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On 8 May 2007 Michelle KUDRON wrote the following in my online guestbook:

I have been looking for more info on my great-grandfather Frank Kudron, he came to the US in the early 1900's I think 1910 ish. He moved to Chicago. One of his children was named Walter Frank Kudron, (my grandpa) but he died when my dad was a child so I have no one to talk to and find out about why Frank came to the US or who we are related to, we now live in Wisconsin, but I think some Kudron's still live in Chicago. If you have any information about this I would really appreciate it.

I searched through some of my standard resources -- census, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), the Polish Genealogical Society of America (PGSA) website -- to see what information I could glean.

Here are my preliminary notes that I forwarded to Michelle.

Update 4 June 2007
I created this webpage on 14 May after Michelle's contact.  Not two weeks later I had another entry in my guestbook from another Michele (one 'l') KUDRON:

{{{Marge}}} My name is Michele Kudron, I live in Sheffield, Vermont. My father was Leonard F Kudron, son of Frank & Sophia Kudron. They lived in Chicago. I never met may grandmother Sohie, she past away long before I was ever thought of... My dad's brothers were Walter, Bruno, Eugene, Joey,he had a sister Alice and a baby sister Lola. Dad, (Leonard) was in the service so us kids didn't really get a chance to get to know our cousins well, but I will ALWAYS cherish our visits to Chi--town.
Thank you for this site Marge!

I received a reply from Michele to an e-mail I sent to her.  She confirmed that her uncle Bruno was from the first marriage of her grandfather Frank KUDRON.  She did not know the first wife's name nor did she know her grandmother Sophie's maiden name.  Michele mentioned that in addition to Bruno, Walter and Richard, her father's siblings also included Joseph, Alice and Lola.

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I still do not have enough information to determine if the Frank KUDRON in the 1930 census is the same person named in the other sources documented on this page.  I will make updates as I learn more.

1930 Census

1930 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook County, 21 Precinct, City of Chicago Ward 32, ED 2690, sheet 25A
1905 Huron St., dwelling 222, family 542
Kudron, Frank, head, age 38 (b abt 1892), married, age 21 when first married (17 years, about 1913), born Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1909, naturalized, spring maker, factory
Kudron, Sophie, wife, age 28 (b abt 1902), married, age 22 when first married (6 years, about 1923), born Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1922, alien
Kudron, Bruno, son, age 10 (b abt 1920), single, born Illinois, parents born Poland
Kudron, Walter, son, age 4 4/12 (b abt 1926), single, born Illinois, parents born Poland
Kudron, Richard, son, age 2 10/12 (b abt 1927), single, born Illinois, parents born Poland
Kudron, Leonard, son, age 1 1/12 (b abt 1929), single, born Illinois, parents born Poland


Social Security Death Index
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi

Name	Birth	Death	Last Residence	Last Benefit	SSN	Issued
Walter KUDRON	11 Dec 1925	Oct 1973	(none specified)	(none specified)	350-18-5351	Illinois
Richard P. KUDRON	03 May 1927	29 Sep 2005 (P)	60068 (Park Ridge, Cook, IL)	(none specified)	329-20-4662	Illinois
Leonard F. KUDRON	09 Mar 1929	09 Jul 1988	98388 (Steilacoom, Pierce, WA)	(none specified	350-20-8948	Illinois

1920 Census

1920 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook County, Tract AA 14 (part of), Chicago, ED 2040, sheet 13b
2540 N. Lin Lee Ave, dwelling 143, family 250
Kudron, Frank, head, age 28, married, immigrated 1915, alien, born Poland, parents born Poland, operator, machine shop
Kudron, Katie, wife, age 25, married, immigrated 1915, alien, born Poland, parents born Poland, tailoress, shop


I an not sure if this is the same Frank Kudron as the one in the 1930 census.

1917 WW I Draft Registration

Frank Kudron, 1357 Walton, Chicago, Illinois
Born: May 22, 1891, Poland Austria
Occupation: Machinist, American Spring Steel Co., Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
Married, Caucasian
June 1917

1910 Census

1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Track N. 9 (part of), Chicago, ED 687, sheet 11A
1720 West Huron Street, dwelling 88, family 255
Fulara, John, head, age 35, married once, married 6 years, born Aust Polish, parents born Aust Polish, immigrated 1901, alien, tailor, shop
Fulara, Helen, wife, age 26, married once, married 6 years, born Aust Polish, parents born Aust Polish, immigrated 1899
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Children of John and Helen: Brin?, daughter; Josie, daughter; Romanda, daughter; Barney, son
Fulara, John, half brother
Kudron, Frank, boarder, age 19, single, born Aust Polish, parents born Aust Polish, immigrated 1908, alien, laborer, railroad


1909 Ship Passenger List

Ship S.S. Rhein, sailing from Bremen (Germany), January 28, 1909
Arriving at Port of Baltimore, February 14, 1909

Line 12, Kudron, Franciszek, age 17 (born abt 1892), farm lab, able to read and write,
Nationality, Country of which citizen or subject: Galicy,
Race or People: Polish,
Last permanent residence, country, city or town: Galicy, Lipina
Name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in county whence alien came:  step-father Wojciech Uryasz, Lipiny Pilzno, Galicy
Final destination: Illinois, Chicago
Passage paid by: self
Whether in possession of $50 and if less, how much?  $13
Had never been to the U.S. before
Whether going to join a relative or friend, and if so, what relative or friend, and his name and complete address:  cousin, Jozef Panek, 568 Dickson, St., Chicago, Ill
Height: 5' 6"; blonde; blue eyes
Place of birth: Galicy, Lipnica

Jozef PANEK

Marriage Index for Polish Parishes in Chicago through 1915 http://pgsa.org/Czuchmar.htm
Name: Panek, Joseph; Spouse: Antosz, Maria; Date of Marriage: 8 Nov 1909; Parish, Holy Trinity Church; Volume, 2; Page 247; LDS microfilm 1703800, item 4


1910 Census
1910 U.S. census, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Ward 16, ED 761, sheet 18A
1528 Dickson Street, dwelling 91, family 399
Panek, Joseph, head, age 26 (b abt 1884), married once, married 0 years, born Aust Polish, parents born Aust Polish, immigrated 1902, alien, moulder, foundry
Panek, Marie, wife, age 22, married once, married 0 years, born Aust Polish, parents born Aust Polish, immigrated 1907
Panek, Wojciech, brother, age 18, single, born Aust Polish, parents born Aust Polish, immigrated 1909, laborer, factory
Antusz, Ignatz, brother-in-law, age 19, single, born Aust Polish, parents born Aust Polish, immigrated 1909, laborer, tanner fact.



From My Family File

From the Mormon microfilms of the Parish of Pilzno, Poland, I have a Franciscus KUDRON, born 23 May 1891 in Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland.  His parents were Adalbertus (Wojciech) KUDRON and Marianna MIGALA (MIGA£A).  Adalbertus and Marianna were the parents of 8 children.  Adalbertus died 11 Apr 1901 in Kozia Wola.  Marianna married Adalbertus (Wojciech) URYASZ on 20 Aug 1902 in Kozia Wola, Parish of Pilzno, Galicia, Poland.


The date of birth on the WW I draft registration for Frank KUDRON was 22 May1891.

Franciszek KUDRON, listed on the 1909 Rhein ship passenger list, named his step-father Wojciech URYASZ as his nearest living relative in Poland.  Franciszek was going to be with his cousin Jozef PANEK, who was living in Chicago.  Franciszek's father, Adalbertus KUDRON, had a sister Catharina, who married Andreas PANEK in Kozia Wola.

I have not yet looked for all children born to Catharina KUDRON and Andreas PANEK, but I am hoping I will find a son Jozef. 

I am almost certain the Frank KUDRON of the WW I draft registration and the Franciszek KUDRON of the ship passenger list is my second cousin twice removed. 

Another KUDRON brother who immigrated to Chicago, Illinois USA

While going through my digital photos of the marriage records for St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, Illinois, I came across the marriage record for a Jozef Kudron from Koziwoda (Kozia Wola) pow. Pilzno, Galicia
son of Wojciech and Maryanna Migala. 


The birth index for St. John Cantius Parish at PGSA.org lists a daughter born to Joseph KUDRON and Anna TATARA:


I found Joseph enumerated in the 1930 U.S. census in Chicago, Illinois.



While I was visiting cousins in Poland in June/July 2006, I visited the Villages of Kozia Wola and Lipiny, where my KUDRONs and my SZTORCs originate.  My cousin Roman, my guide and translator, located a KUDRON family living in Kozia Wola.  We learned from Arkadiusz KUDRON, that his grandfather Stanisław was buried in the Pilzno Cemetery.  Lipiny and Kozia Wola are part of the Pilzno Parish.  Roman and I located Stanisław's grave, which I photographed.  After I returned home, I looked through the Pilzno Parish microfilms to see if I could make a connection to him.  Stanisław was a son of Adalbertus / Wojciech KUDRON and Marianna MIGALA, a grandson of Laurentius / Wawrzyniec KUDRON and Anna TWOREK.  Anna TWOREK was a sister my great great grandmother Marianna TWOREK, daughter of Antonius TWOREK and Sophia KRUPA of £êki Dolne, Galicia, Poland.  Marianna married Joannes Cantius SZTORC who was born in Zaj±czkowice, also a part of the Pilzno Parish.

Stanisław, Jozef and Franciszek were brothers.



Family page at Rootsweb World Connect:


Some time ago I ordered the LDS microfilm 1578067, marriage records for St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago, looking for the marriage record for a GALUS cousin.  While I had the film on loan, I went through and snapped digital photos of other records whose names or birth locations were of interest to me.  Today (10 Jun 2007) I was browsing the digital records and noticed a marrige record for a Wojciech KUDROŃ and Maryana MIGAŁA.  As I read through the details on the hand written record, it hit me that this was the marriage record of the above mentioned Wojciech and Marianna whose children - including Franciscus and Stanislaus - were born in Kozia Wola, Poland.  Wojciech and Maryana immigrated to Chicago, married, and then went back to Poland.

Marriage Banns St. John Kostka Church, Chicago, Illinois Wojciech KUDROŃ and Maryana MIGAŁA Wojciech KUDROŃ, young man of 25 years, living in Chicago 19 months at Ch??? Street, No. 176.  Son of Wawrzyniec and Anna nee TWOREK. Born in Koziewola.  He is able to read. Maryanna MIGAŁA, young woman of 16 years, living in Chicago (4 years ?) at Erie Street No. 22.  Daughter of Józef and Katarzyna nee DUR?.  Born in Chotowa.  She cannot read. Three annoucements: I.  9 January 1887 II. 16 January III.        27 January 1887 The marriage will be held on Monday. Witnesses: Kasper Gąciór Franciszek Sztorcz Marriage by W. O. ??? Tarasiewicz day 24 January 1887

I still need to find a document that links the Frank KUDRON of Chicago to Adalbertus / Wojciech and Marianna nee TWOREK.

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