Glassport Families

This is a collection of the genealogies and/or stories of Glassport families. If you have such a story about your family, submit it to glassportpa@comcast.net.

INDEX

Calhoun

Caughey

Clintner

Edmundson

Gorun

Lapsley

Paoletti

Phillips

Richard

Russell (Rommel)

Sypniewski

Williams

Wojciechowski

CALHOUN

Taken from "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania (3 Volumes)"; editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Copied From Historic Pittsburgh

At about the beginning of the war for independence, Adly Calhoun, a native of Ireland and the immigrant ancestor of this line of the Calhoun family, settled in Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, in which locality his descendants still reside. He secured from the government a patent for several hundred acres of land, and built thereon a large log house, which after it had outlived its usefulness as a dwelling was used as a shelter for farm machinery, now standing but almost a complete ruin. On this place Adly Calhoun passed his remaining years, cultivating his wide acres. He married and had children: 1. Jane, died in girlhood. 2. Nancy, died unmarried, aged eighty-four years. 3. Mary, married a Mr. Clugston, and died near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. Margaret, died in girlhood. 5. John, of whom further.

(II) John Calhoun, son of Adly Calhoun, was bom in the log home in Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. He was reared at the family home, and being the only so inherited the entire tract upon his father's death. After his marriage he brought his wife to the farm and lived in the old log house until his death, which occurred in June, 1849. He completed the clearing of the farm, and lived prosperously and comfortably, his agricultural operations uniformly successful. He married Margaret, born in Ohio, daughter of Adly Calhoun, a native of Ireland, who passed his life a farmer in Ohio. She died in April, 1849, two months prior to the death of her husband. Children: 1. Adly, a minister of the Presbyterian church, (died aged twenty-seven years). 2. Mary A., married John K. Graham, and died in Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. 3. John, a farmer, died in young manhood. 4. Nancy, married Thomas Rankin and died in Elizabeth township, Allegheny county. 5. James, proprietor of saw-mill, died aged forty-nine years. 6. Thomas, a farmer, died in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. 7. Moses, a farmer, died in Washington county, Pennsylvania. 8. Alexander, of whom further.

(III) Alexander Calhoun, son of John and Margaret (Calhoun) Calhoun, was born in Lincoln township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1839. He was reared on the home farm and obtained his education in the public schools. Upon the death of his father he fell heir to a portion of the old home property, and through purchase of a part of the share held by his brother James became the owner of a farm two hundred and twenty-five a extent. The land was well improved, James Calhoun having erected a comfortable home upon his property, in which Alexander Calhoun resided until his death, May 23, 1903. General farming was the line he followed during his active years, his fertile land giving large yields under his skillful cultivation. He held the confidence and favor of his neighbors, in his dealings with whom he was ever fair, courteous, and honorable. In political action he was a Democrat, serving for many years school director of his township, and with his wife belonged to the Presbyterian church, in which he held the position of elder.

Mr. Calhoun married, January 2, 1862, Sarah, born in Lincoln township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, January 27, 1841, daughter of Francis and Martha (Curry) McCIure. Francis was a son of Alexander and Sarah (McCIure) McClure, Alexander a son of Richard McClure, who came to western Pennsylvania from the eastern part of the state, settling on the present site of Glassport.

Alexander McClure, son of Richard McClure, was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, and after his marriage made his home on a farm upon which the borough of Port Vue has grown up. He and his wife, Sarah (McClure) McClure, were the parents of twelve children. Sarah was a daughter of judge Francis and Margaret (McClure) McClure, who came from "east of the mountains" at an early date and settled first in Wheeling, West Virginia, later moving to Mifflin township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. Judge Francis McClure sat upon the bench of Allegheny county for many years, a just and popular jurist. Francis, son of Alexander and Sarah (McClure) McClure, was born in Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, February 7, 1807, died May 30, 1861. After his marriage he lived on a one hundred and twenty-two acre farm in the present township of Lincoln, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. Both he and his wife, Martha (Curry) McClure, were members of the United Presbyterian Church. She as born in Coal Valley, Pennsylvania, April 1, 1812, died April 15, 1888, daughter of Robert and Mary (Barnes) Carry. Her grandfather was a soldier in the American army in the Revolutionary War, her parents born near Havre de Grace, Maryland, where they were married, moving first to West Virginia and afterward to Coal Valley, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania.

Children of Francis and Martha (Curry) McClure: 1. Sarah, of previous mention, married Alexander Calhoun. She was educated in the schools of McKeesport and the Remington Academy. Since the death of her husband she has continued the family home. 2. Alexander, a farmer, died on the homestead in Allegheny county. 3. Nancy Belle, married Joseph Finney and resides in Lincoln township, Allegheny county. Mr. and Mrs. McClure had three other children, who died in infancy.

Children of Alexander and Sarah (McClure) Calhoun: 1. John Francis, an attorney of McKeesport, Pennsylvania. 2. Edward Alexander, lives on the home farm. 3. Robert Calvin, a court-house employee, lives in Lincoln township, Allegheny county. 4. Joseph Walter, manages the home farm. 5. Sarah Belle, married William C. Boyd, and lives in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

CAUGHEY

Taken from "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania (3 Volumes)"; editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Copied From Historic Pittsburgh

Among the highly successful and influential citizens of Glassport, men of character and integrity, who have made their own way in the world, without the aid of capital or influential friends, must appear the name of Joseph Y. Caughey, a representative of an Irish and Scotch ancestry.

Robert H. Caughey, father of Joseph Y. Caughey, was born in county Down, Ireland, was there educated and grew to manhood, and in company with his brother, John Caughey, now of McKeesport, emigrated to the United States, settling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1852. He was gardener by trade, and followed the same in the vicinity of Allegheny for five years. In February, 1865, he purchased from James H. Gamble & Brother land, in partnership with another brother, William Caughey, who came to Pittsburgh in 1850. When Robert H. Caughey arrived in Pittsburgh his capital consisted of twenty-five cents, but by perseverance and unremitting toil he accumulated a competence, he and his brother William ,owning one thousand acres in partnership. Robert H. Caughey continued a gardener until shortly prior to his death, which occurred December 15, 1899, aged sixty-seven years. He was a member of the United Presbyterian church, the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was an ardent Republican in politics. He married Marjorie Grant, born in Scotland, died Jun 2, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Caughey were the parents of five children: Joseph Y., of whom further; Elizabeth, deceased; Maria, wife of J. A. C. Sword, of Glassport, Pennsylvania; Anna Belle, a resident of Glassport; Martha J., a resident of Glassport.

Joseph Y. Caughey was born near Pittsburgh, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, July 2, 1854. He attended the public schools in the vicinity of his home, the McKeesport Academy and Duff's Business College. He was in the employ of his father and uncle until he was twenty-eight years of age, when he went to McKeesport and engaged in the grocery business, continuing in the same between two and three years. He then established on his own account a grocery, feed and meat market, of which he was the proprietor for nine years. In 1893, after the death of his first wife, he removed to Glassport and there erected a house for his own use, in which he resided until the year 1914, when he erected a fine residence in close proximity to his former residence, and there leads a retired life, free from the cares and anxieties of business pursuits, a fitting sequel to his many years of toil and worry. He is a stockholder in various banks, having accumulated considerable capital from his business enterprises, in addition to the above named being the proprietor of a drug store in McKeesport. He is an ardent Re- publican in politics, and for four years served in the capacity of assessor of Glassport. He is a member of Aliquippa Lodge, No. 375, Free and Accepted Masons, of McKeesport, and of the United Presbyterian church located on Atlantic avenue, McKeesport.

Mr. Caughey married (first) June 24, 1884, Mary Jane McClure. Children: Robert, professor in the Pennsylvania State College; Frank M., a minister of the United Presbyterian church, now in Coin, Iowa; Martha J., a teacher in the schools of Glassport; John E., a graduate of Princeton College, class of 1914. Mrs. Caughey died in May, 1893. Mr. Caughey married (second) April 26, 1896, Catharine McFadden, of Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, daughter of Thomas and Catherine B. (McCune) McFadden. Children: Catharine B. and Marjorie J., twins.

CLINTNER

Three Generations of Glass Makers

The First Generation:

Michael Aloysius P. Clintner was born the 29th of December, 1886 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, the son of a stone mason and the grandson of a Prussian immigrant who was also a stone mason.

At the age of twelve or thirteen, Mike went to work in Glassport, Pennsylvania at the United States Glass Company. By the time young Mike joined the U.S. Glass Co., they were still a relatively new company. In the early 1890's the U.S. Glass Co. had bought up and consolidated several small glass factories in Ohio, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pa. These included the Nickel Plate Glass Company of Fostoria, Ohio; Hobbs Glass Company of Wheeling, West Virginia; King Glass Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Beatty & Sons of Tiffin and Steubenville, Ohio and about 12 other family owned glass companies. The newly formed company got off to a rough start in the first few years of operation due primarily to dangers of fires and the insolvency of fire insurance companies in those days.

The U.S.G.C. set out to resolve this deficiency by purchasing 500 acres of land on the east bank of the Monongahela River, about 1.5 miles from McKeesport. The piece of property was called Glassport. Eventually it gave its name to the town that sprung up nearby. They then contracted to build a two furnace, fire-proof state-of-the-art plant. U.S.G.C. made arrangements to insure that this plant would be connected with McKeesport by an electric street car. The fare would be 5 cents and would deliver workers to any of the main streets of McKeesport. Later it would be in McKeesport and eventually in Glassport itself that Mike would bring his wife and where he would raise his two daughters, Rose and Kathryn.

The Monongahela, PA. newspaper, The Republican, ran this article about the budding town of Glassport in its November, 1893 edition: "This is a new town laid out by the U.S. Glass Co. It is located on the Eastern Bank of the Monongahela River about three miles above McKeesport, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The McKeesport and Bellevernon Railroad runs through the town. It is one of the most desirable sites for a manufacturing town on the river. The U.S. Glass Company at this time is erecting a mammoth brick glass works on this site and other large plants are in contemplation."

The McKeesport Daily News on June 15, 1900 ran two articles that indicate the heavy marketing that the U.S. Glass Co. did to encourage people to come to the town: "Glassport Sale of Lots on Saturday June 16, 1900"---"See F. R. Harrison, special sale agent at his office,145 Fifth Ave. all morning or on the ground all afternoon." and "All Aboard for Glassport!"---"Take a free train tomorrow at 2 o' clock for sale of lots on the ground. Some choice ones to be sold. Call and see plans and price list at our office. We have been appointed special agents. Henry Hartman, 215 Fifth Ave."

But before the Glassport factory could open, U.S.G.C. ran into difficulties with the labor unions and a nation-wide depression. The company responded by firing the union workers and closing several old, non profitable factories. Their hopes for solvency rode on the plant in Glassport. Their projections of success were not disappointed, for in 1896, the periodical China, Glass and Lamps stated: "The Glassport works of the United States Glass Company ... has been enjoying such a large run on their new patterns since the first of the year, that the second furnace will be put into operation in order to satisfy the demand." In July of 1897, the U.S.G.C. transferred 23 of its presses from the Tiffin, Ohio plant to the Glassport location and by the start of the Spanish-American War in 1898, they were exhibiting 218 different styles and decorations of glass lamps. Their most important patterns at the turn of the century were: 1) the Manhattan---a band of bull's eyes above fine ribbing; 2) Rising Sun---a cut star burst design; 3) Bull's Eye aka Daisy in Oval Panels and 4) Star-in-Bullseye. Later the Reverse 44 came out as one of the few early lines to carry the pressed USGC logo on some of its pieces. Business was thriving. So in January of 1900, the U.S.G. Co. announced an increase of 5% in wages to its employees. Thus it was with a thriving, expanding glass company that the young Michael Clintner began his work career. Mike was to stay with this company the rest of his life, working his way up from a simple 'batch boy' to a foreman of the plant.

Later his grandson, James Albert Ott would spend his teen-age summers doing the very same type of "batch boy" work. Jim did not join his father and grandfather in the "glass house" though, as it was no longer in existence by the time Jim had finished college. But more on that later.

Upon his initial employment at the Glass House, Mike lived on Clay Street in Dravosburg, and his family then had two sons, Michael and his older brother Charles Ignatius, working at the plant. But the distance from Dravosburg to Glassport was too great; so they bought a house at the end of the McKeesport City limits and within easy access to the streetcar to Glassport. Later their younger brother Peter would join them in their work at the Glass House.

Now with a substantial employment, Mike was free to seek a wife. He selected the lovely Irene Pearl Carnahan Markland who lived with her mother and stepfather in Boston, Pennsylvania, not too far distant from MikeÕs new home. Irene was very young when she married Mike and her parents were reluctant to approve the marriage, but Mike was a hard worker and they were reassured that he could provide for their daughter. At the request of Irene's parents, the couple were not given a church wedding until she reached the age of eighteen when a more elaborate ceremony was celebrated.

The year following their formal church wedding, their first daughter, Rose Frances, was born; and two years later another sweet girl child, Frances Kathryn, graced the family. However in the late 1920's, for reasons unknown, Mike and Irene separated, and did not resume living together again until about 1946, long after their girls were grown and married themselves.

When America entered the First World War in 1917, Mike was required to register for the Army. He gave his address as 845 W. Fifth Ave. in McKeesport, PA. and his place of birth as Dravosburg, PA. He listed himself as a glassworker for the U.S. Glass Co. in Glassport and signed himself as Michael Aloysius Clintner. He was described as of medium build and height with gray eyes and brown hair. Fortunately for him and his family, he was not called into active duty.

After Mike and Irene reconciled in 1946 or so, they lived on Michigan Avenue in Glassport where Michael continue his employment at the glass plant until his retirement in the late 1950's.

Upon his retirement, Michael and Irene moved in with their daughter, Rose, in her large house on Lehigh Street in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, where he lived until a few years before his death in 1969. But before he retired, Mike was instrumental in obtaining a good position for his son-in-law, Syl Ott, at the same glass plant where he had spent his work years.

© Cora Ott 1996

The Second Generation:

Sylvester August Ott was born on the 13th of July in 1912 at 4412 Calvin St. in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the oldest son of Albert John Ott and Antoinette Eichler. He grew up in the shadow of the St. Francis Hospital and would often play with his friends in the lovely old Allegheny Cemetery nearby.

Syl, or "Vester" as his brother and sisters called him, did not do well in all areas while ingrade school at St. Joseph's Parochial School in Bloomfield, PA. He repeated a grade and went on to Connelly Trade School where he learned construction skills and there he did exceptionally well at draftsmanship.

His father encouraged him to go on to college to further his draftman's skills, but it was the middle of the Great Depression of the 1930's and no-one was hiring draftsmen without 20 years experience; so Syl took his college money and set himself up in business instead, "candling" and delivering eggs door-to-door.

This route brought him into contact with a sweet charming young lady who assisted at one of the stores where Syl made deliveries. Syl was smittened and spent an awfully long time in deliveries to this particular store. If he saw that the lovely Kathryn was tired he would often tell her to go in the back rooms and rest while he took over out front.

Eventually he married this daughter of Michael Aloysius P. Clintner & Irene Pearl Markland on the 16th of May 1934 at Blessed Sacrament Church on Frankstown Road in Pittsburgh, PA. After he and Kathryn were married, Syl took another job as a night watchman guarding cars in a used car lot. Many a night Kathryn would come with their oldest child, Dorothy, and stand watch while the baby slept on the back seat of one car and Syl slept in another so he could make his egg rounds in the morning.

In 1938, Syl answered an ad for a motorman-conductor on the Pittsburgh Trolleys. 500 men lined up for the 50 possible positions and Syl was one of the lucky ones to be hired. He often had to work late hours or the night shifts, but the pay was good and steady.

In May of 1939, Syl was able to move his growing family (another child, James Albert, was on the way) out of the second floor rental apartment on Armitage Way in East Liberty to what was then the suburbs of East End, Pittsburgh, in the Lincoln Community on Campania Street.

Syl eventually grew dissatisfied with this routine job, but due to World War II now strongly in progress, he was not allowed to change jobs. In the meantime he had developed an intense interest in photography; had started the Acme Camera Club in Homewood/Brushton and had became its second president. He won several prizes for his photographs and some were even featured in the Rotogravure of the Sunday edition of the Pittsburgh Press. Many young men in the neighborhood gathered at Syl's new home to learn darkroom and photographic techniques. They would visit with him regularly when on furloughs from the War.

As soon as the War was over Syl used his sick leave time to have one grand summer vacation with his family and then resigned to take up a new job as an apprentice photographer for Sklar Studios in Squirrel Hill. After a year of working for Mr. Sklar, Syl had acquired enough knowledge about the photography business to start up his own studio.

At first there was only he and Kathryn---she, as the salesperson and he, as the photographer. Everyone, including the two kids, helped out with the darkroom work, the wrapping and mailing of photographs. The business grew and another photographer, Dave Elder, was added to the roster. Dave's wife, Marie, was hired to do the housework for Kathryn so she could devote full time to being a salesperson and doing the darkroom work. An office girl, Audrey Devlin, was hired to handle the files and mailings.

Within a short time about 10 people worked for the new company called TOTT's STUDIO (because Syl specialized in taking tot's pictures---by Ott) and it was moved out of the seven room home on Campania St. down to the business district at Lincoln Avenue.

But success had its price and its toll on everyone's nerves. Working 7 days a week, 12-16 hours a day without vacations was draining. The fun and excitement of photography had faded. With all the soldiers now back from the "front", the demand for the children's photos had diminished. Also, Kodak had come out with its "Brownie" camera, therefore many people felt that they did not need the services of a professional photographer.

So Syl went job hunting again. This time opportunity came knocking at his door in the form of a possible opening at the U.S. Glass Company in Glassport, Pennsylvania where his father-in-law, Michael Clintner, worked.

It seems there was a man who had operated the "batches" or mixed the chemical composition for the glass for many years who was now dying of Cancer. He was one of the few men in the country who knew the chemical make-up of the particular kind of glass made at the factory in Glassport, but he didn't want to admit to himself that he was dying and therefore would not hire or train another to take his place. However, Syl's earnest, hardworking demeanor and cordial personality soon earned the respect of this man and Syl was hired as an assistant Chemical Engineer (or ÒBatch ManÓ as they were commonly called at the plant).

So Syl tried to learn as fast as he could about a field of which he knew very little, but was willing to learn. Syl even took evening courses to absorb the necessary information. All too soon, as far as Syl was concerned, he had to take over the official "Batch Man's" position as head of that department. His father-in-law, Michael Clintner, was a foreman in the same plant at that time and a few summers later, Syl's son, James, also worked in the plant. So it became quite a family affair. Syl worked at the U.S. Glass Company (which now had branches in Ohio and West Virginia and owned, at this time, Tiffin Glass Company of Toledo, Ohio) for over ten years until its demise.

An explosion at the Glass House occurred in May of 1951 blowing out the entire wall at the eastern end of the plant. Syl courageously saved several lives, not only by ordering his men out of the plant when he sensed impending danger, but also by running into a burning building to lead and drag others out. This was a disaster, but with no loss of lives and only a few injuries. The plant recovered and continued operation; however its days were numbered.

In the summer of 1963 a severe tornado hit the town of Glassport and its glass plant along the Monongahela River. This was not the first time that a tornado had hit the area, for in 1944 one devastated the near-by town of McKeesport and took a toil of many lives there.

The tornado of 1963 that hit Glassport was kinder to human life but demolished the economic life of the town. On the Saturday evening of August 3, 1963, almost without any warning, winds estimated at 90 miles an hour struck the town with an eerie vengeance. Sheets of corrugated steel were ripped off the Copperwell plant and tossed far up the hill. The heavy steel floodlights of the Glassport Memorial Stadium were bent over and twisted out of shape. The steel bleachers were crumpled like paper and huge holes were punched into the concrete walls. But most severely hit by the full force of the winds was the U.S. Glass Plant. It was completely leveled so that not a brick remained upon a brick. Its debris was strewed everywhere even to the point of clogging the Monongahela River behind it.

After a few hours of mass confusion, the people of Glassport rallied and sprang into action. Around midnight, Syl got a call from one of the Glass House employees informing him of the disaster. Syl immediately set out for Glassport and arrived as the Salvation Army was setting up a mobile canteen and serving coffee and food to the displaced and the volunteers.

The scene at the Glass House that confronted Syl was one of complete annihilation. There was very little if anything that Syl had to secure as it had all been leveled or swept away. Syl was grateful though that it had struck during the August vacation break for the workers so that loss of life was kept at a minimum.

In the two or three years previous, the Glass company had been taken over by a conglomerate that had no intention of making it a productive operation again, so when the tornado came they decided it was time to cash in their losses and close down the whole operation. Syl was the last active worker paid by the company, since as Head of Maintenance & Security as well as Plant Manager, it was his sad responsibility to close out all the accounts and place the final padlock on a temporary gate around the ruins.

This tragedy came at a particularly hard time for Syl who was now in his 50's and with an ailing wife. Despite all his years with the U.S. Glass Co., he received no pension since the EIRSA law had not yet been passed that now protects a long time employee's pension. A little piece of his spirit died with that Glass plant.

[Some of the above information was gleaned from: Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass, Book 5: U.S. Glass from A to Z by William Heacock and Fred Bickenheuser.

Many thanks to Cynthia Lane, Director of the McKeesport Heritage Center and to Marilyn Holt, head Librarian at the Pennsylvania Room of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh for their able assistance in locating pertinent newspaper articles and other materials. ]

© Cora Ott 1996

The Third Generation:

Dr. James Ott remembers his summers at U.S.G. Co. thusly:

Part One:

Unfortunately I can not use the old cliche that "I remember it like it was yesterday". Fact is, it was almost 41 years ago that first time that I got into the family Chevy with Dad. I remember the car was a dark blue '54 Bel-Air Chevy that Dad had just purchased the year before.

We started out at 6:30 am (An ungodly time for anyone to get up, I thought) as I waited for Dad to drive the car away from our curb. Dad explained to me that the car salesman told Dad that it was always better for the engine to idle a few minutes before putting any "load" on the engine and that it was a good time to wind the car-clock. So each working day that Summer, my day began with Dad winding that clock. I say my day began that way because I was "kinda herded" out to the car still half- asleep and my first time to think any thought for the day was as I waited while Dad "'wound the clock".

I remember almost nothing about that first day, except I knew I was excited about going to my first REAL job. I think Dad was actually pleasantly surprised that summer at what a hard worker I was at the plant. Certainly I showed no such inclinations of a "hard work ethic" on any of the jobs that I been assigned to at home - grass cutting, trimming, weed pulling, etc. But to me this was very different. It wasn't a task keeping me from by basketball/softball/football playtime. This was a FULL TIME job that was going to put some REAL money in my pocket. (money I had hoped to use to buy a car with - more on that later)

My main job that first summer was as a "laborer". Although I was only 15 at the time it was fairly easy in those days to get a "work permit" for a sub 16 yr. old to work, even at a "hard labor" job. My main job as a laborer was to load wheelbarrows of material into the batch loader. (basically a pit in which the chemicals were mixed and carried via conveyor belt directly into the furnace). I felt at the time that it was really 'neat' that the materials were mixed and then mechanically conveyed underground below the railroad tracks separating the batch processing area from the main plant facility and then dumped directly into the glass furnace.

It never occurred to me that similar technology could have been used to perform what I was doing. Maybe it was just cheaper to use a laborer to do the small amount of wheel-barrowing required than it was to put in 'expensive' conveyor belts from the batch-rooms to the batch mixer. In any event I can tell you that it was hard work.

Each batch consisted of six wheel barrow loads of sand, two of soda (caustic stuff) and one of lime (very burning to the skin and eyes) The sequence of wheelbarrow loads was as follows: 2 sand, 1 soda, 2 sand, 1 soda, 2 sand, 1 lime. {I can't swear to this mix ratio sequence but it is the way I remember it). The sand was heavy (especially after your 36th wheelbarrow for the day); the soda made you sneeze and the lime would really burn your skin if you weren't careful.

As I recall, we would pack up about four loads in the morning and maybe two more in the afternoon. Usually by 1:30 in the afternoon we were finished with the batch mixing. I say "owe", because the brains of the outfit was a guy who I never knew as any other name but "Deaffy" a hearing impaired guy who was able to speak and sign.

Deaffy was very intelligent and he had the responsibility for mixing in the other chemicals that went into the glass other than the sand soda and lime, such exotic chemicals as arsenic, celanium, etc. I wish I could remember some of the names of the other chemicals but since I was never entrusted with the actual chemical batch mixing I never got very familiar with the exact process. I know that Dad must have thought a lot of Deaffy because he would not have allowed the actual control of these chemicals and to what amount went into the mix with just anyone.

As a matter of fact, Dad only received the actual secret formula from the previous glass house "chemist" on his death bed. The actual "secret" amounts and type of chemicals were kept as secrets with each glass house chemist. So, either Dad trusted Deaffy with this secret or he felt that he was no threat to "tell" anyone else what the precise amount and type of chemicals were used in the batch.

The extra two hours that was available to me in the late afternoon was usually spent in a variety of duties that dad deemed needed being done to keep the plant maintained or clean or whatever. I think that we were actually expected to take the full day loading batches and the extra time was a bonus to Dad to use to keep the plant clean or maintained.

One of my occasional tasks was to go into the "cullet" bin. This was the name of the room where all the "bad glass" that didn't pass inspection was sent. This glass was broken up and re-melted into the furnace. (Furnace temperatures reached about 3,200 degrees F.) Anyway, my part time job was to smash these glass parts into smaller pieces by throwing them at the brick walls. It was a job that I REALLY enjoyed and now, whenever I am really frustrated, I wish that I could have that job again!

Part Two:

Believe it or not, I enjoyed my work at the Glass House. It really did give me a sense of worth and made me feel when I was only a 15, 16, 17 and 18 year older, that I was truly a MAN: doing a man's work and getting paid a man's wage. Back then a man's wages was only $1.42 an hour - good money for a kid!

By my fourth summer, I think I was earning $2.13/hr; but I'm not exactly sure. It seems like a paltry amount today. Back then I'd say it was an equivalent of getting close to $6 an hour to start and working up to $10 an hour. In any event the work made me feel proud and Dad was no dumb bunny I assure you when it came to psychology in terms of getting the maximum effort out of me (or any of his other men for that matter). I wanted to prove to him and everyone else that I was a man and able to handle my own.

One day I was working in front of the Day oven. In this small furnace we had to load not only the batches but also shovel them by hand into the furnace with a 2,600 degree blast of hot air coming out at you every time you shoveled some of the "batch" into the furnace.

The first order of the day was to "wheel" wheelbarrows full of batch up onto the platform that was elevated off the ground and next to the furnace. It was piled in a heap and then shoveled from there into the furnace. The "daytank" was the furnace in which we made the milk glass. In any event it was a HOT afternoon. I had worked hard in the early morning and early afternoon mixing the batches of material and extra batches for the Milk Glass furnace. It was normally loaded on overtime (after 4:30 until 5:30 or 6 pm) and I was already weakened from loss of sweat during the day.

They had ice water near the furnace and it actually had a smell that I'll never forget. A great smell that I've never smelt before or since - pure ice in a large wooden container with a very distinctive clean woodsy smell. I guess I didn't know that taking SALT tablets was required to be done when you were drinking a lot of water. Therefore I depleted all of my body salts by continuous ice water drinking.

In any event I passed out while I was at the furnace shoveling. I remember getting woozy and the next thing I remember was Dad leaning over me (they had to call him from across the plant - so I must have been out for a while). Anyway Dad said "Can't take it huh?" with a broad grin on his face. This made me very angry (I guess I was embarrassed, etc.) so I got up from where I laid, went over to the furnace, grabbed the shovel out of the hands of one of the other workers and began shoveling like hell. Dad had to come up and drag me away from the furnace and tell me he was just kidding and to relax!

Dad's other clever thing that he did was to give me as many of the nasty details as possible. When I complained to him going home in the car, he patiently explained that as the newest worker on his crew I would get the bad end of the stick. But, that's the way it was with any new worker he would have added for the summer. I secretly think that he didn't want to look like he was playing favorites with his son and that was just fine with me. It enabled me to gain the respect of the other men that worked for him.

However, there was very few of them that had my respect: "Deaffy" who I already told you about and a nice older gentleman by the name of Henry, who seemed ancient to me at the time (and was probably about my present age of 56).

The other men were so non-descript that I really don't remember any of them. They were there the first summer I worked but gone the next, except for Henry and Deaffy who I believe were there for all four summers that I worked there. I do remember one other guy whose name escapes me. He was pretty much of a red neck; a tall lanky guy who had worked in a glass factory somewhere in West Virginia. But I'll never forget him or I should say I'll never forget what he did one day as we were eating: Henry, myself, Deaffy, and one other guy.

This "red neck" came in with a small bird in his hands that he had somehow caught. He threw it down onto the table where we were eating with great force and killed it instantly proclaiming, "My cat just hates these damn birds". No one moved, or said anything. He walked away and Deaffy looked at me and did a circular motion to his head temple with his finger which was a sign for "He's crazy" and indeed I thought he was. Truth probably was that he was just the type of fellow who works for slave wages in a glass factory as a laborer and the type of guy Dad had to put up with. I didn't think much then of the burdens of having to deal with really dimwits until I got into manufacturing plant management myself some 20 years later.

I promised to tell you the dark side of the Glass House. Well, the above was part of it, having to deal with dimwits like Mr. "Red Neck". However, I'd watch Henry - a reasonably intelligent man - who was there because of a lack of education and I decided that I'd certainly get my college education. I think that was also part of Dad's motivation to have me there. The other little story that I wanted to pass on to you deals with the men's room (or as Dad put it - the "shitter"). The one I was forced to use was in the basement close to where we mixed the batches. It was dark and musty, dank and NASTY. The toilet had no door on it so I tried to go in there when no one else would be using it as privacy was something I cherished as a 16 year old. In each corner of the toilet stall were these "stalagmites" growing from the ground up along the stall walls. I had no idea what it was a first, except it certainly looked disgusting. After closer examination I discovered it to be the growth from the tobacco chewing spittle that had accumulated over the years. Apparently no one ever cleaned the stalls in that bathroom!

I'll leave you on that "high" note and tell you that at least for the time being I have relayed to you my most vivid memories of my summers at the U.S.G.C. glass house.

© Dr. James A. Ott 1966

Submitted by Cora Ott [ AROCMAE@aol.com]

EDMUNDSON

Taken from "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania (3 Volumes)"; editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Copied From Historic Pittsburgh

The name of Edmundson is one which is mentioned frequently and honorably in many old records, but unfortunately these records have not been preserved in their entirety, owing to various causes, and it is a matter of some difficulty, cases of impossibility, to trace in an uninterrupted manner the descent from the early settlers.

Joseph Edmundson was a pioneer settler in the Monongahela and Youghiogheny valleys, his farm being located at the forks of the two rivers. He married, and among his children were: Levi H., of further mention; Joseph Edmundson, at present a resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; John F., a well known attorney of Pittsburgh, who died in 1913.

Levi H. Edmundson, son of Joseph Edmundson, was born in Lincoln township, Otto, Pennsylvania, near the old Eleventh avenue ferry, February 2, 1836, and died at his home in Monongahela avenue, in the same town, January 10, 1915. With the exception of a few years spent in McKeesport and Butler, Pennsylvania, Mr. Edmundson has passed his entire life in his native town. He received what was considered a practical education in his younger days, and having engaged in the dairy business he had a large patronage in McKeesport and was very successful in this enterprise, from which he retired some years prior to his death. Having thrown off the burdens and responsibilities of business life, he devoted his time and attention to other forms of activities, and among these was the interest he took in the gathering together of the various members of the widely spread Edmundson family. He was president of the Edmundson Family Reunion Association, and was present at the reunion held at Homestead Park, July 16, 1914. Mr. Edmundson was for many years a member, of the First Presbyterian Church of Otto. His fraternal affiliation was with Glassport Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He was tax collector of Glassport and Otto for some time. Mr. Edmundson married Mary ----, who survives him with their children: John F., postmaster of Duquesne; M. M., an attorney with offices at McKeesport and Pittsburgh, and Clem, living at home.

RICHARD

Taken from "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania (3 Volumes)"; editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Copied From Historic Pittsburgh

There is no class of citizens more worthy of the respect and esteem of their fellows than those who are engaged mercantile pursuits, and among this class resident in Glassport is Evan R. Richard, a native of Wales, a country noted for the integrity of her people.

Reese Richard, father of Evan R. Richard, was born in Wales, and there spent his entire life, his death occurring in October, 1910, at the advanced age of eighty-one years he having survived his wife, Jane (Morgan ) Richard,, a native of Wales, for many years, her death occurring in April, 1898, aged sixty-three years. They were the parents of nine children: Elizabeth, Mary, Evan R., Jane, William, John, Ann, Reese, child, died in infancy.

Evan R. Richard, was born in Wales, January 31, 1858, he attended the common schools in the vicinity of his home, and remained under the parental roof until October, 1877, when he left his native land for the new world, with the desire of bettering his condition, the possibilities for young men being greater there than in Wales, and upon his arrival here located in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, where he followed the occupation of a coal miner until December, 1907, when he became an expressman, continuing in that line until 1909, after which he engaged in mercantile business, which has proven a lucrative means of livelihood. He is progressive in his ideas, honorable in his methods, straightforward in his dealings, and therefore merits the due which has attended his efforts. He is the owner of the property at No. 728 Monongahela street, where he resides, which is modern in every respect, equipped with everything necessary for comfort. He is an ember of the Presbyterian Church, and his political affiliation is with the Republican party.

Mr. Richard, married, February 6, 1884, Gwen Davis, daughter of Reese and Mary Davis, natives of Wales, who came to the United States later in life, he dying in Glassport, Pennsylvania, in 1908, and she in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, in 1881. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard,, as follows: Reese, deceased; Mary J.; John, deceased; Edward, Margaret, Laura, William, Thomas, Evan, Gwendoline. Mr. Richard and his family occupy a prominent place in the social life of Glassport, having a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.

GORUN

A History of Romanian Immigrants to Glassport By George J. Gorun - An Autobiography

My parents emigrated to the U.S. in 1914. Mother was Elisaveta Dragos. She came to Glassport with her two brothers, ion (John) and Nicolae (Nick) and kept house for them at Hemlock Way.

My father, Vasile (Charles) Gorun came to Glassport with his two close friends, Leonte Streza and Jon Barsan. In Romania my parents were known as Tarani (of the soil). Dad's father was from Dridif and his Mother was from Beclean. The family was also referred to as "alui Tapului" (goat) and "alui Cuculetu" (sung like a cuckoo bird). Dad never knew his father because he left for Bucharest and never returned. After only 4 years of grade school he was initiated into a life of Work-work! La Plug (behind the plow); La Sapa (digging in the garden); and La Munca (work ethic). He spent much of his early teen years working for the Postariul (postmaster) Dobrin, in Voil-a, for the notaresul (justice of the peace) from Dragus, and as a Sluga (handyman) for the Sipos family, from Beclean. They were the parents of Margaret Streza. Dad briefly served in the Austro-Hungarian army and after suffering an eye infection was sent home. This was an opportunity for him and his friends, Leonte Streza and Jon Barsan to flee the country and to emigrate to the U.S. They.sailed on the German liner, "The Prince Albert", and entered the U.S. through the Port of Philadelphia.

Mother and Dad were married in January, 1915, by Rev. Alexander Pop at the Byzantine Church of the Transfiguration, in McKeesport.

My two uncles, Jon and Nicolae Dragos along with my mother and father, opened a boarding house (Casa Marea) at 531 Allegheny Ave., in Glassport. This was a 3 story building that had housed 25 to 30 boarders. Dad also had a brother, Jon, who lived with us at the Casa Marea. Nicolae, my mother's younger brother, had managed a boarding house in Canada and then moved to Bucyrus, Ohio where Mary (Dragos) Opris was born in 1908.

They had been in the U.S. earlier and had returned to Romania. Nicolae then returned to the U.S. in 1914 with my Mother and her older brother, Jon. They entered the U.S. through the Port of New York via Ellis Island. Jon had also been in the U.S. earlier and had returned. It seems as though Nicolae and Jon would work and accumulate money in the U.S. and then return to Romania to invest.

Jon, Nicolae, and my Dad worked at the Pittsburgh Steel Foundry in Glassport, which was just across the railroad tracks from our home. After a day's work they would come home to clean up, to change clothes, and to help mother with her chores. ion would do the marketing and tend to business matters while Uncle Nick and my Dad would help by making the beds and doing the general cleaning. My Dad also had worked in Alliance Ohio, and Verona Pa. Moonlighting on other jobs became common-place. Toma Ciora and George Streza worked in Universal Pa. in addition to working in Glassport.

My Mother, while living at her Hemlock Way home, heard a huckster "hawking" his fruits and vegetables from a horse drawn wagon. Mother, not speaking English, tried to converse with the huckster in Romanian, but to no avail. He answered her in English and Yiddish which was no help to my Mother. Mrs. Meisl, an elderly lady who lived in a neighboring house, became aware of my mother's problem of trying to converse with the huckster. She helped by conveying my Mother's message to the huckster in Yiddish and then relayed the huckster's response to my Mother in Romanian. This was the beginning of a long friendship with the Meisl family.

Dad, Uncle Jon, Uncle Nicolae, most of the boarding house tenants, and some other Glassport-Romanians joined "Negru voda", a fraternal society in McKees Rocks. But because of the great distance and the slowness of street-car travel in those days, permission was granted to establish a fraternal affiliate of their own, which was called "Filiala #1".

The meetings were held at the Gorun boarding house in Glassport. I have a record of all the meetings. However, with the advent of W.W.1, Filiala #1 merged with the "Vulturul", which was a Romanian fraternal society in W. Homestead.

Between the years of 1915-1925 there were many other Romanian-Americans living in Glassport: the Opris family, the Ciora family, the Petrisori (Peterson) family, the Mustatia family, and the Peica family, just to name a few. The Vasile Streza family had moved to Glassport from Alliance Ohio, in 1928. There were other boarding houses in Glassport besides the Gorun's Casa Marea. Namely: Jon Grancea, who usually had 6 to 8 boarders; George Buzella, a general foreman at the Pgh. Steel Foundry Dry Sand Dept., raised a family of 4 girls and always managed to have 3 or 4 boarders; John Streza, general foreman of the Foundry's Green Sand Dept, lived across the street from the 2nd. ward school. He was recognized as the leader of the Romanian "Olteansil who were people from the "Olt" river region of Fagaras, Romania.

My parents closed the "Casa Marea" in 1919 because many of their boarders moved back to Romania. They then moved to 4th. & Erie Ave. and occupied one-half of a double house, which was next to their friends, the Mogos family. Mother and Dad had 4 boarders at that location. Later in that same year they moved to 633 Hemlock Way which was above Wawrzeniak's bakery.

I was born on Oct. 14th. 1915, and became so seriously ill that it necessitated my being baptized immediately by Fr. Pop of the Church of the Transfiguration. It was this same Fr. Pop who had married Mother and Dad.

My brother Vasile, (Charlie) was born on Sept. 28, 1916 and was also baptized by Fr. Pop.

My sister Mary was born in 1918 and was baptized by Popa Craciun, a Romanian Orthodox priest from Erie Pa. The year 1918 was the year that the "Spanish" flu epidemic was at its height. Mary had contracted the disease and died a few months after she was born.

It was from our home at 633 Hemlock Way that I was to enter the lst. grade at 2nd. ward school. Because my family spoke Romanian at home, and having only a rudimentary knowledge of English, I had a difficult time adjusting to school. Miss Scott was my teacher and the.class was divided into 3 sections: "A", "B" & "C" with "C" being the lowest and the slowest section. I was placed in "C" section. However, my eagerness to learn and the encouragement that I had received from my caring Mother was instrumental in my advancement into section"B" by the end of my first school year.

For the following year, in order to strike a balance in a teacher-pupil ratio, the school district mandated that all students from the 600 block and higher would attend 3rd. ward school. Consequently, I attended 3rd. ward school for my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade years, where I eventually advanced to section "A".

In a continuing effort to sustain a proper balance in a teacher-pupil ratio, I was sent back to 2nd. ward school for my 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade years. They had taken an illiterate first generation Romanian boy of immigrant parents, and instilled in him a lust for learning. I was now prepared for the challenge of Glassport High School. My early struggles with learning the English language and striving to excel and to be accepted by my peers, was probably the determining factor in choosing Education as my profession. Ironically, my 8th grade teacher, Flora Smith, would become the principal of 2nd ward school when I returned there to teach in later years.

At one time my parents had plans to go to Europe. Passports were obtained and money was sent to Romania through the following banks: Dandar & Roth of McKeesport, Procup of Pittsburgh, Neder of New York and Benchia of W. Va. The trip, however, did not materialize.

Visiting my friends was considered a No-No! Parents always accompanied their children on visits. There were no baby sitters. This was not done out of meanness, but for protection. other children could be cruel when they found someone who was "different".

My exposure to Romanian culture began with Christmas caroling (Jan.7, Orthodox Xmas). There were 8 carolers in my group and we were trained by Hararampe (Harry) Dragos who was a loving and caring man who gave unselfishly of his time to instruct us. At Christmas, the "Vulturul Lodge" would send the Kurka (turkey) who was Petru Padure (Peter Woods) dressed in an exotic costume depicting a turkey and distributing candy to the children of the Lodge fellows. The elderly Mr. Bickis played the Romanian fluer (flute) as Padure danced.

Music was the heartbeat of the Romanians. Records were sold by the "Vulurul Lodge" with such noted artists as Jonescu Ardyal's "Pacala Tyndala", George Radu's "Doina din America",, "Cantec De Leagan" and "Sub Doi Vulturi".

Dance music was provided by the orchestras of: Casian, Nick Sinu, Mutu si Gorun, Leonte Copacea, Auriel Gavrila, and the famous Bata girls - one of whom became a member of Phil Spitalny's, "All Girl Orchestra".

Vasile (Charlie) Dragos, brother of Harry Dragos, introduced our young group to Romanian dances: Sarba, Invirtita, Caluserul, Hategana and Hora. Charlie's wife, Mary, supervised the making of our Romanian costumes and saw that the pleats in our blouses were neatly balanced. A great moment occured when our group danced before our parents and the "Vultural Lodge" in W. Homestead. The famous Nick Sinu Gypsy band played the music for the dancing. other note-worthy performances were held at the McKees Rocks "Negru Voda" and the McKeesport "A.O.H." My biggest thrill, however, was when we performed at California State Teachers College of Pa. while I was a student there. We also performed on July 4th, 1934, at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh to the accompaniment of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

My Romanian education was reinforced by the formal instruction in the Romanian language by Prof. Ilie Iancu, one of the founding fathers of the "Vulturul" which is the oldest Romanian-America cultural society in America.

Iancu assembled 32 first generation Romanian-Americans at the Slovak hall in Glassport. It was during that first class, on a Saturday, that he would distribute the elementary Romanian text books. This gentleman was thoroughly prepared. on the 2nd Sat. he divided us into two groups: 28 in the elementary group and 4 in the advance group. The advanced group consisted of: Myron T. Ghetian who would later become an English teacher, librarian, and football coach at Glassport H.S.; Elvira Streza, who was the only girl in the class, became an honor student at G.H.S. and at Carnegie Tech; George J. Gorun, an honor student at G.H.S., received a B.S. degree from C.S.T.C. of Pa., a Masters degree, a Masters plus 30, gained a principals certificate in secondary education from the University of Pittsburgh, received National Science Foundation grants from Mt. Mercy, Seton Hill, and Ball State University. The last one of the group was Nicholas Grancea, who was an excellent student, but had to drop out of school after the 10th grade. Nicholas had to go to work in order to support his widowed Mother and sister Nellie. It was from Nicholas that I gained much of my knowledge of baseball and the honing of my athletic skills. This kept me in good stead when I eventually became faculty manager of athletics and as basketball coach at Glassport H.S.

Prof. Ilie Iancu was, indeed, a brilliant man. In just one week he was instrumental in influencing the future of 4 people without the modern techniques of counselling, of verbal skills, and of testing and grouping. our group at a later date formed an education group called the "Nicolae Titulescu Club" (named after the President of the Little Entente) of which I was a president. This group also sponsored a basketball team in 1933 which competed against teams from: Ellwood City, New Castle, Weirton, W.VA., Alliance, Ohio, Salem, Ohio and Canton, Ohio. Our group eventually merged with the "Uniunia Juna" (young juniors) under the auspices of the "Vulturul" of W.Homestead.

A family that wielded great influence on the Gorun Family was the Meisl family. Leo Meisl cut my hair and taught me how to drive a car; Young Teresa Meisl encouraged me to read aloud to her from the Pittsburgh Press newspaper on wash days, which was on Mondays; Victor J. Meisl also encouraged me to pursue the academic course of study at G.H.S. which would qualify me to attend C.S.T.C. of Pa.

The most vile, vicious, and demoralizing attacks upon the Romanian community took place during the "Lyceum Series" held at Glassport H.S. The main speaker spoke of Romanians as "gypsy vagabonds" who were constantly moving and taking their belongings and "bed bugs" with them. He also characterized them as "pimps" and "continental sleazy characters".

My undergraduate days at C.S.T.C., however, were happy days. I managed to attain the dean's list every year. I was a member of the National Men's Honorary Society - Phi Sigma Pi and Pi Gamma Mu which was the National social studies honor fraternity.

Athletically, I was the center fielder for the Eastern Champion "Vulturul" baseball team of 1938. My excursion into journalism consisted of doing some writing for the "America" daily newspaper. They had published my article, "Yank from Sibiu"in 1938, which was an expanded version of a project in English at C.S.T.C.

Romanian newspapers were in abundance: Foia America, which was the only Romanian daily, Foia Poporului, and the Calicul, which was a scandal sheet from Detroit.

My practical education began after my Mother died in Jan. of 1936. Upon receiving my B.S. degree in secondary education, and waiting to acquire a teaching position, I went to work with my father and brother at the Pittsburgh Steel Foundry in Glassport. After my father died in 1937, I continued to work there for the next 4 yrs. During the times of periodic layoffs I would keep house for my brother, Charlie. Finally in 1941 I was called to a teaching position in the Glassport School District. I taught Mathematics in the district for 36 years until my retirement in 1977.

Reflecting back to my days at the University of Pittsburgh, the most memorable was the day that I met Dr. Johnson. He was conducting a course that I was taking in "Comparative Education" which focused on the Romanian educational system. Also, I was the first student of Romanian descent to have a class in the Romanian Nationality Room. Alifetime ambition was realized in 1971, when my wife and I toured Romania. on landing at the Otopeni airport in Bucharest, we were greeted with flower-waving relatives as we approached customs. Bucharest is a beautiful city, with the Ambassador Hotel; side-walk cafes; the "Gara de Norde" (North Railroad Station) and the Orient Express (acceleratu). At Sinai we saw the summer home of the royal family and the oil fields of W.W.2 fame at Ploesti. We traveled on to Brasov, Faguras and finally Dridif, the birthplace of my parents.

In the year 1993, only two (2) lst generation Romanian-Americans remain that were born in Glassport: Mary (Sorociuk) Pechar and George J.Gorun. Other Romanian-Americans (not born in Glassport) are Margaret Streza, (widow of Andrew Streza); Mary Streza, (widow of Charles Streza); Helen Bocek, Greg Bocek, Eugene Bocek and Virginia Petruzzi.

Since W.W.2 Glassport has suffered a decline in population. From a one time population of 8500 to a 1990 census of 4500. The Romanian-American population in Glassport is now 11 (1993).

Many of the early generations of Glassport-Romanians that worked at the Pittsburgh Steel Foundry are:

Glassport also had a Romanian grocery store that was operated by Messrs. Gaina, Bota, and Gabrean. The small minority of Romanian-Americans in Glassport that have contributed to the professions are:

First Generation and Their Children.

First Generation (Non-Professionals) and Children.

With the passage of time, a new generation of Romanians began to make their mark in the various professions. Anne Mustatia became a supervisor of nurses; Mary Mustatia, a physical education teacher; Margaret and Mary Jane Opris, school teachers; Nell Ghetian, nurse; Ted Ghetian, teacher, counsellor, and football coach.

Many of them also answered the call of their country in W.W.2, namely: Joseph Ghetian, Charles Peterson, George Streza, Ted Ghetian, Eugene Popa, Victor Mustatia, and Florence Buzella, who became the first woman from Glassport to join the W.A.V.E.S. (Women Accepted for Voluntary @mergency Services) - An abbreviated term for the womens reserve of the U.S. Naval Reserve.

My brother Charlie, was the recipient of the American Romanian Cultural Society "Man of the Year" award for outstanding service to his community. Charles V. Gorun was:

LAPSLEY

Go to this Link for a more complete genealogy of the Lapsley Family.

Taken from "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania (3 Volumes)"; editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Copied From Historic Pittsburgh

Thomas Lapsley, who was a native of Ireland, emigrated to America, and was among the pioneer settlers of Indiana county, Pennsylvania. He married ---- Roy, and they had children: George, of further mention; James; Elizabeth, who married Thomas Reese, and they lived and died in Indiana county.

(II) George Lapsley, son of Thomas and ---- (Roy) Lapsley, was born in Ireland, and came to Indiana county, Pennsylvania, with his parents. He married Agnes, also born in Ireland, a daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Ray) Evans, who were also among the early settlers of Indiana county. Mr. and Mrs. Lapsley had children: Thomas, of further mention; Ellen, Eliza, Mary Ann, Martha.

(III) Thomas (2) Lapsley, son of George and Agnes (Evans) Lapsley, was born at Cherry Hill township, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1836, and died August 10, 1909. He removed to Glassport, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, about 1905, where his widow lives at the present time, and both were members of the Presbyterian church. He married, October 2, 1860, Elizabeth Munshower, born in Center township Indiana county, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1840. They had children: 1. Alfred E., born June 23, 1861 ; married Clara Pierce, and has children: Merna, Florence and Alfred. 2. John A., of further mention. 3. Eliza Ellen, died in infancy. 4. Clara, born in 1865, died in 1913. 5. Daniel V., born January 21, 1867; married Carrie Snyder, and has children: Marie, Arthur and Glenn. 6. George S., born May 30, 1869; married Nettie Finley, and has children: Thomas, Naoma, George, Paul and Raymond. 7. Laura, horn October 30, 1871; married Harry Hull, and has children: Hazel, Thelma, Claire, Boyd and Alberta. 8. Sadie, born April 17, 1873; married Charles Harbaugh, and has children: Geddes, Catherine and Delorme. 9. Charles H., born April 8, 1877; married Keziah Mahon, and has had children: Violet; Catherine, who died in 1910 at the age of four years. 10. May, born November 12, 1885; married Norman Howard, and has: Norman and Clifford.

John Munshower, grandfather of Mrs. Elizabeth (Munshower) Lapsley, was born in Maryland, and at an early date came to Indiana county, Pennsylvania, with his family. There he acquired a fine homestead. He married Catherine, a daughter of Dr. Baker, of Maryland, in which state she as born. Mr. and Mrs. Munshower had children: John, David, William, Nicholas, Samuel, Joseph, Daniel, of further mention; Mary, Eliza, Hannah, Susan, Jane.

Daniel Munshower, son of John and Catherine (Baker) Munshower, and father of Mrs. Elizabeth (Munshower) Lapsley, was born in Maryland in 1802, and died in 1889. He removed from Center township to White township, Indiana county, Pennsylvania, in 1847. He and his wife were embers of the Lutheran church. He married Eliza, born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1822, died in 1865, a daughter of Samuel Smith, who died when she was but two years of age, and his wife, Elizabeth (Good) Smith, who married (second) Henry Ow, and had children: Mary, Susannah and Samuel. By her first marriage she had: Eliza, who married Mr. Munshower, as mentioned above; and Sarah, who married William Snyder.

(IV) John A. Lapsley, son of Thomas (2) and Elizabeth (Munshower) Lapsley; was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1862. Upon the completion 0f his education, which was acquired in the public schools, he went to Kansas with his brothers, Alfred E., Daniel V. and George S., and about 1890 they returned to Pennsylvania, locating in Blairsville, where they were in business ten years. While in Kansas he was at Healy, Lane county, where they were engaged in the general mercantile business, and John A. was postmaster of the town for several years. He taught his brothers the carpenters trade, and Daniel V. was for several years an engineer on the railroad. The firm of Lapsley Brothers, general contractors and builders, lumber dealers, builders' supplies, etc., was organized in March, 1900, and the present officers are: John A. Lapsley, president; A. E. Lapsley, vice-president and treasurer; G. S. Lapsley, secretary and general manager. In political matters Mr. Lapsley is a Democrat, and he is a member and active worker in the Presbyterian church. He has been one of the elders and superintendent of the Sunday school since locating in Glassport. His brother, Alfred E, is a treasurer of the church, and while living in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, John A. was a deacon in the church.

Mr. Lapsley married (first) in 1888, Ella M., who died in 1890 a daughter of Albert Flint, of Coldwater, Michigan. He married (second) n 1895, Anna Bell Wilson, of Blairsville. They have had children: Helen, a special student at the Indiana Normal School; Pauline, in the high school; John H; Anna Bell.

PAOLETTI

PAOLETTI FAMILY FROM PIETRACAMELA ABRUZZI TERAMO, ITALY (Data complied by Richard Romeo Paoletti) April 17, 2002 page 1 of 2

The Paoletti family surname is Etruscan in origin from the region of Tuscany, Italy. The earliest known data on the Paoletti family is when they migrated to the village of Pietracamela in the region of Teramo in the Province of Abruzzi in 1690. There are indications that the migration was for the purpose of safety since numerous wars were ongoing among the Italian provinces and the countries of France, Spain and Austria.

The surname Paoletti presently inhabits 733 communities within Italy and 492 individuals in the United States. A Coat of Arms was awarded to the Paoletti family of Bra and Di Busca in the Piamomte Region of Italy in 1724. Notable dates in the family history include 1768, when the Paoletti’s were made Counts of Rodoretto and Perrera, and in 1885, in which year Umberto I, King of Italy, granted Alessandro Paoletti del Melle the title of Count, to be inherited “per primagenitura mascjile”.

1) My Great Grandfather: Domenico Paoletti, was born and died Pietracamela Italy

A. My Great Grandmother: Emidiola Morgante was born and died Pietracamela Italy; her marriage to Domenico was on February 18, 1810. Children of the marriage included Leucio and Great Uncles: Adele, Matteo and Natale and their children Great Cousins: Addino and Cesare

2) My Grandfather: Leucio Paoletti, born in 1866 in Pietracamela Italy, and died at an unknown age in Montorio Abruzzi Italy. Ellis Island records indicate that Leucio visited the United States three times: The 1st visit was via Ellis Island on May 09, 1903 at the reported age of 37 years old. Passage was booked on the steam ship Regina Elena departing from the port city of Naples, Italy. Leucio visited the U.S.A for the 2nd time arriving at Ellis Island on May 22, 1905 at the reported age of 39 years old. Passage was booked on the steam ship Giulia departing from the port city of Naples Italy. Leucio visited the U.S.A for the 3rd time arriving at Ellis Island on August 25, 1920 at the reported age of 54 years old. The registry indicates that he was married but there is no record if his wife accompanied him on this journey. Passage was booked on the steam ship Olympia departing from the port city of Cherbourg, Manche, France. There may have been additional entries into North America through Canada. The U.S. immigration limitation on Italian citizens was in effect around the turn of the century. Leucio’s numerous visits to the U.S. earned him enough money to buy a farm in Montorio Teramo, Italy. Leucio moved from Pietracamela to nearby Montorio about 15 km away and at a lower elevation than Pietracamela, married his second wife Rosabina Zuccarini (when my grandmother died), bought a farm, had four children and subsequently died in Montorio at an unknown age.

A. My Grandmother: Angela Ferrante, died in Pietracamela, Italy around 1910. Children of marriage: a) Anthony: b) Domenico George: B. My grandfathers 2nd wife: Rosabina Zuccarini, died in Montorio Al Vomano, Teramo, Abruzzi, Italy. Children of marriage: a. Alessandro, b. Maria, c. Giovanni, d. Santina, 3) My father: Domenico George Paoletti: Died in McKeesport Pa. in 1969. He arrived at Ellis Island on October 27, 1923 at the age of 22 years old . Passage was booked on the steam ship America departing from the port city of Naples, Italy.

My mother: Florence Facciolo whose parents were born in San Giovanni In Fiore, Cosenza, Italy. Mother died in Torrance Ca. in 1994; Children of marriage: Mary Delores Paoletti Dziedzickie: She and her husband had one child, she died in 1950. George Paoletti Jr: He retired from the military after 20+ years and now resides in Texas with his three children and four grandchildren. Gloria Pear Paoletti: born 1934 and died shortly thereafter at birth in Pittsburgh Pa Richard Romeo Paoletti: was born Glassport Pa. He has resided in California since 1959. He had taken early retirement after 21 years with TRW where he contributed his engineering skills to numerous Commercial, Military and Classified ELINT data gathering satellites. He consulted periodically after retirement with his company RAM Engineering Associates. He then participated as a Principal Engineer and Scientist on the International Space Station Freedom Program. His present retirement began in January 2000. He continues to devote time to world travel and has visited 58 countries including exotic locations like Russia, mainland China, and North Africa. He has 4 children and two grandchildren. He had attended California State University at Long Beach where he received his Bachelors of Science Degree.

NOTE: Contact Richard Paoletti at ram_engineer@yahoo.com for further information

PHILLIPS

Taken from "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania (3 Volumes)"; editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Copied From Historic Pittsburgh

The name is spelled in a variety of forms, and is of ancient and classical origin, being derived from the Greek "Philoshippos," horse-lover. In Wales and other parts of Great Britain its use as surname has continued for a long period, evidently for five hundred years, and perhaps much longer, Families and individuals of this name commenced to emigrate from the Old World at a very early date in the history of this country, as early as 1630, and even a little earlier, and located at different points near the sea coast, more especially in New England, From that time to the present they have continued to multiply and spread, until they are to be found in every state from Maine to California. Pennsylvania has not remained without its full share of those bearing the name of Phillips, but the exact date of their coming is not known, nor where they first located.

(1) John Phillips was of Welsh descent, and came over the mountains to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, many years ago, He settled on a farm of one hundred acres in what was then Elizabeth township, This was practically a wilderness at the time he acquired the land and he cleared a portion of it, and erected a stone, house, which is still occupied at the present time, He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church. They are buried in Edmundson graveyard, They had children: John, of further mention; Rebecca, married James Leech, and died on an adjoining farm; Ezra, (died on a farm near Newcastle, Lawrence county, Pennsylvania; Jane married Abel Walker, and died in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.

(II) John (2) Phillips, son of John (1) Phillips, was born in 1811, and died in 1849, He bought out the others who were heirs to the homestead, cleared more of it and died in the old stone house erected by his father. He was a Whig in politics, a member of the Presbyterian church, and a great and powerful advocate of temperance principles. He married Mary Edmundson, born in 1817, died in 1891, She was a daughter of William and Jane (Muse) Edmundson, the former born in Eastern Pennsylvania, settling in Glassport, Elizabeth township, Allegheny county, before his marriage. He purchased one hundred acres of land and improved this, the ruins of a log house still marking his place of residence. He and his wife were Presbyterians. They are buried in the Edmundson Cemetery near Glassport. Their children were: Isaac, a tailor, who lived and died in McKeesport; Sinclair, whose life was spent on a farm near Elizabeth; Hiram, died in McKeesport, where he was a retired farmer; Caleb, a farmer, died in Forward township; Jane, married Andrew McClure, died while living on the McClure homestead; Rebecca, married Hugh Dougherty, and died in Columbus, Indiana; Catherine, married Joel Peobles, and died at Elizabeth, Pennsylvania; Mary, who married Mr. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs, Phillips had children: Eliza Jane, who died unmarried in McKeesport; Franklin John, a retired grocer, living in McKeesport; Adeline, married Jerry McGrew, who died in McKeesport; William Prosper, of further mention.

(III) William Prosper Phillips, son of John (2) and Mary (Edmundson) Phillips, was born in the old stone house on the Phillips homestead, in Liberty borough, June 24, 1849. The public schools of Elizabeth township furnished his education, and his entire life has been spent on the homestead. When he attained maturity he purchased all the interests of the others heirs to this property. Later he sold a portion of it for building purposes, there now being a number of small houses located on the original homestead, but he retained about sixty acres for his own use for general farming purposes. He is a man of great business and executive ability and has been prominently identified with numerous important enterprises. He was one of the original stockholders of the Thirteenth Street Bridge, a toll bridge, and was secretary of the board controlling it for many years. For many years he has been an active worker in the interests of the Republican party. He has been a member of the school board of Portvue borough, and secretary of this body; a member of the council of the same borough; also assessor. He owns property in Florida; in Chautauqua, New York; in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, and in Portvue borough. The home place now lies for the greater part in Liberty borough, which has only recently been separated from Portvue. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church, in which he has been an elder and trustee many years. For some years he was a member of the Royal Arcanum, but no longer affiliates with that body.

Mr. Phillips married, April 10, 1872, Angeline, born near Newcastle, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Isaiah and Ann (Young) Johnston, an old family of the state. They have had children: John Isaiah, died at the age of one year; Ada M., married E. N. McMichael, and died in Portvue borough, leaving children: Ethel Romaine and Helen May; Caleb H., who was killed in a street car wreck, was a street car motorman, lived in Youngstown, Ohio, married Laura Hughes, and left children: Blanche, Irene and Edna Anna; Mary I., married Charles Sinn, a merchant, of Portvue borough; Herbert, died at the age of seventeen years; Edna A., married Robert Stevenson, has a son, Robert, and lives in Dravosburg, Pennsylvania; Mabel Blanche, married D. M. Patterson; Viola Angeline, married Edgar Patterson, lives in Liberty borough; Prosper Morrelle, and William Roy, living with parents.

RUSSELL (ROMMEL)

(Article extracted from Elizabeth Township Historical Society Newsletter -May/June 1997)

The Russell family of Glassport, Allegheny County, PA., well and favorably known in the community for upwards of a quarter of a century, the members of which are noted for their many excellent characteristics, is of Irish origin.

Thomas Russell was born in Ireland, and reared, educated and married there. About the year 1853 he emigrated to the United States and located in Spencer, Massachusetts and there died in the same year. His widowed and eldest son, Thomas then went to California and there Mrs. Russell, whose Christian name was Honors, died in the year 1881. They were the parents of children: Thomas, James Bernard, of further mention, Patrick and Maggie Kate.

James Bernard Russell, son of Thomas and Honors Russell was born in Ireland in 1844. He was nine years of age when he came to this country with his parents, and attended the common schools for a time at Spencer, Massachusetts, remaining there until he was eighteen years of age, and serving in the capacity of manager for Gleason & Tibbitt. He then went to Chicago, Illinois, where he remained a few years and from there removed to Wheeling, West Virginia, serving as manager of the glass works for the firm of Hobbs & Brukcune until the year 1882. He then removed to Pittsburgh, PA. and for some time was proprietor of the Point Breeze Hotel, located on the corner of Fifth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and making a success of this enterprise. Later he was a manager of glass works in Homestead, PA, and in Fortoria, Ohio, the last named factory being subsequently sold to the United States Glass Company. He then removed to Kent, Ohio where he served as manager of glass works until October 1, 1893, when he took up his residence in Glassport, PA. and became manager of the United States Glass Company. He resigned from this position in 1904, retiring from active business pursuits and living thus until his death which occurred July 5, 1913. From his and his wife's earnings they saved sufficie capital to enable him to erect a large double house located on the corner of Sixth and Monongahela Streets, Glassport, where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a communicant of the Catholic Church, and a Republican in politics. He was interested in all the movements calculated to advance the interest of his adopted city, and his influence for good was felt in many ways. He erected the first double brick house in Glassport, also laid the first cement sidewalk thus making him a pioneer of the town.

Mr. Russell married, December 17, 1882, Rosella, born in Baltimore, Maryland, a daughter of George and Minerva (Marseilles) Meter, the former born in Germany in 1809, the latter born in Marseilles, France, in 1819. They came to the United States, he with his father, his mother having died in Germany, she with her parents, who died in Baltimore, Maryland. George Meier was a farmer in Maryland, and also conducted a brewery there for a time. Later he was the proprietor of a hotel at York, PA, where he died in 1883, the death of his wife occurring in 1877. Mr. & Mrs. Meier were the parents of children as follows: Agnes, Charles, Amelia, Minnie, George, Henry, Albert, William-deceased, Sarah, Rosella aforementioned as the wife of James B. Russell and Mary.

Mrs. Russell was educated in St. Alphonza Parochial School and the School of Immaculate Conception, and was confirmed in the Catholic Church. She was appointed postmistress of Glassport, December 29, 1898 and held the office until March 30, 1911, a period of almost thirteen years, when she tendered her resignation. She was faithful and conscientious in the performance of her duties, and won the commendation of her superiors in office, also the respect of all the residents of the place. She is a woman of culture and refinement and her home is noted for the hospitality dispensed there. A niece of Mrs. Russell married a son of John Henry Rommel.

(The Rommel Line)... Henry Rommel was born at Fulda, Kurhesson, Germany in 1816 and died in 1849 .He was a member of the calvalry, the Cuirassiers and the privilege of marrying having been refused him because the lady of his choice was of the Catholic faith, he resigned his commission, married her and emigrated to the United States in 1837. He made his home in Baltimore, Maryland and in 1844 he removed to Pittsburgh, PA. at South Side, where he lived until his death occurred. In Baltimore he was a contractor for the unloading of cargoes and he was weighmaster at McKnights Mill. Mr. Rommel married Mary Elizabeth Dicker born in Kreis Hennefeldt, Kurhesson, Germany in 1808, died in 1883. They had children: Josephine, John Henry of further mention, Mary-born in January, 1845. Mrs. Rommel married (second) Philip Rohm, and had one child, Henry.

John Henry Rommel, son of Henry and Mary Elizabeth (Dicker) Rommel, was born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 23, 1837. He was educated in the public schools of his native city, in St. Michael's parochial school on Pius Street now removed to Glenwood. He lived there during the big fire of Pittsburgh in 1845, which he witnessed, standing near Dr. Bedford's brickyard. He was apprenticed to learn the art of glassmaking, being bound until he was twenty-one years of age with Mr. Mulvaney. He next went with McKee & Company, then with the Philip & Best Glass Company, next with Fry, Hogan & Co. Of Bridgewater, and in 1861 was made a member of this firm. His next business connection was with John Adams, at the old Jenny Lind Factory at the corner of Ross and Water Streets and from there he went to Alexander King Adams and bought the soda works at the corner of Twelfth & Brear Streets. Later he was with Fry, Lippincott & Company, then King, Son & Company, and in 1879 removed to Leesdale, where he became a member of the firm of Lindsay & Company. In 1884 he formed a connection with Brice Brothers at the corner of Sidney and Twenty-first Streets, Pittsburgh, remained with them until 1894, when he came to Glassport and entered the employ of the United States Glass Works. Mr. Rommel was a communicant of the Catholic Church and a Republican in politics.

Mr. Rommel married November 23, 1862, Margaret Fox, born at the South Side, Pittsburgh, February 22, 1841, a daughter of Peter and Anna Mary (Coleman)Fox, both born in Bavaria, Germany, and emigrated to this country in 1833, coming to Pittsburgh, where he died in 1855 at the age of forty-nine years and she died in 1872, at the age of sixty-nine years. They had children: Gregory, Margaret, Anna Mary mentioned above. Mr. Fox was a labor boss in McKnights Mill at Pittsburgh, was a Whig in politics, and a member of the Catholic Church. Mr. & Mrs. Rommel had children: Mary, born in 1864, died in 1910, she married Isaac Norris and had children: Alpha, Bessie, Beatrice, John, Mildred, Margaret, Winifred, Dorothea, Chester, Beatrice-married Ellis Lee of Carnegie and has children Edward, Dorothy, and Ellis. Lizzie, born in 1869 is a sacristy girl inathe Catholic Church at Glassport; Harry died at the age of six months; Harry, born in 1872, manager in the factory of the United States Glass Works at Glassport-married Gertrude Barbetta, a niece of Mrs. Russell and has children: Harriet, Frank, Margaret, Elizabeth, Charles-born in 1876 and died in 1878; Charles born September 14, 1880-a glass worker, unmarried.

SMITH

John P. Smith was born in England in February of 1838.

SYPNIEWSKI

Sigmund Sypniewski and his son Raymond Sypniewski lived in Glassport, PA., then moved to Detroit, Michigan.

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WILLIAMS

Taken from "Genealogical and personal history of western Pennsylvania (3 Volumes)"; editor-in-chief, John W. Jordan, New York : Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915. Copied From Historic Pittsburgh

The Williams family of Glassport, worthily represented in the present generation by Alfred D. Williams, actively and prominently identified with various industries that add to the prosperity and advancement of Glassport, is of Welsh origin, the early members of the family passing their entire lives in Wales.

William C. Williams, father of Alfred D. Williams, was a native of Wales, as was also his father, who was born, lived and died there. William C. Williams was reared, educated and married in Wales, and in the year 1859 came to the United States, settling in the state of Maryland. At the commencement of the Civil War he enlisted his services in behalf of his adopted country, and served until the cessation of hostilities, his brother-in- law, Adam Morgan, also serving throughout the entire period. His wife, Harriet M. (Morgan) Williams, did not accompany her husband to this country, and during the Civil War, fearing that he might have died, she came to Maryland and upon his discharge from the service of the government they met in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father died in Wales, and her mother, Harriet Morgan, came to this country, making her home in Mary land, where her death occurred. Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Williams went to Brewster, Ohio, and in 1880 removed to West Newton, Pennsylvania where they both died in the same year, 1893. During his residence in West Newton, Mr. Williams served as a practical miner in the Darr Mines. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as was also his wife, and he was an ardent Republican in politics. They were the parents of six children: Sarah; Adam, deceased; William G.; David J.; Hattie M., deceased; Alfred D., of whom further.

Alfred D. Williams was born in Barton, Maryland, August 12, 1869. His education was obtained in the schools of Brewster, Ohio, whither his parents removed, and at age of eleven years they again moved to West Newton, Pennsylvania. The following year he began work in a coal tipple, oiling wagons, and later again resumed his studies, becoming a member of the Scranton Correspondence School, and also attended night school at West Newton, thus greatly supplementing his early studies. At the age of twenty-one, having mastered the trade of machinist, he took charge of a machine shop at West Newton, and later was employed in the Dart Mines, and still later in the Port Royal Mines Nos. 1 and 2 . He then entered the employ of Booth & Flinn, with whom he remained three years, and in 1902 he came to Glassport and purchased a substantial brick building and engaged in the grocery and meat business, continuing for three years, at the expiration of which time he engaged in the hotel business and has since been proprietor of the Manhattan Hotel, he giving it that name. He has met with success in this enterprise, he being thoroughly qualified to cater to people of taste and refinement, and his house is the best patronized in that section. He also organized the I. X. & L. Tire and Rubber Company, in June, 1913, of which he is president, and later reorganized and capitalized it at $300,000 under the name of Williams Tire and Rubber Company, located at Vista, Pennsylvania. He is also president of the Hamilton Land Improvement Company at Vista, Pennsylvania. He is active in the ranks of the Republican party, but has never aspired to public office. He is ember of Lodge No. 136, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at McKeesport; life member of Aerie No. 1155, Fraternal Order of Eagles of Glassport; member of Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Mr. Williams married, December 25, 1890, Mattie May Marks, of West Newton, Pennsylvania, daughter of James D. and Sarah Marks, the former named a policeman of Glassport. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Williams: 1. Ethel May, graduate of Glassport High School, Dillsworth Hall, Pennsylvania College for Women at Pittsburgh, from which institution she received the degree of Bachelor of Arts, graduating in social service and music, and (1914) in Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, studying and in the same year accepted position as teacher in German and Latin in the Glassport High School. 2. Alfred D. Jr., an attendant of the Glassport High School; engaged with his brother, Clyde M., in the bicycle and motor cycle repair and accessory business located at No. 707 Monongahela avenue, Glassport. 3. Clyde M., an attendant of the Glassport High School. The family is among the highly respected ones in that section, enjoying the acquaintance of a large number of people, who appreciate them at their true worth.

WOJCIECHOWSKI

The Wojciechowski's have been in Glassport since 1942. Edmund E. Wojciechowski Sr. with his wife Mildred to start a funeral home in Glassport. While still living in East Pittsburgh they moved in to the funeral home soon. Mildred had 1 child, Carol with a past marriage when her husband died. Edju and Mildred had three children, Donna, Susan, and Major (Edmund Jr.) Carol married Tony Russio and had three kids, Tony Jr., Tommy, and Sharon. Tony has two kids, Angela and Dane. Tommy had one child named Nicelle with Debbie Dorwe. Donna married Mark Durst and had Ryan, Erika, and Adam. Susan's husband is Frank Paoletti and her children are Jennifer and Melissa. Major married Lisa Grice and had four children, Elan, Brandon, Scott, and Nate.

Submitted by Scott Wojciechowski [SWojo21@aol.com]

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