Novak was originally spelled
Nowak.
My husband’s Grandfather
was Wladyslaw Nowak born 1879 in Plock Poland. In 1898, he married Wadyslova Kolk who was
born in Leipsig, Germany. He came to the United States in 1899, Lottie came a year
later—to Chicago, Illinois. He worked cleaning railroad cars there in Chicago. They
had four children in Chicago, and then moved to Rusk Co., Wisconsin—he was one of the
first settlers in Conrath, Wisconsin. They had two more children there. Walter was hurt in
a farming accident, a head injury, and was in and out of mental aslyum’s until he
walked away from Walworth County Aslyum in 1928, and was never seen again. He was declared
dead in 1935.
We know there were other
cousin’s in the Chicago and Conrath areas, if anyone knows anything about this family
please let us know!!!
Lottie Kolk Novak also had
family in the Chicago area but I haven’t been able to trace many of them, either.
