NameJakub Lasica 
Birthc. 1850, perhaps Posuchy, Poland
Death19??, Spie, Poland
BurialCemetery of St. Michael the Archangel, Spie, Poland (now unmarked)
FatherJan (John) Lasica
Short bioAccording to Jakub’s great-granddaughter, Mary Lasica Turalinski, Jakub and his wife Mary originally were from the village of Posuchy (pronounced Pa-soo-heh), near the town of Ranizow (see map). They purchased land in Nart-Nowy, but the nearest church was a long walk through the forest, so they relocated in nearby Spie, which had a church. They spent many years there, and Jakub’s descendants lived in the family farmhouse in Spie until the 1980s or thereabouts. Jakub is buried in the cemetery of St. Michael the Archangel in Spie, but the grave — which once bore a wooden cross — is no longer marked. Russian soldiers apparently burned the wood for heat while camping in bunkers during World War II. (The Germans, it was said, stole the bells from the church in Spie and melted them down for artillery.) Those are among the bits of family oral history passed down from Mary’s father, Adam, and aunt, Maria Lasica Bordon.
An interesting mystery: His son Wojciech, who immigrated to the United States at age 19, listed on his immigration form that his father’s name was Kasper Lasica. Perhaps that was his middle name?
Spouses
ChildrenWojciech “George” (1892-1961)
Jozef (1888-1964)
Sophie (1884-1973)
Anna (1881-1959)
Jan (John) (1880-1949)
Victoria (Rosalia) (1876 or 1877 to 19??)
Jozef (1888-1964)
Sophie (1884-1973)
Anna (1881-1959)
Jan (John) (1880-1949)
Victoria (Rosalia) (1876 or 1877 to 19??)