Johny Pysh (1926 - 2016)

Born 3 Jun 1926 in Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States

Died 14 Jan 2016 at age 89 in San Jacinto, Riverside, California, United States

Biography

John was a Jehovah's Witness and served at Brooklyn Bethel

This profile is part of the 122-124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, New York One Place Study.

Johny was born in 1926, in Gary, Indiana.^[1][2] John was the son of Sam Pysh and Victoria Wozcik.^[1][3][4][2]

John volunteered at the world headquarters of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society at Brooklyn, New York.^[5]

John died on January 14, 2016, in San Jacinto, California.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth: "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944"
   Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1926; Roll: 012
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60871 #3251098 (accessed 18 September 2022)
   Johny Pysh born on 5 Jun 1926, son of Sam Pysh & Victoria Wozcik, in Gary, Lake, Indiana, USA.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
   National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 518
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #37744419 (accessed 18 September 2022)
   Name: John Pysh; Gender: Male; Race: White; Age: 18; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 4 Jun 1926; Birth Place: Gary, Indiana; Residence Place: Munfordville, Hart, Kentucky, USA; Registration Date: 5 Jun 1944; Registration Place: Kentucky, USA; Employer: Self-employed. Bible And Tract Society Inc; Height: 5 11; Weight: 152; Complexion: Ruddy; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Blue; Next of Kin: Sam Pysh;
   Household Members Relationship:
   John Pysh Self (Head)
   Sam Pysh Father.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH98-ZJ6 : accessed 18 September 2022), John Pyoh in household of Sam Pyoh, Gary, Lake, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 6A, line 46, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 599; FHL microfilm 2,340,334.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01120; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 95-38
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #53269862 (accessed 18 September 2022)
   John Pysh (13) in Gary, Lake, Indiana. Born in Indiana.
5. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: New York, Kings, New York; Roll: 2756; Sheet Number: 1; Enumeration District: 24-1355
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #294832910 (accessed 18 September 2022)
   John Pysh (23), single lodger, in household of Richmond Loyd Bible (32) in New York, Kings, New York, USA. Born in Indiana.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 September 2022, 15:35), entry for John Pysh (FamilySearch Person: G83F-FGK ); contributed by various users.