Adas Family Medical History

Ever since my father had his stroke last February (2013), I've been increasingly curious about my family's medical history and causes of death. Digging into my paternal grandmother's family revealed some scary and shocking information. My own grandmother, Mary Lou (Adas) Gombash, died from a massive heart attack and from what I understand, her brother had some heart and possibly stroke issues. They are the children of Edward Robert Adas, Sr. I've created a family tree to highlight the causes of death in the Adas family, going back to our immigrant ancestors who came over from Putzig (today Puck, Poland). The text in red is the cause of death on their death certificate. You'll notice that every single one of them died from heart related issues.

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Surname Saturday #11: Domagalski

This has been one of my most dead-end lines up until a few years ago, thanks to the Poznan Project. This is the family of my 2nd-great-grandmother, Josephine Domagalski:

1. Josephine Domagalski
b. 04 Sep 1886, Medina, Orleans County, New York
d. 14 Nov 1958, Manteno State Hospital, Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois
m. Joseph Adas; 11 Oct 1903, St. Joseph Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Anna Adas, b. 26 Jul 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Thomas L. Adas, b. 19 Dec 1905, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Joseph Vincent Adas, b. 27 Oct 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Lawrence Adas, b. 01 Sep 1909, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Edward Robert Adas, Sr., b. 14 Apr 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Raymund Adas, b. 18 Aug 1913, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

2. Martin (also Marcin) Domagalski
b. abt 1861-1865, Poland
d. 05 May 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Agnieszka Gotowa; 26 Oct 1885, Medina, Orleans County, New York
*Josephine Domagalski, (above)
*Ignacy Domagalski, b. 01 Mar 1888, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*John Domagalski (later Smith), b. 23 Dec 1889, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Lucy Domagalski, b. 11 Dec 1891, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Clara Domagalski, b. abt Oct 1893, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Wladislaw Domagalski, b. 16 Jun 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Eleanora Domagalski, b. 15 Jan 1899, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Frank S. Domagalski, b. 05 Feb 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Edward Domagalski, b. 10 Apr 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Roman Domagalski, b. 15 Feb 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Cecilia Agnes Domagalski, b. 22 Nov 1906, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Helen A. Domagalski, b. 06 Dec 1908, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

3. Wojciech Domagala/Domagalski
b. abt 1814-1817, Poland
d. aft 1876, Buffalo, Erie County, New York
m1. Margarita Bogaczyk; 25 Oct 1841, Słupy, Gmina Szubin, Bydgoszcz, Poland
m2. Marianna Gadacz; 14 May 1853, Brzyskorzystew, Gmina Żnin, Bydgoszcz, Poland
m3. Magdalena Welniak; 31 Jul 1865, Słupy, Gmina Szubin, Bydgoszcz, Poland
*Jan Domagala, b. 29 May 1842
*Michael Domagala/Domagalski, b. 03 Aug 1843
*Jakub Domagala, b. 22 Jul 1846
*Franciszka Domagala, b. 15 Aug 1849
*Franciszek Domagala, b. 29 Aug 1852
*Anna/Antonia Domagala/Domagalski, b. 16 Jul 1857
*Jozefa Domagala, b. abt 1857
*Martin/Marcin, (above)
*Martina, b. abt 1863

4. Jan Domagala
b. unknown
d. bef 31 Jul 1865, Poland
m. Marianna
*Wojciech Domagala, (above)

Surname Saturday #6: Czarny

Czarny is the surname of my paternal grandmother's mother. They were a Polish family who immigrated to Chicago from a village called Osobnica, Poland. Thanks to the help of a distant cousin and friend, I've been able to add additional data to this line that I normally wouldn't have been able to. You know who you are, and thank you! :) Here is my line:

1. Martha Violet Czarny
b. 24 Apr 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
d. 23 Oct 1989, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Edward Robert Adas, Sr.; 16 May 1934, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Mary Louise Adas (my grandmother), b. 02 Mar 1940, Chicago; d. 03 May 1896, Chicago
*Edward Robert Adas, Jr., b. 08 Sep 1941, Chicago; d. 15 Oct 1995, Chicago

2. Wojciech Czarny
b. 24 Apr 1888, Osobnica, Poland
d. Oct 1961, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Rozalia Sophia Wozniak; 26 Oct 1908, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Edward Michael Czarny, b. 03 Jul 1909, Chicago; d. 08 Oct 1994, Chicago
*Martha Violet Czarny (above)
*Helen T. Czarny; information omitted for privacy.

3. Szymon Czarny
b. abt 1839, Osobnica, Poland
d. unknown
m1. Anna Dybaś; bef. 29 Jan 1870, Osobnica, Poland
m2. Katarzyna Kiełtyka; 27 Apr 1875, Osobnica, Poland
*Grezgorz Czarny, b. 1870, Osobnica, Poland
*Jakub Czarny, b. 1872, Osobnica, Poland
*Agata Carny, b. 1874, Osobnica, Poland
*Anna Czarny, b. 1876, Osobnica, Poland
*Jozef Czarny, b. 1878, Osobnica, Poland; d. 1962, Chicago
*Marcin Czarny, b. 1880, Osobnica, Poland
*Agata Czarny, b. 1882, Osobnica, Poland
*Sophia Czarny, b. 1885, Osobnica, Poland; d. 1956, Chicago
*Wojciech Czarny, (above)
*Marianna Czarny, b. 1892, Osobnica, Poland
*Anna Czarny, b. 1896, Osobnica, Poland; d. 1959, Chicago

4. Jakub Czarny
b. unknown
d. unknown
m. Marianna Pięta; 06 Nov 1867, Osobnica, Poland
*Szymon Czarny, (above)
*Jan Czarny, b. 1844

5. Andrzej Czarny
b. unknown
d. unknown
m. Teresa

Surname Saturday #3: Adas

My paternal grandmother's surname is Adas. Before immigrating to America, they were ethnic Kashubians from West Prussia. It was my grandmother's great-grandfather that immigrated to America in 1872. He first settled in Detroit, Michigan, married and started a family before he migrated to Chicago. Here is what I know on my Adas family:

1. Mary Louise Adas
b. 02 Mar 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
d. 03 May 1986, Burbank, Cook County, Illinois
m. John Gombash, Sr.; 30 Nov 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Children omitted for privacy.

2. Edward Robert Adas, Sr.
b. 14 Apr 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
d. 10 Jan 1962, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Martha Violet Czarny; 16 May 1934, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Mary Louise Adas, (above)
*Edward Robert Adas, Jr., b. 08 Sep 1941

3. Joseph Adas
b. 21 May 1882, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
d. 20 Feb 1939, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Josephine Domagalski; 11 Oct 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Anna Adas, b. 26 Jul 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Thomas L. Adas, b. 19 Dec 1905, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Joseph Vincent Adas, b. 27 Oct 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Lawrence Adas, b. 01 Sep 1909, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Edward Robert Adas, Sr., (above)
*Raymund Adas, b. 18 Aug 1913

4. Joseph Vincenz Adass
b. 21 Jan 1853, Oslanin, Putzig parish, West Prussia
d. 21 Sep 1932, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Marianna Rosalia Plotzke; 18 Jan 1874, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
*John A. Adas, b. 18 Nov 1874
*Mary Annie Adas, b. 01 Feb 1878
*Martha R. Adas, b. 08 Feb 1880
*Joseph Adas, (above)
*Frank Martin Adas, b. 11 Sep 1884
*Rosalia Adas, b. 18 Feb 1889

5. Johann Adass
b. 31 Oct 1825, Blansekow, Putzig parish, West Prussia
d. 1852, Oslanin, Putzig parish, West Prussia
m. Marianna Meina/Meyna; 15 Oct 1850, Putzig, Putzig parish, West Prussia
*Marianna Adass, b. 08 Dec 1851
*Joseph Vincenz Adass, (above)

6. Anton Adass
b. 15 Sep 1788, Blansekow, Putzig parish, West Prussia
d. before 23 Nov 1840, Oslanin, Putzig parish, West Prussia
m. Marianna Kolp; 25 Nov 1821, Putzig, Putzig parish, West Prussia
*Joseph Adass, b. 02 Feb 1823
*Johann Adass, (above)
*Anton Valentin Adass, b. 07 Feb 1830
*Marianna Adass, b. 19 Jan 1833
*Franz Adass, b. 06 Jun 1836
*Christina Adass, b. 01 Oct 1839

7. George Adass
b. about 1750
d. unknown
m. Anna Hirt; 28 Sep 1777, Putzig, Putzig parish, West Prussia
*Johannes Adass, b. 08 Oct 1778
*Barbara Adass, b. 17 Mar 1780
*Marianna Adass, b. 22 May 1782
*Catharina Adass, b. 08 May 1784
*Michael Adass, b. 05 Sep 1786
*Anton Adass, (above)
*Christina Adass, b. 30 Oct 1792
*Jacob Adass, b. 5 Jul 1794
*Matthias Adass, b. 28 Feb 1800

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - List Your Matrilineal Line(s)

Here are the rules, as posted on Randy Seaver's blog, for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!!:

1) List your matrilineal line - your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you!

2) Tell us if you have had your mitochondrial DNA tested, and if so, which Haplogroup you are in.

3) Post your responses on your own blog post, in Comments to this blog post, or in a Status line on Facebook or in your Stream at Google Plus.

4)  If you have done this before, please do your father's matrilineal line, or your grandfather's matrilineal line, or your spouse's matriliuneal line.

5)  Does this list spur you to find distant cousins that might share one of your matrilineal lines?  

Here's mine:

My matrilineal line is:

a) Nick M. Gombash
b) Réne Rodgers
c) Elaine Florella Stuempges (1926, Polar, WI -1987, Chicago, IL) married Thomas Thurman Rodgers
d) Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig Martin (1909, Polar, WI - 2008, Antigo, WI) married Walter John Stuempges
e) Maria Summ (1883, Antigo, WI - 1972, Antigo, WI) married Herman Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" Martin
f) Maria Blum (1860, Gutach, Germany - 1951, Norwood, WI) married Johann Georg Summ
g) Barbara Schneider (1824, Gutach, Germany - 1864, Gutach, Germany) married Georg Blum
h) Barbara Brohammer (1788, Gutach, Germany - 1856, Gutach, Germany) married Jacob Friedrich Schneider
i) Catharina Beilharz (1761, Hohenweg, Germany - 1818, Gutach, Germany) married Christian Brohammer
j) Barbara Winkler (? - ?) married Johann Jacob Beilharz
Similar to Randy, I also had my DNA tested and I came up as mtDNA Haplogroup K. We're cousins, Randy! :)

On my Gombash side, the matrilineal line of my father is:

a) John E. Gombash, Jr.
b) Mary Louise Adas (1940, Chicago, IL - 1986, Chicago, IL) married John E. Gombash, Sr.
c) Martha Violet Czarny (1911, Chicago, IL - 1989, Chicago, IL) married Edward Robert Adas, Sr.
d) Rozalia Sophia Wozniak (1887, Osobnica, Poland - 1959, Chicago, IL) married Wojciech Czarny
e) Agatha Turek (? - ?) married Wawrzyniec Wozniak

My Rodgers grandfather's matrilineal line is:

a)  Thomas Thurman Rodgers (1928, Duck Hill, MS - 1983, Paducah, KY) married Elaine Florella Stuempges
b)  Ellen Inez Martin (1902, Carrollton, MS - 1991, Jackson, MS) married Fred Lamar Rodgers
c)  Samatha Aylene Costilow (1869, Holmes Co, MS - 1908, Carroll Co, MS) married Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin
d)  Martha A. Miller (1836, AL? - 1877, Holmes/Yazoo Co, MS) married James Andrew J. Costilow

My Gombash grandfather's matrilineal line is:

a)  John E. Gombash, Sr. (1935, Caretta, WV - 2005, Joliet, IL)
b)  Catherine Anna Grządziel (1906, Barycz, Poland - 1970, Chicago, IL) married Alex Gombash
c)  Amelia Stec (1887/1888, Barycz, Poland - 1968, Cleveland, OH) married Frank Grządziel
d)  Sophia Zwiszek/Swiszek (? - ?) married Jan Stec

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: The Birth Record of Joseph Adas in 1882

Today I stumbled upon the database Michigan Births, 1867-1902. I knew that my 2nd-great-grandfather, Joseph Adas, was born in Detroit in 1882, so I gave it a search. His birth record popped right up, along with a few of his siblings! Woo hoo! Here is an extract of the record:


Record Number: 4033
Date of Birth: May 21, 1882
Name: Joseph Adas
Male/Female: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Detroit
Parents: Joseph Adas & Maria Adas
Residence: Detroit, Detroit
Birthplace of Each: Germany, Germany
Occupation of Father: Carpenter
Date of Record: May 31, 1883

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - the 1940 US Census

This is going to be a fun post. I saw on a website, that the 1940 census will be open to the public as of yesterday, one year from now. Immediately, I began thinking of who I should find first.

I've already been able to find my maternal grandparents. My grandfather, Thomas Thurman Rodgers, was born in Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi on 15 Jun 1928 to Fred Lamar Rodgers and Ellen Inez Martin. Here is an excerpt of him with his family in the 1930 census:

Rodgers, Fred L., Head, 30, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, Farmer
Rodgers, Ellen I., Wife, 27, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, Farm laborer
Rodgers, M. J., Son, 11, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Virginia A., Daughter, 6, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Wilburn H., Son, 4 8/12, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Thomas T., Son, 16/12, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi


My maternal grandmother was Elaine Florella Stuempges. She was born 31 Dec 1926 in Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin, to Walter John Stuempges and Sylvia Maria Martin. Here is an excerpt of her with her family in the 1930 census:

Stuempges, Walter, Head, 30, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Bohemia, Mechanic in Garage
Stuempges, Sylvia, Wife, 20, Wisconsin, Germany, Wisconsin
Stuempges, Elaine, Daughter, 3, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Stuempges, Eunice, Daughter, 1, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin

As for my paternal grandparents, they were born after the 1930 census. My grandfather was John Edward Gombash. He was born 02 Oct 1935 in Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia and was the son of Alex Gombash (previously Sándor Gombás) and Catherine Grządziel. Along with my great-grandparents and my grandfather, there will be 6 other children listed.. siblings to my grandfather. They're all living, so I won't state names and dates out of respect for their privacy.

My paternal grandmother was Mary Louise Adas. She was born 02 Mar 1940 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Edward Robert Adas, Sr. and his wife Martha Violet Czarny. Now knowing she was born in 1940, I'm REALLY hoping she's listed in the census. I'm not sure of the months of which the census was take that year, so I'll have to do some research on that topic. She had one younger brother who was born in 1941.

I'm going to be really curious about my paternal great-great-grandmother, as well. She was Eszter (Tóth) Gombás. Her husband, my great-great-grandfather, had died in May of 1931. She will have been a widow for 9 years now. I'm not sure of the exact location of where she will be, but I believe she may be in Lore City, Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. That's where her daughter Julia (Gombash) Mayors was hopefully living at the time. I do know that Eszter died in April of 1950 in Lore City. Maybe she'll even appear in the 1950 census, too! Boy am I impatient! :)

My Father's Maternal Lineage

1) Nick M. Gombash

2) John E. Gombash, Jr.

3) Mary Louise Adas
Born 02 Mar 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Died 03 May 1986, Burbank, Cook County, Illinois
Married John E. Gombash, Sr., 30 Nov 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

4) Edward Robert Adas, Sr.
Born 14 Apr 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Died: 10 Jan 1962, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married Martha Violet Czarny, 16 May 1934, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

5) Joseph Adas
Born 21 May 1882, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Died 20 Feb 1939, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married Josephine Domagalski, 11 Oct 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

6) Joseph Vincenz Adass
Born 21 Jan 1853, Oslanin, West Prussia, Germany
Died 21 Sep 1932, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married Marianna Rosalia Pletzke/Plotzke, 18 Jan 1874, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

7) Johann Adass
Born 31 Oct 1825, Blansekow, West Prussia, Germany
Died before 08 Jan 1853, Oslanin, West Prussia, Germany
Married Maria Meina, 15 Oct 1850, Putzig, West Prussia, Germany

8) Anton Adass
Born 15 Sep 1788, Blansekow, West Prussia, Germany
Died before 23 Nov 1840, Oslanin, West Prussia, Germany
Married Marianna Kolp, 25 Nov 1821, Putzig, West Prussia, Germany

9) George Adass
Born abt 1750, West Prussia, Germany
Died unknown
Married Anna Hirt, 28 Sep 1777, Putzig, West Prussia, Germany

My Paternal Lineage

I liked the idea of doing my maternal line so much, I thought it'd be fun to do my paternal line. Here it is:

1) Nick M. Gombash

2) John E. Gombash, Jr.

3) John E. Gombash, Sr.
Born 02 Oct 1935, Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia
Died 02 Jun 2005, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Married Mary Louise Adas, 30 Nov 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

4) Alex Gombash
Born 07 Dec 1896, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 04 Jan 1968, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois
Married 1st Emma Hido (Irma Hajdú), 19 Aug 1916, Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Married 2nd Catherine Anna Grządziel, abt 1920-1922

5) Sándor Gombás
Born 21 Feb 1872, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 02 May 1931, Goff, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Married Eszter Tóth, 13 Mar 1895, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

6) József Gombás
Born 19 May 1845, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 10 Nov 1886, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Zsuzsánna Gulyás, 15 Dec 1869, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

7) Sándor Gombás
Born 27 Aug 1814, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 04 Jan 1856, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Erzsébet Sajti, 01 Dec 1835, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

8) József Gombás
Born before 1793, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died unknown
Married Katalin Mezei, 06 Jan 1813, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

9) Péter Gombás
Born before 1737, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died unknown
Married Erzsébet Balogh, before 1771, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

10) György Gombás
Born abt 1696, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 19 Apr 1776, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Mrs. György Gombás, Born abt 1703 and Died 17 Feb 1771, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary