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 [[File:Michael Berish Sr.jpg|thumb|Michael Berish Sr]]
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 '''Michael Berish''' - Born Mihaly Biroš on September 29, 1867 in Strocin, County Of Saris, Slovakia. Only son of Andrew Biros and Anna Kmetz.
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 Michael died from a heart attack after suffering from chronic myocarditis on December 11, 1949 at the home of his son Paul in Aultman, Center Twp, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
-He was buried on December 14, 1949 at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
+He was buried on December 14, 1949 at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. His grave is located in St. Bernard Cemetery which is located on 200 Clairvaux Drive, about one and half miles northeast of Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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 [[File:Michael Berish Sr.jpg|thumb|Michael Berish Sr]]
-'''Michael Berish''' - Born Mihaly Biroš on September 29, 1867 in Strocin, County Of Saris, Slovakia.
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 == Description ==
 Michael was a lean individual who stood about 5 foot 8 inches tall. He had dark brown hair, brown eyes and wore a thin mustache in his early years. Later, he let it fill out to a handlebar type mustache.
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 In later years, while still in Europe, Michael took a position as a policeman, perhaps a local constable. His duties in the district required him to patrol the local villages on horseback. It was during these patrols that Michael met with many local people and eventually learned several different language as well as various dialects. His interaction with members of these local communities was essential to doing his job. At the time of his death, Michael had learned to speak six different languages and could understand a number of the regional dialects.
 == Emigration and Immigration ==
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 == Working Years ==
-Worked as a farmer and then later as a policeman in Slovia. Later, in America, he worked as a coal miner for R & P Coal Company.
 == Personal Life ==
 [[File:Michael Berish enjoying his local newspaper..jpg|thumb|331x331px|Michael Berish enjoying his local newspaper.]]
 He loved to side outside in the full sun and read his newspaper.
 == Death ==
-Michael died from a heart attack after suffering from chronic myocarditis on December 11, 1949 at the home of his son Paul in Aultman, Center Twp, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on December 14, 1949 at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
+Michael died from a heart attack after suffering from chronic myocarditis on December 11, 1949 at the home of his son Paul in Aultman, Center Twp, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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 * '''[[Joseph Berish]]'''
 * '''[[Paul Joseph Berish]]'''
-* Margaret Ann Berish
+* '''[[Margaret Ann Berish - Beros]]'''
 * '''[[Emma Eleanor Berish]]'''

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 In addition, as the birthplaces of the children indicate, the life of a coal miner required a great deal of flexibility. As old mines closed and new ones opened, Michael, Anna and their family traveled from coal town to coal town following the work. In their time living together as a family, they lived in Spangler (later incorporated into Barnesboro which is mentioned in some supporting documents), Arcadia, Clymer, Buck Run, Dixonville, Coy and Aultman to name a few. Basically they lived wherever there was mining work.
-The “patchwork” nature of the mining communities made for a certain amount of difficulty when it came to locating the address for Berish family. Unlike today with its conventional addresses that include a house number as wells as a street name, the Berish family lived mainly in company houses that were rented to them by the mining companies. The houses were only referred to by their number, such as House #40. When someone asked where a particular person lived, they were told to look for a certain house in a particular grouping, such as the fourth house in that group of seven down that unmarked, dusty lane.
+The “patchwork” nature of the mining communities made for a certain amount of difficulty when it came to locating the address for Berish family. Unlike today with its conventional addresses that include a house number as wells as a street name, the Berish family lived mainly in company houses that were rented to them by the mining companies. The houses were only referred to by their company-assigned number, such as House #40. When someone asked where a particular person lived, they were told to look for a certain house in a particular grouping, such as the fourth house in that group of seven down that unmarked, dusty lane.
 Company houses were typically built quickly to meet the ever-growing need of providing housing for the miners and their families. There was very little thought put towards permanence. When the mines closed most were sold to their current renters or anyone interested in purchasing them. While some of these “company houses” have survived to the current day, others were abandoned and later torn down. Thus locating, through official documentation, where the Berish family actually lived during a specific period is problematic at best.

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 [[File:Michael Berish Sr.jpg|thumb|Michael Berish Sr]]
-'''Michael Berish''' - (Birth name was Mihaly Biros.) Born on September 29, 1867 in Strocin, County Of Saris, Slovakia.
+'''Michael Berish''' - Born Mihaly Biroš on September 29, 1867 in Strocin, County Of Saris, Slovakia.
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 * '''[[Anna Veronica Berish]]'''
 * '''[[Michael George Berish]]'''
-* John Paul Berish
+* '''[[John Paul Berish]]'''
-* Andrew Michael Berish
+* '''[[Andrew Michael Berish]]'''
-* Mary Louise Berish
+* '''[[Mary Louise Berish]]'''
-* Elizabeth Helen Berish
+* '''[[Elizabeth Helen Berish]]'''
-* Peter John Berish
+* '''[[Peter John Berish]]'''
-* Susan Elizabeth Berish
+* '''[[Susan Elizabeth Berish]]'''
-* Theresa E. Berish
+* '''[[Theresa E. Berish]]'''
-* Joseph Berish
+* '''[[Joseph Berish]]'''
 * '''[[Paul Joseph Berish]]'''
 * Margaret Ann Berish
-* Emma Eleanor Berish
+* '''[[Emma Eleanor Berish]]'''
 == Residences ==
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 == Personal Life ==
 == Death ==
 Michael died from a heart attack after suffering from chronic myocarditis on December 11, 1949 at the home of his son Paul in Aultman, Center Twp, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on December 14, 1949 at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania.

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 There is some confusion as to whether or not Michael was an only child. Family oral histories had him being an only child orphaned at a very young age. However, records in Slovakia indicate he was the oldest of three children. Michael had two younger sisters, Maria and Anna. However, these same records indicate that both sisters died before the age of three years. Maria was born October 8, 1869 and she died on Oct 2, 1870 of comunis. Anna was born September 11, 1871 and she died in June 24, 1874 of typhus.  As with most diseases of those days, there were no treatments available. The individual eventually either survived or slowly succumbed to the effects of the disease.
-After the death of Michael’s parents, apparently there were no relatives willing to care for him. Fortunately, the village priest took Michael into his care. There he stayed until he was old enough to go out on his own. Michael went to work for a local grain mill operator. However, while the job provided him with an income, it unfortunately also was the source of an injury that would hinder him for the remainder of his life.
+After the death of Michael’s parents, there were apparently no relatives willing to care for the young boy. Fortunately, the village priest took it upon himself, to take Michael into his care. There he stayed until Michael was old enough to take care of himself. In later conversations with his children, Michael would tell them about his working for a local grain mill operator. And while the job provided him with an reliable income, it unfortunately also was the source of an injury that would hamper Michael for the remainder of his life.
-It was during his employment at the grain mill that Michael fell from a tall section of the grain bin and injured one of his hips. [Note: Other references indicate that he injured his leg.] The injury to his hip never properly healed. As a result, Michael walked with a limp the remainder his life. [Photos indicate it might have been his left hip.] In later years, a friend of one of Michael's daughters asked why her father limped. The daughter found herself confused by the friend’s question. It had never occurred to her that her father walked with a limp because that is how he had always walked, at least to her memory.
+It was during his employment at the grain mill that Michael fell from a tall section of the grain bin and injured one of his hips. [Note: Other references indicate that he injured his leg.] As was common for that time period, no medical facilities exited therefore he was left with no other option but to let his young body heal itself. Unfortunately, the hip never properly healed and left Michael with a pronounced limp. [Photos of him standing seem to indicate the injury was on his left side.] In Michael's later years, a friend of his daughter asked why he limped. The daughter was puzzled by her friend’s question. It had never occurred to his young daughter that her father walked with a limp because that is how he had always walked, at least as far back as she could remember.
-It was during his later years in Europe that Michael took a position as a policeman, or local constable. His duties in the district required him to patrol the local villages on horseback. And it was during these patrols that Michael met the local inhabitants and eventually learned the aforementioned languages as well as a number of local dialects that were essential to the performance of his duties. At the time of his death, he had learned to speak six different languages as well as understand a number of the regional dialects.
+In later years, while still in Europe, Michael took a position as a policeman, perhaps a local constable. His duties in the district required him to patrol the local villages on horseback. It was during these patrols that Michael met with many local people and eventually learned several different language as well as various dialects. His interaction with members of these local communities was essential to doing his job. At the time of his death, Michael had learned to speak six different languages and could understand a number of the regional dialects.
 == Emigration and Immigration ==