426 Main street is repeated, and Dombrowski spelled with an -ski.
Here, Dombrowski is spelled with an -ski.
“Charming sister” is probably Margaret Dombrowski.
Get a Dombrowski Hat And be in Style, and have it becoming at 414 Main St.
August 24, 1895. Obituary of August J. Dombrowski
Sudden Death, August 24, 1895
August J. Dombrowski Expires Suddenly of Heart Disease.
August J. Dombrowski, an old and honored citizen, died suddent at an early hour this morning at his home, 1424 Marguette street, of heart failure, aged 61 years and 11 months. Deceased was enjoying perfect health yesterday and worked an hour overtime at the Racine Basket factory where he was employed. His wife awoke and discovered that he was in a dying condition and Dr. F. N. Sauer was sent for, but when he arrived Mr. Dombrowski was dead. On account of the suddenness of death, Coronor Stripple was called and held an inquest. The testimony was in effect that Mr. Dombrowski retired in as good health as usual, that his wife discovered he was dying and remedies were applied and the doctor summoned. The jury, composed of Sigwald Nelson, F. S. Hone, H. Ritter, John Gerhauser, John Stecher and G. Kaiser, returned a verdict that death resulted from heart failure.
Deceased was a blacksmith but had not worked at it for a number of years. He had been a resident of the city for about 20 years and was honored and respected by all who knew him. He was a member of the Sacred Heart society. A wife, four daughters, Mrs. Mary Dietrich of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. William Leimback, Misses Constance and Alice Dombrowski of this city, and two sons, Michael Dombrowski of Walla Walla, Washington, and Frank Dombrowski of this city, survive to mourn the death of a kind husband and father. Time of funeral will be announced.
Margaret Dombrowski leaves Racine store, starts her own store in Milwaukee.
Constance would have been 41 years old at the time of this story, and Margaret would have been 26 years old.
Now we know how the 42 year old Constance got around — on bicycle!
Constance Dombrowski received $22,000 estate from Rupert Wickham on his death.
$22,000 in 1912 is equivalent to $630,028 in 2022 dollars.
Constance was 51 years old in 1912. Who was Rupert Wickham?
Rupert Wickham was a single man living at 1414 Main Street who died at age 79 in 1911 and left a $40,000 estate ($1.2 million in 2022 dollars). He was not married and had a niece living in Illinois. He actually died in Miss Dombrowski’s residence.
The Dombrowski apartments, 516 College Ave.
For Sale — Lots at Horlick’s Park; Inquire The Dombrowskis, 516 College Ave.
It seems like too much of a coincidence that there would be a Wickham Addition with a Rupert Boulevard and a Constance Drive without there somehow being a connection to Constance Dombrowski and Rupert Wickham’s relationship. Friends? More than friends? Anyway, not married, even if Miss Dombrowski got most of his estate when he died. Here Miss Dombrowski is liquidating the land four years after Rupert Wickham’s death.
The school board is still debating purchasing property for a new high school and junior high school. Actual new schools opening had to wait until ten years later. The Dombrowskis apparently own land at Horlick’s Park. The alternate location that the school board is considering is on 12th street. Later, Miss Constance Dombrowski deeded 10 acres of land to the city, and McKinley School was built on that property.
Constance Dombrowski is having some land condemned by the city to widen Spring street, and she is getting $416.86 for three parcels of land. $416.86 in 1923 is equivalent to $6,581 in 2022 dollars.
Constance Dombrowski sells more land to the board of education for $30,000.
$30,000 in 1924 is equivalent to $471,580 in 2022 dollars.
Orders Taken for Doll Wigs for Christmas; also orders taken for millinery. 516 College Ave. Miss Dombrowski. Phone Jackson 2275
Obituary of Miss Constance B. Dombrowski
Josephine Dombrowski, 1857 to 1923
Holy Cross Cemetery, Racine, Wis.
