Krankowski Family, Como Hotel in Gimli

Jacobus Hrankowski [Nobility]

Birth Name Jacobus Hrankowski [Nobility] 1a 2a 2b 3a

    I understand that my grandmother would have lost her family nobility when she married Jacob but she would have assumed Jacobs. This relates to her family. I have come across several variations for the Hrankowski's coat of arms but I am not sure of the right one.

    I have had some enquiries made in Europe and I don't think it's the type of Nobility with castles etc. I think its more the primitive "knight" type, warriors etc.. I do believe they were a higher class than the norm but not "Royalty". - Joe Hanks

Nick Name Jacob
Gender male
Age at Death about 59 years, 7 months, 2 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth about 21 October 1871 Zielona, Austria Parents, Bazyli [Basil] Hrankowski and Wiktoria Olszewska

Henryk Michał Drewniak has him born 21 October 1861, death registration has him born 1871 [aged 60] ?
Which is nearer to his wife,s age ??

SKALAT (Polish. Skałat), town in Tarnopol district, Ukraine. Formerly within Poland, Skalat passed to Austria in 1772, reverting to Poland between the two world wars.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org

Zielona, Galicia, Austria

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Education 1916   Can read and write. Speaks English and Polish.
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Marriage 5 June 1892 Krasne, Skalat, Galicja, Austria Touste [Had 13 children ?]
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Immigration 1897 Canada To Canada from Austria

Sons Michael and Emilian brought to Canada on Jacobs [Father] passport.

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Naturalisation 1903 Canada  
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Death 23 May 1931 Winnipeg City, Manitoba, Canada aged 60
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Burial   Winnipeg City, Manitoba, Canada Brookside Cemetery

Jacobus buried with his wife Michaelina and children cremains of, Helena, Jan and Zofia

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Religion from 1896 to 1916 Canada Roman Catholic
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Religion     Anglican

Jacob was a Roman Catholic (Holy Ghost Church) I was told he got mad at them and the whole family converted to Anglicanism. I was raised an Anglican. After I joined the force [R.C.M.P.] , St Barnabus Church in Winnipeg built a new building. My mother donated a pew to my father and Alice [Helena] donated a pew to her husband Joe Kitkoski.

Years later after my mother died I donated a stained glass window to that church in her memory and Alice [Helena] donated a window to the Hankowski family.

from Joseph Hanks

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  Occupation  
 
Occupation about 1912 Manitoba, Canada Hotel owner, Como Hotel in Gimli

Jacob purchased a hotel in the Icelandic Community of Gimli Manitoba on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. At that time it was the railhead and Northern Manitoba and possibly the Northwest Territories were serviced and supplied from there by dog-team.
The business failed and I can find no record of the family there after 1913.

Jacob bought a Hotel in Gimli but he lost it because he extended to much credit to his customers who didn't pay.

Where did Jacob get the money to buy the hotel with so many people to feed and clothe?

Many Austrian Nationals in Canada were arrested, detained or paroled. Their property was seized and sold for $.10 on the $1.00 (10% of value). Is this what happened to the hotel and the family were too ashamed to tell us? (The hotel burned down when I was a teen-ager).

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Occupation 1916   Teamster, employed by City [H9 WT. 66 ?]
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Occupation 1921   Car Repairer
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Occupation about 1925   Machinist, Rail-road
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Occupation 1931   private clerk
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  Addresses  
 
Residence 1916 Winnipeg City, Manitoba, Canada 1149 Selkirk Avenue [They bought this small house ?]

If they went broke in the hotel where did they get the money to buy the house.

1149 Selkirk Ave., in Winnipeg. I was raised a block away so I am quite familiar with it. A very small 2 bedroom home for so many in the family (one bathroom) probably long line ups. This property, very old, remained in the family until just before Alice died in 1993. She lived most of her life there.
from Joe Hanks

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Residence 1921 Winnipeg City, Manitoba, Canada 1149 Selkirk Avenue,

Jacob Hrankowski 60
Mary Hrankowski 46
Mike Hrankowski 25
Fred Hrankowski 21
Joseph Hrankowski 18
Alice Hrankowski 16
Stanley Hrankowski 13
John Hrankowski 11
Sophie Hrankowski 9

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Parents

Relation to main person Name Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Bazylia Hrankowski
Mother Wiktoria Olszewska
    Sister     Franciszka Hrankowski
    Brother     Michal Hrankowski
    Brother     Michal Hrankowski
    Sister     Sabina Hrankowski
    Sister     Franciszka Hrankowska
    Sister     Rozalia Hrankowski
         Jacobus Hrankowski [Nobility]
    Sister     Maria Hrankowski
    Sister     Anna Hrankowski
    Sister     Genowefa Hrankowski

Families

    Family of Jacobus Hrankowski [Nobility] and Michaelina Konczakowska [Nobility]
Married Wife Michaelina Konczakowska [Nobility]
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage (Primary) 5 June 1892 Krasne, Skalat, Galicja, Austria Touste [Had 13 children ?]
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  Children
  1. Paulina Hrankowski
  2. Michal Hrankowski
  3. Genowefa Hrankowski
  4. Francishek Hrankowski
  5. Jozef Hrankowski [Twin ?]
  6. Jakob Hrankowski [Twin ?]
  7. Helena Hrankowski
  8. Stanislaw Hrankowski
  9. Jan Hrankowski
  10. Zofia Hrankowski
  11. Edward Hrankowski

Media

Krankowski Family, Como Hotel in Gimli

Krankowski Family, Como Hotel in Gimli
Abandoned Polish Cemetery in Zielona

Abandoned Polish Cemetery in Zielona
Main Street, Zielona, Poland / Eastern Ukraine

Main Street, Zielona, Poland / Eastern Ukraine
Zielona, Poland / Eastern Ukraine

Zielona, Poland / Eastern Ukraine
Zielona, Poland / Eastern Ukraine

Zielona, Poland / Eastern Ukraine

Narrative

Said to have had 13 Children ?
8 Children on 1916 Canada census.

There were 10 [11] children in the union between Jacob and his wife Michaelina. In my research I have found that for some unknown reason, many of the births in the family were not registered. This caused problems for some of them when they applied for for their old age pensions. Jacob did keep a handwritten record of the children born in Canada, in his passport. I outline what I know about each. I have no idea who supplied the info to the census [1916] taker. I suspect one of the children.
from Joe Hanks, Grand Son.

Narrative

I also have my Grandfathers [Jacob] Austrian Passport issued by Franz Joseph. They were of Polish extraction. [from Joseph Hanks]

Narrative

Rest of his family were forced to leave that area after IIWW because they were Polish.
from Cousin Henryk Michał.

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On the birth certificate of Michal Hrankowski you can see the text in Latin about parents

' uteryne nobiles haeres bonorum "

They were old nobilities family and had property estate.
They were very rich people.
I suppose they sold this property and go to Canada with for example the gold.

from Henryk Michał Drewniak [E-mail 17.02.2013]

Narrative

I have had other friends who visited that area [small Village Krasne now located in the Eastern Ukraine] make enquiries & photograph the area for me. There were no current residents or relatives found. It is understood that there was a massive ethnic cleansing during the 1950's with all non-Ukranian residents relocated to their country of origin.
[from Joseph Hanks, 2012]

Narrative

Food for thought.
The surname of the woman on my grandfathers Passport is the same as the name on the last page. I presume he chaperoned her to Canada.

Wealthy English shipped their (surplus) children to Canada and supported them while here with an annual stipend. They were commonly referred to as Remittance Men.

The thought has come to my mind and others have commented, where did Jacob get the money to buy a hotel while raising so many children??? Could he have been a recipient of European Money.
Joe, 3 Jan 2013, Book 6a / Emails / 13 / page.19

Pedigree

  1. Bazylia Hrankowski
    1. Wiktoria Olszewska
      1. Franciszka Hrankowski
      2. Michal Hrankowski
      3. Michal Hrankowski
      4. Sabina Hrankowski
      5. Franciszka Hrankowska
      6. Rozalia Hrankowski
      7. Jacobus Hrankowski [Nobility]
        1. Michaelina Konczakowska [Nobility]
          1. Paulina Hrankowski
          2. Michal Hrankowski
          3. Genowefa Hrankowski
          4. Francishek Hrankowski
          5. Jozef Hrankowski [Twin ?]
          6. Jakob Hrankowski [Twin ?]
          7. Helena Hrankowski
          8. Stanislaw Hrankowski
          9. Jan Hrankowski
          10. Zofia Hrankowski
          11. Edward Hrankowski
      8. Maria Hrankowski
      9. Anna Hrankowski
      10. Genowefa Hrankowski

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Canadian Government: 1916 Census for Canada, June 1, 1916. by Family Search.org
      • Date: 1916
      • Page: "Canada Census, 1916," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, /pal:/MM9.1.1/KMP7-WJZ : accessed 07 Dec 2012), Jacob Hrankowski, 1916.
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Library and Archives Canada

        www.collectionscanada.gc.ca

  2. Joseph Hanks: E-mails from Joseph Hanks
      • Date: 27 March 1897
      • Page: Baptism certificate, Michael Hrankowski, Book 3a / Baptism / page.37a
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 2 January 2013
      • Page: Home/.gramps 2/E-mails/Treneman/
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 17 December 2012
      • Page: E-mails from Joseph Hanks, Book 6a / E-mails / 13 / page.16 and 16a
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 5 December 2012
      • Page: Book 6a / E-mails / 13 / page.12
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 6 December 2012
      • Page: Book 6a / E-mails / 13 / page.12a
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 9 December 2012
      • Page: E-mails from Joseph Hanks, Book 6a / E-mails / 13 / page.13
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Date: 14 December 2012
      • Page: E-mails from Joseph Hanks, Book 6a / E-mails / 13 / page.14a
      • Confidence: Very High
  3. Michał Drewniak [Henryk Michał Drewniak]: Family Tree, Michał Drewniak [Henryk Michał Drewniak] @ http://www.geni.com
      • Date: 9 April 2013
      • Page: from his family tree print out, in Hankowski file
      • Date: 5 June 1892
      • Page: Roman Catholic marriage register Krasne, parish Touste 1892 [by E-mail]
      • Confidence: Very High
  4. Canadian Government: Birth, Marriage, Deaths in Manitoba, Canada
      • Date: 15 December 2012
      • Page: Vital Statistics. Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs. http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php: accessed 2 April 2012.
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Manitoba, Marriage Index, 1879-1931, http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca

  5. Sofia [Zophia] Hankowski: Family Tree, My Heritage Family Trees
      • Date: 9 December 2012
      • Page: Sofia [Zophia] Hankowski - Family Tree on My Heritage Family Trees, http://www.familylink.com
  6. Canadian Govement: 1921 Canadian Census
      • Date: 1 June 1921
      • Page: RG 31; Folder Number: 31; Census Place: Winnipeg (City), Winnipeg North, Manitoba; Page Number: 3
      • Confidence: Very High
  7. English Government: Certificate - Marriage
      • Date: 5 December 1942
      • Page: /home/leslie/.gramps-2/Treneman/ Vera Garton and Michael Hankowski
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        Book 3a / Marriage / page.8

  8. Canadian Government.: Canada Library and Archives
      • Date: 12 April 1916
      • Page: Attestation paper, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4013 - 8, Frank Hankowski
      • Confidence: Very High