Posts Tagged ‘Karschina’
Spotlight Sunday – John Ostrowski
Name: Johann Anton Ostrowski
Birthday: February 11, 1861
Parents: Anton Ostrowski & Josephina Kuttni
Relationship: Married to Elisabeth Lachowski in 1885, father of 7 children, 3 dying as infants.
Married to Frances Karschina in 1898, father of 10 children, 6 dying as infants.
Hometown: Westpreußen, Preußen, Germany
Immigration: about 1868, naturalized citizen by 1910, though in 1920 he states his citizenship is still pending
Last Known Residence: Detroit, Michigan
Education: able to read, write and speak English
Occupation: Tailor
Church: St. Albertus Catholic Church
Death: November 16, 1926 of a diabetic coma.
Cemetery: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
Relationship to Me: 2nd great-grandfather
