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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

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

Ursula's birth/baptismal record

Marriage Record of Thomas and Ursula

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.

Children of Thomas and Ursula MODELSKI KUDRON:

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 Charles 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 ???

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.

Great Great Grandparents -- Andrzej KUDROŃ / Andrew KUDRON and Marianna TOMASIEWICZ

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

Andrew's Baptism Record

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

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

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