Ohio Families

Births registered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1904
November 11, 1904
Annie Klassa, born at 17 Middle Street, Lawrence
father: Joseph, an operative, born in Austria
mother: Mary Kowal, born in Austria
both living at 17 Middle Street

"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXF2-4SG : accessed 11 February 2016), Annie Klasse, 11 Nov 1904; citing Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, reference p. 506, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,436.

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

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.

Both Joe and Annie were living in Crescent, Ohio, when they applied for a marriage license

living in Wheeling in 1935, according to the 1940 census

Anna's death record said she had been in Barton 20 years when she died

1940; Census Barton, Colerain Twp, Belmont, Ohio, ED 7-3, sheet 13B
April 12, 1940

on north side of West Loretta Street, listed with Anna's brother Andrew and Helen Klotz.

Joseph Fornal, 44, no years of school, born in Poland, naturalized, coal miner, worked 14 hours last week, worked 40 weeks last year for a total of $500
Anna Fornal, 35, 6 years school, born in Massachusetts
John Fornal, 19, new worker
Walter Fornal, 17
Stanislaus Fornal, 15
Joseph Fornal Jr, 14
Frank Fornal, 12
Mary Ann Fornal, 10
Henrietta Fornal, 8
Richard Fornal, 2

children born in Ohio. Those alive in 1935 were living in Wheeling, WV.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWDL-36N : accessed 17 February 2016), Joseph Fornal, Colerain Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7-3, sheet 13B, family 263, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3028.

Death Certificate
Anna K Fornal
died August 14, 1957, in Barton, Belmont County. not within city limits
usual residence: Barton, Belmont County (P.O. Box 13). not within city limits. not on a farm
in Barton: 20 years
white, female, married, age 52
born November 11, 1904, Massachusetts
parents: Joseph Klotz and Mary Koval
was never a member of the US Armed Forces
immediate cause of death: cardiac failure
due to: coronary artery disease and hypertension
other significant conditions contibuting to death: diabetus insipidus
informant: Walter Fornal, of Barton
Burial: August 17, 1957, Union Cemetery, St Clairsville
funeral home: Beck Funeral Home, 204 W Main, St Clairsville
doctor: Francis J Gadogh, McLain Bldg, Wheeling, WVa, had attended her from 1950 to August 14, 1957.

"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6CH-T8T :
accessed 11 February 2016), Anna K. Fornal, 14 Aug 1957; citing Death, Barton, Colerain Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, source ID , County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 2,115,369.