Person:Marcella Kisiel (1)

Marcella Kisiel was born in Poland about 1882 or 1883 to Albert and Mary Kisiel. By the time she was 19 Marcella had immigrated to the United States, as on 21 April 1902, at age 19, she married a 22-year old Polish immigrant, Anthony Przetacznik, in Detroit, Michigan. They had one child, Clara Przetacznik, born on 26 March 1905 in Detroit.

Her husband Anthony worked as a laborer and died on 17 Feb. 1906 of meningitis with a contributing factor of nephritis. Marcella remarried within the next few years, as the 1910 U.S. Census lists Clara Prezetacznik, age 5, living with her step-father Andrew Sodroski (or Solobroski), age 30, and his wife "Celia," age 27. (Evidently this is a nickname for Marcella, as the age is correct. She was also known as "Mary.") In later life Clara once described her step-father as "mean." Also living with them were three men in their 20s and a woman age 70, all born in "Austria" (probably Poland), presumably boarders since they all had different last names.

Marcella died in 1924 in Detroit, Michigan.

Marcella Kisiel with second husband Andrew Sodroski and daughter Clara Przetazcnik

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

   The date of the marriage and the couple's ages are listed. Marcella's parents are given as Albert and Mary Kisiel, and her birthplace is listed as Austria. (In 1795 Poland was partitioned between Prussia, Russia, and Austria and did not exist as an independent nation for the next 123 years.) https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675359

2.   Birth certificate for Clara Przetacznik, in Francis Zundel's private papers after his death
   26 Mar 1905.

   The certificate lists both of Clara's parents' birthplaces as Poland. Francis Zundel was Clara's son.

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

   Occupation, date, and cause of death are all listed. http://seekingmichigan.org/discover/death-records-1897-1920

4.   1910 U.S. Census on Family Search website.

   https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1727033

5.   Clara Przetacznik's remark, in Oral history.

   The comment about her step-father being "mean" was told to her grandson, Alan Zundel, the present writer.

6.   Death certificate for Marcela Solobroski, in Francis Zundel's private papers after his death
   1924.

   Francis Zundel was Marcella's grandson.

7.   Marriage certificate for Leo Zundel and Clara Przetacznik, in Michigan. Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. (FamilySearch Record Search).

   Lists Anthony and "Mary" as Clara's parents. https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675359