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! DEATH Oregon, Washington County, Beaverton. 18 Dec 1951, age 49, due t o acute coronary occlusion. SSN#520-01-8964, auto mechanic by occupation . Born DuQuoin, Illinois on 12 Jan 1902. Fa: Henry Semon Mo: Minnie Daffe nberg. Crescent Grove Cemetery, Beaverton, OR.
! MARRIAGE Montana, Big Horn County. 17 Sep 1923 to Jessie Munson, divorc ed, daughter of Tomas ROOK and Anna Wyper.
! MARRIAGE Montana, Big Horn County, 16 Apr 1926 to Anna Wolny daughter o f Joe Wolny and Julia SERENZZ. Witnesses were Joe Wolny and Henry Seman.
! CENSUS 1910 Illinois, Perry County, DuQuoin Pct., SD#16, ED 72, Shee t 9A, line 50. Age 8, listed with parents, Henry and Minnie Seamon.

Burial at Crescent Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum
9925 SW Greenburg Rd., Tigard, OR 97223
503-639-5347
(Located by Washington Square Shopping Center)
Block 605. Lot #1
Leonard Semon
J. Emerson Cook
Block 604. Lot #2
Ann Semon

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Baptism - Date: 3 Mar 1914

Leonard married Anne Irene Wolney 16 Apr 1926, Hardin, Big Horn, Montana, United States. Anne (daughter of Joseph Frank Wolny and Julia Szerencsa) was born 1 Aug 1910, Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada; died 16 Nov 1958, Beaverton, Washington, Oregon, United States; was buried 20 Nov 1958, Tigard, Washington, Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 5

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IGI 1993 Edition lists Ann Wolny endowed 7 Jul 1978 and Ann Irene Wolney
endowed on 19 Aug 1981 in Salt Lake. Same birthday and parents.

Doc#378 Border crossing from Canada

Burial at Crescent Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum
9925 SW Greenburg Rd., Tigard, OR 97223
503-639-5347
(Located by Washington Square Shopping Center)
Block 605. Lot #1
Leonard Semon
J. Emerson Cook
Block 604. Lot #2
Ann Semon

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• Reference Number: 8

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! BIRTH Zweibrucken, Bavaria, Germany 4 Dec 1876 to Heinrich Simon and Ka tharina Jung.
! EMMIGRATION: "Germans to America" From Amsterdam to New York arrived 1 5 Sep 1882. Heinrich Simon, age 32, Catharine, age 33, Heinrich, age 5, A ugust, age 4, Katharine, age 2, Elisabeth, age .04.
! OBITUARY: the DuQuoin Evening Call on 1 Dec 1911. died from cancer of t he stomach, leaving his wife, August, Henry, Willis, Nicholas, and thre e daughters. Member fo the German Evangelical Church, buried at the Od d Fellows Cemetery.

Doc# 487. Letter of naturalization for Henry Semon, Perry Co., Illinois.

WWI Registration at ancestry.com

Henry married Minnie Julia Dieffenbacher 11 Apr 1900, Perry, Illinois, United States. Minnie (daughter of Austin Kirkpatrick and Julie Ann Dieffenbacher) was born 4 Mar 1885, Coulterville, Randolph, Illinois; died 28 Mar 1974, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States; was buried 2 Apr 1974, Scattered At Sea. [Group Sheet]

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Family bible says year of birth as 1885, which would make more sense beca use family story says Julia died after giving birth to Minnie.
SSN #559-21-9067
Resident of Christopher, IL at time of marriage to Emerson Cook, 1913.

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Minnie lists father as Austin Kirkpatrick on marr. license

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• Naturalization: 1915, Hot Springs, Wyoming, United States

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www.genealogybank.com Wolny, Joseph of Carneyville, Wyo., patent for bee t machine, Index of patents issued from the US Patent Office, 1920, pag e 576, #1,339,874, May 11: vol 274, p. 305.
www.genealogybank.com Annual report of the Commissioner of Patents for th e year ending 1925., page 752. Wolny, Joseph of Carneyville, Wyo., paten t for beet topper, 1,556,191, Aug. 18 and Wolny, Joseph of Sheridan, Wyom ing, beet digger, 1,550, 602, Oct. 6.ALSO, 1916 patents for sliding/swing ing car door and car door operator.

! DEATH: Wyoming State Death certificate
! BIRTH: Poland Birth Certificate
! MARRIAGE: certificate of marriage from BC Canada. St. Mary's Church a t Ladysmith, BC, Canada. Witnesses were Victor Micek and Mary Mayorsky. T he parish also lists, Mary Micek and Wm Micek.
! OBIT: Died 24 May 1974. Member of United Mine Workers, Mail Carrier i n Ranchester. Champion Funeral Home, Buried Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. , services at Holy Name Church.
! FUNERAL: Champion Funeral Home notes. Residence of 316 E. 3rd St., Sher idan, WY. SSN#520-03-6503. Father, John Wolney Mother, Elizabeth Poll. Ca tholic. Resided 56 years in Wyoming.
! CENSUS: 1920 Wyoming, Sheridan, Kooi., SD#1, ED#120 with wife and fiv e children.
! CITIZENSHIP: Declaraion of Intention and Petition for Naturalization. D istrict Court of Sheridan County, Wyoming.

Postal code for Istebna, Katowice, Poland is 43-470, as suggested by FH L in SLC, they have not filmed the records of Istebna.

Doc#107. "History of Sheridan County, Wyoming" p. 953
Doc# 114: 1920 Census Index of Andrzej Wolny of Detroit, Michigan ??? I d on't think any connection, born in Posen
Doc# 118. Letter to Champion FH requesting information on funeral.
Doc# 117. Letter from Veile Mortuary in Worland, Wyoming referring to Cha mpion FH in Sheridan, WY.
Doc# 140 & 141 & 150.Email from Kit Wolney about visit to Poland to see W olny relatives.
Doc# 142 Letter from St. Mary's parish in Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Doc#145 "Rocznik Diecezji Katowickief 1970" Catholic churches in Istebna
Doc# 147 Ellis Island database "Wolny" from Istebna
Doc# 151 Letter from Aunt Norma Constable on the Legocki family from Sher idan, Wyoming
Doc#546 Notes about Wolney family...general notes

Research: "Black Diamonds of Sheridan", book about Sherian county history .

! DEATH: Wyoming State Death certificate
! BIRTH: Poland Birth Certificate
! MARRIAGE: certificate of marriage from BC Canada. St. Mary's Church a t Ladysmith, BC, Canada. Witnesses were Victor Micek and Mary Mayorsky. T he parish also lists, Mary Micek and Wm Micek.
! OBIT: Died 24 May 1974. Member of United Mine Workers, Mail Carrier i n Ranchester. Champion Funeral Home, Buried Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. , services at Holy Name Church.
! FUNERAL: Champion Funeral Home notes. Residence of 316 E. 3rd St., Sher idan, WY. SSN#520-03-6503. Father, John Wolney Mother, Elizabeth Poll. Ca tholic. Resided 56 years in Wyoming.
! CENSUS: 1920 Wyoming, Sheridan, Kooi., SD#1, ED#120 with wife and fiv e children.
! CITIZENSHIP: Declaraion of Intention and Petition for Naturalization. D istrict Court of Sheridan County, Wyoming.
Postal code for Istebna, Katowice, Poland is 43-470, as suggested by FH L in SLC, they have not filmed the records of Istebna.

Birth: Feb. 24, 1887, Poland
Death: May 24, 1974
Worland, Washakie County, Wyoming, USA

Born in Istebna, Poland according to cemetery records. Joseph Wolney, Sr. owned the plot.

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Spouse: Julia Wolney (1888 - 1962)*

Burial: Sheridan Municipal Cemetery
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA
Plot: Block 73 Lot 9
Find A Grave Memorial# 64428853

Joseph married Julia Szerencsa 13 Feb 1909, Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. Julia (daughter of Mihaly Szerencsa and Ilona Kolibaj) was born 9 Mar 1885, Josza, Hungary; was christened 10 Mar 1885; died 3 Mar 1962, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, United States. [Group Sheet]

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!MARRIAGE certificate of marriage from BC Canada
!BIRTH: FHL film #1792763 of Josza, Hungary; twin brother Mihaly.
! FUNERAL: Champion Funeral Home, Sheridan Wyoming.
! CENSUS: 1920 Wyoming, Sheridan, Kooi., SD#1, ED#120 with husband and fi ve children
! EMMIGRATION: Ship Register SS Pannonia arrived 3 Oct 1908 at New York . age 24, last residence; Josza. going to brother in law, Mihaly Zizak i n Lady Smith, BC. Born Josza Hungary.
! OBIT: "Sheridan Press" Monday, 5 March 1962, page 2, column 7.

Doc# 112 Letter for FHL stating location of village of Jovsa and Klokocov .
Doc# 126 showing villages and Doc#127 of gazeteer

Research: Visit to Ladysmith Catholic Church, purchased "Early Catholic P arish Registers" from Paul Shaw, Nanaimo FH Society, Zizak and Wolny name s.

Birth: Mar. 10, 1888
Death: Mar. 4, 1962
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA

Joseph Wolney, Sr. owned the plot according to cemetery records.

Family links:
Spouse: Joseph Frank Wolney (1887 - 1974)

Burial: Sheridan Municipal Cemetery
Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, USA
Plot: Block 73 Lot 9
Find A Grave Memorial# 64429027

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!CENSUS: 1900 IL, Perry Co,. Vol 434, ED50, Sheet 15, Line 58. Film #1,24 0,335;Henry Semon, white male, b. 1851 age 48, married 25 yrs., B. Germay ,f. and m. b. Germany; Imm., 1882, Wife, Katie, age 51, b. Mch 1849 in Ge rmany mother of 10 children and 7 living, Children; Nicholas, so. b. 189 1 in
Missouri age 9, William, son b. 1893 in Missouri, age 7, Leena daughter b . 1888 in IL age 2.
!SOUNDEX: 1910 IL, Perry Co., DuQuoin City, 173, 73, 91. Henry Semon, Sr. , age59, Kattie, age 61, Children: August age 32 Germany, Nick age 19, Mi ssouri, Willie age 17, Missouri Film#1,370,232,
! BIRTH: Zweibrucken, Bavaria, Germany 6 Apr 1851 to Adam Simon, age 35 a nd Catharina Sutter, age 27. Witnesses were Heinrich Meyer and Philipp Ju ng.
! MARRIAGE: Zweibrucken, 30 Dec 1875 to Katharina Jung, age 26 years old . dauhter of Nikolaus Jung, age 55 residing at Cantwig and Elisabeth Woll , deceased. They have a child Heinrich who was born on 1 Apr 1873. Marri age announcements took place at Zweibrucken on 28 Nov 1875 and 5 Dec 187 5 and also at Niederauerbach on Dec 5 and 12, 1875.
! EMMIGRATION: "Germans to America" From Amsterdam to New York arrived 1 5 Sep 1882. Heinrich Simon, age 32, Catharine, age 33, Heinrich, age 5, A ugust, age 4, Katharine, age 2, Elisabeth, age .04.

Doc# 425. Address of St. John's United Church of Christ in DuQuoin, IL, w here the german church records are for the young and semon families.

Doc# 434. Death register of Perry co., IL, lists Katy A. Semon death at 1 1m 17d on 17 May 1904. Not sure who's child this is. Would have been bor n June 1903
Research: FHL#975,938 Perry Co., Illinois Naturalizations, p. 187 Henry S emon

Heinrich married Katherine (Katie) Jung 30 Dec 1875, Zweibrucken, Bayern, Germany. Katherine (daughter of Johann Nikolaus Jung and Elizabeth Woll) was born 31 Mar 1849, Oberweiler-Tiefenbach, Bayern, Germany; was christened 9 Apr 1849, Evangelisch, Einollen, Pfalz, Baveria; died 3 Dec 1915, Duquoin, Perry, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

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IGI 1993 Edition Batch K982961 #193833
! EMMIGRATION: "Germans to America" From Amsterdam to New York arrived 1 5 Sep 1882. Heinrich Simon, age 32, Catharine, age 33, Heinrich, age 5, A ugust, age 4, Katharine, age 2, Elisabeth, age .04.
!CENSUS: 1900 IL, Perry Co,. Vol 434, ED50, Sheet 15, Line 58. Film #1,2 40,335;Henry Semon, white male, b. 1851 age 48, married 25 yrs., B. Germa y,f. and m. b. Germany; Imm., 1882, Wife, Katie, age 51, b. Mch 1849 in G ermany mother of 10 children and 7 living, Children; Nicholas, so. b. 189 1 in
Missouri age 9, William, son b. 1893 in Missouri, age 7, Leena daughter b . 1888 in IL age 2.

born near Wolfstein

Austin married Julie Ann Dieffenbacher NOT MARRIED. Julie (daughter of Martin Dieffenbacher and Elizabeth Polly) was born 17 Apr 1867, Illinois, United States; died 20 Mar 1885, Coulterville, Randolph, Illinois; was buried , Coulterville, Randolph, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

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DuQuoin Tribune, Thursday March 26, 1885
Coulterville News: "Miss Julia Daffenberg, of this place, died on Frida y last. A sad death, and should be a warning both to mothers and young gi rls."

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Birth - Date: 17 Apr 1867 Place: Perry, Illinois

Jan married Elizabeth Pohl 12 Oct 1880. Elizabeth (daughter of Josef Pohl and Jadwiga Silcova) was born 28 Mar 1862, Istebna, Slaskie, Poland; was christened 29 Mar 1862, Istebna, Slaskie, Poland; died 4 Nov 1945, Istebna, Poland. [Group Sheet]

Mihaly married Ilona Kolibaj 17 Feb 1878, Klokocov, Hungary. Ilona was born Abt 1854; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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!MARRIAGE: FHL Film #1792757, Klokocov, Hungary on 17 Feb 18782 to Mihal y Szerencsa.
!MARRIAGE: FHL Film #1792757, Klokocov, Hungary on 4 Feb 1874 to Mihaly O ndova.
!CHILD: FHL Film #1792757, Klokocov, Hungary on 26 Dec 1876 birth of daug hter, Anna.
!CHILD: FHL film #1792763; item 3, of Josza, Hungary.