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Descendants of Michael Kurkowski / Kuskie
Generation No. 1
1. MICHAEL KURKOWSKI /1 KUSKIE was born 1816 in ,,,Prussia, and died Bef. 1916 in Nebraska. He married AUGUSTA LOUISE HEIRR. She was born 1817 in ,,,Prussia, and died Bef. 1917 in Nebraska.Notes for M ICHAEL KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE:Michael Kurkowski was born in Prussia (which at that time was a portion of Germany, the city of Coburgh of this time is located in the east central part of Germany and Prussia). The last know whereabouts of Michael and his wife Augusta is Cass County, Nebraska during the 1880 census. At that time they are shown to be a farmer and housewife, ages 64 and 63 respectively. This family came to America from Germany ca. 1868 with 4 youngest children. They all settled in Nebraska. Their oldest John brought his family over in 1892, and stayed for a time with his sister Anna Kuskie and Leopald Draves and family in Grant, Nebraska. Reading Pa City Directory 1872 Koschi, Michael --shoemaker-- 226 N 12th 1873 Kuske, Michael --shoemaker-- 226 N 12th 1874 Koske, Michael -- shoemaker--226 N 12th 1874 Leopold Drews - labor- 226 N 12th (Leopald and Anna had married in Feb.)
Children of M ICHAEL KUSKIE and AUGUSTA HEIRR are:OHN2 KURKOWSKI, b. June 24, 1852, Grondenz, Germany; d. January 20, 1901, Nebraska; m. LOUISE BARONOWSKI; b. May 03, 1855, Germany; d. January 08, 1943. Notes for J OHN KURKOWSKI:John Kurkowski and Louise came to America in 1892. They stayed for a time with his sister Anna Draves and her family in Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska. ii. A UGUST KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE, b. May 11, 1854, Germany; d. October 20, 1942, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska; m. LUELLA CARTER, December 10, 1878, Plattsmouth, Nebraska; b. April 03, 1859, Decator, Iowa; d. November 27, 1947, Valentine, Cherry County, Nebraska.Notes for A UGUST KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE:Settled on a farm near Valentine, Nebraska.
iii. W ILLIAM C KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE, b. October 27, 1856, Germany; d. Unknown, Nebraska; m. LIZZIE M KUSKIE?, Abt. 1881; b. December 23, 1864.Notes for W ILLIAM C KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE:Lived in eastern Nebraska. iv. A NNA MARIE KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE, b. October 24, 1858, Coburgh, Germany (to USA 9 years old); d. January 23, 1939, daugthers home near Dows, Wright County, Iowa; m. LEOPOLD FRIEDRICH JOHANN DREWS/ DRAVES, February 14, 1874, Reading, Berks or Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; b. January 10, 1848, Coburgh, Germany; d. January 12, 1904, Dows, Wright County, Iowa.Notes for A NNA MARIE KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE:Moved into Dows October 1921. She passed away at home of her daughter Mrs. Adolph Iverson at 2 AM Monday, January 23, 1939 -- 80 years, 2 months and 29 days. More About A NNA MARIE KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE:burial: January 25, 1939, St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Latimer, Franklin County, Iowa Cause of Death: Heart Disease Christened: March 24, 1872, St John's Lutheran Church, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania Notes for L EOPOLD FRIEDRICH JOHANN DREWS/ DRAVES:Reading Pa City Directory 1872 Koschi, Michael --shoemaker-- 226 N 12th 1873 Kuske, Michael --shoemaker-- 226 N 12th 1874 Koske, Michael -- shoemaker--226 N 12th 1874 Leopold Drews - labor 226 N 12 (note Leopold an Anna had married in Feb.) Two brothers came to America together about 1867 (mid 1860)'s. They settled in Reading, Pennsylvania area. A sister Mrs. Bernard H Schmidt came over a bit later and raised her family in Reading, Pa. In May 1876 they left Reading, Pennsylvania by covered wagon. George was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. Wilhelm was born in the covered wagon near Oshkosh, Wisconsin. They had stopped for the winter somewhere in Wisconsin. They were in Cass County, Nebraska for the 1880 census. They moved to western Nebraska then to central Iowa. Leopald Drews became A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES on April 20, 1891 in Ogalalla, Keith County, Nebraska. Leopold and Anna lived 15 years in Ogalalla, Nebraska before moving in 1901 to Iowa finally settling near Dows, Iowa. More About L EOPOLD FRIEDRICH JOHANN DREWS/ DRAVES:burial: January 14, 1904, St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Latimer, Franklin County, Iowa Cause of Death: Stomach Cancer v. C HARLES WILLIAM KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE, b. January 08, 1861, Germany; d. April 01, 1910, Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska; m. LOUISE BARBARA HOFFMAN, February 14, 1882; b. May 19, 1865, Canada; d. October 26, 1927, Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska.Notes for CHARLES WILLIAM KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE: The Keith County, Nebraska records show they Homesteaded 5 miles south of Ogallala, Nebraska. It appears they were victims of the drought for several years and returned to Iowa via Cass County, Nebraska. The trip was by covered wagon in 1895. They then returned to Perkins County, Nebraska in December 1909, where they lived the rest of their lives. More About C HARLES WILLIAM KURKOWSKI / KUSKIE:burial: April 1910, Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Perkins County, Nebraska More About L OUISE BARBARA HOFFMAN:burial: October 1927, Fairview Cemetery, Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska Contact Ralph Draves if have interest or help.
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