Pat, there was one child, unnamed, baby Lytwin, buried on December 7, 1931, in Woodland Cemetery, Newark. That's all the info we have on this burial. Mary Mary Lish mary.lish@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: njessex-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njessex-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jamjak1@aol.com Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 1:27 PM To: njessex@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJESSEX] L Surname; LYTWYN / LITWIN I doubt that there is anyone out there that can help me with my surname but why not take the opportunity anyway. I'm looking for any info on George Lytwyn b. 1892, Austria or Ukraine, emigrated 1910 to NY & his family. Wife Mary Banach, b. 1892, Ukraine, children were John, b. Jan. 1916- Peter, b. July 1923-Stephen,b. Feb. 1919 & Mary, b. July 1925. From what I've been able to gather George & Mary met in NY and married and later moved to Orange, NJ where they had their 4 children. I find them there in the 1920 census. However sometime between 1920 and 1930 George was committed to The Essex County Hospital for the Insane, in Cedar Grove, I believe. George worked for a company in Orange, NJ where they painted watch dials with paint made with radium. There was a huge scandal in the 1920's regarding this company, US Radium. They employed primarily women,that were encouraged to used their mouths and lips to get their brushes to a point so they could paint these delicate numbers on watch dials. Hundreds upon hundreds of women went on to develop severe dental and jaw problems. The owners downplayed the danger of using this paint, while they themselves wore a number of protective coverings. The watches themselves were not dangerous to the public, since such a minute amount of paint was used but in the factory it was all over the place. Women actually glowed in the dark at home. What my grandfathers role in this was, I do not know. I do know he was committed to the hospital during this time and my grandmother changed the spelling of our last name from LITWIN to LYTWYN. If anyone has information on this company or my Lytwyn family I would love to hear from you. Pat Cannella in NJ ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJESSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message