Loretta (Smith) Pochepka (abt. 1896 - 1930)

Born about Dec 1896 in New Jersey, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1930 at about age 33 in New Jersey, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Loretta was born about 1896, to Frank Jablonski and Catherine Sendzikowski. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 1905, they were living at 144 Stuben Street, ward 1, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, which they were renting. ^[1]

In 1910, she was living with her parents and siblings at 97-1/2 Stuben Street, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. She was in school. ^[3] She married Emilian Pochepka. ^[4] They had three children: ^{[2] [5]}

Alexander Pochepka (1920-2006)

George Pochepka (1922-1986)

Florence Pochepka (1925-1990)

Her mother sent her brother John to stay with them in West Virginia. John drove a team of horses. Although she confiscated his money, he escaped back to New Jersey by riding a freight train. ^[6]

She was (apparently) ill before Sonny's birth, and her niece Frances cared for her. Frances also worked for her boarders, including packing their lunch, filling their pails with water, and cooking for them. ^[7]

In 1920, she and Emilian were living in Chatham, West Virginia, with her niece Frances. ^[8]

Frances again cared for her when she was ill in New York, and did her janitorial work for her. ^[9]

In 1925, Emilian and Lottie were living at 157 Stanton Street, New York County, New York, with their three children. (The census reports their names as 'Alex' and 'Larry', but the children's names match, and the address matches Emilian's address in 1930, 157-1/2 Stanton Street.) ^[10]

In 1927, she and Emilian and their children were living at 157-1/2 Stanton Street, New York City. ^[2]

She had a unilateral nephrectomy. ^[11]

Lottie died on 17 March 1930, allegedly at her home, 83 Railroad Avenue, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. She was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen County, New Jersey.^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

After her death, on 7 April 1930, Emilian and the children were still living at 157-1/2 Stanton Street, New York City, which was a boardinghouse with 33 people (16 families). ^[5]

Research Notes

birth

The date given about follows he earliest record, the 1905 New Jersey state census, which lists her birth date and place as Dec 1896, New Jersey. But her husband's naturalization petition gives 30 Aug 1900, NY, and the 1910 census claims she was 12 and born in New Jersey.

death

New Jersey found no record of her death in Hudson County, from 1 January 1930 to 31 December 1930 (no record certification, dated 26 April 2017, in possession of Harry A Ide.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1905 New Jersey State Census, ward 1, Hudson County, Jersey City, enumeration district 5, sheet 22B penned, family 408; image copy, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 30 June 2019); citing New Jersey, Department of State, microfilm roll number not given; Bureau of Archives and History, Trenton.

   144 Stuben [sc. Steuben] St, rented (with one other family)

   Frank Smith, white, male, born May 1867, 38 years old, married, born Russia, in US 10 years, alien, laborer, can't read, write, or speak English

   Katy, white, female, born August 1865, 39 years old, married born Russia, can't read or write, can speak English

   Gussie, white, female, born May 1886, 19, single, born Russia, occupation: factory, can't read or write, can speak English

   Annie, white, female, born Jan 1889, 16, single, born Russia, occupation: factory can't read or write, can speak English

   Joseph, white, male, born Aug 1893, 11, born New Jersey, in school

   Lottie, white, female, born Dec 1896, 8, born New Jersey

   Pauline, female, born May [?] 1899, 6, born New Jersey

   Staney, white, male, born Mar 1902, 3, born New Jersey

   John, white, male, born July 1903, 2, born New Jersey

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} naturalization petition, New York, New York, #127339, 22 December 1927, admitted 9 January 1928, Emilian Pochepka, available on Ancestry, accessed 15 June 2019
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1910 U.S. census, ward 1, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district 83, sheet 33B penned, family 616; image copy, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : 2019), citing National Archives microfilm series T624, roll 889.

   97-1/2 Stuben [sc. Steuben] Street, rented

   Frank Smith, head, white, male, 46, married once for 22 years, Russian (Polish native language), (same for parents), immigrated 1891, alien, English spoken at home, dock laborer, out of work 10 weeks in 1909, can't read/write

   wife Kate, female, white, 44, married once for 22 years, 10 children, 7 living, born Russia (native language Polish) (same for parents), immigrated 1890, can speak English, no work, can't read or write

   son Joeseph [sic], male, white, 18, single, born New Jersey, can speak English, occupation Hand [??], at Soap House, worker, not out of work 15 April 1910, 0 weeks out of work in 1909, can read and write, did not attend school since 1 September 1909

   daughter Lottie, female, white, 12, single, born NJ, can speak English, no work, can read and write, attended school since 1 September 1909

   daughter Lena, female, white, 10, single, born NJ, can speak English, no work, can read and write, attended school since 1 September 1909

   son Stanley, male, white, 8, single, born NJ, can speak English, can read and write, attended school since 1 September 1909

   son John, male, white, 6, single, born NJ, can speak English, can read and write, attended school since 1 September 1909

   daughter Lessie, female, white, 2, single, born NJ, can speak English, can read and write, did not attend school since 1 September 1909

   son Frank, male, white, 3, single, born NJ, can speak English, can read and write, did not attend school since 1 September 1909

4. ↑ letters, Frances Tiets to Catherine Kramlick, from the collection of Catherine Kramlick, in possession of Jo Ann Kennedy-Ide, specifically, letter postmarked 3 September 1981, pages 2-4

   refers to living with Lottie and Emilian

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} 1930 United States census, New York, New York, Manhattan Borough, 4th assembly district, enumeration district 129, page 46 recto stamped = sheet 7A penned, family 179, Enelean [sic] Pochepko, FamilySearch
6. ↑ letters, Frances Tiets to Catherine Kramlick, from the collection of Catherine Kramlick, in possession of Jo Ann Kennedy-Ide, specifically, letter postmarked 3 September 1981, page 4:

   'Grandma sent Uncle John to WVa he got a job driving team of horses she fooled him took his money when he could escape her he was a boy so he rode the freghit train to get back to Jersey'

7. ↑ letters, Frances Tiets to Catherine Kramlick, from the collection of Catherine Kramlick, in possession of Jo Ann Kennedy-Ide, specifically, letters postmarked 2 September 1980 p.4, and 28 June 1983 pp.1-4
8. ↑ 1920 United States census, West Virginia, Marion County, Lincoln, Chatham Hill, enumeration district 33, page 137 recto stamped = sheet 20A penned, household 389, FamilySearch (Emilian Pochepka)
9. ↑ letters, Frances Tiets to Catherine Kramlick, from the collection of Catherine Kramlick, in possession of Jo Ann Kennedy-Ide, specifically, letters postmarked 2 September 1980 page 4, and 3 September 1981, page 2
10. ↑ 1925 New York state census, election district 21, New York County, New York, page 57 penned; image copy, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2704/images/32849_b094273-00416 : accessed 18 May 2021).

    157 Stanton St

    head Alex Pochepka, white, male, 38 yrs, Russia, 12 yrs in US, alien, laborer

    wife Larry [sic] Pochekpa, white, female, 27 yrs, born US, citizen, housewife

    son Alex Pochepka, white, male, 6 yrs, born US, citizen, school

    son George Pochepka, 4 yrs, born US, citizen, x

    daughter Florence Pochepka, 2 yrs [sic], born US, citizen, x

11. ↑ letters, Frances Tiets to Catherine Kramlick, from the collection of Catherine Kramlick, in possession of Jo Ann Kennedy-Ide, specifically, letter postmarked 13 November 1981, page 1

    'even Lollys Mother why she is gone she had one disease kidney removed long ago'

12. ↑ death notice, Find a loved one, Find a grave
13. ↑ death notice, Lottie Pochepka, Jersey Journal [Jersey City, New Jersey] Tuesday 18 March 1930, page 14, available on GenealogyBank, accessed 15 June 2019
14. ↑ Find a loved one, Catholic cemeteries (Archdiocese of Newark), online database, (accessed 15 February 2017, searching for Lottie Pochepka, Holy Cross Cemetery, buried 1930)
15. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #99364547, Loretta Smith Popchepka

    no images or listed sources

• Paternal relationship and maternal relationship are supported by an AncestryDNA test match between Jo Ann Kennedy-Ide and DP, second cousins, most recent common ancestors Jo Ann's great-great grandparents and DP's great-grandparents Frank (Jablonski) Smith and Catherine Sendzikowski. Predicted relationship reported by AncestryDNA: second cousins, based on 241 centiMorgans across 11 segments; confidence: extremely high.

See also

• Loretta Smith, on FamilySearch's Family Tree