Fourth Generation

8. Albert Wojciech "George" SZPILA was born on 23 Apr 1873 in Zolynia, Poland. Birth Certificate spells Szpyla.
He emigrated on 13 May 1895 to New York Port of Entry. He died Myocarditis on 9 Nov 1935 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. From Mary Alice Sudzinski Augustyn: Died and funeral observed in his home. She remembers from being a small child that they had problems getting the casket through the door and ended up manipulating it through a window.

Obituary from the Dziennik Chicagoski Newspaper:

To all relatives and acquaintances we report the sad news that our most beloved father, brother and grandfather, the late Albert SZPILA,after a short and serious illness, provided with Blessed Sacraments, on 9 November, 1935, at 5:30 AM, at an advanced age.
The funeral will be Tuesday, on 12 November, at 9:30 AM, from "z zakiadu pogrzebowego" J. L. Wisniewskiego, 1237 No. Ashland Ave. to the church of St. Stephen, and from there to St. Adelbert's Cemetery.
To this sad ceremony we invite all relatives and friends, we, saddened with grief:
Peter, Harry, and Anthony, sons; Stella and Maria, daughters; Martin, brother; Sophia, sister; Aniela (Nellie) and Maria, daughter-in-laws; Edmund Sindzinski and Peter Zozakiewicz, sons-in-law; grandsons and granddaughters; along with the whole family.
Funeral "zajmuje sie" J. L. Wisniewski, 1237 N. Ashland Ave. Telephone Humboldt 0060.
He was buried on 12 Nov 1935 in St Adalbert Cemetery, Cook County, Illinois. Lot 21 Blk J Section 9 Albert Wojciech "George" SZPILA and Wanda KRZYZAK were married about 1897. They appeared in the census in 1900 in Cook County, Illinois. Immigration: According to the 1900 Cook County, IL Census: Immigrated in 1895.

Shows them living next door to Martin (previous page).

They appeared in the census in 1910 in Cook County, Illinois. According to the 1910 Census, Albert and his wife, Wanda, both could read, write, speak English, and rented their home. The census does list Albert's occupation, but not clearly enough. They were divorced after 1910.

9. Wanda KRZYZAK was born on 20 Nov 1877 in Zolynia, Poland. She emigrated on 2 Dec 1892 to New York Port of Entry. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Cook County, Illinois. In this census she reports that she is widowed. The obituary that I have states her husband didn't die until 1935 and makes no mention of her, just their children. On 2 Dec 1936 she was a working at Artmade Manufacturing Company when she applied for a Social Security card (#341-01-6556) in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She died on 19 Feb 1963 in Elkhart County, Indiana. She was buried on 21 Feb 1963 in St Adalbert Cemetery, Cook County, Illinois. Lot 231 Blk ? Section 20 Moved to Indiana after marrying Frank.

Immigration: According to the 1900 Cook County, IL Census: Immigrated in 1892. Children were:

	i.	Stella "Stacia/Stanislawa" SZPILA was born in Illinois.
	ii.	Marie "Marja" SPILA was born in Illinois.
	iii.	Peter Walter SPILA was born on 23 Jan 1900 in Illinois. He served in the military in 1918 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Shows him to have been working in Hog Island, PA. as a Cleaner. His permanent address is still listed as Chicago. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Cochise County, Arizona. Here he is in the military. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Cook County, Illinois. He was buried in Dec 1969. OCCUPATION: From George Spila: Worked as a pressman for Herald American Newspaper. Also used to be a bookie for the horse races.
	iv.	Harry SZPILA was born in Illinois.
4	v.	Anthony John SPILA.