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[[File:Joseph Berish.jpg|thumb|354x354px|School photograph of Joseph Berish]]
Born on 9 September 9, 1916 in. Shanktown, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. [Shanktown was later renamed to Starford] He was the eleventh child of '''[[Michael Berish]]''' and [[Anna P. Mudry|'''Anna P. Mudry''']].

''<sup>Page edited 10-16-21. ET</sup>''

== Description ==
Joseph, or Joe as he was known, was a young boy of average height and build. He had dark brown hair and blue eyes.

== Early Years ==

* '''Childhood''' - Joe early life was being just another kid in a household with ten brothers and sisters at home. Playing in the nearby countryside or down at the creek, had to have been some of his favorite pass times.
* '''Siblings'''
** '''[[Anna Veronica Berish]]'''
** '''[[Michael George Berish]]'''
** '''[[John Paul Berish]]'''
** '''[[Andrew Michael Berish]]'''
** '''[[Mary Louise Berish]]'''
** '''[[Elizabeth Helen Berish]]'''
** '''[[Peter John Berish]]'''
** '''[[Susan Elizabeth Berish]]'''
** '''[[Theresa E. Berish]]'''
** '''[[Paul Joseph Berish]]'''
** Margaret Ann Berish
** Emma Eleanor Berish

== Education ==
Joe had to be either in the fifth or sixth grade at the time of his death.

== Religion ==
Joe was baptized into the Catholic faith.

== Residences ==

* Lived in a mining town in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. [Note: Mining towns in that era had no official street names or house numbers.]

== Personal Life ==
He loved to draw.

== Death ==
Joe died from fractured skull from an accident by being either struck by a truck or falling from the back of that truck he hopped on the back to ride. He died on September 10, 1929 in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on September 13, 1929 at St. Bernards Cemetery in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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-[[File:Joseph Berish.jpg|thumb|354x354px|School photograph of Joseph Berish]]
+''<sup>Page edited 17-Feb-23. ET</sup>''[[File:Joseph Berish.jpg|thumb|354x354px|School photograph of Joseph Berish]]
 Born on 9 September 9, 1916 in. Shanktown, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. [Shanktown was later renamed to Starford] He was the eleventh child of '''[[Michael Berish]]''' and [[Anna P. Mudry|'''Anna P. Mudry''']].
 == Description ==
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 == Residences ==
-* Lived in a mining town in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. [Note: Mining towns in that era had no official street names or house numbers.]
+* Lived in a mining town in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. [Note: Mining towns in that era had no official street names nor house numbers except those assigned by the mining company.]
 == Personal Life ==
-He loved to draw.
+His sister Emma remembered that he loved to draw and was in fact very good at it.
 == Death ==
-Joe died from fractured skull from an accident by being either struck by a truck or falling from the back of that truck he hopped on the back to ride. He died on September 10, 1929 in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on September 13, 1929 at St. Bernards Cemetery in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
+Joe died from fractured skull from an accident by being either struck by a truck or falling from the back of that truck he hopped on the back to ride. There was an investigation but no one was ever charged, Joseph died on September 10, 1929 in Center Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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 ** '''[[Theresa E. Berish]]'''
 ** '''[[Paul Joseph Berish]]'''
-** Margaret Ann Berish
+** [[Margaret Ann Berish - Beros|'''Margaret Ann Berish - Beros''']]
 ** '''[[Emma Eleanor Berish]]'''

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 == Early Years ==
-* '''Childhood''' - Joe early life was being just another kid in a household with ten brothers and sisters at home. Playing in the nearby countryside or down at the creek, had to have been some of his favorite pass times.
+* [[File:Joseph Berish Standing In Creek.jpg|thumb|280x280px|Joseph Berish Standing In Creek]]'''Childhood''' - Joe early life was being just another kid in a household with ten brothers and sisters at home. Playing in the nearby countryside or down at the creek, had to have been some of his favorite pass times.
 * '''Siblings'''
 **'''[[Anna Veronica Berish]]'''

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 * '''Childhood''' - Joe early life was being just another kid in a household with ten brothers and sisters at home. Playing in the nearby countryside or down at the creek, had to have been some of his favorite pass times.
 * '''Siblings'''
-** '''[[Anna Veronica Berish]]'''
+**'''[[Anna Veronica Berish]]'''
 ** '''[[Michael George Berish]]'''
 ** '''[[John Paul Berish]]'''
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 ** '''[[Paul Joseph Berish]]'''
 ** Margaret Ann Berish
-** Emma Eleanor Berish
+** '''[[Emma Eleanor Berish]]'''
 == Education ==