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Andrew Kuhar 1896-10/3/1935 in Johnstown PA

Re: Andrew KUHAR b. ? - d. 10/3/1935

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 12:41AM GMT
Classification: Query
AL and on this census states he speaks Russian and was born in Poland

Re: Andrew KUHAR b. ? - d. 10/3/1935

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 1:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
Al-alien which no paper trail to follow upon, so no help there.
He was not Russian and did not speak Russian. Ruthenian is not Russian or Ukrainian.
He was from Galicia.Austria that is Poland.
http://www.e-targ.org/Maps/galiciamap.html
http://feefhs.org/maplibrary/austro-hungary/ah-galic.html

Re: Andrew KUHAR 1896-10/3/1935 in Johnstown PA

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 1:33AM GMT
Classification: Query
the names I see [but wish there was a location. hopefully one in the church record]
John KUHAR
Eva KOWALICK /KOWALIK/KOWALIUK
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Steve LACO
Katherine TIMKO
Katherine KMETT /KMETH

Re: KUHARs 1930 census

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 4:49AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 17 Dec 2014 5:55AM GMT
I do not see a query on PA/county board here on Ancestry.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8J-XDG
Name: Andy Kuhar
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: East Conemaugh, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1893
Birthplace: Poland
Immigration Year: 1910
Father's Birthplace: Poland
Mother's Birthplace: Poland
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Andy Kuhar Head M 37 Poland
Helen Kuhar Wife F 34 Poland
John Kuhar Son M 8 Pennsylvania
Olga Kuhar Daughter F 6 Pennsylvania
Eva Kuhar Daughter F 3 Pennsylvania
Andy Kuhar Jr. Son M 1 Pennsylvania
Frank Kushuara Brother-in-law M 42 Poland
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Frank KUSHUARA sounds like Franciszek KUSWARA, Helen's brother.
Franciszek is Polish but your ancestor being Ruthenian his first name could have been Teodor or something else.
Could it be easier to follow up Frank's paper trail?
Kuszwara, Teodor Hyrowa 16 1890 1906 [going to uncle Panko HARECZKA, Conemaugh, PA. Cambria. Co.
add. 12-17-14
from Hyrowa the closes to the Panko's surname I can find:
Herejczak, Jan Hyrowa, Galzia 17 1896 1913
Herejczak, Paul Horowa, Austria 29 1884 1913
Herejczak, Pawel Hyrowy 37 1863 1900
Harejcsak, Hajo Hyrocra 4 1898 1902
Harejcsak, Nasta Hyrocra 29 1873 1902
Harejcsak, Paukleman Hyrocra 36 1866 1902
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HEREJCZAKs in Poland but none in historical Galicia.
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/herejczak.html
Please do read at your leasure:
http://www.infoukes.com/genealogy/tracz/baba.html
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This census "says" that Andrew came to America in 1910 and was born around 1893. Your ancestor could have come thru Baltimore or Philadelphia. I'm only looking in NY Ellis island processing center.
Kuchar, Andrzej Pietniczany, Galicia 23 1887 1910
This location, Pietniczany was in Galicia.Austria presently in Ukraine.
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Kuczwara, Josef Lydowsko, Galicy 16 1890 1906
Kuczwara, Maksym Krenyna, Galicy 17 1889 1906
addition: 12-17-14
Kuchar, Jan Chirowa 37 1861 1898 ~ going to Johnstown, PA. He was in US 2 other times. Notation on the NY Ellis Island manifest.
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Re: LACO; TIMKO, KMETT

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 5:06AM GMT
Classification: Query
Jewel
no LACO, TIMKO, KMETT, KMETH in Poland
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in Slovakia :
Priezvisko TIMKO sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1272×,
Priezvisko KMEŤ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1969
Priezvisko KMETH sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1
Priezvisko LACO sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 489×,
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an Austria-Hungary is written but that does not narrow down the location in any way.

Re: KUHAR, KOWALICK

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 5:25AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 17 Dec 2014 5:45AM GMT
arriving from Hyrowa: KUCHAR, KOWALCSYK, KUSZWARA [your ancestral surnames]
Kowalcsyk, Anna Hyrowa 1 1905 1906
Kowalcsyk, Fedor Hyrowa 38 1868 1906
Kowalcsyk, Kasia Hyrowa 22 1884 1906
Kowalcsyk, Stefan Hyrowa 33 1873 1906
Kowalcznk, Wasko Hyrowa, Galicia 45 1865 1910
Kowalczyk, Anna Hyrowa, Galicia 17 1894 1911
Kowalczyk, Anna Hyrowa 23 1883 1906
Kowalczyk, Ian Hyrowa 41 1863 1904
Kowalczyk, Paul Hyrowa 43 1858 1901
Kowalezik, Jan Hyrowa, Hungary 17 1892 1909
Kuchar, Andrej Hyrowa 17 1887 1904
Kuchar, Jan Hyrowa 45 1859 1904
Kuchar, Jurko Hyrowa 43 1862 1905
Kuchar, Mychajlo Hyrowa 17 1889 1906
Kuchar, Pawlo Hyrowa 24 1882 1906
Ruchar, Michal Hyrowa 35 1863 1898
Kuchar, Jan Chyrowa, Galicy 49 1860 1909
Kuchar, Michal Chyrowa, Galicy 45 1864 1909
Kuchaz, Wania Chyrowa, Galicy 17 1890 1907
Kuszwara, Olena Hyrowa, Galizia 18 1894 1912
Kuszwara, Teodor Hyrowa 16 1890 1906
Lacz, Demko Hyrowa, Galicy 42 1865 1907
Latz, Pawel Hyrowa 36 1862 1898
Pusznik, Paul Hyrowa 39 1862 1901
Pysznik, Anna Hyrowa 24 1876 1900
Pysznik, Dmytro Hyrowa 37 1867 1904
Pysznik, Paraska Hyrowa, Galicia 17 1896 1913
Pysznik, Pawel Hyrowa 36 1862 1898
Pysznyk, Michal Hyrowa 24 1882 1906
Pyszuik, Michal Hyrowa, Galicy 26 1882 1908
Pyszwik, Jewka Hyrowa, Galicia 19 1892 1911
Pisnik, Matej Hyrowa 31 1875 1906
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http://www.maplandia.com/poland/podkarpackie/krosno-i/chyrow...
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few more strays in NY EI
Kowalczyk, Lukacz Hyrawa, Galicia 18 1891 1909
Kuchar, Danko Hyrawa, Galicia 17 1895 1912 ~ going to ? Andrej KUCHAR; Conemaugh, PA;
Danko has a set of numbers and a date to mean he was naturalized citizen.
Kuchar, Anna Hbyrowa, Galacia 20 1890 1910
Kuchar, Jurko Hyzowa 41 1861 1902
Kuchar, Stefan Hyrowy 26 1874 1900
Kuchar, Wanso Horowa, Galizia 17 1896 1913
Ruchar, Ian Kyzowa 41 1857 1898
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http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en&miejs...
http://baza.archiwa.gov.pl/sezam/pradziad.php?l=en&mode=...

Re: KUHARs 1930 census

Posted: 18 Dec 2014 12:41AM GMT
Classification: Query
Excellent information here! Thanks for the tips!

Re: Andrew KUHAR b. ? - d. 10/3/1935

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 3:42AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kuhar Kowalczyk Kusvara
Turns out the user bpozun has come across documents and you were so right, all indications are that my husbands family came from Hyrowa Poland....wow!

Re: Andrew KUHAR b. ? - d. 10/3/1935

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 3:50AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hallejulah !
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