Nadwodny line

I have been baffled for a long time about the lineage of Jan Nadwodny.  

We know that...

Jan Nadwodny married Brygida Kulinska on 14 October 1906 at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in the presence of Stanislaus Krupinski and Stanislaus Slawinski. Jan was 23 yrs old. Parents Joannes Nadwodny, Józefa Krupczynska. Brygida was 18 yrs old. Parents: Carolus (Karol) Kolinski (Kulinski) and Józefa Bilecka (Dalecka), according to church records obtained in 2023. It is unlikely that Brygida and Jan knew each other in Poland as there is no evidence that Jan was from the area around Gostynin or within the Dalecki family circle. There is also no DNA evidence that we are related genetically to Jan Nadwodny, so we can't use DNA to help solve this mystery.

Marriage Record 1906.

So who is this Jan Nadwodny?

There are several immigration records for Jan Nadwodny.  There are also several Jan Nadwodnys born in Mazowieckie, Poland around 1883.  (One thing to note is that people reported ages very loosely. It should also be noted that the Nadwodny line came predominately from the Krasnosielc-Sielc and Goworowo Parishes of Poland. They are not found in any other region in Poland other than Mazowieckie. This area is about 50 miles northeast of Warsaw and about 100 miles east of Gostynin).

There are two immigration records for Jan Nadwodny between 1882-1906. We know that Jan was in the US in 1906 for the marriage to Brygida.

I presume the John Nadwodny from Przytuly immigrated to Cleveland, OH in 1906 and was married to Josephine Barcikowska in 1907 in Cleveland, OH. He is listed as living in Cleveland, OH on the 1910 census.

The residences match for the first entry on both Geneteka and SteveMorse.org; however, there is a discrepancy on age. 

The destination for Jan#1 according to the immigration record in 1905 is Warrior Run. His contact is his cousin, Alexander Nadwodny in Warrior Run, PA.  I've done extensive research on this line and the parents of this Jan are Jan Nadwodny and Franciszka Dziąba, which is consistent with the Geneteka record. 

Here is the immigration record for a Jan Nadwodny from 1901.

What I had missed in all the previous times I viewed this record was that his contact was Uncle Krupinsky at 199 Avenue E, Bayonne, NJ.  He appears to be traveling with Midael Garela (perhaps Maciej Gawęda). The last residence of both passengers is "Frazdowo", but according to a Polish colleague, there is no location in Poland with that name.  He suggested that it might be Drążdżewo, Mazowieckie, Poland.  The birth record Jan Nadwodny #2 was born in 1880 to Jan Nadwodny and Teofila Krupka in Gąsewo [Place: Sławkowo i Drążdżewa].  Perhaps, this is the right Jan.  

 

Now back to Uncle Krupinski. As previous noted, Stanislaus (Latin for Stanisław) Krupinski was a witness at the wedding of Brygida and Jan. According to the 1905 census, the 1910 census and the 1915 census, Stanislaus Krupinski was living on Avenue E in Bayonne, NJ with wife, Josephine and six children. They also had three boarders: Luzeon Kowofski and Frank and Stefania Gemski. Could Luceon be Lucjan Kujewski, Josephine's brother?  Well, according to the 1920 census, also living with them was Lucyan Kajauski, noted as having immigrated in 1905.  Josephine was noted as Jewish, along with daughter and son-in-law, along with Lucyan Kajauski.  Stanley was not noted as being Jewish.  Is this the Jewish connection to which my grandfather was lighting candles on Shabbat? 

I need to acknowledge the inconsistencies as the immigration record for Jan#2 states his uncle's first name is Ignacy.  I have not been able to find an Ignacy Krupinski in Bayonne, NJ in the early 1900 censuses. As stated previously, Stanley Krupinski was living on Avenue E in Bayonne, NJ in 1910. I presume the name difference is a transcription error. Also, the manifest states 199 Avenue E, but the Krupinski's lived at 175 Avenue E in 1905 and 306 Avenue E. according to the 1910 census.

Also, one should note that Stanisław Krupinski's name is spelled Stanislaus, Stanley, Stan, and Stanisław on various documents. His last name is also spelled various different ways on the census records. 

If this is correct, than this means that we are not connected to the Jan Nadwodny of Warrior Run.  It, however, doesn't explain what happened to Jan Nadwodny after 1918, which is the last record of his presence in the life of my great-grandmother.

Lest we not forget Midael Garela (perhaps Maciej Gawęda), I want to point out that he was destined for New Britain, CT to join Jan Andrzejczyk. The really strange thing is my great-aunt's marriage record states that her last name was Andrychowska, although her birth record states Nadwodny.  My great-grandmother's marriage record to William Larson has the name Andres crossed out and Nadwodny written in. (Note: I have been informed that Andrzejczyk/Andrzejewski etc. derive from Andrzej/Andrew. Andrychowski most likely from Andrychów. So perhaps this is just a coincidence and not a connection). Or perhaps the connection is Wladyslaw Andrychowski who was from Goleszów, Mielec District, Poland (Podkarpackie Voivodeship) (according to his naturalization records) and immigrated to NY City on 2 April 1908, and was farming in Willimantic, CT by 1911. Interestingly, Aunt Jennie settled in Willimantic in 1928 with her husband, Peter Magrel. According to a family tree on Ancestry.com and the 1930 census he was Polish, which is consistent with the immigration documentation. Perhaps we will never know. Aunt Jennie did not have any biological children, so there are no descendants to trace.