Ohio Families

When Mary Ann arrived in September 1910 with the children, she said she was 29, or born about 1881
her 1920 census said she was born about 1881
her 1930 census said she was born about 1881
her 1940 census said she was born about 1878
her death record said she was born November 17, 1878.

When Mary Ann arrived in September 1910 with her children, she said she had been in the US previously from 1901 to 1907.
her 1930 census said she arrived in 1902.
her death record said she arrived in 1901.

When Joe declared his intention to become a US citizen, he said he arrived in the US about March 7, 1903. I am assuming for now that his wife was with him.

Living at 7 Middle Street when their son Jan was born. Did the clerk get the address wrong? They were at 17 Middle Street in November 1904.

living at 17 Middle Street, Lawrence, when their daughter Annie was born

living at 87 Oak Street, Lawrence, when their son Frank was born

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
[ancestry.com says this was August 31, 1907, aboard the Celtic]

Aliens, third class
Departed Boston, arrived Liverpool

Josef Klacza, millhand, 35,
Marya Klacza, housewife, 29,
Jan Klacza, child, 4
Anna Klacza, child, 3

all were of Austrian nationality, and were holding tickets through to Koskou/Koskau/Koskiu ?

Frank, age 11 months, must have been left off the manifest by mistake. He returns with his mother, brothers, and sister in September 1910.

The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 295; Item: 14

Ancestry.com. UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008

Their previous residence when they returned to America in September 1910 had been Wola Radlowska, Poland

Aboard the SS Cincinnati, sailing from Hamburg, the 7th of September, 1910, arriving at New York, NY, September 17, 1910

Klaca, Maryanna, 29, female, married, wife, Austrian, Polish nationality, had been in the US from 1901 to 1907, in Lawrence, PA, 5'4" tall, blond hair, brown eyes, place of birth: Wola Radlowska

Klaca, Jan, 7, male, child, American born, born in Lawrence, PA, 5' tall, blond hair, brown eyes

Klaca, Anna, 5, female, child, American born, born in Lawrence, PA, blond hair, brown eyes

Klaca, Francisek, 3, male, child, American born, born in Lawrence, PA, blond hair, brown eyes

Klaca, Josef, 10 [sic], male, child, Austrian, Polish nationality, had not been in US before, blond hair, brown eyes, place of birth: Wola Radlowska

last previous residence of all: Austria, Wola Radlowska
nearest relative in country they are coming from: Maryanna's father, Jan Kowal, Wola Radlowska
destination of all: Mewers [? unreadable], Ohio
who paid for the passage of all: Maryanna
did they have a ticket through to their destination: Yes
How much money were they carrying: Maryanna, $100 for all of them.
Name and address of the person they are all going to:
Maryanna's husband, Josef Klaca, Miners?, Ohio, Box 234, near Belmont

All in good health, etc., no distinctive marks of identification

http://libertyellisfoundation.org/
search for Josef Klaca, the son, who shows up as age 10.

http://libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTAxNDM1MDExMTI1Ijs=/czo4OiJtYW5pZmVzdCI7

When Mary Ann filled out the passenger manifest in September 1910, she said that her destination was her husband's home in "Miners", near Belmont, Ohio. Evidently Joseph had returned to the US before his wife and children.

Mary Ann (Koval) Klotz's death record said she had lived in "the community" for 35 years.

Living in Crescent when Joe filled out his Declaration of Intention to become a citizen.

1920 Census Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio, ED 1, sheet 10A
January 16, 1920
no address. renting

Joseph Klotz, 46, arrived 1891, papers filed 1918, born in Poland, parents also, miner, coal mine, can read and write
Mary Klotz, 39, arrived 1891, alien, [but 1918 entered anyway], born in Poland, parents also, can read and write
John Klotz, 19, born in Massachusetts, miner, coal mine
Annie Klotz, 16, born in Massachusetts
Frank Klotz, 14, born in Massachusetts
Joseph Klotz, 12, arrived 1910, alien, born in Poland, parents also
Terese Klotz, 9, born in Ohio
Andy Klotz, 7, born in Ohio
Walter Klotz, 4, born in Ohio
Steve Klotz, 1y 7m, born in Ohio

all who were asked could read and write.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDRP-BWR : accessed 9 February 2016), Joseph Klotz, Colerain, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 10A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,349.

1930 Census, Crescent, Colerain Township, Belmont County Ohio, ED 7-1, sheet 12a
April 1, 1930

no address. owns the home worth $800. does not own a radio

Joe Klatz, 58, married 1st at 27, born in Poland, parents also, arrived 1891, alien, could not speak English, coal miner
Mary Klatz, 49, married 1st at 21, born in Poland, parents also, arrived 1902, alien, could not speak English
Andy Klatz, 17, attended school within past year, coal miner
Walter Klatz, 14, attended school within past year, coal miner
Steve Klatz, 10, attended school within past year
Cecilla Klatz, 7, had not attended school within the past year.

Children born in Ohio.
None of those working had worked on the last regular working day. 16 other miners on the page had not worked on the last regular working day either. There were 2 who had worked.

United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4S9-5FF : accessed 11 February 2016), Joe Klatz, 1930.

1940 Census Maynard, Colerain Township, Belmont, Ohio. ED 7-3, sheet 7a
April 6, 1930
in Crescent, south of B & O Railroad
owns the house worth $800

Joe Klotz, 66, 3 years of school, born in Poland, alien, no occupation
Mary Klotz, 61, 3 years of school, born in Poland, alien
Walter Klotz, 24, single, 8 years of school, born in Ohio, butcher, retail butcher shop, private employment [not government], worked 48 hours the previous week, worked 52 weeks in 1939 for total of $728
Stephen Klotz, 21, single, 1 year of high school, born in Ohio, miner, coal mine, private employment [not government], worked 21 hours the previous week, worked 40 weeks in 1939 for total of $600

Joseph provided the information. All lived in the same house in 1935

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWDB-1P3 : accessed 9 February 2016), Joe Klotz, Colerain Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-3, sheet 7A, family 137, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3028.

living in Crescent, St Clairsville, when she died

Certificate of Death
September 6, 1945
Mrs Mary Klotz
place of death: St. Clairsville, Route 4, Belmont County
usual residence: Rural (Crescent), St. Clairsville, Route 4, Belmont County
white, male, married
age 66y 9m 19d, born November 17, 1878, in Poland
in this community: 35 years
in US: 44 years
immediate cause of death: coronary acclusion
due to: arteriosclerosis
other conditions: old age
husband: Joseph Klotz, age 73
father: John Koval, born in Poland
mother: Anna Lazrus, born in Poland
informant: Mrs George Bobot, St. Clairsville, Route 4
buried: Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, September 10, 1945
funeral director: Lemotte C Beck, St. Clairsville
doctor: M Gadosk, MD, Wheeling, WVa,

"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6C7-TF7 : accessed 11 February 2016), Joseph Klotz in entry for Mary Klotz, 06 Sep 1945; citing Death, Saint Clairsville, Richland Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, source ID 29, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,115,305.