John Walter Motyka

1892 - 1954  (61 years)

• Name	John Walter Motyka
  Birth	18 Dec 1892	Siedleszczany, Tarnobrzeg, Galicia, Austria   [1]
  	Address: house number 39
  Baptism	19 Dec 1892	Miechocin, Tarnobrzeg, Galicia, Austria   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Departure	19 Aug 1911	Hamburg, Germany   [2]
  Name	Jan Władysław Motyka
  Residence	1920	Knowlton, Marathon, Wisconsin, United States   [3]
  	Occupation: Laborer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1930	Amber, Mason, Michigan, United States   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Occupation: Farmer
  Residence	1935	Amber, Mason, Michigan, United States   [5]
  Residence	1940	Amber, Mason, Michigan, United States   [5]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1942	Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States   [6]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	3 May 1954	Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States   [7]
  Burial	Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I60895	Galicia Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Stanisław Motyka,   b. 1856, Nagnajów, Rzeszów, Galicia, Austria d. 23 Aug 1916, Siedleszczany, Tarnobrzeg, Galicia, Austria (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Rozalia Wójcik,   b. 1862, Siedleszczany, Rzeszów, Galicia, Austria d. 12 Mar 1903, Siedleszczany, Tarnobrzeg, Galicia, Austria (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1882	Siedleszczany, Tarnobrzeg, Galicia, Austria   [8]
  Family ID	F17806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stella Sadrakula,   b. 10 May 1893, Zakrzów, Tarnobrzeg, Galicia, Austria d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Aug 1913	Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States   [9]
  Children	1. Sophie Barbara Motyka,   b. 1 Nov 1914, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States d. 7 Dec 1977, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States (Age 63 years)   2. Stanley Motyka,   b. Abt 1917, Missouri, United States d. 1 Dec 2006, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States (Age 89 years)   3. Walter Motyka,   b. Abt 1919, Wisconsin, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Anna Motyka,   b. Abt 1920, Wisconsin, United States d. 22 May 2022 (Age 102 years)   5. Joseph Motyka,   b. 3 May 1922, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States d. 2 Aug 2016, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F17812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S7299] Siedleszczany Births, 1888-1923 (Miechocin), year 1892, act 10; Jan Władysław Motyka birth and baptism. [S9348] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 237; Page: 1622; Microfilm No.: K_1819. [S9322] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Knowlton, Marathon, Wisconsin; Roll: T625_1995; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 26. [S9318] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Amber, Mason, Michigan; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340745. [S9282] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Amber, Mason, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01788; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 53-1. [S9317] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Michigan; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147. [S9072] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current. [S7482] Siedleszczany Marriages, 1843-1888, 1948-1962 (Miechocin), year 1882, act 1; Stanisław Motyka and Rozalia Wójcik marriage. [S5909] Zakrzów Births, 1866-1922, year 1893, act 14; Stefania Sadrakuła birth and baptism.