After locating Margaretha Plenzler (sibling to Joseph) and her marriage information to Michael Mruk, a John Przybylski was found. See More Przybylskis and More Intrigue.
John Przybylski married one of the daughters of Margaretha Plenzler and Michael Mruk, Tecla Mruk. I was erroneously working under the assumption that John was possibly a son of Andrew Przybylski and Frances Rochowiak. That assumption was proven wrong when I located the church marriage record from St. Anthony’s Parish in Toledo for John Przybylski and Tekla Mruk. This record indicates that John’s parents were Michael and Rosalia Przybylski.
I located John and Tecla residing at 1461 Vance Street from the 1900, 1920, and 1930 census records. I could not locate a 1910 census record for the family. Per the 1930 census, John was naturalized in 1882, Tecla naturalized in 1890.
John and Tecla had at least eight children:
- Frank, b. 1896 d. 1909
- Michael, b. 1897 d. ??
- Clara, b. 1898 d. ??
- Aloysius, b. 1903 d. 1972
- Hattie, b. 1904 d. 1909
- Zygmunt, b. 1905 d. 1905
- Edmund, b. 1907 d. 1916
- Stephen b. 1912 d. 1991
- Clement b. 1914 d. ??
Tecla passed away September 6, 1932. She was buried from St. Anthony’s Parish in Calvary Cemetery.
Below is a transcription of the parish burial record for Tecla Przybylski:
1932
Date of Death and Burial Sept. 6 – Sept. 10
Name of Person Interred Tecla Przybylska
Place of Birth Poland
Age 58
Disease
Priest F.S. Legowski
Cemetery Calvary
Below is a transcription of the Calvary Cemetery interment record for Tecla Przybylski:
No. 33355
Name Tecla Przybylski
Residence 1461 Vance
Age 58
Cause of Death Stomach Ulcer
Date of Interment Sept. 10
Grave 1498
Range or Lot 32
Section 2
Undertaker W. K. Sujkowski
John Przybylski passed away October 28, 1947 and was buried in Calvary Cemetery through St. Anthony’s Parish. John’s obituary was published in the Toledo Blade October 29, 1947. The obituary is transcribed below:
John Przybylski
John Przybylski, 78, died yesterday at home, 1461 Vance St., after a brief illness.
Mr. Przybylski was born in Poland and had lived in Toledo 55 years. He was employed at the Toledo Machine & Tool Co. until he retired 11 years ago. He was a member of the Union of Poles in America and the Firemen and Oilers Union.
Survivors are sons, Michael, Holland, O. and Aloysius, Stephen, and Clement, all of Toledo; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Services will be at 8:30 Friday in the Sujkowski & Son Mortuary and at 9 a.m. in St. Anthony’s Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
John’s death record through St. Anthony’s parish is transcribed below:
Date of Death and Burial Oct. 28 – Oct. 31, 1947
Name of Person Interred John Przybylski
Place of Birth Poland
Age 78
Disease
Priest F.S. Legowski
Cemetery Calvary
John’s interment record through Calvary Cemetery is transcribed below:
No. 47576
Name John Przybylski
Residence 1451 Vance
Age 78
Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhhage
Date of Interment Oct. 31
Grave 1497
Range or Lot 32
Section 2
Undertaker Sujkowski & Son
Remarks 3657
December 30, 2010 at 6:58 am
John and Tecla Przybylski are actually listed in Toledo under the name “Trzybylsk” on the 1910 Census, with other mistakes as well. By this time they had 7 children, but 4 had died: Frank, Clara (1900), Hattie and Zigmund. Only Michael, Aloysius and Edmund are still living.
December 30, 2010 at 9:02 am
Thanks for the feedback. I did not think of that as a possible misspelling.
March 11, 2012 at 8:09 am
I see where you have posted John and Tecla’s oldest son Frank’s death cetificate on your site. Had you seen this article printed in the Toledo News Bee on May 17, 1909?
“”BOY PLUNGES TO DEATH UNDER CAR
Dives Beneath Wheels as He Flees From Rain
Running headfirst into a Big Ton car at the corner of Detroit Avenue and Dorr Street, Saturday afternoon, Frank Prezybelski, 13, of 1415 Vance street, fell beneath the wheels and was almost instanly killed.
The boy was hurrying to get out of a rainstorm. He ran down Junction Avenue on to Dorr street, just as a car was backing from the barn. Prezybelski plunged into the car and was dazed. He was hurled beneath the car, and the wheels of the rear trucks passed over his body. One leg was nearly severed, and the boy’s head was crushed.”
March 11, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Jan, thank you. I did not find that piece from The Blade. With so many name spelling variations, it’s sometimes hard to locate these treasures!!
This would definitely be Tekla’s child. So many years later, and I read this and want to cry. Poor child, poor parents! Thank you again.
March 11, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Jan, sorry!! Meant the News Bee. I’m so used the the Blade that I often forget that there was actually more than one newspaper in Toledo.