MOSKAL-Pielnia Sanok/Krosno-Galicia; BOMAGES-Austria
I am looking forward to hearing from you. I hope we CONNECT the Surnames BEDNARCHIK-1911, 1913, 1914 Forest City PA US Church Archives; BEDNARCZYK Forest City St Agnes Cemetery; BEDNARIK 1900 US Census; 1925,1928, Forest City PA US St John Greek Catholic Church Achives; or BENARICK and BOMAGES 1900 US Census, of Forest City Susquehanna County PA,-borders Wayne and Lackawanna Counties, USA
Source: St John Greek Catholic Church [Baptism of children and grandchildren] Archives
WITH the Pielnia Nowotaniec in 1424, & Dudyrice in 1721.[Krosnienskie is Podkarpackie] Poland
Source: Austrian Cadastral
Bednarik BEDNARCZYK & MOSKAL or Moskalik are from PIELNIA or Pelnja [Rusyn] Pel'nja [ Ukraine ] Poland Sanok Administrative District and Krosno. Sources:
http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/filmshtm and GC Church Archives
"Roman Catholic" Pielnia was Nowotaniec in 1424 and Dudyrice in 1721.
Today, Krosnienskie is Pod Karpackie.
Source: Lenius / Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia .
The Mike and Kathryn [Kate"] BEDNARCZYK /BEDNARIK family, with Rosie John and Mary "Meony," went to Forest City PA, Susquehanna, during the years, 1881 1883 1891 1893. But they are listed from Austria [they were Polish speaking]- Source: June 12 1900 US Census [Church has them from Pielnia Sanok Galicia]
Siblings of "Michal" Mike Berdnarik-: lived at 715 Main Street Forest City PA
John [BEDNARIK]-"Bednark" b. Apr 1858 [42]-Austria here 6years-married
Anna BEDNARIK BOMAGES b. Oct 1853 [46]-Austria here, married age 28;
Spouse of Anna, Mike [50]; Children-5, 4 lived;
"Meony" Mary b. May 1884-Austria age-16yrs; John b. 1887 Austria age 13; others?
Source: June 23 1900 US Census
Surnames,'in laws,' and children are GOSKOWSKI/Gorszkowski [various spellings]; Jurain JURIN Yurin; LIPKA; TIMKO; TIMSEC; GUTKOSKA; LENIO; STRUS; SMITH;
Philip Wolchinski/VILCHINSKI/Wolinski married Catherine Bednarik after 1904, and before 1920, when Philip b.1865 died.
Source: 1910 Census Forest City PA; Paul Benarick's Army Registration circa 1917
“Cath’a”“Katte”[Kathryn] b.1854 married/lived with Franklin McCullum Gardiner after Philip died-and after FM's wife Edith died. There is No mention of each other, Farnklin and Catherine, in their Obituaries, the SAME day, Mar 14 1929- BUT,[step]“Son FM Gardiner”was mentioned in Catherine’s Obituary, and not in his father's, FM Gardiner Sr ESQ-- could not locate FM GARDINER & Catherine BENARICK's Marriage License]
Catherine Benarick died Mar 09 1929, at son Stanley’s Hudson St Forest City PA home.
Sources: Death Certificate; Obituary 03/14/1929in Forest City News.
FM Gardiner b. 1876 (53) was married, 04-04 1907, to Edith M. Milton. FM died March 10 1929 in Forest City PA; Buried at Uniondale, Rounds Cemetery PA
[Edith Mae Milton Gardiner b.1920-1937 was later buried with his body
Sources: Obituary- 03/14/1929 Montrose Ind.; Susquehanna County Historical Society & Free Library Association Montrose PA 18801
Greatgrampa-Mike Bednarik BEDNARCZYK b. Feb1854 married abt. 1874 Katzarina Moskal or Moskalik. Katzaryna arrived 1881-1893 [in NYC & Philadelphia PA], as "Cath'a" BEDNARIK with children.
Husband Michal Bednarczyk died 01-07-1904 Forest City PA.
Source: St Agnes Church Cemetery Forest City PA Susquehanna County
"Kate Bermarchik" [Catherine BENARICK] is listed as a widow with three children Stanley, Anna, & Paul and nephews-LIPKO
Source: 1910 US Census
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Joan Benarick Strus Wielgus