John P. Yanushka, Senior
January 11, 2005|The Morning Call
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, Pa passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea,Pa. he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yanushka.
John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service) before retiring in 1981 after a long 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the US Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a devout member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313, K.O.C..
Survivors:
Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh, New York; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea, Pa.; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea, Pa.; five grandchildren.
Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits
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Yanuska - Luzerne County, PA
1940 US Census
Raymond Yanuska, born 1919
Simon Yanuska, born 1915
William Yanuska, born 1906
Sources
1. Title: St. Joseph's Catholic Lithuanian Church, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA
2. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: lists her name as Kotryna Straigyte
3. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: indicates she was born about 1846
4. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Notes
a. Note: The Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania provides the following data:
Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte marriage, Researcher comments:
We did not locate the marriage record for Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte. They got married before 1885 since already in 1884 their daughter was born.
On 13th of January 1930 in Jenenai village Kotryna Jonuskiene, 83 year old widow, daughter of Petras and Marijona nee BUTRIMANSKAITE STRAIGYS, passed away. Surviving daughter Juzefa and son Martynas.
{[The following may be relations:
1904 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yonski, Michael miner h 1607 Division
Yonuska, Victor lab h rear 1730 Von Storch av
1905: William J. Yanuska is born in Luzerne Co., PA; US WWII Army Enlistment on 12 Feb 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, MD, Branch Immaterial-Warrant Officers, USA, Private grade, enlisted for duration of the War, etc.; has one year of high school education; married; height 68, weight 162. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
1910 census Apr 20, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 532 West Shawnee Ave., WD 6, pg. 85A / 10A, ED 106, LN 35-43, HN 157, FN 160: Joseph Austin 47 head of household, married 30 yrs., immigrated 1882, naturalized, speaks English, works as a Merchant and Employer of a Grocery Store, owns mortgaged house; Elizabeth 46 wife, 9 children 3 living, immigrated 1884, speaks Lithuanian, can't rd. or write English; Joseph Jr. 15 son, sch, PA-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian all others are Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian; Charles 21 son, immigrated 1884, naturalized, works for wages as a Manager at a Mill, sch; Joseph Krasauckas 35 border, widower, immigrated 1889, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Thadeus Wevieya (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 47 border, single, immigrated 1890, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Peter Tickunas 34 border, single, immigrated 1902, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Barney Kamulzka (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 34 border, single, immigrated 1904, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines: Anna Yanuska 19 servant, single, immigrated 1908, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Servant for a Private Family, can't rd. or write English.
1910 census Apr 22, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, rear 329 Brad St., WD 2, ED 103, pg. 31,7B,14of30, HN 153, FN 169, LN 59-63: Joseph Jonuska 38, Head of household, married once 13 years ago, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, alien, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can't read or write, rents home; Eva 32, wife, had 4 children 3 living, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, speaks Lithuanian, can't read or write; John 3, son, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; William Stamkiewicz 30, boarder, married once for 9 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1904, alien, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can read and write; Stanley Andrishuwicz 20, boarder, single, Polish-Polish-Polish, immigrated 1909 (hard to read, may not be exact), alien, speaks Polish, can read and write.
Anthony Januska: The data I found on him appears here because I suspect he may be related to the Januskas in my Family Tree because of his name and location, but since he is the son of Anthony Januska he does not appear to be a child of a female Straigyte, so I have not entered him into this tree. He could be a brother or nephew to Vincentas and Juozapas, (husbands of Straigyte sisters). But there is a possibility that he might be a grandchild of Kotryna because I do not have records of all of her children and she may have had a son, Antanas, in her early child bearing years and this could be his son.
1911 May 24: S.S. Bremen, sailing from Bremen on May 13th, arrives in New York on May 24th, List 2, pg. 109,215-216, line no. 9 stamped ADMITTED, Antoni Januszki, 25 years old, single, farm laborer, can read and write, nationality is Russian, race is Polish, born in Slobodka, Russia, his father is his closest relative in the country he came from his name is Antoni Januszka, his final destination is Duryea, PA, has a ticket paid for by his step brother, has $12, his step brother is (hard to read his name, looks like) Buleslaov Kocuas residing at 14 (street name is hard to read, looks like) Uow St., Duryea, PA, he is 5'1" tall with blue eyes and blonde hair and in good health. pg 314 shows he was detained awhile because of IPC and was seen by DiNiceli and admitted on May 27th.
1916: Social Security Death Index: John P. Yanushka, b. 06 Oct 1916, d. 07 Jan 2005 (V), last known address listed as Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, 12901, SSN 178-03-3199 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Eva D. Yanushka, b. 20 Aug 1919. d. 19 Jun 1994, last know address listed as Bethlehem, Northhampton Co., PA 18018, SSN 206-10-6932 issued in PA.
Newspaper Title: Morning Call, The Newspaper Location: Allentown, PA: John P. Yanushka Sr.
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh. He was the husband of the late Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea, he was a son of the late Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yonushka. John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. before retiring in 1981 after 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a ember of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313. Survivors: Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea; five grandchildren. Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to American Red Cross Tsunami Relief.
Published in the Morning Call on 1/11/2005.
1917 Jun 5, Luzerne Co., pg. 49 of 76, WWI Draft Registration Card provides the following data: Anthony Yonuska; age 27, born 8 May 1890; has declared intention to become a naturalized citizen; born in Gerajta, Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in Duryea; he is has a wife and one child; he is of medium height and weight, has blue eyes and blonde hair.
1917-18 WWI Draft Registration Card: Joseph Yankouskas, 1112 Mead, ae 33, b. 10 Apr 1885 Lithuania, miner S&H Coal Co, Mary, Blue eyes, light curley hair, med. built, 12 Sept 1918, 2871-13073.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Serial no. 77, Registration no. 8: Walter Salis; age is 21; residence is 474 (something) South, Wilkes-Barre, PA; born (looks like) 12 Jun 1897 in Swalka, Lithuania, Russia; works for L.&W.B.C.Co. in Stanton Collg. W.Barre, PA; nearest person is Katy Kosparavich in Parsons, PA; he is of medium build and medium height with blue eyes and brown hair.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Duryea, PA, 25 of 76 provides the following data: Anthony Yanuska; 355 Main St., Duryea, PA; ae 30, alien b. 28 Sep 1888 Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for Pennsylvania Coal Co. in Barnum, Duryea, PA; single; he was in the Russian Military as a Private for 3 years; he is of medium height, stout build with grey eyes and light hair.
1920 census Jan 10, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 110 Lackawanna Ave., WD 1, ED 28, pg. 12B,13A,24and25of35, HN 153, FN 205, LN 97-1: Anthony Yonuska 29, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1910, naturalized 1919, can read and write, works for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine; Julia 20, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; John 3 years 10 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Regina 1 year 11 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Albert 5 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-11944, 367 of 419, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthny Yanuska (the o is absent here and in the signature); occupation is Miner; color is White; complexion is light; height is 5 feet 6 inches; blonde hair, blue eyes.
Certificate of Arrival, serial no. 2771/D-1194: Name of alien is Antanas Januszka; Port of Entry is Philadelphia, PA; Date of Arrival is 11 Nov 1911; Name of Vessel is Pretoria; Hamburg-America Line. Date 13 Feb 1917.
Petition for Naturalization, no. 9778: To the Honorable District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: The petition of Anthony Yanuska . . . residence is 134 Dickson St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born 8 May 1891 at Geraite, Russia . . . emigrated from Hamburg, Germany on 25 Oct 1911 and arrived at the port of New York, NY on 11 Nov 1911 on the Pretoria . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1917 at Scranton, PA . . . wife's name is Julia, born 1898 . . . I have 2 children John born 6 Oct 1916 at Duryea, PA and Regina born 24 Jan 1918 at Duryea, PA . . . I renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . I am able to speak the English language . . . I have resided continuously in the U.S.A. since 11 Oct 1911 (note Oct. instead of Nov.); date is 19 Jun 1919 . . . witnesses are Anthony Swaitis, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea, PA and John Lazevnick, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea.
Social Security Death Index: Julia L. Yonuska, Born 4 May 1899, Died 26 May 1990, last known residence is Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18711, SSN 178-03-2035 issued in PA before 1951.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-5485, No. 70039, 301 of 406, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthony Januszka; now residing at 13 Main St., Duryea, PA; occupation is Miner; age is 27 years; color is white; complexion is fair; has brown eyes and brown hair, he is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weights 180 pounds; born in Slebotka, Russia on 26 Oct 1885; his last residence was Slebotka, Russia, emigrated from Bremen, Germany arrived in New York, NY on 25 May 1910 on the vessel Graf Waldersee; signs his name with an X, witness was Frank F. Bornj on 13 Feb 1913, Deputy Clerk was Geneva T. Cresky.
Petition for Naturalization, No. 8305, No. 142804: To the Honorable District Court of the U.S. at Scranton, PA . . . The petition of Anthony Yanuska residence is 255 S. Main St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born in Slabotka, Russia on 28 Oct 1885 . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1913 in the U.S. District Court of M.D. of PA, at Scranton, PA . . . not married . . . emigrated from Bremen, Germany on 16 May 1911 arrived at New York, NY on 27 May 1911 on the vessel Bremen . . . renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . signed Anthony Yanuska . . . witnesses are Leo Delengowski whose occupation is Laborer residing at Duryea, PA and Teofil Murzenski whose occupation is Hotel residing at Duryea, PA that they have know Anthony Yanuska residing in the U.S. since 18 Oct 1912 . . . signed in Scranton, PA on 18 Oct 1917, Deputy Clerk is R.G. Lehmann.
1920 census Jan 2, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 163 S. Empire St., WD 9, ED 238, pg. 2B,4of25, HN 33, FN 34, LN 61-64: Walter Salis 22, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1902, alien, can read but can't write, does not speak English, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Miner in a Mine; Frances 21, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Walter 1, son, PA-Lithuania-PA; Elizebeth 8 months, daughter, PA-Lithuania-PA.
1920 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Januska, John, lab, res 68 Chittenden
Januszka, John (Rose), lab, h 507 Watts
Januszka, Robert, lab, res 507 Watts
Januszki, Anthony (Julia), miner, h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanuska, Clyde, lab, r 507 Watt
Yanuaka, Jacob (Rose), lab, h 507 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia), h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h 163 S Empire
Yanuska, George lab r 474 E South
Yanuska, Joseph (Susan) lab h 474 E South
Yanuska, Wm lab r 494 E South
1925 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanoshski, Anthony (Mary) miner h413 Watt
Yanuska, Clyde lab r507 Watt
Yanuska, Jacob (Rose) lab h507 Watt
Yaracienski, John (Mary) miner h411 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia) h110 Lackawanna av
1925 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h253 S Empire
1927: William L. Yanuska is born in PA; enlisted in US WWII Army on 24 Jan 1946 at Camp Gruber Cookson Hills, OK into the Cavalry, private first class, one year enlistment; has 4 years of high school education; single. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
Social Security Death Index: William Yanuska, SSN 196-22-5255 issued in PA before 1951, born 2 Feb 1927, died Oct 1974
1930 census Apr, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 507 Watt St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 74,2B,4of30, HN 39, FN 39, LN 99-100: Jacob Januska 60, head of household, owns home valued at $1000, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1895, alien, does not speak English, worked for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine, unemployed listed on line no. 99 of the unemployment schedule, not a veteran; Rose 63, wife, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1896, naturalized, speaks English.
1930 census Apr 8, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 134 Dixon St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 76,4A,7of30, HN 59, FN 59, LN 16-21: Mary Lozevink 54, head of household, widow, owns home valued at $2000, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1893, naturalized; William 25, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Laborer in the Coal Mines, not a veteran; Stanley 21, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Laborer; Lavina 23, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Bookeeper at a Furniture Store; Mary 20, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Marie Januska 8, niece, attends school, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania.
1930 census Apr 12, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Amber Lane, ED 40-227, pg. 12B,24of32, HN 210, FN 239, LN 61-65: Eva Yanuska 49, head of household, rents home, first married at the age of 21 years, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1906, alien; John 22, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, unemployed as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, listed on line no. 19 on the unemployment schedule; Anthony 20, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works for wages as a Bellhop in a Hotel; Leona 16, daughter, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works as a Weaver in a Silk Mill; Michael Gielyck 45, borader, single, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1910, alien, works for wages as a Laborer (hard to read but looks like) Cidis Sliuta.
1930 census Apr 15, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 91 Empire St., WD 3, ED 40-23, pg. 220,18A,35of39, HN 297, FN 336, LN 19-25: Walter Solis 32, head of household, first married at the age of 19 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian and English, immigrated 1913, naturalization is marked as PA, works for wages as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Frances 31, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Elizabeth 12, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Anna 8, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; William 5, son, not attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Della 2 years 6 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Josephine Yanuska 62, mother-in-law, widow, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian, immigrated 1881 (hard to read, may be 1891), alien, does not speak English.
1930 census Apr 2, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 79 Meade St., WD 3, ED 40-230, pg. 1B,2of39, HN 16, FN 15, LN 85-88: William Yanuska 25, head of household, rents home for $20 per month, first married at the age of 22 years, PA-Russia-Russia, works for wages as a Laborer at a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Mary 22, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Russia-Russia; William 3, son, PA-PA-PA; Raymond 1, son, PA-PA-PA.
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
1986 Raymond J. Yanuska: Record of Burial Place of Veteran, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Military Affairs, Luzerne County lists his date of birth 1 Aug 1928, date of death 8 Apr 8 (probably 86, but 8 is all that was typed onto the card), Veteran of Korea War, Served in Army from 13 Dec 1950 to 21 Nov 1952, rank Pfc., Government Headstone at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek, PA, information given by Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre, PA on 3 Jun 1986.
1930 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yanushkevich, Jos (Evelyn) lab h 7 Carter Av Scranton
Yanushkevich, Mary Silkwkr r 7 Carter Av Scranton
1935 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Januska, Albert r6 Pulaski (K)
Yonuska, John (Mary) lab h330 E Main (Ply)
1936 Albert Yanuska is a freshman at Kingston High School, Luzerne Co., PA
1940 census Apr 9, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Oakwood Lane, WD 6, Block 402, ED 40-294, pg. 4860,8A,8B,15and16of28, FN 144, LN 40-44: Joseph Yonuski 57, head of household, owns home valued at $2500, has no school education, b. Lithuania, naturalized citizen, unemployed for 416 weeks, looking for work, worked at W.P.A. Road Construction, worked for 20 weeks in 1939 with an income of $303, has other income; Mary 55, wife, has no school education, born in Lithuania, naturalized citizen, engaged in home housework; Mary Sabestinas 23, step-daughter, single, has a 9th grade education, born in PA, not currently working but has a job as a Seamstress at a Slipper Factory, worked 12 week in 1939 with an income of $144; Lillian Yonuski 19, daughter, single, has a 4 year high school education, born in PA, currently working, worked 60 hours in the past week, works as a house keeper for a private family, worked 8 weeks in 1939 with an income of $40; Anna Yonuski 18, daughter, single, attending school, has a 3 year high school education so far, born in PA.
1940 census Apr 4, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 229 Augusta St., Unincorporated place - Georgetown, ED 40-349, pg. 4A,5799,7of42, HN 52, LN 17-24: Walter Salis 42, head of household, rents home for $12 per month, has a 6th grade education, born in Lithuania, alien, unemployed but seeking work as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, has been unemployed for 52 weeks; Frances 41, wife, has a 5th grade education, born in PA, engaged in home house work; Walter 21, son, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for government wages as a Reforester for the N.Y.A., was unemployed for 40 weeks worked 12 weeks for an income of $60 in 1939; Elizabeth 20, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as Redress Silk in a Silk Mill, worked 28 hours in the past week, worked 42 weeks with an income of $480 in 1939; Anna 17, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as a Maid in a Hospital, worked 40 hours in the past week, worked 52 weeks with an income of $364 in 1939; William 15, son, single, has 1 year of High School education, born in PA, umemplyed but is seeking work as a New Worker, has been unemployed for the past 40 weeks, no work or wages in 1939; Adele 12, daughter, attending school, has a 5th grade education, born in PA; Josephine Yanuska 69, mother-in-law, widow, born in PA.
1943: Anna K. Yanuska. Appears on a WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Card, serial no. 89782: Name of School is Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston, PA; Date of Admission to School is 1 Sep 1943; Date of Admission to Corps is 1 Sep 1943; Date of issuance of this card is 3 Mar 1944
1942 Apr 27: WWII Draft Registration Card, Local Board No. 2, Clearfield County, 111 N. Brady St., Dubois, PA, U 1876, pg. 15 of 3118: Joseph George Yonuska; residence is 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; age is 59 years; not sure of town or county of birth but was born in Lithuania on 28 Oct 1882; wife is Mrs. Mary Yonuska; works for Sterling Hotel on W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; he is white, 5' 6 3/4" tall, with brown eyes and hair and medium complexion.
1944 Jan 8: Yonuska, Lillian Emily m. Anthony J. Gilbert. Appliaction for Marriage License, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, No. E 9134:
Statement of Male:
Name: Anthony J. Gilbert
Color: White
Occupation: U.S. Coast Guard
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Residence: 143 South Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Anthony Gilbert, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mother: Mary Silvainus, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Allentown, PA
Applicant is physically able to support a family
Statement of Female:
Name: Lillian Emily Yonuska
Color: White
Occupation: Waitress
Birthplace: Ansonia, Conn.
Residence: 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Joseph Yonuska, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, unemployed, born in Lithuania
Mother: Mary Pashukonis, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Lithuania
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5th day of January, A.D. 1944
John Sivell, Clerk of Orphans' Court
Herman Laudenslager, Asst. Clerk of Orphans' Court
Marriage License Issued: January 5, 1944
Married: January 8, 1944 by Rev. J.G. Valunas, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
Social Security Death Index: Mary Yanushka, b. 12 May 1913, d. 20 Feb 1995, last known address listed as Plymouth, Luzerne Co., PA 18651, SSN 199-22-3600 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Anthony Yanuska, b. 24 Nov 1907. d. Jul 1979, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA, 18503, last benefit address listed as Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA, 18704, SSN 034-09-1879 issued in MA before 1951.
Social Security Death Index: Helen Yanuska, b. 28 May 1887, d. May 1971, last known address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 165-42-6881 issued in PA (1966-1967).
Social Security Death Index: Joan Yanuska, b. 06 Jan 1931, d. Feb 1981, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA 18508, last benefit address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 185-24-7572 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: George A. Yanuska, b. 23 Apr 1915, d. 27 Dec 2001 (V), last known address listed as Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA 17601, SSN 189-05-3761 issued in PA.
Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian
January 11, 2005|The Morning Call
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, Pa passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea,Pa. he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yanushka.
John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service) before retiring in 1981 after a long 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the US Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a devout member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313, K.O.C..
Survivors:
Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh, New York; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea, Pa.; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea, Pa.; five grandchildren.
Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits
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Yanuska - Luzerne County, PA
1940 US Census
Raymond Yanuska, born 1919
Simon Yanuska, born 1915
William Yanuska, born 1906
Sources
1. Title: St. Joseph's Catholic Lithuanian Church, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA
2. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: lists her name as Kotryna Straigyte
3. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: indicates she was born about 1846
4. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Notes
a. Note: The Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania provides the following data:
Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte marriage, Researcher comments:
We did not locate the marriage record for Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte. They got married before 1885 since already in 1884 their daughter was born.
On 13th of January 1930 in Jenenai village Kotryna Jonuskiene, 83 year old widow, daughter of Petras and Marijona nee BUTRIMANSKAITE STRAIGYS, passed away. Surviving daughter Juzefa and son Martynas.
{[The following may be relations:
1904 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yonski, Michael miner h 1607 Division
Yonuska, Victor lab h rear 1730 Von Storch av
1905: William J. Yanuska is born in Luzerne Co., PA; US WWII Army Enlistment on 12 Feb 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, MD, Branch Immaterial-Warrant Officers, USA, Private grade, enlisted for duration of the War, etc.; has one year of high school education; married; height 68, weight 162. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
1910 census Apr 20, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 532 West Shawnee Ave., WD 6, pg. 85A / 10A, ED 106, LN 35-43, HN 157, FN 160: Joseph Austin 47 head of household, married 30 yrs., immigrated 1882, naturalized, speaks English, works as a Merchant and Employer of a Grocery Store, owns mortgaged house; Elizabeth 46 wife, 9 children 3 living, immigrated 1884, speaks Lithuanian, can't rd. or write English; Joseph Jr. 15 son, sch, PA-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian all others are Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian; Charles 21 son, immigrated 1884, naturalized, works for wages as a Manager at a Mill, sch; Joseph Krasauckas 35 border, widower, immigrated 1889, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Thadeus Wevieya (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 47 border, single, immigrated 1890, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Peter Tickunas 34 border, single, immigrated 1902, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Barney Kamulzka (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 34 border, single, immigrated 1904, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines: Anna Yanuska 19 servant, single, immigrated 1908, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Servant for a Private Family, can't rd. or write English.
1910 census Apr 22, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, rear 329 Brad St., WD 2, ED 103, pg. 31,7B,14of30, HN 153, FN 169, LN 59-63: Joseph Jonuska 38, Head of household, married once 13 years ago, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, alien, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can't read or write, rents home; Eva 32, wife, had 4 children 3 living, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, speaks Lithuanian, can't read or write; John 3, son, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; William Stamkiewicz 30, boarder, married once for 9 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1904, alien, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can read and write; Stanley Andrishuwicz 20, boarder, single, Polish-Polish-Polish, immigrated 1909 (hard to read, may not be exact), alien, speaks Polish, can read and write.
Anthony Januska: The data I found on him appears here because I suspect he may be related to the Januskas in my Family Tree because of his name and location, but since he is the son of Anthony Januska he does not appear to be a child of a female Straigyte, so I have not entered him into this tree. He could be a brother or nephew to Vincentas and Juozapas, (husbands of Straigyte sisters). But there is a possibility that he might be a grandchild of Kotryna because I do not have records of all of her children and she may have had a son, Antanas, in her early child bearing years and this could be his son.
1911 May 24: S.S. Bremen, sailing from Bremen on May 13th, arrives in New York on May 24th, List 2, pg. 109,215-216, line no. 9 stamped ADMITTED, Antoni Januszki, 25 years old, single, farm laborer, can read and write, nationality is Russian, race is Polish, born in Slobodka, Russia, his father is his closest relative in the country he came from his name is Antoni Januszka, his final destination is Duryea, PA, has a ticket paid for by his step brother, has $12, his step brother is (hard to read his name, looks like) Buleslaov Kocuas residing at 14 (street name is hard to read, looks like) Uow St., Duryea, PA, he is 5'1" tall with blue eyes and blonde hair and in good health. pg 314 shows he was detained awhile because of IPC and was seen by DiNiceli and admitted on May 27th.
1916: Social Security Death Index: John P. Yanushka, b. 06 Oct 1916, d. 07 Jan 2005 (V), last known address listed as Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, 12901, SSN 178-03-3199 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Eva D. Yanushka, b. 20 Aug 1919. d. 19 Jun 1994, last know address listed as Bethlehem, Northhampton Co., PA 18018, SSN 206-10-6932 issued in PA.
Newspaper Title: Morning Call, The Newspaper Location: Allentown, PA: John P. Yanushka Sr.
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh. He was the husband of the late Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea, he was a son of the late Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yonushka. John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. before retiring in 1981 after 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a ember of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313. Survivors: Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea; five grandchildren. Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to American Red Cross Tsunami Relief.
Published in the Morning Call on 1/11/2005.
1917 Jun 5, Luzerne Co., pg. 49 of 76, WWI Draft Registration Card provides the following data: Anthony Yonuska; age 27, born 8 May 1890; has declared intention to become a naturalized citizen; born in Gerajta, Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in Duryea; he is has a wife and one child; he is of medium height and weight, has blue eyes and blonde hair.
1917-18 WWI Draft Registration Card: Joseph Yankouskas, 1112 Mead, ae 33, b. 10 Apr 1885 Lithuania, miner S&H Coal Co, Mary, Blue eyes, light curley hair, med. built, 12 Sept 1918, 2871-13073.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Serial no. 77, Registration no. 8: Walter Salis; age is 21; residence is 474 (something) South, Wilkes-Barre, PA; born (looks like) 12 Jun 1897 in Swalka, Lithuania, Russia; works for L.&W.B.C.Co. in Stanton Collg. W.Barre, PA; nearest person is Katy Kosparavich in Parsons, PA; he is of medium build and medium height with blue eyes and brown hair.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Duryea, PA, 25 of 76 provides the following data: Anthony Yanuska; 355 Main St., Duryea, PA; ae 30, alien b. 28 Sep 1888 Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for Pennsylvania Coal Co. in Barnum, Duryea, PA; single; he was in the Russian Military as a Private for 3 years; he is of medium height, stout build with grey eyes and light hair.
1920 census Jan 10, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 110 Lackawanna Ave., WD 1, ED 28, pg. 12B,13A,24and25of35, HN 153, FN 205, LN 97-1: Anthony Yonuska 29, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1910, naturalized 1919, can read and write, works for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine; Julia 20, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; John 3 years 10 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Regina 1 year 11 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Albert 5 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-11944, 367 of 419, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthny Yanuska (the o is absent here and in the signature); occupation is Miner; color is White; complexion is light; height is 5 feet 6 inches; blonde hair, blue eyes.
Certificate of Arrival, serial no. 2771/D-1194: Name of alien is Antanas Januszka; Port of Entry is Philadelphia, PA; Date of Arrival is 11 Nov 1911; Name of Vessel is Pretoria; Hamburg-America Line. Date 13 Feb 1917.
Petition for Naturalization, no. 9778: To the Honorable District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: The petition of Anthony Yanuska . . . residence is 134 Dickson St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born 8 May 1891 at Geraite, Russia . . . emigrated from Hamburg, Germany on 25 Oct 1911 and arrived at the port of New York, NY on 11 Nov 1911 on the Pretoria . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1917 at Scranton, PA . . . wife's name is Julia, born 1898 . . . I have 2 children John born 6 Oct 1916 at Duryea, PA and Regina born 24 Jan 1918 at Duryea, PA . . . I renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . I am able to speak the English language . . . I have resided continuously in the U.S.A. since 11 Oct 1911 (note Oct. instead of Nov.); date is 19 Jun 1919 . . . witnesses are Anthony Swaitis, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea, PA and John Lazevnick, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea.
Social Security Death Index: Julia L. Yonuska, Born 4 May 1899, Died 26 May 1990, last known residence is Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18711, SSN 178-03-2035 issued in PA before 1951.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-5485, No. 70039, 301 of 406, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthony Januszka; now residing at 13 Main St., Duryea, PA; occupation is Miner; age is 27 years; color is white; complexion is fair; has brown eyes and brown hair, he is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weights 180 pounds; born in Slebotka, Russia on 26 Oct 1885; his last residence was Slebotka, Russia, emigrated from Bremen, Germany arrived in New York, NY on 25 May 1910 on the vessel Graf Waldersee; signs his name with an X, witness was Frank F. Bornj on 13 Feb 1913, Deputy Clerk was Geneva T. Cresky.
Petition for Naturalization, No. 8305, No. 142804: To the Honorable District Court of the U.S. at Scranton, PA . . . The petition of Anthony Yanuska residence is 255 S. Main St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born in Slabotka, Russia on 28 Oct 1885 . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1913 in the U.S. District Court of M.D. of PA, at Scranton, PA . . . not married . . . emigrated from Bremen, Germany on 16 May 1911 arrived at New York, NY on 27 May 1911 on the vessel Bremen . . . renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . signed Anthony Yanuska . . . witnesses are Leo Delengowski whose occupation is Laborer residing at Duryea, PA and Teofil Murzenski whose occupation is Hotel residing at Duryea, PA that they have know Anthony Yanuska residing in the U.S. since 18 Oct 1912 . . . signed in Scranton, PA on 18 Oct 1917, Deputy Clerk is R.G. Lehmann.
1920 census Jan 2, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 163 S. Empire St., WD 9, ED 238, pg. 2B,4of25, HN 33, FN 34, LN 61-64: Walter Salis 22, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1902, alien, can read but can't write, does not speak English, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Miner in a Mine; Frances 21, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Walter 1, son, PA-Lithuania-PA; Elizebeth 8 months, daughter, PA-Lithuania-PA.
1920 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Januska, John, lab, res 68 Chittenden
Januszka, John (Rose), lab, h 507 Watts
Januszka, Robert, lab, res 507 Watts
Januszki, Anthony (Julia), miner, h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanuska, Clyde, lab, r 507 Watt
Yanuaka, Jacob (Rose), lab, h 507 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia), h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h 163 S Empire
Yanuska, George lab r 474 E South
Yanuska, Joseph (Susan) lab h 474 E South
Yanuska, Wm lab r 494 E South
1925 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanoshski, Anthony (Mary) miner h413 Watt
Yanuska, Clyde lab r507 Watt
Yanuska, Jacob (Rose) lab h507 Watt
Yaracienski, John (Mary) miner h411 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia) h110 Lackawanna av
1925 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h253 S Empire
1927: William L. Yanuska is born in PA; enlisted in US WWII Army on 24 Jan 1946 at Camp Gruber Cookson Hills, OK into the Cavalry, private first class, one year enlistment; has 4 years of high school education; single. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
Social Security Death Index: William Yanuska, SSN 196-22-5255 issued in PA before 1951, born 2 Feb 1927, died Oct 1974
1930 census Apr, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 507 Watt St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 74,2B,4of30, HN 39, FN 39, LN 99-100: Jacob Januska 60, head of household, owns home valued at $1000, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1895, alien, does not speak English, worked for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine, unemployed listed on line no. 99 of the unemployment schedule, not a veteran; Rose 63, wife, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1896, naturalized, speaks English.
1930 census Apr 8, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 134 Dixon St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 76,4A,7of30, HN 59, FN 59, LN 16-21: Mary Lozevink 54, head of household, widow, owns home valued at $2000, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1893, naturalized; William 25, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Laborer in the Coal Mines, not a veteran; Stanley 21, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Laborer; Lavina 23, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Bookeeper at a Furniture Store; Mary 20, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Marie Januska 8, niece, attends school, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania.
1930 census Apr 12, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Amber Lane, ED 40-227, pg. 12B,24of32, HN 210, FN 239, LN 61-65: Eva Yanuska 49, head of household, rents home, first married at the age of 21 years, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1906, alien; John 22, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, unemployed as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, listed on line no. 19 on the unemployment schedule; Anthony 20, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works for wages as a Bellhop in a Hotel; Leona 16, daughter, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works as a Weaver in a Silk Mill; Michael Gielyck 45, borader, single, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1910, alien, works for wages as a Laborer (hard to read but looks like) Cidis Sliuta.
1930 census Apr 15, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 91 Empire St., WD 3, ED 40-23, pg. 220,18A,35of39, HN 297, FN 336, LN 19-25: Walter Solis 32, head of household, first married at the age of 19 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian and English, immigrated 1913, naturalization is marked as PA, works for wages as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Frances 31, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Elizabeth 12, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Anna 8, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; William 5, son, not attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Della 2 years 6 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Josephine Yanuska 62, mother-in-law, widow, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian, immigrated 1881 (hard to read, may be 1891), alien, does not speak English.
1930 census Apr 2, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 79 Meade St., WD 3, ED 40-230, pg. 1B,2of39, HN 16, FN 15, LN 85-88: William Yanuska 25, head of household, rents home for $20 per month, first married at the age of 22 years, PA-Russia-Russia, works for wages as a Laborer at a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Mary 22, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Russia-Russia; William 3, son, PA-PA-PA; Raymond 1, son, PA-PA-PA.
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
1986 Raymond J. Yanuska: Record of Burial Place of Veteran, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Military Affairs, Luzerne County lists his date of birth 1 Aug 1928, date of death 8 Apr 8 (probably 86, but 8 is all that was typed onto the card), Veteran of Korea War, Served in Army from 13 Dec 1950 to 21 Nov 1952, rank Pfc., Government Headstone at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek, PA, information given by Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre, PA on 3 Jun 1986.
1930 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yanushkevich, Jos (Evelyn) lab h 7 Carter Av Scranton
Yanushkevich, Mary Silkwkr r 7 Carter Av Scranton
1935 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Januska, Albert r6 Pulaski (K)
Yonuska, John (Mary) lab h330 E Main (Ply)
1936 Albert Yanuska is a freshman at Kingston High School, Luzerne Co., PA
1940 census Apr 9, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Oakwood Lane, WD 6, Block 402, ED 40-294, pg. 4860,8A,8B,15and16of28, FN 144, LN 40-44: Joseph Yonuski 57, head of household, owns home valued at $2500, has no school education, b. Lithuania, naturalized citizen, unemployed for 416 weeks, looking for work, worked at W.P.A. Road Construction, worked for 20 weeks in 1939 with an income of $303, has other income; Mary 55, wife, has no school education, born in Lithuania, naturalized citizen, engaged in home housework; Mary Sabestinas 23, step-daughter, single, has a 9th grade education, born in PA, not currently working but has a job as a Seamstress at a Slipper Factory, worked 12 week in 1939 with an income of $144; Lillian Yonuski 19, daughter, single, has a 4 year high school education, born in PA, currently working, worked 60 hours in the past week, works as a house keeper for a private family, worked 8 weeks in 1939 with an income of $40; Anna Yonuski 18, daughter, single, attending school, has a 3 year high school education so far, born in PA.
1940 census Apr 4, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 229 Augusta St., Unincorporated place - Georgetown, ED 40-349, pg. 4A,5799,7of42, HN 52, LN 17-24: Walter Salis 42, head of household, rents home for $12 per month, has a 6th grade education, born in Lithuania, alien, unemployed but seeking work as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, has been unemployed for 52 weeks; Frances 41, wife, has a 5th grade education, born in PA, engaged in home house work; Walter 21, son, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for government wages as a Reforester for the N.Y.A., was unemployed for 40 weeks worked 12 weeks for an income of $60 in 1939; Elizabeth 20, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as Redress Silk in a Silk Mill, worked 28 hours in the past week, worked 42 weeks with an income of $480 in 1939; Anna 17, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as a Maid in a Hospital, worked 40 hours in the past week, worked 52 weeks with an income of $364 in 1939; William 15, son, single, has 1 year of High School education, born in PA, umemplyed but is seeking work as a New Worker, has been unemployed for the past 40 weeks, no work or wages in 1939; Adele 12, daughter, attending school, has a 5th grade education, born in PA; Josephine Yanuska 69, mother-in-law, widow, born in PA.
1943: Anna K. Yanuska. Appears on a WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Card, serial no. 89782: Name of School is Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston, PA; Date of Admission to School is 1 Sep 1943; Date of Admission to Corps is 1 Sep 1943; Date of issuance of this card is 3 Mar 1944
1942 Apr 27: WWII Draft Registration Card, Local Board No. 2, Clearfield County, 111 N. Brady St., Dubois, PA, U 1876, pg. 15 of 3118: Joseph George Yonuska; residence is 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; age is 59 years; not sure of town or county of birth but was born in Lithuania on 28 Oct 1882; wife is Mrs. Mary Yonuska; works for Sterling Hotel on W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; he is white, 5' 6 3/4" tall, with brown eyes and hair and medium complexion.
1944 Jan 8: Yonuska, Lillian Emily m. Anthony J. Gilbert. Appliaction for Marriage License, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, No. E 9134:
Statement of Male:
Name: Anthony J. Gilbert
Color: White
Occupation: U.S. Coast Guard
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Residence: 143 South Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Anthony Gilbert, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mother: Mary Silvainus, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Allentown, PA
Applicant is physically able to support a family
Statement of Female:
Name: Lillian Emily Yonuska
Color: White
Occupation: Waitress
Birthplace: Ansonia, Conn.
Residence: 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Joseph Yonuska, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, unemployed, born in Lithuania
Mother: Mary Pashukonis, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Lithuania
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5th day of January, A.D. 1944
John Sivell, Clerk of Orphans' Court
Herman Laudenslager, Asst. Clerk of Orphans' Court
Marriage License Issued: January 5, 1944
Married: January 8, 1944 by Rev. J.G. Valunas, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
Social Security Death Index: Mary Yanushka, b. 12 May 1913, d. 20 Feb 1995, last known address listed as Plymouth, Luzerne Co., PA 18651, SSN 199-22-3600 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Anthony Yanuska, b. 24 Nov 1907. d. Jul 1979, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA, 18503, last benefit address listed as Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA, 18704, SSN 034-09-1879 issued in MA before 1951.
Social Security Death Index: Helen Yanuska, b. 28 May 1887, d. May 1971, last known address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 165-42-6881 issued in PA (1966-1967).
Social Security Death Index: Joan Yanuska, b. 06 Jan 1931, d. Feb 1981, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA 18508, last benefit address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 185-24-7572 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: George A. Yanuska, b. 23 Apr 1915, d. 27 Dec 2001 (V), last known address listed as Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA 17601, SSN 189-05-3761 issued in PA.
Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian
John P. Yanushka, Senior
January 11, 2005|The Morning Call
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, Pa passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea,Pa. he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yanushka.
John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service) before retiring in 1981 after a long 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the US Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a devout member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313, K.O.C..
Survivors:
Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh, New York; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea, Pa.; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea, Pa.; five grandchildren.
Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits
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Yanuska - Luzerne County, PA
1940 US Census
Raymond Yanuska, born 1919
Simon Yanuska, born 1915
William Yanuska, born 1906
Sources
1. Title: St. Joseph's Catholic Lithuanian Church, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA
2. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: lists her name as Kotryna Straigyte
3. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: indicates she was born about 1846
4. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Notes
a. Note: The Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania provides the following data:
Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte marriage, Researcher comments:
We did not locate the marriage record for Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte. They got married before 1885 since already in 1884 their daughter was born.
On 13th of January 1930 in Jenenai village Kotryna Jonuskiene, 83 year old widow, daughter of Petras and Marijona nee BUTRIMANSKAITE STRAIGYS, passed away. Surviving daughter Juzefa and son Martynas.
{[The following may be relations:
1904 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yonski, Michael miner h 1607 Division
Yonuska, Victor lab h rear 1730 Von Storch av
1905: William J. Yanuska is born in Luzerne Co., PA; US WWII Army Enlistment on 12 Feb 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, MD, Branch Immaterial-Warrant Officers, USA, Private grade, enlisted for duration of the War, etc.; has one year of high school education; married; height 68, weight 162. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
1910 census Apr 20, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 532 West Shawnee Ave., WD 6, pg. 85A / 10A, ED 106, LN 35-43, HN 157, FN 160: Joseph Austin 47 head of household, married 30 yrs., immigrated 1882, naturalized, speaks English, works as a Merchant and Employer of a Grocery Store, owns mortgaged house; Elizabeth 46 wife, 9 children 3 living, immigrated 1884, speaks Lithuanian, can't rd. or write English; Joseph Jr. 15 son, sch, PA-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian all others are Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian; Charles 21 son, immigrated 1884, naturalized, works for wages as a Manager at a Mill, sch; Joseph Krasauckas 35 border, widower, immigrated 1889, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Thadeus Wevieya (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 47 border, single, immigrated 1890, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Peter Tickunas 34 border, single, immigrated 1902, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Barney Kamulzka (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 34 border, single, immigrated 1904, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines: Anna Yanuska 19 servant, single, immigrated 1908, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Servant for a Private Family, can't rd. or write English.
1910 census Apr 22, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, rear 329 Brad St., WD 2, ED 103, pg. 31,7B,14of30, HN 153, FN 169, LN 59-63: Joseph Jonuska 38, Head of household, married once 13 years ago, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, alien, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can't read or write, rents home; Eva 32, wife, had 4 children 3 living, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, speaks Lithuanian, can't read or write; John 3, son, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; William Stamkiewicz 30, boarder, married once for 9 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1904, alien, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can read and write; Stanley Andrishuwicz 20, boarder, single, Polish-Polish-Polish, immigrated 1909 (hard to read, may not be exact), alien, speaks Polish, can read and write.
Anthony Januska: The data I found on him appears here because I suspect he may be related to the Januskas in my Family Tree because of his name and location, but since he is the son of Anthony Januska he does not appear to be a child of a female Straigyte, so I have not entered him into this tree. He could be a brother or nephew to Vincentas and Juozapas, (husbands of Straigyte sisters). But there is a possibility that he might be a grandchild of Kotryna because I do not have records of all of her children and she may have had a son, Antanas, in her early child bearing years and this could be his son.
1911 May 24: S.S. Bremen, sailing from Bremen on May 13th, arrives in New York on May 24th, List 2, pg. 109,215-216, line no. 9 stamped ADMITTED, Antoni Januszki, 25 years old, single, farm laborer, can read and write, nationality is Russian, race is Polish, born in Slobodka, Russia, his father is his closest relative in the country he came from his name is Antoni Januszka, his final destination is Duryea, PA, has a ticket paid for by his step brother, has $12, his step brother is (hard to read his name, looks like) Buleslaov Kocuas residing at 14 (street name is hard to read, looks like) Uow St., Duryea, PA, he is 5'1" tall with blue eyes and blonde hair and in good health. pg 314 shows he was detained awhile because of IPC and was seen by DiNiceli and admitted on May 27th.
1916: Social Security Death Index: John P. Yanushka, b. 06 Oct 1916, d. 07 Jan 2005 (V), last known address listed as Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, 12901, SSN 178-03-3199 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Eva D. Yanushka, b. 20 Aug 1919. d. 19 Jun 1994, last know address listed as Bethlehem, Northhampton Co., PA 18018, SSN 206-10-6932 issued in PA.
Newspaper Title: Morning Call, The Newspaper Location: Allentown, PA: John P. Yanushka Sr.
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh. He was the husband of the late Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea, he was a son of the late Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yonushka. John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. before retiring in 1981 after 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a ember of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313. Survivors: Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea; five grandchildren. Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to American Red Cross Tsunami Relief.
Published in the Morning Call on 1/11/2005.
1917 Jun 5, Luzerne Co., pg. 49 of 76, WWI Draft Registration Card provides the following data: Anthony Yonuska; age 27, born 8 May 1890; has declared intention to become a naturalized citizen; born in Gerajta, Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in Duryea; he is has a wife and one child; he is of medium height and weight, has blue eyes and blonde hair.
1917-18 WWI Draft Registration Card: Joseph Yankouskas, 1112 Mead, ae 33, b. 10 Apr 1885 Lithuania, miner S&H Coal Co, Mary, Blue eyes, light curley hair, med. built, 12 Sept 1918, 2871-13073.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Serial no. 77, Registration no. 8: Walter Salis; age is 21; residence is 474 (something) South, Wilkes-Barre, PA; born (looks like) 12 Jun 1897 in Swalka, Lithuania, Russia; works for L.&W.B.C.Co. in Stanton Collg. W.Barre, PA; nearest person is Katy Kosparavich in Parsons, PA; he is of medium build and medium height with blue eyes and brown hair.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Duryea, PA, 25 of 76 provides the following data: Anthony Yanuska; 355 Main St., Duryea, PA; ae 30, alien b. 28 Sep 1888 Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for Pennsylvania Coal Co. in Barnum, Duryea, PA; single; he was in the Russian Military as a Private for 3 years; he is of medium height, stout build with grey eyes and light hair.
1920 census Jan 10, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 110 Lackawanna Ave., WD 1, ED 28, pg. 12B,13A,24and25of35, HN 153, FN 205, LN 97-1: Anthony Yonuska 29, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1910, naturalized 1919, can read and write, works for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine; Julia 20, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; John 3 years 10 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Regina 1 year 11 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Albert 5 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-11944, 367 of 419, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthny Yanuska (the o is absent here and in the signature); occupation is Miner; color is White; complexion is light; height is 5 feet 6 inches; blonde hair, blue eyes.
Certificate of Arrival, serial no. 2771/D-1194: Name of alien is Antanas Januszka; Port of Entry is Philadelphia, PA; Date of Arrival is 11 Nov 1911; Name of Vessel is Pretoria; Hamburg-America Line. Date 13 Feb 1917.
Petition for Naturalization, no. 9778: To the Honorable District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: The petition of Anthony Yanuska . . . residence is 134 Dickson St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born 8 May 1891 at Geraite, Russia . . . emigrated from Hamburg, Germany on 25 Oct 1911 and arrived at the port of New York, NY on 11 Nov 1911 on the Pretoria . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1917 at Scranton, PA . . . wife's name is Julia, born 1898 . . . I have 2 children John born 6 Oct 1916 at Duryea, PA and Regina born 24 Jan 1918 at Duryea, PA . . . I renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . I am able to speak the English language . . . I have resided continuously in the U.S.A. since 11 Oct 1911 (note Oct. instead of Nov.); date is 19 Jun 1919 . . . witnesses are Anthony Swaitis, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea, PA and John Lazevnick, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea.
Social Security Death Index: Julia L. Yonuska, Born 4 May 1899, Died 26 May 1990, last known residence is Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18711, SSN 178-03-2035 issued in PA before 1951.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-5485, No. 70039, 301 of 406, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthony Januszka; now residing at 13 Main St., Duryea, PA; occupation is Miner; age is 27 years; color is white; complexion is fair; has brown eyes and brown hair, he is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weights 180 pounds; born in Slebotka, Russia on 26 Oct 1885; his last residence was Slebotka, Russia, emigrated from Bremen, Germany arrived in New York, NY on 25 May 1910 on the vessel Graf Waldersee; signs his name with an X, witness was Frank F. Bornj on 13 Feb 1913, Deputy Clerk was Geneva T. Cresky.
Petition for Naturalization, No. 8305, No. 142804: To the Honorable District Court of the U.S. at Scranton, PA . . . The petition of Anthony Yanuska residence is 255 S. Main St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born in Slabotka, Russia on 28 Oct 1885 . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1913 in the U.S. District Court of M.D. of PA, at Scranton, PA . . . not married . . . emigrated from Bremen, Germany on 16 May 1911 arrived at New York, NY on 27 May 1911 on the vessel Bremen . . . renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . signed Anthony Yanuska . . . witnesses are Leo Delengowski whose occupation is Laborer residing at Duryea, PA and Teofil Murzenski whose occupation is Hotel residing at Duryea, PA that they have know Anthony Yanuska residing in the U.S. since 18 Oct 1912 . . . signed in Scranton, PA on 18 Oct 1917, Deputy Clerk is R.G. Lehmann.
1920 census Jan 2, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 163 S. Empire St., WD 9, ED 238, pg. 2B,4of25, HN 33, FN 34, LN 61-64: Walter Salis 22, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1902, alien, can read but can't write, does not speak English, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Miner in a Mine; Frances 21, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Walter 1, son, PA-Lithuania-PA; Elizebeth 8 months, daughter, PA-Lithuania-PA.
1920 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Januska, John, lab, res 68 Chittenden
Januszka, John (Rose), lab, h 507 Watts
Januszka, Robert, lab, res 507 Watts
Januszki, Anthony (Julia), miner, h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanuska, Clyde, lab, r 507 Watt
Yanuaka, Jacob (Rose), lab, h 507 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia), h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h 163 S Empire
Yanuska, George lab r 474 E South
Yanuska, Joseph (Susan) lab h 474 E South
Yanuska, Wm lab r 494 E South
1925 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanoshski, Anthony (Mary) miner h413 Watt
Yanuska, Clyde lab r507 Watt
Yanuska, Jacob (Rose) lab h507 Watt
Yaracienski, John (Mary) miner h411 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia) h110 Lackawanna av
1925 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h253 S Empire
1927: William L. Yanuska is born in PA; enlisted in US WWII Army on 24 Jan 1946 at Camp Gruber Cookson Hills, OK into the Cavalry, private first class, one year enlistment; has 4 years of high school education; single. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
Social Security Death Index: William Yanuska, SSN 196-22-5255 issued in PA before 1951, born 2 Feb 1927, died Oct 1974
1930 census Apr, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 507 Watt St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 74,2B,4of30, HN 39, FN 39, LN 99-100: Jacob Januska 60, head of household, owns home valued at $1000, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1895, alien, does not speak English, worked for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine, unemployed listed on line no. 99 of the unemployment schedule, not a veteran; Rose 63, wife, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1896, naturalized, speaks English.
1930 census Apr 8, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 134 Dixon St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 76,4A,7of30, HN 59, FN 59, LN 16-21: Mary Lozevink 54, head of household, widow, owns home valued at $2000, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1893, naturalized; William 25, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Laborer in the Coal Mines, not a veteran; Stanley 21, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Laborer; Lavina 23, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Bookeeper at a Furniture Store; Mary 20, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Marie Januska 8, niece, attends school, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania.
1930 census Apr 12, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Amber Lane, ED 40-227, pg. 12B,24of32, HN 210, FN 239, LN 61-65: Eva Yanuska 49, head of household, rents home, first married at the age of 21 years, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1906, alien; John 22, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, unemployed as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, listed on line no. 19 on the unemployment schedule; Anthony 20, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works for wages as a Bellhop in a Hotel; Leona 16, daughter, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works as a Weaver in a Silk Mill; Michael Gielyck 45, borader, single, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1910, alien, works for wages as a Laborer (hard to read but looks like) Cidis Sliuta.
1930 census Apr 15, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 91 Empire St., WD 3, ED 40-23, pg. 220,18A,35of39, HN 297, FN 336, LN 19-25: Walter Solis 32, head of household, first married at the age of 19 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian and English, immigrated 1913, naturalization is marked as PA, works for wages as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Frances 31, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Elizabeth 12, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Anna 8, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; William 5, son, not attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Della 2 years 6 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Josephine Yanuska 62, mother-in-law, widow, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian, immigrated 1881 (hard to read, may be 1891), alien, does not speak English.
1930 census Apr 2, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 79 Meade St., WD 3, ED 40-230, pg. 1B,2of39, HN 16, FN 15, LN 85-88: William Yanuska 25, head of household, rents home for $20 per month, first married at the age of 22 years, PA-Russia-Russia, works for wages as a Laborer at a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Mary 22, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Russia-Russia; William 3, son, PA-PA-PA; Raymond 1, son, PA-PA-PA.
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
1986 Raymond J. Yanuska: Record of Burial Place of Veteran, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Military Affairs, Luzerne County lists his date of birth 1 Aug 1928, date of death 8 Apr 8 (probably 86, but 8 is all that was typed onto the card), Veteran of Korea War, Served in Army from 13 Dec 1950 to 21 Nov 1952, rank Pfc., Government Headstone at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek, PA, information given by Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre, PA on 3 Jun 1986.
1930 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yanushkevich, Jos (Evelyn) lab h 7 Carter Av Scranton
Yanushkevich, Mary Silkwkr r 7 Carter Av Scranton
1935 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Januska, Albert r6 Pulaski (K)
Yonuska, John (Mary) lab h330 E Main (Ply)
1936 Albert Yanuska is a freshman at Kingston High School, Luzerne Co., PA
1940 census Apr 9, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Oakwood Lane, WD 6, Block 402, ED 40-294, pg. 4860,8A,8B,15and16of28, FN 144, LN 40-44: Joseph Yonuski 57, head of household, owns home valued at $2500, has no school education, b. Lithuania, naturalized citizen, unemployed for 416 weeks, looking for work, worked at W.P.A. Road Construction, worked for 20 weeks in 1939 with an income of $303, has other income; Mary 55, wife, has no school education, born in Lithuania, naturalized citizen, engaged in home housework; Mary Sabestinas 23, step-daughter, single, has a 9th grade education, born in PA, not currently working but has a job as a Seamstress at a Slipper Factory, worked 12 week in 1939 with an income of $144; Lillian Yonuski 19, daughter, single, has a 4 year high school education, born in PA, currently working, worked 60 hours in the past week, works as a house keeper for a private family, worked 8 weeks in 1939 with an income of $40; Anna Yonuski 18, daughter, single, attending school, has a 3 year high school education so far, born in PA.
1940 census Apr 4, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 229 Augusta St., Unincorporated place - Georgetown, ED 40-349, pg. 4A,5799,7of42, HN 52, LN 17-24: Walter Salis 42, head of household, rents home for $12 per month, has a 6th grade education, born in Lithuania, alien, unemployed but seeking work as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, has been unemployed for 52 weeks; Frances 41, wife, has a 5th grade education, born in PA, engaged in home house work; Walter 21, son, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for government wages as a Reforester for the N.Y.A., was unemployed for 40 weeks worked 12 weeks for an income of $60 in 1939; Elizabeth 20, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as Redress Silk in a Silk Mill, worked 28 hours in the past week, worked 42 weeks with an income of $480 in 1939; Anna 17, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as a Maid in a Hospital, worked 40 hours in the past week, worked 52 weeks with an income of $364 in 1939; William 15, son, single, has 1 year of High School education, born in PA, umemplyed but is seeking work as a New Worker, has been unemployed for the past 40 weeks, no work or wages in 1939; Adele 12, daughter, attending school, has a 5th grade education, born in PA; Josephine Yanuska 69, mother-in-law, widow, born in PA.
1943: Anna K. Yanuska. Appears on a WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Card, serial no. 89782: Name of School is Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston, PA; Date of Admission to School is 1 Sep 1943; Date of Admission to Corps is 1 Sep 1943; Date of issuance of this card is 3 Mar 1944
1942 Apr 27: WWII Draft Registration Card, Local Board No. 2, Clearfield County, 111 N. Brady St., Dubois, PA, U 1876, pg. 15 of 3118: Joseph George Yonuska; residence is 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; age is 59 years; not sure of town or county of birth but was born in Lithuania on 28 Oct 1882; wife is Mrs. Mary Yonuska; works for Sterling Hotel on W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; he is white, 5' 6 3/4" tall, with brown eyes and hair and medium complexion.
1944 Jan 8: Yonuska, Lillian Emily m. Anthony J. Gilbert. Appliaction for Marriage License, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, No. E 9134:
Statement of Male:
Name: Anthony J. Gilbert
Color: White
Occupation: U.S. Coast Guard
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Residence: 143 South Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Anthony Gilbert, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mother: Mary Silvainus, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Allentown, PA
Applicant is physically able to support a family
Statement of Female:
Name: Lillian Emily Yonuska
Color: White
Occupation: Waitress
Birthplace: Ansonia, Conn.
Residence: 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Joseph Yonuska, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, unemployed, born in Lithuania
Mother: Mary Pashukonis, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Lithuania
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5th day of January, A.D. 1944
John Sivell, Clerk of Orphans' Court
Herman Laudenslager, Asst. Clerk of Orphans' Court
Marriage License Issued: January 5, 1944
Married: January 8, 1944 by Rev. J.G. Valunas, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
Social Security Death Index: Mary Yanushka, b. 12 May 1913, d. 20 Feb 1995, last known address listed as Plymouth, Luzerne Co., PA 18651, SSN 199-22-3600 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Anthony Yanuska, b. 24 Nov 1907. d. Jul 1979, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA, 18503, last benefit address listed as Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA, 18704, SSN 034-09-1879 issued in MA before 1951.
Social Security Death Index: Helen Yanuska, b. 28 May 1887, d. May 1971, last known address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 165-42-6881 issued in PA (1966-1967).
Social Security Death Index: Joan Yanuska, b. 06 Jan 1931, d. Feb 1981, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA 18508, last benefit address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 185-24-7572 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: George A. Yanuska, b. 23 Apr 1915, d. 27 Dec 2001 (V), last known address listed as Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA 17601, SSN 189-05-3761 issued in PA.
Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Garden State Historian
January 11, 2005|The Morning Call
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, Pa passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh, Clinton County, NY. He was the husband of the late Mrs. Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea,Pa. he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yanushka.
John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. (Internal Revenue Service) before retiring in 1981 after a long 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the US Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a devout member of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313, K.O.C..
Survivors:
Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh, New York; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea, Pa.; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea, Pa.; five grandchildren.
Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem.
Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. Please sign Guest Book on mcall.com/obits
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Yanuska - Luzerne County, PA
1940 US Census
Raymond Yanuska, born 1919
Simon Yanuska, born 1915
William Yanuska, born 1906
Sources
1. Title: St. Joseph's Catholic Lithuanian Church, Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA
2. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: lists her name as Kotryna Straigyte
3. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Page: indicates she was born about 1846
4. Title: Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania
Notes
a. Note: The Lithuanian State Historical Archives in Vilnius, Lithuania provides the following data:
Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte marriage, Researcher comments:
We did not locate the marriage record for Vincentas Januska and Kotryna Straigyte. They got married before 1885 since already in 1884 their daughter was born.
On 13th of January 1930 in Jenenai village Kotryna Jonuskiene, 83 year old widow, daughter of Petras and Marijona nee BUTRIMANSKAITE STRAIGYS, passed away. Surviving daughter Juzefa and son Martynas.
{[The following may be relations:
1904 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yonski, Michael miner h 1607 Division
Yonuska, Victor lab h rear 1730 Von Storch av
1905: William J. Yanuska is born in Luzerne Co., PA; US WWII Army Enlistment on 12 Feb 1942 at Fort George G. Meade, MD, Branch Immaterial-Warrant Officers, USA, Private grade, enlisted for duration of the War, etc.; has one year of high school education; married; height 68, weight 162. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
1910 census Apr 20, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 532 West Shawnee Ave., WD 6, pg. 85A / 10A, ED 106, LN 35-43, HN 157, FN 160: Joseph Austin 47 head of household, married 30 yrs., immigrated 1882, naturalized, speaks English, works as a Merchant and Employer of a Grocery Store, owns mortgaged house; Elizabeth 46 wife, 9 children 3 living, immigrated 1884, speaks Lithuanian, can't rd. or write English; Joseph Jr. 15 son, sch, PA-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian all others are Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian-Russ,Lithuanian; Charles 21 son, immigrated 1884, naturalized, works for wages as a Manager at a Mill, sch; Joseph Krasauckas 35 border, widower, immigrated 1889, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Thadeus Wevieya (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 47 border, single, immigrated 1890, Pa (naturalized?), works for wages as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Peter Tickunas 34 border, single, immigrated 1902, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines; Barney Kamulzka (last name hard to rd., may not be exact) 34 border, single, immigrated 1904, alien, works as a Miner in the Coal Mines: Anna Yanuska 19 servant, single, immigrated 1908, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Servant for a Private Family, can't rd. or write English.
1910 census Apr 22, Plymouth Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, rear 329 Brad St., WD 2, ED 103, pg. 31,7B,14of30, HN 153, FN 169, LN 59-63: Joseph Jonuska 38, Head of household, married once 13 years ago, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, alien, speaks Lithuanian, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can't read or write, rents home; Eva 32, wife, had 4 children 3 living, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1903, speaks Lithuanian, can't read or write; John 3, son, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; William Stamkiewicz 30, boarder, married once for 9 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1904, alien, works for wages as a Laborer in Mines, can read and write; Stanley Andrishuwicz 20, boarder, single, Polish-Polish-Polish, immigrated 1909 (hard to read, may not be exact), alien, speaks Polish, can read and write.
Anthony Januska: The data I found on him appears here because I suspect he may be related to the Januskas in my Family Tree because of his name and location, but since he is the son of Anthony Januska he does not appear to be a child of a female Straigyte, so I have not entered him into this tree. He could be a brother or nephew to Vincentas and Juozapas, (husbands of Straigyte sisters). But there is a possibility that he might be a grandchild of Kotryna because I do not have records of all of her children and she may have had a son, Antanas, in her early child bearing years and this could be his son.
1911 May 24: S.S. Bremen, sailing from Bremen on May 13th, arrives in New York on May 24th, List 2, pg. 109,215-216, line no. 9 stamped ADMITTED, Antoni Januszki, 25 years old, single, farm laborer, can read and write, nationality is Russian, race is Polish, born in Slobodka, Russia, his father is his closest relative in the country he came from his name is Antoni Januszka, his final destination is Duryea, PA, has a ticket paid for by his step brother, has $12, his step brother is (hard to read his name, looks like) Buleslaov Kocuas residing at 14 (street name is hard to read, looks like) Uow St., Duryea, PA, he is 5'1" tall with blue eyes and blonde hair and in good health. pg 314 shows he was detained awhile because of IPC and was seen by DiNiceli and admitted on May 27th.
1916: Social Security Death Index: John P. Yanushka, b. 06 Oct 1916, d. 07 Jan 2005 (V), last known address listed as Plattsburgh, Clinton Co., NY, 12901, SSN 178-03-3199 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Eva D. Yanushka, b. 20 Aug 1919. d. 19 Jun 1994, last know address listed as Bethlehem, Northhampton Co., PA 18018, SSN 206-10-6932 issued in PA.
Newspaper Title: Morning Call, The Newspaper Location: Allentown, PA: John P. Yanushka Sr.
John P. Yanushka Sr., 88, of Plattsburgh, N.Y., formerly of Bethlehem, passed away Friday, January 7, 2005, in Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, Plattsburgh. He was the husband of the late Eva (DiSpirito) Yanushka. Born in Duryea, he was a son of the late Anthony and Julia (Lazeunick) Yonushka. John worked as a field agent for the I.R.S. before retiring in 1981 after 27 1/2 years of service. He was a staff sergeant in the Army during World War II. He was a 1950 graduate of the University of Scranton in with a bachelors degree in accounting. He was a ember of Notre Dame of Bethlehem Catholic Church. John was a past Grand Knight, Trinity Council 313. Survivors: Sons, John P. Jr. and wife Anika of Westfield, N.J., James P. and fiancee Huong Huynh of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Denise, wife of John Gibson of Snyder, Texas, Dr. Janice, wife of Dr. Bruce Bunn of Plattsburgh; brother, Joseph Yonushka of Duryea; sisters, Regina Kovolan and Marie Yonushka, both of Duryea; five grandchildren. Services: Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m. Friday, Notre Dame Catholic Church, 1821 Catasauqua Rd., Bethlehem. Call 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 8:45-9:15 a.m. Friday, Downing Funeral Home Inc., 1002 W. Broad St., Bethlehem. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, contributions to Foundation of CVPH Medical Center-FCC, 75 Beekman St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901 or to American Red Cross Tsunami Relief.
Published in the Morning Call on 1/11/2005.
1917 Jun 5, Luzerne Co., pg. 49 of 76, WWI Draft Registration Card provides the following data: Anthony Yonuska; age 27, born 8 May 1890; has declared intention to become a naturalized citizen; born in Gerajta, Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for the Lehigh Valley Coal Co. in Duryea; he is has a wife and one child; he is of medium height and weight, has blue eyes and blonde hair.
1917-18 WWI Draft Registration Card: Joseph Yankouskas, 1112 Mead, ae 33, b. 10 Apr 1885 Lithuania, miner S&H Coal Co, Mary, Blue eyes, light curley hair, med. built, 12 Sept 1918, 2871-13073.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Serial no. 77, Registration no. 8: Walter Salis; age is 21; residence is 474 (something) South, Wilkes-Barre, PA; born (looks like) 12 Jun 1897 in Swalka, Lithuania, Russia; works for L.&W.B.C.Co. in Stanton Collg. W.Barre, PA; nearest person is Katy Kosparavich in Parsons, PA; he is of medium build and medium height with blue eyes and brown hair.
1918 Jun 5 WWI Draft Registration Card, Duryea, PA, 25 of 76 provides the following data: Anthony Yanuska; 355 Main St., Duryea, PA; ae 30, alien b. 28 Sep 1888 Suwalki, Russia; works as a Miner for Pennsylvania Coal Co. in Barnum, Duryea, PA; single; he was in the Russian Military as a Private for 3 years; he is of medium height, stout build with grey eyes and light hair.
1920 census Jan 10, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 110 Lackawanna Ave., WD 1, ED 28, pg. 12B,13A,24and25of35, HN 153, FN 205, LN 97-1: Anthony Yonuska 29, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1910, naturalized 1919, can read and write, works for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine; Julia 20, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; John 3 years 10 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Regina 1 year 11 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Albert 5 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-11944, 367 of 419, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthny Yanuska (the o is absent here and in the signature); occupation is Miner; color is White; complexion is light; height is 5 feet 6 inches; blonde hair, blue eyes.
Certificate of Arrival, serial no. 2771/D-1194: Name of alien is Antanas Januszka; Port of Entry is Philadelphia, PA; Date of Arrival is 11 Nov 1911; Name of Vessel is Pretoria; Hamburg-America Line. Date 13 Feb 1917.
Petition for Naturalization, no. 9778: To the Honorable District Court of the United States for the Middle District of Pennsylvania: The petition of Anthony Yanuska . . . residence is 134 Dickson St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born 8 May 1891 at Geraite, Russia . . . emigrated from Hamburg, Germany on 25 Oct 1911 and arrived at the port of New York, NY on 11 Nov 1911 on the Pretoria . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1917 at Scranton, PA . . . wife's name is Julia, born 1898 . . . I have 2 children John born 6 Oct 1916 at Duryea, PA and Regina born 24 Jan 1918 at Duryea, PA . . . I renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . I am able to speak the English language . . . I have resided continuously in the U.S.A. since 11 Oct 1911 (note Oct. instead of Nov.); date is 19 Jun 1919 . . . witnesses are Anthony Swaitis, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea, PA and John Lazevnick, occupation is Miner, residing in Duryea.
Social Security Death Index: Julia L. Yonuska, Born 4 May 1899, Died 26 May 1990, last known residence is Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18711, SSN 178-03-2035 issued in PA before 1951.
U.S. Naturalization Records Middle District of PA, No. 2771-5485, No. 70039, 301 of 406, Declaration of Intention: Name is Anthony Januszka; now residing at 13 Main St., Duryea, PA; occupation is Miner; age is 27 years; color is white; complexion is fair; has brown eyes and brown hair, he is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weights 180 pounds; born in Slebotka, Russia on 26 Oct 1885; his last residence was Slebotka, Russia, emigrated from Bremen, Germany arrived in New York, NY on 25 May 1910 on the vessel Graf Waldersee; signs his name with an X, witness was Frank F. Bornj on 13 Feb 1913, Deputy Clerk was Geneva T. Cresky.
Petition for Naturalization, No. 8305, No. 142804: To the Honorable District Court of the U.S. at Scranton, PA . . . The petition of Anthony Yanuska residence is 255 S. Main St., Duryea, PA . . . occupation is Miner . . . born in Slabotka, Russia on 28 Oct 1885 . . . declared intention to become a citizen of the U.S. on 13 Feb 1913 in the U.S. District Court of M.D. of PA, at Scranton, PA . . . not married . . . emigrated from Bremen, Germany on 16 May 1911 arrived at New York, NY on 27 May 1911 on the vessel Bremen . . . renounce allegiance to the Present Government of Russia . . . signed Anthony Yanuska . . . witnesses are Leo Delengowski whose occupation is Laborer residing at Duryea, PA and Teofil Murzenski whose occupation is Hotel residing at Duryea, PA that they have know Anthony Yanuska residing in the U.S. since 18 Oct 1912 . . . signed in Scranton, PA on 18 Oct 1917, Deputy Clerk is R.G. Lehmann.
1920 census Jan 2, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 163 S. Empire St., WD 9, ED 238, pg. 2B,4of25, HN 33, FN 34, LN 61-64: Walter Salis 22, head of household, rents home, immigrated 1902, alien, can read but can't write, does not speak English, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Miner in a Mine; Frances 21, wife, can read and write, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Walter 1, son, PA-Lithuania-PA; Elizebeth 8 months, daughter, PA-Lithuania-PA.
1920 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Januska, John, lab, res 68 Chittenden
Januszka, John (Rose), lab, h 507 Watts
Januszka, Robert, lab, res 507 Watts
Januszki, Anthony (Julia), miner, h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanuska, Clyde, lab, r 507 Watt
Yanuaka, Jacob (Rose), lab, h 507 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia), h 110 Lackawanna av
1923 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h 163 S Empire
Yanuska, George lab r 474 E South
Yanuska, Joseph (Susan) lab h 474 E South
Yanuska, Wm lab r 494 E South
1925 Pittston/Duryea, PA City Directory:
Yanoshski, Anthony (Mary) miner h413 Watt
Yanuska, Clyde lab r507 Watt
Yanuska, Jacob (Rose) lab h507 Watt
Yaracienski, John (Mary) miner h411 Watt
Yonuska, Anthony (Julia) h110 Lackawanna av
1925 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Salis, Walter (Frances) lab h253 S Empire
1927: William L. Yanuska is born in PA; enlisted in US WWII Army on 24 Jan 1946 at Camp Gruber Cookson Hills, OK into the Cavalry, private first class, one year enlistment; has 4 years of high school education; single. [Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 (Archival Database); World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.]
Social Security Death Index: William Yanuska, SSN 196-22-5255 issued in PA before 1951, born 2 Feb 1927, died Oct 1974
1930 census Apr, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 507 Watt St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 74,2B,4of30, HN 39, FN 39, LN 99-100: Jacob Januska 60, head of household, owns home valued at $1000, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1895, alien, does not speak English, worked for wages as a Miner in a Coal Mine, unemployed listed on line no. 99 of the unemployment schedule, not a veteran; Rose 63, wife, first married at the age of 27 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1896, naturalized, speaks English.
1930 census Apr 8, Duryea Borough, Luzerne Co., PA, 134 Dixon St., WD 2, ED 40-25, pg. 76,4A,7of30, HN 59, FN 59, LN 16-21: Mary Lozevink 54, head of household, widow, owns home valued at $2000, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, immigrated 1893, naturalized; William 25, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Laborer in the Coal Mines, not a veteran; Stanley 21, son, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Laborer; Lavina 23, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, works for wages as a Bookeeper at a Furniture Store; Mary 20, daughter, single, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania; Marie Januska 8, niece, attends school, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania.
1930 census Apr 12, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Amber Lane, ED 40-227, pg. 12B,24of32, HN 210, FN 239, LN 61-65: Eva Yanuska 49, head of household, rents home, first married at the age of 21 years, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1906, alien; John 22, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, unemployed as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, listed on line no. 19 on the unemployment schedule; Anthony 20, son, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works for wages as a Bellhop in a Hotel; Leona 16, daughter, single, PA-Poland-Poland, works as a Weaver in a Silk Mill; Michael Gielyck 45, borader, single, Poland-Poland-Poland, speaks Polish, immigrated 1910, alien, works for wages as a Laborer (hard to read but looks like) Cidis Sliuta.
1930 census Apr 15, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 91 Empire St., WD 3, ED 40-23, pg. 220,18A,35of39, HN 297, FN 336, LN 19-25: Walter Solis 32, head of household, first married at the age of 19 years, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian and English, immigrated 1913, naturalization is marked as PA, works for wages as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Frances 31, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Lithuania-Lithuania, Elizabeth 12, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Anna 8, daughter, attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; William 5, son, not attending school, PA-Lithuania-PA; Della 2 years 6 months old, PA-Lithuania-PA; Josephine Yanuska 62, mother-in-law, widow, Lithuania-Lithuania-Lithuania, speaks Lithuanian, immigrated 1881 (hard to read, may be 1891), alien, does not speak English.
1930 census Apr 2, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 79 Meade St., WD 3, ED 40-230, pg. 1B,2of39, HN 16, FN 15, LN 85-88: William Yanuska 25, head of household, rents home for $20 per month, first married at the age of 22 years, PA-Russia-Russia, works for wages as a Laborer at a Coal Mine, not a veteran; Mary 22, wife, first married at the age of 18 years, PA-Russia-Russia; William 3, son, PA-PA-PA; Raymond 1, son, PA-PA-PA.
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
1986 Raymond J. Yanuska: Record of Burial Place of Veteran, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Military Affairs, Luzerne County lists his date of birth 1 Aug 1928, date of death 8 Apr 8 (probably 86, but 8 is all that was typed onto the card), Veteran of Korea War, Served in Army from 13 Dec 1950 to 21 Nov 1952, rank Pfc., Government Headstone at Holy Trinity Cemetery, Bear Creek, PA, information given by Veterans Affairs, Wilkes-Barre, PA on 3 Jun 1986.
1930 Scranton, PA City Directory:
Yanushkevich, Jos (Evelyn) lab h 7 Carter Av Scranton
Yanushkevich, Mary Silkwkr r 7 Carter Av Scranton
1935 Wilkes-Barre, PA City Directory:
Januska, Albert r6 Pulaski (K)
Yonuska, John (Mary) lab h330 E Main (Ply)
1936 Albert Yanuska is a freshman at Kingston High School, Luzerne Co., PA
1940 census Apr 9, Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 61 Oakwood Lane, WD 6, Block 402, ED 40-294, pg. 4860,8A,8B,15and16of28, FN 144, LN 40-44: Joseph Yonuski 57, head of household, owns home valued at $2500, has no school education, b. Lithuania, naturalized citizen, unemployed for 416 weeks, looking for work, worked at W.P.A. Road Construction, worked for 20 weeks in 1939 with an income of $303, has other income; Mary 55, wife, has no school education, born in Lithuania, naturalized citizen, engaged in home housework; Mary Sabestinas 23, step-daughter, single, has a 9th grade education, born in PA, not currently working but has a job as a Seamstress at a Slipper Factory, worked 12 week in 1939 with an income of $144; Lillian Yonuski 19, daughter, single, has a 4 year high school education, born in PA, currently working, worked 60 hours in the past week, works as a house keeper for a private family, worked 8 weeks in 1939 with an income of $40; Anna Yonuski 18, daughter, single, attending school, has a 3 year high school education so far, born in PA.
1940 census Apr 4, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, 229 Augusta St., Unincorporated place - Georgetown, ED 40-349, pg. 4A,5799,7of42, HN 52, LN 17-24: Walter Salis 42, head of household, rents home for $12 per month, has a 6th grade education, born in Lithuania, alien, unemployed but seeking work as a Laborer in a Coal Mine, has been unemployed for 52 weeks; Frances 41, wife, has a 5th grade education, born in PA, engaged in home house work; Walter 21, son, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for government wages as a Reforester for the N.Y.A., was unemployed for 40 weeks worked 12 weeks for an income of $60 in 1939; Elizabeth 20, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as Redress Silk in a Silk Mill, worked 28 hours in the past week, worked 42 weeks with an income of $480 in 1939; Anna 17, daughter, single, has an 8th grade education, born in PA, works for wages as a Maid in a Hospital, worked 40 hours in the past week, worked 52 weeks with an income of $364 in 1939; William 15, son, single, has 1 year of High School education, born in PA, umemplyed but is seeking work as a New Worker, has been unemployed for the past 40 weeks, no work or wages in 1939; Adele 12, daughter, attending school, has a 5th grade education, born in PA; Josephine Yanuska 69, mother-in-law, widow, born in PA.
1943: Anna K. Yanuska. Appears on a WWII Cadet Nursing Corps Card, serial no. 89782: Name of School is Nesbitt Memorial Hospital in Kingston, PA; Date of Admission to School is 1 Sep 1943; Date of Admission to Corps is 1 Sep 1943; Date of issuance of this card is 3 Mar 1944
1942 Apr 27: WWII Draft Registration Card, Local Board No. 2, Clearfield County, 111 N. Brady St., Dubois, PA, U 1876, pg. 15 of 3118: Joseph George Yonuska; residence is 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; age is 59 years; not sure of town or county of birth but was born in Lithuania on 28 Oct 1882; wife is Mrs. Mary Yonuska; works for Sterling Hotel on W. Market St., Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA; he is white, 5' 6 3/4" tall, with brown eyes and hair and medium complexion.
1944 Jan 8: Yonuska, Lillian Emily m. Anthony J. Gilbert. Appliaction for Marriage License, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, County of Luzerne, No. E 9134:
Statement of Male:
Name: Anthony J. Gilbert
Color: White
Occupation: U.S. Coast Guard
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Residence: 143 South Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Anthony Gilbert, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Painter, born in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mother: Mary Silvainus, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Allentown, PA
Applicant is physically able to support a family
Statement of Female:
Name: Lillian Emily Yonuska
Color: White
Occupation: Waitress
Birthplace: Ansonia, Conn.
Residence: 61 Oakwood Lane, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Age: 22 years
Previous marriage: None
Is the applicant with any transmissible disease: No, see certificate
Father: Joseph Yonuska, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, unemployed, born in Lithuania
Mother: Mary Pashukonis, residence is Wilkes-Barre, PA, occupation is Housewife, born in Lithuania
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5th day of January, A.D. 1944
John Sivell, Clerk of Orphans' Court
Herman Laudenslager, Asst. Clerk of Orphans' Court
Marriage License Issued: January 5, 1944
Married: January 8, 1944 by Rev. J.G. Valunas, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1954 US Headstone Applications for Military Veterans: William J. Yanuska; served from 12 Feb 1942 to 28 Sep 1943, Honorable discharge; Service No. 33 140 325; Pension or VA Claim No. C# 15 635 309; State is PA; Grade is Cpl.; Branch is Ft. McClellan ALA Infantry Co. C, 11th IRTC Battalion; Date of Birth is 8 Jul 1905; Date of Death is 17 Mar 1954; Cemetery is Lithuanian Independent Cemetery, W. Wyoming, Luzerne Co., PA; Applicant is Mrs. Joseph Adomitis, 44 S. Empire St., Wilkes-Barre, PA on 30 Mar 1954.
Social Security Death Index: Mary Yanushka, b. 12 May 1913, d. 20 Feb 1995, last known address listed as Plymouth, Luzerne Co., PA 18651, SSN 199-22-3600 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: Anthony Yanuska, b. 24 Nov 1907. d. Jul 1979, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA, 18503, last benefit address listed as Kingston, Luzerne Co., PA, 18704, SSN 034-09-1879 issued in MA before 1951.
Social Security Death Index: Helen Yanuska, b. 28 May 1887, d. May 1971, last known address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 165-42-6881 issued in PA (1966-1967).
Social Security Death Index: Joan Yanuska, b. 06 Jan 1931, d. Feb 1981, last known address listed as Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA 18508, last benefit address listed as Wilkes Barre, Luzerne Co., PA 18702, SSN 185-24-7572 issued in PA.
Social Security Death Index: George A. Yanuska, b. 23 Apr 1915, d. 27 Dec 2001 (V), last known address listed as Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA 17601, SSN 189-05-3761 issued in PA.
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