Mary Pribil (Peterson) was born on May 30, 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Wenzel Pribil and Mary Peter. She was baptized at the Church of St. Agnes and her godparents were Alois and Albina Kubitschek. As a child, Mary lived at 440 Lafond with her parents, Wenzel and Mary, her maternal grandmother, Theresa (from 1899 until her death in 1904), and siblings Isidore, Anna, Louis, William, Theresa, Frank, Rose, Julia, and Emma. In 1914, her family moved to 885 Edmund. In 1916, Mary stood up for her sister, Anna, when she married Joseph Plaschko in July. Just two months later, they lost their father, Wenzel, to tuberculosis.
According to parish records, Mary had her daughter, Bernadette, on February 8, 1918 and married Allen Peterson on December 14, 1919. In the 1920 census, Mary, Allen, and Bernadette were listed as living at 885 Edmund with Mary’s mother and siblings. Mary and Allen then moved around St. Paul for the next several years and had their son, Allen Jr., in 1926. Also during this time, Mary lost three of her sisters, all to tuberculosis – Anna on March 8, 1924, Theresa on March 22, 1925, and Rose on April 20, 1926. Mary and Allen lived at 737 Blair at the time of their daughter, Bernadette’s, death in 1932. She was just 14 years old when she died after drinking contaminated water at a family picnic. The service for her was at the Church of St. Agnes and she was buried at Calvary Cemetery. Following their daughter’s death, Mary, Allen, and their son, Allen Jr., moved to Duluth. They lived in several different places around Duluth and Mary’s sister, Emma, lived with them from time to time. Mary died of hypertension cardiovascular/coronary sclerosis/sudden coronary occlusion on February 1, 1960 at the age of 61.
Theresa Pribil (Stewart) was born on May 25, 1901 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Wenzel Pribil and Mary Peter and was baptized at the Church of St. Agnes on June 2, 1901. Her godparents were also Alois and Albina Kubitschek. As a child, Theresa lived at 440 Lafond with her parents, Wenzel and Mary, her maternal grandmother, Theresa (until her death in 1904), and siblings Isidore, Anna, Louis, William, Mary, Frank, Rose, Julia, and Emma. The family moved to 885 Edmund in 1914 and her father, Wenzel, died two years later in September 1916. Theresa began working at age 17, working first as a clerk, then a dipper at a candy shop with her sister, Mary, and then a packer with sister, Rose, at Henry C. Garrott. Theresa married Clement Stewart on February 20, 1924 at the Church of St. Agnes. Witnesses were her sister, Julia, and cousin, Michael (Salm) Haselberger.
Theresa’s oldest sister, Anna, died just weeks later on March 8, 1924 from tuberculosis. Theresa and Clem were married just over a year and living at 1631 Carroll when Theresa died on March 22, 1925, at age 23, also of tuberculosis. She was buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul.
Rose Helen Pribil was born on January 1, 1906 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Wenzel Pribil and Mary Peter. She was baptized on January 7, 1906 at the Church of St. Agnes and her godparents were Alois and Albina Kubitschek. As a child, Rose lived at 440 Lafond with her parents, Wenzel and Mary, and siblings Isidore, Anna, Louis, William, Mary, Theresa, Frank, Julia, and Emma. In 1914, the family moved to 885 Edmund. Rose lived there with her parents (until her father’s death in 1916), and siblings, and then stepfather, Stephen, and stepbrother, Fred (as of June 1922), until the family moved again around 1924-1925.
Rose lost two of her sisters, Ann, on March 8, 1924, and Theresa, on March 22, 1925, both from tuberculosis. Rose was living with her family at 849 West Central Ave and working as a candy packer at the time of her own death on April 20, 1926, at age 20, from tuberculosis. She had been treated for the disease since December 8, 1924. Her service was held at St. Agnes and she was buried at Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul.
Frances (Emma) Pribil (Kult LaSalle McLarnon) was born on November 4, 1910 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Wenzel Pribil and Mary Peter. Her godparents were Alois and Albina Kubitschek. As a child, Emma lived with her family at 440 Lafond before moving to 885 Edmund in 1914.
Emma lived on Edmund with her parents (until her father’s death from tuberculosis in 1916) and siblings, and stepfather, Stephen, and stepbrother, Fred (as of June 1922), until the family moved again around 1924-1925. During that time, Emma lost two of her sisters – Anna, on March 8, 1924, and Theresa, on March 22, 1925, both to tuberculosis. In July 1925, Emma stood up for her sister, Julie, when Julie married their sister, Anna’s widower, Joseph Plaschko.
In 1926, Emma lived at 849 West Central with her mother, Mary, stepfather, Stephen, stepbrother, Fred, brother, Frank, and sisters, Rose (until her death on April 20, 1926, also of tuberculosis), and Julie, and Julie’s husband, Joe, and their children, Anna, and Joseph Jr. (born in July 1926). In 1927, Emma lived with brother, Frank, and sister, Mary, and her family, at 715 Carroll Ave and she was a bindery worker at Deluxe Check Printers. In 1929, she lived at 709 Lafond, again with her sister, Mary, and her family and worked as a machine operator. Later that year, at age 18, she married Irving Kult on October 6, 1929 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
They had two children, Ronald (1932) and Joann (1935), and were divorced by 1937. After that, Emma lived in Duluth, mainly with her sister, Mary, and her family. She married Lyndon LaSalle around 1940-1941 and they had two sons, William (1941) and Lyndon (1944). Emma was also married to Ed McLarnon but dates are unknown. Emma was living in Duluth at the time of her death on May 24, 1963 at age 52. The cause of death was listed as peritonitis due to perforated small bowel post-op for peritoneal & gastrointestinal carcinoma/metastic abdominal spread. Her service was at St. Agnes and she was buried at Calvary with her sister, Julie, and Julie’s husband, Joe Plaschko. 
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More interesting things…..Bernadette was born before Mary and Al Peterson were married?And they lived at 737 Blair??? That’s the Pelzer house, where Carol and her family lived until her mother went into a nursing home…..I can’t believe I never knew that…..
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Jenny Kerr posted: “Mary Pribil (Peterson) was born on May 30, 1898 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Wenzel Pribil and Mary Peter. She was baptized at the Church of St. Agnes and her godparents were Alois and Albina Kubitschek. As a child, Mary lived at 440 Lafond with her parents,”
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In the birth index at the Minnesota Historical Society, Bernadette’s birth date is listed as February 8, 1918. According to parish records for the Church of St. Agnes, Mary and Allen were married December 14, 1919. I haven’t found any other documentation to dispute these dates so it appears so…and the only time I saw 737 Blair listed as their residence was on Bernadette’s death certificate so they must have briefly lived there. Was it a duplex?
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