Again, Jill has done a marvelous job at documenting this family and we have attached links to the documents she has scanned in... AWESOME RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION.  As you have read on the previous page, Marianna Banasynski was born December 10, 1860 in Olesie, Poland -- the third child born to Charles & Hattie Banasynski.  She married Frank Zacharias (also spelled Zacharyasz or Zaharris) on September 4, 1881 in Dobrzyca, Poland and this is their story...

Franciszek (Francis, Frank) Zacharyasz/Zacharias was born 28 Mar 1856 in Strzyzew, Pleszew, Poznan, Poland.  (Strzyzew, Poland is now called Grunan, Poland.)  Marianna Banaszynski/Banach was born 10 Dec 1859 in Olesie, Pleszew, Poznan, Poland.  (It appears that Olesie, Poland no longer exists).  On 04 Sep 1881 in Dobrzyca, Pleszew, Poznan, Poland Frank Zacharyasz/Zacharias (age 25) married Marianna (Mary) Banaszynski/Banach (age 21).  (Dobrzyca in German is identified as Dobberschutz, Posen, Germany.)  The newlyweds who were living in Czerbo, Poland at the time packed up what little belongings that they had and traveled to America, settling in a large Polish immigrant community in Berea, Cuyahoga, CO., OH.  It was there that both Zacharyasz and the Banaszynski families had already settled before them.  The couple traveled an indirect route.  They departed Hamburg, Germany to Hull England on 23 Sep 1881 on the ship, “Hamburg”. They arrived in Baltimore, MD from Liverpool, England on 14 Oct 1881 on the ship, “Nova Scotian”.  It was in Berea, OH that their first three children Peter, Maryann and Frank were born.  It is also where Frank found work hauling beer with a horse and wagon.   

In 1884 a man named J.J. Hoff from the J.J. Hoff Land Company located in Milwaukee, WI platted Pulaski Wisconsin Territory.  It was his goal to appeal to Polish immigrants living in the Polish settlements of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI that they could have a piece of the American Dream of owning land for very little money.  These people scraped what little money they had and the first pioneer settlers came to Angelica Township, Shawano CO., WI in 1884. The town’s name has now been changed to Pulaski, Shawano CO., WI. The settlers came here intending to become permanent inhabitants of this uncompromising area of brushy lowland that had been logged off for its timber.  Frank and Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias wanted to be a part of this new settlement and achieve that American Dream. Land records show Frank and Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias purchased 80 acres of farmland at $7 per acre for $560.00 on the Old Route#1 in Angelica Twp, Shawano CO., WI on 30 Sep 1885.  The home and many of its buildings still stand today and is located at 306 Deer Rd. in Pulaski, Shawano, CO., WI.   (click on thumbnail pic on the left to see larger image.  The last known owner of the farm and land was Peter Wilinski.  However he passed away about a year ago and Jill does not know who owns the farm and land today). 

By the end of 1885 there were 35 settlers. Frank and Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias along with their three children Peter, Maryann and Frank were amongst them.  At the time there were no roads to speak of except for few logging roads among acres of cut over land, swampy and covered with left over overgrowth of trees and brush.  There were no buildings and no railroads to get materials for building.  The nearest railways were 12 miles away in Sobieski, WI or 20 miles away in Green Bay, WI.  There was nothing else but clouds as their roof above their heads. Being destitute of simple conveniences, stumps were used for many purposes; such as tables and chairs.  Mr. Hoff held a Picnic in 1885, so that prospective settlers and new settlers that just purchased land could meet and become acquainted with settlers in adjoining settlements.  The gathering was quite successful, as neighbors got together and helped and supported each other as much as they could.  They set to the back breaking task and long hours of clearing the land and building provisional shacks.  Life was good.   

However, this happy life soon came to an end for many that were living in the Shawano, County area.  In 1886 extensive forest fires raged through Northern WI and Michigan and decimated the landscape. The day looked like night.  Smoke from the fires could be seen from as far away as Milwaukee, WI.  Inhabitants of nearly every forest town in the area had been affected by this disaster.  Several residents lost their lives.  Many lost their homes, their crops destroyed and livestock killed.  Telegraph poles and railroad ties burned and streams died up.  People were in much distress.  On 26 Aug 1886 the Humane Society put out an appeal for contributions for those suffering in the Shawano, County area.  They stated that donations would be distributed in the towns of Angelica and Maple Grove, where the most of the devastation occurred.  Reports to the Human Society are that thirty families numbering 210 people were homeless and destitute.  Not only were their homes destroyed, but everything they owned was ruined in the fire. A call for donations of items such as clothing, cooking utensils and everything needful for living went out.  People from all over responded to their needs.  In addition to the day to day necessities, train carloads of lumber were shipped to the people, which they used to build new dwellings.   

It was after this calamity that settlers became more determined than ever to form a lasting community, having deep hope and an optimistic outlook inspiring them to struggle outward.  Families began the task of picking up the pieces and rebuilt their lives upon their same plat of land.  Frank and Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias were no different.  Frank built a new home for his wife and eventually #13 children in total.  He also built a very large barn and many out buildings on the property.   

Once Frank and Mary were established, they did what so many immigrants did.  They called for other family members from the “Old Country” to come to America which held so much opportunity and promise.  Mary’s brother John Banaszynski decided he to would immigrate to America.  He was living in Warnez at the time where he departed on the ship Belgenland in Antwerp, Belgium and Bremen and arrived in New York on 09 May 1885.  John settled for a time in Berea, Cuyahoga CO., OH.  This is where he probably had other Banszynski and Zacharyasz/Zacharias family members living.  Eventually John would move to Angelica Twp, Shawano CO., WI where he married his first wife Constance Wujek on 02 Marc 1892. Constance died 17 Apr 1894 and John soon remarried Mary Wasielewski on 12 Aug 1895.  The couple purchased #2 large plats of land on Old Route #3 in Angelica Twp.  It is now named Town Hall Road, between Elm Road and Green Valley Road.  This home is located less than a mile from his sister and her husband Frank and Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias’ homestead.  Because of their close proximity, the families spent much time together.  For a few decades John Banaszynski was living across the road from Frank and Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias’ daughter, Maryanne Kwapiszewski’s father in-law Casimir Kwapiszewski’s homestead.  Eventually Casimir died and the land was parceled off to Frank and Mary’s daughter and her husband, Vince and Hattie Kryger.  The Kryger’s built a General Store with an adjoining Cheese Factory on this parcel of land in the 1930’s.  John Bansazynski was a farmer.  He supplied the milk to make the cheese across the road at the cheese factory.  John and Mary Banaszynski continued to farm the land and raise their children on their family homestead until their deaths.  

On Oct 1888 Mary’s parents Charles (Karol) and Hattie (Jadwiga) Banaszynski and their children Nicholas, Vincent, Louis, Albert, Stanley, Frank, Frank’s wife Stella and Frank and Stella’s son Joseph boarded a ship from Bremen and sailed to Liverpool, England and Queenstown Ireland.  The family boarded another ship, “The City of Chicago” and arrived in New York, NY on 12 Nov 1888.  From there they continued their journey by land to their final destination, Angelica, Twp, Shawano CO., Wisconsin. The family purchased 140 acres of land on Old Route #1, which is now located at 674 Deer Drive.  This homestead is located just three farms away from where Frank and Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias were living with their family. Charles and Hattie raised their children on the family farm until the children were old enough to marry.  That is when they went on to live in homes of their own. Their children Nicholas, Maryanne, Vincent, Louis, Albert and Stanley chose to move to Milwaukee, WI. As mention before, this is where they had aunts, uncles and cousin Banaszynski and Zachryasz/Zacharias already living. This is also where their brother Andrew was already living. They also chose to relocate there because there were better job opportunities. Charles and Hattie’s sons Frank, Vincent and John Banaszynski chose to lived in Angelica all of their lives.  One of Charles and Hattie’s son’s children operated Joe’s Tavern located in Pulaski, WI during the 1930’s. Vincent Banszynski’s son Leo owned a cheese factory in Pulaski in the 1930’s as well. Charles and Hattie Banaszynski continued to live with their son Frank, his wife Stella and their children on the family homestead until they died.  Charles died on 09 Feb 1915 of the Senile Debility he had for several years.  Hattie died on 24 Oct 1923 of Diabetes.  Both are buried at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery located in Pulaski, WI.  Frank and Stella Banaszynski continued to live on the family farm until their deaths as well. Ownership of the family homestead eventually went to Frank and Stella’s son, John and his wife Sophie Banaszynski.  Eventually their son Alvin took ownership. In 1977 the Banaszynski homestead was sold to non-family members, Wilbert and Nancy Lewis.  The farm is very well tended and is used to raise cattle and grow organic crops.   

It is not known for certain if the following is Mary’s brother, Andrew Banaszynski’s immigration information. However we believe that this is. If it is correct, Andrew would be the last of Mary Zacharyasz/Zacharias’ sibling’s to come to America. The manifest states Andrew Banaszynski departed Plock-Hamburg on the ship, Marsala and arrived in New York on 19 Feb 1892.  He married Alvina Krajewski about 1894 and the couple resided in Milwaukee, WI where they raised their families until their deaths. Andrew and Alvina would also travel to Angelica, WI to visit with their Banaszynski and Zacharyasz/Zahchaias families. 

Overtime two of Frank Zacharyasz/Zacharias’ siblings lived in Angelica Twp, Shawano CO., WI and surrounding areas.  Bother John Zacharyasz/Zaharris and his wife Mary bounced back and forth between Angelica Twp, WI and Penn Twp, IA. They were found living in Angelica Twp, WI in the years 1888, 1894 and 1903, as these were the years their children were born.  However the family traveled back and forth between those locations for these years just mentioned, so these would not be consecutives years.  Frank’s sister Marianna and her husband Stanley Stager were living in Bayfield CO. WI on 03 Mar 1891 when their son Frank was born.  This is in a community close to Angelica Twp.  By the time their son John was born on 22 Nov 1893, the family was living in OH and this is where the couple lived until their deaths. 

Frank Zacharyasz/Zacharias was general farmer and it was an expectation that all of this children helped on the farm.  Life on the farm was hard, but very rewarding. Their homestead was a very exciting place to be.  This home was the place their children were born in.  It was a place the family and friends gathered when they celebrated many memorable events such as a child’s baptism, or wedding’s.  Many gatherings took place in the family barn from celebrating the sacraments, to square dances. Whoever could play an instrument, no matter the level of experience was invited to perform. The family would dance and enjoy each others company until the wee hours of the morning.  Many relatives would make the long trip from Milwaukee to visit their Zacharyasz Family and share in a picnic.  By all accounts a good time was had by all. 

As Frank and Mary’s children grew into adults, the children married and started having families of their own.  Some stayed in Angelica Twp/Pulaski.  Others made the journey to Milwaukee, WI where there were many more job opportunities.  This is also where their aunts, uncles and cousins Zacharyasz/Zacharias and Banaszynski had been living for some time.  Others took their journey elsewhere.  Frank and Mary’s children Hedwig (Hattie), Agnes, Frank and Hieronym (Harry) all lived and died in Pulaski WI.  Children Rose, Pauline and Frank lived in Pulaski for awhile.  However after time they moved to Detroit MI, Waupun, WI and Mosinee, WI respectively.  Children Maryann, Peter, Anthony, Louise, John, Joseph and Frank chose to set up new lives and relocate in Milwaukee where they raised their families until their deaths.   

Frank and Mary chose to stay in the home that became their American Dream.  It was a place that provided so many memories for good and for bad, in a new land so many years ago.  Frank died on 18 Apr 1933 at 6:40 PM of Diabetes Mellitus.  Mary died on 01 Mar 1941 at 10.50 PM of an Intestinal Obstruction caused by Volvulus.  She also suffered from Arteriosclerosis.    Both are buried at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Cemetery located in Pulaski, WI.

Marianna Zacharyasz/Zacharias and her children. 
Photo 03 Aug 1929 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Top Row: Rose Kurowski, Joseph, Hattie Kryger, Frank, Pauline, Anthony and Louisa Ignasick.
Bottom Row: Maryann Kwapiszewski and Mom Marianna Zacharyasz/Zacharias.

Descendants of Martin Zacharias  (pdf format - use 200% for easy reading)
(Frank Zacharias' parents)
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Family Group Sheet (19 Mar 2008)
Prepared by Jill Carol Kwapiszewski Bartell

Migration of the Zacharyasz/Zacharias/Zaharis Families
This is an account of Frank (1856 - 1933) Zacharias' PARENTS and Frank's 11 SIBLINGS.
 
Martin (Marcin) Zacharyasz/Zaharris (a farmer in Poland) married Marianna Kowalski/Galewski on 28 Jan 1850 in Walkow, Krotoszyn, Poznan, Poland.  They are the parents of #12 children; Jozef (Joseph), Marcin (Martin), Katarzyna (Katherine), Franciszek (Francis, Frank), Lukasz (Lukas), John (Jan), Magdalena, Tekla, Andrzej (Andrew), Maryanna, Piotr (Peter) and Franciszka (Frances) Zacharyasz/Zaharris. 
 
It appears that a number of unknown Banaszynski and Zacharyasz Families emigrated from Poland and originally settled in a large Polish settlement in Berea, Cuyahoga County, OH.  This is near Cleveland, OH.  There are still a number of unknown Zacharyasz and Banaszynski families that live in Berea today.  It is believed these families were the reason why the Wisconsin Banasynski and Zacharyasz families chose to first settle in Berea, OH.
 
The first child of Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris to immigrate to the US was their daughter Katarzyna, her husband Kasper Kaczmarek and the couple’s three daughters.  The family arrived in New York on 15 Oct 1880.  The couple settled in Berea, OH.  By 1886 their daughter Katarzyna and her husband Kasper Kaczmarek moved to Jefferson CO., IA to be near Katrazyna’s parents and sibling’s that eventually immigrated to the US.
 
The second of their children to immigrate to the US was their newly wed son, Frank Zacharyasz/Zacharias and his bride Marianna nee Banaszynski.  The couple arrived in Baltimore, MD on 14 Oct 1881 and settled in Berea, OH.  The family purchased a home on 80 acres of land on 30 Sep 1885.  The homestead is located at 306 Deer Drive (Old Route #1) in Angelica Twp/Pulaski, WI.  The couple would go on to have #13 children.  They raised their family on this homestead until their deaths.  Some of their children continued to raise their own families in this area.  Others chose to move to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where other Zacharyasz/Zacharias and Banaszynski relatives resided. (Read more about this family in their own migration story.)
 
The third child of Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris to immigrate to the US was John Zacharyasz/Zaharis.  He arrived in the US in 1881 and settled in Berea, OH.  John moved around quite a bit.  He was found living in IA 1896.  At some point in time, he moved to Angelica Twp./Pulaski, WI, close to where his brother Frank was residing.  It was there that he married Mary Niedzielska on 02 Oct 1888.  The family then moved to Penn Twp, IA by the time their daughter Anastasia was born on 29 Jul 1889.  The family was living with John’s parents at the time.  By the time John and Mary’s son Joseph was born on 20 Jan 1894 the family moved back to in Angelica Twp./Pulaski, WI.  When their third child Edmond was born on 13 Feb 1896 the family was residing back in Penn Twp, IA.  The couple would continue to live in Penn Twp, IA and have two more children, Lucylle born 25 Sep 1898 and Helen born 02 Dec 1900.  When their sixth child Lawrence was born on 03 Aug 1903 the family had moved back to Angelica Twp./Pulaski, WI once again.  By 1910 the family was found living in Vancouver, WA where they lived until they were quite old.  Toward the end of their lives they lived with their children in Portland, OR and then in Antioch, CA where they both died.
 
The fourth in this family that immigrated to the US was Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris themselves.  They were traveling with their children Lukasz, Magdalene and Mary.  The family was residing in Dobrzyca, Poznan, Poland at the time.  They departed on 15 Apr 1882 and arrived in Boston on 31 May 1882.  The family settled in Berea, OH.  Their son Lukasz was sent to Iowa to find a farm for the family to live.  On 11 Jul 1882 his parents Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris and children purchased land in Harvey’s Mill, Penn Twp, Jefferson CO., IA.  Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris continued live in Penn Twp until their deaths.  Martin died in 1893 when he fell from a Hickory Nut Tree on the family farm.  Marianna died on 21 Nov 1926.
 
Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris’ son Lukasz (Lukas) moved with his parents to IA in 1882.  He married Sophia Gluch on 16 Sep 1889 in Polishville, Jefferson CO., IA.  The couple would go onto having children and raising them in Penn Twp, Jefferson CO, IA.  This is also where Sophia died on 09 Mar 1931.  Lukas died on 16 Nov 1956 in Fairfield, Jefferson CO., IA.
 
Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris’ daughter Magdalena moved with her parents to IA in 1882.  She married Joseph Bandura in Polishville, Jefferson CO., IA on 01 Oct 1883.  In 1889 the family purchased property in Elba, Nebraska.  Magdalena died on 31 Aug 1923 in Elba, Nabraska.  Joseph remarried Mary Ann Kowaleski on 22 May 1924.  The couple continued to live in Elba, Nebraska until their deaths.
 
Martin and Marianna Zacharyasz/Zaharris’ daughter Marianna moved with her parents to IA in 1882.  On 21 Nov 1887 she married Stanislaus (Stanley) Sztejka/Stager in Polishville, Jefferson CO., IA.  Their first child Gertrude was born 27 Oct 1888 in Michigan.  When their second child Frank was born on 03 Mar 1891 the family moved to Washburn, Bayfield CO., WI.  The family moved to OH by the time their third child John was born on 22 Nov 1893.  When their fourth child Helen was born on 03 Sep 1895 the family was living in Berea, OH.  This is where the couple would go on to have five more children.  Marianna Stager died in Berea on 16 Jan 1934 and her husband Stanley died in Lakewood, OH on 20 Apr 1940.

Documents and photographs...including Pulaski area photos...
Marianna Banaszynski's Baptismal Record 10 Dec 1860 Dobrzyca, Pleszew, Poznan, Poland	Frank & Marianna Zacharias' Marriage 04 Sep 1881 Dobrzyca, Pleszew, Poznan, Poland Page 1	Frank & Marianna Zacharias' Marriage 04 Sep 1881 Dobrzyca, Pleszew, Poznan, Poland Page 2
Frank Zacharias' Farm c. 1915	Frank Zacharias circa 1920	Pulaski Road Friar Cemetery on left
Zacharias Daughters on the Farm  circa 1920s	Frank & Mary with their children on the farm - circa 1930	Possible Zacharias Downtown Pulaski 1930 - 1940s
"New" Pulaski Hardware Store circa ???	1930s - 1940s Hardware Store in Pulaski???	1920s Edgewood Motel ?? Possibly in Pulaski ??
Frank and Mary Zacharias.  Burial in Section 5, Lot 88 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery, Pulaski, WI.	Many Thanks, Jill, for sharing this great family history! Charles and Hattie Banaszynski 's Story Casimir and Pelagia Kwapiszewski's Story