Kotwica was a cousin of the Myczkowski family, along with Murawski, Trezciac, and Osinski (married Lisek) families. The connection is through marriages in Poland, so it isn't possible to establish the exact links at this time. John Zabka told me that the Kotwica's lived on Ansel Ave, which was quite a distance from the main grouping of families that were around the Fleet Ave area, so they didn't get to see them that often and then lost touch altogether.

CENSUS:
1920 - ED 19-184, Sheet 7B, Lines 66-68, Ward 10
1930 - ED 18-388, Sheet 28A, Lines 12-16, Ward 21, Block 11
Joseph, Cecelia, Walter, John, Irene.

RESIDENCES:
1920 - 1537 E. 34th St., Cleveland, Ohio
1930 - 1062 Ansel Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

IMMIGRATION:
Arrived 1913 (per 1930 census)

NATURALIZATION: Yes

OCCUPATION:
1930 - Moulder in Iron Factory

OBIT:
Name: Kotwica, Joseph
Date: Oct 25 1958
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #126.
Notes: Kotwica, Joseph, beloved husband of the late Josephine, father of Walter, John, Irene Wheeler, Alice Kozan, Marie Massey, Joan, and grandfather, late residence, 1062 Ansel Rd. Friends received at Cudaik Funeral Home, 1155 E. 79. Services Monday, Oct. 27, at St. Casimir Church, at 9:30 a. m. Interment Calvary Cemetery.

1. 2. Walter I. KOTWICA   b. 28 Apr 1917, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 25 Apr 1991, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. 3. John J. KOTWICA   b. 2 Mar 1920, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 9 Jun 1995, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
3. 4. Irene M. KOTWICA  
4. 5. Alice KOTWICA  
5. 6. Maria KOTWICA  
6. 7. Joanne M. KOTWICA  

OBIT: JOHN KOTWICA, age 75, beloved husband of the late Nellie J. (nee Pencek), loving father of Christine Kucera and Catherine Draut (Scott), grandfather of Jennifer, Rebecca, Jeffrey, and Bethany Kucera, and Alexander and Andrew Draut, brother of Walter (deceased), Irene (deceased), Alice Kozan, Marie Massey, and Joanne Hoffman. Funeral Prayers Monday, June 12 at 9 a.m. at the YURCH FUNERAL HOME, 5618 Broadview Rd., Parma, and 9:30 a.m. Mass at St. Charles Borromeo Church. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Family will receive friends SUNDAY 2-4 and 7-9 p.m
[Plain Dealer, June 11, 1995, Page 11B

1. 8. Christine KOTWICA  
2. 9. Catherine KOTWICA  

MARRIAGE: Application lists KOTWICZ, ALICE C and KOZAN, RUDOLPH L 0410 0415

MARRIAGE: Application lists KOTWICZ, MARIE and MASSEY, GILBERT 0468 0530

MARRIAGE: Application lists KOTWICA, JOANNE M and HOFFMAN, ROBERT 0655 0575

1. 10. Jennifer KUCERA  
2. 11. Rebecca KUCERA  
3. 12. Jeffrey KUCERA  
4. 13. Bethany KUCERA  

1. 14. Alexander DRAUT  
2. 15. Andrew DRAUT