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Martin Worek and Margaret (Margarita/Małgorzata) Senkowska: abstracts of records viewed in the Ancestry survey (2026-09-26, lean mode)

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Tree persons 102706143628 (Martin) and 102706143629 (Margaret, filed as "Margaret Senkowski") in tree 206849982. WikiTree Worek-16 / Senkowksi-1 (typo); FamilySearch GGGV-WHB / GJ29-7GN.

This file covers the pending hints for both of them, and targeted finds for their main gaps. Everything was viewed on screen. Nothing was saved, accepted, ignored or changed on Ancestry, FamilySearch, Find a Grave, Newspapers.com, WikiTree or Geneteka. Nothing was clipped or downloaded. Readings in [brackets] are editorial. About 128 browser steps were used, all in tab 1013502130.

Records already abstracted in sources/ancestry/H0103-survey-abstracts.md are cited here, not repeated:

  • the 1909 marriage, 62097/263981;
  • the 1918 baptism of Mary, 62097/262465;
  • the 1920 census (Mary's line 6061/96470276), the 1930 census (6224/88224806) and the 1940 census (2442/143093554);
  • Martin's Illinois death index entry, 2542/1568048.

Living people. All six children were born between 1910 and 1925. Five are dead: Stanley (1910–1995), Andrew (1912–1966), Julia (1915–2006), Mary (1918–1994) and Joseph (1922–2018). Katherine/Catharina (b. 1 Aug 1925): her death was not found, so she may be living. She is named only from her 1925 baptism index. Check before any public use. No grandchildren are named.

Spellings met:

  • Martin: Martinus Worek (1909 marriage, 1932 burial register), Marcin Worek (1905 Ellis Island manifest; 1922 baptism of Józef), Martino / Markuns (baptism indexes), Martin Warich (1920 census index). Also possibly "Martin Zowrec" on a WWI card, probably not him (see below).
  • Margaret: Margarita Senkowska (1909, 1918), Malgorrata [Małgorzata] Senkowska (1907 manifest), Malgozata Worek (naturalization index card), Margorzata (1922 baptism), Margaret Worek (1927, 1930, 1940, 1950, 1962), Margret Warich (1920), Margerat Worek (1940 WWII card of her son), Margaret Sankoski (1966 Arizona death record of her son), Margaret Senkowski (her daughter Julia's SSACI), "Margaret Unk" (Mary's SSACI), "Anna Woreck" (Mary's 1994 death certificate).

H0055 Martin Worek

Facts on Ancestry as found (before any change)

FactValueSources on the fact
NameMartin Worek3
GenderMale–
BirthAbt. 1880 · Poland0
Arrival19050
Arrival19080
Residence1920 · Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA ("Occupation: Labor; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head")1
Residence1930 · Joliet, Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA ("…Occupation: Mechant Mill")1
  • No Marriage, Death or Burial fact. Martin has no death on the tree. His lifespan shows as "1880–".
  • There are no parents in the tree. Ancestry offers "Add father" and "Add mother". The 1909 marriage names them as Andreas Worek and Catharina Pęcherek.
  • Spouse: Margaret Senkowski (102706143629). Children:
    • Stanly (102706143623)
    • Andrew (…624)
    • Julia (…625)
    • Mary Ann (102705341966)
    • Joseph (…626)
    • Kate (…627)
  • Ancestry sources (5):
    • 1920 census;
    • 1930 census;
    • Illinois, Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records, twice [the 1909 marriage and Mary's 1918 baptism];
    • U.S. SSACI [Mary's record, his line 60901/643221927].
  • Hint counts: 4 new, 0 undecided, 0 ignored, 4 accepted.

Pending hints (4)

#HintCollection / recordCall
0Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916–1947: Martin Worek, b. 11 Nov 1881 Poland, Joliet2542/1568048Accept (strong)
1Member tree "Martin Worek" in Madigan_Slaboszewski (b. 11 Nov 1881 Poland; d. 27 Sep 1932 Joliet; children Joseph, Katherine)tree 35417181 / person 372446565232Ignore (member tree)
2Arizona, Death Records, 1887–1968: Martin Worek, father of Andrew Worek8704/60333172 (Andrew's certificate)Accept
3U.S. City Directories: Martin Worek, Joliet 19272469/359007293Accept

Hint 0: Illinois death index — ACCEPT

  • This is 2542/1568048, abstracted in H0103.
    • Martin Worek, born 11 Nov 1881, Poland; died 27 Sep 1932, Joliet; buried 30 Sep 1932, Holy Cross, Joliet; age 50.
    • Laborer; married; father Andrew Worek, born Poland; spouse Margaret Worek.
  • FamilySearch has the same entry (N3GR-35F, "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1948"). It adds:
    • certificate number 35823 ("cn 35823");
    • mother "UNKNOWN", born Poland;
    • cemetery Holy Cross;
    • residence "Joliet, Will, Il.".
  • The FamilySearch record is attached to GGGV-WHB. No image was found online. The index is the only death evidence.
  • Identity rests on four fits: the name, Joliet, spouse Margaret, and father Andrew (Andreas in the 1909 marriage).
  • Use it for: Death 27 Sep 1932, Joliet; Burial 30 Sep 1932, Holy Cross Cemetery, Joliet; Birth 11 Nov 1881 (the informant's date, so derivative); occupation laborer.

Hint 1: member tree — IGNORE

  • A member-tree hint. Its claims are b. 11 Nov 1881 Poland and d. 27 Sep 1932 Joliet, both copied from the death index. Nothing new. The tree was not opened.

Hint 2: Arizona death record of son Andrew — ACCEPT

  • 8704/60333172 is Martin's line, as "father". The principal is Andrew Worek (8704/333172):
    • male; white; married; died aged 53;
    • born 7 Nov 1912, Illinois; died 12 Jun 1966, Prescott, Yavapai Co., Arizona;
    • father Martin Worek, born Poland; mother Margaret Sankoski [Senkowska]; spouse Helen Worek;
    • certificate 6904.
    • Image group 8704 / 1966 / 0026512349. The image was not opened.
  • Identity: son Andrew is "Andy 7" in 1920 and "Andrew 17" in 1930, and both parents are named. The Catholic burial index has Andrew Worek, burial 18 Jun 1966, Resurrection [Cemetery] (62097/43382), so his body was brought back to Joliet.
  • Save to Martin, to Margaret (her hint 3) and to Andrew (102706143624).

Hint 3: Joliet city directory, 1927 — ACCEPT

  • 2469/359007293. Joliet, Illinois, City Directory, 1927. Martin Worek, laborer, 209 Hacker av, spouse Margaret. AI-extracted; the image was not viewed.
  • Identity: the same address as the family's owned home in 1930, and spouse Margaret.
  • Use it for: Residence 1927, 209 Hacker Ave., Joliet; occupation laborer. Margaret's line is 2469/359007294 (her hint 5).

H0060 Margaret Senkowska (Worek)

Facts on Ancestry as found (before any change)

FactValueSources on the fact
NameMargaret Senkowski3
GenderFemale–
BirthAbt. 1886 · Poland0
Arrival19070
Arrival19100
Residence1920 · Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA ("Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife")1
Residence1930 · Joliet, Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA (same wording)1
  • No Marriage, Death or Burial fact, and no 1940 or 1950 residence. There are no parents in the tree. The 1909 marriage names them as Joseph Senkowski and Antonina Pomykał.
  • Ancestry sources (5): the same five as Martin's.
  • Hint counts: 9 new, 0 undecided, 0 ignored, 2 accepted.
  • The tree's "Worek" people are only the seven known ones: Martin and the six children (list view, 177 people). No duplicate "Margaret Worek" was seen.
    • Some record pages (1950 census, 1927 directory, WWII card, naturalization index) showed a "Saved"/"Saved to your tree" flag even though the hints are still New. The cause is unknown; possibly another of the owner's trees.
    • When applying, check that these sources don't already sit on Margaret before saving them.

Pending hints (9)

#HintCollection / recordCall
0SSACI: Margaret Senkowski, spouse Martin Worek, child Julia Theresa Bahor60901/796819336 (Julia's record 46819336)Accept
1Find a Grave Index: Margaret Worek, 1885–196260525/114635478 (memorial 139606234)Accept
2Member tree "Margaret Senkowski" in Madigan_Slaboszewski (b. 1885 Poland; d. 1962; children Katherine, Mary)tree 35417181 / person 372446564067Ignore (member tree)
3Arizona Death Records: Margaret Sankoski, mother of Andrew Worek8704/75333172Accept (same certificate as Martin's hint 2)
4U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men: Margerat Worek, mother of Stanley Worek2238/330198339 (Stanley 2238/300198339)Accept
5U.S. City Directories: Margaret Worek, Joliet 19272469/359007294Accept
61950 census: Margaret Worek, b. abt 1886 Poland, Joliet62308/225641577Accept (strong)
71940 census: Margaret Worek, b. abt 1892 Poland2442/143093554Accept (abstracted in H0103)
8Illinois Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index: "Miss Margaret Worck", Joliet Evening Herald-News, 14 Mar 190750038/5318943979 (page image newspapers.com 548593377)Ignore (wrong person)

Hint 0: SSACI of daughter Julia — ACCEPT

  • Julia's own record is 60901/46819336:
    • Julia Theresa Bahor, also Julia T Bahor and Julia Theresa Worek; female; white;
    • born 19 Jun 1915, Joliet, Will, Illinois; died 2 Dec 2006;
    • father Martin Worek; mother Margaret Senkowski;
    • SSN 360-09-2999;
    • name history: Sep 1937, Julia Theresa Bahor; 9 Dec 2006, Julia T Bahor.
  • Margaret's line is 60901/796819336 and Martin's is 60901/646819336.
  • Identity: the birth date matches Julia's baptism index (62097/261289: born 19 Jun 1915, baptised 4 Jul 1915, parents Martino & Margarita), and both parents are named. Save to Margaret, Martin and Julia (102706143625).

Hint 1: Find a Grave — ACCEPT (index), memorial read

  • The index is 60525/114635478; memorial 139606234 was read only.
    • Margaret Worek; born 1885; died 1962.
    • Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville, Will Co., Illinois. No bio.
    • Linked children: Stanley Worek (1910–1995), Andrew Worek (1912–1966), Julia M. Worek Bahor (1915–2006), Joseph Worek (1922–2018). Mary and Katherine are not linked.
    • One photo, added by Kathi Flyte on 6 Dec 2014.
  • Photo (viewed): a flat granite marker with a cross motif, reading MOTHER / MARGARET WOREK / 1885 – 1962. It gives years only.
  • Identity: the name, the children, and burial at Resurrection on 13 Jan 1962 in the parish register (below).

Hint 2: member tree — IGNORE

  • A member-tree hint. Its claims (b. 1885 Poland, d. 1962) are copied from the gravestone. Nothing new.

Hint 3: Arizona death record of son Andrew — ACCEPT

  • 8704/75333172 is Margaret's line, as "Margaret Sankoski", on Andrew's certificate 6904. See Martin's hint 2.
  • "Sankoski" is Senkowski as the informant gave it (probably Andrew's wife Helen).

Hint 4: WWII draft card of son Stanley — ACCEPT

  • Stanley's own record is 2238/300198339:
    • Stanley Worek, age 30, born 13 Aug 1910, Joliet, Illinois;
    • registered 16 Oct 1940, Joliet, Will Co.;
    • employer American Steel and Wire Co.;
    • 5 ft 8 in, 162 lb, ruddy complexion, brown hair, blue eyes;
    • next of kin Margerat Worek, mother.
    • The card image and address were not viewed.
  • Identity: Stanley, 29, is in her 1940 household, and she is named as his mother.
  • This is the only exact birth date for Stanley. His baptism was not found in the index (below). Save to Margaret and Stanley (102706143623).

Hint 5: Joliet city directory, 1927 — ACCEPT

  • 2469/359007294. Margaret Worek, 209 Hacker av, Joliet, spouse Martin Worek. No occupation.

Hint 6: 1950 census — ACCEPT

  • 62308/225641577.
    • Citation: NARA, 1950 census, Joliet, Will, Ill.; roll 5399; page 7; ED 99-25. FamilySearch gives the enumeration date as 10 Apr 1950 (Joliet Township).
  • The entry:
    • Margaret Worek, head, 64, born abt 1886, Poland; white; female; widowed.
    • House no. 1109, dwelling 209. The street was not indexed; she was at 1109 Harrison in 1940. The image was not viewed.
    • Citizen: Yes. She was naturalized between 1940 and 1950; see the naturalization index below.
    • Occupation cleaning maid, industry building, worked 15 hours, class "own business" [sic, index].
  • She lived alone.
  • Identity: the name, her age (b. 1886, as in 1930), Poland, widowed, and the same house number as 1940.

Hint 7: 1940 census — ACCEPT

  • 2442/143093554, as abstracted in H0103:
    • 1109 Harrison, owned, $2,000; same place in 1935.
    • Head, 48 [sic], widowed, born Poland, alien, 6th grade.
    • Dishwasher, 12 weeks worked, $60.
    • Sons Stanley 29, Andrew 28 and Joseph 18; daughter Katherine 14.
  • The age of 48 (b. 1892) is the outlier among her ages.

Hint 8: "Miss Margaret Worck", 14 Mar 1907 — IGNORE (wrong person)

  • 50038/5318943979. AI index: "Miss Margaret Worck"; residence Joliet; Joliet Evening Herald, Thu 14 Mar 1907, page 8. The topic tag on the page is "Crimes". The item was not found on the page: the image has no text layer, and a keyword search found no match.
  • Not our Margaret. She was still in Wesoła on 14 Mar 1907: she landed at New York on 12 Nov 1907 (manifest below). She was also Senkowska, not Worek, until July 1909.
  • Lead only: a Miss Margaret Worek/Worck in Joliet in 1907 could be a relative of Martin.

Target gaps: finds

Martin's immigration: Vaderland, Antwerp → New York, 13 Dec 1905 — FOUND (FamilySearch index and image)

  • FamilySearch, "New York, Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892–1925", ark:/61903/1:1:JFHS-Q46 ("Entry for Marcin Worek and Michal Uziel, 13 December 1905").
    • Marcin Worek; male; 25; single; nationality Austria, Polish; residence "Wesota" [Wesoła].
    • Immigration 13 Dec 1905, Ellis Island. Ship Vaderland, from Antwerp. NARA T715, roll 649, page 10.
    • Other person: Michal Uziel, brother-in-law.
  • Image read in the FamilySearch viewer (image 308 of 903, "Immigration Records Dec 14, 1905"), line 18:
    • [Marcin] Worek, 25, m, s[ingle], laborer; Austria; Polish;
    • last residence Wesola; destination McKeesport, Pa. [reading "McKeesporg P"];
    • right-hand page: going to join "brother-in-law Michal Uziel, McKeesport, P[a].", followed by an address, not read.
  • Identity:
    • the name (Marcin = Martin);
    • age 25 in Dec 1905, which fits a birth in 1880–81 (his marriage age of 28 in Jul 1909, the burial age of 52 in 1932, and the 1930 age of 50);
    • the home village Wesoła, as in the 1909 marriage;
    • the year 1905, as in the 1930 census.
    • Nothing contradicts it. Strong.
  • New facts:
    • He first went to McKeesport, Pennsylvania (a steel town), to a brother-in-law, Michał Uziel. As a single man, Martin's "brother-in-law" was most likely his sister's husband.
    • He was in Joliet by July 1909.
  • Not found on Ancestry. Collection 7488 has other Vaderland passengers of 13 Dec 1905, for example Marcin Czelusniak 7488/4007456274 and Marcin Bober 7488/4007456291. But "Worek", "Marcin" (as given name or surname) and the surname soundex found no Worek line for that date. It is probably indexed under a garble.
    • At apply, browse the Vaderland 13 Dec 1905 images from one of those two records to the Worek page (FS page 10), or cite the FamilySearch record as a web link.
  • The tree's "Arrival 1908" fact has no source. It probably comes from the 1920 census answer, which was not re-read. Keep it with a note, or delete it only under the brief's placeholder rule.

Margaret's immigration: Zeeland, Antwerp → New York, 12 Nov 1907 — FOUND (Ancestry, image read)

  • Ancestry, New York Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 7488/4032294001.
    • Citation: NARA T715; image NYT715_1039-0224 (left page) and -0225 (right page); line 30; "list 112" [index].
  • Index: Malgorrata Senkowska (alternate "Malgorrata Igenkonwohe"); female; Polish; single; 20; born abt 1887, Austria.
    • Other birthplace "Werolo"; last residence Wesola, Austria.
    • Ship Zeeland, from Antwerp; arrived New York 12 Nov 1907.
    • 5 ft 1 in; brown hair; brown eyes; fair; $10.
    • Person in old country: father "Josef Igenkonwohe" [Senkowski], Wesola. The index gives her final destination as "Inlet, Wisconsin" and her US contact as "Towal Thiba", friend.
  • Image read, line 30 (left page):
    • Senkowska | Malgorzata [written "Malgorrata"] | 20 | f | s[ingle].
    • Annotated across the columns "11-3065[2/7]8 – 4/15/41 – 505" [reading]. This is a later INS naturalization-verification note: file no. 11-306528 (see the index card below), dated 15 Apr 1941.
    • Polish; Wesola; Wesola.
    • "father Josef Senkowski, Wesola, Austria".
    • Destination "Ill., Joliet". The index's "Inlet, Wisconsin" is wrong.
  • Image read, right page (-0225), line 30:
    • "friend Pawel Siba [or Sika; index 'Towal Thiba'], [1]02 [Division?] St., Joliet, Ills." [reading uncertain]
    • Height 5 ft 1 in; Austria; "Wesola" [birthplace column].
  • Identity:
    • Małgorzata is the Polish form of Margaret/Margarita;
    • her age of 20 in Nov 1907 fits a birth in 1886–87;
    • Wesoła, as in the 1909 marriage;
    • father Josef, as in the 1909 marriage;
    • destination Joliet; the year 1907, as in the 1930 census;
    • and the 1941 annotation ties to her naturalization file.
    • Very strong.
  • The tree's "Arrival 1910" has no source; it is from the 1920 census answer. See Conflicts.
  • Same ship, same date: "Josey [Józef] Worek", 7488/4032293015 (image NYT715_1039-0096; not read).
    • 35, married, Polish; birthplace "Wesda"; last residence Wesola, Austria.
    • Wife "Melona" Worek, Wesala; destination "Folice, New York" [probably a garble of Joliet, Ill.; not checked].
    • Friend "Kazinez Kaella".
    • A Worek from Wesoła on Margaret's own ship, very probably kin of Martin (a brother or cousin; Martin's father was Andreas). Lead.
  • Also from Wesoła: Tekla Worek, abt 1884, arrived New York 23 Feb 1907 (search list only; record not opened). Possibly Martin's sister. Lead.

Margaret's naturalization — FOUND (index card)

  • Ancestry, U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791–1992, 1629/5089486.
    • Citation: NARA M1285, Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the U.S. District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and INS District 9, 1840–1950; image 31192_118280-09825 (drawer W-516 H. through W-620).
  • Card read (Form N-58, U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service):
    • W 620; 11-306528 [reading].
    • Family name Worek; given name Malgozata; address 1109 Hacker Ave., Joliet, Ill. [sic; the 1940 and 1950 censuses give 1109 Harrison].
    • Certificate no. P-5132 [reading; or P-8132]; the "title and location of court" box reads 834 [reading].
    • Country of birth Poland; born Aug. 10, 1886.
    • Date of naturalization, date and port of arrival, and witnesses: blank. The back ("Additional information in court record") is blank.
  • Identity: the name (Małgorzata), Joliet, Poland, and file number 11-306528, which matches the annotation on her 1907 manifest line (dated 15 Apr 1941).
  • New facts:
    • born 10 Aug 1886, her own statement to the INS, so the best birth date found;
    • she began naturalization about 1941;
    • she was a citizen by 1950 (1950 census).
  • The petition and certificate are not online here. The petition would be in the Northern District of Illinois (NARA Chicago), or in Will Co. Circuit Court if it was naturalized locally. Lead.

Martin's naturalization — NOT FOUND

  • Alien in 1930. There was no Martin Worek in the naturalization-category search: 86 "Worek" soundex results, none a Martin or Marcin in Illinois.
  • The only hint of first papers is the doubtful WWI card below ("Declarant").

Martin's WWI draft card — NOT FOUND (one candidate, probably not him)

  • Searches in collection 6482:
    • Martin + Worek (soundex, birth 1881 ±2): 0 results.
    • Surname Worek soundex, b. 1876–86: 13 results, no Martin and nobody in Will Co.
    • Given name Martin, born 11 Nov 1881, Illinois: 23 results, one in Will Co.
  • Candidate: "Martin Zowrec", 6482/9448578 (image 005248840_04597). Card read:
    • serial 2270, order 2641; 113 Midland, Rockdale (Joliet), Will, Ill.;
    • age 37; born November 11, 1881; white;
    • alien, declarant; citizen of Austria;
    • present occupation "None"; nearest relative "Mrs. Antonia Zowrec, Austria";
    • signed "Martin Zowrec";
    • registrar's report: medium build and height, brown eyes, dark hair, "Ill for seven months";
    • registered Sept. 12, 1918, Local Board Div. No. 2, Will Co.
  • Assessment: probably not our Martin; do not save.
    • For him: the exact birth date 11 Nov 1881 (the death-index date), the given name, and Joliet.
    • Against him:
      • the surname (Zowrec) is written clearly and signed that way;
      • the nearest relative is a Mrs. Antonia Zowrec in Austria, while our Martin's wife Margaret was living with him and four children in Joliet in 1918 (Mary was baptised at Holy Cross in Apr 1918);
      • the address (Rockdale) is not the family's Hacker Ave.
    • The shared birth date is a notable coincidence. Recorded as a lead: check the 1918–19 Joliet directory for Martin Worek's address.

1910 census — NOT FOUND

  • Ancestry 7884:
    • Martin + Worek, b. 1881 ±5, Illinois: 0;
    • Martin + Worek with spouse Margaret, Illinois, b. 1881 ±2: 0;
    • a fuzzy search: 49 results, none ours.
  • FamilySearch 1910 (collection 1727033):
    • Martin Worek, Will Co.: 0;
    • surname Worek, Illinois: 65 fuzzy results, none a Martin or Margaret in Will Co.
  • They married in Joliet on 26 Jul 1909 and Stanley was born in Joliet on 13 Aug 1910. They were almost certainly in Joliet on 15 Apr 1910, perhaps as boarders under a garbled name. Next step: browse Joliet wards (ward 1 or the Hacker Ave. area) or search on Margaret's given name alone.

Children's baptisms and marriages (Catholic Diocese of Joliet, collection 62097; index only)

A "Worek" soundex search found 22 results. Stanley's (b. 13 Aug 1910) and Andrew's (b. 7 Nov 1912) baptisms are not indexed under Worek.

ChildEventIndexParents' line (to save to Martin/Margaret)
Julia ("Julianam")born 19 Jun 1915; baptised 4 Jul 191562097/26128962097/105261289 (Martino & Margarita)
Maria (Mary Ann)born 13 Mar 1918; baptised 7 Apr 191862097/262465 (read in H0103)62097/105262465 ("Markuns" & Margarita)
Józef (Joseph)born 19 Mar 1922; baptised 30 Apr 192262097/26329262097/105263292 (Marcin & Margorzata)
Catharina (Kate/Katherine; see Living)born 1 Aug 1925; baptised 29 Nov 192562097/26268562097/105262685 (Martinus & Margarita)
Mariamarriage 10 Dec 1937 [Oct 10 by the register]62097/90041944 (H0103)62097/135041944
Stanislaus (Stanley)marriage 28 Jan 1950, to Irene, vidua [a widow]62097/4223862097/105042238 (Martin & Margaret)
Juliamarriage 14 Apr 1951, to Frank [surname not in the list; she was already "Bahor" with the SSA from Sep 1937, so this may be a second marriage or a convalidation]62097/9004226262097/135042262 (Martin & Margaret)
  • None of these images were read, except Mary's (in H0103).
  • The two new exact birth dates are Julia 19 Jun 1915 and Joseph 19 Mar 1922. Katherine's (1 Aug 1925) belongs to a possibly living person.

Margaret's death and burial — FOUND

  • Catholic Diocese of Joliet, burial index 62097/43308:
    • Margaret Worek; died 10 Jan 1962, aged 76; buried 13 Jan 1962, Resurrection; vol. 1.
    • Citation: "St Scholastica Parish, Woodridge, Death Register, Vol. 1" [the filing; see the note below].
    • Image 62097_302022005541_0104-00103 (left page) and -00104 (right page), read.
  • Registrum Defunctorum, 1962, entry no. 1:
    • left page: Worek Margaret; domicile "510 Abe St." [reading; perhaps "Ada St."]; died Jan. 10, 1962; buried Jan. 13, 1962; age 76;
    • right page: place of birth blank; cemetery Resurrection; priest "P. P. Runowicz" [reading]; cause blank; note "Markiewicz" [the funeral director].
    • The other burials on the page are of Joliet people (Garnsey, Liberty, Harrison, Hacker, Herkimer streets; Holy Cross and Mt. Olivet cemeteries). This is a Joliet Polish parish register, most likely Holy Cross, filed under St. Scholastica, Woodridge. Martin's 1932 entry is in the same book.
  • Find a Grave 139606234 / stone: 1885–1962, Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville.
  • The Illinois death certificate for 1962 is not online. The Illinois death indexes on Ancestry and FamilySearch stop at 1947/48, and she has no SSDI or SSACI entry of her own.
  • Obituary — NOT FOUND. Newspapers.com, "Worek", Illinois, 10–20 Jan 1962: no matches. The Joliet Herald-News for 1962 does not seem to be searchable there. Lead: the Joliet Herald-News, 11–13 Jan 1962, on Joliet Public Library microfilm.
  • Remarriage: none found. She was "Margaret Worek, widowed" in 1940 and 1950, and was buried as Worek in 1962.

Martin's burial — image read

  • 62097/42823, the same register: image 62097_302022005541_0104-00045 (left) and -00046 (right), 1932, entry no. 10.
    • Worek Martinus; domicile 209 Hacker Ave.; died Sept. 27; buried Sept. 30 [1932]; age 52 a[nnorum].
    • The cemetery column is blank on this page. The priest's name is dittoed from "Rev. S. P. Ch[…]" [reading].
  • The age of 52 fits a birth about 1880, not the index's 11 Nov 1881 (which would make him 50). See Conflicts.
  • The cemetery is Holy Cross, per the Illinois death index and FamilySearch.
  • No Find a Grave memorial for Martin: a search for Martin Worek found no match. Martin and Margaret are in different cemeteries (Holy Cross, Joliet, 1932; Resurrection, Romeoville, 1962).
  • Obituary — NOT FOUND. Newspapers.com, "Worek", Illinois, 27 Sep–5 Oct 1932: no matches.

Galician origin

  • Three records now name Wesoła:
    • the 1905 manifest (Martin, "Wesola");
    • the 1907 manifest (Margaret, "Wesola, Austria"; father Josef Senkowski in Wesoła);
    • the 1909 marriage ("Wesoła, pow. Brzozów, par. Barycz").
    • [Wesoła is a village in Brzozów County, Podkarpackie, historically in the Roman Catholic parish of Barycz, Przemyśl diocese.]
  • Geneteka: inconclusive. Birth searches by URL for Worek and Senkowski in Podkarpackie returned "Zero results". So did a control search for "Nowak" (1880–81). The URL query evidently does not run a search; it needs the form. No real Geneteka search was done. Lead: search Geneteka through its form for Worek/Senkowski, Barycz parish, births 1875–1892; also the Przemyśl diocesan archive and the Brzozów metrical books.

Key facts by person (with record ids)

ItemMartin Worek (H0055)Margaret Senkowska Worek (H0060)
Birth11 Nov 1881, Poland (IL death index 2542/1568048; informant). Ages imply c.1880 (25 in Dec 1905; 28 in Jul 1909; 50 in 1930; 52 at burial); 1882–83 from the 1920 age of 3710 Aug 1886, Poland (naturalization index 1629/5089486, her own statement). 20 in Nov 1907 (1886–87); 21 in Jul 1909 (1888); 32 in 1920 (1887–88); 44 in 1930 (1886); 48 in 1940 (1892); 64 in 1950 (1886); 76 at burial (1885–86); stone 1885
BirthplaceWesoła, Brzozów district, parish Barycz, Galicia (1909 marriage 62097/263981; 1905 manifest)Wesoła (1909 marriage; 1907 manifest 7488/4032294001)
ParentsAndreas [Andrzej] Worek and Catharina Pęcherek (1909); father Andrew (death index); mother "UNKNOWN" (FS death index)Josef Senkowski (1907 manifest, in Wesoła; 1909) and Antonina Pomykał (1909)
Immigration13 Dec 1905, Vaderland, Antwerp → New York; single, 25, laborer; to brother-in-law Michał Uziel, McKeesport, Pa. (FS JFHS-Q46)12 Nov 1907, Zeeland, Antwerp → New York; single, 20; to friend Paweł Siba [reading], Joliet (7488/4032294001)
Marriage26 Jul 1909, Holy Cross, Joliet (62097/263981)same
1910not found (Joliet presumed)not found
1918[WWI card not found; "Martin Zowrec" 6482/9448578 probably not him]–
1920Hacker Ave., Joliet (6061/96470271; "Warich"; labor)same (6061/96470272)
1927209 Hacker Ave., laborer (2469/359007293)209 Hacker Ave. (2469/359007294)
1930209 Hacker Ave., owned $2,500; "merchant mill", steel mill; alien; arrived 1905 (6224/88224732)same; alien; arrived 1907 (6224/88224743)
1935–40–1109 Harrison, owned; widowed; alien; dishwasher (2442/143093554)
1940–next of kin of son Stanley, Joliet (2238/330198339)
Naturalizationalien in 1930; none foundprocess c.1941 (manifest annotation 15 Apr 1941; index card 11-306528, 1109 Hacker Ave.); citizen by 1950
1950–1109 [Harrison], Joliet; 64; widowed; alone; cleaning maid; citizen (62308/225641577)
Death27 Sep 1932, Joliet, aged 50 (death index; cert. 35823) or 52 (register)10 Jan 1962, [Joliet], aged 76 (62097/43308)
Burial30 Sep 1932, Holy Cross Cemetery, Joliet (death index; register 62097/42823, 209 Hacker Ave.)13 Jan 1962, Resurrection Cemetery, Romeoville (62097/43308; Find a Grave 139606234)

Conflicts

  1. Martin's birth year. 11 Nov 1881 (death index; informant) against about 1880 (ages 25 in 1905, 28 in 1909, 50 in 1930, and 52 in the burial register). The 1920 age of 37 gives 1882–83; FamilySearch has 1883; the tree has abt. 1880.
    • The day and month come only from the death index.
    • Suggested: Birth 11 Nov 1881 (death index) with an alternate "abt 1880" (burial register, census).
  2. Margaret's birth. 10 Aug 1886 (naturalization card, her own statement) is consistent with 1907 (20), 1930 (44), 1950 (64) and burial at 76 [she would have been 75 on 10 Jan 1962].
    • The outliers: 1888 (1909 marriage age 21; 1920 age 32), 1885 (stone; Find a Grave), and 1892 (1940).
    • Suggested: Birth 10 Aug 1886, Wesoła, with the stone's 1885 as an alternate.
  3. Arrival years on the tree. Martin: 1905 (correct; manifest) and 1908 (unsourced). Margaret: 1907 (correct; manifest) and 1910 (unsourced; the 1920 census answer).
    • Replace or annotate them with the manifest dates, 13 Dec 1905 and 12 Nov 1907.
    • The "1908" and "1910" facts have zero sources. Delete them only if the verified plan says so; otherwise keep them with a note that they are census answers.
  4. Margaret's 1941 address. The naturalization card gives "1109 Hacker Ave."; the 1940 and 1950 censuses give 1109 Harrison [1950 house number only]. Probably a clerk's mix of the old (209 Hacker) and new (1109 Harrison) addresses.
  5. Margaret's 1962 address. The burial register reads "510 Abe St." [reading] against 1109 [Harrison] in 1950. She moved between 1950 and 1962; re-read at apply.
  6. Martin's place of residence in 1905–09. McKeesport, Pa. (1905 destination) against Joliet by 1909. This is not a conflict, just a move to add.
  7. "Miss Margaret Worck", Joliet, 14 Mar 1907. This is before Margaret's arrival, so it is not her.
  8. The index destination "Inlet, Wisconsin" for Margaret: the image reads "Ill., Joliet".
  9. Margaret's surname on the tree is "Senkowski". The records give "Senkowska" (the Polish feminine form, used in the 1907 manifest, the 1909 marriage and the 1918 baptism); the Arizona certificate gives "Sankoski". "Senkowski" is acceptable as the standard surname. Add Senkowska as an alternate name.

Gaps

  • 1910 census (both). They were probably in Joliet, under a garbled name.
  • Martin's WWI draft card (1918). Not found under Worek; "Martin Zowrec" is doubtful.
  • Martin's naturalization. None found; alien in 1930.
  • Margaret's naturalization petition and certificate (c.1941–50). Only the index card was found.
  • Stanley's and Andrew's baptisms (1910, 1912). Not indexed under Worek.
  • Katherine's later life and death (living status).
  • Obituaries (1932 and 1962). None on Newspapers.com.
  • Martin's death certificate image (Will Co. cert. 35823). Not online.
  • The 1920 census image was not re-read, so the immigration and naturalization answers behind the "1908" and "1910" arrivals are unchecked.
  • Polish parish registers for Barycz. Geneteka is not yet searched properly.

Leads

  • Michał Uziel, McKeesport, Pa., 1905: Martin's brother-in-law, probably the husband of a Worek sister. Look for him in McKeesport in 1910 and in Polish parish records.
  • Józef ("Josey") Worek of Wesoła, 35, married to "Melona", arrived on the Zeeland on 12 Nov 1907 with Margaret (7488/4032293015; image NYT715_1039-0096 not read; destination "Folice, NY" [Joliet?]). Possibly Martin's brother.
  • Tekla Worek of Wesoła, abt 1884, arrived New York 23 Feb 1907. Possibly Martin's sister.
  • Paweł Siba/Sika [reading], Joliet, 1907: Margaret's friend and destination.
  • "Martin Zowrec", 113 Midland, Rockdale, WWI card 1918 (6482/9448578). Check the Joliet directories for 1917–19 to rule him in or out.
  • Margaret's naturalization file 11-306528 [reading]; certificate P-5132 [reading]. Look in NARA Chicago (RG 21, N.D. Ill.) or Will Co. Circuit Court.
  • Julia's 1951 marriage (62097/90042262) and her Bahor surname from 1937.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery, Joliet: Martin's grave (no Find a Grave memorial).
  • A Joliet parish death register (1927–79) is misfiled as St. Scholastica, Woodridge. It holds the Worek burials of 1932, 1962 and 1966.

For integration (suggestions for the lead)

  • Variants: Senkowska / Sankoski / "Igenkonwohe" (index garble); Worek / Warich / Zowrec(?).
  • New people, not in the tree: Andreas Worek and Catharina Pęcherek (Martin's parents); Józef Senkowski and Antonina Pomykał (Margaret's parents). Add the parents before accepting any hint that names them.
  • Recommended saves outside hints:
    • to Martin: the FamilySearch 1905 manifest (web link, or the Ancestry image once found); the burial register 62097/42823; the baptism parent-lines 62097/105261289, 105263292 and 105262685;
    • to Martin and Margaret: the Julia and Stanislaus marriage parent-lines 62097/135042262 and 105042238;
    • to Margaret: the manifest 7488/4032294001; the naturalization index 1629/5089486; the burial 62097/43308.

Blockers

  • None blocking. Geneteka URL searches don't execute, so a form-based search is needed. The Ancestry index line for Martin's 1905 manifest was not found. The Joliet Herald-News for 1932 and 1962 is not on Newspapers.com.

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