25 December 2008

Estella Wegrzyn (1909-1935)

Estella Wegrzyn was the fifth and final child born to Henry Andrew Wegrzyn and Julia Brash. She was born in 1909 in Chicago, IL (after her family had immigrated from Poland).
Estella married Robert Burkley. She committed suicide in 1935 at the age of 26.

Joseph Wegrzyn (1903-1984)

Joseph Wegrzyn was the fourth child and second son born to Henry Andrew Wegrzyn and Julia Brash, on December 19, 1903, in Austria/Poland. He was probably born just before his father immigrated to the United States, and was only three when his mother brought he and the rest of his siblings to the United States to join his father. At that time, he had blond hair and brown eyes. The family settled in Chicago, IL.
Joseph died October 20, 1984, in Chicago at the age of 80.

John Wegrzyn (1899-)

John Wegrzyn was born about 1899 in Austria/Poland to Henry Andrew Wegrzyn and Julia Brash. He grew up in Poland until the age of 8, when he immigrated to the United States with his mother and siblings to reunite with his father. At that time, he was 4'2" with brown hair and blue eyes.
John's family settled in Chicago, IL, by 1910.
He later had a daughter named Geneva.

Agnes Wegrzyn (1898-)

Agnes Wegrzyn was the first child born to Henry Andrew Wegryzn and Julia Brash, about 1898 in Austria/Poland. She grew up in Poland until the age of 9, when she immigrated to the United States with her mother and siblings to rejoin her father. At that time, she was 4'4" with brown hair and brown eyes.
Agnes' family settled in Chicago, IL. Later in life, she moved to Wisconsin.