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Idzionek, G. Ignace
Colonization agent. Born July 2, 1872 in Bedzieszyn, Poland. Studied in Skrzebow, Szczury, Ostrow and Kalisz. Came to U.S. in 1889, settling in Duluth, Minn. In 1803 studied in Minneapolis, Minn. Became a clerk in Home Savings Bank, Minneapolis, Minn., clerk at Penny and Smith Lawyers; clerk at Great Northern Railroad in St. Paul, Minn. From 1899 to 1905 an immigration agent of Rock Island Railroad Co. in Minneapolis, Minn. In 1905 organized Polonia Colonization Company in Colby, Kansas, where he was also justice of the peace. In 1896 married Ann Szuta in Minneapolis, Minn. Member of the Polish Union of America.

[Double listed in Bolek]

Idziorek, G. Ignatius
Colonization agent. Born July 2, 1872 in Bedzieszyn, Poland. Studied in Skrzebow, Szczury, Ostrow, and Kalisz. Came to U.S. in 1889 and settled in Duluth, Minn. In 1893 studied in Minneapolis, Minn. Became a clerk in Home Saving Bank in Minneapolis, Minn.; clerk at Penny and Smith, Lawyers; a clerk at Great Northern Railroad, St. Paul, Minn. Real estate agent at E. H. Hobe in Kopernik (Wyerhauser), Wis. Immigration agent of Rock Island Railroad Co. in Minneapolis, Minn., 1899-1905. In 1905 organized Polonia Colonization Co. in Colby, Kansas, where he served as justice of the peace. In 1896 married Ann Szuta in Minneapolis, Minn. Member of the Polish Union of America.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

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