Lawrence Mucha (1847-1924)

OVERVIEW

Lorenz Mucha married Mary Novak about 1879 in the area then known as Galatia, in the southern portion of modern Poland. The family emigrated from Galatia to America in 1886, leaving Hamburg Ge on 3 May, on the ship California. After arrival in New York, our first records for them are in the 1900 census where they are shown as living in Mapleton, Blue Earth Co., MN. They would later move to Day, Bristol Co, SD before 1910. Lorenz/Lawrence and Mary had at least five children prior immigrating; eight more children were born to them after arrival in America. All told, their known children included three boys and nine girls.

Mapleton (red dot), Blue Earth Co MN (Blue), and other loclities [Mankato (Black dot), Walnut Grove (green dot) Brainerd (purple dot), and Backus (yellow dot)]

Location of Bristol, Day Co, SD

Vita

	Entry	Source/Basis/Commentary
DOB:	1847
POB:	Galicia	based on the immigration record that the family came from Galicia
DOD:	November 23, 1924,
POD:	Day County, SD, probably in Bristol	*Death Record
Burial:	All Saints Cemetery, Andover, Day Co, SD
Spouse:	Mary Novak	Mary's maiden name is given in the death certificate of her daughter Agnes
DOM:	c1873	based on 1900 census indicating they had been married for 27 years.
POM:	Galicia	based on the immigration record that the family came from Galicia
Father:	Unknown Mucha (c1830-c1880)
Mother:

Ancestry

Lawrence Mucha (1846-?) and Mary Novak (?-?) immigrated to this country in 1886. Nothing is known of their ancestry, other than the fact that they came from Galatia, in modern Poland. The Minnesota Death Index entry for daughter Agnes Mohaw [Mucha] indicates that she died 4 july 1965 in Stevens Mn, and that her mother's maiden name was "Novack".

Child List

Name	DOB	POB	DOD	POD	DOM	POM	Spouse	Notes
Michael Mucha (1880-?)	1880	Galicia					Emma	Based on Ships Record
Peter Mucha (1882-1959)	1882	Galicia	1959		1920		Agnes Stadulski	Based on Ships Record
Katherine Mucha (1883-1960)	1883	Galicia	1960				___Schlicting	Based on Ships Record; husand's surname from Lorenz' will
Sophia Cecilia Mucha (1885-1928)	1885	Galicia			1908		James Albert Morrow (1878-1938)	Based on Ships Record
Mary Mucha (1887-1970)	19 September 1888	Minnesota Lake, Faribault Co, MN	1970				___Knost	DOB/POB from Baptismal Record; See Note 2
Rosa Mucha (1891-1975)	1891	MN	1975		1914		Art Jordain
Agnes Margaret Mucha (1893-1965)	1893	MN	1965	Stevens, MN
Frances Mucha (1894-?)	1894	MN					Hugo Johnson
Albert Mohaw (1895-1991)	1895	MN	1991		1931	Spinx Co, SD	Olga Hansen
Elizabeth Mucha (1898-?)	8 july 1898	MN						(aka "Elsie", Sister Alberta)
Annie Mucha (1900-?) aka Anna	1900	MN					Wetsey Dokter	aka Anna, (1) (2)
Christina Mucha (1903-?) aka Tina	14 July 1903	Palonia MN ????					___ Stevens

Notes

• 1) Anna is listed as "Anna Doktor" in Rose Mohaw Jordan's will of 1975. In 1920 Annie was living with her parents next door to a Wetsey Doktor, a widower with several young children. It seems highly likely that Annie married Wetsey shortly thereafter, but we have no direct evidence for the marriage---other than the fact that Rose identified her by her married name of Doktor. The name "Wetsey" seems an accurate transcription of the name in the 1920 census record, but is probably not an accurate record of his given name.
• 2) TLWIllis notes include a page labeled "Certificate of Baptism", handwritten, and probably extracted from a Baptismal certificate. Indicates that Maryy Mohaw was the dau. of Lawrence [Mucha] and Mary Novak, born 19 Sept 1888, Baptized 20 Sept 1888, Wells MN. Rev. Peter S. Fasinski, St. Casimer, Wells MN. Typewritten version states that the information was obtained at Aberdeen SD, July 1965. This was probably obtained from a family member, perhaps Sister Alberta.
• 3) Baptsimal certtiate dupicate prepared in 1972, identifies Anna as the daughter of Casimer Mucha and Maria Novak, born born in Minnesota lak, 18 Jan 1900, Baptized 4 march 1900 at Church St. John th Baptist, Minn Lake. by rev. JH Creswnski. Sponsored by Frank Stodewski and Agnes Trosha, Frank Stodewski is probably [[Frank Studolska (1850-1937), husband of Katherine Mucha (c1850-bef1900), sister of Lawrence Mucha.

Family History

The Mucha's emigrated to America during a period known as The Great Economic Emigration

Records

Immigration Record

Ship Name:	Port of Departure:	Destination:	Port of Arrival:	Arrival Date:
California	Hamburg, Germany	New York	New York	3 May 1886
Name:	Estimated Birth Year:	Age:	Gender:	Place of Origin:	Line Number
Lorenz Mucha	abt 1850	36	Male	Galicia	11
Mariane Mucha	abt 1854	32	Female	Galicia	12
Peter Mucha	abt 1879	7	Male	Galicia	13
Catharina Mucha	abt 1883	3	Female	Galicia	14
Sofia Mucha*	1885	6/12	Female	Galicia	15
Michael Mucha*	Nov 1885	7/12	Male	Galicia	479
Microfilm Serial:	Microfilm Roll:	List Number:	Line(s):
M237	494	479	11,12,13,14, 15, 479

Ancestry Image

* Sophia's age in later census records, etc., is consistent with her being an infant on arrival. It is believed that Michael's age was mis-recorded. Family records give his DOB as 6 August 1880, indicating that he would have been 7 years of age on arrival, not 7 months. Michaels age has not been confirmed in census records; he was not found in the Lawrence Mucha household in the 1900 census, indicating he was old enough to have moved out. Also, Michaels entry in the ships record is at the very end of the passenger list, indicating that he had been separated from the family. This seems unlikely if he had truely been an infant.

Source: Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: New York. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Micropublication M237. Rolls # 95-580. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957. Micropublication T715. Rolls # 5592-6267. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

1900 Census Record

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Year		1900		Commentary
State		Minnesota		Lauren and Mary have been married for 27 years, have had 14 children, 11 of whom survive. Neither can read or write, Lauren can speak English, Mary can not. They live on a farm, own their home with a mortgauge.
County		Blue Earth,
Township		Mapleton
Family #
House #
Name	Age	inferred YOB	Occupation	Immigration Year	POB	Fathers POB	Mothers POB
Lauren Mohan	51	Jul 1841	farmer	1887	Poland
Mary Mohan	47	Dec 1852		1887	Poland
Peter Mohan	18	May 1882	At School	1887	Poland
Susie Mohan	14	Dec 1885	At School	1887	Poland
Mary Mohan	12	Oct 1887	At School		MN
Rosa Mohan	9	May 1891	At School		MN
Agness Mohan	7	Feb 1893	At School		MN
Francis Mohan	5	Sep 1894	At School		MN
Albert Mohan	4	Dec 1895			MN
Elizabeth Mohan	2	Jul 98			MN
Annie Mohan	4/12	Jan 1900			MN

===1905 Minnesota State Census

State Census

Death Record

South Dakota Death Index, 1905-1955

• Name: Laurence Mohow
• Death Day: 23
• Death Month: Nov
• Death Year: 1924
• County: Day
• Page Number: 651

Links

We have not found a photograph of the California. However, the Aller arrived in New York in Novmber of the same year as James and Katherine arrived on the California. An illustration of the Aller, which should be roughly similar to the California, can be found at: The Aller