Military Monday - John Mickey (1916-1975)

Here is a photograph of my uncle, John Mickey, in his Army uniform.  I found this in my mother's photograph collection.

I never really knew my Uncle John.  He was the 6th child of George and Theresa Mickey.  According to my mother, he seldom came home to Pennsylvania after his military service, although his wife, Alice, did stay in touch with my mother.  John Mickey was born 27 April 1916 in Monessen, PA.  He married Alice Martz on 05 January 1938 in Severn, MD.  The had one child, John Elic Mickey, born 11 Jun 1943.  Uncle John died on 27 August 1975 in Maryland.

Tombstone Tuesday - George and Theresa Mickey

Grandview Cemetery

Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

Photo credit: Kathi Swan (Find-A-Grave volunteer)

Mappy Monday - Parihuzovce, Slovakia

Parihuzovce is a village in the Carpathian Mountains in the northeast part of Slovakia.  It is very near Slovakia's border with Poland and Ukraine.  It is in the Preslov region, Snina district.  There are currently only about 25 residents in the village. It is the smallest village in the Snina region.

The first historical mention of the village was in 1548.  It is now a small ski destination.  It's population is primarily elderly now.

George, Frank  and John Mika were from this village, as was, I believe, Theresa Dacko.

See map and village information here: http://www.cisarik.com/0_Parihuzovce_Snina_PV_Zemplen_Zemplin.html

And here: http://regionsnina.sk/index.php?id=56&L=1

And here: http://en.db-city.com/Slovakia/Pre%C5%A1ov/Snina/Parihuzovce

My first thought when I found the  picture below was how much it looked like the countryside around my grandparents' farm in Southwestern Pennsylvania.

Above photo found here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Parihuzovce_entr%C3%A9e_du_village.jpg&action=edit&section=2

More images of Parihuzovce.

Photo credit: Janko Bajus http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29945929

Photo credit: Janko Bajus http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29945931

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Family Group Sheet - George and Theresa (Dacko) Mickey

My maternal grandparents and their offspring.

Family Group Sheet: George (Gyorgy) Mika and Teresa Dacko

  

          

Husband:            GEORGE MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             30 Mar 1883 in Parihuzovce, Austria-Hungary

                                Death:          11 Jan 1972 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

                                Burial:           Jan 1972 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

                                Marriage:    15 Jul 1905 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

                                Father:         Vasil Mika

                                Mother:       Anna Petyiv

Wife:                    TERESA/THERESA DACKO

                                Birth:             20 Feb 1885 in Parihuzovce, Austria-Hungary

                                Death:          05 Dec 1967 in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

                                Burial:           Dec 1967 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

                                Father:         Jan Daczko

                                Mother:       Helena Jaczos

Children:

                1 (M)      Name:          GEORGE MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             20 Jul 1906 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          30 May 1977 in Fayette, Pennsylvania

                                Burial:          03 Jun 1977 in Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, Sylvan Heights Cemetery

                                Marriage:    Mary Mular (1908-1977) m. Sep 1936 in Connellsville, Fayette, 

                                                      Pennsylvania          

                2 (M)      Name:          ANDY MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             17 Mar 1908 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          04 Nov 2000 in McClellandtown, Fayette, Pennsylvania

                                Burial:           Nov 2000

                               Marriage:    Mildred Rantovich (1910-2005) m. 17 Sep 1932 in Cumberland,   

                     Maryland

                3 (F)        Name:          MARY MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             25 Feb 1910 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          19 Dec 1997 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York

                                Marriage:  (1) John J. Bush (1905-1939) 07 Oct  1933 in Cumberland, Maryland

                                                    (2) Louis Cardamone (1901-1958) 14 Jun 1941 in Niagara Falls, New York

                4 (F)        Name:          ANNA MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             14 Dec 1911 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          20 Feb 2001 in Ransomville, Niagara, New York

                               Marriage:    (1) Vasil (Charles) Scrip (1890-1957) m. 17 Nov 1928 in New Salem

                                                      Fayette, Pennsylvania

                       (2) Pasquale Spina (1915-1996) m. Feb 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York

                5 (M)      Name:          MIKE MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             21 Nov 1913 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          24 Apr 2001 in Fort White, Columbia, Florida

                                Marriage:    Helen Lefler (1921-1999) m. 15 Jul 1944 in Tampa, Florida

                6 (M)      Name:          JOHN MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             27 Apr 1916 in Monessen, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          27 Aug 1975 in Maryland

                                Marriage:    Alice Martz (1916-2005) m. 05 Jan 1938 in Severn, Maryland

                7 (F)        Name:          HELEN MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             04 Nov 1918 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          26 Nov 1993 in High Springs, Alachua, Florida

                               Marriage:    Martin Novak (1913-2000) m. 07 Jun 1941 in New Salem, Fayette,

                                                     Pennsylvania

                8 (F)        Name:          SUE MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             16 Dec 1920 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          30 Oct 2007 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California

                                Marriage:    Myron Dewey Mason (1921-_) m. 30 Jan 1948 in Los Angeles,

                                                      California

                9 (M)      Name:          CHARLES MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             28 Feb 1923 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          14 Jul 1998 in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania

                               Marriage:    Ann Migyanko (1928-2002) m. 15 May 1948 in New Salem, Fayette,

                       Pennsylvania

                10 (F)      Name:          MARGARET MIKA/MICKEY

                                Birth:             29 Sep 1925 in German Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania

                                Death:          08 Aug 2009 in Spokane, Spokane, Washington

Marriage:    Glenn R. Sampey (1913-1989) m. 18 Dec 1944 in New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania