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LACHNIT Family -- The Puzzle
My Great Grandaunt, Katrina/Katherina/Catherine GALUS was a daughter of
John and Maryanna PAPROCKI GALUS, and a sister of Sophia GALUS ROSNO
and Maryanna GALUS PAPROCKI. On November 7, 1877, Catherine married
Franz/Frank LACHNIT. According to the St. Bonaventure Centennial Book,
Franz and Catherine were the first couple to be
married at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus, Platte County,
Nebraska. Witnesses to their marriage were Joseph ROSNO and Amalia
LACHNIT. More about my GALUS family.
In my
efforts to trace Catherine and Franz, I collected quite a bit of data
about the LACHNIT family in Nebraska. Information that I found in some
of the printed resources just didn't seem to fit, when I compared it to
other sources. I think I figured out part
of the puzzle. Two obituaries were key in sorting things out: one
for Josephine LACHNIT, who died
2 Feb 1910; and one for Amalia/Amelia LACHNIT, who died 10 Apr
1910. Another source that I used to determine who belonged to
which LACHNIT family was the Platte
County Marriage Books published by the Platte County Genealogy
Society. In September 2007 I located the ship passenger lists for
both Franz LACHNIT families - both spelled LACHNIK on the manifests.
The information on this page only documents how I came to
the conclusion of who belongs to which LACHNIT family. I will
eventually put
together a separate page to provide additional details of each family.
First is the obituary of Josephine LACHNIT who died 2 February 1910:.
Mrs. Franz Lachnit, after an illness of two weeks, passed away at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at her home southeast of this city. Hers was the the first death in a family consisting of the father, mother and twelve children, the latter's all being grown. Mrs. Lachnit was taken sick with a severe cold, which developed into pneumonia. She had been critically ill for a day or two. Had she lived until next May, Mrs. Lachnit would have been sixty-nine years old.
She was born and passed her early life in Austria. In company with her husband and a family of children, she came to America in 1874, first locating in Butler County, Bellwood. A few 10 years later the family moved to northern Platte county, then years ago Mr. and Mrs. Lachnit moved to Columbus. They have resided on what is popularly known as the old Tannahill place.
Surviving Mrs. Lachnit are her husband, seven sons and five daughters. The children are: Mrs. Louis (Amelia) Schroeder Sr., Henry C. Lachnit, Louis A. Lachnit, Antone and Mary Lachnit of this city; Joseph and Ferdinand Lachnit and Mrs. Joseph Kleve of Humphrey; Mrs. Peter J. Korth of Cornlea; Mrs. Peter Schmitz of Lindsay; Frank Lachnit of Parkston, South Dakota; John Lachnit of Cedar Rapids. One sister-in-law, Mrs. Amelia Lachnit, resides at the Peter Greisen home of this city. The funeral of Mrs. Lachnit will be held at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow.
The obituary for Josephine posted in the Columbus Journal on 2
February 1910, named Franz Lachnit as her surviving husband. (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1910.html)
Next is the obituary for Amelia LACHNIT who died 10 April 1910.
LACHNIT--Mrs. Amelia Lachnit, aged 89 years, died last Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Peter Greisen. Mrs. Lachnit was one of the early settlers of this locality. Born in Austria March 25, 1829, she came to America with her husband in 1874 and settled in Butler county. Later the family removed to Nebraska City, where her husband died, and she then returned to Columbus and has since made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Greisen. Besides her daughter in this city Mrs. Lachnit leaves one son, Frank Lachnit, who resides in Ohio, and a daughter, Mrs. J.W. Smith, who resides near Humphrey. She was a sister of Josephine Lachnit, who died in this city February 2. Funeral services were held Monday at St. Bonaventura's church at 10 a.m., being conducted by Father Marcellinus, and burial was in the parish cemetery.
Next
is a list of the children of Amelia LACHNIT and then Josephine LACHNIT
with some of what I know about them.| Children of Amelia /
Amalia LACHNIT named in her obituary |
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| Frank b. abt 1853/1854, Austria m. 17 Nov 1877 d. 6 Jun 1935, Tampa, Florida |
From mother's obituary: Frank
Lachnit, resides in Ohio Platte County Marriages, book 1B: Lacknit Franz J & Gallus Katharine 17 Nov 1877 St Bonaventure Cath Ch; Franz 23 (abt 1854); residing in Butler Co; born in Aust; Father - Franz Lacknit, Mother - Amalia Beier Katherine 18; Platte Co; Aust; John Gallus, Mary Paproski 1880 U. S. Census, Nebraska, County, Page 25 Columbus Lachnit, Franz age 27 (b abt 1853) Retail grocer b. Austria parents b. Austria Lachnit, Katrina age 19 (b abt 1861) Wife Keeping house b. Austria parents b. Austria Lachnit, Mary age 5/12 b. November Daughter b. NE Galus, Mary age 65 (b abt 1815) 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 More about Frank and Catherine GALUS LACHNIT |
| Mary b. abt 1857, Austria May 1858, Austria m. 5 Mar 1878 d. abt 19 Jun 1934 |
From mother's
obituary: Mrs. Peter Greisen (of Columbus) Platte County Marriages Vol 1 1858-1879 Freeman Greisen, Peter, age 32, [date of marriage] March 5, 1878 Mary Lochnit, age 21, [married by] Ambrose Janssen OSF Parents: Christian Greisen & Maria Fettuchs Franz Lachnit & ________ 1880 Nebraska Platte County census Bismark Precinct, ED 91, Dwelling 139, family139 (page 16) Grisen, Peter, w, m, ?2 (32 maybe, ink is smeared), Farmer, Prussia, parents same Grisen, Mary, w, f, 22, wife, Keeping house, Austria, parents same 1900 Federal Census enumeration for Columbus City, Ward 1, Platte County, NE. Greisen, Peter, age 62, b. Oct 1837, Germany, Head; Keeper of Bees; Married 22 years, c1878; Parents born Germany; Immig. 1865; In the US 35 yrs. Naturalized citizen; Unemployed 2 months; Owns a house, free of mortgage on Seventh St. Greisen, Mary, age 42, b. May 1858, Austria, Wife; Married 22 years, c1878; Parents born Austria; Immig. 1874; In the US 26 yrs; Cannot speak English. Lachnit, Mollie, age 72, b. May 1828, Austria, Mot-in-Law; Widowed. She had 8 children, 3 living; Parents born Austria; Immig. 1874; In the US 26 yrs; Cannot speak English. Columbus Nebraska Historical Obituaries http://www.onelibraryne.org/obituaries/ColumbusSearchPage.asp Greisen, Peter (Mrs) nee Lachnit, Marie, obituary date 19 Jun 1934, Columbus Telegram |
| Anna b. abt 1864, Germany Mar 1865, Germany m. 20 Apr 1887 d. 13 Apr 1950 |
From mother's
obituary: Mrs. J. W. Smith, resides near Humphrey Platte County Marriages, Book 3 (soft cover), page 33 Smith, Joseph W. & Lachnit Annie 20 Apr 1887 at St. Francis Church, Humphrey, Nebraska Joseph, age 36, residing in Platte County, born in Holland, Father - William H. Smith, Mother - Katharina Faber Annie, age 23, residing in Platte County, born Germany, Father - Frank Lachnit, Mother - Amalia Byer 1900 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Platte County, Grandville Township, ED 164, sheet 10 Dwelling 176, family 179 Smith, Joseph W., head, born Aug 1850, age 49, married 15 years, born Holland, parents born Holland, immigrated 1870, farmer Smith, Anna, wife, born Mar 1865, age 35 married 15 years, mother of 5 children, 5 children living, born Germany, parents born Germany, immigrated 1873 Smith, William, son, born Mar 1888, age 12, single, born Nebraska, father born Holland, mother born Germany Smith, Joseph, son, born ??? 1893, age 6, single, born Nebraska, father born Holland, mother born Germany Smith, Mary, daughter, born Dec 1895, age 4, single, born Nebraska, father born Holland, mother born Germany Smith, Antone, son, born Jun 1897, age 2, single, born Nebraska, father born Holland, mother born Germany Smith, Clara, daughter, born Aug (year blank), age ?/12, single, born Nebraska, father born Holland, mother born Germany More records: censuses, draft registrations |
| Note
the
names of the parents on Frank's and Anna's marriage records.
(It's
a pity that Mary's marriage record does not give her mother's name.) Frank -- Father, Franz Lacknit,
Mother, Amalia Beier
Anna -- Father, Frank Lachnit,
Mother, Amalia Byer
In
the census records above Frank's in-laws are enumerated with him;
Mollie (Amalia) is enumerated with her daughter Mary Greisen.
Mollie states that she has 3 children living out of 8 that she gave
birth to.At this time I have not located Franz and Amelia together
in any census. I have not located Amelia in the 1880
census. They supposedly immigrated in 1874. According to
Amelia's obituary, her husband died while they were living in Nebraska
City, but I have no date of death for him as yet. Their son Frank
married in 1877 in Columbus, and I found him in the 1880 census in
Columbus. Daughter Mary married in 1878 in Platte County; she and
her husband Peter Greisen are in Bismark Precinct of Platte County in
1880. Daughter Anna didn't marry until 1887. I should at
least be able to find Amelia and Anna in the 1880 census,
somewhere. I did find a Frank LACHNIT, age 50, enumerated in the 1885 Nebraska State census in Nebraska City, Otoe County. But enumerated with him was his wife Marie, age 50 (born about 1835); daughter Anna, age 20 (born about 1864); and a daughter Mary, age 15 (born about 1870). This doesn't match.... These LACHNITs have been an "interesting" group of folk to track down. |
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| Franz and Josephine 1880 census Franz, b. abt 1836 Josephine, b. abt 1844 |
1880 Nebraska census, Platte County,
Granville Pct., page 11, Dwelling 97, Family 104 Laknaet, Franz, white, male, age 44, married, farmer, born Austria, parents born Austria Laknaet, Josephine, white, female, age 36, wife, keeping house, born Austria, parents born Austria Laknaet, Mary, white, female, age 16, daughter, single, at home, born Austria, parents born Austria Laknaet, Francis, white, male, age 14, son, single, born Austria, parents born Austria Laknaet, Ferdinand, white, male, age 12, son, single, born Austria, parents born Austria Laknaet, Louis, white, male, age 8, son, single, born Austria, parents born Austria Laknaet, Teresa, white, female, age 6, daughter, single, born Austria, parents born Austria Laknaet, Camelia, white, female, age 4, daughter, single, born Nebraska, parents born Austria Laknaet, Henry, white, male, age 2, son, single, born Nebraska, parents born Austria Dwelling 97, family 105 (same dwelling as above) Schroeder, Louis, white, male, age 24, married, farmer, born Wurtenberg, parents born Wurtenberg Schroeder, Amelia, white, female, age 20, wife, keeping house, born Austria, parents born Austria Schroeder, looks like Lucy, white, female age 6/12, born December, ???, single, born Nebraska (from other sources name is Louisa) |
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| Children of
Josephine LACHNIT named in her obituary |
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| Amalia / Amelia b abt 1861, Austria |
From mother's obituary: Mrs. Louis (Amelia)
Schroeder Sr., of Columbus Platte County Marriages Bk 1b pg 404 - Married: 22 Feb 1879 at Columbus SCHROEDER, Louis, 21, born c1858 in Ger, of Platte Co; parents: Charles Schroeder, __ LACKNIT, Amalia, 18, born c1861 in Aust, of Platte Co; parents: Franz Lacknit, Amalia Beier |
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| Joseph b abt 1862, Austria |
From mother's obituary: Joseph (Lachnit), of
Humphrey Platte County Marriages, Book 4 (soft cover) Joseph Lachnit and Mary Hollatz 3 November 1891, Humphrey, Nebraska Joseph, age 29, residing in Platte County, born in Austria, Father - Frank Lachnit, Mother - Amelia Brauner Mary, age 23, residing in Platte County, born Germany, Father - John Hollatz, Mother - Antonia Palochoosky |
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| Mary b |
From mother's obituary: Mary Lachnit, of Columbus Did not marry |
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| Frank b abt 1866, Germany |
From mother's obituary: Frank Lachnit, of
Parkston, South Dakota Platte County Mariages, book 4, 1889-1893, page 5, #24 Frank Lachnit and Clara Unger 14 May 1889, St. Mary's Frank, age 23, residing in Platte County, born Germany, Father: Frank Lachnit, Mother: Josephine Byer Clara, age 18, residing in Platte County, born Iowa, Father: Fred Unger, Mother: Annie M. Meyer |
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| Ferdinand b abt 1874, Austria |
From mother's obituary: Ferdinand Lachnit, of
Humphrey Platte County Marriages, Book 7, page 36 Ferdinand Lachnit and Anna E. Lang Married: 30 August 1904 at Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska Ferdinand, age 30 (abt 1874), residing at Humphrey, born Austria, Father - F Lachnit, Mother J. Baier Anna, age 22 (abt 1882), residing at Humphrey, born Nebraska, Father - John Lang, Mother - Mary Kohler |
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| John B. b abt 1870, Austria |
From mother's obituary: John Lachnit, of Cedar
Rapids (Nebraska) Platte County Marriages, Book 6, page 25 John B. Lachnit and Lena Bellinghaven 19 Jul 1899; St. Mary's Church John B., age 29 (b abt 1870), residing in Platte County; born in Austria; Father: Frank Lachnit, Mother: Josephine Byer Lena, age 18, residing in Platte County, born in Germany; Father: Wm Bellinghaven, Mother: Kate Hornechithe |
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| Louis b abt 1871, Austria |
From mother's obituary: Louis A. Lachnit, of
Columbus Platte County Marriages, book 5 1893-1898, page 47, #410 Louis A. Lachnit and Katie Arlt 7 July 1896, Humphrey Louis, age 25, residing in Platte County, born Austria, Father: Frank Lachnit, Mother: Josephine Branner Katie, age 19, residing in Platte County, born Wisconsin, Father: Conrad Arlt, Mother: Fredricka Reiter |
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| Tracie (Theresa) b abt 1873, Austria |
From mother's obituary: Mrs. Joseph Kleve, of
Humphrey Platte County Marriages, Book 4, page 21 Joseph Kleve and Tracie Lachnit 29 Apr 1890 St. Mary's Joseph, age 24, residing in Platte County, born in Wisconsin, Father: William Kleve, Mother: Janniphie Withmer Tracey, age 17, residing in Platte County, born in Aust, Father: Frank Lachnit, Mother: Josephine Byer |
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| Camelia b |
From mother's obituary: Mrs. Peter Schmitz, of
Lindsay Did not find her marriage record |
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| Henry C. b abt 1879, Nebraska |
From mother's obituary: Henry C. Lachnit, of
Columbus Platte County Marriages, book 8, page 23, #221 Henry C. Lachnit and Mame Griffin 21 Aug 1907, Lindsay Henry, age 28, residing in Lindsay, born Nebraska, Father: Frank Lachnit, Mother: Josephine Bier Mame, age 24, residing in Lindsay, born Nebraska, Father: Morris Griffin, Mother: Margaret Holloran |
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| Anna C. b abt 1882, Nebraska |
From mother's obituary: Mrs. Peter J. Korth, of
Cornlea Platte County Marriages, Book 7, page 3 Peter Joseph Korth and Anna C. Lachnit Married: 29 April 1902, Columbus Peter, age 27 (abt 1875), residing at Cornlea, born Wisconsin, Father: Jacob A. Korth, Mother: Kath. Fritchen Anna, age 20 (abt 1882), residing at Columbus, born Nebraska, Father: Frann Luchnit, Mother: Josephine Baier |
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| Antone b |
From mother's obituary: Antone (Lachnit), of
Columbus Did not marry |
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Look at
the parents for each of the married LACHNITs:
While I have not seen the original marriage records for these individuals, only the extracts published by the Platte County Genealogy Society, I am inclined to think that Franz's first wife was Amelia / Amalia. I am not sure about her maiden name. The marriage records of Frank thru Anna, with the exception of Louis, names the mother as Josephine and some form of BEIER as her maiden name. |
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Here is something else to think about. It appears that Josephine's maiden name was probably BEIER (or some variation). The marriage records for two of the children of Amelia LACHNIT give their mother's maiden name as BEIER or BYER. Amelia's obituary says, "She was a sister of Josephine Lachnit, who died in this city February 2." However, the obituary of Josephine says, "One sister-in-law, Mrs. Amelia Lachnit, resides at the Peter Greisen home of this city. (Columbus)" Were they sisters or sisters-in-law? If they were sisters-in-law were their husbands brothers? Both of their husbands were named Franz. The 1930 U.S. census for Nebraska has cousins Mary Greisen, a widow, and Mary Lachnit, single, enumerated in the same household.
1930 U.S. Census,
Nebraska, Platte County, Columbus 4th Ward, ED 21, sheet 3A14th street, house # 1823, dwelling 49, family 61
Greisen, Mary, head, age 71, widow, age 20 when first married, born Austria, parents born Austria, immigrated 1874, naturalized, occupation: none
Lachnit, Mary, cousin, age 64, single, born Austria, parents born Austria, immigrated 1874, naturalized, occupation: none
| Ship Passenger Lists Ancestry.com shows the port of arrival was Baltimore, but the 1st page of each manifest showed New York as the port of entry. |
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| Franz and Amelia arrived at the Port
of New York
on 29 June 1874 on the ship Baltimore. Franz gave his occupation
as farmer. Under the column heading "The country to which they
severally belong" was Germany. Under the column heading "The
country to which they intend to become inhabitants" was Chicago. |
Franz and Josefine arrived at the
Port of New
York on 9 Nov 1874 on the ship OhioFranz gave his occupation as countrymanUnder the column heading "Country of birth" was MoraviaUnder the column heading "Last legal residence" was MoraviaUnder the column heading "Country claiming allegiance" was
Nebraska |
| Franz LACHNIK, age 40 (b. abt
1834) Amelia LACHNIK, age 41 (b. abt 1833) Franz LACHNIK, age 18 (b. abt 1856) Maria LACHNIK, age 16 (b. abt 1858) Josef LACHNIK, age 13 (b. abt 1861) Anna LACHNIK, age 9 (b. abt 1865) Amalia LACHNIK, age 3 (b. abt 1871) |
Franz LACHNIK, age 40 (b. abt
1834) Josefine LACHNIK, age 33 (b. abt 1841) Amalie LACHNIK, age 13 (b. abt 1861) Josef LACHNIK, age 9 3/4 (b. abt 1865) Marie LACHNIK, age 8 3/4 (b. abt 1866) Franz LACHNIK, age 7 1/2 (b. abt 1867) Ferdinand LACHNIK, age 6 (b. abt 1868) Johann LACHNIK, age 4 (b. abt 1870) Alois LACHNIK, age 3 (b. abt 1871) Theresia LACHNIK, age 11/12 (b. abt 1874) |
One of the sources I originally used for the LACHNIT family was a LACHNIT family history in the St. Francis of Assisi Centennial Book. I am posting excerpts of that biography here and highlighting what I know to be errors based on what I have documented above. I have not confirmed all information in this family history, so please verify any dates before you use them as "gospel".
St. Francis Assisi,
Humphrey, Nebraska Centennial Book, Pages 167-169LACHNIT
Franz Lachnit...was of German descent. ...born in Austria in September of 1835. He married Amelia Brauner around 1853 in his native land. [Had] 3 children before Amelia died...in April of 1862 in Austria.
- Frank, born in 1854; married Katrina L. Galus November 17, 1877.
She was born in 1859, the daughter of John Galus and Mary
Paprocki. This
Frank was a son of a Franz and Amelia LACHNIT, but
not this couple. See my supporting documentation starting at the
top
of this page. According to Frank's death certificate from the
State of Florida, his birth date was 15 Aug 1856.
- Amelia, born in 1860; married Louis Schroeder, lived in Columbus.
- Joseph, born February 17, 1862. [A]t age 12 came with his
family to Columbus, Nebraska; in 1874. ...married Mary Hollatz on
November 3, 1891, at St. Francis. Joseph died...June 20, 1912.
Mary died on January 16, 1935. [Both are buried at St. Francis
Cemetery.] Parents of 8 children:
- Oscar Alfred, born October 27, 1892; died August 24, 1904; buried at St. Francis.
- Leo Arnold, born November 23, 1893; married Eileen Carrig November 27, 1917, at Platte Center; moved to Columbus; died October 23, 1956.
- Arnold Aloysius, born May 26, 1895; ...married Mary McGuane July 16, 1929, at Platte Center. Mary died June 21, 1973, and Arnold died February 3, 1977; both are buried at St. Francis.
- Joseph Ferdinand, born November l2, 1896; died November 19, 1896; buried at St. Francis.
- Hilda Eulalia, born February 12, 1898; married Joseph Jiranek in 1926, who died February 21, 1947, and was buried at Columbus; married Steve Douglas November 19, 1949, who died September 14, 1969, and is buried at Columbus.
- Amanda Anna, born December 3, 1899; married Ernest Holcomb; moved to Denver; died March 10, 1969; buried at Denver.
- Evelene Martha, born January 25, 1903; died December 26, 1903; buried at St. Francis.
- Cyril John, born November 8, 1909; married Sedona A. Wittler, June 29, 1932, at Cornlea....
We do not have an accurate list of the children of Franz Lachnit and his second wife, Josephine Meir, but a 1880 census listed the central core of their family, but did not include those who had already married or who were not yet born:
- Anna, born in l864; married Joseph W. Smith (widower) April 20,
1887, at St. Francis. He was born in 1850, the son of William Amith
(sic) and Catherine Faber. They seem to have lived out their lives
here, and Joseph died in 1902, while Anna lived on until April 13,
1950. Both are buried at St. Francis. This
Anna was a daughter of Franz and Amelia
LACHNIT, sister of the Franz LACHNIT, who married my great grandaunt
Catharine GALUS. See my supporting documentation starting at the
top of this page. Franz and Josephine had a daughter Anna, but
she was born about 1882 in Nebraska and married Peter J. KORTH (see #12
below).
Enumerated in the 1880 U.S. Nebraska census with Franz and Josephine is
a daughter Mary, age 16. She would have been born around
1864. Mary did not marry.
- Frank, born in 1866; married Clara Unger May 14, 1889, at St. Mary’s. ...lived in the St. Mary’s Parish for several years and then moved away. Frank and Clara moved to Hutchinson County, Cross Plains Township in South Dakota. They are enumerated there in the 1910 census.
- Ferdinand Aloysius, born January 30, 1868; married Anna Elizabeth Lang August 30, 1904, at St. Francis. ...Ferdinand died on October 17, 1920, and was buried at St. Francis.
- Louis Aloysius, born in 1871; married Catherine Arlt July 7, 1896, at St. Francis.
- Theresa, who was born in 1874; married Joseph Kleve April 29, 1890, at St. Mary’s.
- Camilia, born December 28, 1875, at Bellwood, Nebraska; married Peter Schmitz in 1899. ...moved to Cedar Rapids, Nebraska, where she died on November 13, 1954, and was buried there.
- Henry, born April 7, 1878.... ...married Mary Griffin on August 21, 1907. Parents of 4 children:
- Roman, born June 24, 1908; married Curtis Hansen February 3, 1932; after his death ... married Roy Laughman in the 1940s...
- Morris, born July 26, 1910; married Mary Carroll...
- Margaret, born July 26, 1910; married Paul King.
- Mary Henrietta, born June 22, 1917; married Urban Liewer December 30, 1946, at St. Francis; died March 24, 1985; buried at Long Beach, California.
- Bernard Joseph, who married Helen Bellinghausen July 19, 1899, at St. Mary’s. She was the daughter of William Belliaghausen and Catherine Hornscheid; moved away.
- John B., born May 22, 1869; married Lena Bellinghausen. ...daughter of William Bellinghausen and Catherine Horn. ...John died May 23, 1949, and Lena died on August 31, 1979; they are buried at Cedar Rapids. #8 and #9 are listed as separate children of Franz and Josephine LACHNIT. I believe they are one and the same. Look at the details in these entries. Helen Bellinghausen & Lena Bellinghausen. Daughter of William Bellinghausen and Catherine Hornscheid; daughter of William Bellinghausen and Catherine Horn. Please see my supporting documentation starting at the top of this page. There was no Bernard listed as a survivor in Josephine's obituary.
- Mary, who moved to Columbus. Mary
should be #1 for this couple. Depending on the sources used, she
was born about 1864 / 1866. She never married.
- William Anton, born May 15, 1885, and baptized at St. Mary’s.
- Anna Clara, who married Peter J. Korth April 29, 1902; moved to
Columbus. William
Anton and Anna Clara should be swapped around. Anna was born
about 1882 in Nebraska.
The 1880 census was cited as the "core" list for this
family. I have already included the 1880 census on this page, but
will list part of it again here. It listed:1880 Nebraska census, Platte County, Granville Pct., page 11, Dwelling 97, Family 104
Laknaet, Franz, age 44, married, farmer, born Austria
Laknaet, Josephine, age 36, wife, keeping house, born Austria
Laknaet, Mary, age 16, daughter, single, at home, born Austria
Laknaet, Francis, age 14, son, single, born Austria,
Laknaet, Ferdinand, age 12, son, single, born Austria
Laknaet, Louis, age 8, son, single, born Austria
Laknaet, Teresa, age 6, daughter, single, born Austria
Laknaet, Camelia, age 4, daughter, single, born Nebraska
Laknaet, Henry, age 2, son, single, born Nebraska
Dwelling 97, family 105 (same dwelling as above, Amelia Schroeder is a daughter of Franz)
Schroeder, Louis, age 24, married, farmer, born Wurtenberg
Schroeder, Amelia, age 20, wife, keeping house, born Austria,
Schroeder, looks like Lucy, age 6/12, born December, ???, single, born Nebraska (from other sources name is Louisa)
The 1885 Nebraska state census also enumerated:Lachnit, John age 15, born Baden (he wasn't included on the 1880 census. He would have been 10 years old.)
Lachnit, Anna, age 3, born Nebraska
Lachnit, Wm, age 3/12, born Nebraska
Missing from both of these is Joseph. He would have
been about 18 years old in 1880.
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