
Great Grandparents -- Thomas KUDRON / KUDROŃ and Ursula
MODELSKI
My
Great-grandfather, Thomas KUDRON / KUDROŃ, immigrated
from the Village of Leki Gorne / Łęki Górne, in the former
Tarnov Province,
(Galicia)
Poland (now in Podkarpackie
Province).(Current map showing Leki
Gorne.) Thomas was born 24 Sep 1869 in Leki Gorne,
Galicia
(Austria), Poland, house #6. He was the son of Andrew KUDRON and
Marianna TOMASIEWICZ. Thomas married Ursula MODELSKI, daughter
of Maryanna MODELSKI, on 13 May 1891 in Leki, Galicia (Austria),
Poland. Ursula was born 11 Jun 1869 in Leki, Poland, house #1.
Thomas and his brother-in-law, John KIELISZEK, arrived in New York,
14 July 1906 on the ship the Auguste Victoria.
He settled around the Krakow community near
Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska. Since Thomas was the only person listed
on the Hamburg, Germany passenger list, it was apparent that my great
grandmother, Ursula nee MODELSKI, and their children did not arrive
until sometime later. A small notebook that my grandmother, Martha,
kept had her year of immigration as 1907. My Aunt Mary said she thought
her mother came through Boston. Thomas and Ursula's youngest child,
John, was born in the U.S. in 1908. Until early 2005, I had not yet
found Ursula and family on a ship passenger list. In late 2004 I found
the Declaration of Intention for citizenship of my grandmother's
brother Andrew. Andrew indicated on this form that he sailed from
Hamburg Germany on the vessel Ivernia. He arrived at the Port of
Boston, Massachusetts, on the 20th of June 1907.
See Ivernia
- Ship Passenger List
Images of the Ivernia passenger list for June 20, 1907, are on LDS
microfilm 1715605. Listed were Ursula KUDRON and her children: Martha,
Andrew, Kata (Katherine/Kate), Frank and Anna. They were going to
Genoa, Nebraska, to be with Thomas KUDRON, husband and father.
Thomas and Ursula farmed around Genoa in Nance County, Nebraska.
They were members of the rural Ss. Peter and Paul Church at Krakow in
Nance County. In the Ss. Peter and Paul Centennial Book is a
listing of the "Early Members of the Rosary Group". Ursula KUDRON
and Anna SOKOL (Thomas's sister). were included on this list.
Thomas and Ursula
later moved into Columbus in Platte County. Thomas died 9 Mar
1938. After Thomas' death, Ursula went to live with her daughter
Martha and son-in-law Stanislaus, who were farming south of Columbus
between the Platte and Loup Rivers. Ursula died 29 Jun 1940.
Thomas and Ursula are buried in the St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery
in different
sections.

KUDRON Family, probably taken in Nance County, Nebraska
John? or Henry? KUDRON, Stanislaus and Martha KUDRON GALUS, Thomas
KUDRON,
next 3 are unknown, Ursula MODELSKI KUDRON
My Aunt Frances said the first
person on the left was her uncle John KUDRON and the young person
holding Thomas's hand was her oldest brother Thaddeus. Thaddeus was
born December 1912. John was born about 1908. There was only 4 years
difference in age between them.
This is entirely speculation on my part, but the first person on the
left could be Andrew / Henry KUDRON and Thomas could be holding young
John KUDRON's hand. Both Andrew and John were sons of Thomas and
Ursula. Andrew born 1893; John born 1908. My grandmother Martha
born 1891.
Tomasz / Thomas KUDRON
b. 24 Sep 1869,
Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
d. 9 Mar 1938
Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska
bur. St. Bonaventure Cem.
Columbus, Nebraska
Parents:
Andrzej / Andrew KUDRON
Marianna TOMASIEWICZ |
Married
13 May 1891
Leki, Galicia, Poland |
Urszula / Ursula MODELSKI
b. 11 Jun 1865
Leki, Galicia, Poland
d. 29 Jun 1940
Columbus, Platte Co., Nebraska
bur. St. Bonaventure Cem.
Columbus, Nebraska
Parents:
Father unnamed
Marianna MODELSKI |
Thomas'
birth/baptismal record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm
1898738,
item 11, pg 286, entry 124
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Austria Poland
September 1869, date of birth 24, date of baptism 25, house # 6
Thomas, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Andreas Kudron son of Joannis and Apolonia nee
Tomasiewicz (This is an error -- should be Podraza)
Mother: Marianna daughter of Andreas Tomasiewicz and
Theclae nee Dudek
Godparents: Michael Tomasiewicz and Theclae ?????
Ursula's
birth/baptismal record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm
#1898738,
item , page 197, #81
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Austria Poland
1865 June, date of birth 11, date of baptism 12, house #1
Ursula Modelski, Catholic, daughter, illegitimate
Father: unnamed
Mother: Marianna daughter of Simon Modelski and Eva nee
Reczkowska
Godparents: Thomas Skorupa, Catharina Kotlarzowna
Marriage
Record of Thomas and Ursula
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739,
item
10, p. 76
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Austria Poland
Date: 13 May 1891
Groom: Thomas Kudron, son of Andreas and Marianna nee
Tomasiewicz, Catholic, age 21 1/2; single isn't marked, but widower
has a dash though it, house 204.
Bride: Ursula, illeg daughter of Marianna nee Modelski,
Catholic, age 25, single
Marriage witnesses: Adalbertus Skorupa, Stanislaus Pekala
Before
Thomas and Ursula's marriage in May of 1891, Ursula gave birth
to an illegitimate son. The church records did not name the father of
an illegitimate child, even if his name was known. An exception to this
was if the parents ultimately married, then the status of the child was
changed to legitimate and the father's name was recorded on the record.
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm
1898739,
item 1, page 169, #27
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Austria Poland
1889 April, date of birth 12, date of baptism 13, house #1
Protasius, Catholic, son, illegitimate (died 28 May 1889)
Father: unnamed
Mother: Ursula, illegitimate daughter of Marianna nee
Modelska, famula
Godparents: Laurentius Chebda, Catharina Moskal
Obst. Catharina Kotlarz
Children
of Thomas and Ursula MODELSKI KUDRON:
Martha
Andrew aka Henry
Marianna
Catharina / Kate
Joseph |
Frank
Stanislaus
Anna
John William
|
Martha
KUDRON
Martha, my grandmother, was
born 24 Mar 1891 in Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland,
house #1. She immigrated to the United
States with her mother and siblings, arriving at the Port of Boston,
Massachusetts, on 20 June 1907, aboard the S.S. Ivernia. They
were going to Genoa, Nebraska, in Nance County, to join her father
Thomas, who had immigrated a year earlier. Martha married
Stanislaus GALUS on 31 January
1912 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Krakow, Nance County,
Nebraska. Martha and Stanislaus were the parents of nine children:
Thaddeus, born 11 Dec 1912, died 23 Aug 1998; Frank, born 28 Oct 1919,
died 29 Oct 1919; Laura born 15 Dec 1923, died 10 Oct 2001; the others
are still living. Martha and Stanislaus farmed in Nance, Holt, Boone
and Platte counties, before moving to Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
in the mid-1940's. They were members of St. Francis Assisi parish in
South Omaha. Martha died 16 Jan 1973 in Omaha, Douglas County,
Nebraska. Both Martha and Stanislaus are buried in St. John's Catholic
Cemetery in Bellevue, Nebraska.
Martha's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 1, page 186, #28
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Poland
March 1891, date of birth 24, date of baptism 24, house 1
Child: Martha, Catholic, daughter, illegitimate; per subsequent
marriage [of the parents], legitimate
Father: Thomas Kudron, son of Andreas and Marianna nee
Tomasiewicz
Mother: Ursula, illegitimate daughter of Marianna nee
Modelski
Godparents: Laurentius Chebda, Agnes Sztyc
Marriage
record of Stanislaus GALUS and Martha KUDRON
MARRIAGE RECORDS; BOOK 4 (part), PAGES 1 - 201; NANCE COUNTY, NEBRASKA
p37 #303, 31 Jan 1912, Krakow, Nance, NE
Galus, Stanislaus, age 28, birthplace: Austria, residence: Genoa,
Nance, NE, Parents: Andrew Galus & Agnis Sztaris
Kudron, Martha, age 21, birthplace: Austria, residence: Genoa, Nance,
NE, Parents: Tom Kudron & Orsula Moeleski
Married by Rev E. Soliwoski. Married at Sts Peter & Paul Cath
church. Witnesses: John Galus and Cathrine Kudron
Source: Nance County, NeGenWeb - Nebraska GenWeb
ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ne/nance/marriage/book4.txt
Andrew, aka Henry KUDRON
Henry's obituary stated he
was born 21 June 1893. I have not found
a birth record for Andrew / Henry in the Polish records for Leki Gorne.
According to the family,
Andrew
was married three times, being widowed twice. The 1920 U.S. census
shows
he was living in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, with his wife
Blanch and 7 month old son Joseph. My Dad and my
Aunts have said that Andrew's son Joseph was adopted. Andrew filed his
Declaration of
Intention to become a United States citizen on 16 November 1921 in
Platte
County, Nebraska. The information he provided on this document was the
key to finding when my great grandmother and the rest of the family
immigrated from Poland. Andrew, along with his mother and
siblings, arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on 20 June 1907 on the S.S.
Ivernia. They were going to join their husband and father,
Thomas, who had immigrated a year earlier. According to his
obituary, Andrew married Margaret
(Maggie) SWIDERSKI in Sioux City, Iowa in 1925. He was a member of St.
Francis Catholic Church. The 1930 census shows him living in Detroit,
Wayne County, Michigan, with his wife Margaret and 10-year-old son
Joseph. Andrew died 15 Oct 1957 in Sioux City, Iowa, of a heart attack
at the age of 64. He is buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Sioux
City, Iowa. In May 1998 Bruce and I located the grave of Andrew / Henry
KUDRON.
Andrew KUDRON with
his niece Frances GALUS
|
Margaret ( Maggie ) KUDRON
with my grandmother Martha GALUS
|
Andrew
1920 Census
1920 U. S. census, Nebraska, Platte County, Columbus, 1st ward, ED 187,
sheet 3B
Seventh St., x, dwelling 67, family 68
Kudron, Andrew, head, rents, age 26, married, immigrated 1906, alien,
born Galicia Poland, parents born Galicia Aus, Laborer, Coal schutes
(sic)
Kudron, Blanch, wife, age 25, married, immigrated 1914, alien, born
Galicia Poland, parents born Galicia Aus
Kudron, Joseph, son, age 7/12, single, born Nebraska, parents born
Galicia Aus
Declaration of Intention, dated 16 Nov 1921
District Court of Platte County, Nebraska
Andrew Kudron, age 28 years, occpupation Works at coal shute (sic).
Color white, complexion light, height 5 feet 8 inches, 155 pounds,
color of hair light brown, color of eyes blue. Born Pilzno - Galicia -
Austria on June 1893. I now reside at Columbus, Nebraska, 6th St and
29th Ave. I emigrated to the United States of America from Hamburg,
Germany on the the vessel Ivernia. My last residence was Pilzno,
Austria. I am married; the name of my wfe is Bernice; she was born at
Tarnov, Austria and now resides at Columbus, Nebraska with me. I
arrived at the port of Boston, Massachusetts on or about the 20th of
June 1907.
Andrew 1930 Census
1930 U. S. census, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, ED 383, sheet 7A
?illi? Av East, 3157, dwelling 96, family 21
Kuderon, Andrew, head, age 37, married, age 23 when first married (abt
1916), born Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1907, naturalized,
Auto maker, Motor Company
Kuderon, Margaret, wife, age 33, married, age 28 when first married
(abt 1925), born Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1913,
naturlaized, Wrapper, Packing co.
Kuderon, Joe, son, age 10, single, born Nebraska, parents born Poland
Marianna KUDRON
Marianna was born 3 Sep 1895 in
Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland; died 3 Sep 1895 in Poland.
Marianna's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptismal record, LDS Reel 1898739, item 1, page 228, #46
Parish of Leki Gorne / Leki Dolne, Galicia, Poland
1895 September, date of birth 3, date of baptism [blank], house #1
Marianna, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
et aqua baptist +3/9 895 (died 3 September 1895)
Marianna was probably stillborn and was baptised as soon as she was
born
Father: Thomas Kudron, famulus aulicus
[a servant, slave,
attendant of the court], son of Andreas and Marianna nee
Tomasiewicz
Mother: Ursula, illegitimate daughter of Marianna Modelski
No Godparents named
Catharina / Kathryn / Kate
KUDRON
Catharina was
born 15 Nov 1896, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland. Kate married
Joseph Floyd SPES, son of Valentine and Margarett JAWORSKI (JARECKI?)
SPES / SPIECE, about 1917. They farmed near Ewing, Holt County,
Nebraska.
Kate and
Joseph were the parents of Josephine, Theodore, Monica, Edwin,
Leona, Rose Mary, Evelyn, Leo, Sylvia, John and an infant son.
After the death
of her husband in 1951, Kate moved to Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska,
with a daughter and grandson. She died 25 Sep 1968 in Omaha and was
buried in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, near Ewing, Holt County,
Nebraska.
(Mar 2007. Thanks to my
cousin Jim Kosinski
for sending me this photograph of his grandparents.)
Catharina's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 2, page 3, #54
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Poland
1896 November, date of birth 15, date of baptism 15, house #1
Catharina, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Thomas Kudron, son of Andreas and Marianna nee
Tomasiewicz
Mother: Ursula, illegitimate daughter of Marianna Modelski
Godparents: Adam Blas, Marianna Pyrekla
Catharine and Joseph SPES, 1920 Census
1920 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Holt County, Lake Township, ED# 144, Page 1B
Fm/17/17
Spes, Joseph, head, r, , male, wh, age 29, married, born Nebraska,
parents born Prussia Ger., German, Farmer
Spes, Katie, wife, fem, wh, age 23, married immigrated 1908, Na, born
Austria, German, parents same
Spes, Josephine F., daughter, fem, wh, age 2 6/12, single, born Nebraska
Catharine and Joseph SPES, 1930 Census
1930 U.S. Federal Census, Nebraska, Holt County, Golden Township, ED
17, page 2B
/Dwelling 35/ Family 36
Spes, Joseph, head, r, m, w, age 40, married, age 27 when first
married, born Nebraska, parents born Germany, Farmer, own farm
Spes, Kaie, wife, f, w, age 33, married age 20 when first married, born
Austria, parents same, speaks Polish, immigrated 1906, Na
Spes, Josephine F., daughter, f, w, age 12, single, born Nebraska
Spes, Theodore F., son, m, w, age 10, single, born Nebraska
Spes, Monika A., daughter, f, w, age 8, single, born Nebraska
Spes, Edwin P., son, m, w, age 6, single, born Nebraska
Spes, Leona C., daughter, f, w, age 3 2/12, single, born Nebraska
Spes, Mari R., daughter f, w, age 1 7/12, single, born Nebraska
Josephus/Joseph KUDRON,
born 17
Mar 1899, Łęki Górne, Galicia, Poland; died 18 Mar 1900 in
Poland.
Joseph's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS Reel 1898739, item 2, page 25, #20
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Poland
1899 March, date of birth 17, date of baptism 19, house #1
+ 18/3 900 (died 18 March 1900)
Josephus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Thomas Kudron, famulus
[a servant, slave,
attendant], son of Andreas and Marianna Tomasiewicz
Mother: Ursula, illegitimate daughter of Maria Modelski
Godparents: Joannes Lesiak, Anna Skorupa
Franciscus / Frank KUDRON
Frank was born
19 June 1901 in Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland. He immigrated to the
U.S. with his mother and siblings, arriving at the Port of Boston,
Massachusetts, on 20 June 1907. Frank married Rose
Helen CZARNIK, a daughter of Peter and Mary JARECKI CZARNIK on 11
February 1924
at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. Frank
and Rose settled in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, where he worked
for the railroad. According to his daughter, Frank became ill and was
hospitalized for a period of time. The doctors released him from the
hospital, saying he could return to work. He apparently caught cold and
later died 2 Jan 1928 in Columbus at the age of 26. Frank is buried in
St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.
Frank and Rose were the parents of one daughter, who is still living.
Rose CZARNIK KUDRON later married a widower, Stanley KANTOR, on 17 Nov
1930 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. Rose and Stanley lived in
South Omaha. Rose died 13 Feb 1982 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska,
and is buried at St. John's Cemetery in Bellevue, Sarpy County,
Nebraska.
Frank's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 2, #43
1901 June, date of birth 19, date of baptism 20, house #204 (1) Leki
Gorne
(looks like the houses were renumbered about this time)
Franciscus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Thomas Kudron, inquilinus
[tenant, lodger],
son of Andreas and Maria Tomasiewicz
Mother: Ursula, illegitimate daughter of Maria Modelski,
inquilina
Godparents: Bartholomeus Bernas, Anna Tomasiewicz
Stanislaus KUDRON, born 20
October
1903, Łęki Górne, Galicia, Austria Poland; died 15 November 1903
in
Poland.
Stanislaus' Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 2, page 69, #69
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Austria Poland
1903 October, born 20, baptized 22, house 204 Leki Gorne
Stanislaus, Catholic, son, legitimate (died 15 Nov 1903)
Father: Thomas Kudron, inquil, son of Andreas and Maria nee
Tomasiewicz
Mother: Ursula, illegitmate daughter of Maria nee Modelski
Godparents: Michael Koziol, Catharina Chrostek
Anna KUDRON
Anna was born 11 May 1905
in Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland. She immigrated to the U.S. with her
mother and siblings, arriving at the Port of Boston, Massachusetts, on
20 June 1907. Anna married C

harles TRAGARZ on 14 Feb
1922 at Sts. Peter and Paul
Church, Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. Charles was born
Stanislaus TRAGARZ, a son of Barthomiej TRAGARZ and Anna nee TRAGARZ,
on 23 Oct
1894
in Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland. Charles and Anna farmed in Polk
County, before moving to Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. They were
the parents of two children:

Edward TRAGARZ was born 28 Jun 1924, Shelby,
Nebraska; he married Ann L. DURANCINSKI 1 Dec 1962 at St. Bonaventure
Catholic Church, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. Edward died 5 Jul
1992 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska; Ann died 26 Jun 1970. Both
are buried at St. Bonaventure Cemetery.

Mae
TRAGARZ was born 27 May 1929, Shelby, Nebraska; she married Albert ALT
27 May 1947 at Pilzno Church, Polk County, Osceola, Nebraska. They were
the parents of seven children. Mae died 18 Feb 1990 and is buried in
St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.

Mae and Albert's daughter Cheryl Lea ALT
ANDERSON was killed in an accident 26 May 1987. Cheryl was born 6 Aug
1962 in Columbus, Platte county, Nebraska. She is buried in the St.
Bonaventure Cemetery in Columbus.
Anna died 16 Oct 1978 in Columbus, Platte
County, Nebraska; Charles
died 13 May 1961. Both are buried in the St. Bonaventure Cemetery in
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska.
Anna's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 2, page 80, #37
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Poland
1905 May, date of birth 11, date of baptism 14, house #204 Leki Gorne
Anna, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Thomas Kudron, famulus, son of Andreas and Maria
nee Tomasiewicz
Mother: Ursula, illegitimate daughter of Maria Modelski
Godparents: Adalbertus Skorupa, Catharina ???
Charles \ Stanislaus was my third cousin twice removed, related to me
through my KOTLARZ family. Charles' KOTLARZ line: father,
Bartholomeus TRAGARZ; grandmother, Anna PODRAZA; great grandmother,
Salomea KOTLARZ; great great grandparents, Joannes KOTLARZ and Lucia
LADOWNA. Charles'
Pedigree
Chart
John William KUDRON
According to
a note in a small spiral notebook that belonged to my Grandmother,
John's date of birth was 15 Apr 1908. On his Social
Security application, dated 2 Oct 1937, John gave his date of birth as
1 Apr
1909 in Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska. I sent to the State of
Nebraska asking if they could locate John's birth record, but they were
not able to find one. At the time he applied for his
Social Security card, John was working for Schmidt Bros. in

Greer,
Idaho. He gave his employer's address as Lewiston, Idaho. According to
one of my Aunts, John married a woman named Zelpha. I was able to find
a Social Security application for a Zelpha SAMSON KUDRON dated Aug. 29,
1940. Zelpha's address on this application was 517 Main St., Clarkston,
Washington, which is just across the Snake River from Lewiston, Idaho,
where John KUDRON applied for his SSN. Zelpha was the daughter of Evan
Loyd SAMSON and Emma Georgia McCONNELL, born 27 Oct 1908, Dunning,
Blaine County, Nebraska.
The
Social
Security Death Index (SSDI) shows that John died in May 1961. The
last place of residence was not filled in. I sent to the State of
Idaho to see if John may have still been in Idaho at the time of his
death. The SSDI shows that Zelpha's date of death was 20 Jun 1988 and
her last place of residence was Salinas, Monterey, California 93906. I
checked the online
California Death
Index and found a listing for Zelpha. The index shows Zelpha's
mother's maiden name as McCONNELL and her father's last name as SAMSON;
her birthplace was Nebraska. On a whim I searched the index for
others whose mother's maiden name and father's last name were the same
as Zelpha's. The search came up with one additional entry. Amelia Mary
THOMPSON, born 3 Jan 1915 in Nebraska, died 7 Oct 1983 in Butte County,
CA at the age of 68 (SSN 564-20-9356). The SSDI shows Amelia's last
residence as Gridley, Butte Co., CA. On finding Zelpha's last place of
residence in Salinas, CA, I posted a query on the
Monterey
California Message Board asking if anyone would be willing to look
up
Zelpha's obituary. Within two days of my query I received a response
from a gentleman who now lives in Monterey, CA, but was born and raised
in Omaha!
Zelpha's obituary lists a
surviving son as well as two brothers and a sister.
I posted the information from the Social
Security applications on a post-em on the Social Security Death
Index site. On 23 July 2004, Ernest KUDRON, a grandson of John
KUDRON
and Zelpha SAMSON posted a post-em on the SSDI entry for Zelpha.
I contacted him and found that Ernest's father Ronald was
living in Salinas, California. I asked if he knew where his
grandfather was buried. Ernest asked his father, who responded
that John was buried in the Catholic Cemetery in Reno, Nevada. I
searched for Catholic cemeteries in Reno, and I found only one:
Our Mother of Sorrows cemetery, 2700 North Virginia St., Reno,
NV 89507, phone 775-323-0133. I called the cemetery
office. They confirmed that John W. KUDRON, born 1 Apr 1909, died
1 May 1961, buried 4 May 1961, was buried in the Veteran's section, row
C, grave #5. John was buried from the Walton Funeral Home, 875 W
2nd St., Reno, NV 89503, phone 775-323-7189. John's grave
currently has no marker on it.
A few short months after connecting with my
cousin Ronald KUDRON, he died on 21 Nov 2004 at the age of 60 in
Salinas, California.
Great
Great Grandparents -- Andrzej KUDROŃ / Andrew KUDRON and
Marianna
TOMASIEWICZ
Thomas' parents, Andrew and Mary TOMASIEWICZ KUDROŃ,
did not emigrate from Poland. According to my Dad and my Aunts, Thomas
had a sister who also settled in the Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska
area. They also knew there was some connection to the SOKOL family.
Through another Polish researcher I learned that the
birth/baptism and marriage records for Leki Gorne and Leki
Dolne,
Galicia, Austria Poland, are available on microfilm through the LDS
Church (LDS films #1898738, #1898739). In researching these Polish
birth/baptism and marriage records of Łęki Górne, Poland I found
that
Thomas had at least three siblings: Carolina, Anna and Tecla.
Anna was the sister who married a SOKOL and had immigrated to the
United States.
Andrzej / Andrew KUDRON
b. 22 Nov 1830,
Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland
d. 9 May 1899
Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
bur. Leki, Poland
Parents:
Jan / Joannis KUDRON
Apolonia PODRAZA |
Married
1 Sep 1858
Leki, Galicia, Poland |
Marianna TOMASIEWICZ
b. ABT 1833
d. 7 Jan 1902
Leki, Poland
bur. Leki, Poland
Parents:
Andrzej / Andrew TOMASIEWICZ
Thecla DUDEK |
For the longest time I was unable to find a baptism record for
Andreas. His marriage record, dated 1 Sep 1858, said he was 28 years
old,
giving a calculated birth year of 1830. At some point I went back
and re-examined the marriage record in the Łęki Górne / Leki
Gorne microfilms.

I initially failed to observe the additional notation following the
names of
Andreas' parents. At first I had trouble deciphering the
words. I finally determined that the words were "di pagu
Kozia Wola oriunda", meaning "originating from the village of Kozia
Wola". The microfilm index at FamilySearch.org did not have an
entry for Kozia Wola. Through a sheer stroke of luck (or the
guidance of my great great grandfather's spirit), I found a reference
to Kozia
Wola as one of the villages included in the Parish of Pilzno, Galicia,
Poland. I ordered the microfilmed records for the Pilzno Parish
from the Family History Library and discovered the baptism record for
Andreas. This discovery took me back two more generations for my
KUDRON family and opened up other female lines.
Marriage
record of Andrew and Marianna
Marriage record, LDS Reel 1898739, item 9,
page 30, entry 10
1 September 1858
Groom: Andreas Kudron son of Joannes Kudron and Apollonia
Podraza, house #6
Catholic, age 28, single, born in the village of Kozia Wola
Bride: Marianna legitimate daughter of Andreas Tomasiewicz
and Thecla Dudek, house #6
Catholic, age 25, single
Witnesses: Jacobus Forysiewicz, Martinus Tomasiewicz
Andrew's
Baptism Record
Baptism record, LDS reel 2006732, item 1,
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Koziawola, page 48
1830 November
Date of birth, 22; date of baptism, 23; house #29
Andreas, Catholic, son; the "illegitimate" column is checked,
but both parents are named.
Father: Joannes Kudron, hort
Mother: Apolonia daughter of Stanislaus Podraza
Godparents: Martinus Kudron, cm; Catharina wife of Blasius Curyło
As
of September 2008, I have yet to find a birth/baptism record for
Marianna
TOMASIEWICZ. I have found records for some of her siblings born before
and after her in the Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne Parish, but
none for her. The marriage record for Andrew KUDRON and Marianna
TOMASIEWICZ gives her age as 25 years old, which would give an
estimated birth year of 1833.
In addition to my Great Grandfather Thomas, Andrew and Marianna had
the following children:
Carolina KUDRON
Carolina was their first born. She was
born 3 Oct 1859 in Łęki Górne, house #6. She was baptised on 4
Oct
1859. On her baptism record, under her name, is a "+". This is usually
accompanied by a date and indicates the date of death. I later searched
death records for Leki (LDS film #1898740) and found a death record for
Carolina.
Carolina's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/Baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 11, pg. 77, entry 115
October 1859, date of birth 3, date of baptism 4, house 6 Leki Gorne,
there is a + (cross) over the date of birth.indicating she died
Carolina, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Andreas son of Joannis Kudron and Apolonia
Podrazionka
Mother: Marianna daughter of Andrea Tomasiewicz and Theclae
nee Dutkowna
Godparents: Michael Tomasiewicz and Thecla wife of Michaelis Sellik
Death Record
Death record, LDS microfilm 1898740, item 7, #58
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1859 December, date of death 30, date of burial 2 Jan 1860, house 6
Carolina, daughter of Andreas Kudron and Maryanna
Tomasiewicz
Catholic, female, age 2 months, died of natural causes
Anna KUDRON
Anna, the second child of Andrew and
Marianna, was born 3 May 1862 in Leki Gorne, house #6. She was
baptized
on 4 May 1862. Anna married Ludovicus / Louis SOKOL, October 5, 1884 in
Leki Poland. According to the 1910 Nebraska census for Nance County,
Lewis / Louis SOKOL immigrated to the U.S. in 1897. His wife Anna
immigrated in 1898.
Anna's Baptism Record
Birth/Baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 11, pg. 126, entry
37, Leki Parish, Galicia, Poland
May 1862, date of birth 3, date of baptism 4, house 6
Anna, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Andreas Kudron son of Joannis and Apolonia Podraza
Mother: Marianna daughter of Andrea Tomasiewicz and Theclae
nee Dudek
Godparents: Andreas Tomasiewicz and Catharina wife of Joannis Miczek
Louis's
Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 11, pg 73, entry 86,
Leki Parish, Galicia, Austria Poland
1859 August, date of birth 25, date of baptism 25, house #113 Leki Gorne
Ludovicus, Catholic, son, illegitimate
Father: blank
Mother: Anna daughter of Thomae Sokol and Reginae Kantorwa
Godparents: Bartholomaeus Sokol agricola and Catharina Kotlarka
Anna
and Louis' Marriage Record
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 10, page 34, #16, Leki
Parish, Galicia, Austria Poland
5 Oct 1884
Groom: Ludovicus Sokol, Dis??sus ad tempus miles (soldier),
illegitimate son of Anna nee Sokol
Catholic, age 25 (b abt 1859), single, no house #
Bride: Anna daughter of Andreas Kudron and Marianna nee
Tomasiewicz
Catholic, age 22, single, house 350
Witnesses: Joannes Kosiol, Josephus Zieba
Louis and Anna KUDRON SOKOL had three children, all born in Poland:
John, Marianna and Anthony. I found on the NEGenWeb Nance
County online
resources the marriage records for all three of their children. All
took place in the Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at Krakow,
Nebraska.
John Louis SOKOL was born 18 Oct 1885, Łęki
Górne / Leki Gorne, house 351,
Galicia, Poland. He first married Stella (Tekla, Tillie) CIELOHA,
a daughter of
Joseph and Katherine MOSTEK CIELOHA, on 28 Oct 1908 at Ss. Peter and
Paul Church in Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. John and Stella
had one son, Leo, who was born about 1911.
John second
married Minnie CZARNIK on 18 Apr 1942, in Columbus, Platte County,
Nebraska. Minnie was born 28 Feb 1908, a daughter of Peter and
Mary JARECKI
CZARNIK. John SOKOL died 11 Sep 1984. Stella CIELOHA
SOKOL died 12 Dec 1945; Minnie CZARNIK KIELISZEK SOKOL died 29 Mar
1982. All three are buried at St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus,
Platte County, Nebraska.
Marianna SOKOL, born 1 Mar 1888, Łęki
Górne / Leki Gorne,
Galicia, Poland, married Michael OPELA/OPIELA, born 24 Sep 1877,
a
son of
George and Victoria OPELA, on 4 May 1903 at Ss. Peter and Paul Church,
Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska.
Michael and Marianna OPELLA were enumerated in
the 1910 Nebraska census in Prairie Creek Township, Nance County. Three
children were listed with them: John, age 6; Joe, age 2; and Eddie, age
7 months. An online 1930 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, directory
at http://www.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/1930dir_c8.html
lists Michael and Mary OPELLA residing at 1617 4th st. They were
enumerated in the U.S. 1930 census for Nebraska in Columbus, Platte
County.
Their children listed in the 1930 census were: Minnie, age 15; Viola,
age 13; Helen, age 11; Phillip, age 10; Mike, age 8; Loretta, age 6;
and Irene, age 3 4/12.
According to her mother's obituary, Marianna was residing in Chicago at
the time of her mother's death in 1948. I located Marianna's death
notice in an online Chicago
Tribune Historical Archive. (The link to this site no longer works.)
5 January 1969, Chicago Tribune (IL)
Mary OPELLA, nee SOKOL, wife of the late Michael
mother of Joseph [Charlotte,] Edward [Sebe], Michael, Leonard, Valerie
[Louis] Szewczyk, Helen [Marvin] Weisenfluh, Loretta [Edwin] Slowick,
Irene [Harry] Valasek, the late John, Phillip, Louis, and Minnie
sister of John [Minnie] Sokol of Nebraska
mother-in- law of Sophie and the late Anna
Funeral Monday, 9:15 a.m., from Casey-Laskowski Funeral Home, to St.
Mark church. Interment St. Adalbert.
Marianna's death notice indicates that her
husband Michael predeceased her. I have not found his date or place of
death.
Anthony SOKOL was born about May 1890 (have not
found
his birth record in the Leki Parish records), first married Catherine
KOLODZEY, daughter of George and Katie CHOCHUN KOLODZEY, on 17 Feb
1909. Catharine was born 19 Nov 1890.
Anthony and Catherine were the parents of Carolyn, Frank, Joseph,
Theodore, Steven, Lucille, Richard, Margaret and Frances. They later
divorced.
Anthony second married Hattie Ida KALABUNDE /
KLABUNDE, born
23 Jan
1895.
Anthony and Hattie both died in a car accident 4 Nov 1956 in San
Bernadino, California. They are buried at Rose Hill Memorial Park
in Whittier, California.
Catherine KOLODZEY married John ZIEMBA, a
widower, about
1960 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. She died 13 Aug 1976 and is
buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha.
Over the 4th of July 2000 weekend I found Louis SOKOL's burial place at
St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery just outside Silver Creek, Merrick
County, Nebraska; he died on 18 April 1939. A third cousin through my
KUDRON line found that Anna KUDRON SOKOL died February 24, 1948, in
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. Anna's obituary indicates she was
buried in the Catholic cemetery in Silver Creek, Merrick County,
Nebraska. Bruce and I walked the St. Lawrence Cemetery, but did not
find a tombstone for Anna SOKOL. There is an empty plot next to the
grave of Louis SOKOL, so I wonder if that is Anna's unmarked grave.
Thecla KUDRON
Thomas' sister Thecla was born and
baptised 12 Feb 1865 in Leki Gorne, house #25. In the Leki Gorne
microfilm records I found a daughter Lucia was born to Tecla on 25 Aug
1890, no house # was given. Tecla married Joannes / John KIELISZEK on
19
Nov 1890 in Leki Gorne Parish in Poland.
In reviewing
my earlier records I found Jan KIELISZEK listed on the Hamburg, Germany
passenger list on the line directly below my GrGrandfather Thomas
KUDRON. The age of Jan (40) on the passenger list in 1906 would compute
to the approximate date of birth I have for him from his marriage
record (1867). Thomas and Jan's destination in
the United States was Fullerton, Nebraska, where their brother-in-law
L. SOKOL was living. L. SOKOL would have been Louis SOKOL, who
married Anna KUDRON, sister of Thomas and Thecla.
Thecla's
Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS reel 1898738, item _, pg. 187, entry 21
February 1865, date of birth 12, date of baptism 12, house 25
Thecla, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Andreas Kudron son of Joannis and Apolonia nee
Podraza
Mother: Marianna daughter of Andreas Tomaszewicz and Tecla
nee Dudek
Godparents Adalbertus Chrostek and Eva ?Hanzel?
Thecla
and Jan's Marriage Record
Marriage record, LDS reel 1898739, item 10, page 74, entry 29, Leki
Parish, Austria Poland
19 November 1890
Groom: Joannes Kieliszek, son of deceased Angetis nee
Kieliszek, born in ?Miechocin?, living in Leki Gorne
Catholic, age 23 (abt 1867), single, house #204
Bride: Thecla, daughter of Andreas Kudron and Marianna nee
Tomasiewicz of Leki Gorne
Catholic, age 25, single, house #204
Witnesses: Petrus Chrostek, Bartholemeus Bisek
Prior to Thecla and John's marriage, I found a
birth/baptism record for a child born to Thecla.
Lucia's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 1, page 179, #47
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Poland
1890 August, date of birth 25, date of baptism 25, no house #
Lucia, (no religion marked), (both puer & puella marked),
illegitmate
Father: unnamed
Mother: Thecla, daughter of Andreas Kudron and Marianna nee
Tomasiewicz
Godparents: Laurentius Chebda, Anna Farcak
Lucia's brothers, Roman and Julian,
(half-brothers?) both named
her as their nearest living releative in Poland on the ship manifests
when they immigrated to the United States. Roman KIELISZEK listed
his sister Lucya
KIELISZEK of Leki Gorne as his nearest relative living in Poland. Roman
was a passenger on the S.S. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, sailing from
Hamburg to New York. Date of arrival May 24, 1913. Julian
KIELISZEK named his sister Lucia KIELISZEK of Pilsno as his
nearest relative living in Poland. Julian was a passenger on the S.S.
Pres Grant, sailing from Danzig (now Gdańsk) to New York. Date of
arrival February
16, 1921. This would have been his return from duty in Haller's Army.
I have no other information about Lucia KIELISZEK.
I
have found three children of John and Thecla KUDRON KIELISZEK.
Julian /
Julius
KIELISZEK
Birth/Baptism
Record
Birth/Baptism record, LDS microfilm #1898355, Item 2, page 131, #17
Zwiernik, Galicia, Poland
1893 April, b 19, bapt. 23, house #1
Julianus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Kieliszek Joannes son of Agnetis servus in aula
loci e Leki
Mother: Thecla nee Kudron daughter of Andrea and Marianna
nee Tomaszowicz
Godparents: Thomas Kudron and Anna Sokol wife of Ludovicus
In 1918 Julius volunteered for Haller's Polish Army in
France during WW I. Julius' application papers (submitted in Omaha,
Nebraska) indicated he was born 17 Apr 1893 in Zwiernik, Galicia,
Poland. An application for a marriage license was made in
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, on June 29, 1926 by Julius KIELISZEK
and Minnie CZARNIK (dau. of Peter and Mary JARECKI CZARNIK). A son
Joseph was born to Julius and Minnie on 16 Mar 1927. Joseph moved to
Omaha, married and divorced. He died on 30 Jun 1980 at the age of 53
and was cremated.
Julius / Julian died 19 Mar 1965. His
brief
obituary in the Columbus Telegram said that Julius died at the Norfolk
State Hospital with services being conducted from Sacred Heart Church
in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, and burial in Hillcrest cemetery
in Norfolk. The obituary from the Norfolk Daily News named "one
daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou Loeseke, Columbus; and a son, Joe, Omaha" as
survivors.
I believe this to be the wedding photo of Julian KIELISZEK and
Minnie CZARNIK about June 1926
I do not know the first couple standing behind the bride and
groom. The second couple is my granduncle Frank KUDRON and his
wife Rose nee CZARNIK. Frank was a first cousin of Julian.
Minnie and Rose were sisters. The last person on the right may be
Julian's father John KIELISZEK.
Roman
KIELISZEK
As of September 2002 the only other
information I had
found
on John / Jan KIELISZEK was in the 1920 Nebraska Soundex. He was 53
years
old (b. about 1867), living in Genoa, Nance County, and was living
alone. At this point I had not found anything to show if Tecla KUDRON
ever
came to the United States, nor did I know when John or Julian
died. In early September I found a link to a new search engine on
the NEGenWeb Madison
County,
Nebraska site for Columbus
and Norfolk Historical Obituaries. I located entries for both John
and Julius. John (surname spelled KIELYSZEK) died 30 Nov 1938. A copy
of his obituary noted
"Mr. Kielyszek, a native of
Poland, made his home in this
country for more than 30 years, coming here after the death of his
wife, nee Miss Tillie Kudron. After he came here his two sons, Julius
of Columbus, and Romon, of Omaha, joined him."
The obituary went on to name "Miss
Marian Kielyszek of Pilsno, Poland,
and two grandchildren, Joseph and Mary Louise Kielyszek of Columbus" as
survivors. John was buried at St. Bonaventure Catholic Cemetery in
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. I suspect his grave is unmarked, as
his name does not appear in the cemetery extracts published by the
Platte County Kinseekers.
This was the first reference of Roman
(Romon)
KIELISZEK I'd come across. John KIELISZEK's obituary said that
his son
Romon was from Omaha. I checked several years of the Omaha City
Directory in the 1938 timeframe, but did not find Romon/Roman KIELISZEK
listed. I checked through all of the 'K' entries looking for a
different spelling, but still found nothing. I searched the
Platte County Rootsweb (http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/)
site and found an entry in the 1917 Draft List.

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/draft.html
PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA 1917 DRAFT LIST
Kieliszek, Roman; Township - Second Ward, Columbus

LDS
microfilm reel 1711766, 1917 Draft registrations, Platte County,
Nebraska
Roman Kieliszek, age 21, address 8th & Speice St., Columbus,
Nebraska
Born February 28, 1896, Podgrodzie, Austria
Declarant [citizenship]
Farm laborer, working for Sylvester Borowiak, Columbus, Nebraska
Marriage status: single; Race: caucasian
I later found Roman KIELISZEK on a ship passenger list. Roman was
listed on the S.S. Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, sailing from Hamburg,
Germany to New York. His date of arrival was May 24, 1913. Roman was 17
years old. He gave his last permanent address as Leki Gorne and named
his sister Lucya Kieliszek of Leki Gorne as his nearest relative in
Poland. His destination in the United States was Genoa, Nebraska and he
was going to join his father Jan Kieliszek.
I have not been able to find anything more about Roman. I've tried many
different searches in the online Social Security Death Index and in the
databases at Ancestry.com, but have
not found anything that could be Roman. Since he was named in his
father John's obituary, Roman was still living in 1938.
Maria
KIELISZEK
A daughter Maria was born 14 August 1904. She remained in Poland.
Maria's Birth/Baptism Record
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 2, page 75, #51
Parish of Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Galicia, Poland
1904 August, date of birth 14, date of baptism 20, house 204
Maria, Catholic, daughter, legitimate, house 204 Leki gorne
Father: Joannes Kieliszek, illeg son of Agnes nee Kieliszek ?_______?
Miechocin
Mother: Thecla, daughter of Andreas Kudron and Maria nee Tomasiewicz,
inquil
Godparents: Michael Koziol, Catherine Chrostek
I could never find evidence that my great
grandfather's sister Thecla came to America. John KIELISZEK's obituary
stated that he immigrated to the U.S. after the death of his wife, nee
Miss Tillie Kudron. I went back to the Leki death records and found
that Thecla KUDRON KIELISZEK died of pneumonia on 19 Apr 1909 in Leki
Gorne, house #204. This was after John and Thomas arrived
in the
United States. One of my aunts said that there was a daughter who
was disabled in some way and was not allowed to enter the United
States. I wonder if Thecla may have remained in Poland with the
daughter.
Great
Great Great Grandparents -- Joannes / Jan KUDROŃ
and Apolonia PODRAZA
My 3rd great grandparents were Joannes KUDRON and Apolonia nee
PODRAZA. Joannes was born 13 Oct 1809 in the Village of Lipiny in
the Pilzno, Poland, parish. He was a son of Simon KUDRON and
Regina nee OSZKANDY. Joannes married a widow Apolonia PODRAZA on
4 Feb
1829 in Kozia Wola, Parish of Pilzno, Poland. Apolonia was a
daughter of Stanislaus PODRAZA and Margaretha PYRCHLA. She was
baptized 4 Feb 1805 in the Łęki Górne parish. Joannes and
Apolonia had only one son, my great great grandfather Andreas, born on
22 Nov 1830 in Kozia Wola. Joannes died about 15 August 1831 at
the age of 33, not even a year after the birth of his son.
Apolonia was previously married to Laurentius CURYŁO
/ CURYLO on 19 Sep 1821 in the Leki parish. They were the parents
of Michael, born 7 Sep 1824 in Kozia Wola, died 17 Oct 1824 in Kozia
Wola; Joannes Cantius, born 13 Oct 1825 in Kozia Wola, died 29 Jun 1854
in Kozia Wola; and Valentinus, born 21 Jan 1828 in Kozia Wola, died 24
Feb 1829 in Kozia Wola.
Apolonia did not remarry after the death of her second husband
Joannes. She died 6 Feb 1859 in Leki Dolne, Galicia,
Poland, house 69, at the age of 56.
Marriage record
- Joannes KUDRON and Apolonia PODRAZA
Marriage record, LDS reel 2006734, item 1, page 16, Kozia Wola
Parish of Pilzno, Galicia, Poland
4 Feb 1829
Groom: Joannes son of Simon and Regina Kudron, Catholic, age 21,
single, house #29
Bride: Apolonia*, Catholic, age 24, single
Witnesses: Stanislaus Kudron, Martinus Kudron
*This record says "Apolonia Laurentii Cyryla filia" which translates to
Apolonia daughter of Laurentius Cyryla. I am certain this is an error.
I believe this should read Apolonia widow of Laurentius Curylo.
Laurentius died 6 Aug 1828. I've found three birth records with
Laurentius and Apolonia Podraza Curylo as the parents, living in house
#29.
Baptism record of Joannes KUDRON
Baptism record, LDS reel 2006732, item 1, page 27, Village of Lipiny,
Parish of Pilzno, Galicia, Poland
13 Oct 1809; house 24
Joannes, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Simon Kudron
Mother: Regina daughter of Michael Oszkandy
Godparents: Antonius Noga, Hedvigis Mozgowiec
Baptism record of Apolonia PODRAZA
Baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 6, page 130
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
4 Feb 1805, baptized; house 278
Apollonia, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Stanislaus Podraza
Mother: Margaretha Pyrchlonka
Godparents: Josephus Dudek, hortul; Salomae Galusha hortul
Death record of Joannes KUDRON
Death record, LDS microfilm 2006695, item 1, page 34
Village of Kozia Wola, Parish of Pilzno, Galicia, Poland
1831 August, date of death ??, date of burial 15, house 29
Joannes Kudron, hortulanus, Catholic, male age 25
Cause of death looks like "phlysi". There is a "phthisis" in my
Latin word list that means "consumption, tuberculosis"
Death record of Apolonia PODRAZA KUDRON
Death record, LDS microfilm 1898740, item 5, page 27, #9
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1859 February, date of death 6, date of burial 8, house 69 Leki
Dolne
Apollonia Podrazionka, widow of deceased Joannes Kudron, inquilina
Catholic, female, age 56 years, cause consumption
4th
Great Grandparents -- Simon KUDRON and Regina OSZKANDY
My 4th great grandparents, Simon KUDRON and Regina OSZKANDY, were
married 16 Nov 1795 in the Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno,
Galicia, Poland. Based on their ages at the time of their
marriage, Simon was born about 1771 and Regina was born about
1777. I have not found baptism records for them yet.
Simon's death record dated 15 Apr 1846 has his age as 90 at the time of
his death, which would make his birth year 1756. His wife is
named on the record and the house number matches with other records for
him.
Marriage record
of Simon KUDRON and Regina OSZKANDY
Marriage record, LDS reel 2006734, item 1, page 3
Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno, Galicia, Poland
16 Nov 1795
Groom: Simon Kudron, Catholic, age 24, single, house 23
Bride: Regina de Oszkandy, Catholic, age 18, single
Witnesses: Martinus Kudron, Simon Uriasz
Death
record
of Simon KUDRON
Death record, LDS microfilm 2006695, item 2, #4
Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno, Galicia, Poland
April 1846, date of death 15, date of burial 17, house 24
Simon Kudron, hortulanus, widower of deceased Regina Oszkandy
Catholic, male age 90 years
Simon and Regina were the parents of 14 children.
Thomas KUDRON
Thomas was baptized 16 Dec 1796 in Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno. He
married Catharina MODELSKI, daughter of Gregorius and Constantia
MODELSKI, on 27 Nov 1820. Thomas died just a few months later on
1 Jan 1821 at the age of 24 years. After the death of Thomas,
Catharina MODELSKI married Gregorius BARO, son of Laurentius BARO and
Catharina STORC, on 27 Nov 1821 in Zajaczkowice / Zajączkowice, Parish
of Pilzno
Baptism
record
of Thomas KUDRON
Baptism/birth record, LDS reel 2006732, item 1, page 11
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Lipiny
Bapt. 16 Dec 1796, Thomas +, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Simon Kudron, Lbr
Mother: Regina daughter of Michael Oszkandy
Godparents: Martinus Kudron, Sophia wife of Simon Kos
Marriage
record
of Thomas KUDRON and Catharina MODELSKI
Marriage record, LDS reel 2006734, item 1, page 14
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Lipiny
27 Nov 1820
Groom: Thomas Kudron, Catholic, age 24, single, house 24
Bride: Catharina daughter of Gregorius and Constantia Modelski,
Catholic, age 17, single
Witnesses: Martinus Kudron, Stanislaus ?
Death
record
of Thomas KUDRON
Death record, LDS reel 2006695, item 1, page 29
Parish of Pilzno, Village of Lipiny
1 Jan 1821; house 24
Thomas, "usoradus", Catholic, male, age 24 years
Cause of death (in Latin); febri ?cali?
Latin word sheet from the Family History Center has the following
words: "febris" meaning fever; and "uxoratis" meaning married.
Laurentius
KUDRON
Laurentius was baptized 9 Aug 1798, Village of Lipiny, Parish of
Pilzno, house 24. He died 6 Dec 1798 in Lipiny, house 24.
Catharina KUDRON
Catharina was baptized 16 Nov 1799, Village of Lipiny, Parish of
Pilzno, house 24. She died 9 May 1801 in Lipiny, house 24.
Magdalena KUDRON
Magdalena was baptized 20 May 1802, Village of Lipiny, Parish of
Pilzno, house 24. She died Jun 1802 in Lipiny, house 24.
Joannes Baptista KUDRON
Joannes Baptista was baptized 27 May 1803, Village of Lipiny, Parish of
Pilzno, house 24. He died 5 Feb 1807 in Lipiny, house 24.
Michael KUDRON
Michael was baptized 3 Sep 1806, Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno,
house 24. He died 20 Apr 1808 in Lipiny, house 24.
Marianna KUDRON
Marianna was baptized 1 Mar 1808, Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno,
house 24. She died 21 Dec 1808 in Lipiny, house 24.
Joannes KUDRON
Joannes, my 3rd great grandfather, was baptized 13 Oct 1809, Village of
Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno, house 24. He married Apolonia PODRAZA,
widow of Laurentius CURYŁO / CURYLO, on 4 Feb 1829. Their son
Andreas was born 22 Nov 1830 in the Village of Kozia Wola, Parish of
Pilzno. Joannes died about 15 Aug 1831 in Kozia Wola, Parish of
Pilzno.
See above for more information.
Andreas KUDRON
Andreas appears to be the only child of Simon and Regina who did not
die in infancy or early adulthood. Andreas was baptized 29 Oct
1812 in Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno, house 24. He married Hedvigis
SWICZCEK \ SWIRCZEK on 18 Nov 1833 in Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno.
Andreas and Hedvigis were the parents of Thomas, Marianna, Joannes,
Catharina, Josephus and Josephus.
On 3 Feb 1856 Andreas married Apolonia OSZKANDY, daughter of Andreas
OSZKANDY and Marianna nee SZCZERBA, in Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno.
Franciscus KUDRON (twin of
Nicolaus)
Franciscus was baptized 1 Dec 1814, Village of Lipiny, Parish of
Pilzno, house 24. He died 7 Dec 1814 in Lipiny, house 24.
Nicolaus KUDRON (twin of
Franciscus)
Nicolaus was baptized 1 Dec 1814, Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno,
house 24. He died 10 Dec 1814 in Lipiny, house 24.
Agatha KUDRON (twin of Marianna)
Agatha was born 14 Jan 1817, Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno, house
24. She died 15 Jan 1817 in Lipiny, house 24.
Marianna KUDRON (twin of Agatha)
Marianna was born 14 Jan 1817, Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno,
house 24. She died 20 Jan 1817 in Lipiny, house 24.
Jacobus KUDRON
Jacobus was born 1 Jul 1818, Village of Lipiny, Parish of Pilzno, house
24.
Sources / Resources
LDS Microfilms
Following are descriptions of the LDS microfilms I've used in
researching my KUDROŃ family. My Grandmother Martha KUDRON
GALUS and her family came from Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland. I
later traced my KUDRON line to Kozia Wola and Lipiny in the Pilzno
Parish, Galicia, Poland.
For a more detailed description of each microfilm visit the LDS web
site at http://www.familysearch.org/
Roman
Catholic parish register of baptisms, marriages, and deaths for Leki
/ Leki Gorne / Leki Dolne, Galizien, Austria; now Poland. Text in
Latin.
FHL INTL Film 1898738 Birth records
FHL INTL Film 1898739 Birth, marriage and death records
FHL INTL Film 1898740 Death records
FHL INTL Film 1899056 Death records
FHL INTL Film 1899057 Death records
Roman
Catholic parish register transcripts of births, marriages, and deaths
for Zwiernik (Pilzno), Galizien, Austria; now Poland. Text in Latin.
FHL INTL Film 1898355 Birth records
Roman
Catholic parish register transcripts of births, marriages, and deaths
for Pilzno, Galizien, Austria; now Poland. Text in Latin. This parish
included the towns of Pilznionek, Duleczówka, Slotowa, Bielowy, Kozia
Wola, Lipiny, Redziny, Zajaczkowice.
VAULT INTL Film 2006695 Death records
VAULT INTL Film 2006732 Birth records
VAULT INTL Film 2006734 Marriage records
Nebraska GenWeb
Platte County,
Nebraska http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/
Nance County,
Nebraska http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/nance/
Madison County, Nebraska
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nemadiso/
Other
Columbus and Norfolk
Nebraska Historical Obituaries
http://www.onelibraryne.org/obituaries/
California Death
Index http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi
Social
Security Death Index
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
Haller's Polish Army in France
http://www.pgsa.org/haller.htm
Timeline of
Polish History http://www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/history.html
