Alexander Gapski was my great grandfather. He was born in Zblewo, Poland on 17 Aug 1878 to Victor Gapski and Paulina Błęcka both of Pelplin, Poland. The Gapskis immigrated to the U.S. in 1882 and settled in Detroit where Victor's brother Józef had arrived the year before.
Alex enlisted in the U.S. Army on 16 Jun 1898 during the Spanish American War (19th Infantry, Company K) serving in Lares, Puerto Rico. He was discharged on 18 Apr 1899 with his service noted as "Excellent". Alex married Martha Miotka on 7 Sep 1903 in Detroit and they had 7 children total. Alex worked as a painter until his life was cut short when he died from tuberculosis on 13 May 1918 at the age of 38. Martha died just 9 months later at the age of 35 from pneumonia resulting from the Spanish Flu Epidemic. They were survived by 4 children - Alexander Daniel, George, Elsie Valeria and my grandmother Florence.
Children
Alexander Daniel Gapski 3 Apr 1904-Oct 1967
Jospeh Gapski 2 Aug 1906-13 Sep 1908
George Gapski 23 Jan 1909-20 Mar 1980
Edward Gapski 12 Sep 1911-29 Sep 1912
Elsie Valeria "Violet" Gapska Willhite 24 Oct 1912-17 Dec 1990
Florence Gapska Klim Loesch Rachfal 27 Feb 1915-10 Mar 1988
Virgina Gapska 26 Aug 1917-23 Nov 1917
Alex enlisted in the U.S. Army on 16 Jun 1898 during the Spanish American War (19th Infantry, Company K) serving in Lares, Puerto Rico. He was discharged on 18 Apr 1899 with his service noted as "Excellent". Alex married Martha Miotka on 7 Sep 1903 in Detroit and they had 7 children total. Alex worked as a painter until his life was cut short when he died from tuberculosis on 13 May 1918 at the age of 38. Martha died just 9 months later at the age of 35 from pneumonia resulting from the Spanish Flu Epidemic. They were survived by 4 children - Alexander Daniel, George, Elsie Valeria and my grandmother Florence.
Children
Alexander Daniel Gapski 3 Apr 1904-Oct 1967
Jospeh Gapski 2 Aug 1906-13 Sep 1908
George Gapski 23 Jan 1909-20 Mar 1980
Edward Gapski 12 Sep 1911-29 Sep 1912
Elsie Valeria "Violet" Gapska Willhite 24 Oct 1912-17 Dec 1990
Florence Gapska Klim Loesch Rachfal 27 Feb 1915-10 Mar 1988
Virgina Gapska 26 Aug 1917-23 Nov 1917
Alexander Gapski was my great grandfather. He was born in Zblewo, Poland on 17 Aug 1878 to Victor Gapski and Paulina Błęcka both of Pelplin, Poland. The Gapskis immigrated to the U.S. in 1882 and settled in Detroit where Victor's brother Józef had arrived the year before.
Alex enlisted in the U.S. Army on 16 Jun 1898 during the Spanish American War (19th Infantry, Company K) serving in Lares, Puerto Rico. He was discharged on 18 Apr 1899 with his service noted as "Excellent". Alex married Martha Miotka on 7 Sep 1903 in Detroit and they had 7 children total. Alex worked as a painter until his life was cut short when he died from tuberculosis on 13 May 1918 at the age of 38. Martha died just 9 months later at the age of 35 from pneumonia resulting from the Spanish Flu Epidemic. They were survived by 4 children - Alexander Daniel, George, Elsie Valeria and my grandmother Florence.
Children
Alexander Daniel Gapski 3 Apr 1904-Oct 1967
Jospeh Gapski 2 Aug 1906-13 Sep 1908
George Gapski 23 Jan 1909-20 Mar 1980
Edward Gapski 12 Sep 1911-29 Sep 1912
Elsie Valeria "Violet" Gapska Willhite 24 Oct 1912-17 Dec 1990
Florence Gapska Klim Loesch Rachfal 27 Feb 1915-10 Mar 1988
Virgina Gapska 26 Aug 1917-23 Nov 1917
Alex enlisted in the U.S. Army on 16 Jun 1898 during the Spanish American War (19th Infantry, Company K) serving in Lares, Puerto Rico. He was discharged on 18 Apr 1899 with his service noted as "Excellent". Alex married Martha Miotka on 7 Sep 1903 in Detroit and they had 7 children total. Alex worked as a painter until his life was cut short when he died from tuberculosis on 13 May 1918 at the age of 38. Martha died just 9 months later at the age of 35 from pneumonia resulting from the Spanish Flu Epidemic. They were survived by 4 children - Alexander Daniel, George, Elsie Valeria and my grandmother Florence.
Children
Alexander Daniel Gapski 3 Apr 1904-Oct 1967
Jospeh Gapski 2 Aug 1906-13 Sep 1908
George Gapski 23 Jan 1909-20 Mar 1980
Edward Gapski 12 Sep 1911-29 Sep 1912
Elsie Valeria "Violet" Gapska Willhite 24 Oct 1912-17 Dec 1990
Florence Gapska Klim Loesch Rachfal 27 Feb 1915-10 Mar 1988
Virgina Gapska 26 Aug 1917-23 Nov 1917
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