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Generation: 1

1. Katherine Opiela was born before 1880 (daughter of Meclchoir Opiela and Pauline Waczlawczy); died before 1897.
Notes:
MARRIAGE: Katherine did not marry.

Generation: 2

Meclchoir Opiela was born on 1 Jan 1850 in Prussia (son of Mikolaj "Nicolaus" Opiela and Josapha Honza); died on 13 Jan 1930.

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FamilySearch ID: KPW6-6HP
Census: 1 Jun 1900, Karnes Co., Texas

Meclchoir married Pauline Waczlawczy on 14 Jul 1874. Pauline and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Pauline Waczlawczy and died.
Other Events and Attributes:
FamilySearch ID: MH33-SM6

Children:

1. Katherine Opiela was born before 1880; died before 1897.

Generation: 3

Mikolaj "Nicolaus" Opiela was born in 1806 in Gruenwald, Kr. Rosenberg, Oppeln Silesia, Prussia (son of Matias Opiela); died on 2 Nov 1870 in Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas; was buried in Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas.

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Name: Mikolaj Opiela
FamilySearch ID: KX4G-W4P
Military: 1830 OR 1848, Preußen, Germany; Prussian Military
Immigration: 1856, Galveston, Galveston Co., Texas
Emigration: Abt 1 Apr 1856, Kreis Rosenberg, Oppeln Silesia, Prussia
Census: 1 Jun 1860, Karnes Co., Texas

Notes:

MILITARY: Mikolaj Opiela fought valiantly in the military from 1830-1848, and for his valor, he was granted vast woodlands and forests in Upper Silesia.

PLACE: Gruenwald, Kr. Rosenberg, Oppeln, Silesia, Prussia is now know as Borowiany, powiat Olesno, Poland. Foehrendorf, Kr. Rosenberg, Oppeln, Silesia is now known as Zebrowice, powiat Olesno, Poland.

EMIGRATION-IMMIGRATION: Left from port of Bremen on or about 01 Apr 1856. Possibly on the ship WESSER which sailed on 07 Apr 1856 and landed at Galveston, Texas on 03 Jun 1856.

BIOGRAPHY: For his military valor, Mikolaj was granted vast woodlands and forests and as a large land owner, the title of Baron. Later the Prussian Government pressured him for the right of way for a railroad through his woodlands. Incensed by the idea of giving up his land and seeing it destroyed, he took the issue to court. He lost his court case. Saddened by the loss of the land he treasured, his financial loss in defending it, and the sudden death of his twelve remaining cattle, the family made the decision to come to Texas. The remaining land was divided or sold among relatives and friends. Descendants of Mikolaj's brother still live on the homestead. The family first went to Toczek, where they were given permission by the Prussian government to emigrate. They then went to Warsaw where they took a train to Bremen. The family left Bremen on or about 01 Apr 1856 and probably landed in Galveston, Texas in June 1856. The passage was 37 gold thalers per person ten years or older. With proof of age, children under ten required only 32 thalers. Since the family did not come to Texas as part of a colonization group, they were not limited to one trunk for their possessions. Once in Galveston, they boarded a smaller vessel to Indianola. From Indianola to Panna Maria, Texas the family traveled by oxcart. Family tradition states that Benito Lopez, a cartman at the time, transported the Opiela family and their possessions to Panna Maria. This encounter later resulted in the marriage of Benito Lopez and Mikolaj's oldest daughter Karolina.

According to family tradition, Nicolaus was one of three brothers and a sister that emigrated to Texas in 1856. They settled in Panna Maria, Texas. The brothers were watchmakers and repaired jewlery in Prussia. Relatives still reside in Skrzydlowice, Poland (near Opole).

Mikolaj married Josapha Honza about 1834 in Foehrendorf, Oppeln Silesia, Prussia. Josapha was born on 18 Mar 1815 in Prussia; died on 18 Dec 1892 in Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas; was buried in Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Josapha Honza was born on 18 Mar 1815 in Prussia; died on 18 Dec 1892 in Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas; was buried in Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

FamilySearch ID: KX4G-W4R
Census: 1 Jun 1860, Karnes Co., Texas
Census: 1 Jun 1880, Karnes Co., Texas

Children:

Carolina Opiela was born on 22 Jan 1837 in Rosenberg Kreis, , Prussia; died on 2 Sep 1917 in Floresville, Wilson Co., Texas; was buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Floresville, Wilson Co., Texas.
Johann Opiela was born on 14 Dec 1838 in Prussia; and died.
Maria Anna Opiela was born on 3 Jul 1841 in Prussia; died on 10 Jun 1915 in Cestohowa, Karnes Co., Texas; was buried in Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery, Cestohowa, Karnes Co., Texas.
Hedwig Opiela was born on 10 Oct 1843 in Prussia; and died.
Josephine or Josefa Opiela was born on 19 Mar 1845 in Prussia; died on 4 Mar 1899.
2. Meclchoir Opiela was born on 1 Jan 1850 in Prussia; died on 13 Jan 1930.
Francisca Opiela was born on 2 Mar 1852 in Prussia; and died.
Stanislaus Opiela was born on 8 May 1854 in Prussia; died in route, on a ship, Atlantic Ocean; was buried in route, on a ship, Atlantic Ocean.
Valentine Opiela was born in 1861 in Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas; was christened on 17 Feb 1861 in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas; and died.

Generation: 4

Matias Opiela was born about 1780 in Silesia, Prussia; and died.

Other Events and Attributes:

FamilySearch ID: KX41-NS7

Children:

Matias Opiela, II and died.
4. Mikolaj "Nicolaus" Opiela was born in 1806 in Gruenwald, Kr. Rosenberg, Oppeln Silesia, Prussia; died on 2 Nov 1870 in Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas; was buried in Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery, Panna Maria, Karnes Co., Texas.

Katherine Opiela