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LACHNIT / LOCHNIT

Franz (Francis, Frank) LACHNIT / LOCHNIT and Catharina nee GALUS  Catharina is my Great Grandaunt -- sister of Sophia GALUS ROSNO, Marianna GALUS PAPROCKI.  More about my GALUS Family.


History of St. Bonaventure Church.  The first wedding celebrated in the St. Bonaventure Church was that of Francis Lachnit and Catherine Galus on November 7, 1877.  The attendants who acted as witnesses were Joseph Rosno and Amelia Lachnit.
The History of Platte County Nebraska by Margaret Curry, 1950
Columbus Nebraska Library and St. Historical Society Library & Archives in Lincoln, Nebraska

Platte County Nebraska Marriages Book 1B,  Nebr St. Genealogy Society Publications, 978.281 p719m
Lacknit Franz J & Gallus Katharine
17 Nov 1877 St Bonaventure Cath Ch;
Franz 23; Butler Co; Aust; Franz Lacknit, Amalia Beier
Katherine 18; Platte Co; Aust; John Gallus, Mary Paproski

Nebraska 1880 Platte County Census, LDS Film # 1254754
Page 25  Columbus
Lachnit, Franz  age 27  Retail grocer  b. Austria  parents b. Austria
Lachnit, Katrina  age 19  Wife  Keeping house  b. Austria  parents b. Austria
Lachnit, Mary  age 5/12 b. November  Daughter  b. NE
Galus, Mary  age 65  Mother-in-law  Married  b. Austria  parents b. Austria

1885 Nebraska State Census, Butler County, Alexis Twp, 6th of June 1885
page 2, ED 86
Dwelling 15, family 15
Locknet, Frank, white, male, age 30 (b about 1855), married, farmer, born Austria, parents born Austria
Locknet, Catherine, white, female, age 24 (b about 1861), wife, married, keeps house, born Austria, parents born Austria
Mary, white, female, age 5 (b about 1880), daughter, born Nebraska, parents born Austria, attended school within the census year.
Josephine, white, female, age 3 (b about 1882), daughter, born Nebraska, parents born Austria
Galiz, John, white, male, age 70 (b about 1815), Father, married, helping on farm, born Austria, parents born Austria
Galiz, Mary, white, female, age 69 (b about 1816), Mother, born Austria, parents born Austria
1885 Nebraska State Census, microfilm located at the W. Dale Clark Library, Omaha, Nebraska

In 1900 Frank and Catharina were enumerated in Ohio, Franklin County, Columbus City, ED 119, sheet 12a.  In 1910 they were enumerated in Connecticut, Hartford County, Hartford, 4th Ward, ED 170, sheet 177b.  In 1920 they were in Connecticut, Hartford County, Hartford City, Ward of city 5 (part of) ED 86, sheet 9a.  In 1930 they were enumerated in Florida, Hillsborough County, Tampa City - Precinct 13 (Pt), ED 4, sheet 5A.

Katherine died 2 April 1935 in Tampa, Florida.  Frank died a few months later on 6 June 1935.  Both are buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Tampa, Florida.

Katherine's birth record
Birth/Baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 11, page 84, entry 33
Parish of Leki Gorne / Leki Dolne, Galicia, Austria Poland
March 1860, date of birth 2, date of baptism 3, house 106, Leki Gorne
Child:  Catharina, Catholic, daughter, legit
Father:  Joannes Gallus son of Adalbertus and Marianna nee Kotlarz
Mother:  Marianna daughter of Adalbertus Paprocki and Hedwigis nee Micek
Godparents:  Josephus Gallus and Catharina wife of Thoma Kula


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