Tools and Resources

This page includes a variety of useful tools and references, such as pedigree charts, maps, and virtual graveyards. They are included to better explain and illustrate our family history, as a supplement to the text posts on our blog. We hope you will find them helpful.

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Pedigree charts
Family graves
Maps


Pedigree Charts


These mini-pedigree charts are provided so that you can quickly reference your direct line without having to login to Ancestry.com to figure out who is who. Each chart shows only our direct ancestors for five generations, starting with our grandparents.

John Francis Walle five-generation pedigree

Helen Sylvia Pionke five-generation pedigree

Our maternal pedigree charts are on our sister blog, TreeQuest: The Truth Is Out There.


Family Graves


We've created virtual cemeteries on our Find A Grave page so you can see all of our family graves in one place. These collections include some pretty distant cousins, so there will be names you don't recognize. Our more direct relatives are here to make it easier.

ALL Walle/Walczyk - Waclawik family graves

ALL Pionke - Kunkel family graves


Maps


We've embedded a number of Google maps that show where our ancestors lived. Each has a link to the larger version that opens in a new window or tab. These maps are intended to complement the family tree, pedigree charts, or blog posts.

So please keep in mind that the brief description accompanying each map is not really intended to stand alone; consider opening the tree or a pedigree alongside the map to better understand who was where when. We will add additional maps as we can.

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CHICAGO MAPS

POLAND MAPS



Walczyk, Rak, Ochab, Nowicki - St. John Cantius parish, Chicago


This map shows where our great-grandparents Gregory and Sophie (Wacławik) Walczyk lived when they first came to Chicago. Their neighborhood parish, St. John Cantius, was founded by immigrants from Galicia - the same area of Poland (then Austria) from which the Walczyks had emigrated. The addresses of Sophie's aunts, Josephine Nowicki, Sophie Ochab, and Louise Rak, are also included.

As a newly married couple, Gregory and Sophie Walczyk lived with Sophie's aunt and uncle, Louise (Rygiel) and John Rak, and their children grew up together. Similarly, the Raks lived with the Ochabs when they first arrived in Chicago.


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  1. 1620 W. Augusta Blvd. Walczyk and Rak families, 1916-1920.
  2. 932, 934, and 936 N. Willard Ct. (was Will St.). 936 - Rak family, 1910-1914 and Ochab family, 1910; 934 - Ochab family, 1907; 932 - Walczyk family, 1914 (possible birthplace of John Walle).
    • Location on map not exact; all structures on west side of street are now gone [northernmost unidentified dot on map].
  3. 1243 and 1246 W. Fry St. 1243 (was 35 Fry St.) - Nowicki family, 1903; 1246 - Nowicki family, 1918.
    • Location on map not exact; buildings torn down for highway construction [south of previous dot on map].
  4. 722 N. Ada St.: Nowicki family, 1910
  5. 1017 W Fry St. (was 85 Front St.). Nowicki family, 1904-5.
    • Location on map not exact; there are no buildings currently in this location [unidentified dot just east of St. John Cantius].
  6. St. John Cantius Church. Our Walczyk family's parish in the 1910's and 1920's [red push pin on map].

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Pionke/Kunkel - direct ancestors in Chicago 1900 - 1920


This map shows where the family of our grandmother Helen Pionke lived between 1900 and 1920 in Chicago's St. Josaphat parish. St. Josaphat parish was founded by Kashubian immigrants like the Pionkes.

The following direct ancestors lived here during this period: grandmother Helen Pionke; great-grandparents Leon and Anna (Kunkel) Pionke; 2nd great-grandparents Joseph and Marianna (Freibis) Pionke and August and Helene (Klawikowska) Kunkel; 3rd great-grandparents Valentine Pionke and Pauline (Abraham) Freibis.


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  1. 1915 N. Winchester Ave. (was 940 Winchester) - Pauline (Abraham) Freibis 1900, 1910
  2. 1346 W. Webster Ave. - Leon and Anna (Kunkel) Pionke, Helen Pionke, 1920
  3. 2254 N. Magnolia Ave. (was 2254 Lewis) - Helene (Klawikowska) Kunkel 1920-1923 (living with daughter Victoria Sychowski)
  4. 1311 W. Schubert Ave. (was 1311 Marianna) - Leon and Anna (Kunkel) Pionke; August and Helene (Klawikowska) Kunkel, 1910
  5. 2707 N. Southport Ave. - August Kunkel, 1916 (living with step-daughter Pauline Kostock)
  6. 2434 N. Ashland Ave. (was 1237 Ashland) - Joseph and Marianna (Freibis) Pionke, 1900-1920; Leon B. Pionke, 1900
  7. 2343 N. Janssen Ave. (was 114 High) - August and Helene (Klawikowska) Kunkel, Anna Kunkel, 1910
  8. 2335 N. Southport Ave. (was 252 Southport) - Valentine Pionke, 1900 (living with daughter Josephine Piefke)

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Pionke cousins - St. Josaphat parish, Chicago, 1900 and earlier


In addition to our 2nd great-grandfather, Joseph Pionke, many other Pionke relatives immigrated to Chicago and settled in the St. Josaphat parish. This map shows where Joseph Pionke, his father, five siblings, and four cousins lived between the 1880's and the 1900 census.

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  1. 2638 N. Wayne Ave. (was 323 Ward St.) - Valentine Pionke, a.k.a. Pionek (cousin), 1885-1889
  2. 1308 W. Schubert (was 1308 Marianna) - Albert Pionke, 1888-1910 (cousin)
  3. 1429 W. George St. (was 929 George) - John Pionke, 1900-1916
  4. 1540 W. Oakdale Ave. (was 820 Oakdale) - Frank Pionke (cousin), 1890's - 1910; probably also Josephine (Pionke) Briske (cousin), 1900
  5. 2502 N. Ashland Ave. (was 1269 Ashland) - Anna (Pionke) Sychowski, 1897-1920
  6. 2434 N. Ashland Ave. (was 1237 Ashland) - Joseph Pionke (our 2nd great-grandfather), 1888-1920; Mathilda (Pionke) Specht, 1900-1920; John Pionke, 1888-1890
  7. 2335 N. Southport Ave. (was 252 Southport) - Josephine (Pionke) Piefke, 1900-1920; Frank Pionke, 1900-1912; Valentine Pionke (our 3rd great-grandfather), 1890's - 1902
  8. St. Josaphat Church - Our Pionke family's parish from 1884 until the 1950's

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Walczyk, Wacławik and more - origins in Poland (former Galicia, Austria)


This map shows the origins in Poland of the families of our paternal great-grandfather Gregory Walczyk and his wife Sophie (née Wacławik). Whereas all of Gregory's ancestors were from the same village (Czermna), Sophie's parents were from two different places.

Stanisław Wacławik was born in Zagórzany and his first and second wives Anna and Bronisława Rygiel were born in Janowice. I have also included the husbands of Sophie (Wacławik) Walczyk's aunts (Josephine, Sophie, and Louise Rygiel) because their families were closely associated with ours in Chicago.

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  1. Ocieka - birthplace of Michael Ochab, husband of Sophie Rygiel
  2. Głobikówka - residence of Sophie Wacławik as a young girl and death place of her mother, Anna Rygiel Wacławik; also birthplace of Wojciech "George" Nowicki, husband of Josephine Rygiel
  3. Czermna - birthplace and residence of all of our Walczyk ancestors beginning with Gregory Walczyk and going back to the 1770's or earlier
  4. Zagórzany - birthplace of Stanisław Wacławik
  5. Faściszowa - birthplace of Michał Rygiel (or Grygiel)
  6. Janowice - birthplace of Anna Rygiel and more [unidentified dot on map between Faściszowa and Wielka Wieś]
  7. Wielka Wieś - birthplace of John Rak (Rock), husband of Louise Rygiel; also possible birthplace of Sophie Wacławik

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Pionke, Kunkel, and more - parishes in Poland (former West Prussia)


This map shows the local parishes of our grandmother Helen (Pionke) Brandt's ancestors. Although I had wanted to include the parishes and residences together, there were too many locations to fit on one map. This map gives an overview of where all of our ancestors from this branch lived in the region. The next two maps show the actual villages where our Pionke and Kunkel ancestors lived.

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  1. Puck - Freibis/Abraham
  2. Góra - Abraham/Eland
  3. Rozłazino - Nagel/Sarnowski; Klawikowski/Hebel; Kunkel/Klawikowski
  4. Sierakowice - Konkol/Nagel
  5. Strzepcz - Pionk/Bazowa; Klawikowski/Hebel; Nagel/Klawikowski; Bulczak/Nagel
  6. Szemud - Pionke/Stefanowski (1870's and 1880's)
  7. Kielno - Stefanowski/Kankowski; Pionke/Stefanowski (1850's and 1860's)

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Pionke and Freibis - origins in Poland (former West Prussia)


This map shows the origins in Poland (former Prussia) of the families of our 2nd great-grandparents Joseph Pionke and Maryanna Freibis. Our Pionke family stayed within a relatively small geographical area during the 1800's but our Freibis branch migrated east from Góra to Połchowo.

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  1. Kielno - birthplace of Anna Kankowska
  2. Donimierz (Dolmierz) - birthplace of Josephine Stefanowska; death of Paul Pionk
  3. Mały Donimierz - birthplace of Joseph Pionke and his siblings; birthplace of Johann Stefanowski; death of Josephine (Stefanowska) Pionke
  4. Zęblewo - birthplace of Valentin Pionke
  5. Góra - birthplace of Pauline Abraham
  6. Połchowo - birthplace of Maryanna Freibis; death of Joseph Freibis

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Kunkel and Klawikowski - origins in Poland (former West Prussia)


This map shows the origins in Poland (former Prussia) of the families of our 2nd great-grandparents August Kunkel (Konkol) and Helene Klawikowska. The Konkol and Nagel family migrated north-south between the Sierakowice and Rozazino parishes. In contrast, the Klawikowski branch remained within a few neighboring small villages between Kętrzyno and Strzepcz.

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  1. Rozłazino - birth of Caroline Nagel; death of Anna (Sarnowska) Nagel
  2. Kętrzyno - births of Anna Kunkel's 10 siblings; deaths of Helene Klawikowska's first two husbands
  3. Borek Szopy (about 3.4 km northwest of Strzepcz) - birth of Helene Klawikowska and her siblings; deaths of Jacob and Maryanna (Hebel) Klawikowski
    • Location does not appear on Google maps.
  4. Linia - death of Caroline (Nagel) Konkol Bulczak
  5. Kamienica Królewska - birth of August Kunkel (Konkol)
  6. Mojuszewska Huta - death of Joseph Konkol

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