Andrew Wos & Agnes Zdeb

Andrew and Agnes did not live in Texas. However, some of their descendants do reside in the Lone Star State.

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Andrew (Andrzej) Woś was born in (or near) Nisko, Subcarpatian region, Poland (then Galicia, Austria), on 27 November 1884. On 🚢1 March 1902, 27-year-old Andrzej left the port of Hamburg, Germany on deck of the vessel "Milano". The man arrived in New York on 17 March of the same year.

13 June 1908 - Andrew filed an application/declaration of intention to become a US citizen. At that time, he resided in Wallingford, Connecticut (1,2).

 

⚭ 26 November 1908 (3) Andrew married Miss Agnes (Agnieszka) ZDEB, born on 1 February 1887 (4). The marriage took place in Wallingford (I did not find any records confirming the year when Agnieszka came to the US).

👉 Mr. Andrew Wos signed a petition for naturalization on 15 June 1910 (5). On 7 October of the same year, he became a US citizen (6, 7). 

Andrew lived with his wife at 52 Pearl Street (New Haven, Connecticut), and worked as a spinner. The man was 5 feet 6/8 inches tall and had grey eyes and brown hair.

On ♦ 26 March 1915, a daughter, Jeanne Evelyn, was born in Wallingford to Andrew and Agnes (8).

By September 1918, the young couple had moved to Passaic, New Jersey where some of Andrew's relatives lived as well. In the WW1 registration draft, he stated that he worked at the "saloon business" at 131 Passaic St., and he resided at that address with his wife Agnes. The record reads also that Andrew Wos had blue eyes and black hair (9).

👉 Census 1920 - the family was registered at Wallington (borough), New Jersey. Andrew owned a soft drink cafe there (10).

👉 Census - 4 April 1930 - Mr. Andrew Wos owned a restaurant in Passaic Ward #1, Passaic, New Jersey (11).

♦ 1937 - the man passed - I did not find any records regarding his death.

 

After that, Jeannie was married to Mr. Richard F Wilderotter, born on 10 August 1914, in New Jersey (12), to Philipp J Wilderotter and his wife Caroline Becker. The young couple traveled to the Bahamas in July and August 1939 (13,14).

👉 Census 1940 - Mrs. Agnes Wos (age 52) still lived in the same place in Passaic. She had 3 lodgers who lived at her place (15).

Ten years later, the lady lived with the family of her daughter Jeannie in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey. Mrs. Agnes worked as a housekeeper at the local college (16).

Agnes Wos passed in ♦ January 1978 in South Orange, Essex, New Jersey (17).

Sources:

1."Connecticut, Naturalization Records, 1795-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZFHG-28MM : Sun Mar 10 10:32:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Wos, 13 Jun 1908.
2. "Connecticut, Naturalization Records, 1795-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z8LR-7MMM : Sun Mar 10 06:06:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Wos and Agnes Wos, 13 Jun 1908.
3. Connecticut marriages
4. "Connecticut, Naturalization Records, 1795-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KRM-RDRC : Sat Mar 09 01:32:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Wos, 7 Oct 1910.
5. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKT2-S2C : 8 January 2021), Agnes Wos, Jan 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
6. "Connecticut, Naturalization Records, 1795-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KBZ-S8FR : Sat Mar 09 05:55:24 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Wos and Agnes, 15 Jun 1910.
7. "United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VX5T-5RK : Fri Mar 08 10:15:01 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Wos, 1910.
8. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMG-Y6GY : 10 February 2023), Andrew Wos in entry for Jeanne Evelyn Wos, .
9. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZJB-M7X : 31 December 2021), Andro Wos, 1917-1918.
10. "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PR-2S4 : Mon Mar 11 01:40:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Wos and Agnes Wos, 1920.
11. "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4FD-54D : Sat Mar 09 23:17:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Andrew Was and Agnes Was, 1930.
12. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JY9T-BQQ : 7 January 2021), Richard F Wilderotter, 17 Dec 1993; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
13."United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4TT-WC8 : Sat Mar 09 12:48:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Agnes Wos and Michael Petrabuska, 1940.
13. "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24L4-KPS : Sun Mar 10 03:47:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Jeanne Wilderotter, 1939.
14. "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24L4-B6R : Sat Mar 09 15:19:56 UTC 2024), Entry for Jeanne Wilderotter, 1939.
15. "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4TT-WC8 : Sat Mar 09 12:48:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Agnes Wos and Michael Petrabuska, 1940.

 16. "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F92-X5SH : Mon Mar 18 21:22:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Richard Wilderotter and Jeane Wilderotter, 15 April 1950.

17. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKT2-S2C : 8 January 2021), Agnes Wos, Jan 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

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