Martin Wolcik was born on January 28, 1903, in Harris County, Texas to parents Joseph and Frantiska (Clawson) Wolcik.
In 1910, Martin lived with his parents in Harris County, Texas.1
Martin married Mary Peters on 14 April 1925 in Crosby, Texas at the age of 22.2 The officiator was Rev. Frank H. Horak, who had the unique distinction of being the first native son of the Unity of the Brethren in Texas to be ordained as its pastor. At the time, Mary was already pregnant with their first child, Glorine Bessie at the time and in 1928 they had their second daughter, Lillie Mae3.
In 1930, Martin lived with his wife and two children in the home of Mary’s parents. The home was a small homestead located on Peters Rd. (named for the family) in Crosby, Harris County, Texas.4 In 1940, Martin was still with his wife and two children on the Peters family homestead in Crosby.5
Martin died on 1 November 1971, in Harris County, Texas, at the age of 68, and was interred in Sterling-White Cemetery, Highlands, Texas.6
Sources
- “United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29T-TH6 : accessed 15 January 2019), Martin Wolcik in household of Joe Wolcik, Justice Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 6A, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1561; FHL microfilm 1,375,574.
- “Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-HPZH : 5 November 2017), Martin Wolcik and Mary Peters, 14 Apr 1925; citing , Caldwell, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 25,252.
- “Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH8D-ZZF : 4 December 2014), Mary Francis Peters in entry for Walcik, 07 May 1928; citing Goose Creek, Harris, Texas, United States, certificate 36038, Bureau of Vital Statistics. State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,599.
- “United States Census, 1930,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H1VH-FMM : accessed 15 January 2019), Martin Walsok in household of John Petter, Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 188, sheet 9B, line 76, family 174, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2352; FHL microfilm 2,342,086.
- “United States Census, 1940,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWKC-42F : 14 March 2018), Martin Wolcik in household of John Peters, Justice Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101-32, sheet 9A, line 23, family 157, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 – 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4054.
- “United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J124-HZS : 20 May 2014), Martin Wolcik, Nov 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).