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Comment by Co Ordinator on July 29, 2010 at 8:55pm
Nance the 1930 census has 24 Hranka's listed
Find a Grave has 8 listed
Social Security Death index has 20 listed
Plus I found this here:
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/passRecord.asp?pID=605212010216&a...
and has others too
this one may be him as you have him from Kuslove
but the above has him from Kuselava
Very similar in spelling
Here you will find the whole listing of Hranka's:
http://www.ellisisland.org/search/matchMore.asp?LNM=HRANKA&PLNM...
Hope that this helps
Wayne
Comment by nancy ann cole on July 29, 2010 at 1:18pm
Jane, thanks for looking him up. I too found a George Hranka in Ill. Didn't find the part of him being in a State Hospital, tho. I will check into him deeper,tho.I don't think the years match. him, I will try to match him up.with my great-grandpa. Will chech on find a grave site too.I found some Hrankas in Clearfield Co. Pa. and in Pestone Cemetery in DUBOIS, Ill. They may be related. will check on the contributers of those sites. Thank you again for looking him up. I never knew anything past my grandma,Agnes Hranka, daughter of George till Tom Vadjik got in touch with me on this site, and I found out he is my cousin in Canada. I am in California. nancy cole
Comment by Jayne McCormick on July 29, 2010 at 9:37am
Nancy, I went through Ancestry and the ONLY George Hranka I found was one in the 1920 Census. He was listed as being in the Kankakee State Hospital, Kankakee, IL, was 44 years old, single and born in IL. If he miss "missing" and in a State Hospital in IL... that *might* be a reason he couldn't be found. (?) Speculation, I know, but maybe something to be checked into.

Good luck!!
Comment by nancy ann cole on July 29, 2010 at 2:55am
looking for a George HRANKA who came to Lansford,Pa. in 1900-1901. He got hurt in a coalmine accident, and was never heard from again. he was my grandmaAGNES HRANKA ' father who came from Kuslove , Moravia. His son John Hranka came here in 1912 to look for him . No one ever found him...
Comment by Jayne McCormick on July 28, 2010 at 9:54pm
Found this... closest yet to Boneslaw

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
about Bronislaw Guzinsky
Name: Bronislaw Guzinsky
Arrival Date: 3 Sep 1924
Birth Year: abt 1897
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Polish
Port of Departure: Danzig
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Estonia
Search Ship Database: Search the Estonia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

Source Citation: Year: 1924; Microfilm serial: T715; Microfilm roll: T715_3534; Line: 17; Page Number: 64.




I found no "Boleslaw" in the census but did find the following Guzinsky's who were from Schuylkill

Social Security Death Index
about Adam Guzinsky
Name: Adam Guzinsky
SSN: 225-14-1093
Last Residence: 23452 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, United States of America
Born: 2 May 1914
Last Benefit: 23518 Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States of America
Died: Jul 1979
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1960)

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about George Guzinsky
Name: George Guzinsky
County: Schuylkill
State: Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 2 Aug 1882
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1926599
DraftBoard: 2
Occupation: Manager Shoe Store
Nearest Relative: Mrs Bessie Guzinsky
Height/Build: Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown
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U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about George Guzinsky
Deceased 30 Jun 1943
Name: George Guzinsky
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1884
Birth Place: Russia
Residence: 121 Centre St. Mahanoy City, Schuylkill Co, Pennsylvania
Roll: WW2_2240344
Age: 58
Occupation: Self Employed - Mahanoy City
Nearest Relative: Bessie Guzinsky
Height/Build:
Color of Eyes/Hair:
Signature: View image
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World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
about Simon Guzinsky
Name: Simon Guzinsky
County: Schuylkill
State: Pennsylvania
Birthplace: Pennsylvania;United States of America
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1896
Race: Caucasian (White)
FHL Roll Number: 1926597
DraftBoard: 1
Age:
Occupation: Manager worked for his Monther
Nearest Relative:
Height/Build: tall/slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/brown
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U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Simon Guzinsky
Name: Simon Guzinsky
Birth Date: 5 Aug 1896
Birth Place: Schuylkill
Residence: 405 S. Broadway, Baltimore, Maryland
Roll: WW2_2242058
Age: 45
Occupation: Tailor
Nearest Relative: Daniel Guzinsky, 226 Renner (?) Ave, Newark, NJ
Height/Build:
Color of Eyes/Hair:
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U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Walter Guzinsky
Name: Walter Guzinsky, 227 West Ruddle Street, Coaldale, Schuykill Co., Pennsylvania
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1894
Birth Place: Warsaw, Poland
Residence: Schuylkill, Pennsylvania
Roll: WW2_2240344
Age: 48
Occupation: Lehigh Navigation Coal Co
Nearest Relative: Anna Guzinsky (same address as above)
Height/Build:
Color of Eyes/Hair:
Signature: View image
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These were the only census years with Guzinskys listed

Several Guzinskys in the 1900 census 2 or 3 families
1910 census - 3 families in Schuylkill
More in 1920 - 3 or 4 families
None from Schuylkill in 1930 census
Comment by Chris Raines on July 28, 2010 at 7:41pm
Looking for information on the Guzinsky family from Schulykil, PA area. Some family may have changed spelling to guzinski, gayzinsky. One named Boleslaw Guzinsky moved to New Jersey, one named Adam Guzinsky moved to VA. Any info, please let me know.
Comment by Susan Trudell on July 8, 2010 at 9:12pm
Looking for Ludwig or Louis Kaffenberger from Chambersburg, PA
Comment by Richard R Wagner on May 18, 2010 at 8:25pm
looking for info on stoudt an wagner lines from Reading PA
these trees merged in my parents looking for more info further back
Comment by Ron Johnson on April 14, 2010 at 12:25pm
I'm researching Abraham Reifsnyder, born 1804 in PA, and his wife Mary Schnell, born 1811 in PA. They were married 10/27/1833, and had a son John S. Reifsnyder, born 7/7/1844 in New Hanover, PA. Need more info on them and their parents.

Thanks,

Ron
Comment by Pauline Gray-Snitwongse on March 24, 2010 at 10:00am
I am researching my maternal GGgrandparents John S. and Catharine McCormack (various spellings). They show up in the 1870 census-Van Buren Twp., Clay Co., Indiana. Both age 29, born in Ireland. Then in the 1880 census they appear in New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pa he is 40 and his wife is 43. I am sure these are the same people despite the ages as the children are the same in both. Catharine dies in New Castle in 1882 and John dies in Pittsburgh in late March 1889. The same day his brother Edward dies in Ohio. It would appear they both worked in glass factories and died of complications of working there. Their oldest daughter Catherine is my Ggrandmother. She married James Hoover and their daughter Margaret E. is my Grandmother. Catherine later married Charles H. Jones, It appears they lived in Braddock/Pittsburgh. My Grandmother Margaret E. Hoover/Jones m. Rev. James William Clair. The Clairs also lived in Braddock.

While I am unsure of the accuracy of this connection, the only group that appears to be them in passenger lists is in July 1857 where their names appear on a manifest from Londonderry arriving in Philadelphia.

Pauline
 

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