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  • Name August Sr Peter (Wirkus) Firkus 
    Born 10 Sep 1859  Kielpino, West Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 2 May 1861  PORT Hamburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 15 Jun 1861  Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 24 Dec 1936  Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 28 Dec 1936  Guardian Angel Catholic Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 12 Oct 2015 
    • NOTES - Susan Bigalke Chapman (1956-) Research:

      Ancestry.com
      Hamburg Passenger Lists 1850-1934
      Name: August Fierkus
      Departure Date: 2 Mai 1861 (2 May 1861)
      Birth Date: abt 1860
      Age: 1
      Gender: männlich (Male)
      Relationship: Kind (Child)
      Residence: Kelpin, Preußen (Germany)
      Ship Name: Oder
      Captain: Winzen
      Shipping Clerk: Aug. Bolten Wm. Miller`s Nachfolger
      Shipping line: Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft
      Ship Type: Segelschiff
      Accommodation: ohne Angabe
      Ship Flag: Deutschland
      Port of Departure: Hamburg
      Port of Arrival: Quebec (Quebec City)
      Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 015
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Paul Fierkus 47
      Anna Fierkus 26
      Franz Fierkus 20
      Johann Fierkus 18
      Marianne Fierkus 16
      Paul Fierkus 3
      August Fierkus 1
      Source Citation: Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1708
    Notes 
    • [B Feltz data.ged]

      Info from email by Brian Feltz on 25 Feb 2007

      Info from Firkus Family Tree
      http://www.firkus.tierranet.com/firkustree/wgasurs.html

      Info from Stevens Point Daily Journal Obituary of 03 Jun 1929

      Info from Stevens Point Daily Journal Obituary of 26 Dec, 29 Dec 1936

      Info from Stevens Point Daily Journal Obituary of 08 Feb, 11 Feb 1944

      Info from Stevens Point Daily Journal Obituary of 17 Feb 1950

      24 May 1861 Hamburg, Germany, on the ship (Oden) SS Oder
    Person ID I5789  Myron Felckowski Legacy Tree
    Last Modified 3 Nov 2015 

    Father Paul Firkus,   b. 19 Jun 1814, Kielpino, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1896, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Anna (Pliszka) Pliska,   b. 1835, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1896, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married Abt 1856 
    Family ID F2323  Group Sheet

    Family Julia (Lela) Lila,   b. Jul 1862, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1946, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1881  Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Polonia, Sharon, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Children 
     1. Frank Firkus,   b. 6 Oct 1881, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1961, Waupaca, Waupaca County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. John Joseph Firkus,   b. 28 Dec 1882, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1918, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     3. Joseph B. (Florentaus) Firkus,   b. 27 Oct 1884, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1951, Plover, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Felix Theodore (J.) Firkus,   b. 29 May 1886, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1975, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Ignatius (Nick) B. Firkus,   b. 26 Feb 1888, Stockton, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1969, Embarass, Waupaca County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. Paul Sr Firkus,   b. 30 Aug 1889, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1944, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, Waukesha County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     7. Mary Firkus,   b. 18 Apr 1892, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1917, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     8. Martha Firkus,   b. 7 Oct 1895, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1978, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     9. Anna Firkus,   b. 23 Jun 1898,   d. 19 Jul 1983, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     10. Berta Firkus,   b. 1 Oct 1899,   d. 28 Feb 1900  (Age 0 years)
     11. Adam Firkus,   b. 17 Mar 1901, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1901, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     12. Julia J. Firkus,   b. 3 May 1902, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1975, Saint Michael's Hospital, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     13. August Jr Firkus,   b. 16 Sep 1903, Hull, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1995, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     14. Vincent John Firkus,   b. 6 Sep 1904, Portage County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1983, Wittenberg, Shawano County, WI USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2015 
    Family ID F1952  Group Sheet