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| Genetic
parents: |
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Father: |
Gresock,
John - 948 |
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Mother: |
Somska, Anna
- 955 |
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| Genetic
children: |
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| Other
relations: |
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Sister |
Gresock,
Mary (1881 - xxx) |
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Brother |
Gresock,
Mike (1884 - xxx) |
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Sister |
Gresock, Ann
(1890 - xxx) |
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Brother |
Gresock,
George (1891 - xxx) |
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Sister |
Gresock,
Alice (1893 - xxx) |
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Brother |
Gresock,
Joseph (1894 - xxx) |
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Brother |
Gresock,
Peter (1895 - xxx) |
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Brother |
Gresock,
Steve (1897 - xxx) |
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Brother |
Gresock,
Nicholas (1899 - xxx) |
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Brother |
Gresock,
Andrew (1903 - xxx) |
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Spouse |
Kuzma,
Ellen - 686 (1893 - 1984) |
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| Basic
data: |
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Birthday |
June 17,
1887 |
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Birth location |
Horatia,
Jefferson Co, PA |
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Death date |
August 18,
1919 |
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Death location |
Mine #1,
Plumville, PA, Bur: St. Mary Gr Cath, Sagamore, PA |
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| Contact
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| History
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Married September 11, 1910,
St. Mary Yatesboro, Armstrong Co, PA. He was
baptized "Grisak", and the name on his tomb
stone is "Johan Grisak."
His parents were
married in Slovinky, Slovakia and came here with two
children: Mary (who married John Tushim) and Mike (who
married Mary Cechovic). John was the first to be
born in the US, followed by 8 more siblings. His
grandparents were George and Julia Trojan. His
cousin Michael Grisack wrote two books about his
life. Michael writes that at his wedding, the
reception started in Uncle John's house. That
was the father of this John Gresock.
Coroner's Inspection
reads as follows:
"December 31,
1919, Inspection filed.
Inspection Indented
and taken at Plumville, Pa. in the County of Indiana
on the 19th day of August A.D. 1919, before A. H.
Stewart, Deputy Coroner of the County aforesaid,
upon the view of the body of John Gresock, then and
there lying dead, setting forth that, on August
18th, 1919, about 11:00 O'clock P.M., while at work
in the mine of the Consolidated Coal and Coke
Company near Plumville, Pa., the deceased came to
his death as a result of a premature accidental
explosion of dynamite."
Quarter Sessions
Volume 21. Page 457, #14 December Session,
1919
The picture below shows
one of the mines in Sagamore and includes the workers
homes at the top of the picture and the blacksmith
shop at the left of the picture.
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