Wilhelm Orschakovski

Birth Name Wilhelm Orschakovski

    The spelling variations for this surname are endless. At least some of William's sons seem to have shortened the name to Orschak between the time covered by the 1896 and 1898 City Directories. The varieties of spelling for "Orschak" are only slightly fewer than for the original name.

Gender male
Age at Death about 51 years, 6 months, 7 days

Narrative

There is a baptismal record for an Auguste Orzechowski on 12 Aug 1866 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Strasburg, then part of West Prussia, now Germany. Her parents are named Wilhelm Orzechowski and Heinriette Wysocki.

In addition, Henrietta's sister Christina married a man named August Marquardt, whom a website at ancestry.com said was born in Strasburg, West Prussia. (see his notes.)

Also, Henrietta and Willam once said they were born in Poland, or were Polish, although most of the records said Gemany.

Finally, their son Charles (who changed his name to Clark) married Mathilda Johanna Biastoch. In 1920, her census information said she was born in Germany, as well as both of Charles' parents, , but "Pom" had been crossed out next to all of them. Her Social Security Application says she was born in Stettin Pome, Federal Republic of Germany.

So I think that Wilhelm Orzechowski and Heinriette Wysocki are at least from that area of Germany and if Auguste, baptized 12 Aug 1866, is their daughter, then they are from Strasburg, West Prussia.

Narrative

Some Cleveland City Directories for Orzechowski, Orschak, etc. I don't know if they are all related to William or not.

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Note:
Berg was Berg Street, until 1906, then became Berg Avenue SE
34 Berg became 803
48 Berg became 821

Nursery St became Nursery St SE after 1906
33 became 3014
46 became 3031
53 became 3048

Otokar St became Otokar St SE
2 became 3081
17 became 3109
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1874 page 478, image 267
Orshek Frederick laborer r 212 Croton
Orzeskowski August laborer r 346 Broadway

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1875 page 488, image 255
Orsakofski Mary widow of Frederick, r 346 Broadway, rear
Orschokoffsky Frederick, saloon 196 Croton

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1876 page 468, image 237
Orschikowsky Fred saloon 4th nw cor. Cross

 

1877 page 462, image 243
Orzekowski August, tailor W C Lyons, r 346 Broadway
Orzekowski Frederick cooper, r 340 Broadway
Orzekowski Frederick W, laborer, 29 4th
Orzekowski Hermann, cooper r 340 Broadway
Orzekowski Mary, widow Frederick r 340 Broadway
Orzikowsky Fred, saloon 9 Cross

 

1878 page 426, image 223
Orzikowski Charles, butcher r 356 Broadway
Orzikowski Fred, saloon, 356 Broadway
Orzikowski Mary, widow of Fritz, r 340 Broadway rear
Orzikowski William, laborer r rr. 34 Berg

1879 not at ancestry.com

1880 page 381, image 212
Orzikowski Charles, butcher, r 48 Berg
Orzikowski William, laborer r 34 Berg rear
Orzikowsky Frederick, laborer r 939 Broadway
Orzikowsky Hermann, cooper, boards 339 Broadway
Orzikowsky Marie widow F, resides 339 Broadway

1882 page 413 image 201
Orzikowski Charles laborer r 48 Berg
Orzikowski Frederick laborer r 339 Broadway
Orzikowski Herman laborer boards 339 Broadway
Orzikowski Mary widow of Frederick r 339 Broadway
Orzikowski William chandler, r 34 Berg

1884 page 476, image 237
Orschik Janos laborer r 40 Commercial rear
Orschikowski August tailor r 11 Belmont
Orschikowsky Frederick laborer r 488 Broadway
[this Fred was buried June 3 1883 in Woodland Cemetery]
Orzikowski Carl clerk r 110 East Clark Avenue
Orzikowski Herman cooper r 488 Broadway
Orzikowski Wilhelm laborer r 34 Berg

1885 page 467, image 269
Orsechovski Herman cooper r 668 Tod
Orsechovski Herman teamster r 34 Berg
Orsechovski William laborer r 34 Berg
Orsekovski Karl clerk r 110 East Clark Avenue

1886 page 465, image 235
Orsechoviski Wilhelm laborer r 34 Berg
Orsekovski August tailor r 11 Belmont
Orsekovski Karel laborer r 110 East Clark Avenue
Orsekovski Ondrej laborer r 110 East Clark Avenue
Orzechowsky Wilhelm laborer r 375 Orange
Orzikowski Herman cooper r 668 Tod

1887 page 494, image 269
Orzechowski August tailor resides 11 Belmont
Orzechowski Carl foreman Krause Albright & Co r 110 East Clark Avenue
Orzechowski Wilhelm laborer r 16 Wadsworth
Orzechowski Wilhelm laborer r 34 Berg
Orzikofsky Herman cooper r 668 Tod

1888 page 519, image 291
Orschikowski Wilhelm laborer 34 Berg
Orzechoweski August tailor, r 11 Belmont
Orgekowsky Herman cooper, r 668 Tod, rear

1891 page 633, image 369
Orzechoweski William harness maker, r 838 Payne Avenue
Orschakowski William, laborer, r 34 Berg
1891

1892 image 362
Orsczikowski Herman engineer r 668 Tod, rear
Orzechowski William laborer r 33 Nursery
Orzechowski Herman laborer r 33 Nursery

1893 business directory only

1894 page 718, image 403
Orschikowski Herman laborer r 668 Tod
Orzechowski Anton. laborer r 14 Heisley or Helsley
Orzechowski Wilhelm laborer r 79 Mayflower
Orzechowski William laborer r 33 Nursery

1895 page 727, image 397
Oschek William cigars, 552 Marcelline Avenue
Oschek William, diemaker, resides 41 Porter
Orzechowski Charles, machinist r 33 Nursery
Orzechowski Fred, teamster, r 33 Nursery
Orzechowski Herman teamster, r 33 Nursery
Orzechowski Joseph, laborer, boards 96 Lyford

1896 page 728, image 384
Orzechowski Charles, laborer r 33 Nursery
Orzechowski Frank, laborer, r 30 Forman
Orzechowski Frederick driver r 60 Mead
Orzechowski Herman, engineer, r 668 Tod

1897 business directory only

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1898 page 801, image 417
Orschak Charles machinist resides 33 Nursery
Orschak Frederick stonecutter resides 33 Nursery
Orschak Herman stonecutter resides 33 Nursery
Orzechowski Anton laborer r 76 Hoffman
Orzechowski Frank laborer r 876 Tod rear
Orzechowski William laborer r 1 Mason land

 

image 418
Oschek William cigars, 552 Marcelline Avenue

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1899 page 809, image 417
Orschak, Charles, machinist, resides 33 Nursery
Orschak, Frederick, teamster, resides 33 Nursery
Orschak, Herman, teamster, resides 26 Wigman Lane

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1900 page 828, image 423
Orschak Charles machine hand, resides 70 Hollister
Orschak Edward, teamster, resides 33 Nursery
didn't find Herman or Fred

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1906 page 1301, image 656
Orschak, Herman resides 22 (old number) Hill SE
1906 page 1299, image 655
Orchak, Edward teamster resides 426 (old number) Summit? NE

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1910 page 1161, image 1358
Orschak, Edward, milk, 8705 Kenmore Ave NE

1911 page 1166, image 434
Orschak, Edward milk, 8705 Kenmore NE
Orschak, Fred W teamster, 2175 East 28th SE

1912 page 1201, image 1324
Orschak, Edward A, driver, r 8705 Kenmore NE
Orschak, Fred, express messenger, 2170 East 28th SE

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1914 page 1210, image 608
Orschak, Edward A, milk, 1141 Ansel Road NE
Orschak, Fred, driver, 2170 East 28th SE
Orschak, Herman, driver, 419 Woodland Avenue

1915 page 1279, image 638
Orschak, Edward A, milk, 1141 Ansel Road NE

1922 page 1997, image 1022
Orschak, Fred W laborer, 9324 Richmond
Orschak, Herman watchman, 2538 East 23rd

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about December 19, 1841 Prussia, Germany   1a 2a
Event Note

Their 1880 census said that William and Henrietta were born in Prussia.
When their son Edward was born on December 5, 1881, Henrietta and William's place of birth was recorded as Poland.
When a son was born May 4, 1884, the record said Germany.
When their daughter Bertha was born on February 2, 1886, the record said Germany.
Later records, after their death, say it was Germany.

HIs death record said he died at the age of 51 years, 6 months, 7 days.

Immigration June 1873     3a
Event Note

If the reference to the naturalization date of 1881 is correct, then William arrived June 1873. This date would harmonize with the birth years and birth places of his known children. His daughter Henrietta (Minnie)'s information said she was born in Germany, and his son Fred's said he was born in Ohio.

I didn't find any of the family on the immigration records or arrival iists. "Unfortunately, all lists [of Bremen departures] from 1875 - 1908 older than 3 years were destroyed due to lack of space in the Bremen Archives, " according to this site: http://www.passengerlists.de/. But they weren't in the arrivals in New York or Baltimore either. Possibly due to misreading their name, I'm not sure.

Census June 9, 1880 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 34 Berg 4a
Event Note

1880 Census, Cleveland, Supervisors District 6, ED 3B, page 46, ancestry.com image 46
June 9, 1880
34 Bergh, dwelling 371, family 540

[The census taker wrote down "Kaufski" and the record is indexed as Kaufski at familysearch.org. I found it by browsing.]

William Kaufski, 39, laborer, born in Prussia, parents also
Henrietta Kaufski, 39, housekeeper, born in Prussia, parents also
Hermann Kaufski, 12, born in Prussia, parents also
Catherine Kaufski, 9, born in Prussia, parents also
Frederic Kaufski, 6, born in Ohio, parents in Prussia
Charles Kaufski, 3, born in Ohio, parents in Prussia
William Kaufski, 10 months, born in July, born in Ohio, parents in Prussia
Christina Waski, 40, relationship: servant, single, said: born in Ohio, parents in Prussia

Note: I am going to assume that "Catherine" is their daughter Henrietta, or "Minnie". If the census taker can hear "Orshakovski" and write down "Kaufski", then maybe he heard "Minnie" or "Minna" and wrote down "Catherine". Minnie was younger than Herman and older than Frederick, and should be in this household, being born in 1872.

Naturalization July 11, 1881 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   3a
Event Note

This might be the index reference to William's naturalization information. The date of arrival is about right. I didn't find the records online, but they might at least provide an address which would identify him, and might provide more information.

Ohio, County Naturalization Records
William Orzechowsky
date of arrival: June 1873
naturalization: July 11, 1881
country: Germany
Volume 8, page 587

"Ohio, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K84L-6W8 : accessed 4 December 2015), William Orzechowasky, ; citing Naturalization, Ohio, Cuyahoga, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 1,818,844.

Residence December 5, 1881 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 34 Berg Street 1a
Event Note

When their son Edward was born Dec 5, 1881, William and Henrietta were living at 34 Berg Street, Cleveland. This became became 803 Berg Avenue SE after the 1906 Cleveland street reorganization. It is no longer there. It sounds like it was near the Central Market at 4th and Bolivar, now where the Quicken Arena is (2015). There son Fred was working at the Sheriff Street Market at 4th and Bolivar in 1918.

Conclusions based on the article "JEWS & JUDAISM" in The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, at http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=JJ, which mentions Berg Street.

Residence (Head) May 4, 1884 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 34 Berg Street 1b
Event Note

They were living at 34 Berg Street when they had a stillborn son.

Residence February 2, 1886 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 34 Berg Street 1c
Event Note

William and Henrietta were livng at 34 Berg on February 2, 1886, when their daughter Bertha was born.

Residence June 1893 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 33 Nursery Street 2a
Event Note

living at 33 Nursery Street when he died

Death June 26, 1893 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   2a
Event Note

Cuyahoga County Death Records, #16473
Wilhelm Orschakowski
died 26 Jun 1893, Cleveland
white, male, widowed, born in Germany
age 51 years, 6 months, 7 days
last residence: 33 Nursery Street
cause: cancer
buried: Woodland Cemetery
Clergyman: C Kratzman

"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6NH-NZC : accessed 4 December 2015), Wilhelm Orschakowski, 26 Jun 1893; citing Death, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, source ID v 7 cn 16473, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 879,245.

Burial June 28, 1893 Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   2a 5a
Event Note

Woodland Cemetery Record
Interment #30281
June 28, 1893
Orschikowski, William, 33 Nursery, age 52, white, male, born in Germany, age 52
cause of death: cancer
Section 69, lot -, Tier 6, Grave 59

at City of Cleveland Cemetery Index, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcdrt/clecems/index.html

Families

Family of Wilhelm Orschakovski and Henrietta Wizotzki
Married Wife Henrietta Wizotzki ( b. about 1841 d. November 29, 1892 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Auguste Orschakovski
Herman Orschakabout 1865November 1, 1951
Henrietta “Minnie” OrschakovskiJanuary 9, 1872July 23, 1928
Fred William OrschakOctober 18, 1873April 21, 1941
Charles Orschak/ClarkJanuary 5, 1877May 29, 1948
Wilhelm OreschowskiJuly 19, 1879April 10, 1881
Edward OrschakDecember 5, 1881September 21, 1947
Male OreschechowskiMay 4, 1884May 4, 1884
Bertha OrschakFebruary 2, 1886August 20, 1948

Source References

  1. Ohio County Births
      • Page: male Oreschechowski, Dec 5 1881, 34 Berg Street
      • Page: Male Orschekowsky, May 4, 1884, Cleveland
      • Page: February 2, 1886, female Orshekofski, at 34 Berg, Cleveland
  2. Ohio Death Records
      • Page: #16473, Wilhelm Orschakowski, 26 Jun 1893, Cleveland
  3. Ohio County Naturalization Records, 1800-1977
      • Page: William Orzechowsky, July 11, 1881, Cleveland
  4. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
      • Page: William "Kaufski" Cleveland, Supervisors District 6, ED 3B, page 46, ancestry.com image 46
  5. Woodland Cemetery records, images
      • Page: William Orschikowski, buried, June 28, 1893, Interment #30281