Paul, Sorry I didn't think to explain "Line Street" in Shenandoah. The street that bore that name in the 1900 US census was later called "West Line Street" in the 1920 census and in the 1930 census it is called "West Washington Avenue". House numbers remained the same throughout these changes, and my family occupied #425 and #427. These days it is called West Washington Street. I have confirmed these changes by looking at an 1875 map of Shenandoah held on microfilm in the Pottsville Free Public Library. The map is part of the County Atlas of Schuylkill Penna., published by F. W. Beer & Co., 36 Vesey St., New York in 1875. Line Street coincided with the borough's northern boundary line at the time, so it's east to see why it was called Line St. Bill In a message dated 4/9/2007 11:09:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time, pjstef@yahoo.com writes: << Subj: Re: [PASCHUYL] Surname list Michalski etc Date: 4/9/2007 11:09:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: pjstef@yahoo.com (Paul Stefanowicz) To: BillJosey@aol.com Hi Bill, Thanks for the message. I don't know about any connection. Michalski is actually prnounced "Ma-HOL-ski" so there would not be much reason to add the C sound. And as far as the years go, our Michalski family had kids born in Shenandoah in the 1890s. I only have one Michalski immigrant ancestor that I know of, Ignacy Michalski, who was born in 1859 and arrived in Phila in 1884. It is his line that I am following. I can have a look for Mickalowskis though for you. I am also trying to figure out what "Line St" is ...... There is no street by that name anymore. My guess is that, if you look on the census a few pages further it is denoted "West Line St" so my guess is that it is the current "West St"...after 1910 a number of streets in Shenandoah were changed as far as what they were called. As an aside - if you flip one or two sheets ahead of your family, you will see another family "McLosky" or very close to it - have you seen if they are related to you? Another thing - perhaps you are aware - the former GM of the Detroit Pistons was Jack McCloskey, he was from Schuylkill County - Mahanoy City I believe. Have you tried to make any connections to that line? Thanks again for the correspondence. KInd Regards, Paul --- BillJosey@aol.com wrote: > Paul, Michalski may have become McCloskey. I have > a Frank McCloskey b. 20 > Dec 1886 in Lithuania, d. 1951 probably in Hazleton > where he lived, buried in > Our Lady of Fatima Cem, Shenandoah. In an > application for marriage license > dated Jul 7, 1908 (found in Schuylkill County (Pa.) > marriage dockets #17-1595 > 1885-1910) his name is spelled Frank Mickalowsky. > In the 1910 census, he lived > at 425 Line Street, Shenandoah. He was born in > Russia Lithuania, was 24 years > old, a miner in a coal mine; immigrated 1904, still > an alien. He later lived > in Hazleton. He had a son, Robert J. McCloskey b. > 30 Jul 1934, d. 7 May 1983. > Robert was married to Virginia Broski and had a > daughter Sharon. Any > connection?? > > Bill >> <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> See what's free at http://www.aol.com.</HTML>