John KWASNY

8 DEC 1881 - 22 MAR 1948

• BIRTH: 8 DEC 1881, Tarnow, Malopolskie, Poland
• DEATH: 22 MAR 1948, Mishawaka, Indiana

• MARRIAGE: 17 NOV 1907, Scarbro, West Virginia.

1.  Elizabeth Mary KWASNY
2. +Josephine KWASNY
3. +Steven John KWASNY

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[N28658] John Kwasny

Birth 8 Dec 1881
Tarnów, Miasto Tarnów, Małopolskie, PL

Death 22 Mar 1948 (aged 66)
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

Burial
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN
Memorial ID 96294729

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Born in Tymowa 47, a small town not far from Tarnow. Baptized 15 December 1881, at St. Mikolaj Church, Tymowa, Poland. The sponsors were Casimerus Korik and Catharina Plewa.

Immigrated 3 July 1906, Ellis Island. Married Maria Janczycki on 17 November 1907, in Scarbro, West Virginia.

The growing family moved to Pana, Illinois; Clinton, Indiana; Terra Haute, Indiana, and finally Mishawaka, Indiana. John worked as a coal miner, ran a family grocery store, worked as a baker for the University of Notre Dame, and in rubber work for the Ball Band plant.

In 1923, John got into trouble with the law the same day he was granted his citizenship for illegal alcohol manufacturing. He took the alias "James Brown" for a return visit to West Virginia about 1930 in support of the Union for Coal Miners. He spoke Polish, German, Russian, some French & English, and was said to have been in the Austrian Army. John had blue eyes, and brown hair.
Birth: Dec. 8, 1881
Tarnow, Malopolskie, Poland
Death: Mar. 22, 1948
Mishawaka,St. Joseph County, IN

Born in Tymowa 47, a small town not far from Tarnow. Baptized 15 December 1881, at St. Mikolaj Church, Tymowa, Poland. The sponsors were Casimerus Korik and Catharina Plewa. Immigrated 3 July 1906, Ellis Island. Married Maria Janczycki on 17 November 1907, in Scarbro, West Virginia. The growing family moved to Pana, Illinois, Clinton, Indiana, Terra Haute, Indiana, and finally Mishawaka, Indiana. John worked as a coal miner, ran a family grocery store, worked as a baker for the University of Notre Dame, and in rubber work for the Ball Band plant. In 1923, John got into trouble with the law the same day he was granted his citizenship for illegal alcohol manufacturing. He took the alias "James Brown" for a return visit to West Virginia about 1930 in support of the Union for Coal Miners. He spoke Polish, German, Russian, some French & English, and was said to have been in the Austrian Army. John had blue eyes, and brown hair.
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Parents:
Wawrzyniec Kwasny (1830 - ____)
Marianna Zak Kwasny (1845 - 1903)
Spouse: Maria V. Janczycki Kwasny (1883 - 1938)
Children:
Stephen John Kwasny (1908 - 1966)*
Stella Victoria Kwasny (1910 - 1994)*
Josephine Mary Kwasny (1912 - 1984)*
Emily Concepta Kwasny (1913 - 2009)*
Harold Paul Kwasny (1916 - 1997)*
Charles Andrew Kwasny (1918 - 1998)*
Anne Dolores Kwasny (1920 - 1997)*
Andrew Felix Kwasny (1925 - 1999)*
Siblings:
Jan Kwasny (1873 - 1873)*
Blaze Kwasny (1876 - 1950)*
Maria Kwasny (1879 - ____)*
John Kwasny (1881 - 1948)
Anna Kwasny (1884 - ____)*
Nicholas Frank Kwasny (1889 - 1959)*
Burial: Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN