Genealogical Gems

    SLAWKO   Hnat  30 December 1874 - 21 November 1941 Petrenella  7 July 1887 - 3 October 1957 Buried at Holy Ghost Ukrainian Cemetery Valley Township, Chester County,  PA   Hnat (Ignatz) and Petrenella (Pauline) Slawko had five children: John , Leon, Anne, Leroy , and Sophie. Hnat immigrated from Galicia in 1912, according to the 1920 Census. The same census shows Petrenella having come over the year before, also from Galicia. Tombstone Tuesday is a daily blogging prompt prompted by GeneaBloggers in which an image of a gravestone is featured. It may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor. 

As I was organizing paperwork, I came across this letter from August of 2001 from George Scopel of Illinois. At the time I was putting together and editing an Eckman Family Newsletter and I believe this letter was in response to an article I wrote about Baltzer Draucher Eckman. Dear Jeanne, I am a great great grandchild of Baltzer Draucher Eckman. I enjoyed the subject newsletter very much and would like to point out a few errors. The maiden name of Baltzer's wife was Wescott. The son of Baltzer that you have listed as George Washington Eckman was George Wescott Eckman. The son of George Westcott Eckman that you have listed as Alfred Eckman is actually Aldus Eckman known as Alley. George Westcott Eckman was my great great grandfather and his son Baltzer D Eckman was my grandfather. My mother was Mildred Eckman a daughter of Baltzer D Eckman. I knew all of George Wescott's children except Aldus who died at an early age. My mother's sister Verda Eckman Brunetto is 86 ...

John Charles "Chuck" Eckman III, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at his residence in Perkiomenville. He was 59. Mr. Eckman owned and operated J. C. Eckman Automotive Inc. in King of Prussia. Born in Norristown on March 3, 1950, he was a son of the late John C. Eckman Jr. and Anne S. (Stanley) Eckman . Surviving are his loving family including his beloved wife of 36 years, Hattie T. "Beth" (Trinsey) Eckman ; three daughters, Elizabeth E. Danenhower and her husband Michael of Pottstown, Hattie K. Eckman and her husband, Justin Hamarich of Pottstown, and Melanie A. Eckman of East Coventry; "DyDy" to his seven grandchildren, Cassie, Sophia, Nicholas, Madeline, Ayden, Owen and Gabriel; a sister, Linda E. "Lynne" Smith and her husband Howard of Columbia, S.C.; and many nephews and nieces. Relatives and friends are invited to his memorial service at The Bacchi-Courtney Funeral Home & Crematory, Ltd., 805 DeKalb St. (Rt. 202), B...

  SLAWKO John 1918 - 1976 SGT. 4th DET.. NAW ATC. World War II   buried at Holy Ghost Ukrainian Cemetery, Valley Twp., Chester County, PA     John Slawko was born 4 January 1918 and is the oldest son of Ignatz (also spelled Hnat) and Pauline Slawko. John's siblings are: Leon, Anne, Leroy , and Sophie. The family lived on High Street in Coatesville. He worked at the mill.   John served in the Army during World War II from 19 November 1941 to 30 March 1944. He was a Sgt. with the 4th Det. NAW ATO. His enlistment papers show he enlisted in New Cumberland in the Air Corps. At the time of his enlistment, he listed his occupation as an "unskilled molder". He was single, with no dependents.   He passed away 22 October 1976. Tombstone Tuesday is a daily blogging prompt prompted by GeneaBloggers in which an image of a gravestone is featured. It may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor.

In the mail awhile back, someone sent me a news clipping concerning a Eugene Eckman who tried to rob a casino. At the bottom of the Associated Press article there was another paragraph that could have been part of that story or - knowing the way papers used to run everything together and avoid white space like the plague - it could a completely separate article. The article read: Eckman Killed Woman in St Louis in 1922 Eckman, who formerly lived in St. Louis, shot and killed Mrs. Nora Gartland in her home at 2944 Cass avenue, Sept 19, 1922. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison when he pleaded guilty of murder. Mrs. Gartland and Eckman had been partners in a bootlegging business and quarreled over that . The article about the casino had the dateline "MIAMI, Fla, Feb 27". A handwritten note above the article reads "1932". It is conceivable that Eugene Eckman is the Eckman who was a bootlegger in St Louis, and who quarreled and killed his partner, Nora Gartlan...

While searching various records for my STILL line, I am looking for some specific information regarding my Margaret Still, her parents and the father of her children. Margaret's father is Charles Still (1760 - 1820). One of her brothers is a Charles (1779-1889). Upon searching for her father, I came across a US Seamen's Protection Certificate for a Charles Still born in 1779. I have never seen one of these before so I was very excited at the prospect of a "new" record. The year fit her brother so it would be related just not a lineal relationship. Well ... I do not think this Charles is her brother Charles. In this 1807 document, this Charles Still is described as "Charles Still, a free Black five feet four 1/4 inches high" man. The document records his scars and states he was born in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Margaret's brother was born in Chester County, PA. Now on the bright side, this gave me an idea for another line! My husband's grandfa...

  SLAWKO Leroy Yaroslaw 1923 - 1996 Geraldine B. 1931 - 1999   buried at Holy Ghost Ukrainian Cemetery, Valley Twp., Chester County, PA     Leroy Yaroslaw Slawko was born 2 February 1923 to Ignatz and Paline Slawko. The family lived on High Street in Coatesville. In 1940, Leroy - who was only 17 at the time - listed his occupation as "new worker". His dad and older brothers worked at the steel mill.    Leroy married Geraldine and the two lived on S Bailey Rd., Coatesville. He passed on 4 July 1996.   His parents immigrated in 1912 (his father) and 1911 (mother), according to the 1920 Census. They were living on Lukens Street at that time. His father, who worked at the mill, spoke English, but his mother did not.   Sources: 1920 US Census 1940 US Census SS Death Index for Leroy  Tombstone Tuesday is a daily blogging prompt prompted by GeneaBloggers in which an image of a gravestone is feature...

William H. Eckman, 79, of White Haven Center, White Haven, PA, died March 20, 2012 at Hazleton General Hospital. Born in Valley Township, Chester County, he was the son of the late George H. and Violet H. Logan Eckman. He is survived by a ­sister, Vivian G., wife of Levi H. Hershey of Lancaster. A graveside service will be held Friday, March 23, 2012 at 10:00 AM in Greenwood Cemetery, Furnace and South Queen Sts., Lancaster. ­Furman Home for Funerals, Leola. Note: This obit was clipped and transcribed from the Lancaster Newspapers.

a rainy day can only mean one thing ... some hot tea cuddled in front of my laptop and mounds and mounds of paperwork working on the family tree ... only dilemma is which branch to hack at today!

Charles Eckman, 86, of Holtwood, PA, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He was the husband of Julia Stapinsky Eckman, with whom he celebrated 64 years of marriage on July 4th. Born in Fairfield, PA, he was the son of the late Ethel and Emlen Eckman. Charlie retired in 1992 after 24 years of service at Safe Harbor Water Power Corporation, where he worked as a Security Guard, and 17 years of service at PPL's Holtwood Power Plant. Charlie proudly served his country in the US Army (1942-1945), 501 Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne, where he fought in the Normandy Invasion and in the largest battle of World War II - the Battle of the Bulge. During his service years, he was awarded two Bronze Star medals with Oak Leaf Cluster, four Purple Hearts, the Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Emblem with Oak Leaf Cluster, American Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal, among many others. He was a member of St. Catherine of...

  Labiak   George 1913 - Annie P. 1920 - 1962   buried at Holy Ghost Ukrainian Cemetery Valley Township, Chester County, PA   George is the son of Alek and Dorothy Labiak. The 1930 Census (which spells the last name as LABAK) shows that he  is one of seven children. The others are: James (20), George (16), Peter (15), Pau l (13), Helen (11), Mike (9) and Nellie (7). Ages given are those at the time of the 1930 Census. His parents were both born in Ukraine. Alek immigrated in 1905 and Dorothy in 1908. All the children were born in Pennsylvania. The family lived on a farm on Rokeby-Ercildon Road in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County, PA. Tombstone Tuesday is a daily blogging prompt prompted by GeneaBloggers in which an image of a gravestone is featured. It may also include a brief description of the image or the ancestor.