Joseph Demech

Male 1894 - 1960  (66 years)


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  • Name Joseph Demech 
    Born 18 Jan 1894  Austro-Hungarian Empire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 27 Jun 1960  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3090  Muse-Nagy
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2018 

    Family Anna Hahalyak,   b. 6 Jun 1900, Czechoslovakia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1982, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Feb 1926  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jan 1894 - Austro-Hungarian Empire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Feb 1926 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jun 1960 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Newspaper Clipping of the Marriage License Issue for Joseph Demech and Anna Hahalyak in 1926
    Newspaper Clipping of the Marriage License Issue for Joseph Demech and Anna Hahalyak in 1926
    The newspaper is dated the 2nd of February 1926.

    Source:
    Newspapers.com; The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 02 Feb 1926, page 11.
    The Naturilization Record of Joseph Demeck in 1928
    The Naturilization Record of Joseph Demeck in 1928
    Joseph Demech was born in Hosna, Austria on the 20th of January, 1894. This part of Austria was a part of Yugoslavia in 1928. He immigrated to the USA on the 13th of August, 1912 on RMS Lusitania. Anna, his wife, is included on this record.

    Source:
    National Archives at Philadelphia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: RG 21; Record Group Number: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009
    1930 US Federal Census with Joseph and Anna Dimick
    1930 US Federal Census with Joseph and Anna Dimick
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    1804 Fox Way
    Joseph Dimick, 37 year old steel mill worker; married at 33 years of age; born in Serbia, speaks Serbian; immigrated in 1913.
    Anna Dimick, 29 year old wife; married at 25 years of age; born in Czechoslovakia, speaks Russian.

    Source:
    1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 0278
    1940 US Federal Census with Julia Hahalyak,
    1940 US Federal Census with Julia Hahalyak,
    Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

    26 Acorn Street
    Joseph Demeck, 47 year old steel mill worker; born in Yugoslavia
    Anna Demeck, 40 year old wife; born in Czechoslavakia

    30 Acorn Street
    Julia Hahalyak, 62 year old widow born in born in Czechoslovakia
    William Hahalyak, 35 year old single son; born in Pennsylvania
    Michael Tupi, 28 year old son-in-law; born in West Virginia
    Helen Tupi, 26 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania

    32 Acorn Street
    Vasil Turko, 50 year old steel mill worker; born in Czechoslovakia
    Julia Turko, 48 year old wife; born in Czechoslovakia
    Julia Turko, 22 year old daughter; born in Pennsylvania
    Steven Turko, 15 year old son; born in Pennsylvania
    Paul Turko, 14 year old son; born in Pennsylvania
    Edward Turko, 8 year old son; born in Pennsylvania

    Turko is Julia Hahalyak's maiden name. Vasil's death certificate lists his parents as Steven Turko and Mary Propokovich. Julia and Vasil may be cousins.

    Source:
    1940 US Federal Census; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03664; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 69-414
    World War II Draft Card for Joseph Demech, 1942
    World War II Draft Card for Joseph Demech, 1942
    Joseph was living with his wife Anna at 26 Acorn Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1942.

    Source:
    The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II draft cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Pennsylvania; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1951
    1954 - The Residence of Joseph and Anna Demech
    1954 - The Residence of Joseph and Anna Demech
    Joseph and Anna Demech still reside at 3826 Acorn in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

    Source:
    Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
    The Death Notice of Joseph Demech in 1960
    The Death Notice of Joseph Demech in 1960
    Joseph, husband of Anna Hahalyak and father of Patricia Forsthoffer, Arlene Kolesar, and William O'Shanick, died the 27th of June 1960.

    Source:
    Newspapers.com; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 30 Jun 1960, page 37.

  • Sources 
    1. [S72] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
      Name: Joseph Demech
      Birth Date: 18 Jan 1893
      Claim Date: 11 Aug 1958
      SSN: xxx-xx-4352
      Notes: 11 Aug 1958: Name listed as JOSEPH DEMECH