Ignatz Kubacki Jan 1, 1844 - Feb 15, 1929
Ignatz was first to come to America, immigrating in 1867. His brother, John was next to come to America in 1872. Both boys wanted their sister Dorthy to join them. She refused and Joseph was sent in her place in 1881. Ignatz Kubacki had a neighboring farm to Jan and Marcyanna Guza. He was married. His wife Frances and he had a family by this time. Work records show, that in 1873 John was logging in Bay City, he may have lived with them, helping on tne farm. While still in Europe, family money was pooled together, and when enough was saved, the first Kubacki was sent to America. When John wrote home, each letter contained a dollar bill, to help the next one to come here. Ignatz Kubacki lost his first son, Stanley at age seventeen. Stanley was logging at one of the camps, when he became ill and died of diphtheria He was sent home for burial. The family opened the box. One of the children wanted to kiss her brother good-bye. The Children became infected, three or four of them died. John was coming to help Ignatz bury his children but was waved back, and warned to stay away. Many more of the neighbors also died at that time of the disease. Ignatz also lost his wife.