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My PAPROCKI connection comes from my GALUS ancestry. My grandfather, Stanislaus GALUS, immigrated to Platte County, Nebraska, USA, in September 1898. I knew from documents filed in Platte County, that my grandfather was baptized on 3 March 1880 in the Parish of Łęki Górne / Leki Gorne, district of Pilzno, diocese of Tarnow, Poland. In August 1998 I discovered that the church records for the Parish of Leki Gorne had been microfilmed by the Mormon Church. Knowing my grandfather's date and place of baptism was key to tracking my ancestoral lines.
Stanislaus' baptism record named not only his parents, but also his grandparents.
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898739,
item 1, page 100, #21Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1880 February, date of birth 27, date of baptism 3 Mar, house 106, Leki Gorne
Stanislaus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Andreas GALUS son of Joannis and Marianna nee PAPROCKI
Mother: Agnes daughter of Joannis SZTORC and Marianna nee TWOREK
Godparents: Joannis SZTORC, Sophia KULA
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 9,
page 141, #5Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
16 Feb 1876
Groom: Andreas Galus, son of Joannis and Marianna Paprocki, Catholic, age 28, single, house 106
Bride: Agnes Sztorc, daughter of Joannis and Marianna Tworek, Catholic, age 17, single
Marriage witnesses: Petrus Sztorc, Adalbertus Miczek
Andreas' age at the time of his marriage was 28, so it was possible to
calculate his approximate birth year as 1848. I was able to locate
Andreas' birth/baptism record:
Birth/baptism record, LDS reel 1898738, item 10,
page 47, #47Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Austria Poland
1848 October, date of birth 3, date of baptism 4, house 106, Leki Gorne
Andreas, Catholic, son, legitimate, +31/10 931 (date of death 31 Oct 1931)
Father: Joannes son of Adalbertus Galus and Marianna Kotlarz
Mother: Marianna daughter of Adalbertus Paprocki and Hedwigis Micek
Godparents: Martinus Paprocki, Victoria wife of Joannis Storc
Up to this point, these microfilmed records confirmed the information I had about my grandfather's family. The discovery of Andreas' birth/baptism record began to uncover data that was unknown heretofore. Andreas' mother was Marianna, daughter of Adalbertus PAPROCKI and Hedwigis nee MICEK. Starting with the year of Andreas' birth (1848), I worked back through the marriage microfilm, looking for Marianna and Joannes' record. Marianna and Joannes were married in the Leki Parish on 28 May 1841.
Marriage
record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 7, page 78
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
28 May 1841
Groom: Joannes, son of Adalbertus Galus and Marianna, Catholic age 24,
single, house 106
Bride: Marianna, daughter of Adalbertus Paprocki and Marianna (should
be Hedvigis), Catholic, age 22, widow
Witnesses: Antonius Tomasiewicz, Jacobus Kotlarz
Taking Marianna's age at the time of her marriage, I calculated an
approximate birth year of 1819, but so far I have not been able to
locate a birth/baptism record for her. It was interesting to note that
Marianna, at the age of 22, was widowed. I continued working back
through the marriage records and found that Marianna had first married
Casimirus KEPA:
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 7,
page 6517 May 1836
Groom: Casimirus Kepa, Catholic, age 35 (b abt 1801), single, house 106
Bride: Marianna, daughter of Adalbertus Paprocki, Catholic, age 17 (b abt 1819), single
Witnesses: Stanislaus Kepa and Johannes Kepa, inquilini
Marianna and her first husband, Casimirus KEPA, had two children. A daughter Francisca was born 5 February 1838 in house 106 in Leki Gorne.
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738,
item 12, page 41, #10, Leki Parish, Galicia, Austria Poland1838 February, date of birth 5, date of baptism 6, house 106
Francisca, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Casimirus son of Antonius Kepa
Mother: Marianna daughter of Adalbertus Paprocki and Hedvig nee Micek
Godparents: Adalbertus Podraza, Catharina wife of Andreas Pekala
On 2 January 1841 Casimirus KEPA died at the age of 45. A few months after her husband died, Marianna gave birth to a son, Joannes Nepomus, on 28 April 1841, in Leki house 106.
Death record, LDS microfilm 1898740, item 6,
page 6, #11841 January, date of death 2, date of burial 4, house 106
Casimirus Kepa, Catholic, male, age 45, cause of death 'Do(?l)or pectonis'
Birth/baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738,
item 12, page 74Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1841 April, date of birth 28, date of baptism 29, house 106
Joannes Nepomus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Casimirus, son of Antonius Kepa and Sophia
Mother: Marianna, daughter of Antonius (should be Adalbertus) Paprocki and Hedvigis
Godparents: Paulus Kuta, Catharina daughter of Adalbertus Galus, wife of Antonius Tomasiewicz, inquilini
One month after her son Joannes KEPA was born, Marianna married Joannes Cantius GALUS on 28 May 1841. Marianna and Joannes GALUS were the parents of at least 10 children. Three of them immigrated to Platte County, Nebraska in the United States. Marianna, their first born, immigrated in about 1874 with her husband Andreas PAPROCKI, and several of their children. Sophia married Joseph ROSNO on 2 May 1875 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. Catharina married Franz / Frank LACHNIT on 17 November 1877, also in Columbus.
An interesting find is that enumerated with Catharina and her husband
Frank in the Platte County 1880 Nebraska U.S. census was Frank's
mother-in-law:
In the 1885 Nebraska state census for Butler County the following were enumerated with Frank and Catherine:
Galiz, Mary, white, female, age 69 (b about 1816), Mother, born Austria, parents born Austria
I have found no other reference to John and Mary, but it appears that my great great grandparents may have immigrated to the United States. The next available U.S. census was 1900 - 15 years later. Both John and Mary would have been about 85 if they were still living. By this time Catharina and her family were living in Columbus, Ohio. I have not found death records for either John or Mary in the Leki Gorne Parish in Poland. More about my GALUS family
Adalbert / Wojciech PAPROCKI and Hedwig nee MICEK -
GGG Grandparents
My 3rd great grandparents, Adalbert PAPROCKI and Hedwig nee MICEK were married on 25 November 1812 in the Leki Gorne Parish.
Marriage record, LDS microfilm 1898739, item 6,
page 82Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
25 Nov 1812
Groom: Adalbert Paprocki, Catholic, age 23, single
Bride: Hedvigis Mickowna, Catholic, age 18, single
Witnesses: Josephus Migata, Simon Micek
Based on their ages at the time of this marriage, Adalbert was born about 1789 and Hedvig was born about 1794. The farther back one goes in these records, the less information is available to make family connections. I found the name of Hedwig's father from the baptism record of their son Adalbertus.
Baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 5,
page 64
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1789 April, date of baptism 21, house 14
Adalbertus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Adalbertus Paprocki
Mother: Christina Kutowna
Godparents: Adalbertus Kruk; Marianna wife of Petrus Tomasiewicz
Baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 6,
page 22
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
20 September 1794, house 78 (may be house 73 or house 76)
Child: Hedvigis, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Francisca Micek
Mother: Magdalena Kotlarzowna
Hedwig died 14 October 1847 at the age of 50 years. Her death record indicates that she was the wife of deceased Adalbertus Paprocki.
Death record, LDS microfilm 1898740, item 6,
page 35, #226
Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1847 October, date of death 14, date of burial 16, house 77
Hedvigis Paprocka [wife of] deceased Adalbertus, Catholic, female, age
50 years (born about 1797), cause of death: debilitas
Children of Adalbert PAPROCKI and Hedwig nee MICEK:
Baptism record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 7,
page 48Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
Baptized 5 November 1813, house 72
Catharina, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Adalbertis Paprocki
Mother: Hedvigis Mickowna
Godparents: Adamus Tworek, Catharina Mickowa
Baptism
record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 7, page 74Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
Baptized 10 January 1816, house 72
Agnes, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Adalbertis Paprocki
Mother: Hedvigis Mickowna
Godparents: Thomas Micek, Eva Paproska
I
have not found a baptism record for Marianna, born about 1819.Birth/baptism
record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 8, page 41Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1820 January, born 6, baptized 7, Leki Gorne house 40
Martinis, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Adalbertis Paprocki
Mother: Hedvigis Mickowna
Godparents: Simon Micek, Apollonia Migalina
Birth/baptism
record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 8, page 75Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1823 January, date of birth 27, date of baptism 28, house 73
Balsius, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Adalbertus Paprocki
Mother: Hedvigis Mickowna
Godparents: Martinus Paprocki, Marianna Mickowa
Birth/baptism
record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 9, page 9Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1825 March, date of birth 30, date of baptism 31, house 72 Leki Gorne
Adalbertus, Catholic, son, legitimate
Father: Adalbertus Paprocki
Mother: Hedviges de Francisca Micek
Godparents: Jacobus Podraza and Marianna Mickowa
This record gives a clue about Hedvig's father.
Birth/baptism
record, LDS microfilm 1898738, item 9, page 38Parish of Leki Gorne, Galicia, Poland
1827 December, date of birth 4, date of baptism 4, house 7_ Leki Gorne
Barbara, Catholic, daughter, legitimate
Father: Adalbertus Paprocki
Mother: Hedvigis de Fr____ Micek
Godparents: Matheus Micek, Anna Mickowa
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