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.
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
Frank was first married at age 21. His current
age is 38. 38 - 21 = 17 years. 1930 - 17 = 1913, the approximate year
he was first
married
Sophie
was first married at age 22. Her current age is 28. 28 - 22 = 6 years.
1930 - 6 = 1924, the approximate year she was first married.
Frank
was married previously, the calculated marriage years for Frank and
Sophie are not the same.
I
searched the Polish Genealogical Society's (PGSA) marriage index and
found a Frank KUDRON who married Hedwig CIOLKOWSKI on 16 Oct 1912 at
Holy Trinity Church in Chicago. Source for the index was the LDS
microfilm 1703800 item 5. (
PGSA
Marriage Index)
I also
searched the PGSA's Death Index and found an entry for Jadwiga KUDRON
who died on 6 Apr 1923. There is mention of a Jozef CIOLEK.
(
PGSA Death Notice Index
1890-1929)*
Frank
immigrated 1909
Based
on ages of children, Walter, Richard and Leonard are from this marriage.
I
found these entries in the
PGSA
Death Notice Index 1930-1971*: Zofia KUDRON died 21 May 1947
(in the Notes column is the name KOWAL - maiden name?); Franciszek
KUDRON died 7 May 1959.
NOTE!!
I do not know yet if these are the
same individuals who were named in the 1930 census.
*These are indexes of death notices that were published in the Polish
newspaper Dziennik Chicagoski
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
The age of this Frank Kudron is 10 years younger
than the one in the 1930 census, but this one says he immigrated in
1915
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
next page
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
Frank was age 19, born about 1891.
Immigrated
1908
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.
Joseph's address in the 1910 census is 1528
Dickson Street in Chicago. The Rhein passenger list showed Franciszek
KUDRON was going to his cousin Jozef PANEK at 568 Dickson St., Chicago,
Illinois
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.
Children of Adalbertus / Woyciech
KUDRON and Marianna MIGALA:
Joannes Franciscus, born 7 Aug 1888, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house
13, died 12 Aug 1888
Josephus Adam, born 6 Dec 1889, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house 13
Franciscus, born 23 May 1891, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house 13
Stanislaus, born 10 Apr 1893, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house 13,
died 29 Dec 1963, buried Pilzno, Podkarpackie, Poland
Catharina, born 19 May 1895, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house 13
Joannes, born 13 Mar 1897, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house 13
Anna, born 11 Jan 1899, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house 13
Laurentius, born 1 Nov 1900, Kozia Wola, Galicia, Poland; house 13
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.
Marriage record of Jozef KUDRON:
Registrum Matrimoniorum, St. John Cantius Church, Diocese of Chicago,
Illinois
1911 7 II (7 Feb 1911)
Jozef Kudron from Koziwoda (Kozia Wola) pow. Pilzno, Galicia
son of Wojciech and Maryanna Migala
baptized in Pilzno, Dyec. Tarnow on 5 Dec 1888
Anna Tatara from Szerzyce pow. Krakow, Galicia
daughter of Andrzej and Regina Grabosz
baptized in Krakow, Dyec. Krakow on 28 Jul 1890
Praesentibus testibus, Franciszek Nowak and Stanislaw Leszczynski
Rev. Stephan Kowalczyk, C.R.
The birth index for St. John Cantius Parish at PGSA.org lists a
daughter born to Joseph KUDRON and Anna TATARA:
St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, IL -
Birth Index,
http://pgsa.org/USParIndex/StJohnK.htm
Kudron, Wladyslawa Eve, father Joseph, mother Anna Tatara, enum 614,
date 5-24-1911, LDS microfilm 1704113 item 1, page 298, volume 7
I found Joseph enumerated in the 1930 U.S. census in Chicago, Illinois.
1930 U.S. Census, Illinois, Cook
County, Chicago (Districts 1001-1250), ED 1103, sheet 27B
1429 Superior St., dwelling 189, family 515
Kudron, Joseph, head, age 40, married, age 20 when first married, born
Poland, parents born Poland, immigrated 1909, cook, sausage factory
Kudron, Anna, wife, age 38, age 18 when first married, born poland,
parents born Poland, immigrated 1907
Kudron, Lottie, daughter, age 18, single, born Illinois, parents born
Poland, operator, tag machine
Kudron, Dorothy, daughter, age 13, single, born Illinois, parents born
Poland
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.
Relationship
Chart
Marianna TWOREK and Anna TWOREK are sisters
Catharina and Adalbertus KUDRON are siblings / they are cousins of
Agnes SZTORC
Josephus, Franciscus and Stanislaus KUDRON are brothers / they are 2nd
cousins of
Stanislaus GALUS
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.
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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.
Sources / Resources
LDS Microfilms
Following are descriptions of the LDS microfilms I've used in
researching my KUDROÑ 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 Pilzno, Galizien, Austria; now Poland. Text in Latin. This parish
included the towns of Pilznionek, Dulczówka / Dulczowka, Słotowa
/ Slotowa, Bielowy,
Kozia
Wola, Lipiny, Rędziny / Redziny,
Zajączkowice
/ Zajaczkowice.
VAULT INTL Film 2006695 Death records
VAULT INTL Film 2006732 Birth records
VAULT INTL Film 2006734 Marriage records
Baptisms,
marriage banns, marriages and deaths, 1869-1915. Microfilm of
original manuscripts at St. Stanislaus Kostka parish, Chicago,
Illinois. Text in Polish and Latin; some English.
Film 1578067 Items 1-4: Marriage banns 1883-1887; Item 5: Marriage
banns and 1887; Marriages Item 6: Marriages 1887-1888
Church
records St. John Cantius Church, Chicago, Illinois
Film 1704113, Church records, Catholic Church, St. John Cantius,
Chicago, Illinois, Baptisms 1909-1914, Items 1-3
Film 1704114, Church records, Catholic Church, St. John Cantius,
Chicago, Illinois, Items 1-3: Baptisms 1914-1915; Items 4-6:
Marriages 1894-1909
Film 1704115, Church records, Catholic Church, St. John Cantius,
Chicago, Illinois, Marriages 1909-1915, Items 1-4
Other
Social
Security Death Index
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
Polish Genealogical Society
of America http://www.pgsa.org