Frances LEWINSKI

1851 - 27 SEP 1908

• BIRTH: 1851, Znin, pow Znin, PL
• DEATH: 27 SEP 1908, South Bens, St Joseph, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1889, Znin, pow Znin, PL

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[N28091] Frances Lewinski Kranc

Birth 1851
Poland

Death 27 Sep 1908 (aged 56-57)
South Bend, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, IN
Plot Section A, row 12, lot 219
Memorial ID 178261357 · View Source

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Year of birth is approximate, based on age stated on her death certificate and in her obituary.

In 1889, in Poland, Michael Kranc, 27, son of John & Marianna (Gorecka) Kranc, married Francisca Nowak, widow, née Lewinski, 37.

According to the 1900 census of South Bend, Indiana, Michael Kranc, a shoemaker, and his wife Francis, were both born in Poland, had been married 10 years, had immigrated in 1892, and she had had six children, two were living with them: Czeslaw and Ludwicka both born in Poland. The 1910 census indicates that Czeslaw's last name was Nowak and was Michael's step-son.

South Bend Weekly Times, Fri., Oct. 2, 1908, p. 5:
"Francis Kranc, of 1201 West Thomas street, died Sunday after a short illness with liver complaint. Deceased was born in German Poland, 57 years ago, and besides [her husband] leaves several children to mourn her death. The funeral was held Wednesday and interment was at Cedar Grove cemetery."