Anthonious DAWISKIBA
1)Antoni's "Declaration of Intention" to become a U.S. Citizen FHL film#1287041
p.478
2) Soundex to Canadian Border Crossings (for Antoni Dawiskiba) FHL film#1472912
3) Certificate of birth & baptism of John Dawiskiba
4) Correspondence with Viola Skiba 420 Baldwin St.
Royal Oak, Michigan
Child # 1 (John) changed his last name to Skiba by 1930 Have copies of
Anthony's (Anthoni's) immigration records. It is said that he traded homes and
property for a living. During his lifetime, he had homes in Chicago, Steven
Point, Wisconsin, Paw Paw, Michigan and possibly Spokane, Washington. It is
also stated on his death certificate that he worked for a lamp shade factory
for many years. He is believed to be Roman Catholic. He died from Carcinoma
of the stomach. He is buried in All Saints Cemetery in Leyden, Illinois. He
had grey hair at the age of 25 according to Adam and Joseph Skiba. At the age
of 62, he is described as 5 feet 5 inches, medium complexion, grey hair, blue
eyes.
This information documented on records sent to me by Ray Skiba. She was a
housewife all her life. She was a large woman about 5 feet 10 inches and 200
plus pounds according to Adam and Joseph Skiba. She died from chronic
Myocarditis. She is buried in All Saints Cemetery in Leyden, Illinois.
Information from Ray Skiba. Mary lived on Pierce street in Chicago...Adam
Skiba.
Death info from: Death Certifcate in possession of Adam Skiba
420 Baldwin, Royal Oak Michigan. File # 14984
John's SS# 319-18-0744
Cause of Death - Post operated pneumonia possible generalized peritonitis
Rt femoral hernia
Buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery 23 Dec 1944 Tier 25, Grave # 995 Sec. 51.
Detroit MI. On some records, he is listed as "Jan". In 1925 at age 44, he
is described a medium height, blond hair with grey eyes. He worked for the
Canadian National Railroad while the family lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
in 1905/08. The family left Winnipeg for Minneapolis, Minnesota in August
1908. Source: Adam Skiba. He worked as a laborer in laundries in Chicago
and Detroit. The laundry in Chicago was in an orphanage. At the time of his
death, he was working as a custodian for a small factory. It is said that he
was so upset at the death of his wife, that he walked from the cemetery in his
shirt sleeves and had to be found. This was in December of 1928 in Leamington
Canada. He never remarried. Source: Harry (Jerome) Skiba.
Lunt is from immigration card. Info from Ray Skiba.
According to Adam Skiba, Walter married a woman with 3 or 4 children. He
worked as a cook for various lumber camps in the state of Washington.
I got the death date from the SS Death Index. He obviously changed his name
from Dawiskiba to Skiba. He worked as a boiler operator for the same laundry
that his brother Charlie worked as a foreman. He death certificate lists his
occupation as maintainence in a laundry. Cause of death is listed as
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease. He had a heart problem for three to four years
before his death. Source: Death Certificate. He is buried in All Saints
Cemetery in Park Ridge, Ill. SS.# 325-10-7647.
He worked as a baker at the same orphanage that his brother, John, worked as a
laborer in the laundry operations. Info from Ray Skiba. I don't know why
he is the only "Dawiskiba" to have changed his name to SKIBO instead of SKIBA
like the others did.
He was a foreman in a laundry in Chicago. Info from Ray Skiba.
He married Franciszek "Francis" Zajac . Franciszek "Francis" Zajac was born at Janow, Trembowla, Galicia, Austria 17 Mar 1858 .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Mary Dawiskiba
born Abt 1876.
John Dawiskiba
born 16 May 1881.
Juzef "Joseph" Dawiskiba
born Abt 1884.
Wladsaw "Walter" Dawiskiba
born Abt 1885.
Stanislaw "Stanley" Dawiskiba
born 11 Dec 1887.
Frank Stanley "Skibo" Dawiskiba
born Abt Nov 1895.
Charles Joseph Dawiskiba
born 9 Sep 1896.
Anthonious Dawiskiba died 8 Nov 1937 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois .
Franciszek "Francis" Zajac died 11 Nov 1938 at Chicago, Cook, Illinois .