Michael Joseph Timko

Michael Joseph Timko, self portrait

Born on August 23, 1912 in Dixonville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania. He was the sixth child on Stephen Timko Sr and Maria Kenderes.

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Description

Michael was shown to be a man of average height and weight. He was a clean shaved man who had brown hair and brown eyes.

Early Years

• Childhood
• Siblings
  • Stephen Timko Jr.
  • Joseph John Timko Sr.
  • Andrew George Timko
  • John Joseph Timko
  • Paul John Timko
  • Anna Margaret Timko

Naturalization

Documentation:

On July 7, 1921, while Michael was born in America, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America when his father applied for citizenship.

The family name of Csanovsky:

On Michael's brother Joseph’s naturalization documents, which were filed in Indiana, Pennsylvania, it stated that when his mother Mary and her three sons (Joseph, Andrew and John) entered this country under the surname of Csanovsky. Documents from Ellis Island support this revelation but neither set of documents offer any explanation for the use of a second surname. One reason offered by relatives for the use of the surname Csanovsky was the existence of an immigration quota system that would have excluded them had they tried to enter the United States under the name of Timko. However, I have a problem with this explanation. It would imply that the family stated their surname and discovered that the country was too full of Timkos. And if that was the case, upon learning this valuable bit of information, did they simply tell the customs official, “I made a mistake. My real surname is Csanovsky.” There has to be more to the story.

And there is one additional point that should be included with this discussion of surnames. The father’s surname recorded on Joseph’s birth certificate from Slovakia was Istvan Timko Csanovsky. The name Csanovsky was used fourteen years prior to Joseph’s immigration. Whether the original surname of the family was Csanovsky or Timko, we may never know. All we know for certain was the surname Csanovsky was used to enter the United States and for some reason abandoned in favor of the surname Timko. While both the Csanovsky & Timko names were recorded on early documentation, only the surname Timko survived.

Education

Michael graduated valedictorian from Clymer High School in Clymer, Indiana County, Pennsylvania in 1930.

Military Service Years

Michael Joseph Timko in uniform

Served in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Family Years

Michael met his future wife Thelma Irene Jones, she went by Irene, while he was stationed at a war-production plant near Willow Run, Washtenaw County, Michigan. The county records show they were married on April 12, 1944 in Willow Run, Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Over the next twenty-one years, the young couple would have three children: Cathy Janean, Amy Dee and Channon Jo-Maree.

The three children of Michael and Irene are as follows;

• Cathy Janean Timko
• Amy Dee Timko
• Channon Jo-Maree.

Working Years

Michael was employed as a group leader for the tool room for Packard Electric Division, General Motors Corporation..

Personal Life

He loved compete in Table Tennis, and like to take photographs and sketch.

Death

Michael died from congestive heart failure on March 1, 1989 at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio.

He was buried on March 3, 1989 at Howland Township Cemetery in Howland, Trumbull County, Ohio.