Susanna Kawulok was born on 6. May. 1886 at Istebna, Teschin District, Schlesien Prov., Austria. She married
Joseph Frank Ligocki in 1911 at Church of the Good Shepherd, Istebna, Teschin District, Poland. Susanna Kawulok died on 25. Feb. 1935 at Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming, at age 48; influenza. She was buried on 27. Feb. 1935 at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming. 1913 March 12, Susanna Ligocki and daughter Anna, and sister-in-law Yadwiga Ligocki arrived in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. My Mom.....by Susie Morris Mom was born May 6th 1886 in Istebna, Austria. She had a sister Elizabeth and a brother that died at a young age. I don't know his name, he was sickly. Couldn't do much work, so he would bend wire and make crochet hooks, also knitting needles for Mom when she was just a smallgirl. Mom would take the cows and geese out to pasture in the National forest(when not in school) and while herding them, she would crochet for other people. They would buy the thread or spin it. As she got older she raised flax for linen thread, spun it, and make table clothes, sheets, also material for her clothes. She worked in Germany on a huge dairy farm where they employed about 20 girls. The lived in a large room (like a barracks above the cows in the barn). The girls milked all the cows, cleaned the barn, fed the hay. It had to be shining clean at all times, cause they didn't know when the inspector would come. Mom had more education than most girls her age, she learned seven languages while working away from home and at school. She learned to tan leather, make harnesses and most work that any woman or men could do. Mom saved her money and bought 5 acres, then she farmed, and got her limit of cows. All farming was done by hand. The grain and flax was broadcast by hand. Cut with a scythe, tied into bundles by hand, and carried home in a geehta (a square of material about the size of a blanket) all four corners tied, then thrashed with an outfit (chape) that looked like a long stick with a piece of leather, then another stick about 2- 1/2 feet long. I remember seeing them thrash grain with them things when wewere on Lower Dry Creek. The straw was then staked and the grain was poured out of a bucket on a windy day to clean chaff and bits of straw out. Some grain was ground for flour. The straw was used for making mattresses and bedding for cows. She was just a tiny woman under five feet tall, dark brown hair, brown eyes, and always happy and very witty with answers whether in fun or serious. Anyone that knew her always said very nice things about her. She could cook up a meal that was really enjoyed by everyone that came, even though there never was any groceries on hand. She made our clothes and taught us as much as she had time. Her saying was, 'learn everything you can, cause your knowledge can never be taken away from you. You can lose a home or money, but nobody can take your knowledge from you.' She didn't like people to gossip. She used to say, 'Don't kick anyone in the face when they're down, but help them up.' I know her heart was broken many times, but she wouldn't let it show. We had a wonderful time with Mom. We kids had to work hard at times, but of course, she was the one that was supporting us most of my life at home; but she let us have fun too. We didn't have any toys, just a homemade sled. It was too big for us kids to pull it up the hill, so she invited Roberts (neighbors) kids to come and help strip feathers. We stripped for an hour, then we could go slide for 15 minutes (anyway itwould run over that time) and when we come back in she would have a surprise for us, like cookies, cake, or peanut brittle (without nuts). Mr. Roberts was always happy to come and help, (so he could have a nice meal.) some work that Mama couldn't do. Most of the time it was at harvesting time. 1913 March 12, Susanna Ligocki and daughter Anna, and sister-in-law Yadwiga Ligocki arrived in New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II. The steamship was built in 1902 at Stellin, Germany by Art Ges Vulcan. It was owned by North German Lloyd. 19.161 tons, 684.3 x 72.3 x 40.2. It was renamed Agamemmon and then Monticello. The steamship was scraped in 1940, full shot, 1903. (photo of ship.) Mrs. J. Legocki Succumbs here. Monarch woman dies at the home of her d.