Martin Sleziak (may also be spelled Slezjak, Slezak, Slezyak) and Maria Polc are my great-grandparents. They are
my great-grandparents on my mother's side.
Martin Sleziak (Jr.) was born on October 3, 1904 in Dobra niva. His parents were Martin Sleziak (Sr.) (born: Austria/Hungary November 13, 1880) and Anna Svarc (may also be spelled Schwartz) (born: Austria/Hungary 1884). Martin (Sr.) had an older brother named Jan (John) Sleziak and a sister. Martin (Jr.) first came to America in 1905 through New York with his mother. They traveled from Breman, Germany to Ilasco (Hannibal), Missouri where his father was. His siblings were George (born: Missouri April 11, 1913 died: Merrillville, Indiana February 14, 2001), Steven (born: Missouri 1909), and Anna (born: Missouri 1911). In 1930, they lived in Gary City, Indiana.
Maria was born April 11, 1909 in Dobra niva. Her parents were Martin Polc (may also be spelled Poltz) and Anna Cingota (may also be spelled Cinkota, Czingota, Czinkota). Her sisters were Zuzana and Anna. Maria and Martin (Jr.) married on January 4, 1926 at the Luthern Church in Dobra niva (the marriage was witnessed by Stephan Balko and Stephan Cingota). They arrived in America on July 19, 1928 at New York. They traveled from Cherbourg, France with their daughter, Zuzana (my grandmother; born: Dobra niva October 2, 1926). In America, Maria was known as Mary and their daughter Zuzana as Susan. Their other daughter, Mary was born April 20 1929 in Pennsylvania. In 1930, they lived in Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan.
Between 1930 and 1934, they settled in a part of Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania known as Parnassus or Kinlock where Martin (Jr.) worked as a coal miner.
Martin (Jr.) died in 1934 in Pennsylvania (I was told that he died as a result of a coal mining accident). Maria died in 1999 in Pennsylvania.
Maria’s family remained in Slovakia. She corresponded with a Zuzana Kolenyova (at Dobra nvia 436-80 Zvolen 96261), Maria Kapustikova (at Dobra niva 393 Zvolen 96261), Anna Kristofova (at Dobra niva c 241 Zvolen 96261), Anna Krkosova (at Dobra niva 264 Okr. Zvolen Cslovenska), Anna Yergova (maybe also spelled Jergova or Jerkova) (at Dobra niva c 174 Okres. Zvolen Ceskoslovensk) and a Balko family (at 334 or 534 East Spruce Street Olyphant, PA 18448) which maybe relatives or close friends.
Any information at all will be greatly appreciated.