Franciszek (Kędzior) Konger (1863 - 1950)

Born 25 Sep 1863 in Czeschewo, (Wongrowitz), Posen, Pruẞen

Ancestors

Husband of Francis (Szymszewski) Konger — married 28 Nov 1889 in Bronson, Branch, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Apr 1950 at age 86 in Noble, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Franciszek Kędziora was born on 25 Sep 1863 in Czeszewo, a village in what is today Wielkopolski, Poland. He was the second child of Wojciech Kędziora and Antonina Bilawki.^[1]

Franciszek immigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings, likely in the late 1860s, and they settled in northern Indiana. Once in the United States, Franciszek adopted the Americanized "Frank Konger" as his name.

The first time that Frank is found in the United States is in 1880, when he was enumerated with his family in Green township, Noble County, Indiana, when he was 16 years old.^[2]

On 28 November 1889, Frank married Francis Szymszewski at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Bronson, Michigan.^[3][4]

Together, Frank and Francis had 8 children:

1. Helen Angela Konger
2. John Konger
3. Rosalia Konger
4. Mary Konger
5. Joseph Frank Konger
6. Thomas George Konger
7. Andrew Anthony Konger
8. Clarence Bernard Konger

Frank was a farmer in Green township, Noble County, Indiana, and he and Barbara lived there and raised their family.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Frank passed away on 23 April 1950 in Fort Wayne, Indiana at St. Joseph Hospital.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Kościół rzymsko-katolicki. Parafja Czeszewo (Wągrowiec), "Księgi metrykalne, 1751-1961: Akta urodzeń 1863-1884," database of images- no index, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org: accessed 13 October 2018), Franciscus Kędziora 1863 Baptism; Number 59; Digital Image 147/892; citing Salt Lake City, Utah : Mikrofilmowało The Genealogical Society of Utah, 1996, 2002; Film Number 2035487; DGS 8021112.
2. ↑ 1880 US Census, population schedule, Green Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 76, 519C, Line 26, 6319254, Frank Konjon; digital image, FamilySearch.org (FamilySearch.org : accessed 30 March 2018); The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
3. ↑ "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database indexed with images, FamilySearch.org (www.familysearch.org: accessed 2 April 2018), Frank Conger and Frankie Shimekeshi, 28 Nov 1889, Bronson, Branch, Michigan, United States; citing reference ID 38, various archives, Michigan; FHL microfilm 930,798; citing various archivies in Michigan.
4. ↑ St. Mary's Catholic Church (Bronson, Branch, Michigan, United States), Book 2 (Typed Index of Registrar), 39, Francis Konger & Frances Szymczewski; St. Mary's Rectory Office, Bronson, Branch, Michigan, United States.
5. ↑ 1900 US Census, population schedule, Green Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 85, 5A, Line 47, Frank Kongar; digital images, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 30 March 2018); The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
6. ↑ 1910 US Census, population schedule, Green Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 110, 2A, Line 13, 23, Frank Kaufer; digital image, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 31 March 2018); The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
7. ↑ 1920 US Census, population schedule, Green Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 135, 3A, Line 30, 52, Frank Kangas; digital image, FamilySearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 April 2018); The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
8. ↑ 1930 US Census, population schedule, Green Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 11, 9A, Line 5, 196, Frank Konger; digital image, Familysearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 April 2018); The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
9. ↑ 1940 U.S. Census, population schedule, Green Township, Noble County, Indiana, enumeration district (ED) 57-11, 8A, Line 13, 150, Frank Konger; digital images, FamilySearch.org (www.familysearch.org : accessed 1 April 2018); Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, "Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011," database with images, Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 October 2016), Frank Konger 1950 Indiana Death Certificate; citing Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.
11. ↑ Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (Ege, Noble, Indiana, United States), "Immaculate Conception Ege, Indiaan 1909-1959," Deaths Page 40, Frank Konger, 23 Apr 1950 Death; Immaculate Conception, Ege, Indiana 1876-1909, Parish Office of St. John Bosco Catholic Church, Churubusco, Whitley, Indiana, United States.