Nicholas Romanski (1892 - 1949)

Born 15 May 1892 in Żołczów, Rohatyn, Galicia, Austria

Ancestors

Son of Theodor Romanski and Barbara (Paduczak) Romanski

Husband of Mary (Polowa) Romanski — married 7 Feb 1913 in Rochester, Monroe, NY

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1949 at age 57 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

Genealogically Defined

Nicholas Romanski is Ruthenian.

Nicholas Romanski migrated from Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria to United States.

Nicholas was Roman Catholic

Biography

Nicholas was born in 1893 in an area was called different things depending on the time, including the Austrian Empire, Poland, Russia and Ukraine. His name was translated differently in different documents. The ending of Romanski could be a i or y. He signed the wedding certificate Nykalo. The original names would have been written in the Ukrainian alphabet.

Nicholas Romanski immigrated to America before World War I (10 Mar 1910) and settled in Rochester New York. He worked at Bausch and Lomb as a tool and die machinist as well as other jobs. ^[1]

It was there that he married (8 Feb 1913) and had two daughters. ^[2]

He became a citizen (Dec. 28, 1926). ^[3]

He passed away 7 Jul 1949 in Rochester and is buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.^{[4] [5]}

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Rochester Monroe County New York, USA Plot: north 23, row 6, grave 12

Obituary "Romanski-Thursday, July 7, 1949, Nicholas Romanski, 449 Joseph Ave. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Norman P. Hall of Arlington Heights, Ill. and Mrs. Donald J. Eichinger of Harrisburg, Pa; a sister Mrs. John Reber, Rochester; two stepsisters and two stepbrothers in Europe; one grandchild."

Translations

Nicolas

Rusyn: Nikolaj Ukrainian: Mykola/Микола Polish: Mikołaj

Records

Travel

Name: Nykola Romanski Arrival Date: 10 Mar 1910 Birth Date: abt 1892

• Birth Location: Austria
• Birth Location Other: zobern

Age: 18 Gender: Male

• Ethnicity/ Nationality: Ruthenian (Russniak) (Ruthenian)

Port of Departure: Rotterdam Port of Arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Campania ^[6]

Galicia Project: inspection of passenger list document [1] line 11. I can clearly make out ZOLC...(last few letters illegible.) The only village that is close to the handwriting in the list is Zolczow of Rohatyn (District).

• Lists father in home country: Fes/?es Romanski of Zolczow

note father Theodor on wedding certificate: Rusyn: Fedor Lemko: Fedor Ukrainian: Fedir/Федір Polish: Teodor (Fedor/Fedir is close to Fes/?es )

Draft WWI

Nicolas Romanski 15 May 1892 Austria Rochester City no 5, New York, United States ^[7]

Draft WWI

Name: Nicolis Romanski [Nicolas Romanski] Race: White Marital Status: Married Birth Date: 15 May 1892 Birth Place: Austria Street address: 19 Nossarite Residence Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA Physical Build: Medium Height: Medium Hair Color: Dark Eye Color: Brown ^[8]

Draft WWII

Name: Nicholas Romanski Gender: Male Race: White Residence Age: 50 Birth Date: 15 May 1892

• Birth Place: Austria

Residence Date: 1942 Residence Place: Rochester, New York, USA Occupation: General Railway Signal Co Height: 5 5 Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Weight: 160 Complexion: Dark ^[9]

Marriage

Name: Nicholas Romansky Gender: Male Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1892 Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1913 Marriage Place: Monroe, New York, USA Father: Theodore Romansky Mother: Barbara Padzcek Spouse: May Polowa Film Number: 000831341 ^[10]

Census 1910

• Nicholas Romanski Boarder Male 18 Austria ( head Thomas Polowi Head Male 29 Austria)

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Census 1920

^[12] Name Nicholas Romanski Age 27

• Birth Year abt 1893
• Birthplace Galicia

Home in 1920 Rochester Ward 7, Monroe, New York Street Joseph Street House Number 66 Race White Gender Male

• Immigration Year 1910

Relation to Head of House Head Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Mary Romanski

• Father's Birthplace Austria
• Mother's Birthplace Austria
• Native Tongue Ruthenian

Able to Speak English Yes Occupation Screw Machine Industry Optical Employment Field Wage or Salary Naturalization Status Alien Household Members Name Age

• Nicholas Romanski 27
• Mary Romanski 26
• Anna Romanski 5
• Katharine Romanski 3

Census 1930

^[13] Name Nicholas Romansky Age in 1930 38

• Birth Year abt 1892

Gender Male Race White

• Birthplace Poland

Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Head Home in 1930 Rochester, Monroe, New York Map of Home Rochester, Monroe, New York Street Address Scranton Street Ward of City 5 Block 218 House Number in Cities or Towns 81 Dwelling Number 5 Family Number 9 Home Owned or Rented Rented Home Value 25.00 Radio Set No Lives on Farm No Age at First Marriage 21 Attended School No Able to Read and Write Yes

• Father's Birthplace Poland
• Mother's Birthplace Poland
• Language Spoken Ukeranian
• Immigration Year 1910
• Naturalization Naturalized

Able to Speak English Yes Occupation MacHinist Industry Signal Mfg Class of Worker Wage or salary worker

• Nicholas Romansky 38
• Mary Romansky 37
• Anna Romansky 16
• Katherine Romansky 13

Census 1940

^[14] Name Nicholas Romanski Respondent Yes Age 47

• Estimated Birth Year abt 1893

Gender Male Race White

• Birthplace Austria

Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Head Map of Home in 1940 Rochester, Monroe, New York Street Scranton Street Farm No Inferred Residence in 1935 Rochester, Monroe, New York Residence in 1935 Same House

• Citizenship Naturalized

Sheet Number 9A Number of Household in Order of Visitation 168 Occupation Seam Machine Operator Industry Railroad Signds House Owned or Rented Rented Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented 24 Attended School or College No Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 5th grade Hours Worked Week Prior to Census 40 Class of Worker Wage or salary worker in private work Weeks Worked in 1939 44 Income 1479 Income Other Sources No

• Nicholas Romanski 47
• Mary Romanski 46
• Katy Romanski 23
• Anna Romanski 25

NY Census 1915

• Nick Ruminsky 22 abt 1893 Austria Rochester Ward 07, Monroe Head (Self) Number of years in US: 5 Page number: 55
• Mary Ruminsky wife 20
• Anna Ruminski 1 daughter

plus 5 boarders

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NY Census 1925

Name Nicholas Romansky Event Type Census Event Date 1925 Event Place Rochester Ward 08, A.D. 03, E.D. 01, Monroe, New York, United States Gender Male Age 33

• Nationality Austria

Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head

• Birth Year (Estimated) 1892

Years in United States 13 House Number 315 Page 4 ^[16]

Rochester Directories

Name: Nicholas Romanski Gender: Male Residence Year: 1921 Street address: 66 Joiner Residence Place: Rochester, New York, USA Occupation: Opticalwkr Spouse: Mary Romanski Publication Title: Rochester, New York, City Directory, 1921 ^[17]

• Rochester 1915 Street Address: 66 Nassau Birr Occupation: Brassworker
• Rochester 1917 19 Street Address: Nas- Occupation: Brassworker Spouse:

Maria Romanski

• Rochester 1921 Street Address: 66 Joiner Occupation: Opticalwkr spouse:

Mary Romanski

• Rochester 1930 Street Address: 315 Joseph av Occupation: MacHine Operator Spouse:

Mary Romansky

• Rochester 1936 Street Address: 81 Serantom Occupation: MacHine Operator Spouse:

Mary P Romansky

• Rochester 1938 Street Address: 81 Scrantom Occupation: Maeh Opr
• Rochester 1948 Street Address: 449 Joseph av Occupation: Screw Mach Opr

Death

Name: Nicholas Romanski Age: 57 Birth Date: abt 1892 Death Date: 7 1949 Death Place: Rochester, New York, USA ^[18]

Soc. Sec.

Name: Nicholas Romanski Birth Date: 15 May 1892

• Birth Place: Austria

Death Date: 7 Jul 1949 Claim Date: 3 Aug 1949 Notes: 04 Feb 1977: Name listed as NICHOLAS ROMANSKI ^[19]

Sources

1. ↑ Census January 14, 1920 ED 82 sheet 14B (66,150,310) 1st district, Rochester
2. ↑ Wedding Certificate Rochester, Monroe County, State of New York no. 11547
3. ↑ Naturalization Certificate 2429237 vol 159 number 16530, Dec. 28, 1926
4. ↑ Death Certificate 2701 Rochester 7/7/1949
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #164215256
6. ↑ 1910; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Microfilm Roll: Roll 1424; Line: 11; Page Number: 60
7. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXBH-Z4Z : 12 August 2019), Nicolas Romanski, 1917-1918; citing Rochester City no 5, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,818,807.
8. ↑ Registration State: New York; Registration County: Monroe; Roll: 1818807; Draft Board: 5 Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
9. ↑ The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of New York; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 518
10. ↑ New York, County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5MJ-D44 : accessed 23 August 2019), Nicholas Romanski in household of Thomas Polowi, Rochester Ward 8, Monroe, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 88, sheet 15A, family 245, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 991; FHL microfilm 1,375,004.
12. ↑ 1920 Census
13. ↑ Census 1930
14. ↑ 1940 Census
15. ↑ New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 03; Assembly District: 03; City: Rochester Ward 07; County: Monroe; Page: 55 Source Information Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., State Census, 1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
16. ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS4X-1MZ : 8 November 2014), Nicholas Romansky, Rochester Ward 08, A.D. 03, E.D. 01, Monroe, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 4, line 24, New York State Archives, Albany.
17. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
18. ↑ New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index;
19. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Obituary lists daughters, sister in Rochester, also step brothers in Europe, one grandchild Savage Funeral Home, St. Joseph Church, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

• Holy Sepulchre Cemetery http://www.holysepulchre.org/locate

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed with a AncestryDNA test match between Sue Hall and K Hall, sisters, Predicted relationship: Immediate Family from Ancestry "2,596 centimorgans shared across 70 DNA segments".

• Paternal relationship is confirmed with a AncestryDNA test match between Sue Hall and Patricia Pitt, 2nd cousin , Predicted relationship: 3rd–4th Cousin from Ancestry 160 centimorgans shared across 5 DNA segments 4 shared matches.

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