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Agnes Brenny
Agnes Marianna Kokot
May 3, 1883
Opole, Poland
Dairy farmer [Source: 1930 U.S. Census]
Farmer [Source: 1940 U.S. Census]
Graduated from the 7th Grade [Source: 1940 U.S. Census]
| Parents: Marriage: Occupation: Education: |
Valentin Kampa Agnes Brenny Agnes Marianna Kokot May 3, 1883 Opole, Poland Dairy farmer [Source: 1930 U.S. Census] Farmer [Source: 1940 U.S. Census] Graduated from the 7th Grade [Source: 1940 U.S. Census] |
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| Children: | Victoria Edna | Dec. 10, 1884 | † Jan. 19, 1966 |
| Joseph Paul | Mar. 15, 1886 | † Oct. 26, 1964 | |
| Anna Marguerite | June 3, 1888 | † Mar. 19, 1979 | |
| Frank F. | May 3, 1890 | † Nov. 20, 1980 | |
| John Ambrose | Dec. 7, 1891 | † Aug. 15, 1973 | |
| Cecelia Clara | Nov. 16, 1893 | † Aug. 29, 1976 | |
| Benedict "Ben" Paul | Mar. 21, 1896 | † July 23, 1960 | |
| Peter "Pete" Paul | June 28, 1899 | † May 7, 1985 | |
| Agnes | Mar. 22, 1901 | † Feb. 24, 1966 | |
| Rose | Apr. 10, 1903 | † Nov. 8, 1994 |
| Notes: | Frank married Agnes Kocket in Opole, Poland on May 3, 1883. The newlyweds immediately immigrated to the |
| United States, departing from Bremen, Germany and arriving in New York City on the ship "Donau" on May 12, 1883,
and travelling with his siblings Hedwig (age 26), Anna (age 16) and Paul (age 14). He was 25 and Agnes was
23 years old.
At the time of the June 21, 1900 U.S. federal census, Frank was 42 years old and living with his 40-year-old wife Agnes and their eight children on a farm in Saint George, Benton, Minnesota, working as a farmer. Three of their children were attending school. At the time of the May 5, 1910 U.S. federal census, Frank was 52 years old living with his 50-year-old wife Agnes and their nine children at Glendorado, Benton, Minnesota. He was working as a farmer in general farming, and five of their sons were laborers on the family farm. He stated that he and Agnes had been married 26 years and that she was the mother of ten children, all of whom were still living. At the time of the Jan. 30, 1920 U.S. federal census, Frank was 62 years old and living with his 60-year-old wife Agnes and their six children in Glendorado, Benton, Minnesota. He was working as a farmer in general farming and son Peter was working with him as a farm laborer. Son Bennie was also working in farming but he hired himself out. At the time of the Apr. 23, 1930 U.S. federal census, Frank was 72 years old and living with his 70-year-old wife Agnes, sons Peter (age 30) and Bennie (age 34), Bennie's wife Helen (age 25), their 2-1/2-year-old daughter, Edna, and Jake Bialka, a 24-year-old single Minnesota-born servant in Glendorado, Benton, Minnesota. Both Frank and son Bennie were working as dairy farmers. At the time of the Apr. 16, 1940 U.S. Federal census, Frank was 82 years old and living with his son Ben, Ben's wife Helen M. and their two children on the family farm in Glendorado Township, Benton, Minnesota. He was working as a farmer as was his son. They all had been living in the same house as of April 1935. Ben worked 72 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. He told the census enumerator that he had completed the 4th grade and that his wife had an 8th grade education. Father Frank had completed school through the 7th grade. Frank died on Feb. 7, 1949 in St. Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota at the age of 91. |
| Ancestry: | The Johann "Hans" Kempa Line |
| Years in service: 1868-1895
Shipping Line: North German Lloyd Ship Description: Built by Caird & Co., Greenock, Scotland. Tonnage: 3,073. Dimensions: 347' x 40'. Single-screw, 13 knots. Inverted engines. Two masts and one funnel. Iron hull. History: Launched, October 24, 1868. Compound engines in 1877. Speed increased to 14 knots. Sold to other shipowners in 1889. Destroyed by fire in North Atlantic on March 16, 1895. Vessel was abandoned. Sister ships: Main and Rhein. |
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