Bartol Family History

Bartholomew Nowak (Village of Dabrowka) and Agnes Klofs (Village of Sierakowko) were married on 9 Nov., 1809 in (church?) in Ludomy. (Family History Tape #1201174, P. 47) On Nov. 10, 1832, Their Daughter, Catherine, was married to Ignatius Barthol (Bartol) , who was the son of Ignatius Barthol. They lived in the coloniae (farm village) of Lipie. (FH Tape #1201175, P. 49)All of these villages were near the city of Rogozno, in Poland. The 'county seat" was Oborniki and was located about 30 miles NW of Poznan. They had 7 children.:

Ignatius and Catherine (Nowak) Bartol Children are:

Thomas was apparently the first Bartol to come to the USA through the Canadian port of Quebec in August of 1860. (FH Tape 470841, P. 218 and Request for Naturalization, UWO Library, Oshkosh, WI) I once saw indicated he had sailed with his cousin, Andrew Bartol and Andrew’s wife and two daughters, who were teenagers. My thought is that Thomas may have worked his way to the USA as a baby sitter for the two girls. Andrew may have been an innkeeper. I have no idea of why they came to the USA. Indications are that they came on a sailing ship named 'Siegel" and that they came in 1861 by way of Canada. At that time, in Poland, his father and the other parishioners were involved in building the church of St. John, the Baptist, just outside of Lippe. I have also heard that Stanley and Peter came together, they being 25 and 20 years old , respectively. My thought is that they came as active young men who were urged on by their older brother, Thomas. Eventually, all of the Bartol family came to the USA, including the mother and father, Ignatz and Catherine. One story has it that Ignatz even brought his bee hives with him (Source. Alice of Ripon, WI) Another story was that Martin almost got left behind in Canada. While the ship was docked, he went to get milk for his mother and was late in getting back. The ship had to be stopped to get him. They all ended up in the area around Princeton, WI. According to early maps of Green Lake County (WI), Stanley ended up owning a piece of land that was near the long gone village of Saint Marie, just north of Princeton. A diary of a monk who had lived at the Franciscan Monastery, near Green Bay, WI, revealed that on June 7, 1673, Fr. Marquette and his companion, Joliet, were on their journey across Wisconsin on the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. It was a warm day and Fr. Marquette got thirsty. His Indian guides took him to a spring in the big swampy area at the junction of the Fox and White Rivers in Green Lake county, where Fr. Marquette had a drink of water. Fr. Marquette was grateful and erected a cross on a piece of land there. Eventually, this piece of land became a portage across the Fox River and the village of Ste. Marie. The maps indicated that the cross was on land owned by Stanley Bartol and I have heard that the cross, itself, was in the Bartol family until it disappeared in the early 1930’s. With the coming of the railroad to Princeton, the village of Ste. Marie disappeared, the church itself was taken down and the bricks used to make a tavern in Princeton. In the 1990’s, I visited the area and I believe I found the spring. I took photographs and made a map of the location of the spring. Also, in the 1990’s, I visited the last remaining (youngest) son of Stanislaus. He died shortly after. He told me stories of the old Bartol homestead. Never having visited it, they did not mean much to me, but one story he told me, which may be relevant to Frank, is that the Bartols made some of the best moonshine of the Prohibition era. He said the feds would bust the still on Thursday and by the next Monday, the Bartol boys were back in business. The little I know about Frank Bartol, I surmise he had connections to alcohol. He and Peter were bartenders. I remember once visiting Peter’s Bar in Cudahy, WI. I must have been about 6 years old when my father took me there. Peter, as I recall, had a wooden leg. Peter somehow got to be a Civil War veteran., even though it appears he arrived here just at the end of the Civil War. Indications are that he served with the Two Rivers Company K (WI). He apparently was mustered in about the time Company K fought one of the last battles of the war, somewhere north of New Orleans. Company K then went to Montgomery, AL, and assisted wagon trains coming back tot the north.

Martha Mason was born on 1 Feb., 1880. She was the daughter of Joseph (Marzejon) Mason and Cecelia Trochinski Nason. The father of Joseph may have been Augustyna Marzejon (1820-1910). He may have had other sons besides Joseph, August Mason ( 1849 to 1/28/1897) and Franciszeek Marzejon(1854-1909). These tombstones are located on the east side of the old St. Michael Cemetery, in Berlin, WI. Cecelia later remarried Joseph Dopke, who was the step-father of Martha. Martha also had two brothers, Joseph and Louis (1888-1956), three sisters, Anna Marzejon Bella (Whose mantle clock I have), Agnes Marzejon Ruszkowski (who made women’s hats and sold them in her hat shop on the east end of the Main Street in Berlin) and Clara Mason Marks (1886-1934). She also had two step- sisters. Josephine Dopke Marks and Rose Dopke Dittman (1889-?), last known to have lived in Beaver Dam, with Martha is assumed to have been born and raised in Berlin, WI. The 1990 Federal Census indicates she was a maid-servant to the Charles Morris family and lived with them. Martha, as I have heard, took care of both Rosaline Bartol in her last days, and also of Stanley Bartol as he died. I believe she inherited his house when he died. The house was on the SE corner of Ceresco and Van Horn Sts. I remember the house; it was not much, but Martha had it rented out.

The family of Joseph (Marzejon) Mason and Cecelia Trichinosis (Marzejon) Mason was as follows, per notes of Martha Mason Bartol: Martha Mason (Bartol), born 1 Feb., 1880 Anna M. Mason (Bella) born 30 Mar., 1882 (I have her Seth Thomas Mantle Clock) Louis M. Mason, born 26 May 1883. He was a railroad engineer and drove a hinged Mallat locomotive on the Duluth, Messabi & Iron Range. He lived in Two Harbors, MN. Agnes M Mason Rachkowski, born 6 May, 1885. She had the hat shop. Clara Mason, born 17 Nov., 1886. She suffered from an illness that confined her to a wheelchair. Joseph W. Mason, born 20 Nov., 1888 August Mason, born 13 Dec., 1890. He was in service in WW I, discharged from the army on Dec. 1918 as a Private in Co. E, 107 Eng., ser. # 257761. He served from about 1916 to 1918, was f ft.,7 ½ in. tall, blue eyes, brown hair, fair complexion. August Mason died on Jan. 13, 1930.

The later marriage of Cecelia and Joseph Dopke added two step sisters: Josephine Dopke, born 27 Jan., 1893 Rose Dopke Dittman, born 1899, of Beaver Dam, WI. Apparently, all had the middle name of Marzejon, which I understand is Polish for Mason.

On 12 Feb., 1901, Frank and Martha were married by Rev. John Casbicuianz and presumably, at St. Michael Church in Berlin, WI. They lived at what until about the later 1900’s, was 837 Ceresco St. During that time, they had four children.: Nellie (Angela), Joseph (Moon),Roman (Star) and Leonard. Frank died on 15 May, 1910. According to Joseph and Martha, he walked into the house on a Sunday afternoon and fell over dead. According to Joseph, his uncle Leo Bartol, one month before he died, Frank had been at a wedding party. After the party, there was a celebration, which turned into a brawl. Frank was hit on the head, but seemed all right. Another story was that Frank got hit on the head with a baseball bat while window peeping. In various federal Censuses, Frank was listed as: glove maker, saloon keeper, and soft drink manufacturer. He was in the soft drink business with his brother, Peter Bartol. Their business was apparently located behind the Truesdell Fur Co. in Berlin. Martha died on 9 Oct., 1973, at Mercy Extended Care Center in Oshkosh, Wi. She is buried from St. Michael Catholic Church, in St. Michael Cemetery.

Joseph Frank Bartol was born on 9 May, 1903, at Berlin, WI. At 7 years old, his father died and being the oldest boy, he was in charge of the male tasks. He used to take care of the family cow in the pasture down the road. His sister, Angela, was the oldest and after high school, she went to the State Teachers College (then known as a normal school0 and became a teacher. Joseph also was fortunate enough to go through high school. He mad a wooden desk in class ant it is now in my possession. Martha maintained her house hold with her large garden, the chickens and the cows, after Frank died. On Christmas Day in 1929, Joseph was visiting at the Lawrence Hibibki home at Kossuth and Cumberland, in Berlin. He an Theresa Hibicki were talking, when Theresa saw smoke seeping through the wall. Joseph pulled away the wall boards and put out the fire. Next year, on Feb. 17, 1930, that home of the Hibicki’s was destroyed by fire. During the fire, Lawrence was seen carrying two pillows out of the burning house. As he ran around the corner of the house, he fell over from a heart attack. Lawrence and Anna Hibicki were the parents of Wanda Grace Bartol, who married Joseph Bartol on 12, May, 1930. They were married at t St. Michael Church, in Berlin, WI, by Fr. John Mikolajczak. At the time, Joseph worked for the Biejik Auto Company in Berlin. He told me stories of how he and others went to Detroit and drove the newly purchased automobiles back to Berlin. He owned a motorcycle in his pre-marriage days. Sometime in 1930, he found a job as counter man at the Automotive Supply Co. in Appleton, WI. He moved himself to an address on Lawe St and then to the upstairs of the home of Miss Nell Wittlin, at 930 W. Packard St. He and Wanda moved there prior to Mar. 1931, I know, because I was born on Mar. 20, 1931, at St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Appleton. Sometime, about 1933, they moved to 817 W. Winnebago St. in Appleton. While we lived there, my sister, Joan Bartol Navickas was born on Aug. 30,1937 and my brother, Hubert Lawrence Bartol was born on 9 Nov., 1938. He also like bicycle riding and used to take me early in the morning when I was about 10 years old, and we would ride out and review the progress on the 'New US 41" around Appleton.

Frank and Martha (Marzejon) Bartol Children are:

Hibicki Family History

Lawrence Hibicki lived in Berlin from 1883 to 1930. He came to Berlin at the age of 18. Lawrence had a brother, Edward, in Milwaukee and three sisters, Mrs. Jake Lukoski of Ripon, WI, Mrs. Mike Makurat of Berlin, WI and Miss Josephine Hibibki of Milwaukee. Anna Josick Hibicki was his wife and had a brother, Martin Josick of Berlin, WI and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Nowicki of Berlin, WI and Mrs. Rose Stencil of Wausau, WI. Lawrence worked for the railroad (YYYY, later the Milwaukee Road), then 20 years for the Grand Union Tea Company, after which he worked two years for the National Tea Company. From 1922 to 1930, he was the Berlin local representative for the Chase Bros. Nursery, of Rochester, NY. Lawrence Hibicki and Anna Jusick Hibicki were married in St. Stanislaus Church in Berlin, WI on 9 Oct., 1888 by Rev. J Czarnowski and attended by Franciscus Ryband and Petr Lubienski, per their Marriage Certificate. Anna Josick was born in Goslina, Poland. Goslina was one of several small villages around the larger village of Rogozna and was in the county of which Oborniki was the county seat. Her parents were Bartholomaeus and Constantia Mendelewska Jussick. Lawrence Hibicki was born in Prusce, Poland on 21 July, 1865 and died 17 Feb.,1930. His parents were John and Mildr4ed Lubinski Hibicki (Chibicki) (FH Tape1141234, P. 28). Lawrence filed for becoming a US citizen on 2 May, 1882. His papers should be in the UWO Library in Oshkosh. John Chibicki (Hibicki) may have been John von Russell at one time. A story has it that John wanted to marry a Polish girl and when his father learned of this, he disowned John. John, then not having a surname, selected one from a mailbox along the road. I cannot verify this story. John and Michalinaboth came to the USA in 1883. Lawrence may have come with them and possibly, Anna Josick also came on the same ship, because a story I heard was that Lawrence and Anna met on the boat coming from Europe and their meeting was about 1883.

Lawrence & Anna (Jussick) Hibicki Children are:

• August Marzejon 1890-1930
• Roman Bartol 1904-1984
• Franciszek Bartol 28 Sept., 1874 15 May, 1910
• Martha Bartol Feb., 1880 9 Oct., 1973
• Barbara Bartol 24 June, 1934 30 Aug., 1934 Daughter of Joseph & Wanda Bartol and my baby sister. I can remember her funeral.
• Wanda Bartol 1903-1980
• Joseph Bartol 1903-1989
• August Marzejon 24 Jan., 1897 1945 Age:48
• Augustyna Marzejon 1820-1910 Lived with Frank & Martha Bartol in 1910 (Fed. Census). Obtained US Citizen status in 1870.
• Frank Hibicki 1902-1971
• Josephine Hibicki 1900-1977
• Frank Dopke 1890-1969
• Mary Dopke 1887-1971

Info from Berlin Cemeteries (St. Stanislaus and St. Michael, from the Bartol lot in St. Michael Cemetery.)

Bernard & Constance Mendlewska belonged to St. Mary Magdelen Church in Dluga Goslina. I went to Mass and Communion there in 1997. It is one of two old wooden churches near Rogozna Poland.I also visited the church in Prusce, where John and Mildred Lubinski Hibicki went to church. The priest there said that a fire burned out the church about 1860 and all records were lost. Information from tombstones in the Bartol Plot of St. Michael Cemetery in Berlin, WI: August Marzejon 1890-1930 Roman Bartol 1904-1984 Franciszek Bartol 28 Sept., 1874 15 May, 1910 Martha Bartol Feb., 1880 9 Oct., 1973 Barbara Bartol 24 June, 1934 30 Aug., 1934 Daughter of Joseph & Wanda Bartol and my baby sister. I can remember her funeral. Wanda Bartol 1903-1980 Joseph Bartol 1903-1989 August Marzejon 24 Jan., 1897 1945 Age:48 Augustyna Marzejon 1820-1910 Lived with Frank & Martha Bartol in 1910 (Fed. Census). Obtained US Citizen status in 1870. Frank Hibicki 1902-1971 Josephine Hibicki 1900-1977 Frank Dopke 1890-1969 Mary Dopke 1887-1971 Info from Berlin Cemeteries (St. Stanislaus and St. Michael, from the Bartol lot in St. Michael Cemetery.) I have information on about 300 ancestors and descendents of the Joseph and Wanda Bartol families in my records. These should also be in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, UT. I also have photos of the Stanislaus Bartol and Lawrence Hibicki Families and other photos of the region in Poland where our family originated. The region in Poland where most of our ancestors came from is Northwest of Poznan about 50 miles, centered around the city of Rogozno. This region is very close to the Germany-Poland border prior to WWII. The region was incorporated into Germany during WWII and the inhabitants were made Germans. After WWII, they were made back into Poles. During the Cold War, the region was Russian controlled and the languages taught were Polish and Russian. Rogozno had a large plant that made clothes dryers that were shipped to Russia. This plant closed at the end of the Cold War (about Nov., 1989) and there were serious unemployment problems. But the region is rebounding well. There is much about Rogozna on the internet. More information on ancestors prior to 1865 can most likely be found on Family History tapes in Salt Lake City and available through Church of Latter Day Saints in libraries in local regions in the USA. More information can also be found on the website of 'The Archives of the Archdiocese of Poznan". I have visited both the physical plant and the website. You cannot access the files in the building in Poznan, but they do have a tremendous collection there. I believe records were preserved somehow through World War II. I had been advised by Polish people that all records were destroyed, but I have found many records that have survived. Most are in Latin, but some are in Polish or German. I also have a history of the Rogozna region of Poland. It is about 350 pages in paperback form, but it is in Polish. I have tried to find an English version , but Polish Library sources all say it was never published in English. It may have been published in Russian. I welcome any ideas on how to produce an English version of this history.If you have any additions or corrections, please e-mail "tjbartol@aol.com" or call me at: 937-433-4466.

Additions: 1. Mary Ann Bartol, daughter of Stanislaus and Rosaline Bartol, married XXXX Mashuda, of Mashuda Construction Company, in Princeton, WI.Norene Seaman, wife of James Seaman, of Green Lake, WI, was a grand-daughter of Leo Bartol. 2. John and Michalina (Lubinski) Hibicki had an older sister,Catherine (Chibicki) Cwiejkowski. Her children, along with the children of John Hibicki's younger brother,Franciszek Chibicki, all immigrated to Buffalo, NY, between 1873 and 1879.One of Franciszek and Catherine Cwejkowski's sons,went on to Detroit, MI, (1906) and then on to Anaheim, CA (1910). 3. It is possible that Jacob Hibicki (nephew of John and Michalina Hibicki; son of John's brother, Simon Chibicki and Catherine Rzepka,) came with John and Michalina to the USA in 1883 and settled in Wisconsin. 4. Mary Hibicki, daughter of John (Russell) Hibicki and Michalina (Molly) Lubinski, married John Mendleski. Their daughter, Agnes, married John Grota and they settled in Berlin, WI. They had a son, Hubert Grota. Agnes said she came from Rude, near Wagrowiec, which is near Posnan, Poland. She married Mike Makurat.John Hibicki came from Sierokowa and Lawrence, from Prusce. Both of these villages are near Rogozna. I have been to both of these places.A son of Hubert Groa, named Lee,lives in Sturgeon Bay, WI. 5.Michael (Hibicki) Hobert marred Hazel Von Buchel. They had sons named Raymond Hobert and Robert Hobert. Hazel died about 1983. They had lived most of their life in Milwaukee. I believe Michael (Mike) was a butcher. Raymond married Yvonne Steinke. They had one son, Raymond Hobert, Jr. Raymond, Sr., died in 1975 and Yvonne, in 2007. Raymond Jr., had a daughter, Kim Hobert, who lives in St. Pul, MN. Robert lived in Milwaukee with his wife, Doris. They had tw daughters, Delores and Kathleen. Delores lives in Las Vegas and Kathleen lives in Milwaukee. These additions are per responses to my website. ,

Tom & Mary Ann Bartol, 2004	Church Where Anna Josick Was Baptized
Jacek & Grzyna Bartol	Home of J&G Bartol Rogozna, Poland,
Tom & Mary Ann Bartol Home, Dayton, OH 2008	Some of the Clocks I Made
Bartol Family, Nov., 1978	Place Holder for Image