Hello Lynn,
I am also researching the Smedra family of Nebraska. Was your grandma and her brother descended from Andrew Smedra and Agnes Jehorek? Or perhaps Joe? I am having a hard time keeping the lines straight. I also have an Antoni Smydra as a brother to Andrew and Jozef, but I do not know if he grew up to adulthood or not... There were also three sisters born in Poland, and I don't know if they survived and emigrated or not? If you would like to share information, please contact me at
kalkowski@mindspring.com. I can give you more particulars in a private email. I am related through Agnes Jechorek - she is a sister of my great-great grandmother, Marianna Jechorek who married Joseph Jarosz. They lived in Farwell and St. Paul.
Thank you,
Laura