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Andrew is buried in the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Duncan, Platte County, Nebraska.   (Tombstone photos)

WWI draft registration
Andrew John Toczek, age 29
Address: 5th and Becker, Columbus, Nebraska
Date of birth: October 26, 1887
Naturalized
Place of birth: Dambrowa Galicja Poland
Occupation: laborer; employer Columbus Beverage Co., Columbus, Nebraska
Single, caucasian

PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA - WORLD WAR I VETERANS
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/wwi.txt
Pvt. Andrew J. Toczek, Co. B, 109th Supply Train, date of death 11 Aug 1943, buried St. Stanislaus, Duncan

John and Victoria are buried in the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Duncan, Platte County, Nebraska.  According to Victoria's tombstone, her maiden name was FLAKUS.  (Tombstone photos)

1910 U.S. census, Nebraska, Platte County, Columbus, ED 177, sheet 8A, 4 May 1910
Galley Road, dwelling 132, family 133
Toczek, John, head, age 49, married once, (number of years married blank), born Aus Poland, parents born Aus Poland, immigrated 1885, naturalized, farmer, farm
Toczek, Victoria, wife, age 39, married once, (number of years married blank), (number of children blank), born Aus Poland, parents born Aus Poland, (year of immigration blank)
Golus, Mary, mother-in-law, age 64, married twice, (number of years married blank), mother of 5 children, 5 children living, born Aus Poland, parents born Aus Poland*

*Mary nee TOMASZIEWICZ was first married to John FLAKUS in about 1857.  According to the 1900 U.S. census for Platte County, Nebraska, Mary was born March 1846.  John FLAKUS died 7 November 1903.  On 24 February 1908 Mary married Bartholomew GALUS, a widower, at Duncan, Platte County, Nebraska.  Bartholomew was my first cousin three removed.


1920 U.S. census, Nebraska, Platte County, Columbus, ED 187, sheet 12B, 17 & 19 January 1920
Fifth Street, dwelling 282, family 283
Totzek, John, head, age 59, married, immigrated 1885, naturalized 1895, born Austria, parents born Austria
Totzek, Victoria, wife, age 48, married, immigrated 1875, naturalized 1895, born Austria, parents born Austria

1930 U.S. census, Nebraska, Platte County, Columbus, ED 7, sheet 12B, April 1930
1215 5th Street, dwelling 291, family 300
Toczek, John, head, age 68, widowed, age 27 at first marriage, born Czechoslovakia, parents born Poland, immigrated 1885, natrualized
Toczek, Aderine, son, age 11, single, born Nebraska, father born Czechoslovakia, mother born Nebraska
Toczek, Andrew, son, age 42, single, born Czechoslovakia, father born Czechoslovakia, mother born Nebraska, immigrated 1900, naturalized, trucker, Beverage Ice Company

Source : 1900 US Census, ED 140, Silver Creek TWP, Merrick, NE
Full listing: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ne/merrick/census/1900/silvrcrk.txt
Tomasiewicz, Stan, age 67, born May 1833 Aust Poland.
Married 30 yrs (c1869).  Immig. 1874.

Source : 1900 US Census, ED 140, Silver Creek TWP, Merrick, NE
Full listing: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ne/merrick/census/1900/silvrcrk.txt
Tomasiewicz, Thos, age 33, born Dec 1866 in Aust Poland.
Married 1 yrs (c1898).  Immig. 1876.

Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 2006732, item 3, page 70, #19
Pilzno Poland Parish, Village of Dulczowka
1841 May, date of birth 9, date of baptism 9, house 95
Joannes, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Jacobus Tarczan, son of Petrus and Eva Gorczyca
Mother: Sophia Kubas, daughter of Joannes and Catharina de Niklaus
Godparents: Joannes Gat, Sophia Gat

Marianna's baptism record:
Birth record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 10, page 117, #48
1853 August
Date of birth 17, date of baptism 18, house 36 D(olne)
Maria /primogenita/ (first born), Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father:  Andreas son of Antonius Jagustyn and Catharina nee Bandur
Mother:  Anna daughter of Blasius Paprocki and Agnetis nee Kotlarz
Godparents: Stanislaus Matyja, Marianna wife of Jacobus Forisicwicz

Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 9, page 90, # 31
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
13 November 1867
Groom: Joannes Tarczon, son of Jacobus and Sophia nee Kubas, soldier, born in Dulczowka, parish of Pilzno, Catholic, age 26, single, house 67
Bride: Marianna, daughter of Andreas Augustyn, cmethonis, and Anna nee Paprocki, Catholic, age 19, single
Witnesses:  Michael Podraza, Jacobus ???

1900 Nebraska Census, Platte County, Grand Prairie Township
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ne/platte/census/1900/f0009.txt
Soundex T625, page 04a, Dwelling 052, Family 052
Torcon, John, 59, Feb 1841, Poland (Aust),  Head; Farmer; Married 33 years, c1867; Parents born Poland (Aust); Immig. 1878; In the US 22 yrs.  Naturalized citizen; Cannot read, write or speak English; Owns a mortgaged farm, ag. sched. #52.
Torcon, Mary, 47, Aug 1852, Poland (Aust),  Wife; Married 33 years, c1867.  She had 11 children, 5 living; Parents born Poland (Aust); Immig. 1878; In the US 22 yrs; Cannot write or speak English.
Torcon, Sophia, 15, Dec 1884, Nebraska,  Daughter; Single; Parents born Poland (Aust); Attended school 4 months.
Torcon, Veronica, 13, Feb 1887, Nebraska,  Daughter; Single; Parents born Poland (Aust); Attended school 4 months.
Torcon, Cecelia, 10, Oct 1889, Nebraska,  Daughter; Single; Parents born Poland (Aust); Attended school 4 months.
Torcon, Josephine, 7, Oct 1892, Nebraska,  Daughter; Single; Parents born Poland (Aust).
Torcon, John, 3, Feb 1897, Nebraska,  Son; Single; Parents born Poland (Aust).
(Enumerated with this family)
Soundex K365, page 04a Dwelling 052 Family 052
Kudron, John, 23, Jun 1876, Poland (Aust),  Servant; Farm Laborer; Married 1 years, c1899; Parents born Poland (Aust); Immig. 1894; In the US 6 yrs.  Alien.
Kudron, Antonia, 19, Feb 1881, Nebraska,  Daughter; Married 1 years, c1899.  She had 1 child, living; Father born Poland (Aust), mother Nebraska.
Kudron, Mike, 9m, Aug 1899, Nebraska,  Gr. Son; Single; Father born Poland (Aust), mother Nebraska.

Source : 1900 US Census, ED 140, Silver Creek TWP, Merrick, NE
Full listing: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ne/merrick/census/1900/silvrcrk.txt

Torczon, Frank (stepson), age 8, born May 1892 Nebraska.  Father born Aust Poland, mother born Prusia.
Stepson of Karges, Martin Jr.
 
NOTE:  Enumerated with Martin Karges, Jr.  Wife is Cecilia Karges born in Prusia.

I have found many Polish men who were baptized as Stanislaus went by the name of Charles / Charlie in the U.S.  This is also the case with my Uncle Charlie.

Birth/baptism record:

Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 1, page __ , #65
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1894 October, date of birth 23, date of baptism 25, house 201, Leki Gorne
Stanislaus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Bartholomeus Tragarz hortulanus, son of Thomas and Anna nee Podraza
Mother: Anna daughter of Adalbert Tragarz and Agnetis nee Kotlarz
Godparents: Jacobus Micek, Marianna Koziol

LDS microfilm 1711766, 1917-1918 Draft Registrations, Platte County Nebraska
Charles Tragarz, age 21
Address Lindsay, Nebraska
Born:  October 26, 1895, Pilzno (Austria) Poland
Citizenship:  Declared intention
Occupation:  Farm laborer, for John McPhillips, Lindsay, Nebraska
No dependents
Single, Caucasian
No exemptions for the draft