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +7. Living
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2017 
    Family ID F56  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Nov 1893 - Celinów, Mazowsze, Poland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Jun 1916 - Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1917 - Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1920 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 29 Sep 1927 - Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Apr 1942 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Aug 1946 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Oct 1951 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Nov 1952 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Feb 1953 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Jun 1954 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 1984 - St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Apr 1984 - Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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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]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Personal conversation with Joseph Whalen.
    2. [S5005] Geneteki genealogical index, Polish Genealogical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne).
    3. [S5005] Geneteki genealogical index, Polish Genealogical Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne), Record 459.
    4. [S4423] Petition for Naturalization for Catherine Glowka.
    5. [S1550] WWII Draft Registration Card of Joesph Peter Glowka, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration).
    6. [S154] Death Certificate of Joseph Peter Glowka.
    7. [S2211] 1940 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
    8. [S2704] Find A Grave entry for Joseph P. Glowka, #114969023, Susan Connelly.
    9. [S4429] WWI Draft Registration Card of Jozef Glowka, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration).
    10. [S17] 1920 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
    11. [S2231] Birth Certificate of Amelia Katie Golowka [Glowka].
    12. [S191] 1930 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
    13. [S6627] WWII Draft Registration Card of Charles Peter Olbrys, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration) .
    14. [S6525] WWII Draft Registration Card of Edward John Glowka, Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration).
    15. [S5590] Marriage Announcement of Edward J. Glowka and Jane Brownell Carens.
    16. [S5746] Marriage Announcement of Victor J. Glowka and Lillian A. Trainque.
    17. [S5180] Birth Announcement of Ellen Jane Glowka.
    18. [S5179] Birth Announcement of Gerard Joseph Glowka.
    19. [S6] U.S., Social Security Death Index.