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Jan “John” Gorka

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Jan “John” Gorka

Birth
Poland
Death
25 Oct 1948 (aged 82)
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Tarnov, Platte County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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John born in Kumorow, Wierzchoslawice, Poland on 7 Feb 1866
John died at St Mary's hospital in Columbus

John was born to Valentinus ODBIERZYCHLEB and Sophia BOGUSZ. After the death of his father in January of 1868 in Poland, his mother married again to Jacob BUGAJ in September of 1868. Jacob, Sophia, John and his step siblings, Marie and Frank Bugaj, immigrated in August of 1884 when John was about 18. Over the years, John used several different surnames: Bugoz, Gourka, Odbierzychleb, Bugaj and Gurka. He seems to have settled on the surname GORKA. He married Sophia Kwapnowski in 1890 in Duncan, Nebraska. They had five children: Teckla (Mrs. Joseph) Jaworski; Maria (Mrs. Stanley) Paprocki; Victoria (b 1896) who possibly died in infancy; Jim Gourka who married Cecilia Sliva and Anna (Mrs. Alex) Alex Roman of Omaha.
Thanks to contributor #47466150;

John born in Kumorow, Wierzchoslawice, Poland on 7 Feb 1866
John died at St Mary's hospital in Columbus

John was born to Valentinus ODBIERZYCHLEB and Sophia BOGUSZ. After the death of his father in January of 1868 in Poland, his mother married again to Jacob BUGAJ in September of 1868. Jacob, Sophia, John and his step siblings, Marie and Frank Bugaj, immigrated in August of 1884 when John was about 18. Over the years, John used several different surnames: Bugoz, Gourka, Odbierzychleb, Bugaj and Gurka. He seems to have settled on the surname GORKA. He married Sophia Kwapnowski in 1890 in Duncan, Nebraska. They had five children: Teckla (Mrs. Joseph) Jaworski; Maria (Mrs. Stanley) Paprocki; Victoria (b 1896) who possibly died in infancy; Jim Gourka who married Cecilia Sliva and Anna (Mrs. Alex) Alex Roman of Omaha.


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  • Created by: Don
  • Added: Mar 10, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13581482/jan-gorka: accessed ), memorial page for Jan “John” Gorka (7 Feb 1866–25 Oct 1948), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13581482, citing Saint Michaels Cemetery, Tarnov, Platte County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Don (contributor 46558676).