Paul Joseph Coskey (1875 - 1964)

Born 30 May 1875 in Lubocień, Tuchola, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland

Descendants

Died 27 Oct 1964 at age 89 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States

Biography

Birth

Paul Joseph Coskey was born on 30 May 1875 in Lubocien, Kuyavia-Pomerania, Poland to Thomas Szlachcikowski (1847-1935) and Marianna Lepek (1850-1936). The surname changed during his generation. The United States Federal Census still has the Polish names.^[1]

Immigration

Paul Schlashzikersky departed from Bremen, Germany on the Main and arrived in New York, New York, United States on 10 April 1884. He sailed with his parents and 2 younger sisters. He was 9 at the time.

Marriage and Family

He married twice.

1. Frances Lucille Labiak (1877-1963) on 25 November 1895 at the Saint Stanislaus Church in Bay City, Bay, Michigan. She was also born in Poland of Polish parents. They divorced on 12 May 1941 in Wayne County, Michigan.
2. Estelle Jatctczak (1895-1963) on 19 January 1942 in Steuben County, Indiana, United States. Her surname at the time of marriage was Sparks. She was a widow whose husband died in August 1921.

Children of the Coskey-Labiak Marriage

1. Wanda Valida (later Virginia) Coskey was born on 28 September 1896 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. She married Philip Fobert (1894-1967) on 4 September 1915 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Wanda died on 25 May 1978. She was Valida on the 1900 Census.
2. Leon Joseph Coskey, known as Leo, was born on 14 September 1898 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. He died on 15 April 1918 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. He was unmarried. Leo was Leon in the 1900 Census.
3. Edward Paul Coskey was born on 12 May 1901 in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. He married Bertha Lee Graf (1901-1984) on 6 May 1922 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Edward died on 20 April 1983 in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States.

Death

Paul died on 24 October 1964 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States at the age of 89. He was buried in the Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida. Find A Grave: Memorial #120453708

Sources

• Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. for Szlachcikowski family on the Main from Bremen, Germany. Listed: Thomas, father 38, farmer; Marianna 35, wife; Paul 9, son; Marianne 7, daughter; Tramina (?) 4 months, daughter.
• 1900 United States Federal Census on 7 June in Bay City Ward 08, Bay, Michigan. Family 178. ^[2]
• 1910 United States Federal Census on 28 April in Detroit Ward 3, Wayne, Michigan. Family 333. ^[3]
• 1920 United States Federal Census on 13 January in Detroit Ward 14, Wayne, Michigan. Family 226. ^[4]
• 1930 United States Federal Census on 14 April in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Family 11. ^[5]
• 1940 United States Federal Census on 15 April in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Page 63B, Line 45. ^[6]
• Find A Grave Index.
• State of Florida. Florida Death Index, 1877-1998. Florida: Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, 1998 for Paul Joseph Coskey.
• Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration for Paul Coskey with birth and death.
• Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan for death of son Leo J. Coskey. Death Certificate # 4046. Cause of death Pneumonia due to endocarditis.
• Indiana Marriages for Paul J. Coskey and Estelle Sparks.
• Michigan Marriage Record for son Edward P. Coskey and Bertha Graf.
• Michigan Divorce Record for Paul J. Coskey and Frances L. Coskey. Michigan Department of Health Bureau of Records and Statistics. State # 82 89822.

Footnotes

1. ↑ 1900 Census
2. ↑ 1900: Szlachcikowski, Som P. 25/b. May 1875 in Poland, immigration in 1885, naturalized, married in 1896, day laborer, head; Frances 22/b. Oct 1877 in Poland, immigration in 1880, 2 children born and living, wife; Valida 3/b. Sep 1896 in Michigan, daughter; Leon 1/b. Sep 1898, son; Labiak, Vladislaus 12/b. Jun 1887 in Michigan, brother-in-law; Labiak, Januic 10/b. January 1890 in Michigan, sister-in-law.
3. ↑ 1910: Coskey, Paul J. 34, b. Poland, married 14 years, arrived in 1892, alien status, automobile mechanic, head; Frances L. 31, b. Maryland, 3 children born and living, wife; Wanda U. 13, b. Michigan, daughter; Leo 14, b. Michigan, son; Edward 8, b. Michigan, son.
4. ↑ 1920: Coskey, Paul J. 44, foreman-general insurance & Brass Co., head; Frances L. 41, wife; Edward P. 18, motor company draftsman, son.
5. ↑ 1930: Coskey, Paul J. 54, foreman at auto factory, head; Frances L. 51, wife.
6. ↑ 1940: Coskey, Paul J. 64, divorced, 6th grade, bearing manufacturing foreman, head. Same house 1935.