The Narusch Line, A Narrative

Lithuania has a very long and very complicated history. Over the centuries, many people ruled the area, and depending upon which / occupier / tribe / kingdom / duchy / tsar / country / was in charge, the borders were always in flux.

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania

“The history of Lithuania dates back to settlements founded many thousands of years ago, but the first written record of the name for the country dates back to 1009 AD. The Union of Lublin [1569] and the integration of the two countries [Poland and Lithuania] notwithstanding, Lithuania continued to exist as a grand duchy within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth for over two centuries. It retained separate laws as well as an army and a treasury. Within the Commonwealth, the grand duchy made important contributions to European economic, political, and cultural life — Western Europe was supplied with grain, along with sea routes for trade… The early Commonwealth’s religious tolerance and democracy among the ruling noble class were unique in Europe.

…The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth lasted until 1795, when the last of the Partitions of Poland erased both Lithuania and Poland from the political map. After the dissolution, Lithuanians lived under the rule of the Russian Empire until the 20th century… Tsar Alexander I [decided that] the southwestern part of Lithuania [would] became a part of the Russian-controlled Kingdom of Poland in 1815. The rest of Lithuania continued to be administered as a Russian province… There were several [failed] major rebellions, especially in 1830-1831, and 1863… Lithuania ceased to exist as a distinct entity for more than a century.

Large numbers of Lithuanians emigrated to the United States in 1867–1868 after a famine in Lithuania. Between 1868 and 1914, approximately 635,000 people, almost 20 percent of the population, left Lithuania.Lithuanian cities and towns were growing under the Russian rule, but the country remained underdeveloped by the European standards and job opportunities were limited.” (1)

Enter the Narusch Family…

One of the easier things about researching ancestors like Joseph T. Narusch, is that not many people have a name spelled exactly as N A R U S C H. There are variations, such as Narish, or Narusis. They may also be phonetic spellings by immigration officials at Castle Garden, or Ellis Island, who were dealing with a large audience of immigrants. Or there may be families who spell their name that way. We were not able to find any definitive proof of Joseph Thomas Narusch’s arrival path and naturalization into the United States. However, some intriguing clues were found.

We have wondered why they chose Scranton, Pennsylvania as the place they would settle in? It most likely had to do with coal mining, steel manufacturing, and railroads. “How did [the] word of plentiful employment opportunities spread? Agents from the Pennsylvania’s Coal and Railroad Companies traveled throughout eastern and southern Europe, seeking cheap labor. Word spread quickly about the streets of America being paved with gold. These stories hastened the Lithuanians to head towards the ports of Bremen and Hamburg, creating a labor shortage in their own land and prompting the Russian government to prohibit lawful immigration.”

Our narrative begins with Mikolas P. Narusis (Michael P. Narusch), who was born in 1866 in Russia, which Czar Alexander I had annexed about six decades earlier. At the time, it was part of an “erased” Lithuania and Poland.

In the second year of the Russian Revolution, on 16 February 1918, Lithuania was re-established as a democratic state. From this time forward we start to see Lithuania appearing here-and-there on some documents. However, Russia is still documented and we see a mix of the two countries overlapping each other on records. Perhaps the use of “Lithuania” was a desire to connect with an authentic homeland, and distance oneself from a Czarist / Stalinist Russia.

Mikolas died as Michael P. Narish, in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1927. On his death certificate, his place-of-birth is identified as Lithuania. The certificate was signed by Anthony Narusch, his son. Also, on this certificate it indicates that Michael Narusch father’s name was George Narish. We do not have any other information on the father George.

Michael was married to Anna (Hankricz) Narusis — there is no information on a marriage date. Anna’s birth year was 1868 and she was born in (Russia) Lithuania. She died on November 10, 1938 (as Anna Narish) in Scranton, Pennsylvania. A note on their estimated year(s) of birth: Their first child was born in 1881. If the dates are correct, Michael would have been 15 and Anna 13, when this child was born. These ages are confirmed by their respective death certificates, but, is it probable they were that young?

The Narusch family tree names eight children born to the couple, but only gives information about Joseph T. Narusch. The information below about his siblings is derived from other records, (see footnotes).

• Joseph Thomas Narusch — born on September 17, 1881. His birthplace has been identified by others in a couple of locations. From our research, the most logical location seems to be in (present day spelling and location): Mikyciai (village), Lazdijai (municipal district), Altus (County), Russia (Lithuania). This village is located in the southwest corner of Lithuania, about 12 miles from the border with Poland. Joseph died on August 24, 1954 in Akron, Ohio. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Akron, Ohio.
  
• Anthony Narish — born August 26, 1885 (likely) in Mikyciai, Russia; died October 2, 1969 (likely) in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
  
• William Narish — born March 4, 1888 (likely) in Mikyciai, Russia; died February 9, 1926 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
  
• Peter Narish — born 1888, (likely) in Mikyciai, Russia; death date and location unknown Observation: Brothers William and Peter were both born in 1888. Were they actual twins, or “Irish twins” meaning, they were siblings born in the same year.
  
• Frank Narish — born June 3, 1895 in Scranton, Pennsylvania; died April 7, 1966, at the same location
  
• Eva “Effie” (Narish) Kerchowskas — born about 1897 in Scranton, Pennsylvania; died in 1933 at the same location
  
• Paul Narish — born January 24, 1899 in Scranton, Pennsylvania; died March 4, 1977 in San Diego, San Diego County, California
  
• Anna (Narish) Staninas — born about 1900 in Scranton, Pennsylvania; death date and location unknown

On the 1930 United States census for Joseph Thomas Narish, who is living in Akron, Summit County, Ohio — he indicates that the family left Russia and immigrated to America in 1890. In the same census, his brother Anthony states 1891. We have not been able to determine what port they came through. (2)

Their New Life in The United States

The family settled in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, and our history continues with Joseph Thomas Narusch.

In 1903, Joseph is working as a brakeman for the railroads. Then in 1904, he is working in the same city as a bartender at the M P Narusch Saloon, likely owned by his father. Over the years, the general occupation of Joseph was related to working for the railroads.

In 1906, Joseph was living in Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, not far from the Ohio state line. On July 17, 1906, Joseph Narusch and Janet J. Klinginsmith were married in Meadville. Janette was from the town of Orangeville, Trumbull County, Ohio – which is on the Ohio / Pennsylvania state line. (We don’t know why her surname is written as Klinginsmith on the wedding document. Her family name is Klinesmith. If you examine their wedding certificate carefully, there is one consistent style of handwriting throughout. Perhaps someone was filling it out for them? More likely, Joseph and Janette hadn’t the ability to read and write. Being reliant on others, perhaps it didn’t occur to them to verify her name?)

Soon, Janette was expecting a baby. Unfortunately, they had an unnamed child who died from premature birth on April 1, 1907. In the 1910 Census, they are living with Janet’s parents in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, not far from Orangeville. “Railroad” is listed as his occupation. In 1912, he is back in Meadville and working as a brakeman for the railroad. On June 23, 1913, having been married for seven years, Joseph and Janet (Klinesmith) Narusch were divorced in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.

In 1914, Joseph was working on the railroad in Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania. We do not know when or where he met his future wife Inez M. Cole, but we do have a record of their marriage. Joseph and Inez M. Cole were married on May 23, 1914 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. Inez was the daughter of Frank Kiser Cole and Maude (Hurlburt) Cole. (3)

Frank Kiser Cole and Maude Hurlbert, of the Cole Family

Frank Kiser Cole, was born on November 6, 1863 in Mina, Chautauqua County, New York. On the 1865 New York State census, the Cole family is living in the same town. Frank’s father was Elisha Cole, who was born in 1824 in Herkimer County, New York. His mother, Lucy A. Bailey was born in 1827 in Chautauqua County, New York. There are six children listed on the 1865 census: William, age 17; James, age 13; Emily, age 11; Ida, age 6; Eva, age 4 and Frank, age one. Fifteen years later on the 1880 United States Census all of the children, except the eldest William, are still living at home. Frank is 16 years old and is listed as going to school.

On the 1880 census, the Hurlbert family is living in Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania and Maude Herlbert is 10 years old. She was born in July 1870. Her father is William Hurlbert, whose occupation is listed as a molder. (From the website, Family Tree Researcher, Dictionary of Old Occupations: “Moulder: a person who carved stone, a skilled occupation. The occupational term evolved to include casting iron”). He was 42 years old, born about 1838 in Canada, as were both of his parents. Maude’s mother is Mary (maiden name unknown) Hurlbert. Mary was 27 years old, born about 1853 in Pennsylvania. She indicates that her father was also born in Pennsylvania and her mother was born in New York. Other information about her parents is unknown. On this census we learn there is a 15 years age difference between William and Mary Hurlbert. Given that Maude was 10 years old in 1880, her mother would have been about 17 and her father 32 when she was born. Also listed on the census are two additional children: Claud(e) age 8, born 1872, and Pearl age one, born 1889.

Frank Kiser Cole, age 24 married Maude Hurlbert, age 18 on November 1, 1888 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. Their first child, Hazel Irene Cole was born in 1889, and died in 1892. Their son, Ray F., was born in 1891, and died in 1918 at age 27, from the Spanish flu epidemic. Their second daughter was born in 1893, and they named her Irene Hazel, perhaps in honor of her sister. The last child born into this family is Inez M. Cole, born on May 5, 1895. 

On October 31, 1900 Inez’s mother, Maude (Hurlbert) Cole, died age 30. Her cause of death is unknown. Frank Cole was now widowed with three young children. Three years later, on September 2, 1903, he married Marjorie E. Johnston, of Harrisburg, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. They were married in Jamestown, New York.

Frank and Marjorie (Johnston) Cole were married for a truly short time. On April 20, 1904, Frank Kiser Cole, age 40, died of gastroenteritis. Married for less than a year, Marjorie Cole was now raising her step-children alone. In 1914, when Inez married Joseph Narusch, she named Marjorie as her mother on their marriage certificate. It is quite possible that she barely remembered her birth mother, Maude (Hurlbert) Cole. However, in 1943 on the Social Security Application & Claims Index, Inez (Cole) Narusch’s mother is listed as Maude Hurlbert.

In 1919, Marjorie (Johnston) Cole went on to marry Henry Dallenbach. (4)

The Nine Children of Joseph and Inez (Cole) Narusch

Joseph and Inez had a very large family, many of them eventually settled in the Ohio, but one son went to live as far away as Alaska. The son who carries the Narusch line forward in this narrative is: Thomas Joseph Narusch.

• Thomas Joseph Narusch was born on Nov. 20, 1914 in Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania He died on September 27, 1972 in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio. He was married to Mary Schott. Thomas and Mary are buried in the All Souls Cemetery in Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio.
  
• Francis “Frank” Joseph Narusch was born on March 6, 1916 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. He died on May 2, 1966 in Alaska. He was married to Valaria E. Lashinski.
  
• Joseph Narusch was born on May 12, 1917 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. He died on November 5, 1918 in Akron, Ohio, age 1.5 years old. His cause of death was from bronchial pneumonia, as a consequence of having had the flu. The timing of his death coincides with the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic.
  
• Anna Narusch was born in 1918 in Akron, Ohio. She died on January 27, 1923 in Akron, at age 4. She should be listed on the 1920 Census, but we cannot locate a 1920 Census record for Joseph and Inez Narusch.
  
• Michael John Joseph Narusch was born on October 2, 1921 in Akron, Ohio. He died on January 19, 1988 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County,  Ohio. He was married to Doris Ann McDaniels. Michael and Doris are buried in All Souls Cemetery in Chardon, Ohio.
  
• Paul W. Narusch was born on November 7, 1924 in Akron, Ohio. He died on January 30, 1998 in Akron, Ohio. He was married to Marilyn J. Vereshack.
  
• James Thomas Narusch was born on July 16, 1926 in Akron, Ohio. He died on October 12, 1977 in Painesville, Lake County, Ohio. He was married to Beverly J. Shook. James and Beverly are buried in All Souls Cemetery in Chardon, Ohio.
  
• Eva Mae (Narusch) Shook Stahl was born on December 16, 1927 (likely) in Akron, Ohio. She was married to Donald C. Shook, brother of Beverly Shook, who was married to James Narusch. She was also married to David T. Stahl. Eva Mae died in 2015, location unknown.
  
• Mary Helen (Narusch) Allshouse was born on April 13, 1929 in Akron, Ohio. She died on January 3, 1990 in Calaveras County, California. She was married to James Allshouse. (5)

Joseph and Inez Build a Life Together in Akron, Ohio

In 1918, Joseph and Inez Narusch were living at 532 Spalding Ave, Akron, Summit County, Ohio. On his WW I Draft Registration Card, he identifies himself as a Brakeman for the Erie Railroad. He is 37 years old, described as tall, slender, with brown eyes, and dark brown hair. 

Many Lithuanians, who, as part of a global diaspora from Europe, relocated as immigrants to the Akron area. “In 1920 the top immigrant groups in Akron were Germans, Hungarians, Austrians, and Russians… The immigrants during this period formed social organizations, clubs, and churches.  They settled in ethnic neighborhoods, often near the booming rubber factories that were giving Akron its claim to fame as the “Rubber Capital of the World.”  There was a Polish-American club on Glenwood Avenue, and Hungarian and German Clubs on Grant Street.  Many of these clubs and organizations still exist.  The immigrants also held picnics, parades and other cultural affairs to celebrate their cultural heritages. Most of the immigrants of the period eventually moved out of these ethnic areas by the second generation.”

Most of the information we have been able to learn from the family comes from census material. Throughout the history of the census, the questions asked can vary from one decade to the next. The 1930 census offers the most information about Joseph Narusch’s background. In this census he tells us that he immigrated to the United States in 1890. (His brother Anthony states it was 1891.) He would have been nine years old. It is fair to assume that he came to the United States with his parents, and perhaps some siblings, even though we have been unable to confirm, with documentation, when and where they immigrated. The census states that he was a naturalized citizen by 1930.

The 1930 census further tells us that the family still lived in Akron, and that Joseph owned his home which was valued at $4000. One of the questions asked was “Is there a Radio Set in the home”? [This question was asked to learn how many homes had electricity in 1930]. They reported no. At that time television was unavailable, so the radio was the major form of communication. He reports his, and his parents, place of birth as Lithuania. They spoke Lithuanian at home before they came to the United States. Joseph’s occupation is as an engineer for the Quaker Oats Company. He most likely transported Quaker Oats products, or materials to make the products, by train. There are seven surviving children living at home. Two of the children had died: Joseph in 1918, Anna in 1922.

 In the 1940 Census, the family continues to live in Akron and five of the children are still living at home. The oldest two brothers, Thomas and Francis Narusch, are located on other 1940 census. New information in this census tells us that Joseph attended school through 5th grade and Inez went through 7th grade. In this census, Joseph is 58 and does not list an occupation. He is selected for supplementary questioning and he lists his “usual occupation” as a steam engineer for the Quaker Oats Rubber Company.

America declared war on December 8, 1941 after Japan attacked the United States Navy in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii territory. In 1942, Joseph registers for the Draft for WW II. He is 61 years old. It was very patriotic to register and enlist in the armed services. Several of his sons served in WW II. There is no evidence that Joseph Narusch actually joined one of the services.

Inez (Cole) Narusch died May 5, 1944 in Akron, Ohio of a cerebral hemorrhage due to cardio-vascular and renal disease. She is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. Akron, Ohio. Joseph Thomas Narusch died on August 24, 1954 in Akron, Ohio. He is also buried in Holy Cross Cemetery. We were unable to locate his death certificate. (6)

Thomas Joseph — The Oldest Narusch Son, Marries Mary Schott

When Thomas was 23, and his bride Mary was 20, they married on January 4, 1938, in Akron, Ohio.

Mary was born on February 23, 1917 in Akron, Ohio to John and Mary (Muck) Schott. Her birth name is Marie. She grew up in a blended family with three step-brothers: Harry, George, and John Muth. At age 94, Mary died on September 6, 2011, while living in a Long Term Care home in Parma, Ohio.

After their marriage, Thomas and Mary lived in Shaker Heights, Ohio. On the 1940 Census they are living with the Athel Wood family. Mr. Wood was the general manager of the Cleveland Slag Manufacturing Company. He and his wife, Alice Wood, had three children ages 12, 4, and 11 months. Mary is listed as a servant in the Wood home where she (most probably) helped with the children. Thomas Narusch is listed as a fireman at the same slag manufacturing company where Mr. Wood worked. The census identifies them as high school graduates. Thomas’s salary was $1200 and Mary’s was $300. While they were living in Shaker Heights, Thomas registered for the World War II draft. 

They moved back to Akron where on April 7, 1942 their daughter, Marjorie Ann Narusch was born. Their son, Thomas Michael Narusch was born on April 21, 1945. At age 14 Thomas Joseph Narusch died of leukemia on February 29, 1960.  He is buried in All Souls Cemetery, Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio.

At some point the family moved to Newbury, Ohio where Marge and Tommy attended Newbury School. 

Marge graduated from Newbury High School in 1959 and was married on October 28, 1961 to John Alfred Bond. John was born on December 18, 1940 in Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to Clarence Arthur “Art” Peterman Jr., and Marguerite (Gore) Peterman. After Art and Marguerite divorced, John was adopted by Marguerite’s second husband Dean Phillip Bond. (See The Bond Line, A Narrative — Seven).

On November 29, 1977, John and Marge Bond were divorced in Geauga County, Ohio. Marjorie Ann (Narusch) Bond passed away on April 25, 2022 from renal failure. She is buried at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon, Ohio. (7)

John Alfred Bond and Marjorie Ann (Narusch) Bond had five children:

• Linda Christine Bond, born 1962
• Catherine Marie (Bond) Brigham, born 1963
• Heidi Louise (Bond) Lahammer, born 1964
• Holly Annette (Bond) Territ Bond, born 1967
• John Patrick Bond, born 1970

Following are the footnotes for the Primary Source Materials,
Notes, and Observations

The Grand Duchy of Lithuania

(1) — four records

Annals of Quedlinburg (for the opening image)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annals_of_Quedlinburg

History of Lithuania (adapted text)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Lithuania

Grand Duchy of Lithuania (for map)
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania

Szlachta (for image)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szlachta

Enter the Narusch Family

(2) — fourteen records

Vil News, The Voice of International Lithuania
Hordes of Lithuanians came to Pennsylvania to work in coal mines
http://vilnews.com/2012-04-12858

The Narusch Family Tree
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/150702081/family/familyview?cfpid=152000068888

Micheal P Narish
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971
1927 > 051001-054000
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42342_649063_0666-01575?pId=484386
Digital page: 1575/3278

Anna Narish
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates
1939 > 098001-101000
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/42342_647680_0939-00575?pId=4014482
Digital page: 575/3649

Anthony Narish
in the 1930 United States Federal Census
Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Scranton > District 0008
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/52138255:6224?tid=&pid=&queryId=5f24940385a55a4f945ed36dd8024397&_phsrc=TXf2&_phstart=successSource
Book page: 17B, Digital page: 28/31, Entries 57 through 59.
Note: This census indicates that the family immigrated to the United States in 1891.
and [death date] here:
Anthony P. Narish Narusch
in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/155396097:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=4d449941417980af5071dc1ca41f0bdd&_phsrc=TXf7&_phstart=successSource

William Narish
in the Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Bexar > 1926 > Jan-Mar
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/30205817:2272?tid=&pid=&queryId=dd284fdcb788b080c1a46cac7928866e&_phsrc=TXf9&_phstart=successSource
Digital page: 691/1068
Note: This record also provides his birthdate and location.

Peter Narish
in the 1930 United States Federal Census
Illinois > Cook > Chicago (Districts 251-500) > District 0384
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/104275717:6224?tid=&pid=&queryId=11055ce75a7103968159cdb3a772fa12&_phsrc=TXf13&_phstart=successSource
Book page: 15A, Digital page: 28/58, Entries 45 through 50.
Note: At age 42, he reports being born (1888) in Lithuania (Russia), but is incorrect in indicating that his family immigrated to the United States in 1910.

Effie Kerchowskas
in the 1930 United States Federal Census
Pennsylvania > Lackawanna > Scranton > District 0006
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/52108096:6224
Book page: 44A, Digital page: 65/75, Entries 14 through 17.
and here:
Eve/Effie Narush
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/159144999/person/192084084375/facts

Paul Narish
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., World War I Veterans Service and Compensation Files, 1917-1919, 1934-1948
Navy > Mutchler, Arthur F – Norstedt, Eric O (532)
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60884/images/41744_2421406272_1138-00718?pId=503795
Digital page: 781/3441
and [death date] here:
Paul Narish
in the California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5278008:5180?ssrc=pt&tid=36197115&pid=112373793018

Frank C Narish
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1971
1966 > 037051-039900
Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 for Frank C. Narish
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/5164/images/48221_1421012671_0048-00226?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_gl=1*1uzf1l7*_ga*Njg3OTM4ODY1LjE2NTE1MzY2OTc.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTc5MTYxOS45LjEuMTY1MTc5MTkxNS4w&_ga=2.223918616.2095495925.1651536697-687938865.1651536697&pId=14896932
Digital page: 226/2874
Note: This document records his birth date and his mother Anna’s maiden name as “Stankevitch”.

Anna Staninas
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968
Lackawanna > Marriage license dockets, [vol. 280-281], 2697-3091 — 1941; [vol. 282-284], 1-1283 — 1942
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/903023116:61381?tid=&pid=&queryId=96042539351939f9f64e30f6d77172ca&_phsrc=Ydb8&_phstart=successSource
Digital page: 352/870
Note: This record provides her birth year and his mother Anna’s maiden name as “Stankiewicz”.

Their New Life in The United States

(3) — nine records

History of the Lackawanna Valley (for panoramic photo image)
https://www.lackawannapagenweb.com/history/scranton.html

Joseph T. Narusch 1906 marriage to Janet J. Klinginsmith, (her actual name is Janette Kleinsmith), in Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968 (right page) https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2013682:61381?tid=&pid=&queryId=717d9b9cbc23fe45b16114d921741578&_phsrc=FCW2&_phstart=successSource

Janette Narwsch
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1915
1907 > All > 036751-039750
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2280421:60484?tid=&pid=&queryId=c9085c57bc82ec240bb2530ac3aae505&_phsrc=uZJ2&_phstart=successSource
Digital page: 4342/4715
Note: Birth certificate for unnamed baby boy
and [death date] here:
Janette Kleinsmith 
in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968
1907 > 034501-038170
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=5164&h=750079927&tid=&pid=&queryId=c9085c57bc82ec240bb2530ac3aae505&usePUB=true&_phsrc=uZJ1&_phstart=successSource&_gl=11ijdwuz_gaNjg3OTM4ODY1LjE2NTE1MzY2OTc._ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTYzNzIyNC41LjEuMTY1MTYzODM3My4w
Digital page: 3376/3890

Joseph R Narusch
in the 1910 United States Federal Census
Ohio > Trumbull > Hartford > District 0214
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/22608399:7884?tid=&pid=&queryId=717d9b9cbc23fe45b16114d921741578&_phsrc=LbP7&_phstart=successSource
Book page: 12A , Digital page: 23/31, Entry lines 34 through 38.

Joseph Narusch
in the 1912 Meadville, Pennsylvania
U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
Pennsylvania > Meadville > 1912 > Meadville, Pennsylvania, City Directory, 1912
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/180506032:2469?tid=&pid=&queryId=717d9b9cbc23fe45b16114d921741578&_phsrc=LbP2&_phstart=successSource
Book page: 216, Digital page: 110/166, Left page, near the bottom.

Joseph T Narusch
in the New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936
Chautauqua > 1911-1940
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/963053:61377?tid=&pid=&queryId=a84882a96b3053436357aae03a13c04c&_phsrc=sPA2&_phstart=successSource
Digital page:1130/1437
Note: This is his second marriage after a divorce. We are able to determine from this document, that Joseph was divorced from his first wife Janette Kleinsmith in Mercer County, Pennsylvania on June 23, 1913.
and here:
Joseph T Narusch
in the New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936
Chautauqua > 1910-1918
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/61377/images/TH-1-159371-34794-74?pId=1050096549
Book page: 538, Digital page: 249/518, Left page, bottom, Entry #2690.
and here:
Joseph T Narusch
in the New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/963054:61377?tid=&pid=&queryId=baa60fdeda27aac55a63718e760fe758&_phsrc=DdN4&_phstart=successSource
Digital page: 1093/1437

Frank Kiser Cole and Maude Hurlbert, of the Cole Family

(4) — eightteen records

World Maps Online
Historic Map – Jamestown, NY – 1882
https://www.worldmapsonline.com/historic-map-jamestown-ny-1882/

Frank Cole
in the New York, U.S., state census, 1865
Chautauqua > Mina
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/886071:7218
Book page: 15, Digital page: 8/34, Entries 18 through 25, Right page, center.

Frank Cole
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
New York > Chautauqua > Ellicott > 052
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/38319357:6742
Book page: 4, Digital page: 4/35, Left page top, Entries 1 through 7.

Maude Hurlbert 
in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967
1888 > Marriage
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61632&h=3541699&tid=&pid=&queryId=7e99cea473447476ee9101840e167cea&usePUB=true&_phsrc=VmU19&_phstart=successSource&_gl=11gf0wo5_gaNDE5MDU3MDQxLjE2NTE4MDM1NDM._ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTc5MTYxOS45LjEuMTY1MTgxMzE4MS4w
Book page: 352, Digital page: 358/818, Left column, entry 2 under Hurlbert.

Maude Hurbbert
in the 1880 United States Federal Census
Pennsylvania > Erie > Corry > 142
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/37313828:6742
Book page: 6, Digital page: 6/58, Left page, entries 15 through 19.
Note: This census determines her birth year.

Family Researcher
Dictionary of Old Occupations
Definitions of jobs Monger – Mustarder > Moulder
https://www.familyresearcher.co.uk/glossary/Dictionary-of-Old-Occupations-Index.html
Note: “Moulder: earliest use was as a person who carved stone, a skilled occupation. The occupational term evolved to include casting iron. Is also a pottery industry term for a Presser.”

Hazel Irene Cole
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233454599/hazel-irene-cole
Note: 1892 death information for daughter Hazel Irene Cole
and [death date] here:
Hazel Irene Cole
Death – New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1797-1963
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9KT-226N
Digital page: 1072/2208

Ray F. Cole
Death – New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1797-1963
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99KT-29L6
Digital page: 1234/1726
Note: On this certificate, Ray’s mother is listed as Maude Colburn Cole. We believe that this is an error, and that Colburn was not her middle name.

Irene Hazel Cole
Mentioned in the Record of Frederick S Propheter (Irene Hazel Cole’s Husband)
Marriage – New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YS89-H37?i=354&cc=1618491
Digital page: 1459/1998
Note: This document informs us of her age, to infer her birth year.
and here:
Frederick S Prophetre
Marriage – New York, County Marriages, 1778-1848; 1908-1937
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FF5B-1FX
Book page: 620, Digital page: 354/566, Left page, left column, entry 1, #3096.

Frank K Cole
Census – United States, Census, 1900
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DZP6-DX?i=31&cc=1325221&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMS6J-8XT
Book page: 60 A and 60B, Digital page: 60-61/199, Entries 48 through 52.
Note: This census starts at the bottom of the left page and continues at the top of the right page.

Maud L Cole 
in the New York, U.S., Death Index, 1852-1956
New York State Department of Health > 1900
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61535&h=314154&tid=&pid=&queryId=164292a3fd1905c654249f1b5fff6d99&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EhO2&_phstart=successSource&_gl=11xr46xt_gaNTEyODc0Nzk4LjE2NTE4MjAwNTk._ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTgyMDA1OC4xLjEuMTY1MTgyMDIwNC4w
Book page: 156 (very faint), Digital page: 159/592, Right column, entry 2. Certificate Number: 44399

Frank K. Cole
in the New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967
1903 > Marriage
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61632&h=5592763&tid=&pid=&queryId=99d8185cb2fc91c798c159b4b10feece&usePUB=true&_phsrc=nwP14&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1vxwn12_gaNzU5Mzc4MTEzLjE2NTE4NzA1MDI._ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTg3MjU5Ny4yLjEuMTY1MTg3NzMwMC4w
Digital page: 180/1074, Left column, near bottom, entry 17687.
Note: For marriage to Marjorie E. Johnston.

Frank K. Cole
in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/187857254:60525
and [death date] here:
Frank K. Cole
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218240620/frank-k.-cole
and death certificate here:
Frank K. Cole
Death – New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1797-1963
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD1Q-J3V
Digital page: 1594/2520

Marjorie Johnston Cole
in the New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-19
Chautauqua > 1917-1919
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/901047836:61377?tid=&pid=&queryId=74f694709cb40e81221953e7c768b1d0&_phsrc=nwP13&_phstart=successSource
533/2350
Note: For her marriage Henry Dallenbach.

The Nine Children of Joseph and Inez Narusch

(5) — twenty one records

Thomas Joseph Narusch
1914 Certificate of birth (above)
Corry, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Thomas Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/756789:5763?tid=&pid=&queryId=01cfe1b7cdb0ea3a480d0b4c3692a8fd&_phsrc=biy1&_phstart=successSource

Frank Joseph Narusch
in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Pennsylvania > Nartowicz-Natale > Nartowicz, Frank-Natale, Domenico
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/records/7723407?tid=&pid=&queryId=7e23591c-62a5-4115-aee1-dfc82d85c041&_phsrc=KlP5&_phstart=successSource
Digital page: 13/2003
Note: For his birth date.
and [death date] here:
Frank J. Narusch
in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/28693331:60525?ssrc=pt&tid=4790125&pid=112234828268
and his obituary here:
Newspaper clipping [from the]
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner,
Frank J Narusch 2 May 1966 Obit
https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/4790125/person/112234828268/media/18e97695-4e21-4d11-b7c2-f0d468da2e4c?_phsrc=DdN5&_phstart=successSource

Joseph Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/880442:3146?tid=&pid=&queryId=388f92b563f832e1ecd724816348f911&_phsrc=Qtc3&_phstart=successSource
Note: Certificate #1917067375
and [death date] here:
Joseph Narusch
Death – Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X66Z-MZ9
Digital page: 199/3291
Note: His death could be related to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic?

Anna Narusch
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/23972759/person/13042086659/facts?_phsrc=Qtc9&_phstart=successSource
Note: For 1918 birth reference.

Anna Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
N
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5406861:5763?ssrc=pt&tid=23972759&pid=13042086659
Book page: 6127, Digital page: 426/972, Entry about 2/3’s down the page and reads as follows: 77 COUNTY SUMMIT NARUSH ANNA
Note: It is reported among the family that Anna died from burns due to a fire.

Michael John Joseph Narusch
in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Ohio > Molarchik-Newell > Nanney, Lawrence-Nashe, Grady
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/200966930:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=91f35abe0a2203f12b6254d27060ba20&_phsrc=Qtc16&_phstart=successSource
Digital page: 1421/2213
and [death date] here:
Michael J Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1704527:5763?tid=&pid=&queryId=91f35abe0a2203f12b6254d27060ba20&_phsrc=Qtc13&_phstart=successSource
and here:
Michael J Narusch
in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/133952853:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=bbdacf6f612164d39da9479fcd16cbc1&_phsrc=Qtc15&_phstart=successSource
and here:
Michael J Narusch
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165899123/michael-j-narusch

Paul W Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2340494:5763?ssrc=pt&tid=23972759&pid=1451867834

James Narusch
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=44764536&ssrc=pt&tid=23972759&pid=1451867835&_gl=1ywup9m_gaNzU5Mzc4MTEzLjE2NTE4NzA1MDI._ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1MTg5MTM2My4zLjEuMTY1MTg5ODUwMS4w
and [death date] here:
James Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1062827:5763?ssrc=pt&tid=23972759&pid=1451867835

Eva Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1906492:3146
and [death date] here:
Eva Mae Stahl
in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/197619813:60525
and [death date] here:
Eva Mae Narusch Stahl
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228118242/eva-mae-stahl

Mary Helen Allshouse
in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/45016457:60525
and
Mary Helen Narusch Allshouse
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95117958/mary-helen-allshouse

Joseph and Inez Build a Life Together in Akron, Ohio

(6) — ___ records

Lithuania—United States relations (for the Lithuanian poster image)
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Lithuania–United_States_relations

Joseph Thomas Narusch in 
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1802744:6482?tid=&pid=&queryId=c835d4a80e38cc46bc981c300fcd5655&_phsrc=LbP18&_phstart=successSource

Derived from: Black, White & Beyond, An Interactive History, Immigration & Migration In The Industrial Age 1870-1930 https://learn.uakron.edu/beyond/industrialage.htm

Joseph T Narusch in the
1930 United States Federal Census, entries 22 through 30 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/69115568:6224?tid=&pid=&queryId=f44b681d1d6d1b8bb2d459925a4cb28c&_phsrc=XSp1&_phstart=successSource

Joseph T Narusch in the 1940 United States Federal Census, entries 14 through 20 and supplemental questions at the bottom of the page (link entry 14)
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/30863556:2442?tid=&pid=&queryId=7e3237663b5668ebde467f63e039cd06&_phsrc=XSp4&_phstart=successSource

Joseph Thomas Narusch in U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1802744:6482?tid=&pid=&queryId=c835d4a80e38cc46bc981c300fcd5655&_phsrc=LbP18&_phstart=successSource

Joseph Thomas Narusch in U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8248533:1002?tid=&pid=&queryId=717d9b9cbc23fe45b16114d921741578&_phsrc=LbP1&_phstart=successSource

Joseph T. Narusch in the U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/197619751:60525?tid=&pid=&queryId=717d9b9cbc23fe45b16114d921741578&_phsrc=LbP10&_phstart=successSource

Inez M. (Cole) Narusch 1944 death certificate:

Thomas Joseph — The Oldest Narusch Son, Marries Mary Schott

(7) — thirteen records

Marie Schott
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/613877:3146
Note: Certificate #1917015887

Mary Mnarusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2022
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/9252160:5763

Mary Muth
in the 1930 United States Federal Census
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4661198_00191?pId=69013255
Note: For “She grew up in a blended family with three step-brothers…”

Athel Wood
in the 1940 United States Federal Census
Ohio > Cuyahoga > Shaker Heights > 18-2781940
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/32797641:2442?tid=&pid=&queryId=e7711eac0668f3d13ce7749b2b891f23&_phsrc=lYM20&_phstart=successSource
Note: For their location in 1940, within their employer’s home.

Thomas M Narusch
in the Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2655782:5763?_phsrc=lYM1&_phstart=successSource&gsfn=Thomas+M&gsln=Narusch&ml_rpos=1&queryId=cc3d108309684efb4677ef1734cf0512
Note: The Ohio Death Records correctly give the date of death as February 29, 1960.
and
Thomas M Narusch
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98402928/thomas-narusch
Note: The Find a Grave website has it incorrectly dated as March 29, 1960.

Thomas Joseph Narusch in the
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Ohio > Molarchik-Newell > Nanney, Lawrence-Nashe, Grady
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/200967306:2238?tid=&pid=&queryId=cf7cef629f756b8563614324f89543e6&_phsrc=QgS1&_phstart=successSource

Marjorie Ann Bond [obituary]
https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/obituaries/marjorie-ann-bond/?fbclid=IwAR0lUuri9IOeszI7gfZ67biIo1yvaA1mTMEWuwlOuBY_16LWgynHnjiOonM

The following four documents are related to the adoption of John Alfred (Peterman) Bond by Dean Phillip Bond in 1948. The original documents were lost and in 1985, duplicate documents were sourced.

Linda Bond
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/8142348:3146?tid=&pid=&queryId=b355c7fa7c6c160905eaab17d772b14f&_phsrc=QgS20&_phstart=successSource
Note: Certificate #1962074311

Catherine Marie Bond
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3146/records/13776144
Note: Certificate #1963072820

Heidi Louise Bond
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3146/records/9956680
Note: Certificate #1964161995

Holly Annette Bond
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3146/records/9562710
Note: Certificate #1967063375

John Patrick Bond
in the Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-2003
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3146/records/8274601
Note: Certificate #1970004520

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Something to share…
In a blog about family genealogy, it is not often that one encounters something so personal about a family member. After she had passed on, I wrote a letter to the children of my former sister-in-law Marjorie Ann (Narusch) Bond. I have decided to share it for posterity, because it captures many of the simple details and nuances we pass through in Life, and these things don’t normally appear in a blog of this kind. (There are four pages which follow).

Thomas