Sophie Tekla Jankowski

   Cause of her death was Heart Failure.

  General Notes:

Debica is also refered to as Dembitz

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2 PLAC Social Security #: 288-34-1262
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2 PLAC Issued in: Ohio
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2 PLAC Residence code: Ohio
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2 PLAC Last residence ZIP: 44094
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Individual: Klatka, Sophie
Social Security #: 288-34-1262
Issued in: Ohio

ZIP Code of last known residence: 44094
Primary location associated with this ZIP Code:
Willoughby, Ohio

Came to US from Poland. about 1900 to Lowell Mass. lived with an aunt & worked in woolen mills. (age 14 or 15)
Moved to Columbus Ohio married at 16 ( Info from Fred T. Klatka - 1998)

Jankowski is the female spelling of Jankowska. The polish version of
Sophie is Zosia.
Sophie came to America with her father, Peter, around 1901 possibly through
Conneticut. They made their home in Chicopea, MA. Peter Jankowskis' wife, Anne
had died previously and he had taken on a mistress (possibly proffesional) who
lived at their boarding house.
Peter Jankowski died around 1904 and Sophie was raised by her Aunt Rose
(possibly Peters' sister?). Peters mistress had wanted to raise Sophie but
Aunt Rose won out.
Aunt Rose had abused Sophie Jankowski. She would ration very little bread for
her to eat and would often lock her up in the attic alone. Sophie hadworked at
a textile factory in Chicopee MA where she first met Stanley Klatka.
Stanley invited Sophie to Columbus, Ohio to possibly get married and they
did.
!PERSONAL: First hand information from Stella (Klatka) Butler.\

According to the 1930 Census, Sophie was Naturalized in 1901

Sophie married Stanley Klatka Sr., son of Jan (John) Klatka and Salomea (Sarah) Laba, on 6 Oct 1914 in East Columbus, Franklin Co., OH. (Stanley Klatka Sr. was born on 23 Apr 1891 in Warszawskiego, Poland, died on 18 May 1946 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., OH and was buried on 21 May 1946 in Chardon, Cuyahoga Co., OH, Chardon Cem..) The cause of his death was Kidney failure.