Lawrence Grych

1867 - 1959  (92 years)

• Name	Lawrence Grych
  Birth	27 Jun 1867	Grabiny, Straszecin Parish, , Poland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	5 May 1881	New York City, New York County, New York, USA   [2, 3]
  _UID	C07FE2B441C74460A302866263A70487A3D6
  Death	21 Aug 1959	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Cause: Carcinoma in the bladder metasticized
  Burial	Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA, St. Joseph Cemetery
  Person ID	I251	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Josephus Grych,   b. 15 Mar 1818, Grabiny, Straszecin Parish, , Poland d. 22 Nov, Grabiny, Straszecin Parish, , Poland
  Mother	Marianna Augustyn,   b. Unknown, Grabiny, Straszecin Parish, , Poland d. Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, USA
  Marriage	21 Aug 1865	Grabiny, Straszecin Parish, , Poland
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Apolona "Paula" Fojut,   b. 4 May 1872, Salem, Cook County, Illinois (?)/Salem, Marion County, Illinois d. 20 Jun 1913, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1891	, Robertson County, Texas, USA   [4, 5]
  Children	1. Joseph (Josef) Grych,   b. 30 Nov 1891, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA d. 27 Jan 1920, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 28 years)   2. Flora Julia Grych,   b. 4 May 1894, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA d. 30 Jul 1978, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 84 years)   3. Magdalena-Madelyn Barbara Grych,   b. 22 Sep 1896, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA d. 16 Nov 1986, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 90 years)   4. Veronia (Wensulka) Grych,   b. 1 Jun 1899, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA d. 9 Jan 1901, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA (Age 1 year)   5. Clara Grych,   b. 2 Jan 1902, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA d. 29 Jan 1902, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA (Age 0 years)   6. Stephanie Grych,   b. 7 Apr 1904   d. 18 Jun 1904 (Age 0 years)   7. Leona Ellen Grych,   b. 16 Jan 1910, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA d. 2 Jul 1999, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Frances Masar,   b. 30 Dec 1882, Sehradice, Zlin District, Moravia, Czechia d. 22 Apr 1945, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	22 Feb 1916	Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Larry_Grych.jpg Larry Wilson's great-grandfather
  		Larry Grych in his Ennis Cafe Lawrence (Larry) Grych behind the counter in his café in Ennis Texas.
  		Larry Grych in his café in Ennis Texas Larry Grych in his café with his employees. He is standing behind the cash register. Note that his name is on a sign above the register.
  		Larry Grych standing in front of train with his train crew This picture was significantly damaged and has been restored.
  		Larry Wilson with Great-Grandfather Larry Grych This picture was taken about 1948 in Texas when Larry Wilson was about a year old and Larry Grych was about 81.
  		Larry Grych, Maggie (Grych) Vitosky, Larry Wilson, Flora (Grych) Brown A picture of Great-Grandfather Larry Grych, Grandm Maggie (Grych) Vitosky, Larry Wilson, and Great-Aunt Flora (Grych) Brown. Taken about 1948.

  
  

• Notes

  The following obituary indicates that Larry Grych was born in Vienna, Austira. His second wife's naturalization papers, however, indicate that Larry was born in Hrabin, Poland. This may be a variation of Polish spelling for Grabin, or Grabinny so we are sticking with Grabinny as his birthplace so far. These same naturalization papers also indicate that Larry entered the country in New York on May 5, 1881, but we have not yet been able to find a passenger manifest in 1881 showing him as a passenger. After migrating to Bremond, Robertson County, Texas, where there was a considerable settlement of Polish immigrants and specifically some from the Grych family, Larry did move to Ennis, Texas, and he initially took a job with the railroad there. He apparently lost his leg in a railroad accident and then started his cafe in Ennis. Obituary from Ennis Daily News, 8-21-1959: Headline: Larry Grych, 92, Dies Today In Dallas Text: Larry Grych, 92, who had been residing in Dallas for the past seven years with a daughter, Mrs. Flora Brown, died at 1 a.m. today in a Dallas hospital after a long illness. Grych was born June 22, 1867 in Vienna Austria and came to the U.S.A. at the age of 14 settling in New York. He moved to Bremond when he was 16 years old and started working for the Southern Pacific Railroad. At the age of 18 he moved to Ennis and lived here until seven years ago when he moved to Dallas. He was a charter member of the BofRT. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Joe Vitovsky, Mrs. Brown and Miss Leona Grych, all of Dallas; one stepdaughter, Miss Agnes Grych currently of Paris, France: one stepson, Frank Grych of Chicago; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, one half-brother, Henry Borek of Midland; one half-sister, Mrs. Kate Borkouek of Bremond; a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives. Rosary will be recited tonight at 8 p.m. in the Bunch/Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Jon's Catholic Church with interment in St. Joseph's cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S545] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Reliability: 3). [S537] E-Mail from Gene Kridler, 8/24/98. [S1014] Texas, Naturalization Records, 1852-1991 (Reliability: 3). From Texas Naturalization records of second wife, Frantiska Grych [S12] 1900 Federal Census, 24 Mar 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S19] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973, 27 Sep 2011 (Reliability: 3). [S18] Ellis County Clerk Records, Waxahachie, TX, Volume "S", p. 217 (Reliability: 3).