From photos to people's lives stories. History of one cradle made in Silesia.
Józefa Adamiec (Adamietz) nee Konieczko, born in Polish Silesia (Prussia then) in 1816, traveled with her husband Szymon (Simon) born in 1802, their two sons Jan Szymon (born in 1841), Albert (born in 1844), and other Silesian families. They went from Silesia to Bremen and then, on the bark Weser, from Bremen to Texas.
On 3 December 1854, they reached Galveston. One of the items Józefa brought from Silesia was a cradle (she was a midwife).
The Silesians settled in Bandera in 1855. Five years later, Józefa, Simon, and their sons were registered in the Census. They lived in the town of Bandera. Simon was a farmer, John worked as a mail rider, Albert was a laborer (1).
Tax records from 1861 inform that Simon Adamietz had 40 acres of land (originally granted to William Keller) worth $100 then. The man owned a town lot no. 23.4, 2 horses and 9 head of cattle (2).
On 10 May 1866, John (Jan) married 20-year-old Miss Constantinetina (Konstantyna?) S Pyka (3), born on 31 August 1846 in Silesia. She was the daughter of Johann Pyka and his wife Franciszka.
John and Constantine had 11 children (4). During the Civil War, John served with 6th Field Artillery and Capt. Dege's Batallion (8th Field Artillery), Texas Light Artillery. Private was his rank (5).
Under the guidance of Józefa, her daughter-in-law learned the midwife skills. Eventually, Constantine inherited the crib that belonged to her mother-in-law. She passed it later to her daughter Mary Ann.
In 1978, the old cradle pieces were taken to a restoration shop in Hondo, and the crib was made (see the photo). Nowadays, you can watch the restored piece of furniture in the Frontier Times Museum in Bandera, TX.
The photo of the cradle was taken during our visit to the Frontier Times Museum in Bandera.
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Simon Adamietz passed on 24 November 1879, his wife Josepha on 12 December 1884.
Their son John died in 1911. Constantina live till 2 May 1931.
Source:
Findagrave.com
1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFP-VMQ : 18 February 2021), Simon Adamicz, 1860.
2. "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBMC-LG5 : 20 February 2021), Simon Adamick, 1861.
3. "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX39-F98 : 22 January 2020), Constantinetina S. Pyka in entry for John S Adamietz, 1866.
4. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3LK-X2R : accessed 15 October 2021), John Adamitz, Justice Precinct 1, Bandera, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1, sheet 1A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,608.
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