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Joseph Frank ZALEWSKI[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

Male 1893 - 1981  (88 years)


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  • Name Joseph Frank ZALEWSKI 
    Born 21 May 1893  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptised 28 May 1893  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Occupation 1910  [5] 
    Occupation 1917  [14] 
    Residence 1917  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 16] 
    Military 28 May 1918  [8, 17] 
    Residence 1920–1921  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 18] 
    Residence 1922  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1930  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Between 1931 and 1942  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 12, 13] 
    Residence 1949  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1918–1951  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 8, 10, 13] 
    Residence 1974  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID 9KXV-ZC4 
    Died 15 Aug 1981  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 19] 
    Cause: Pulmonary Edema / Congestive Heart Failure 
    Address:
    Veterans Administration Medical Center 
    Age 88 years 
    Buried 19 Aug 1981  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    Address:
    Holy Cross Cemetery 
    • Burial location: Block 29, Lot 266 South, Grave 2
    Joseph Frank Zalewski (1893 - 1981) - Find A Grave Memorial    		 Joseph Frank Zalewski (1893 - 1981) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Person ID I183  The Zalewski Project Tree
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2017 

    DNA Tests  2 people have linked a DNA test to Joseph Frank ZALEWSKI 

    Father Frank J ZALEWSKI, Sr.,   b. 4 Sep 1858, German Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1941, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Anna A LINDNER,   b. 15 Aug 1865, Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1939, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1884  Schwenten, Graudenz, Westpreussen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Agnes PULSHINSKI,   b. 23 Jan 1902, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1987, Mequon, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 11 Sep 1943  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [21] 
    Address:
    St. Hedwig's Church 
    • Witnesses: Walter Strelka & Mary Pavlovski
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F35  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emily M TROKA,   b. 5 Jan 1896, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1941, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1919  Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7, 9, 22, 23, 24] 
    Address:
    St. Casimir's Church 
    • Witnesses: Leo Troka & Agnes Zalewski
    Children 
    +1. Irene Theresa ZALEWSKI,   b. 17 Jul 1920, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1996, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +2. Richard Joseph ZALEWSKI,   b. 9 Dec 1921, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1999, Cedarburg, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Joseph ZALEWSKI, Jr,   b. May 1927, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1927, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Robert John ZALEWSKI,   b. 21 Jun 1931, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1999, Bowie, Prince George's, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F72  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Frank & Anna Zalewski Family    		Frank & Anna Zalewski Family
    The Frank & Anna Zalewski family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in about June 1907. The photo looks to be taken during either the first communion or confirmation of Joseph (far right) as he is holding a candle and is close to the right age at the time.



    Back Row:

    Francis (Zalewski) Cybela – 15 Apr 1895 – 18 Jul 1965

    Mary (Zalewski) Gierzsewski/Giersch – 22 Mar 1891 – 27 Feb 1945

    Martha (Zalewski) Strelka – 10 Sep 1885 – 23 Nov 1930

    Angeline (Zalewski) Pierzchalski – Jul 1887 – 17 Mar 1960

    Joseph Zalewski – 21 May 1893 – 15 Aug 1981



    Front Row:

    Helen (Zalewski) Stroinski – 24 Sep 1897 – 1 Mar 1974

    Anna (Lindner) Zalewski – 27 Nov 1865 – 11 Apr 1939

    Agnes (Zalewski) Walczak – 17 Jan 1902 – 29 Jan 1989

    Frank Zalewski, Sr – 4 Sep 1858 – 8 Aug 1941

    Frank Zalewski, Jr – 6 Nov 1899 – 2 Nov 1976
    Joseph & Emily (Troka) Zalewski Wedding    		Joseph & Emily (Troka) Zalewski Wedding
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 25 Jun 1919

    Back: Possibly Joseph's younger brother, Frank Jr, Helen Zalewski(?), Leo Troka, Agnes Zalewski(?). According to records, Agnes was one of the witnesses and the two ladies look like Joseph's sisters.
    Anna (Lindner) Zalewski & Family    		Anna (Lindner) Zalewski & Family
    Back row: Mary (Gierszewski), Anna (Lindner), Joseph & Martha (Strelka) --- Front row: Frances (Cybela), Helen (Stroinski) & Angeline (Pierzchalski) - Summer 1925

  • Notes 
    • Joseph F Zalewski served in the US Army Infantry during America's involvement in World War I (1917-1918). He fought with the Allied Expeditionary Forces in France during several major battles (according to his sister, Mary (Zalewski) Giersch). Unfortunately, his military records were destroyed in a fire in 1973 at the National Personnel Records Center - St Louis, Missouri (according to a reply to a 1994 inquiry submitted by Michael Rynka - the grandson of Mary (Zalewski) Giersch). After the war, Joseph returned to Milwaukee where he served with distinction on that city's municipal police force until his retirement.

      He was a Milwaukee City Police Officer for 33 years.

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] Mary Jane Zalewski.

    2. [S23] Death Certificate.

    3. [S43] 1905 Wisconsin State Census, Joseph Zalewski; Houshold 565, 5th Precint, 13th Ward, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.

    4. [S42] 1930 US Census, Ward 13, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin; 40-158; Sheet 18A; h.24 f.33; Joseph Zalewski; 16 February 2010.

    5. [S41] 1910 US Census, Ward 13, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin; 133; Sheet 12B; H.176 F.251; Joseph F Zalewski; 5 February 2010.

    6. [S60] Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907, Reel 175, Record 2233.

    7. [S34] 1920 US Census, Ward 13, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin; 155; Sheet 4A; h.52 f.78; Joseph F Zalewski; 16 February 2010.

    8. [S49] WWI Honorable Discharge Certificate, Joseph Zalewski Honorable Discharge.

    9. [S51] St. Casimir's Marriage Record, Josephum Zalewski & Emiliam Troka; 25 June 1919.

    10. [S92] World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, 16 January 2011; Joseph Frank Zalewski; Wisconsin; Serial: U2321.

    11. [S18] Wisconsin, Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, 8 March 2011; Joseph Zalewski; Batch C00322-3; Source 1305114; Ref item 3 p115.

    12. [S50] Milwaukee City Directory, 17 March 2011; p.552; 1940 - Jos F City Policeman h2553 N Richards.

    13. [S74] 1940 US Census, Ward 13, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 72-294; Sheet 8B; Household 179; Joseph F Zalewski; 2 April 2012.

    14. [S84] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.

    15. [S68] St. Hedwig's Church Records, Milwaukee, May 1893, Joseph Zalewski.

    16. [S30] The Official History of the Eighty-Sixth Division, page 110.

    17. [S30] The Official History of the Eighty-Sixth Division, Page 110.

    18. [S53] The Milwaukee Journal Article, Birth Record; birth annoucements; 12 December 1921; Son to Joseph F. Zalewski - 826 Bremen St; 19 March 2011.

    19. [S45] Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997, #204447.

    20. [S76] Find-A-Grave Entry, 2 April 2017; https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5182243.

    21. [S48] Wisconsin Marriage Certificate, Joseph Zalewski & Agnes Pulshinski; 19 September 1943; 24 February 2010; License #: 218095.

    22. [S84] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.
      Listed as Single - 1917

    23. [S48] Wisconsin Marriage Certificate, Joseph Zalewski & Agnes Pulshinski; 25 June 1943; 25 February 2010; License #: 218095.

    24. [S35] 1900 US Census, Ward 14, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin; 113; Sheet 18A; h.215 f.312; Josef Zalewski; 1 March 2010.