Kathryn Karnas1

#17352, (21 August 1890 - 10 January 1976)
Father*Casmir Karnas2
Mother*Agatha Wolan2

Family

Andrew J Kielbasa b. 1884, d. 1968
Children 1.Joseph Kielbasa3 (1912 - )
 2.Mary Kielbasa3 (1913 - 1993)
 3.Emil Anthony Kielbasa+1 (1919 - 1996)
 4.Aloyisius Kielbasa3 (1923 - 1974)
 5.Albina Kielbasa3 (1927 - 2014)
Kathryn Karnas was also known as Katarzyna.3,4 
Her married name was Kielbasa.1 
Birth*21 August 1890She was born on 21 August 1890 at Gwoznica Górna, Niebylec Gmina (Dist.), Strzyzów Co., Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Prov.), Poland, Gwoznica GórnaG.3 
Marriage*18 September 1910She married Andrew J Kielbasa, son of Michael Kielbasa and Catherine Pakla, on 18 September 1910 at Lawrence, Massachusetts.2 
10 May 1914She migrated to New York, New York, on the SS Imperator from Antwerp, Belgium on 10 May 1914.3 
29 January 1920She and Andrew J Kielbasa appeared on the census of 29 January 1920 at Etra Road, Monroe Twp., Middlesex Co., New JerseyG.5 
8 April 1940She and Andrew J Kielbasa appeared on the census of 8 April 1940 at Road 388, Kent Co., DelawareG.6 
17 May 1945She was naturalized on 17 May 1945 at Superior Court, Dover, Delaware.3,4 
Death*10 January 1976She died on 10 January 1976 at age 85.7 
Burial*circa 12 January 1976She was buried circa 12 January 1976 at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford, Kent Co., DelawareG.7 

Citations

  1. [S1411] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Washington, D.C.: Social Security Administration), index online Ancestry.com, Emil Anthony Kielbasa, SSN 090-24-0054, b. Cranbury, Middlesex Co. NJ, parents Andrew J Kielbasa and Kathryn Karnas; d. 26 Feb 1996.
  2. [S767] Massachusetts Marriage Records 1840-1915 (images of registers), online Ancestry.com, City of Lawrence 1910 Register, sh. 534, p. 48, no. 852. Andrew Kielbasa, age 20, res. 23 Hardy St., Salem MA, mill operator, b. Austria, parents Michael Kielbasa and Catherine Pakla; and Catherine Karnas, age 19, res. 83 Garden St., Lawrence MA, mill operator, b. Austria, parents Casmir Karnas and Agatha Wolan; marr. 18 Sep 1910 by Rev. Francis Wojtanowski; recorded 26 Nov 1910.
  3. [S1573] Delaware Naturalization Records, 1796-1959, Delaware Public Archives, Dover, Delaware, online Ancestry.com, Kent Co., Petition for Naturalization, 1945-1951. No. 304, Superior Court of Kent Co., 17 May 1945.
    Katarzyna Ann Kielbasa, housewife, res. Milford, Kent Co. DE, age 54, 5 ft. 5 in., 134 lbs., brown hair, hazel eyes; b. Groznica Gorna, Poland, 21 Aug 1890; marr. at Lawrence MA 18 Sep 1910 Andrew J., b. Koniczkova, Poland, 1 Nov 1879, entered U.S. at New York 7 Sep 1906, naturalized 15 Feb 1926 at Dover DE, cert. no. 566081/128.
    Applicant last foreign res. Groznica Gorna, Poland; entered U.S. 10 May 1914 at New York under the name Katarzyna Kielbasa on the SS Imperator from Antwerp, Belgium, and res. in U.S. since.
    Eight children: Joseph, b. Salem MA 16 Feb 1912, in U.S. Army; Mary, b. Poland 3 Dec 1913, res. with appl.; Czeslawa, b. Salem MA 16 Mar 1917, res. Georgetown DE; Emil, b. Hightstown NJ 27 Mar 1919, in U.S. Army; Joanna, b. Farmington DE 15 Jan 1922, res. Salem MA; Aloyisius, b. Farmington DE 21 Aug 1923, res. with appl.; Rosalie and Albius (twins), b. Milford DE 27 Oct 1927, res. with appl.
  4. [S1573] Delaware Naturalization Records, 1796-1959; unknown film number, Delaware Public Archives, online Ancestry.com, Superior Court, Dover DE. Certificate of Naturalization No. 6108745 issued 17 May 1945. At the same time, change of names was made from Katarzyna Anna to Kathryn by the Court.
  5. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Andrew (36), b. and parents b. Poland, imm. 1906, natlzd., farmer; Katherina (29), b. and parents b. Poland, imm. 1908, alien.
  6. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Andrew J (58), b. Poland, farmer; Catherine (51), b. Poland; same house in 1935.
  7. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, large shared monument. Kielbasa / Andrew J, 3 Nov 1883 - 6 Feb 1968 / His Wife Kathryn A, 20 Aug 1890 - 10 Jan 1976 / Their Son Aloysius F, 21 Aug 1924 - 19 Jan 1974. Memorial 43286821, created by Russ Pickett, photo added bygennie.