Ohio Families

Is this Frank's birth record? Two later records said he was born October 20, 1906. There is a Josef Klacza laborer, at 87 Oak in the 1906 Lawrence directory. The record was recorded by the city March 16, 1907, as were the others on that page.

Births registered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1906
September 21, 1906
Frank Klatch, born at 87 Oak Street
parents: Joseph [Klatch]. an insurance agent, and Mary Covalla, both born in Austria and living at 87 Oak Street

"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXNR-XVC : accessed 11 February 2016), Frank Klatch, 21 Sep 1906; citing Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, reference p 37, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,315,130.

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.

In 1937, Frank said he had filled out a government form at some time past when he was unemployed and in Kansas City, Missouri

U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records

Social Security-Carrier Employee Registration
Application for Account Number

June 2, 1937
Frank Klotz
General Delivery, St. Clairsville, Ohio
Employer: Chicago North Western Railway Company
Place of Employment: Des Plaines, Illinois
occupation: track laborer
white, male, age 30
birth: October 20, 1906, Maynard, Ohio
father: Joseph Klotz
mother: Mary
if you have filled out a government card like this, show: Unemployed, Kansas City, Missouri

Signed: Frank Klotz

Ancestry.com. U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, 1935-1970 [database on-line].

Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; CNW Social Security Applications

Original data: Chicago and North Western Railroad Employee Records. Chicago & North Western Historical Society, Berwyn, Illinois.

1940 Census, Denver, Colorado, ED 16-253, Sheet 84a
no date. this looks like the last page of this enumerator's area.
at 2161 Larimer

Frank Klaztz, 33, single, born in Ohio, 8 years of school, lived in Denver in 1935, trackman, railroad, had worked 44 hours the previous week, had worked 21 weeks the previous year for a total of $260

Doesn't say who provided this information.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDT-229 : accessed 14 February 2016), Frank Klaztz, Tract 16, Denver, Election District W, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-253, sheet 84A, family , NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 492

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Frank was enumerated twice:

1940 Census, Denver, Colorado, ED 16-253, Sheet 2b
April 3, 1940
at 2161 Larimer
Frank Klotz, 33, head, single, born in Ohio, 7 years of school, a new worker, lived in Denver in 1935

Frank provided this information.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDT-NWC : accessed 14 February 2016), Frank Klotz, Tract 16, Denver, Election District W, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-253, sheet 2B, family 52, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 492.

Illinois, Cook County Deaths
Name: Frank Klotz
Event Date: 30 Jan 1950
Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Address: 1300 West Madison St
white, male, single, age 43
Occupation: Laborer
Birth Date: 20 Oct 1906
Birthplace: Lawrence, Massachusetts
Funeral Home: Hursen Undertaker Inc
Burial Place: Saint Clairsville, , Ohio
Cemetery: Union
Father's Name: Joseph Klotz
Mother's Name: Mary Koval
Informant's Name: Joseph Klotz
Entry Number: 3149

"Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M4-Y5PW : accessed 14 February 2016), Frank Klotz, 30 Jan 1950; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .