I am looking forward to hearing from you. I hope we CONNECT the Surnames BEDNARCHIK-1911, 1913, 1914 Forest City PA US Church Archives; BEDNARCZYK Forest City St Agnes Cemetery; BEDNARIK 1900 US Census; 1925,1928, Forest City PA US St John Greek Catholic Church Achives; or BENARICK and BOMAGES 1900 US Census, of Forest City Susquehanna County PA,-borders Wayne and Lackawanna Counties, USA Source: St John Greek Catholic Church [Baptism of children and grandchildren] Archives WITH the Pielnia Nowotaniec in 1424, & Dudyrice in 1721. [Krosnienskie is Podkarpackie] Poland Source: Austrian Cadastral Bednarik BEDNARCZYK & MOSKAL or Moskalik are from PIELNIA or Pelnja [Rusyn] Pel'nja [Ukraine] Poland Sanok Administrative District and Krosno. Sources: http://www.carpatho-rusyn.org/filmshtm and GC Church Archives "Roman Catholic" Pielnia was Nowotaniec in 1424 and Dudyrice in 1721. Today, Krosnienskie is Pod Karpackie. Source: Lenius / Genealogical Gazetteer of Galicia. The Mike and Kathryn [Kate"] BEDNARCZYK /BEDNARIK family, with Rosie John and Mary "Meony," went to Forest City PA, Susquehanna, during the years, 1881 1883 1891 1893. But they are listed from Austria [they were Polish speaking]- Source: June 12 1900 US Census [Church has them from Pielnia Sanok Galicia] Siblings of "Michal" Mike Berdnarik-: lived at 715 Main Street Forest City PA John [BEDNARIK]-"Bednark" b. Apr 1858 [42]-Austria here 6years-married Anna BEDNARIK BOMAGES b. Oct 1853 [46]-Austria here, married age 28; Spouse of Anna, Mike [50]; Children-5, 4 lived; "Meony" Mary b. May 1884-Austria age-16yrs; John b. 1887 Austria age 13; others? Source: June 23 1900 US Census Surnames, 'in laws,' and children are GOSKOWSKI/Gorszkowski [various spellings]; Jurain JURIN Yurin; LIPKA; TIMKO; TIMSEC; GUTKOSKA; LENIO; STRUS; SMITH; Philip Wolchinski/VILCHINSKI/Wolinski married Catherine Bednarik after 1904, and before 1920, when Philip b.1865 died. Source: 1910 Census Forest City PA; Paul Benarick's Army Registration circa 1917 “Cath’a” “Katte”[Kathryn] married Franklin McCullum Gardiner after Philip died-and after FM's wife Edith died. There is No mention of each other, Farnklin and Catherine, in their Obituaries, the SAME day, Mar 14 1929- BUT, [step] “Son FM Gardiner”was mentioned in Catherine’s Obituary, and not in his father's, FM Gardiner Sr ESQ-- could not locate FM GARDINER & Catherine BENARICK's Marriage License] Catherine Benarick died Mar 09 1929, on Hudson St Forest City PA. Sources: Death Certificate; Obituary was in Forest City News. FM Gardiner was married 04-04 1907 to Edith M. Milton. FM died in Uniondale PA-Obituary- Scrantonian Greatgrampa-Mike Bednarik BEDNARCZYK b. Feb1854 married abt. 1874 Katzarina Moskal or Moskalik. Katzaryna arrived 1881-1893 [in NYC & Philadelphia PA], as "Cath'a" BEDNARIK with children. Husband Michal Bednarczyk died 01-07-1904 Forest City PA. Source: St Agnes Church Cemetery Forest City PA Susquehanna County "Kate Bermarchik" [Catherine BENARICK] is listed as a widow with three children Stanley, Anna, & Paul and nephews-LIPKO Source: 1910 US Census Thank you for any help in locating information here or overseas. Joan Benarick Strus Wielgus --------------------------------- Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when.