ID: I379
Name: Antonia Kalla
Sex: F
Birth: 01 May 1821 in German Poland?
Death: 23 Aug 1896 in Long Prairie, Minnesota
Immigration: 1872 Todd County, Minnesota
Change Date: 04 Jun 2009
Note: Buried in Long Prairie Catholic cemetery. The gravesite is the first one on the right as you enter the main gate. The complete birth and death dates for both Antonia and Albert are on the grave marker (which is in German). Antonia was born May 1, 1821, and died August 23, 1896.
The death record was for "Antonio" Lamusga and had the age as 74-2-10 on 1896-08-23, so birthdate would be 1822-06-13, but the tombstone says May 1, 1821, so that was used instead.
[begin quote Long Prairie Leader Friday August 28, 1896 P. 5 Col. 2]
  Mrs. Antonia Lamusga, mother of Mrs. Joe Weishalla, and Mrs. A. F. Wotzka, of this place, died here Sunday evening at the home of the latter, of old age. Besides the two daughters mentioned above she left three sons living in the county and another whose residence is not known. Her age was 77[sic] years, 2 months, and 10 days. Funeral Tuesday morning at 10 from the Catholic church.
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[begin quote Todd County Argus Thursday August 27, 1896 P. 3 Col. 1]
  Mrs. Antonia Lamusga died at her home in Long Prairie Sunday, August 23d, aged 77[sic] years, 2 months, and 10 days. She has been sick since May last. She came to this country 24 years ago and lived in Hartford till 1881. The funeral was held in the Catholic church Tuesday.
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John Kalla, possible brother of Antonia, and uncle of her daughter Pauline Lamusga, in 1885, 1895, and 1900 censuses.
1885 census for Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, family # 95 Coller, John, age 64, b. Germany Coller, Ernestina, age 62, b. Germany 1885 census for Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, family # 96 Wisalla, Joseph, age 37, b. Germany Wisall, Pauline, age 35, b. Germany (this is Pauline Lamusga)
NOTE that they are living next door to Antonia's daughter, Pauline.
1895 census for Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, family # 56 Kalla, John, age 73, b. Germany, resident 13 years (thus immigrated 1882) Kalla, Ernestine, age 71, b. Germany 1895 census for Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, family # 57 Wotzka, Alex, age 34, b. German Poland, resident 23 years Wotzka, Eutine, age 34, b. german Poland (this is Constantina Lamusga) ... 5 children ... Lamusga, Antonia, age 74, b. Germany
NOTE that they are living next door to Antonia (Kalla) Lamusga in 1895.
1900 census for Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota, family # 185 Kalla, John, age 76?, b Jan 1824?, imm. 1880, b. Germany f/m b. Germany Kalla, Ernestine, age 75, b Jun 1825, 0/0 children/living, b. Germany f/m b. Germany
The Wotzkas are 4 pages earlier in the 1900 census, so not quite neighbors.
Naturalization papers for John Kalla are on file at MHS. The declaration on 04 Nov 1884 for "Johann" Kalla gives his birthyear as 1816 (but the census implies circa 1822) and he arrived in New York in Oct 1881.
John and Ernestine apparently arrived in New York on 01 Oct 1881 aboard the "Donau" as Jan "Kald" (could be blotted ink), age 59, and wife Ernestine, age 57:
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=7488&path=1881.10.01.Donau.17
Port of departure was Bremen and their nationality was Prussian.
Ernestine d. Aug 5, 1902 and has a marker in the Catholic Cemetery in Long Prairie.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37890917
Her short obits in the two newspapers (Long Prairie Leader Aug 8 1902 and Todd County Argus Aug 7 1902) said she was born in Germany, but gave nothing more specific.
John's death record, obit, or burial info have not yet been located.
Father: Blasius Kala b: in German Poland?
Mother: Antonia WifeOfBlasius Kala ? b: in German Poland?
Marriage 1
Woitek "Albert" Lamusga b: 19 Apr 1821 in Przysiecz, Poland
- Married:
Abt 1843
in Poland
- Note: Although the Proszkow film cover Przysiecz from 1836 - 1870, this marriage was not in it, so they were probably married in Antonia's village, wherever that is.
Children
Peter Lamusga b: Jul 1845 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 25 Jul 1845 in Przysiecz, Poland Pauline "Paulina" Lamusga b: 31 May 1848 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 04 Jun 1848 in Przysiecz, Poland Caroline Lamusga b: Feb 1850 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 26 Feb 1850 in Przysiecz, Poland Frank Lamusga b: 29 Sep 1851 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 01 Oct 1851 in Przysiecz, Poland Johannes Lamusga b: Feb 1854 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 05 Feb 1854 in Przysiecz, Poland Carl "Charles J." Lamusga b: Oct 1856 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 31 Oct 1856 in Przysiecz, Poland Franzeska Lamusga b: Dec 1858 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 27 Dec 1858 in Przysiecz, Poland Constantina Lamusga b: 23 May 1861 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 24 May 1861 in Przysiecz, Poland Theka Lamusga b: 26 Sep 1863 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 27 Sep 1863 in Przysiecz, Poland Martin Lamusga b: 24 Oct 1865 in Przysiecz, Poland c: 26 Oct 1865 in Przysiecz, Poland Baby Boy Lamusga b: 24 Jun 1868 in Przysiecz, Poland | |