John Politsky
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Born December 31, 1885 in Solina, Podkarpackie, Poland. His birth name was Janko Pidkalycki.[1]
Description
Anthony was of average build (weighed 150 lbs in and was 5 foot 8 inches in height. He had blue eyes and blonde hair which started receding in later years.
Early Years
- Childhood -
- Siblings
Emigration & Immigration
John emigrated from the city of Fiume Bremen, Germany. He arrived aboard the S.S. Brandenburg in the Baltimore, Maryland on June 30, 1904.
Naturalization
Documentation:
John became a naturalized citizen of the United States of America.
Education
John could read and write.
Religion
Military Service Years
John never served in U.S. Armed Forces
Family Years
Married Julia Klym in February of 1906 in Gallitzin, Cambria, Pennsylvania. The couple had ten children: seven boys - Adam Anthony, Joseph John, Michael Joseph, John Edward, Julius A., Walter D. and Paul Mark, and three girls - Mary Christine, Anna Alberta and Helen Joan.
The couple had ten children.
- Anthony Adam Politsky
- Joseph John Politsky
- Michael Joseph Politsky
- Mary Christine Politsky
- John Edward Politsky
- Julius A. Politsky
- Walter D. Politsky
- Anna Alberta Politsky
- Paul Mark Politsky
- Helen Joan Politsky
Residences
- Lived in New Kensington, Pennsylvania in 1927
- Lived in Plum, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1930
Working Years
John was employed as a loader In the coal mines of the Allegheny-Pittsburgh Coal Co.
Personal Life
Death
John passed away due to pneumonia brought on by influenza on July 8, 1933 at Citizens General Hospital in New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
He was buried on July 11, 1933 at St. Mary's Cemetery in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. His grave is located in Section: St Francis (F), Row: 2, Grave: 50.
- ↑ Jankko Pidkalycki was noted on his death certificate along side the name John Politsky. It also should be noted that the letter "y" in his surname Politsky was often replaced with the letter "i."