Florence Holmberg Koshuba was the daughter of Ida Christine Larson and Erick Carl Holmberg, both born in Sweden; Ida in 1857, Erick's birth date is unknown. I have found no information about Ida and Erick's wedding, neither date nor place. Ida came to the United States sometimes between 1871 and 1885, again, no immigration information about Erick.
Erick and Ida had three children: Julius Herman(1889-1970); William R.(1892-1972), and Florence Elizabeth, born in 1894, death date unknown.
In 1900 US Census, Ida is listed as a widow. Erick Holmberg died between 1894 and 1900. Ida and her children were living at 257 Williams St, St Paul.
In the 1910 US Census, Ida is listed as married to Gilbert Nelgard, who was born in Norway.
In 1913, Florence married Joseph Koshuba. They had three children, Fred, (1914-1941), Catherine Florence (1915-unknown) and Marie Olga (1917-1993). They lived at 886 W. Central Ave. in St Paul. Joseph died in January 1919.
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| Joseph, Florence and Fred Koshuba, 1916 |
In the 1920 US Census, Florence Koshuba is listed as a widow. She is still living on Central Ave in St Paul, and continued to live there until 1929-/30. Her mother Ida, is listed as Holmberg, so her second husband, Gilbert Nelgard, may have died, or they divorced. William Holmberg, Florence's brother, divorced and was now living with the Koshuba family. Ida Holmberg died on Sept 14, 1920.
In the 1930 US Census, Florence Koshuba is living at 177 St Albans Ave, St Paul, and worked as a housekeeper in a private home. Fred is a printers helper/apprentice and William Holmberg worked as a pressman at the St Paul Pioneer Press/Dispatch. The daughters, Marie and Olga attended school but Catherine was also working as a waitress.
According to the St Paul City Directories, Catherine continued to work as a waitress until 1934. Fred worked in various printing companies. Catherine attended Central High School in St Paul until 1933. In 1934, Florence and her family moved to Inglehart Ave. in St Paul. In the 1935 and 1937 St Paul City Directories, Catherine worked at 3M company as a key punch operator. Marie also worked as a key punch operator at the Minnesota State Employment Office in 1937.
The last entry in the St Paul Directory for Fred Koshuba is 1937. Fred married Charlotte (surname unknown) between 1937 and 1941. Marie married John W. Poppler in 1937 in St Paul. They had two children, Jacklyn Poppler born in 1938, and Richard John Poppler (1941-1976).
In the 1940 Census, only William Holmberg and Marie Koshuba Poppler are listed in St Paul. I have found no records in the 1940 Census in Minnesota for anybody else in this branch of the Koshuba family.
In December of 1941, Fred was killed in a automobile accident in Dolton, IL. According to his death certificate, worked in Detroit, MI, as a payroll clerk for the Ford Motor Company. He was buried in St Paul.
Catherine moved to Los Angeles, California, between 1937-1941, and is listed in the Los Angeles Directory as working as a key punch operator at the SFR Company. In 1946 the Poppler family was living in Compton California, according to the Compton City Directory. Marie and John divorced and she later remarried. She died in San Diego California, in 1993.
I have found no further information about Florence or Catherine Koshuba.
Hello, My grandmother was Catherine Koshuba! This was so cool to find on the internet. My grandmother married Chester Leszinski and they moved to Compton, CA. They had two children, my mother Nancy and my Uncle Jim.
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ReplyDeleteMay 19, 1938 is when Florence died. Joseph died in 1919
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