Katarzyna Ziemba[1]
1899 - 1971 (71 years)-
Name Katarzyna Ziemba [2] Born 29 Dec 1899 Poland 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Female Immigration 23 Apr 1913 New York, New York County, New York, USA [2, 3] Also Known As Catherine [4] Also Known As Katie [6, 7] Census 1915 Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA [7] - 208 Cross Street
Census 1920 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [3] Residence Apr 1920 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [6] - Maple Street
Census 1930 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [8] Census 1940 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [4] - Pine Street
Residence Jul 1940 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [2] - 39 Pine Street
Residence Oct 1951 North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [9] Residence Feb 1953 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [10] Residence Jun 1954 North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [11] Occupation Helper, cotton mill [7] Occupation Home maker Religion Roman Catholic Research Notes Joseph Whalen gives name as “Katerina Zieba.” Husband’s death certificate and obituary of son Victor give “Katharzyna Zemba.” Massachusetts Death Index lists Katharzy M. Glowka. Birth certificate of daughter Amelia lists “Katie Zaba.” Social Security Applications and Claims Index entry for son Edward lists surname as “Ziemba.” Obituary of son William gives surname as “Zenbia.” I have chosen to use “Ziemba” as this is the name on her Petition for Naturalization, which she herself would have completed.
Joseph Whalen gives birthplace as Kraków, Poland (but not in Kraków proper). Her Naturalization Petition lists Morki (or Marki), Austria. Marki is just northeast of Warsaw, about 40km from the birthplace of her husband. On the other hand, this area was under Russian, rather than Austrian control from before her birth until the end of the WWI. If there was another Marki/Morki in Austrian-controlled Poland (Galicia), I have been unable to find it. [1, 2, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]Buried Jan 1971 St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [5] Died 8 Jan 1971 Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA [1, 17] Person ID I84 Mohr-Whalen Last Modified 15 Mar 2020
Family Józef Piotr Główka
b. 1 Nov 1893, Celinów, Mazowsze, Poland
d. 11 Apr 1984, Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 90 years) Married 11 Jun 1916 Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA [2, 8] Notes - Family lived in a rented house on Maple Street in Bellingham in 1930. [8]
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. C.H. Glowka Last Modified 26 Jan 2017 Family ID F56 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 29 Dec 1899 - Poland 
Immigration - 23 Apr 1913 - New York, New York County, New York, USA 
Census - 1915 - Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA Married - 11 Jun 1916 - Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA 
Census - 1920 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Apr 1920 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1940 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Jul 1940 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA 
Residence - Oct 1951 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Feb 1953 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Residence - Jun 1954 - North Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA 
Buried - Jan 1971 - St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Died - 8 Jan 1971 - Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Before coming to US, lived in a thatched-roof house in dire poverty. Met Joseph Glowka in Fall River (MA/RI) and probably married there. Had relatives there before coming to US. One of her children was a twin, but the other child died at birth.
At the time of the 1915 Rhode Island Census, Katie was a boarder in the household of Mary Hefman.
Emigrated via Bremen, Germany aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II, arriving in New York on 23 April 1913.
1920, 1930, and 1940 censuses all place her birth in 1899. Find-A-Grave entry gives birth year of 1894. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
- Before coming to US, lived in a thatched-roof house in dire poverty. Met Joseph Glowka in Fall River (MA/RI) and probably married there. Had relatives there before coming to US. One of her children was a twin, but the other child died at birth.
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Sources - [S11] Personal conversation with Joseph Whalen.
- [S4423] Petition for Naturalization for Catherine Glowka.
- [S17] 1920 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
- [S2211] 1940 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
- [S2703] Find A Grave memorial for Katarzyna M. Glowka, #114969022, Susan Connelly.
- [S2231] Birth Certificate of Amelia Katie Golowka [Glowka].
- [S4430] 1915 Rhode Island State Census - Household of Mary Hefman.
- [S191] 1930 US Census - Household of Joseph Glowka.
- [S5590] Marriage Announcement of Edward J. Glowka and Jane Brownell Carens.
- [S5180] Birth Announcement of Ellen Jane Glowka.
- [S5179] Birth Announcement of Gerard Joseph Glowka.
- [S154] Death Certificate of Joseph Peter Glowka.
- [S4119] Obituary of Victor Joseph Glowka, Ginley-Crowley Funeral Home.
- [S152] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2001, Ancestry.com.
- [S5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com.
- [S3632] Obituary of William “Bill” P. Glowka.
- [S152] Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2001, Ancestry.com, Certificate # 004256.
- [S11] Personal conversation with Joseph Whalen.