Andrew Schwirian (1869 - 1946)

Born 7 Dec 1869 in Dobšiná, Rožňava, Slovakia

Ancestors

Husband of Susan (Thern) Schwirian — married 1893 in USA

Descendants

Died 6 Jun 1946 at age 76 in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Andrew Schwirian was born on December 7, 1869 in Dobshau, Austria-Hungary (now Dobsina, Roznava, Slovakia). In 1891, ^[1]he immigrated to the United States and settled in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ^[2] In 1893, he married Susanna Thern, also of Dobshau, Austria-Hungary. They had 11 children, 10 living to adulthood. Early in 1900 he made his living as a coal miner. By 1910 ^[3] he had learned the carpentry trade and was farming. He had an eighth grade education. ^[4] He died on June 6, 1946 in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was buried on June 10, 1946, next to his wife, in West Newton Cemetery, West Newton, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Immigration

14 May 1891, Roderdam to New York. ^{[8] [2] [3] [4] [6]}

Naturalization: 4 December 1899, Pennsylvania. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, U.S. Naturalization Originals, 1795-1930 [online publication], Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Naturalization Petitions of the U.S. District Court, 1820-1930, and Circuit Court, 1820-1911, for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Series: M1537; Roll: 82; Record Type: (Roll 082) Sept 18-Oct 13, 1899.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Ancestry.com. (1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Year: 1900; Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 1910 United States Federal Census (Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920., (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). Ancestry.com. (1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch). Year: 1920; Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
5. ↑ Find A Grave, memorial #93094631.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 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, 2,667 rolls. Ancestry.com. (1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002). Year: 1930; Place: Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
7. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Ancestry.com. (1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Year: 1940; Place: Mustard, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington D.C, Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-1937, Record of Admissions to Citizenship, District of South Carolina, 1790-1906; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1183, 1 roll); Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C; Naturalization Records Created by the U.S. District Court in Colorado, 1877-1952; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1192, 79 rolls); Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C; Naturalization Petitions for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1522, 369 rolls); Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. (Selected U.S. Naturalization Records - Original Documents, 1790-1974, database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009).
9. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Microfilm Publications, Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21, National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. (U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007). Indexes and Registers of Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization of the U.S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906.

Acknowledgments

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