Weronika WOJAKIEWICZ

Abt 1871 - 1927  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Weronika WOJAKIEWICZ
  Born	Abt 1871	Gornica, Poland
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	11296
  _UID	69941D14F0574D9E8C206AB2CB4AFBD40C6D
  Died	2 Feb 1927	Chicago, Ill
  Buried	Saint Adalbert Cemetery Nile IL
  Person ID	I11296	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 May 2014

  
  

  Family	Maciej (Mathis) KARP,   b. 8 Dec 1869, Poland ,   d. 29 Jul 1942, Chicago, Ill  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1895	St. John Cantius Church--Chicago, Ill
  Children	1. Stanley KARP,   b. 8 Apr 1905, Chicago, Ill ,   d. 28 Jan 1988, Covington, Indiana  (Age 82 years)   2. Agnes (Agatha) KARP,   b. 1899, Chicago, Ill ,   d. Chicago, Ill   3. Bertha KARP,   b. 16 Jan 1900, Chicago, Ill ,   d. Chicago, Ill   4. Mary KARP,   b. 1896, Chicago, Ill ,   d. Chicago, Ill   5. Henry KARP,   b. 18 Jan 1898, Chicago, Ill ,   d. Chicago, Ill   6. Walter KARP,   b. 1903, Chicago, Ill ,   d. Chicago, Ill   7. Edward KARP,   b. 17 Feb 1907, Chicago, Ill ,   d. Chicago, Ill   8. Andrew KARP,   b. Dec 1897, Chicago, Ill ,   d. After 1900 census, Chicago, Ill
  Last Modified	17 May 2014
  Family ID	F2869	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Veronica Wojakiewic (various spellings: Bojakowicz , Wojakiewicz, Wojacowiz, Brunisowa Wojakewizt ) Galica, Austria Veronica Nojakiewiez B:10 Mar 1880 Gornica, Poland D:2 Feb 1927 Name: Veronica Karp [Veronica Nojakiewiez] Birth Date: 10 Mar 1880 Birth Place: Gornica, Poland Death Date: 2 Feb 1927 Death Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois Burial Date: 5 Feb 1927 Cemetery Name: St. Adelberts Death Age: 46 Occupation: Housewife Race: White Marital Status: M Gender: Female Father Name: John Nojakiewiez Father Birth Place: Gornica, Poland Mother Name: Agala Mother Birth Place: Gornica, Poland Spouse Name: Matthew Karp occupation: housewife; edcation: unknown; Born around 1871 in Austria - Poland. Weronika came to the United States around 1891(1900 Chicago census)(1890; according to the 1910 Chicago census)(1890; according to the 1920 Chicago census). Maciej Karp married Veronica Bojakowicz on 11-6-1895 at St. John Cantius Church--Chicago, Ill. The young family is listed in the 1900 census living in Chicago, Illinois. According to the 1910 census she has been married for fifteen years she bore seven children and only six children surviving. one of her children may have died or murdered by her husband (Mathias). According to family folklore Sophie return to Poland in her old age, because of her abusive alcoholic husband, Mathias Karp. Returning to Poland is unlikely because she has a death certificate listed in the State archives as dying in Chicago. Dziennik Chicagoski Death Notice Index 1890-1929 Weronika Wojakiewicz Karp died on 2 Feb 1927 and buried on 3 Feb 1927.(She was only 44-years-old). Three daughters are listed in her obituary; obit name: Rozanska, Berta (Bertha) obit name: Ivers, Marjanna (Mary) obit name: Breitenstein, Agnieszka (Agnes) After her death, her youngest children (in their teens and early twenties) went to live with their older siblings (in their late twenties and early thirties), as Mathias was an abusive alcoholic.