Elizabeth ZIMKOSKI

Notes:

He is probably the “No Name” Ziemkowski buried in Old St. Peter’s Cemetery in Delano. That Ziemkowski was born 15 Jan 1861 and died 23 Sept 1897.

In the 1895 Minnesota census, the family lived in Benson in Swift County where they had been for 2 years and 10 months. The senior Anthony, who had been in Minnesota for 20 years, was a section worker, presumably for a railroad. The household consisted of Anthony, 34, born in Germany, Lizzie, 32, born in Germany, Anthony, 10, Jennie, 6, Lizzie, 4, Joseph, 2, and Frederick, 2 months.

Anthony married Elizabeth (Lizzie) FAUTSCH on 9 Nov 1884 in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Elizabeth (daughter of Balthasar (Bartholomew) FAUTSCH and Eva FRIEMARK) was born in Nov 1862 in Prussia; died on 25 May 1944 in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1900 census, she was Lizzie Zimkoski, a 37 year-old widow living with her children in Franklin Twp, Wright County, Minnesota. She had no occupation. She had had 7 children, 6 still alive and all were living with her.

In the 1920 and 1940 censuses, she was Elizabeth Zimkoski, a 57 year-old widow living in Delano with her 24 year-old son Fred. In the 1940 census, she is shown as having been educated through the first grade.

Notes:

Married:
as Antony Ziemkowski and Elisabeth Fautsch; other sources say the marriage location was Delano, Wright County

Other Events and Attributes:

• MN Death Cert Checked: Y
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1906-49-1282

Notes:

The family name may have been Fautz.

Cheryl’s source says that Brinitz, the town where the Fautches may have come from, was Brinnitz, Kries Oppeln, Prussia. The village is named Brynica, Opole, Poland today. Historically, this is part of Upper Silesia which consisted of both German speakers and Polish speakers.

Another source has the Fautsches originating from Hirschfelde, Poland.

He, as Balthasar Fautsch, 57, came to the U.S. with his family in 1868 from Germany. They arrived in New York (Castle Garden) on June 2nd aboard the S.S. Borussia which had departed Hamburg May 16th. The family consisted of Balthasar, 57, Eva, 43, Rochus, 19, Mathias, 16, Joseph, 14, Franz, 7, Johanna, 6, Elsie, 5, and Francesca, 3.

In the 1875 state census, he and his family live in Franklin Twp, Wright County. All seven children are still single and living at home.

In the 1880 census, Bartholomew and family farmed in Franklin Twp, Wright County. The household consisted of Bartholomew, 65, Eva, 54, Joseph, 25, Frank, 23, Lizzie, 18, and Franciska, 14. All in the family were born in Prussia as were all of their neighbors. Also living in Franklin Twp was the Franz Fautsch (b. 1840) family and Anna Fautsch (b. 1860) who was a dressmaker living in the village of Delano.

In the 1885 state census, he lived in Delano. The household consisted of B. Fautsch, 67, Eva Fautsch, 59, Frank Fautsch, 24, and Francis Fautsch, 19. All were born in Poland.

He and Neva lived in the village of Delano, Franklin Twp, Wright County at the time of the 1900 census. He and Neva came to this country from Poland in 1866.

He died of old age.

Birth:
Other sources say his birth date is 24 August 1815 and location Oberschlesien, Prussia.

Died:
His death certificate said that he was 88 years and 6 months old

Balthasar married Eva FRIEMARK about 1848. Eva was born on 24 Dec 1825 in Germany; died on 14 Nov 1909 in Delano, Wright County, Minnesota; was buried on 17 Nov 1909 in Old St. Peter’s Cemetery, Delano, Wright County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1909-MN-014810

Notes:

Called Neva in the 1900 census. In that census, she is shown as having had 8 children, 7 still living. If Frank died in 1892, as is shown here, then that extra child must have been born in Poland and was still alive (either in Poland or the U.S., having come over separately) as of 1900.

One source (Elizabeth’s death record) shows her name as Frances Freemark.

Birth:
The 1900 census said December of 1826.