Valentine KOMASSA, 1846-1909
Walter Komassa's grandfather

 Father Joseph KOMASSA, 1812-1856
 Mother Magdalena SZYMANSKI Komassa Czajkowski, 1817-
       Sister Catharina KOMASSA, 1837-
       Sister Agnes KOMASSA Czajkowski, 1838-
       Sister Josepha KOMASSA, 1841-
       Sister Petronella KOMASSA Lasinski, 1842-
       Valentine KOMASSA, 1846-1909
       Brother Joannes KOMASSA, 1847-
       Brother Joseph KOMASSA, 1850-
       Brother Michael KOMASSA, 1851-
       Sister Maryanna KOMASSA, 1854-
       Brother Franciscus KOMASSA, 1856-

 Wife Cecilia KAMINSKI Komassa, 1844-1925
       Son Michael KOMASSA, 1868-1927
       Son Andreas KOMASSA, 1871-1960
       Daughter Mary KOMASSA, 1873-1907
       Daughter Josephine KOMASSA, 1878-1925
       Daughter Sophie KOMASSA Wroblewski, 1881-1929
       Son Franszszek KOMASSA, 1888-1891
       Daughter Celia KOMASSA Malak, 1884-1961

Time Line

28 January 1846 - Born in Posen

23 April 1847, age 1 - Brother Joannes KOMASSA born at Czeschewo, Kreis Wongrowitz, Posen

16 February 1850, age 4 - Brother Joseph KOMASSA born there

29 August 1851, age 5 - Brother Michael KOMASSA born there

19 January 1854, age 7 - Sister Maryanna KOMASSA born there

23 April 1856, age 10 - Father Joseph KOMASSA, age 44, died at Czeschewo. Kreis Wongrowitz, Posen of fever

26 May 1856, age 10 - Brother Franciscus KOMASSA born at Czeschewo

11 November 1856, age 10 - Sister Agnes KOMASSA, age 18, married Joannes CZAJKOWSKI, age 27, there

10 February 1857, age 11 - Mother Magdalena SZYMANSKI, age 39, married Adelbert CZAJKOWSKI, age 29, there

3 January 1862, age 15 - Half-sister Apolonia CZAJKOWSKI born

About 1866, age 19 - Married Cecilia KAMINSKI, age 21, in Posen

24 August 1868, age 22 - Son Michael KOMASSA born at Czeschewo

September 1871, age 25 - Son Andreas KOMASSA born in Posen

1872, age 25 - Emigrated at Bremen, Germany

20 May 1872, age 26 - Immigrated at New York, New York. Valentine and his family traveled on The Nemesis.

1873, age 26 - Daughter Mary KOMASSA born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Cty, WI

1878, age 31 - Daughter Josephine KOMASSA born at Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

As of sometime before June 1880 - Resided at 611 Muskego Avenue there

June 1880, age 34 - Occupation listed as railroad laborer

10 June 1880, age 34 - Recorded in the United States Census at Milwaukee

August 1881, age 35 - Daughter Sophie KOMASSA Wroblewski born at Milwaukee

1884, age 37 - Daughter Celia KOMASSA Malak born

29 June 1888, age 42 - Son Franszszek KOMASSA born at Milwaukee

18 October 1891, age 45 - Son Michael KOMASSA, age 23, married Frances LASKOWSKI, age 18, there

19 December 1891, age 45 - Son Franszszek KOMASSA, age 3, died there

8 March 1892, age 46 - Naturalized at Superior Court there. Witnesses were Michael Huntowski and W.J. Karasinski

19 August 1892, age 46 - Granddaughter Jeanette KOMASSA Gerfin Kolasinski born there

31 December 1893, age 47 - Granddaughter Emily KOMASSA Radaj born there

18 July 1896, age 50 - Grandson Alvin B. KOMASSA born there

15 May 1898, age 52 - Grandson Harry L. KOMASSA born there

31 January 1900, age 54 - Grandson Julius KOMASSA born there

As of sometime before June 1900 - Resided at 754 9th Avenue there

June 1900, age 54 - Occupation listed as laborer

2 June 1900, age 54 - Recorded in the United States Census at Milwaukee

2 January 1902, age 55 - Grandson Frank T. "Teddy" KOMASSA born there

As of sometime before 1903 - Resided at 746 9th Avenue there

25 June 1903, age 57 - Grandson Walter Bernhart KOMASSA born there

26 August 1907, age 61 - Daughter Mary KOMASSA, age 34, died

As of sometime before 1909 - Resided at 754 9th Avenue, Milwaukee

9 January 1909, age 62 - Died there of acute intestinal abstract (no spiration)

12 January 1909 - Buried at St. Adalbert Cemetery there