Julia Yana was born 20 March 1894, the youngest daughter of Wenzel Jana (later spelled Yanna) and Anna Panoch, both emigrants of Bohemia. A younger brother, Adolph, was born four years later to rescue her from being the baby of the family.
Julia was very close to her sisters, especially Emma who was three years older. They grew up in Kellnersville, Wisconsin and remained close friends throughout their lives.
By 1905, Julia was employed as a servant as was the custom of the time. She worked and lived with a family in Gibson, a small town detached from Mishicot. She was 11 years old at the time.
At the age of . . . well, Julia was not fond of revealing her true age and soon it became obscured in the records. She did, at an early age, meet Archie Baugniet who was living in Mishicott and helping on the family farm. Julia and Archie were married on 07 September 1914 and raised two sons and a daughter in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
