HUSBAND: Thomas \ Tomasz KUDRON BORN: 24 Sep 1869, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: 13 May 1891, Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland OTHER MARRIAGES: none MILITARY SERVICE: none DIED: 9 Mar 1938, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, buried St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Andrzej KUDRON, 22 Nov 1830 MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Marianna TOMASIEWICZ, about 1833 NOTES: Thomas and his brother-in-law John KIELISZEK immigrated to Genoa, Nance County, to be with their brother-in-law, Louis SOKOL (husband of Anna nee KUDRON, sister of Thomas). They arrived at the Port of New York, 14 July 1906 on the ship the Auguste Victoria. Thomas farmed near Genoa, Nance County, then retired to Columbus, Platte County. .................................................................... WIFE: Ursula MODELSKI BORN: 11 Jun 1865, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland OTHER MARRIAGES: none DIED: 29 Jun 1940, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, buried St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus FATHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: unknown MOTHER'S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Maryanna MODELSKI, about 1838/1841 NOTES: Ursula was the illegitimate daughter of Maryanna MODELSKI. Maryanna married John TARCZON \ TORCZON in Leki Gorne when Ursula was 6 years old. Some records of Thomas and Ursula's children name their mother as Ursula TORCZON. Ursula immigrated to the U.S. with her five children. They sailed from Hamburg, Germany, aboard the SS Ivernia, arriving at the Port of Boston, Massachusetts, 20 Jun 1907. They were going to be with Thomas KUDRON, who had immigrated a year earlier and was living in Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska. ......................................................... CHILD 1: Martha KUDRON SEX: F BORN: 24 Mar 1891, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: Stanislaus GALUS, 31 Jan 1912, Ss. Peter & Paul Ch, Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska OTHER MARRIAGES: none MILITARY SERVICE: none DIED: 16 Jan 1973, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, buried St. John Cemetery, Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska NOTES: Martha and Stanislaus were my paternal grandparents. ......................................................... CHILD 2: Andrew "Henry" KUDRON SEX: M BORN: 21 Jun 1893, Poland MARRIAGE: Blanche \ Bernice \ Bronislawa PLANETA \ BLANETO, 11 Oct 1916, Ss. Peter and Paul Ch., Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska OTHER MARRIAGES: Balbina \ Belle SIEMEK TOCZEK, 12 Nov 1922, Ss. Peter and Paul Ch., Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska Margaret "Maggie" SWIDERSKI, 1925, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa MILITARY SERVICE: none DIED: 15 Oct 1957, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, buried Calvary Cath. Cem., Sioux City NOTES: Adopted a son with his first wife, Joseph was age 7/12 in the 1920 census ........................................................... CHILD 3: Marianna KUDRON SEX: F BORN: 3 Sep 1895, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: OTHER MARRIAGES: MILITARY SERVICE: DIED: 3 Sep 1895, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland NOTES: ............................................................ CHILD 4: Catharina \ Kathryn \ Kate KUDRON SEX: F BORN: 15 Nov 1896, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: Joseph Floyd SPES, 22 May 1916, Ss Peter and Paul Ch., Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. Son of Valentine SPES \ SPIECE and Margarett JAWORSKI OTHER MARRIAGES: none MILITARY SERVICE: none DIED: 25 Sep 1968, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, buried St. Peter Cemetery, Ewing, Holt County, Nebraska NOTES: 11 children ............................................................. CHILD 5: Joseph KUDRON SEX: M BORN: 17 Mar 1899, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: OTHER MARRIAGES: MILITARY SERVICE: DIED: 18 Mar 1900, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland NOTES: .............................................................. CHILD 6: Frank C. KUDRON SEX: M BORN: 19 Jun 1901, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: Rose Helen CZARNIK, 11 Feb 1924, Ss Peter and Paul Ch., Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. Daughter of Peter CZARNIK and Mary JARECKI. OTHER MARRIAGES: none MILITARY SERVICE: none DIED: 2 Jan 1928, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, buried St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus NOTES: One daughter, Valeria, born 23, Nov 1924, Columbus ................................................................. CHILD 7: Stanislaus KUDRON SEX: M BORN: 20 Oct 1903, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: OTHER MARRIAGES: MILITARY SERVICE: DIED: 13 Nov 1903, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland NOTES: ................................................................. CHILD 8: Anna KUDRON SEX: F BORN: 11 May 1905, Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland MARRIAGE: Charles \ Stansilaus TRAGARZ, 14 Feb 1922, Ss. Peter and Paul Ch., Krakow, Nance County, Nebraska. Son of Bartholomew TRAGARZ and Anna TRAGARZ. OTHER MARRIAGES: none MILITARY SERVICE: none DIED: 15 Oct 1978, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, buried St. Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus NOTES: 2 children, Edward, born 28 Jun 1924, died 5 Jul 1992; Mae (ALT), born 27 May 1929, died 18 Feb 1990 .................................................................. CHILD 9: John William KUDRON SEX: M BORN: 1 Apr 1908, Genoa, Nance County, Nebraska MARRIAGE: Zelpha Fern SAMSON, date and place yet unknown. Daughter of Evan Loyd SAMSON and EMMA McCONNELL. OTHER MARRIAGES: none MILITARY SERVICE: Yes, details unknown. DIED: 1 May 1961, in or near Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, buried Our Mother of Sorrows Cem., Reno NOTES: 1 son, Ronald Jerome, born 25 Dec 1943, died 21 Nov 2004 in Salinas, Monterey, California .............................................................. SUBMITTED BY: Marge GALUS SANDLIER DATE: 25 August 2010 E-MAIL ADDRESS: m-sandlier@cox.net URL: Forget Me Not http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sandlier/marge/index.htm MAILING ADDRESS: (Optional) .................................................... ADDITIONAL NOTES: Thomas and Ursula MODELSKI KUDRON were my great grandparents. Thomas came to the U.S. with his brother-in-law, John KIELISZEK in July 1906. John was married to Thomas' sister Thecla KUDRON. Thecla did not immigrate to the U.S. One of my aunts said that Thecla had a child who was not allowed to come to the U.S. because of some illness or deformity. Thecla died 19 Apr 1909 in Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland. Thomas and John indicated on the ship passenger list they were going to be with their brother-in-law Louis SOKOL. Louis was married to Thomas' sister Anna KUDRON. Louis and Anna SOKOL and their 3 children immigrated to the U.S. about 1897 and lived in Nance and Merrick counties in Nebraska. Sources: Birth/baptism: LDS Microfilm 1898738 and 1898739. Church Baptismal records from Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Poland. Marriage: LDS Microfilm 1898739. Church Marriage records from Leki Gorne and Leki Dolne, Poland. Immigration: LDS microfilm 1715605, Passenger lists Boston 1891-1935, Vol 192, Jun 15, 1907-Jun 30, 1907 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. censuses