Joseph Alajko (1917 - 1986)

Born 15 Mar 1917 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Mary (Switkowski) Alajko — married 16 Sep 1944 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States

Died 8 Aug 1986 at age 69 in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

Biography

Name

Joseph /Alajko/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

Date: 15 MAR 1917

Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Census

1920 US Census

NAME: Joseph Alajko

AGE: 2

[2 4/12]

BIRTH YEAR: abt 1918

BIRTHPLACE: New York

HOME IN 1920: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York

STREET: Sobieski St

RACE: White

GENDER: Male

RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son

MARITAL STATUS: Single

FATHER'S NAME: Joseph Alajko

FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Russia

MOTHER'S NAME: Bronislawa Alajko

MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: New York

OCCUPATION: None

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

NAME AGE

Joseph Alajko 35

Bronislawa Alajko 28

Franciszka Alajko 7

Sophia Alajko 4

[4 4/12]

Joseph Alajko 2

[2 4/12]

Stanislawa Alajko 1

[1 1/12] ^[12]

1930 US Census

NAME: Joseph Alajko

BIRTH YEAR: abt 1917

GENDER: Male

RACE: White

BIRTHPLACE: New York

MARITAL STATUS: Single

RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son

HOME IN 1930: Buffalo, Erie, New York

MAP OF HOME: View Map

STREET ADDRESS: Mohr Ave.

WARD OF CITY: 6 pt of

BLOCK: 669

HOUSE NUMBER IN CITIES OR TOWNS: 59

DWELLING NUMBER: 17

FAMILY NUMBER: 38

ATTENDED SCHOOL: Yes

ABLE TO READ AND WRITE: Yes

FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Poland

MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: New York

ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH: Yes

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

NAME AGE

Bertha Alajko 38

Francis Alajko 17

Sofia Alajko 15

Joseph Alajko 13

Edmund Alajko 7

Jeane Alajko 5^[13]

1940 US Census

NAME: Joseph Alajho

AGE: 23

ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1917

GENDER: Male

RACE: White

BIRTHPLACE: New York

MARITAL STATUS: Single

RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son

HOME IN 1940: Buffalo, Erie, New York

MAP OF HOME IN 1940: View Map

STREET: Mohr Street

HOUSE NUMBER: 59

SHEET NUMBER: 5B

OCCUPATION: Laborer

ATTENDED SCHOOL OR COLLEGE: No

HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED: Elementary school, 7th grade

HOURS WORKED WEEK PRIOR TO CENSUS: 30

DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT: 158

CLASS OF WORKER: Wage or salary worker in Government work

WEEKS WORKED IN 1939: 40

INCOME: 520

INCOME OTHER SOURCES: Yes

HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:

NAME AGE

Bronislaws Alajho 47

Joseph Alajho 23

Edmond Alajho 17

Genevieve Alajho 15

Antoinette Glowacha^[14]

Military Service

Date: 26 NOV 1940^[15]

Assigned

Date: 1 December 1940

Regiment: 174 Infantry

Location: Fort Dix, New Jersey^[16]

Type: Release Date 1

Date: 20 DEC 1944

World War II Army Enlistment Records Transcription

First name(s) Joseph

Last name Alajko

Birth year 1917

Resident county -

Resident state New York

Race White

Marital status Single, without dependents

Birth state New York

Occupation Skilled Construction Occupations

Education Grammar School

Source Civil Life

Army serial number 32029235

Enlistment day 26

Enlistment month Nov

Enlistment year 1940

Enlistment place Buffalo New York

Branch Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers

Grade Private

Record set World War II Army Enlistment Records

Category Military Service & Conflict

Record collection Second World War

Collections from United States & Canada^[17]

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

NAME: Joseph Alajko

GENDER: Male

BIRTH DATE: 15 Mar 1917

DEATH DATE: 8 Aug 1986

SSN: 058122099

BRANCH 1: ARMY

ENLISTMENT DATE 1: 26 Nov 1940

RELEASE DATE 1: 20 Dec 1944

Residence

Date: 1920

Place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York^[18]

Date: January 19, 1920

Place: 55 Sobieski Street

Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York^[19]

Date: 1930

Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York^[20]

Date: 1935

Place: Buffalo, NY^[21]\

Date: 1937

Listed as Joseph Jr.

Place: 59 Mohr Street

Buffalo, New York, Erie County

Date: 1939

Listed as Joseph Jr.

Place: 59 Mohr Street

Buffalo, New York, Erie County

Date: 01 APR 1940

Place: Age: 23; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son/Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States^[22]

Date: SEP 1944

Place: 18 Newton Street until December 1956.

Buffalo, New York, USA

NAME: Joseph Alajko

GENDER: Male

RESIDENCE YEAR: 1953

STREET ADDRESS: 18 Newton

RESIDENCE PLACE: Buffalo, New York, USA

OCCUPATION: Car Clnr

SPOUSE: Anna Alajko

PUBLICATION TITLE: Buffalo, New York, City Directory, 1953^[23]

NAME: Joseph Alaiko

GENDER: Male

RESIDENCE YEAR: 1955

STREET ADDRESS: 18 Newton

RESIDENCE PLACE: Buffalo, New York, USA

OCCUPATION: Driver

SPOUSE: Anna Alaiko

PUBLICATION TITLE: Buffalo, New York, City Directory, 1955^[24][25]

NAME: Joseph Alajko

GENDER: Male

RESIDENCE YEAR: 1956

STREET ADDRESS: 18 Newton

RESIDENCE PLACE: Buffalo, New York, USA

OCCUPATION: Driver

SPOUSE: Anna Alajko

PUBLICATION TITLE: Buffalo, New York, City Directory, 1956^[26]

NAME: Joseph Alajko

GENDER: Male

RESIDENCE YEAR: 1957

STREET ADDRESS: 18 Newon

RESIDENCE PLACE: Buffalo, New York, USA

OCCUPATION: Driver

SPOUSE: Ann Alajko

PUBLICATION TITLE: Buffalo, New York, City Directory, 1957^[27]

Notess: Moved to 59 Milson Avenue, Cheektowaga, New York in December, 1956 and lived there until his death in 1986

Occupation

Date: 1937

Position: Sweeper

Buffalo Public School PS No. 28

Date: 1953

Position: Car Cleaner

New York Central System^[28]

Date: 1955

Position: Driver

Rodgers Wild Sup^[29]

Date: 1956

Position: Driver

Lincoln Roofing^[30]

Date: 1957

Position: Driver

Lincoln Roofing^[31]

Date: 1966

Owner

Ashland Oil

Place: Cheektowaga, NY^[32]

Death

Date: 08 AUG 1986

Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA^[33]

Find a Grave

Birth: Mar. 15, 1917

Buffalo

Erie County

New York, USA

Death: Aug. 8, 1986

Buffalo

Erie County

New York, USA

US Army Private World War II

Family links:

Spouse:

Anna M Switkowski Alajko (1921 - 2003)*

Burial:

Saint Stanislaus Roman Catholic Cemetery

Cheektowaga

Erie County

New York, USA [Add Plot]

Created by: Michael Harris

Record added: Aug 19, 2015

Find A Grave Memorial# 150959579

Social Security Death Index Transcription

First Name Joseph

Middle Name -

Last Name Alajko

Name Suffix -

Year Of Birth 1917

Birth Month Mar

Birth Day 15

Year Of Death 1986

Month Of Death Aug

Day Of Death -

Place Of Issue New York

SSN 058-12-2099

Record set Social Security Death Index

Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)

Record collection Deaths & burials

Collections from United States & Canada^[34][35]

Sources

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• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S12 Author: National Archives and Records Administration Title: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administrati; Repository: #R1
• Source: S35 Title: 1940 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S39 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R1
• Source: S4 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D; Repository: #R1
• Source: S47 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1
• Source: S49 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S6 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,; Repository: #R1
• Source: S67 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011; Repository: #R1
• Source: Buffalo Courier Express December 1, 1940
• Source: Buffalo Courier Express May 3, 1966 Ashland Oil Ad
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• Source: Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Source: * Source: Find-A-Grave Virtual Cemetery memorial #150959579 in Name and Location of the Cemetery

1. ↑ Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2826; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 64-107
2. ↑ Page: Number: 058-12-2099; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 15 Mar 1917Birth place: Death date: Aug 1986Death place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States of America
3. ↑ Data: Text: Birth date: 1917Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: New York
4. ↑ Page: Ancestry Family Tree
5. ↑ Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1102; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1918Birth place: New YorkResidence date: 1920Residence place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York
6. ↑ Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 1425; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 19.0; FHL microfilm: 2341160. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1917 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Buffalo, Erie, New York
7. ↑ Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2826; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 64-107
8. ↑ Page: Number: 058-12-2099; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 15 Mar 1917Birth place: Death date: Aug 1986Death place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States of America
9. ↑ Data: Text: Birth date: 1917Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: New York
10. ↑ Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1102; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1918Birth place: New YorkResidence date: 1920Residence place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York
11. ↑ Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 1425; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 19.0; FHL microfilm: 2341160. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1917 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Buffalo, Erie, New York
12. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1102; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 134
13. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 1425; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0056; Image: 19.0; FHL microfilm: 2341160
14. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2826; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 64-107
15. ↑ Page: Service in World War II
16. ↑ Buffalo Courier Express December 1, 1940
17. ↑ http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=usm%2fwwarmyenlist%2f3058180&highlights=%22%22
18. ↑ Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1102; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1918Birth place: New YorkResidence date: 1920Residence place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York
19. ↑ Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York; Roll: T625_1102; Page: 32B; Enumeration District: 78; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1918Birth place: New YorkResidence date: 1920Residence place: Buffalo Ward 10, Erie, New York\
20. ↑ Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: 1425; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 56; Image: 19.0; FHL microfilm: 2341160. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1917 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Buffalo, Erie, New York
21. ↑ \Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2826; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 64-107
22. ↑ Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York; Roll: T627_2826; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 64-107
23. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
24. ↑ Record Url: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USDirectories&h=1332330636
25. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
26. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011
27. ↑ Record Url: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USDirectories&h=97612182
28. ↑ Record Url: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USDirectories&h=1333018212
29. ↑ Record Url: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USDirectories&h=1332330636
30. ↑ Record Url: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USDirectories&h=55721092
31. ↑ Record Url: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=USDirectories&h=97612182
32. ↑ Buffalo Courier Express May 3, 1966 Ashland Oil Ad
33. ↑ Page: Number: 058-12-2099; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 15 Mar 1917Birth place: Death date: Aug 1986Death place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States of America
34. ↑ http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=usbmd%2fssdi%2f058122099&highlights=%22%22
35. ↑ Number: 058-12-2099; Issue State: New York; Issue Date: Before 1951

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Michael Harris for creating WikiTree profile Alajko-21 through the import of M. F. Harris Family Tree_2013-09-09.ged on Oct 28, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Michael and others.