[NI0012] Education - Tempe High School Tempe, Arizona 1982
Bachelor Degree Arizona State Univ 1986
Doctorate of Law University of Southern California 1990
[NI0012] She was a lawyer for Cox, Castle and Nicholson Los Angeles
Belongs to California and Florida Bars
[NI0013] Sister Betty Remembrances - We would wait on the back porch for mybrother Myron to come home from work. He always saved us something fromhis lunch pail. I would sit on Myron's lap and we would talk in Polish.
[NI0015] Alex Novatka had 17 brothers and sisters. He could not read or write.
Comments from Anna - he made his own cigarettes. He was a good kindfather
who never laid a hand on us.
Alex worked in the mines, he was involved in a mine accident and hadtrouble with his eyes.
He made bootleg whiskey in his basement and his house was raided by theagents.
He was baptised in St. John's Church in Krasne, Poland. He was born at 8o'clock in the morning ane christened the next day at 3 in theafternoon. His godparents were Franciszek and Marianna Szwejkowski, hismother's brother and sister. The witnesses to his birth were FranciszekSzwejkowski and Franciszek Moculak.
[NI0016] Her mother died when she was 12 years old. She came to the United Stateswhen she was 15 years old. Chose Alex Novatka as a husband from a fieldof nine men because he was clean shaven. She taught herself to read andwrite. She came from a farm in Poland. At one time she and Alex lived at541 Center St. Shenandoah, PA. IN 1924 She and Alex purchased a home inShenandoah Heights, PA at 262 Indiana Avenue.
[NI0016] Grandaughter Barbara Remembrances - "as a small child she took me by thehand and walked down the Heights for ice cream. I also remember hermaking Polish pastries, her beautiful garden and her birds in her sewingroom. I remember sitting on her porch swing waiting for the Holey PokeyMan."
[NI0016] Son Edward Remembrances - "I remember my mother baking pies on theweekend for the family. She enjoyed sewing, and the movies."
[NI0016] Son In Law Bob Remembrances - "good cook, great baby sitter, wonderfulmother - in - law. Lived with us for over 20 years and never had adispute.
While living next door to the Chinese laundry in Chester, PA Lottie heardloud noises coming from the laundry. She rushed into the laundry andstopped a robbery in progress. Robber was pistol whipped by herneighbor. She was committed to anything she undertook. I loved herdearly. She was a great lady."
[NI0016] Granddaughter Marty Remembrances - "I was 3 years old when my Grandmomdied. I can remember her making all my pajamas."
[NI0016] Daughter Betty Remembrances - " She liked to crochet, cook and sew. Sheenjoyed reading the newpaper and her prayer book. She liked to cookchicken and golamki (pigs in blanket). I called her Mom, she was kind -gentle - my mom. Her favorite expression was "u i ja co (translated oh,and what else).
Her family were her friends.
[NI0021] Anna met her husband Ed at a dance.
[NI0023] Places Worked - Ford, Boeing
Places Lived - Shenandoah PA, Chester PA, Marcus Hook PA, Eddystone PA
Met his wife when they both worked for American Viscoe.
[NI0036] he was in the US twice the first time he came in 1898 and stayed 7 years,the second time he came in 1909 and stayed until 1915 when he went backto Poland and died of Typhus. He came to the US the second time on theSS Merion leaving Liverpool England on December 15, 1809 and arriving inPhiladelphia on December 29, 1909. The ship carried 860 passengers, theship's captain was J.B. Hill.
[NI0037] Connie Slaski retired to the Vineland, NJ home for soldiers. He wasstationed in Kentucky.
[NI0037] SS# 402-32-5445
He was a corporal in the United States Army. He served during WW1 & WW2.
[NI0050] In the 1920 census she said that she came to the US in 1912. She and hersecond husband Adam Pichalski lived on 304 and 1/2 S. White St.Shenandoah, PA.
[NI0062] John went to a picnic in Ringtown, PA. He climbed a tree to pick apples,he fell out of the tree and died several days later.
Cousin - Antonina Michalewicz died May 24, 1946 she was 104 years oldwhen
she died.
[NI0063] Eva came to the United States from Sopockinie, Poland (now Bellarusk) in1905.
[NI0063] TRANSLATED LETTERS RECEIVED BY EVA FROM POLAND
Letter written by sister Mary
June 14, 1939
The first words of my letter
May Jesus Christ be revered forever and ever
Dear Sister
I would like to tell you that I am alive and healthy wish the same toyou. My brother Joseph is with me, when he came from America, he didn'tbring much with himself and he spent all the money and now he hasn't evenone zloty for the tobacco and now there are no jobs because these arevery poor times. Rosalie Wolulik is now in Sopockino and goes from placeto place begging because she cannot work. Her youngest daughter marrieda poor man and has no work, this is bad. They have a son Richard who is4 years old, they live with me. We had nice weather a month withoutrain, now everything dried up so we don't expect good harvest. Now mydear sister please write what is new in America. How do you livea andhow are your children. Is son already a priest - let him write a letterto me even though he doesn't know me and I don't know him, but he isstill a relative. You probably forgot all your family in Poland, becauseyou don't like to write a letter and now I give all My regards to all ofyou and Anna. Please send me her address. Please send your familypictures. I wrote a letter to sister
Let her come as the wind
and
Let it wake up your heart
Because you are my sister
Is there no one to write letters to Poland
Your sister
Mary
Grodno
Ulica Skosna #14 MI
[NI0063] Letter written by cousin
February 14, 1905
Sierguszki village
Dear sister,
I'm writing to you about very sad news. My mother left the world andleft us orphans this February 1st. She was sick all year. Half a yearshe lay in bed. We had to watch her like a small child. I still havepain in my hand. It was very hard for me, I had to work every day.Sister Rosalie didn't send help to me. Neighbors brought help to me.Ten days we sat by mother. I was left a poor orphan without care. Nowsister Rosalie is taking to court licitation. It will come that we willstay in our place, which neither of us will leave and someday strangewill leave. Now dear sister I'm asking for your sympathy and humbly askyou for some money. There was a bad harvest, flood and there is nopotatoes at all. Now dear sister I got a letter from you duringChristmas. I got everything that you sent us. I had enough money forthe funeral. God thank you for your good heart. We had pleasure becauseof our son because he chose a good profession. God will help him to lastthere. Mother was very happy about it and said goodbye to everybody whenshe was dying and asked to be remembered and also anniversary of herdeath. Before her death mother said goodbye to everyone but I was alonewith her when she died. Now there will be an execution the 2nd ofMarch. Now I say hello to everyone and goodbye.
Elzbieta Josefowicz
Village Sierguszki
Suwalskieg Guberni
Kopciowo
[NI0063] Eva came to the United States to Shenandoah, Pa.where she worked in abakery owned by Mr. Strzelsick (Aunt Edna's uncle)
She was engaged to marry Julian Kovaluk. There was a marriage licenceissued to them on Feb. 1, 1908. For some reason, they did not becomemarried. Mr. Strzelsick arranged the marriage between Eva and JohnMichalewicz. Eva had 8 children 4 boys and 4 girls. Only two survived,Bolee and isabelle. Stacia died when she was six. She was burnt todeath. She and friends were playing with matches. Her dress caught onfire and she burnt to death. All the other children died as infants.Stephanie died of the plague. She was sick for a long time. Isabelleremembers that they burnt incence under her crib to hasten her deathhbecause she was suffering so much.
[NI0063] In order to get money the family took in two borders. They slept in onebedroom, the rest of the family used two bedrooms. At one time they alsoowned a bar on West Coal Street. Things were so bad during the minestrike that the children would pick huckleberries in the area around thecemeteries of Shenanadoah Heights to sell in order to get food.
[NI0073] Home Value By Census Tract - $79,800 Single Family Home
Residence first listed in phone book - 1977
[NI0075] Median Home Value By Census Tract - $112,700 Single Family Home
Residence first listed in phone book - 1979
[NI0077] Median Home Value By Census Tract - $18,900 - Single Family
[NI0079] Edward Jr. is a roofer
Median Home Value By Census Tract - $95,200 - Single Family
Year Residence first listed in phone book - 1991
[NI0080] John is a roofer and is married.
[NI0081] Joseph is a sheet metaler.
[NI0082] Median Home Value By Census Tract - $22,200 - Single Family
Year Residenc
e first listed in phone book - 1966
[NI0088] Nana said that Ben was very kind, he spoke with a lisp.
[NI0092] Nana says that Dominick is very intelligent.
[NI0094] Ramona is deaf. She is married to a mute.
[NI0097] Lived at 70 Saturn Ct Kissimmee FL 34746
[NI0098] Median Home Value By Census Tract - $62,800
Year Residence first listed in phone book - 1982
[NI0116] Nana called him Bronislaw, Jenny Obrick Bridy called him Anthony. He wasdeaf, never came to the USA.
[NI0118] Mary was married to William Stojak, he came to the USA. During the minestrike of 1924 he went to McAdoo, PA. It was rumored that he was livingwith a woman there. Mary's brother Joseph went back to Poland and wasliving with her in the old family homestead.
[NI0119] His wife, Mary stayed in Poland when he went to the USA. He came toShenandoah, PA to work in the mines. During the mine strike in 1924 hewent to McAdoo, Pa to look for a job. Noone ever heard from him again,There was a rumor that he was living with a woman in McAdoo.
[NI0121] Cora as she was known was a very modern lady, very different than hersisters. She always had her hair stylishly done and wore fingernailpolish.
She owned a grocery store in Camden, NJ
In the 1920 census she lived in a house on 617 Morton, Ave. Chester, Pa.
She shared the house with Jennie Glenbowski Zagorski (Alex Glenn's sister)
Jennie's husband William and their newborn child Eleanor. Cora statedthat she was 22 years old in January 1920, her husband Anthony was 26.She came to the United States in 1904, and he came in 1912.
[NI0137] Occupation - Coal Miner, Tool & Die Maker, Owner & President of Seaboard
Instrument Co.
Places Lived - Shenandoah Pa, Philadelphia PA, Ocean City NJ
Mother changed family name to Baron on April 4, 1943
[NI0138] Occupation - Design Engineer
Places Worked - E I Du Pont
Places Lived - Shenandoah PA, Philadelphia PA, Ocean City NJ, WilmingtonDE
[NI0139] Education - B.S. Pharmacy , Philadelphia College of Pharmacy & Science,
Aeroengineering, University of Southern California LosAngeles
Occupation - Pilot, United Airlines
Places Worked - U.S. Navy, United Airlines
Places Lived - Shenandoah PA, NewJersey, Florida, Texas, California,Japan,
Alaska
[NI0143] Occupation - Home Building Contractor, Ship Building Manager Sun Oil Co.
[NI0144] Occupation - Structural Designer with Stone & Webster, D & Z Engr.,United
Engineers, Gilbert Engr.
Education - Graduated High School.
[NI0148] Education - Notre Dame High School, Moylan, PA
Places Worked - Scott Paper, Westinghouse, H.L. Shay Architects, Du Pont,
American Men of Science
Places Lived - Chester PA, Media PA, Seattle, WA, Buffalo NY, Palo AltoCA,
Phoenix AZ
[NI0149] Education - Notre Dame High School Moylan PA
Places Worked - Westinghouse, Burroughs
Places Lived - Chester PA, Warminster PA, Richfield Springs NY, RestonVA,
New Hartford NY, Warrington PA
[NI0150] Education - B.S. Economics, B.S. Mathematics - St. Joseph College Phila PA
MSEE Electrical Engineering Computer Science - Univof Penn
Occupation - Computer consultant
Places Worked - Core States Financial Corp, General Electric Co., IBM,
Curtis Publishing Co.
Places Lived - Chester PA, Media PA, Seattle WA, Buffalo NY, Palo Alto CA,
Phoenix AZ
[NI0169] Education - Penncrest High School
Interior Communications School (Electronics - Navy)
Occupation - Instructor
Places Worked - H.K. Porter , R.A.M. Associates, B.P. Oil
Places Lived - Chester, Lima, Ephrata PA, Norfolk VA, Wilmington DE
[NI0171] Education - High School, Some College courses at East Carolina Univ.
Occupation - Comptroller
Places worked - Lindle Assoc. Matthews NC
[NI0172] Education - Penncrest High School, Computer courses
Ocupation - Receptionist/Secretary - Site Administrator
Places Worked - Zeneca Inc.
Places Lived - Media PA, Norfolk VA, Ephrata PA, Chester PA, Wilmington DE
[NI0173] Education - currently in Jr. High School
Awards- YMCA swimming award, School band award for playing the clarinet.
[NI0174] Education - High School, Mgt courses at Limestone, King, CPCC CharlotteCollege
Ocupation - Machine Operator, Supv Maint, Mgr of Mfg.
Places Worked - Westinghouse Electric Co. in Lester Pa & Charlotte, NC
Places lived - Terre Hill PA, New Holland PA, Prospect Park PA, ChesterPA, Lima PA, Charlotte NC
[NI0179] Education- BA University of Delaware in Applied Voice (Music) 1921
Occupation - Apprentice with East Coast Opear Company
Quality Assurance Manager at MBNA America Bank
Professionaly known as Linnea Baronofski, mezzo soprano
Awards - Philadelphia Music Foundation Scholarship
American Polish Music Scholarship 1988, 1989, 1990
[NI0180] Education - High School graduated 1955
Places Worked - 1955-1957 Sun Oil Co, Marcus Hook, PA
1958-1959 Safeway Food Store, Washington, D.C.
Places Lived - 1937-1957 Chester PA
1957 Washington, DC
1960 Lemoore, CA
1961 Costa Mesa, CA
1964 Toledo OH
1965 - Woodbury Hgts, PA
[NI0181] Education - High School, Lincoln Trade School
Occupation - Construction manager
Places Worked - Stone & Webster, Precision Engr. Corp.
Places Lived - New York, Texas, New Jersey
[NI0183] Education - High School, Vocational trade school, night college courses.
Occupation - Material Engineer
Places Worked & Lived - New Jersey, Texas, Arizona, Conneticut
[NI0185] Education - High School
Occupation - Printer
Places Worked - Maxwell Graphic Arts
Places Lived - NJ
[NI0187] Education - High School, Night College Classes
Occupation - Refrigeration Engineer
Places Worked - Hussman Inc.
Places Lived - New Jersey
[NI0189] Education - Rutgers University College of Engineering
Occupation - Electrical Engineer
Places Worked - Stone & Webster Engr. Corp.
Places Lived - New Jersey
[NI0190] Education - BS Drexel University
Occupation - Systems Programmer Providence Mutual Life Ins. Co.
Places Worked - Bryn Mawr Hospital, PSFS Federal Reserve Bank, Citibank,
Boeing, DuPont, Edgcomg Metals, RelianceStandard Ins.
Places Lived - Palo Alto CA, Seattle WA, Buffalo NY, Ridley Park PA,Media PA,
New Castle DE, Wilmington DE
[NI0191] Education - BSN Widener University
Occupation - Registered Nurse
Places Worked - Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Places Lived - Springfield PA, Aurora CO, Ft. Benning GA
[NI0192] Education - Cardinal O'Hara High School
Occupation - Personal Computer Specialist
Places Worked - Corestates, Towne House Restaurant
Places Lived - Media PA, Slippery Rock PA
[NI0193] Education - BSN Widener University
Occupation - Registered Nurse Manager, Captain Air National Guard
Places Worked - McDonalds, US Army, Crozer Chester Medical Center
Places Lived - White Haven PA, Aurora CO, Ft. Benning, GA, Springfield PA
[NI0197] Education - B.S. Business Administration Temple University
Occupation - Retail Management
Places Worked - Sears, Wanamakers, Best, Macy's
Places Lived - New Jersey, New Mexico, Florida, Pennsylvania
[NI0201] Education - College
Occupation - Director of Engineering
Places Worked - Univac, Cogar, Mohawk Data, Decision Data, Racalguardata
Places Lived - Woodlyn PA, Warminster PA, Richfield Springs NY, Reston VA,
New Hartford NY, Warrington PA.
[NI0202] Education - High School
Occupation - Self employed plumber
Places Lived - Warminster PA, Richfield Springs NY, New Hartford NY,
Fort Lauderdale FL
[NI0203] Education - High School, College
Occupation - Cabinet Maker
[NI0204] Education - B.S. in Math Secondary Education, M.A. in Math
Honors - Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Made "Who's Who in Colleges",
Awarded full scholarship to Master's program.
Occupation - teacher Computers & Math
Places Worked - Park View High School, Sterling VA,Islamic Saudi Academy,
Alexandria, VA
[NI0205] Education - High School, College
Occupation - Software Engineer
Places Worked - Leeds & Northrup
[NI0208] Education - B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Masters in Business
Occupation - Electrical Contractor - Self Emp;oyed
Places Worked - Herring Electric Co.
Places Lived - Michigan, Virginia
[NI0215] Education - High School
Occupation - Executive Secretary
Places Lived - Philadelphia PA, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, California,Alaska
[NI0216] Education - B.S. Pharmacy University of Rhode Island
Occupation - Pharmacist - Executive Director Alabama Pharmaceutical Assn.
Executive Director LouisianaPharmaceutical Assn.
Places Worked - Rhode Island - Director Of Drug Information
University of Rhode Island - Asst. ProfClinical Pharmacy
Places Lived - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, California,Alaska,
Rhode Island, Alabama, Louisiana, Colorado
Honors - Distinguished Young Pharmacist
[NI0217] Education - B.S. Electrical Engineering Villanova Univ, PA,
M.Sc E.E. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Massachusets
Occupation - Senior Design Engineer
Places Worked - New Jersey, Massachusets, New York
Places Lived - Massachusets, Callifornia, Florida, Alaska, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey
[NI0218] Education - B.S. Pharmacy Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
Occupation - Pharmacist
Places Worked - New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Alaska
Places Lived - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Alaska
[NI0219] Education - B.A. Dramatic Arts & Broadcast Journalism Troy State Univ.
Honors & Awards - Magna Cum Laude - D.A. & B.J.
Occupation - National News Correspondent ABC News
Places Worked - Feature Reporter & Anchor Montgomery AL, New Orleans LA,
Alabama, Louisiana, Colorada, Los Angeles
Places Lived - South Dakota, Illinois, Alabama, Louisiana, Colorado
[NI0221] Education - B.S. Electircal Engineer Ohio Northern University
Occupation - Electrical Engineer
Places Worked - Ohio, Illinois, michigan, Texas
Places Lived - Ohio, Illinois, Texas
[NI0241] Education - B.S. Data Processing Delaware State College
Occupation - Systems Programer
Places Worked - DuPont
Places Lived - Wilmington, DE
[NI0252] Stacia was 6 years old when she died. She burned to death . Friendswere playing with matches, her dress caught on fire and she burnt todeath. She was not the natural daughter of John Michalewicz. Eva, hermother had been engaged to marry another man, she became pregnant withthis man's child. The engagement was broken and Eva then married JohnMichalewicz. He always treated Stacia as his own child. He never evenin anger would say that she was not his.
[NI0275] He went to Rutgers Law School. He now practices law.
[NI0276] Steven did TV work with Pat Robinson. He now owns Dominion Productionsin Norfolk, VA. Likes to bke.
[NI0488] SHE CAME TO THE USA TO LIVE IN 1964 BECAUSE HER BROTHER LIVED INCLEVELAND. SHE BROUGHT HER DAUGHTER TERESA WITH HER.
[NI0540] Jan (John) Nowotka's death notice states that he was a farmer.
[NI0915] His death record said that he died of old age.
[NI1031] 20 zloty was paid to bury Walenty. This was a great deal of money atthat time.
[NI1033] Adam was given two names when he was baptized. His godparents were LukasBakowski who was the organist in the parish church of St. Joseph in MakowMazowiecki, along with Catherine Chmielewska.
[NI1037] Elzbieta was christened in St. Joseph's church Makow Mazowiecki. Hergodparents were the noble Marcianna Chrzanowska and the noble AugustinusZawadzki.
[NI1038] Franciszek was baptized in St. Joseph's church Makow Mazowiecki on August3, 1784. His godparents were Simon Toriski and Marianna Pomaska.
[NI1039] Baptized in St. joseph's church Makow Mazowiecki. His godparents wereFabium and Petronella Chotkowski.
[NI1040] Leonard was baptized in St. Joseph's church Makow Mazowiecki. Hisgodparents were the noble Antoni Prudziszewski and the noble MariannaChrzanowska.
[NI1042] Antoni was baptized in St. Joseph's Church, Makow Mazowiecki. Hisgodparents were Jozef Baboki and Wiktoria Dybowska.
[NI1045] Walenty was baptized in St. John's church in Makow Mazowiecki. Hisgodparents were Martin Chrzanowski and Marianna Kobylinska.
[NI1052] He was baptized in Makow Mazowiecki church, Poland. His godparents wereAntoni Kobylinski and Anastasia Chrzanowska.
[NI1053] He was baptized in Makow Mazowieckichurch, Poland. his godparents wereStanislaw Modzilewski and Alekasandra Kobylinska.
[NI1054] He was baptized in Makow Mazowiecki church, Poland. His godparents wereAntoni Kobylinski and Marianna Budziszewska.
[NI1055] 4 zloty was paid to bury Wojciech.
[NI1075] He has the nickname "Fantaszki" which means dreamer.
[NI1084] He is a dentist.
[NI1352] Jacob Belville had a teret charge in Taneytown, Maryland. In 1831, hehad a school in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. In 1849, he was a ministerand built a church in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He also was a ministerin Hartsville, Pennsylvania. In 1866, he became the minister for achurch in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania ( now known as Jim Thorpe,Pennsylvania). From 1874 to 1894, he was a minister in Pottsville,Pennsylvania. He died on March 25, 1907 in Germantown, Pennsylvania.
[NI1354] Robert Barr Belville moved to Williamstown, Pennsylvania in 1834. In1834, he moved to St. George's, Delaware. On a visit to Dayton, Ohio,Robert Barr Belville died in 1893.
[NI1363] John was a cousin of Robert Barr Belville
[NI1367] George Ely, D.D. was rector of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia,Pennsylvania
[NI1372] Rebecca Mitchell who was the sister of Caroline taught in JacobBelville's school.
[NI1373] Jacob Barr Belville was married two times. His second wife was Mary Barr.
[NI1382] Phillip Belville was a French Hugenot who came to America in the latterpart of the 17th Century from Holland.
[NI1384] Samuel Barr was the first minister for the First Presbyterian Church inPittsburg, Pennsylvania. the town of Pitsburg at that time had apopulation of 600.
[NI1386] Samuel was a Doctor of Divinity.
[NI1387] Joseph Barr was a Doctor of Divinity. He was a Presbyterian Minister ofthe Paradise and Leacock churches in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
[NI1388] Adam Barr emigrated from Ireland in 1783, He settled in Elkton, Maryland.
[NI1395] Chambers Gaw was a gentleman of the old school. he was intelligent , hada love of reading . he was very kind, and courtly in his manners. Inaddition, he was very upright and strict in his principles. He regardedcharacter as infinitely more important than lineage. His grandson, theReverand Jacob Belville agreed with him.
Chambers had an office in the Philadelphia Custom House in 1825.
[NI1409] She was baptized by the Reverand George Duffield.
[NI1410] He was baptized by the Reverand George Duffield.
[NI1411] He was baptized by the Reverand Jacob Duche.
[NI1412] He was baptized by the Reverand George Duffield.
[NI1413] He was baptized by the Reverand George Duffield.
[NI1414] She was married by the Reverand James Sproal.
[NF006] Matron of Honor Katherine Polega Pancerella (childhood friend of bride)
Best Man Albert Zack (first cousin of groom)
Bridesmaid - Susan Street (college friend of bride, now married toTucker)
Bridesmaid - Billie Georgaris (college friend of bride, now Micromanolis)
Usher - Clyde Young (college friend of groom died on April 4, 1993)
Usher - Thomas Reymont (first cousin of bride died on June 4, 1995)
Flower Girl - Alice Shukaitis ( niece of groom)
[NF413] The record of their marriage was in the oldest book of marriages, in thepossession of Caleb Caufey of friends meeting who lived at Branch and 4thSts. in Philadelphia, PA.