Galician Trails: The Forgotten Story of One Family

by Zalewski, Andrew

i. Michaël Regiec born August 12, 1817.

  ii. Petrus Regiec born June 15, 1819, and died October 29, 1827.

  iii. Marianna Regiec (a.k.a. Regetz) born August 28, 1821.

  iv. Adalbertus Regiec born April 17, 1824.

  v. Joannes Regiec born May 14, 1826, and died November 12, 1827.

  vi. Catharina Regiec born August 7, 1828.

  vii. Josephus Regiec (a.k.a. Regetz) born January 22, 1831.

  2nd Generation.

  2-1-i. Michaël Regiec (son of Josephus and Lucia) born August 12, 1817, and died date and place unknown. Michaël married three times:

  a. Thecla (a.k.a. Magdalena) Traczewska on February 7, 1850, in Zakliczyn, Galicia. Thecla was a daughter of Valentino de Bogusz Traczewski and Anna Borzecka. She was born in 1827, place unknown, and died February 4, 1858, in Roztoka, Galicia. Children of Michaël and Thecla (all born in Roztoka, Galicia):

  i. Ludovica Barbara Regiec born November 28, 1850.

  ii. Marianna Cecilia Victoria Regiec born November 28, 1851.

  iii. Theophilia Victoria born December 13, 1852.

  iv. Eustachius Sigsmundus Vincentius Regiec born March 29, 1854.

  v. Eleanora Sophia Regiec born May 16, 1855.

  vi. Anna Julianna Regiec born June 28, 1856.

  vii. Joseph Blasius Stanislaus Regiec born February 4, 1858, and died February 5, 1920, in Stanislawow, Poland.

  b. Catharina Barbara Stoczynska on March 5, 1859, in Tuchow, Galicia. Catharina was a daughter of Valentino Stoczynski and Balbina Dunikowska. She was born in 1830, place unknown, and died date and place unknown. Children of Michaël and Catharina (all born in Roztoka, Galicia):

  viii. Helena Ludovica Apolonia Regiec born January 26, 1860.

  ix. Joannes Valentinus Regiec born January 23, 1862, and died January 29, 1862, in Roztoka.

  x. Leon Valentinus Adalbertus Ignatius Regiec born February 7, 1863.

  c. Josepha Catharina Stoczynska circa 1864. Josepha was a sister of Michaël’s second wife and a daughter of Valentino Stoczynski and Balbina Dunikowska. Dates and places of birth and death unknown. Children of Michaël and Josepha (all born in Roztoka, Galicia):

  xi. Franciscus Vincentius Regiec born March 14, 1865.

  xii. Elisabetha Antonina Regiec born June 7, 1866, and died February 24, 1877, in Zakliczyn, Galicia.

  xiii. Ludovica Rosalia Regiec born August 8, 1869, and died March 23, 1948, in Przemysl, Poland.

  xiv. Josepha Marianna Regiec born July 19, 1871, and died July 25, 1871, in Roztoka, Galicia.

  3rd Generation.

  3-1-vii. Joseph Regiec (son of Michaël and Thecla) born February 4, 1858, in Roztoka, Galicia, and died February 5, 1920, in Stanislawow, Poland. Joseph married Stephania Maria Lösch (Lösch register 4-1-iii) on February 3, 1886, in Nowy Sacz, Galicia. Stephania was a daughter of Andreas and Eleonora. She was born December 1, 1855, in Biecz, Galicia, and died in the 1930s in Stanislawow, Poland. Children of Joseph and Stephania:

  i. Helena Wanda Regiec born November 16, 1886, in Mszana Dolna, Galicia, and died June 19, 1977, in Warsaw, Poland.

  ii. Wanda Julia Regiec born September 9, 1888, in Nowy Sacz, and died in the late 1960s in Ivano-Frankivsk, Soviet Union.

  4th Generation.

  4-7-i. Helena Wanda Regiec (daughter of Joseph and Stephania) born November 16, 1886, in Mszana Dolna, Galicia, and died June 19, 1977, in Warsaw, Poland. Helena married Franciscus Sobolewski (Sobolewski register 4-6-vi) July 17, 1912, in Kochawina, Galicia. The line continues under the Sobolewski family register.

  THE SOBOLEWSKI FAMILY REGISTER

  1st Generation.

  1-1. Ludovicus Sobolewski born before 1784, place unknown, and died June 6, 1835, in Lachowce, Galicia. Ludovicus married Magdalena Krechowiecka before 1794, place unknown. Children of Ludovicus and Magdalena:

  i. Theresia Sobolewska born in 1794, place unknown.

  ii. Mathias Sobolewski born in September 1797 in Lachowce.

  iii. Adalbertus Sobolewski born May 1, 1802, in Lachowce.

  iv. Antonius Sobolewski born in March 1805 in Lachowce and died May 16, 1873, in Bohorodczany, Galicia.

  v. Martinus Sobolewski born before 1806, place unknown.

  2nd Generation.

  2-1-iv. Antonius Sobolewski (son of Ludovicus and Magdalena) born in March 1805 in Lachowce and died May 16, 1873, in Bohorodczany, Galicia. Antonius married two times:

  a. Anastasia Kaszubinska circa 1824, place unknown. She was born circa 1806, place unknown. Anastasia was a daughter of Basilius Kaszubinski and Justina Jacykiewicz. Children of Antonius and Anastasia:

  i. Basilius Sobolewski born in August 1840 and died September 17, 1840, in Lachowce.

  ii. Maria Sobolewska born before 1844.

  iii. Nicolaus Sobolewski born circa 1846 and died June 24, 1908, in Bohorodczany.

  iv. Catharina Sobolewska born before 1847.

  v. Basilius Sobolewski born in 1847 and died March 17, 1920, in Bohorodczany.

  vi. Andreas Sobolewski born in 1848 in Lachowce, Galicia, and died February 26, 1928, in Bohorodczany, Poland.

  vii. Josephus Sobolewski born circa 1850 and died August 9, 1920, in Bohorodczany.

  viii. Maria Sobolewska born before 1853 and died before 1887.

  ix. Thomas Franciscus Sobolewski born December 18, 1853, in Bohorodczany.

  b. Anna Ernest on June 14, 1855, in Bohorodczany, Galicia. Anna was born in March 1810 in Bohorodczany and died after 1873, place unknown. She was a daughter of Mathias Ernest and Catharina Nowicka. Anna was a widow after Joannes Stefanski died. Anna and Antonius did not have children.

  3rd Generation.

  3-4-vi. Andreas Sobolewski (son of Antonius and Anastasia) was born circa 1848 in Lachowce, Galicia, and died February 26, 1928, in Bohorodczany, Poland. Andreas married Anna Machowska on November 20, 1873, in Bohorodczany, Galicia. Anna was a daughter of Joannes Machowski and Carolina Krysztofek from Bohorodczany. She was born circa 1857 in Bohorodczany, Galicia, and died January 7, 1938, in Bohorodczany, Poland. Children of Andreas and Anna:

  i. Antonius Sobolewski born February 23, 1875, in Bohorodczany, and died after 1954 in Cracow, Poland.

  ii. Ladislaus Sobolewski born September 17, 1876, in Bohorodczany, and died after 1954, place unknown, Poland.

  iii. Ludovica Sobolewska born August 23, 1878, in Bohorodczany, and died May 21, 1881, in Bohorodczany.

  iv. Carolus Sobolewski born January 27, 1881, in Bohorodczany, and died date and place unknown.

  v. Michael Sobolewski born November 19, 1883, in Bohorodczany, and died November 13, 1907, in Bohorodczany.

  vi. Franciscus Sobolewski born November 17, 1885, in Bohorodczany, and died June 5, 1969, in Lodz, Poland.

  vii. Carolina Sobolewska born February 20, 1888, in Bohorodczany, and died November 8, 1964 in Wroclaw, Poland.

  viii. Theophilus Sobolewski born July 22, 1890, in Bohorodczany, and died after 1954, place unknown, Argentina.

  ix. Wilhelmina Sobolewska born February 17, 1892, in Bohorodczany, and died May 10, 1971 in Jawor, Poland.

  x. Ludovica Sobolewska born December 30, 1894, in Lachowce, and died November 1, 1898, in Bohorodczany.

  xi. Joannes Bronislaus Sobolewski born July 5, 1898, in Bohorodczany and died April 8, 1899, in Bohorodczany.

  xii. Mathilda Valeria Sobolewska born October 31, 1900, in Bohorodczany, and died May 24, 1902, in Lachowce.

  4th Generation.

  4-6-vi. Franciscus Sobolewski (son of Andreas and Anna) born November 17, 1885, in Bohorodczany, and died June 5, 1969, in Lodz, Poland. Franciscus married two times:

  a. Helena Wanda Regiec on July 17, 1912, in Kochawina, Galicia. She was born on November 16, 1886, in Mszana Dolna, Galicia, and died June 19, 1977, in Warsaw, Poland (Regiec register 4-7-i). Helena was a daughter of Joseph Regiec and Stephania Lösch. Children of Franciscus and Helena:

  i. Irena Maria Sobolewska born October 5, 1913, in Bohorodczany, Galicia, and died November 2, 1998, in Warsaw, Po
land.

  ii. Name unknown born circa 1915 and died date and place unknown.

  b. Wanda Apolonia Rutkowska circa 1936 in Poland. Wanda was born in 1907 in Radomsko, Russia, and died October 11, 1982, in Lodz, Poland.

  5th Generation.

  5-6-i. Irena Maria Sobolewska (daughter of Franciscus and Helena) born October 5, 1913, in Bohorodczany, Galicia, and died November 2, 1998, in Warsaw, Poland. Irena married three times:

  a. Name unknown in 1938 in Warsaw, Poland.

  b. Konstanty Joseph Müller circa 1942 in Warsaw, Poland. He was a son of Joseph Müller and Francisca (maiden name unknown). Konstanty was born March 11, 1900, in Krauzberg, East Prussia. Konstanty died circa 1965 in Warsaw, Poland. Child of Irena and Konstanty:

  i. George (Jerzy) Müller born April 27, 1943, in Warsaw, Poland, and died November, 25, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

  c. Andrew Alfred Zalewski Sr. (a.k.a Alfred Hübner) on May 7, 1951, in Warsaw, Poland. He was a son of Joachim Hübner and Regina Dub. Alfred was born October 13, 1911, in Brynce Cerkiewne, Galicia. During World War II, Alfred changed his name to Andrew Zalewski to survive the Holocaust. He died October 19, 1979, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Child of Irena and Andrew (Alfred):

  ii. Andrew Zalewski born January 14, 1952, in Warsaw, Poland.

  6th Generation.

  6-1-i. George (Jerzy) Müller (son of Konstanty and Irena) born April 27, 1943, in Warsaw, Poland, and died November, 25, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. George married two times:

  a. Magdalena Całusinska in July 1969 in Czestochowa, Poland. Magdalena is a daughter of Jan Całusinski and Lucja Emilia Malasiewicz. She was born June 29, 1948, in Czestochowa, Poland. Child of George and Magdalena:

  i. Barbara Anna Müller born May 8, 1971, in Warsaw, Poland.

  b. Aleksandra Elżbieta Domagała on August 16, 1980, in Warsaw, Poland. Aleksandra is a daughter of Roman Domagała and Celina Kowalewska. She was born July 4, 1957, in Warsaw, Poland. Child of George and Aleksandra:

  ii. Olaf Jerzy Müller born April 15, 1981, in Warsaw, Poland.

  6-1-ii. Andrew Zalewski (son of Andrew and Irena) born January 14, 1952, in Warsaw, Poland. He married Margaret Kominek on February 14, 1976, in Warsaw, Poland. Margaret was born October 17, 1951, in Wiciejow, Poland. She is a daughter of Joseph Kominek and Maria Morasicka. Children of Andrew and Margaret:

  i. Ewa Margaret Zalewska born December 19, 1978, in Warsaw, Poland.

  ii. Andrew James Zalewski born April 10, 1987, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

  7th Generation.

  7-1-ii. Olaf Jerzy Muller (son of George and Aleksandra) born April 15, 1981, in Warsaw, Poland. He married Sarah Elia Hernandez May 29, 2011, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. Sarah was born April 23, 1974, in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. She is a daughter of Rogelio Hernandez and Martha Gutierrez.

  7-2-i. Ewa Margaret Zalewska (daughter of Andrew and Margaret) born December 19, 1978, in Warsaw, Poland. She married Jason Todd Abrams on September 6, 2008, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Jason was born September 8, 1975, in Manhasset, New York, U.S.A. He is a son of Franklin S. Abrams and Leslie Aura Goldstein. Children of Ewa and Jason are the 9th generation in the line of Lösch and the 8th generation in the lines of Regiec and Sobolewski:

  i. Eli Charles Abrams born April 26, 2010, in New York City, New York, U.S.A.

  ii. Theo Reid Abrams born December 16, 2011, in Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.

  iii. Zoe Leila Abrams born December 16, 2011, in Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.

  CHAPTER 1

  1. Slownik Geograficzny Krolestwa Polskiego i Innych Krajow Slowianskich. Editors F. Sulimierski, B. Chlebowski, and W. Walewski. Warszawa 1881; vol. 2, pp. 445–477. This source offers a comprehensive description of the geography, history, and religions of historical and Austrian Galicia.

  2. Paul R. Magocsi. “Galicia: A European Land” in Galicia: A Multicultured Land. University of Toronto Press Inc. 2005; pp. 6 and 18.

  3. Paul R. Magocsi. Galicia: A Historical Survey and Bibliographical Guide. University of Toronto Press 1983; p. 67. Paul R. Magocsi. The Roots of Ukrainian Nationalism: Galicia as Ukraine’s Piedmont. University of Toronto Press Inc. 2002; pp. 4–12.

  4. The western part included Polish lands, while the eastern part contained large sections of historical Galicia. Most of old Lodomeria (with Volhynia and its main city of Volodymyr) remained under the rule of the Russian Empire. After Poland ceased to exist following the Third Partition, the Austrian administration of Galicia was temporarily divided into western (Westgalizien) and eastern (Ostgalizien) districts. The Duchy of Bukovina was initially a closed military district; it formally joined Galicia between 1787 and 1849, and was later separated into a distinct entity within Austro-Hungary. However, Bukovina retained strong administrative ties with Galicia. Its schools, railroads, and other offices were governed from there (based on annual books of the Galician civil service).

  5. In 1773, Galicia had approximately 2,600,000 inhabitants. The 1869 census showed that the population had grown to 5,418,016.

  6. Continuato Edictorum et Mandatorum Universalium in Regnis Galiciae et Lodomeriae. Leopoli 1774; pp.114–117. The law of October 1, 1774, included a liberal policy toward Protestants, Armenians, and others. It was issued by Maria Theresa and promulgated by Heinrich Auersperg, the third governor of Galicia.

  7. After Joseph II became the sole emperor of Austria, he issued the subsequent edicts on September 17, 1781, and the Toleranzpatent on October 13, 1782.

  8. Ludwig Schneider. Das Kolonisationswerk Jozefs II in Galizien. Posen 1939.

  9. The term Ruthenian had been used in the Austrian Empire and later in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to describe the Ukrainian population. Ruthenia was an old Latinized name of a medieval East Slavic principality (termed Rus) that broke into two, with the eastern half forming the future Russia and the western part falling into Polish hands.

  In the entire province of Austrian Galicia, 42 percent were Greek Catholic (Ruthenians), 47 percent were Roman Catholic (Poles, Germans), and 11 percent were Jewish. The eastern part was 62 percent Ruthenian (Austrian Census, 1910).

  10. The term Ruthenian was also used to describe some of these smaller ethnic groups in mountainous regions of Galicia: the Hutsul, Lemko, and Boyko (www.halgal.com).

  11. Paul R. Magocsi. “Galicia: A European Land” in Galicia: A Multicultured Land. University of Toronto Press Inc. 2005; p. 18. Shortly after the First Partition of Poland, there were only 172,000 Jews in all of Galicia. In the subsequent 140 years, their numbers grew, reaching 872,000 by 1910.

  12. My paternal grandparents were Joachim Hübner (1878–1947) and Regina Dub. The family lived in Lvov, where they owned some real estate in the early twentieth century.

  It is possible, but unproven, that Joachim’s father or uncle was Alojzy Hübner. The newspapers of Lvov advertised the hardware business of Messrs. Hübner and Hanke, with a broad range of items for purchase or shipment. The store was located at 38 Market Square (Kurjer Lwowski July 12, 1885; and Dziennik Polski January 5 and 10, 1886). Later that year, the partners apparently split; Alojzy Hübner advertised a business located at 13 Charles Louis (Carl Ludwig) Street, whereas Joseph Hanke had his store at 38 Market Square. Their competition seemed to be intense, as the former partners placed competing ads in more than one national newspaper (Dziennik Polski November 9 and 11, 1886; and Kurjer Lwowski November 15, 1886). By 1894, however, Alojzy Hübner had likely acquired his competitor’s business; his ads in the newspaper listed the address of the store at 38 Market Square (Kurjer Lwowski April 19, 1894).

  13. The contract for construction of the Northern Railway was given to Salomon Myer von Rothschild. It is not surprising that initial plans did not include Cracow as the final stop on this link between Vienna and Galicia. Formally, the city of Cracow remained outside the borders of Austria from October 18, 1815, to November 16, 1846. After Austria reestablished its sovereignty over Cracow, the city received its
first railroad connection with Austrian Silesia in 1847 and with the Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway (der Keiser Ferdinand Nordbahn) in 1858.

  14. Larry Wolff. The Idea of Galicia: History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture. Stanford University Press 2010; pp. 132–198. Prince Leon Sapieha (1803–1878) and Alexander Fredro (1793–1876) joined forces on this project in 1844. The work on the entire route was completed in 1892, long after both men were dead. The railway extended east from Lvov to Tarnopol, terminating in the border town of Podwoloczyska at the border of the Russian Empire.

  15. Since this was a state-owned enterprise, its name lacked the customary k.k. (the Imperial Royal prefix).

  16. About U.S. $316 in 2009 (Consumer Price Index).

  17. Karl Baedeker. Austria Including Hungary, Transylvania, Dalmatia, and Bosnia. Leipsic 1900; p. xii.

  18. Jolanta T. Pekacz. Music in the Culture of Polish Galicia. University of Rochester Press 2002; p. 180. The quote was attributed to Stanislaw Szczepanowski, 1884.

  19. The imperial patent of January 2, 1867, called for speedy elections to the regional legislatures. On December 21, 1867, the law signed by the emperor created the state council, consisting of the House of Lords and the House of Deputies. The House of Lords consisted of the members of the emperor’s household, aristocrats with large landholdings throughout the country, high-level representatives of the clergy, and others nominated by the sovereign for their contributions in politics or art. The House of Deputies consisted of 203 members, with the three largest delegations from Czech lands (54), Galicia (38), and Moravia (22). On the same day, the governmental decree declared the emperor above the law and not accountable for his own actions. It also stipulated his role as the commander of the armed forces and other official functions.

  20. Count Agenor Goluchowski (1812–1875) served as the supreme governor of Galicia three times. The first term (1849–1859) was prior to his post in the central government of the Austrian Empire (1859–1861). After returning from Vienna, he was reappointed governor of Galicia twice (1866–1868 and 1871–1875). The contribution of Count Goluchowski to reform in Galicia, which was transformed from a centrally governed province to a crown land enjoying a large degree of autonomy, was not fully appreciated even 25 years after his death. On the occasion of the unveiling of Goluchowski’s monument in Lvov, press commentaries varied—from brief reports that it was more an official event than a national gesture of gratitude (Kurjer Lwowski June 27, 1901; and Kurjer Stanislawowski June 30, 1901) to articles underscoring Goluchowski’s statesmanship (Gazeta Narodowa and Gazeta Lwowska June 27, 1901).