BIRTH:
Year of birth obtained from the age shown on the 1910 Census. He was 17 yrs. in 1910.

RESIDENCES:
1943 - 4402 E.141st St., Cleveland, Ohio

OCCUPATION:
Fireman at Champion Rivet Co.

DEATH:
Death cert #: 54796
Tuberculosis due to mouth cancer.
Father: Walter Wisniewski
Mother: Pauline Gesicki
Informant: Julia Wisniewski of 2801 Central Ave.

BURIAL:
Calvary Cemetery, Miles Ave., Cleveland, Ohio


OBIT:
Name: Wisniewski, WalterDate: Sep 9 1943Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #087.Notes: Wisniewski, Walter--Beloved husband of Julia, father of Edward, Florence Pesek and Eleanore Kuchta, son of Pauline and John Cywinski, and grandfather. Funeral Saturday, Sept. 11, from Golubski & Sons' Funeral Home, corner E. 65th and Fullerion ave., 7:30 a. m. and from Our Lady of Chestochowa Church, Harvard and E. 141 st., at 8 a. m.

MARRIAGE:
MATOUSKA, JULIA and WISNIEWSKI, WALTER vol.0094 pg.0279
(Cuyahoga County Marriage License Index)


OBIT:
Name: Wisniewski, Julia
Date: Oct 26 1973
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #167.
Notes: Wisniewski. Julla Wisniewski, beloved wife of the late Walter, dear mother of Edward, Mrs. Edward Pesek (Florence), Eleanore (Kuchta) Calby, beloved grandmother of six, great-grandmother of six. Funeral Mass Saturday, Oct. 27, at Holy Family Church (E. 131st. St.) at 9:30 A.M. Friends received at Golubski Funeral Home, Cor. Garfield Blvd., And Turney Rd., Friday 2-5 And 7-9 P.M.

1. Edward WISNIEWSKI
2. 1. Florence WISNIEWSKI
3. Eleanor WISNIEWSKI

The ending -ewski on Wis~niewski tells us this is a name indicating place of origin -- in this case, from any of a jillion villages named Wis~niewo or Wis~niew, all taking their names from the root wisznia, "cherry-tree." When a surname comes from a place name this common, you'd expect the surname to be common also, and Wisniewski is: as of 1990 there were 104,418 Polish citizens by that name, living in huge numbers all over the country

SOURCE_OF_NAME:
The surname WOZNICKA was provided by family members, however, the death certificates for both Aniela and her sister, Pauline, list the father's name as KENSICKI. On her son Ladislaus (Walter)'s death certificate, her surname is spelled GESICKI.

Pauline's first husband, Wizniewski, died very young in Europe. She came over when her boys were about 1-1/2 yrs and 9 mos. A misinterpretation of the Wizniewski name may be why family members thought Woznicki was her maiden name.

Pauline was Godmother of Isabel Wanicki.

RESIDENCES:
1950 - 14913 Judson Dr.

DEATH:
Death Cert #: 53593
Father: Kensicki
Mother: Unknown
Informant: Frank Cywinski (her son)

OBIT:
Name-- Cywinski, PaulineDate-- Aug 24 1950Source-- Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #018.Notes-- Cywinski, Pauline, of 14913 Judson Dr. beloved wife of the late John, mother of Vincent Wisner, Walter Wisniewski (deceased), Helen Grezlikowski (deceased) and Frank, beloved grandmother and great grandmother. Friends received at Golubski & Sons Funeral Home, corner E. 65 and Fullerton Ave. Services Friday, Aug 25, at 8:45 a. m. and St. Mary's Church (Harvard and E. 141 St.). 9:30 a. m.

BURIAL:
Calvary Cemetery, Miles Rd., Cleveland, Ohio

1. Vincent J. WISNIEWSKI, (Wisner) b. Feb 1890, Poland; d. Jul 1958, Rock Creek, , Ohio, USA.
2. 2. Ladislaus (Walter) WISNIEWSKI b. 1 Jan 1892, Poland; d. 8 Sep 1943, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.

Woz~nicki is pronounced roughly "vozh-NEET-skee." It comes from the same basic root as Wozniak -- woz-, "convey, transport (especially by cart)." But generally would refer to the name of a place where the family lived at some point centuries ago. Thus we'd expect it to mean "one from Woz~niki or Woz~nica or Woz~nice." On modern maps I find one Woz~nice and a lot of Woz~niki's, so the surname would generally mean the family came from one of those villages; but without detailed genealogical research into a specific family's background, there's no way to know which one. The places, in turn, would take their names from some connection with carts, cart-drivers (woz~nica is a term meaning "cart-driver," and this name is an adjective that could come from that noun), cart-horses (woz~nik, and the name can also come from that), etc. As I say, there is a linguistic connection with Wozniak in that both come from that basic root meaning, but in practice there wouldn't necessarily be any blood connection between the two names. Woz~nicki is a name in its own right. 
--Source: http://www.polishroots.org/surnames/surnames_38.htm

In total, there were 12 children but we only know the names of two.

1. Aniela (Anna) KENSICKI, (Kesicki) b. 20 Jul 1854, ,, Poland; d. 6 Feb 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. 5. Pauline KENSICKI, (Kesicki) b. 20 Jun 1864, ,, Poland; d. 22 Aug 1950, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.