William married Debra JONES. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was born on Jan. 3 before the year of 1931. His family however, cannot be found in the 1920 or 1930 census under any phonetic spelling. He is in a U.S. Public Records index that gives his birth year as 1931 and his address at estimated age of 75 as 8363 Morley Rd City: Edinboro County: Erie State: Pennsylvania Zip Code: 16412 Phone Number: 814-756-5132.

Charles married Phyllis FUCCI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is only one Wojciech Gewont who emigrated through Ellis Island in the records. He is the correct age and from the correct area to be the original immigrant in this line. According to family tradition from Autumn Giewont's side of the family, he and his future wife both came over at different times while they were single. They met and married in Pennsylvania in 1907. According to the Ellis Island Internet site Wojciech was age 18 when he arrived on Apr 8, 1903 on the Prinzess Irene from Breman, Germany. His nationality is listed as Galicy (Galicia) which changed hands between Russia, Poland, Austria and Germany multiple times. His town of origin is listed as Dzianisz. This town is locate just 3 miles from Mount Giewont in the southern central tip of current day Poland! It is in the Nowy Sacz Administrative division of current day Poland near the major city of Zakopane.

He changed his name to Albert in this country as that was the American translation for his name, Wojciech. The correct translation of Wojciech in our language is Adelbert, so it looks like he gave himself a more popular version of his American name. His emigration record asked him if he was meeting someone, and he stated that it was cousin, Tedr_ej Plasinski in Uniontown, PA, but it indicates that his cousin lived in Oliver, Pennsylvania. He and his wife by family tradition also returned to their homeland sometime after their marriage before coming back to Pennsylvania. Their arrival to America took place on Feb. 11, 1925. Their visa was issued in Warsaw. They were using their original names which were spelled Wojeiech and Marja Gewont. They traveled on the S.S. Zeeland from Antwerp, Belgium to New York. Their closest living relative whom they had visited was "father Jedrzej Gewont" in Dzianis, Poland. Their destination was Ralph, Pennsylvania. (G-1,2)

According to granddaughter, Marilyn Turnage, Albert and his wife went back for several years to Poland where he worked in the Coal mines and Mary ran a Boarding house. In the 1940 census, he is listed at age 56 with his wife at age 40. They were both born in Poland. Their home was worth $3000.00 which seemed high compared to the value of the neighbors property. He was a farmer and worked 70 hours a week. He made $720.00 income in 1939 and this seemed about average compared to his neighbors. For citizenship of the foreign born, it says "N/A". These are the only persons with any mark on this column on this census page. They had children born in Pennsylvania named Mary, Mike, Stanley and Charles Giewont.

According to his death record in 1958, he lived at R.D. 2, Edinboro, Pennsylvania before he died of a one day stay at St. Vincent's Hospital in in Erie, PA of Coronary Thrombus. His wife only listed his country of birth, Poland. She did not know his parent's names.

Died:
Event Description: Coronary Thrombus

Wojciech married Marja ZAJAC on 9 Feb 1907 in Of Westmoreland Co., PA. Marja (daughter of Unknown ZAJAC and Unknown) was born on 9 May 1891 in Pieniazkowice, Galicia (Now Poland); died on 29 Aug 1984 in Edinboro Nursing Home, Edinboro, Erie, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was from Nowy Targ, Poland just south of Krakow on the map and near the Slovakia border in the Carpathian mountains. Her place of birth in their return trip to Poland in 1925 said she was born in Pinioskowice, (Poland). The closest town I've found by name in Poland is Pieniazkowice. It is a village in the "administrative district of Gmina Czarny Dunajec, within Nowy Targ County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Nowy Targ and 61 km (38 mi) south of the regional capital Krak

Notes:

In the 1930 census, James and Mary Fucci lived in West Mead Twp., Crawford Co., Pennsylvania. It says he was age 24 and born in New York but that could be misinformation from his wife. Other sources have led us to believe that he was born in Pennsylvania or Italy. Both their parents were born in Italy. He was a boiler maker for the Erie Railroad.

The only James I have been able to find in the U.S. previous to 1930 was the 1910 census for the same city. He is of the correct age, but his parents were Mike and Pasqual. It is possible that persons remembering the supposed names of his parents in his obituary were mixing it up with his wife's parents or grandparents instead.

There is a James Fucci living in Meadville City, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania in the 1920 census where he is listed at age 18 on the Jan. 18, 1920 date that the census was taken. He was the son of Frank Fucci age 48 and Pilue Fucci age 48, and his siblings were Ethel Fucci age 15, Mary Fucci age 11, and Thomas Fucci age 7 that also might be his parents instead. Everyone in the family was born in Italy. The father emigrated in 1902 and the rest came over in 1913.

James would have likely been born in 1901 or 1902 if his age is given correctly in this version. One of James' brothers might possibly be a Thomas J. Fucci also of Meadville, Pennsylvania. The main reason I have a doubt about it is that Thomas died in 1986 and James's obituary stated that he was preceded in death by 3 of his brothers.

Here is Thomas's wife's obituary in case he is a part of this family. "Carmella Fucci02/15/06 - (Meadville Tribune) Carmella Fucci, 93, of 31 Park Ave., Meadville, formerly of 9572 Franklin Pike, Meadville, rejoined her Lord Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community. Mrs. Fucci was born in Meadville May 22, 1912, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Trotto Piccirillo. She retired from National Tel-Tronics. She also worked at the former Talon Inc. for 35 years. She loved being with her family, traveling, and playing heated card games. She was a role model for all who knew her. She married Thomas F. Fucci Sept. 22, 1934, at St. Mary of Grace Roman Catholic Church. He preceded her in death Oct. 8, 1986. She is survived by her son, John Fucci of Erie; and three daughters, Pauline Markey and her husband, Lee, of Meadville, Kathy DeSantis and her husband, Gary, of Meadville, and Debbie Dougherty and her husband, Mike, of Erie. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas; her granddaughter, Camrie DeSantis-VonRitter, her namesake; two brothers, John and Nick Piccirillo; two sisters, Mary Capone and Katie Perotto; and her daughter-in-law, Nancy Fucci. Friends are invited to call Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Byham-Miller-Mizner Funeral Home Inc., 404 Chestnut St., Meadville, where a scripture service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. with Father David Findlay, pastor of St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church.Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church, 383 Arch St., Meadville, at 10 a.m. Friday, with Father David Findlay as celebrant.Burial will be in St. Brigid Cemetery, West Mead Township."

James married Mary MARENDO on 22 Apr 1926 in Chautauqua, New York, USA. Mary (daughter of Dominic MARENDO and Elena "Helen" DE FUCCI) was born on 22 Jun 1912 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Apr 2006 in Meadville, Crawford, PA, USA; was buried on 1 May 2006 in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Meadville, Crawford, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was a member of the St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Meadville, Pennsylvania. According to the 1930 census records, she was born about 1907 but her obituary gives her birthdate as 1912. Her obituary is as follows from the Meadville Tribune Newspaper. If her birthdate was 1912, she would have only been 14 when she married. It is possible that she made herself appear older in the 1930 census or that that census date is the more accurate one instead.

"Mary Florence Fuccicnhi News Service4/29/06- Mary Florence Fucci, 93, of 14714 Park Ave. Ext., Meadville, formerly of 11060 Elk St., Meadville, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 27, 2006, at Beverly Healthcare, Meadville. Mrs. Fucci was born in Meadville June 22, 1912, the daughter of the late Dominic and Helen Marendo. She married James Vincent Fucci April 29, 1926; he preceded her in death April 15, 1977.She retired from the former Talon Inc., where she worked in the piece work department. Mary attended Meadville Area Schools. She was a member of St. Mary of Grace Roman Catholic Church, where she had been a member of the Altar Rosary Society, and was a member of Catholic Daughters of America. Her hobbies included crocheting and cooking. She is survived by two daughters, Helene Newman of Springdale, Ark., and Phyllis Giewont and her husband, Charles, of Edinboro; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Esther Pianalto of Springdale; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James; an infant son, Vincent Fucci; a daughter, Carmella Fera; a great-grandson, Michael Minnis; and three brothers, Mike, Pat and Sam Marendo. Friends are invited to call Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Byham-Miller-Mizner Funeral Home Inc., 404 Chestnut St., Meadville, where a scripture service will take place at 5:30 p.m. with Father Mark Hoffman. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary of Grace Roman Catholic Church, 1085 Water St., Meadville, at 10 a.m. Monday, with Father Mark Hoffman, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will take place in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Meadville. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Crawford County Inc., 448 Pine St., or the American Cancer Society, 464 Pine St., both of Meadville, Pa. 16335."