Ancestry of John Wayne Gacy

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of John Wayne Gacy should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

Rob Martindale contributed to this report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of John Wayne Gacy
1 John Wayne Gacy Jr., b. Edgewater Hospital, Chicago, Ill., 17 March 1942, d. Joliet, Ill., 10 May 1994 [SSDI 344-34-3840]
PARENTS
2 John Wayne Gacy, b. ... , Ill., 20 June 1900, d. ... Dec. 1969 [SSDI 337-10-9084]
m.
3 Marion Elaine Robinson, b. Racine, Wisc., 4 May 1908, d. Cabot, Ark., ... Dec. 1989 [SSDI 334-09-5008; Chicago Sun-Times 10 Dec. 1989]
GRANDPARENTS
4 Nicodemus Gatza/Gaca/Gacy, b. ... , Poland, ... July 1870, d. ... [by 1910, living 1900]
m. ... [ca. 1891]
5 Veronica ... , b. ... , Poland, ... Feb. 1872, d. ... July 1948 [Chicago Tribune 25 July 1948]
6 ... Robinson, b. ... , d. ...
m.
7 ... , b. ... , d. ...
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EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Illinois, Cook Co., Chicago, ED 2698, sheet 4A, line 32

Gaca Veronica    H    F W 60 Wd     P  P  P
     John        S    M W 28 S      IL P  P     Toolmaker      Gauges
     Agnes       D    F W 25 S      IL P  P     Hemstitcher    Novelty Store

P = Poland

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1920 Illinois Cook Co., Chicago, ED 953, sheet 4A, line 44

Gacia Veronica    H    F W 48 Wd   1889 Na 1893    P P P
      Edward      S    M W 24 S                    IL P P     Wood Finisher    Phonograf Co
      John        S    M W 20 S                    IL P P     Assembler        Steam Gauge Co
      Leon        S    M W 18 S                    IL P P     Press Opeator    Machine Shop
      Agnes       D    F W 16 S                    IL P P     Sur Operator     Telephone Co

P = Poland

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1910 Illinois Cook Co., Chicago, ED 763, sheet 18B, line 99, continued on sheet 19A

Gaca Veronica      H   F W 37 Wd  7 7   G  G  G    1890     Washerwoman    Private Family
     Rose          D   F W 17 S         IL G  G             Laborer        Candy Factory
     Edward        S   M W 16 S         IL G  G             Errand Boy     Tailors
     Wladyslawa    D   F W 14 S         IL G  G             Laborer        Biscuit Factory
     Apolonia      D   F W 11 S         IL G  G
     John          S   M W  9 S         IL G  G
     Leon          S   M W  7 S         IL G  G
     Agnes         D   F W  5 S         IL G  G

G = Ger/Polish

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1900 Illinois, Cook Co., Chicago, ED 533, sheet 17A, line 23

Gatza Nicodem      H    W M Jul 1870 38 M 9       P  P  P     1885 15 Not    Painter
      Veronica     W    W F Feb 1872 28 M 9 4 4   P  P  P     1890 10
      Rosalia      D    W F Sep 1893  7 S         IL P  P                    At School
      Edward       S    W M Sep 1894  6 S         IL P  P
      Ladislawa    D    W F Sep 1895  5 S         IL P  P
      Apolonia     D    W F Feb 1896  4 S         IL P  P

P = Poland

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