Person:Anthony Przetacznik (1)

Anthony Przetacznik was born in Poland on 24 Dec. 1880. His parents were Albert Przetacznik (also known as Woissol Przetscnik) and Catherine Sowina (also known as Katrina Sowa). He immigrated to the United States as a young man, probably in the 1890s when there was a mass emmigration of Poles from their homeland due to poverty, with 4 million immigrating to the United States.

On 21 April 1902, in Detroit, Michigan, Anthony married Marcella Kisiel, also a Polish immigrant. He was 22 and she 19. Their only child was Clara Przetacznik, born on 26 March 1905 in Detroit. Anthony worked as a laborer.

Anthony Przetacznik died on Feb. 17, 1906 of meningitis (inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord), with a contributing factor of nephritis (inflammation of the kidneys). He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Detroit.

Anthony Przetacznik's death certificate

1.   Marriage certificate of Anthony Przetacznik and Marcella Kisiel, in Michigan. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. (FamilySearch Record Search)
   21 Apr 1902.

   The certificate lists Anthony's parents as Albert Przetacznik and Catherine Sowina and his birthplace as Poland. Anthony and Marcella's ages are given. https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675359

2.   Death certificate of Anthony Przetacznik, in Michigan Death Records, 1897-1920, on Seeking Michigan website
   17 Feb 1906.

   The certificate gives Anthony's date of birth and his parents' names as Woissol Przetscnik and Katrina Sowa, and lists all three as born in Austria. (In 1795 Poland had been partitioned between Russia, Prussia, and Austria and was "officially" non-existant as a nation for the next 123 years.) It also gives cause of death and burial place. http://seekingmichigan.org/discover/death-records-1897-1920

3.   Birth certificate of Clara Przetacznik, in Francis Zundel's private papers after his death
   26 March 1905.

   The certificate gives her parents' names and lists their place of birth as Poland.