Martin and Veronica Nicolai Family Chart
Parents Born Baptized Married Moves Occupations Death Burial
Martin Andrew Nicolai

• Variants of Nicolai include: Nicolei
 30 November 1851 in Dortmund, Westfalen, Preussen   Faronica Pajewski on 13 September 1872 in Germany at age 20 • Prussia to Michigan in 1883
• Arrived 23 June 1883 in New York on the Nederland and the family was headed for Michigan
• Wisconsin 1883
• Chicago by 1885		   1 February 1936 in Chicago, Illinois at age 84 4 February 1936 at St. Mary Cemetery, 87th and Hamlin, Evergreen Park, Illinois
Faronica Rhode

• Variants of Rhode include: Rohde
• Used Veronica in the USA.
• See note below on connection to Pajewski family.		 11 Dec 1850 in Melencz [Muehlenz via Family Search], District of Marienburg, West Prussia, Germany   Martin Nicolai on 13 September 1872 in Germany at age 21 • Prussia to Michigan in 1883
• Arrived 23 June 1883 in New York on the Nederland and the family was headed for Michigan
• Wisconsin 1883
• Chicago by 1885		   9 September 1928 in Chicago, Illinois at age 78 12 September 1928 at St. Mary Cemetery, 87th and Hamlin, Evergreen Park, Illinois
Children Born Baptized Married Moves Occupations Death Burial
Martin Nicolai about 1874 in Dortmund, Westfalen, Preussen            
John Nicolai about 1876 in Dortmund, Westfalen, Preussen            
Joseph Nicolai about 1878 in Dortmund, Westfalen, Preussen            
Martha Nicolai about 1880 in Dortmund, Westfalen, Preussen            
Anna Nicolai 1881-82 in Dortmund, Westfalen, Preussen     • Prussia to Michigan in 1883
• Arrived 23 June 1883 in New York on the Nederland and the family was headed for Michigan		      
Bertha Nicola 1882-83 in Prussia     • Prussia to Michigan in 1883
• Arrived 23 June 1883 in New York on the Nederland and the family was headed for Michigan		      
Minnie Nicolai Sep 1883 in Wisconsin   Mr. Becker • Chicago by 1885 Meat Canner, probably in Chicago Stock Yards    
Wilhelmina Margaret Nicolai 20 September 1884 in Hermansville, Menominee, Michigan            
Elizabeth Nicolai Oct 1885 in Illinois   Mr. Link   Wrapper Girl, probably in Chicago Stock Yards    
Mary Veronica Nicolai 10 or 13 June 1889 in Chicago, Illinois 16 June 1889 at St. Augustine, Chicago, Illinois

Sponsors: Frank and Augustine Pajewski

Spelled as Nicolay in Register		 Mr. Russell     6 August 1950  
Martin Nicolai 4 December 1891 in Chicago, Illinois 5 December 1891 at St. Augustine, Chicago, Illinois

Sponsors: Martin Abend and Rosa Abend
 Mary Muth 9 September 1913 at St. Augustine, Chicago at age 21

Witnesses: George Pajewski and Helen Murth, Herm J. Pretz and C. Pajewski

Alice Stamp 30 June 1945 at St. Brendan in Chicago at age 53

     about November 1977 about November 1977 at St. Mary Cemetery, 87th and Hamlin, Evergreen Park, Illinois in Section X Block Y Grave Z

Family Chart Notes
  1. Clicking individual names under the Parent's/Children's column transfers to that individual's Family Chart.
  2. The original spelling of Nicolai is uncertain. Variants include Nicolei and Nicolay. The ship's manifest records and the earliest church records in Chicago use Nicolai, but the family appears to have settled on Nicolei after the turn of the 20th century.
  3. Elizabeth M. Jordan (1895), daughter of John and Anna Pajewski and granddaughter of Paul and Elizabeth Pajewski thought Veronica Nicolai was a half sister of Mike, Frank and John Pajewski and that her maiden name was sounded like "Rode". From Veronica's children's baptismal records Veronica's maiden name was found to be spelled as "Rhode. " As a half sister, she had the same mother as Michael, Frank and John Pajewski but a different father.
  1. The listing of the children for Martina and Veronica came from a number sources. Only Anna and Bertha were listed on the ship record Nederland. Martin, John, Joseph, and Martha ages 3-9 were not listed. Perhaps they were left behind while the parents investigated the new country and then sent for them later or perhaps they had died by 1883. Given a 2nd Martin born in 1891 it is likely the first Martin died before 1891 and possibly before 1883.
  2. The identifictaion of the names Martin, John, Joseph, Martha, and Wilhelmina and date and place of birth was obtained in 2009 from a Family Search - Family Group Record. The same record provided birth, marriage, and death dates for Martin and Veronica Nicolai and birth and death dates for Mary Veronica Nicolai. The spelling used was Nicolei which I changed to Nicolai as I believe that spelling was used during those times. It appears a descendant provided the Family Group Record but it is not known whom, although a guess would be a descendant of Mary Veronica as hers was the only with a death date shown.
  3. Dave Jordan (me) found the baptismal information for Mary and Martin (1891). Some information on Martin Nicolai born 1891 was also provided by his g-grandson Dan.
  4. Given all of the above from multiple sources, it is possible that some of the children's names listed are the same people who used slightly different names on different records. And Minnie and Wilhelmina seem out of order from the anticipated Prussia - Michigan - Wisconsin - Chicago migration.
  5. If you wish to correct or add any data on this Family Chart, contact Dave and include the Family Chart title.