Charles Orschak/Clark

Birth Name Charles Orschak/Clark
Gender male
Age at Death 71 years, 4 months, 24 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth January 5, 1877 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   1a
Event Note

Ohio, County Births
Charles Orzinhowski
January 5, 1877, Cleveland
parents: William and Yedda

"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR99-5YR : accessed 3 December 2015), Charles Orzinhowski, 05 Jan 1877; citing Birth, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, reference v 3 p 210, county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 877,902.

Census (Son) June 9, 1880 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 34 Berg 2a
Event Note

1880 Census, Cleveland, Supervisors District 6, ED 3B, page 46, ancestry.com image 46
June 9, 1880
34 Bergh, dwelling 371, family 540

[The census taker wrote down "Kaufski" and the record is indexed as Kaufski at familysearch.org. I found it by browsing.]

William Kaufski, 39, laborer, born in Prussia, parents also
Henrietta Kaufski, 39, housekeeper, born in Prussia, parents also
Hermann Kaufski, 12, born in Prussia, parents also
Catherine Kaufski, 9, born in Prussia, parents also
Frederic Kaufski, 6, born in Ohio, parents in Prussia
Charles Kaufski, 3, born in Ohio, parents in Prussia
William Kaufski, 10 months, born in July, born in Ohio, parents in Prussia
Christina Waski, 40, relationship: servant, single, said: born in Ohio, parents in Prussia

Note: I am going to assume that "Catherine" is their daughter Henrietta, or "Minnie". If the census taker can hear "Orshakovski" and write down "Kaufski", then maybe he heard "Minnie" or "Minna" and wrote down "Catherine". Minnie was younger than Herman and older than Frederick, and should be in this household, being born in 1872.

Census (Head) January 8, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1920 Charles Clark household 3a
Event Note

1920 Census Ward 25, Cleveland, ED sheet 9B
January 8, 1920
at 1374 East 115th
Charles Clark, 45, born in Ohio, father also, mother in Germany, painter
Mathilda Clark, 42, arrived 1880, born in Germany, parents also,
Elinore Clark, 20, daughter, single
Ruth Clark, 16, daughter, single
Henrietta Osschek, 10, niece, single

the birthplaces that were in Germany had something crossed out that looked like Pom. Mathilda's SS Application says she was born in Stettin Pome, Federal Republic of Germany

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDBC-FSF : accessed 3 December 2015), Charles Clark, Cleveland Ward 25, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 210, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,372.

Residence (Head) January 8, 1920 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 1374 East 115th 3a
Event Note

living at 1374 East 115th when the 1920 census was taken

Death May 29, 1948 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States at 1374 East 115th 4a
Event Note

Ohio Deaths # 34966
Charles Clark
died May 29, 1948
at his residence 1374 East 115th
born January 5, 1877, Cleveland
white, male, married, retired
father: William Clark, born in England
mother: Henrietta Veso
informant: Matilda Clark, same address
burial: June 1, 1948, Highland Park

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6BD-68L : accessed 3 December 2015), Charles Clark, 29 May 1948; citing , reference certificate; FHL microfilm 2,246,464.

Burial June 1, 1948 Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   4a
Event Note

Name: Clark, Charles
Date: May 29 1948
Source: Cleveland Press, Reel #14
Notes: Clark, Charles, of 1374 E. 115, beloved husband of Matilda, father of Eleanor M. Shenk and Ruth Clark, grandfather and great-grandfather. Friends may call Sun, After 1 P. M. at the F. Ziehm Co. Funeral Home, E. 114 and Superior Ave. Services Tues., June 1 at 3 p. m.

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BillionGraves Index
Name Charles Clark
Event Type Burial
Event Place Highland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Cemetery Highland Park Cemetery
Latitude 41.460281
Longitude -81.529716
Birth Date 1877
Death Date 1948
Affiliate Create Date 2014-11-02 02:40:51
Affiliate Image Identifier 11318747

"BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPD-WJFY : accessed 4 December 2015), Charles Clark, died 1948; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Highland Park Cemetery, Highland Hills, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.

These are the same coordinates and image identifier as his wife's grave. It is the only way I identified his wife's place of burial.

The cemetery records say he is buried in Section 5, Lot 1567, Tier E1/2, Grave 6.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohcdrt/clecems/images/hi_05_052.jpg

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Wilhelm Orschakovskiabout December 19, 1841June 26, 1893
Mother Henrietta Wizotzkiabout 1841November 29, 1892
    Brother     Herman Orschak about 1865 November 1, 1951
    Sister     Auguste Orschakovski
    Sister     Henrietta “Minnie” Orschakovski January 9, 1872 July 23, 1928
    Brother     Fred William Orschak October 18, 1873 April 21, 1941
         Charles Orschak/Clark January 5, 1877 May 29, 1948
    Brother     Wilhelm Oreschowski July 19, 1879 April 10, 1881
    Brother     Edward Orschak December 5, 1881 September 21, 1947
    Brother     Male Oreschechowski May 4, 1884 May 4, 1884
    Sister     Bertha Orschak February 2, 1886 August 20, 1948

Families

Family of Charles Orschak/Clark and Mathilda Johanna Biastoch

Married Wife Mathilda Johanna Biastoch ( b. 1878 d. ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage June 22, 1898 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States   5a
Event Note

Cuyahoga County Marriage Record
22 June 1898, #4004
Carl Orschakowski
Mathilde Biastoch
married by J H Wefel
[indexed at familysearch as "Orscha Kowski"]

"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RM-XHB : accessed 3 December 2015), Carl Orscha Kowski and Mathilde Biastoch, 22 Jun 1898; citing Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, reference pg1 cn4004; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 877,932.

Source References

  1. Ohio County Births
      • Page: Charles Orzinhowski, January 5, 1877, Cleveland
  2. National Archives and Records Administration: 1880 United States Census
      • Page: William "Kaufski" Cleveland, Supervisors District 6, ED 3B, page 46, ancestry.com image 46
  3. National Archives and Records Administration: 1920 United States Census
      • Page: Charles Clark, Ward 25, Cleveland, ED sheet 9B
  4. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953
      • Page: Charles Clark, May 29, 1948, Cleveland, # 34966
  5. Cuyahoga County Marriage Records
      • Page: Orschakowski-Biastoch, 22 June 1898, Cuyahoga County, #4004