Paprocki along with his wife lived in Wolczki, Wilno, Russia. At the time it was part of the Russian partition of Poland. After the First World War it again became part of Poland. Wolczki was a farming settlement, a part of the Orla commune, Zoludik district of the Wilno Guberniya or province. Today Volchki, Orlya and Zaludok or Zheludok are in the country of Belarus, near the Lithuanian border.

Before the year 1918 when Pilsudski created the Polish Legions, [sons of Paprocki,] Ksawery^[3] and Wladyslaw signed on to volunteer troops under the command of general Haller. They fought by his side during the First World War. After regaining independence they decided to take the opportunity to go to the USA^[4].

In 1921 the village of Wolczki had 42 houses and 243 inhabitants. All but one were Polish. There were 194 Catholics and 49 Orthodox^[5]. During the twenties, either Ksawery or Wladyslaw endowed a culture house in Wolczki. The house was equipped with a radio. Due to the fact, that the village lacked electricity, the radio ran on a battery. Every day during the evenings the village inhabitants gathered to listen to it. The battery worked for about three days. After that someone had to take it to a nearby town to recharge it^[4].

The other children of Paprocki; Bronislaw, Jan, Stanislaw and Filunia stayed at the farm in Wolczki. Their problems began when the Second World War started. In 1939 these lands became part of USSR (Ribbentrop-Molotov pact^[6]). The farm quarters were taken by Russian airmen (there was an airport nearby). The Germans came in 1941, after Germany attacked the Soviet Union. Their life became even harder then. The crops were requisitioned, so they had to hide them. During the day they were constantly being visited by Germans, at night - Russian and Polish guerrilla troops. Everyone wanted to take something. At that time due to some unclear reasons Bronislaw [and the two sons of Stanislaw,] Leon and Wladyslaw had to escape and hide from Germans. They went to Szczuczyn with Russian guerrilla troops. Bronislaw died there (because of a critical shot or illness). He was buried in Wolczki^[4].

In 1946 due to Wisla action^[7] all Poles were resettled from Lithuania and Belarus to the terrains taken from Germany. The family went to Kujawy. Jan went first to find a place for them to live, then he came back to take everyone with him. Filunia didn't want to go, but there was no other option. That is why she decided to stay in Bialystok. She wanted to go back to Wolczki, but she never had the possibility. They had only a week to sell everything and prepare for the journey. They sold a shed for alcohol as there was no other option. Later this alcohol saved them. Someone drove them to Grodno where they had to find a train. All trains standing there were filled with arms. They were thrown in two cattle wagons. They had big problems to get all their things in. Then they met some Soviet soldiers. They gave them the alcohol and the soldiers decided to help them. Same day those guys got drunk and started to shoot at each other, fortunately no one from the family got hurt. Their journey from Grodno lasted for about a week. The train stopped in Nieszawa, near Torun. From there they somehow managed to get to Aleksandrów Kujawski. After those events their life became quite plain^[4].

Paprocki and his wife had six children.