This survey of Pionke families will expand on my original post, Early Pionke and Pionek Families in Chicago and Wisconsin. I am now including families who settled in Detroit as well as those who immigrated to Chicago or Wisconsin. In addition, I will look at families with a female Pionke ancestor—families who did not carry the Pionke surname when they came to the U.S.
Like my own Pionke ancestors, all of these families descend from our own Adam and Eve Pionk of Strzepcz parish. Some of them have a close relationship to the Pionke families from the original series. They lived in former West Prussia, now in northern Poland, in villages near the parishes of Strzepz (Strepsch) and Kielno (Kölln).
These eight Pionke and Pionke-descent families are outlined below.
This map shows the villages (Będargowo, Łebieńska Huta, Łebno, Zęblewo) and parishes (Kielno, Strzepcz, Szemud) mentioned in the outlines of families 1-5 below.
1. Descendants of Joseph Rhode and Anna Pionk
I believe that Anna Pionk or Pionke was the daughter of my ancestors Paul Pionk and Anna Bazowa*—and thus the sister of Valentin Pionke and Jacob Pionke. Anna was born in Zęblewo in 1823 and was baptized in Strzepcz parish. She married Joseph Rhode (Rohde, Roda) in Kielno parish in 1846. Their children were baptized in Strzepcz, Kielno, and Szemud.
As far as I know, only one of Joseph and Anna's children emigrated. Their daughter Antonina emigrated in 1889 with her husband Franz Labuda. They settled in Detroit's Poletown. There were many other Kashub families in their neighborhood, as well as other Poles. Frank and Antonina remained in Detroit until their deaths.
- Antonina Pionke married Franz (Frank) Labuda - 10 children.
*I will discuss the evidence for my theory that Anna Pionke was the daughter of Paul in a separate article.
2. Descendants of Franz Hennig and Marianna Pionk
Marianna Pionk or Pionke was the daughter of Johann Pionk and Marianna Małoszycka—and the sister of Franz Pionke and Joseph Pionke. Marianna was born in Będargowo in 1813 and was baptized in Strzepcz. She married first husband Johann Derla about 1835, probably in Strepcz. After his death, she married second husband Franz Hennig (Frank Henik or Hejnik) in Strzepcz in 1846. All of their children were baptized in Strzepcz.
I believe Frank and Marianna (Pionke) Hennig immigrated to Chicago in 1881, a half year after their daughter Augustina (Hennig) Pionke arrived there. Marianna probably died around 1884; Franz married second wife, the widow Augustina (Kunat) Brunke, in 1885. Marianna's family belonged to St. Stanislaus Kostka and St. Josaphat parishes in Chicago. Daughter Augustina moved to Portage County, Wisconsin, while the family of daughter Helena (Derla) Heymann remained in Chicago.
- Helena Derla married (1) Michael Lange - 6 children; (2) Franz Heymann - 4 children.
- Augustina Hennig (Henik, Hejnik) married (1) Franz Paluch - no children; (2) Valentin Pionke (Valentine or Wałenty Pionek) - 9 children; she also had one child before her first marriage.
3. Descendants of Adam Pionk and Augustina Grzenia
Adam Pionk or Pionke was the son of Michael Pionk and Marianna Paluch. He was born in Łebieńska Huta in 1820 and was baptized in Strzepcz. He married Augustina Grzenia in Strzepcz in 1846 and their children were baptized in Kielno.
Only one child of Adam and Augustina immigrated to the U.S., as far as I know. Daughter Paulina (Pionke) Hallmann immigrated in 1882 with her husband and children. They settled in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, a bit south of Portage County where other Pionke (Pionek) families from Strzepcz and Kielno would settle about 10 years later.
- Paulina Pionke married Franz (Frank) Hallmann (Halmann) - 8 children.
Adam Pionk was mentioned in Michael Pionke's article Pionke — The mystery of a name.
4. Descendants of Vincent v. Kruszynski and Julianna Pionk
Julianna Pionk or Pionke was the daughter of Jacob Pionk and Anna Rutkowska. She was born in Łebieńska Huta in 1840 and was baptized in Strzepcz parish. In 1861 she married Vincent v. Kruszynski in Strzepcz. Their children were baptized in Kielno and Przodkowo.
To my knowledge, only one child of Vincent and Julianna immigrated to the U.S. Their third son Julius v. Kruszynski (Krushinski) immigrated to Chicago about 1890. Like my Pionke relatives, Julius settled in the Kashubian St. Josaphat parish.
- Julius v. Kruszynski (Krushinski) married (1) Julianna Angel - 1 child; (2) Martha Lehmann - 8 children.
5. Descendants of Franz Pionk and Augusta Ballerstadt
Franz Pionk or Pionke was the son of Jacob Pionk and Anna Rutkowska and the brother of Julianna (Pionke) Kruszynska (above). He was born in Łebno in 1836 and was baptized in Strzepcz. Franz Pionke was married twice. He married Augusta Ballerstadt in 1863 in Strzepcz; after her death he married widow Augusta (Witt) Ernst in 1872 in Strzepcz. Their children were baptized in Strzepcz and Rozłazino parishes.
Only one of Franz Pionke's children emigrated. Daughter Martha traveled to the U.S. in 1887 at only 16 years of age. She settled in Detroit and belonged to St. Albertus parish, Detroit's first Polish parish.
- Martha Pionke married Johann Funke - 6 children.
This map shows the villages (Martenki and Dobrzewino) and parishes (Kielno, Przodkowo, Żukowo) mentioned in the outlines of families 6 and 7 below.
6. Descendants of Johann Pionke and Magdalena Litzbarska
John (Johann) Pionk or Pionke was the son of Jacob Pionke and Constantia Klein. He was born in Martenki in 1832 and was baptized in Kielno parish. John Pionke was married three times. He married Julianna Grzekowicz in Przodkowo in 1856; Antonina Rybinska in 1863; and the widow Magdalena (Litzbarska) Jarlowska in 1879. All but one of John's children were baptized in Przodkowo.
John Pionke immigrated to Detroit in 1881. His wife Magdalena and four of his five living children followed the next year. John and Magdalena had one more daughter in Detroit. Their family settled in Detroit's Poletown and were members of Sweetest Heart of Mary parish.
- Julianna Pionke married widower Joseph Marzejon - 5 children.
- Jacob Pionke married widow Rose (Bolda) Deering - 2 children.
- Antonina Pionke - I have not found a marriage or death record.
- Mathilda Pionke married August Makurat - 8 children.
- Mary Pionke married (1) Casimir Mocharcha - 1 child; (2) Joseph Ronkowski - no children.
Note: this article was updated 5 September 2018 to add Julianna Pionke's marriage and children.
7. Descendants of Franz Klebba and Catharina Pionk
Catharina Pionk or Pionke was the daughter of Jacob Pionke and Constantia Klein and the sister of John Pionke (above). She was born Martenki in 1826 and was baptized in Kielno. Catharina married first husband Joseph Bach in Żukowo, 1848. After his death, she married second husband Franz Klebba in Żukowo in 1852. Their children were baptized in the Przodkowo parish.
Franz and Catharina's daughter Agatha immigrated to Detroit in 1880 with her husband. They lived in the same neighborhood as Agatha's uncle John Pionke and they also belonged to Sweetest Heart of Mary parish. By 1900 they had moved to Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit.
- Agatha Klebba married Albert Wangler (Wengler) - 12 children.
Note: this article was updated 1 April 2017 to include family number 8 below.
8. Descendants of Albert Grenke and Helena Pionk
Helena Pionk or Pionke was the daughter of Ignatz Pionk and Anna Gurska. She was born Dobrzewino in 1843 and was baptized in Kielno. Helena was married three times. She married her first husband Johann Grenke (Grenka, Gronka) in Kielno in 1865. After his death, she married Johann Wiczkowski in 1870 in Przodkowo. Sadly, he died the next year and Helena married third husband Johann Hebel in Przodkowo in 1872. Their children were all baptized in Przodkowo.
Two of Helena's sons, John and Albert Grenke, immigrated to Chicago about 1888. They settled in St. Josaphat parish. I do not think that Helena or any of her other children emigrated, but I will post an update if I learn otherwise.
- Johann (John) Grenke married Barbara Czyżewska (Ciżewska) - 8 children.
- Albrecht or Adalbert (Albert) Grenke married Cecilia Grzegorzowska - 12 children.
Note: this article was updated 21 April 2019 to include family number 9 below.
9. Descendants of Johann Pionk and Catharina Potrykus
Rosalia Pionk was the daughter of Johann Pionk (Pionke) and Catharina Potrykus. She was born in Szemudska Huta in 1850 and was baptized in Kielno. Rosalia married Albrecht (Wojciech, Albert) Boike (Bojk) in Kielno in 1869. They had two children, both born in Okuniewo and baptized in Kielno. Their first son, Franz, died as a baby. Rosalia died in 1874, two months after the birth of second son Jacob. Albert Boike married second wife Anna Dosch later that year. They immigrated to Detroit with Jacob in 1875.
- Jacob Boike married Rose Miotke - 6 children.
Note: all of the Boike family trees I have seen on Ancestry.com use the spelling "Piontke" for Rosalia's surname. This variation was not used by her family in the old country. Possibly it was spelled this way on Jacob's death certificate.
Future articles will discuss these families in greater detail.
Pionke Friday: We will post about the Pionkes on Fridays whenever we can. This is the first post in Part 2 of a series about the Pionke, Pionk, and Pionek families here in the U.S. and back in the home country.
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