Individual Notes

Note for: Elizabeth Picklesteimer, 1768 - 19 APR 1854 Index

Burial:
Place: Copper Hill Cemetery, Floyd County, Virginia

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Note for: George Poff, 1747 - 1798 Index

Alias: George /Pauff/

Individual Note:
See also George PFAFF.

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Note for: Frederich Paff, BEF 1730 - ABT 1820 Index

Individual Note:
Variations on the Poff name: PAFF, POUGH, PFAFF

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Note for: Mary Ann Siler, ABT 1823 - Index

Individual Note:
The 1860 Federal census lists Mary A. Brumfield and her children living in Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., VA. She has seven children. (June 11, 1860).

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Note for: Francis "Frank" M. Ford, APR 1877 - Index

Individual Note:
The 1920 Federal Census lists Frank Ford and his family living at 208 S. High Street, West Chester, Chester Co., PA. Frank is 43. Florence is 35. Their children: son, Francis R., 8; daughters, Marian, 7; Margaret, 5; Mary, 2 yrs 2 months; and son, Joseph, 0 months. All born in PA. Frank's parents were born in Ireland. Frank is a painter in an engine works. He rents the house. (January 2, 1920; E.D. 94; sheet 2A).

The 1930 Federal Census lists Frank M. Ford and his family living at 208 S. High Street, West Chester, Chester Co., PA. Frank is 51. Florence M. is 47. Their children: daughters, Marian V., 17; Margaret, 16; Mary T,12; Elizabeth, 7; and son, George C. 10. All born in PA. Frank is a painter for a Bus company. He owns the house which is worth $2500. (April 9, 1930; E.D. 15-95 sheet 3B).

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Note for: Peter Ford, NOV 1848 - BET 1910 AND 1920 Index

Immigration:
     Date:   1854
     Place:   Liverpool, England to New York Ship

Individual Note:
     The 1880 Federal Census lists Peter Ford, 33 and his family living in West Goshen Twp., Chester Co., PA. Living with him are his wife, Mary, 30; daughters, Mary, 7; Annie, 6; and sons, Francis, 4 and George, 1. Peter and Mary were born in Ireland. All the children were born in PA. Peter works in a nursery. (June 7, 1880).

The 1900 Federal Census lists Peter Ford, 52, b. Nov 1848 and his family living at 205 West Union Street, West Chester, Chester Co., PA..Living with him are his wife, Mary, b. Nov. 1856; children: Frank, George, Lizzie, Veronica, Helena, Paul and grandson, Mark, 5 b. May 1897. Peter and Mary have been married 27 years with 9 children living of the original 11. Peter immigrated from Ireland in 1854 and has been in the US for 46 years. Mary immigrated from Ireland in 1869 and has been in the US for 31 years. Peter is a naturalized citizen. He owns his house, but it is mortgaged. He is a spoke worker. (June 4, 1900; E.D. 123; Sheet 4).

The 1910 Federal Census lists Peter Ford, 62 and his family living at 217 W. Chestnut Street, West Chester, Chester Co., PA. Living with him are his wife, Mary, 58; sons, George, 31; daughter, Veronica, 21; Helena, 19; and son, Paul, 18. Peter and Mary were born in Ireland. They had 11 children, 9 of whom are living at the time. All the children were born in PA. Peter is a laborer doing odd jobs. (April 25, 1910).

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Note for: Mary T. UNKNOWN, NOV 1856 - AFT 1930 Index

Immigration:
     Date:   1869

Individual Note:
     The 1920 Federal Census lists Mary Ford, 66, and her son, George J. Ford, 40, living at 139 West Gay Street, West Chester, Chester Co., PA. Mary is widowed and born in Ireland. She immigrated in 1868. George is a machinist in an engine factory. (January 6, 1920).

The 1930 Federal Census lists Mary Ford and her son George living with her daughter Lena McCarter and her husband Stanton McCarter in West Chester, Chester Co., PA.

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Note for: William Ford, ABT 1823 - Index

Individual Note:
The 1860 Census lists the children of William and Mary Ford living in Philadelphia with a couple by the name of Francis Degorgne or Degorgue, 71 born in France and a Mary, 45 b. in PA.

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Note for: John Kurenda, ABT 1887 - Index

Alias:   Jan /Kurenda/

Immigration:
     Date:   8 APR 1907
     Place:   Ellis Island, New York

Individual Note:
     The Ellis Island passenger record for a Jan Kurenda, 26 year old, single, male arrived in New York on April 8, 1907 on the ship: Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. The ship departed from Hamburg, Germany on March 29, 1907. Jan Kurenda's place of last residence in Austria/Poland was the town of Bolinka. He paid his own passage. His final destination is Chester, PA. He has $10 and has never been to the United States before. Friend or Relative: bail: Piotr Drybulski. Jan is 5ft 8in tall; dark hair, fair complexion, brown eyes. Place of birth: Bilinka. He appears to have been traveling with two others from Bolinka who are also bound for Chester: Rosalina Chomincka, 18; and Josef Jacyk, 49.

Addtional research on the Ellis Island website shows that other Kurenda's came to the US and were also bound for Chester PA. A Rosalia Kurenda, 17; arrived on July 15, 1907, just one month before Jan's arrival. She was going to see an uncle: Michel Li?????. Also a Stefan Kurenda, 30 arrived August 16, 1913 bound for Chester, PA. Zofia Kurenda, 19, arrived June 16, 1907; she is going to live with her brother Stefan Kurenda at 2116 Front Street, Chester, PA. Stefan's wife, Anna arrived on November 11, 1913. All these Kurenda's were born in Rilnika and bound for essentially the same place, so one would believe them to be siblings all traveling to the US the summer of 1907. A Julia Kurenda arrived January 8, 1910. The groups seemed to travel with delegations all bound for Chester, PA.

The 1910 & 1920 Federal Census records were search for John Kurenda and his family with no one matching that name.

The 1930 Federal Census lists John Kurenda, 43, and his family living on Sandy Hill Road, West Caln Twp., Chester Co., PA. Also living here are his wife, Frances, 48, daughters, Mary, Catherine, Anna, and son Paul. Catherine is married to a John Yuzwiak, 25, who also lives with them. He owns the house which is worth $2100. John Kurenda is a laborer at the steel mill. John immigrated in 1910 and Frances in 1912, both were born in Poland. The children were born in PA. (April 2, 1930).

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Note for: Paul Kurenda, ABT 1921 - Index

Individual Note:
Enlisted in the Army January 1, 1943.

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Note for: Walter Letnaunchyn, ABT 1928 - 14 MAY 2006 Index

Burial:
     Date:   18 MAY 2006
     Place:   Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery Co., PA

Individual Notes

Note for: Charles W. Collins, MAR 1868 - 9 AUG 1932 Index

Burial:
     Place:   Hephzibah Baptist Cemetary,Coatesville, Chester Co., P
A

Individual Note:
     The 1900 Federal Census lists Charles W. Collins, b. Mar 1868 and his family living in Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia. His wife is Jennie E. b. Apr 1871; children: Florence, Clarence, Winnie, Mamie. All born in Virginia. Charles is a day laborer and rents his house. They have been married 11 years with all four children living. (June 11, 1900; E.D. 21; sheet 6B)

The 1910 Federal Census lists Charly Collins, 41, and his family living in Pembroke, Giles Co., Virginia. His wife is Jennie E. 39; children: Clarence, Winnie, Mamie Sue, Lucile Elizabeth, 4.. All born in Virginia. Charles is a day laborer and rents his house. They have been married 20 years with five of seven children living. Their daughter, Florence and her husband, Lewis Poff live next door with their two boys. (April 27, 1910; E.D. 22: Sheet 8A)

The 1920 Federal Census lists Charles W.Collins, 50, and his family living at 225 W. Diamond Street, Coatesville, Chester Co., PA. His wife is Jennie E. 39; children: Mamie Sue, 19; and Lucile Elizabeth, 13.. All born in Virginia. He is an oiler in the steel mill. Mamie Sue is a saleslady in a dry goods store. (January 3, 1920; E.D. 7; sheet 3B)