Thomas SLOWIAK

28 DEC 1886 - 29 OCT 1962

• OCCUPATION: 1930, Carpenter
• RESIDENCE: 1930, 3301 East 136th St, Hegewisch, Chicago, IL
• OCCUPATION: 1942, Carpenter, North American Car, Blue Island, IL
• BIRTH: 28 DEC 1886, Limanowa, pow Limanowski, PL
• DEATH: 29 OCT 1962, Hegewisch, Cook, IL

1.  John SLOWIAK
2.  Freda SLOWIAK
3.  Dorothy SLOWIAK

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[N15027] Name Thomas Or Tony Slowiak
Event Type Death
Event Date 29 Oct 1962
Event Place Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address 3301 E 136th Street
Gender Male
Age 71
Marital Status Married
Race White
Occupation Carpenter
Birth Date 21 Dec 1890
Birthplace Poland
Funeral Home Opyt Funeral Home
Cemetery Holy Cross
Father's Name Wojciech Slowiak
Mother's Name Anna Tobiasz
Informant's Name Dorothy A Sarba
Entry Number 75079
Citing this Record
"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database,

Limanowa, PL
Mentions of the town date back to 1496, when it was documented as Ilmanowa, a rural estate that belonged to members of the szlachta. In 1520, ownership of the estate was passed from the Słupski family to Achacy Jordan, who subsequently established a judiciary. Limanowa became a township in 1565, after being granted city rights by King Zygmunt August. The residents were not required to pay taxes to the Crown for a period of thirty years, throughout which the town rapidly developed. However, its economic strength declined due to the plague, and destruction caused by the Swedish invasion of 1655. While the town was constantly damaged by fire because of its wooden buildings, much of its infrastructure was destroyed by the fire of 1759. It was not until the Polish Partitions, and Limanowa's incorporation into the Austrian province of Galicia, that it was rebuilt. The town began to flourish as a trading hub, hosting over eighteen markets per year. During World War I, Limanowa was located at the Eastern Front. In the early months of the war, it was the site of the Battle of Limanowa between December 1 and December 9, 1914 in which the Austro-Hungarian Army repelled a Russian breakthrough southwestwards between Limanowa and Kraków. The Second World War saw invasion by German soldiers, and the establishment of a ghetto in Limanowa. The town suffered heavy casualties as a result of the occupation; 472 people were shot as hostages and conspiracy participants, 123 as concentration camp prisoners, 91 people died in the Third Reich, 47 died fighting in the war, and 3,053 people from Limanowa's Jewish population were murdered.