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John WORZALLA

John WORZALLA

Male 1885 - 1957  (72 years)

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  • Name John WORZALLA  [1] 
    Birth 1885  MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • The Kroll genealogy lists John's birth year as 1884 although all census data (1920 & 1930) indicates a birth year of 1886. His tombstone bears the date of 1885.
    Gender Male 
    Census 21 Apr 1910  Stevens Point, Portage, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 1910 census at Stevens Point, Portage, WI shows: John S. Worzalla, 24, b. MN, parents b. GERMANY/Polish, salesman dry goods; Josephine, 22, b. WI, parents b. GERMANY/Polish; Erwin, x/12, b. WI.
    Census 2 Jan 1920  Stevens Point, Portage, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 1920 census at Stevens Point, Portage, WI shows: John S. Worzalla, 34, b. MN, parents b. POLAND, occupation, illegible; Caroline, 36, b. MN, parents b. POLAND; children b. WI: Erwin, 10; XXXXd (illebigle), son, 9; Richard, 5; Norbert 2 11/12; Loretta, 4/12; Catherine Kroll, sister-in-law, 44, b. MN, parents b. POLAND; Vincent, 3, nephew.
    Census 3 Apr 1930  Stevens Point, Portage, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 1930 census at Stevens Point, Portage, WI shows: John S. Worzalla, 44, first married at age 25, b. MN, parents b. POLAND, Secretary-Treas, Wholesale Furn. Co.; Caroline, 46, first married at age 31, b. MN, parents b. POLAND; children b. WI: Edmund, 19; Richard, 17; Vincent, 13; Norbert, 13; Loretta, 10; Alice, 7; Dennis, 5; Catherine Kroll, sister-in-law, 52, b. MN, parents b. POLAND; Annette Pollock, neice, 27, b. MN, parents b. POLAND, bookeeper, furniture factory.
    Note
    • The Kroll genealogy lists the marriage of John and Caroline as 1915. The 1920 census at 510 Franklin St., Stevens Point, WI lists John and Caroline with 5 children: Erwin, son, age 10; xxxxxd., son age 9 (illegible); Richard, 5; Norbert, 2 11/12; and Loretta, 4/12. The 1930 census states that John was first married at age 25 or between 1909 and 1911 depending on the birth year used. It states that Caroline was first married at age 31 or between 1912 and 1915 depending on the birth year used. I find in the 1910 census at 408 Franklin St., Stevens Point, WI a John S. and Josephine Worzalla with a son, Erwin aged x/12 (illegible). John is listed as a salesman for a dry good store. The Stevens Point Journal lists the wedding announcement of John S. Worzalla and Josephine Dayo. John is listed as being from Winona (MN). Listed as attendants are Vincent and Mary Worzalla, brother and sister of the groom and Frances Dayo, sister of the bride. They are to make their home at 408 Franklin St., Stevens Point. Josephine is the daughter of Stanislaus Dayo of Stevens Point. An article in the Stevens Point Journal lists a real estate transaction between John and Josephine Worzalla occuring in 1912. An obituary is available for purchase, printed late March 1914 for a Mrs. John (Josephine) Worzalla from the Portage County GenWeb site. The obituary of Richard Worsalla states his birthdate as Mar. 7, 1914. An obituary for Stanislaus Dayo in 1928 does not list a daughter Josephine as surviving him.
      My guess is that John Worzalla was married twice, first to Josephine Dayo and second to Caroline Kroll and that he had three sons by Josephine.
    Death Jun 1957  [2, 4] 
    Burial Guardian Angel Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I15277  MM
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2016 

    Father John WORZALLA,   b. Abt 1848, POLAND Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6788  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Josephine DAYO,   b. Abt 1886, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1914, Stevens Point, Portage, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jan 1909  St. Peters Church, Stevens Point, Portage, WI Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Family ID F3647  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 Caroline KROLL,   b. 16 Jun 1882, Holdingford, Stearns, MN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1946, Stevens Point, Portage, WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 1915  Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F3637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1885 - MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Jan 1909 - St. Peters Church, Stevens Point, Portage, WI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 21 Apr 1910 - Stevens Point, Portage, WI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1915 - Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Jan 1920 - Stevens Point, Portage, WI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 3 Apr 1930 - Stevens Point, Portage, WI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Guardian Angel Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage, WI Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S317] OneWorldTree, 317.

    2. [S393] Kroll Genealogy, (Private printing, Blaine, MN, 1987), 393.

    3. [S1920] 1920 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1920), 1920.

    4. [S396] Portage County Cemetery Locator, 396.

    5. [S1910] 1910 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1910), 1910.

    6. [S1930] 1930 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1930), 1930.

    7. [S46] ancestry.com, Stevens Point Journal, January 16, 1909, 46.