Mary Youdis ^{1 2 3 4}

   Other names for Mary were Mary Black ⁵ and Mary Joudis.

   FamilySearch ID: GK49-P4M.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Alt. Name: on 25 Dec 1874, in , , , Lithuania. On the 1911 PA Birth certificate for son Anthony she is identified as Mary Youdis born in Russia Poland. On her son John's death certificate Mary Yodis. On her own 1938 PA Death Certificate Mary Chronoski with father Michael Yoiziutis of Lithuania and Mary Venzlauskas of Lithuania, that information provided by her husband John Chronoski. Using Google Gemini AI, here is an explanation:
n Lithuanian, surnames change endings based on gender and marital status. Given "Michael Yodziuties" as the father and "Mary Venzlauskas" as the mother, here's an educated guess at their original Lithuanian spellings circa 1840-1850:

Michael Yodziuties:
The "-uties" ending strongly suggests a patronymic surname, meaning "son of." The closest male Lithuanian surname spelling would likely be Juozaitis or Juodaitis.
"Yodz-" could be a phonetic interpretation of "Juoz-" (from the name Juozas/Joseph) or "Juod-" (meaning "black").
The "-utis" is a common masculine suffix, but "-aitis" is also a very common patronymic suffix in Lithuanian surnames, especially in the western parts of Lithuania, and often corresponds to "-utis" in other contexts or misspellings. It is also considered "more Lithuanian" than Slavic endings like "-avicius."
Therefore, the most probable original spelling for Michael's surname would be Juozaitis or Juodaitis.

Mary Venzlauskas:
The "-auskas" ending is typically a masculine surname ending in Lithuanian. For a woman, the surname would have a different suffix indicating her marital status.
If she was unmarried at the time of her birth, her surname would likely end in -auskaite (e.g., Venzlauskaite).
If she was married, her surname would typically end in -auskiene (e.g., Venzlauskiene).
Since her parents are identified and she is listed as Mary, it's most likely she was born with the unmarried form of her family's surname. However, for the family surname, the male form is generally considered the base.

Therefore, the most probable original spelling for Mary's family surname (the male form from which hers was derived) would be Venzlauskas (or a similar variant like Venckeliauskas or Venclauskas, as "Venz-" might be a misinterpretation of "Venc-"). Her birth surname would then be Venzlauskaite (or Venckeliauskaite / Venclauskaite).

Summary of likely original Lithuanian spellings:
Michael Yodziuties: Most likely Juozaitis or Juodaitis.
Mary Venzlauskas: Her family's male surname would likely be Venzlauskas (or Venckeliauskas / Venclauskas). Her own birth surname would likely be Venzlauskaite (or Venckeliauskaite / Venclauskaite).

2. Fact: Most of Lithuania fell under Russian rule in 1795 and remained so until 1918. Lithuania declared its independence on February 16, 1918, 25 Dec 1874, , , , Russia.

3. She immigrated in 1904 to New York, New York, NY.

4. Residence: on 14 Dec 1911 in Minersville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁴

5. Residence: on 30 Oct 1922 in Minersville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁵

6. Census in 1930 in Minersville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁷ The 1930 census recorded renting for $14 a month at 18 Locust Street: John Chernosky, coal miner, 50, living with wife Mary , 56; and sons John, 24, and Anthony, 18. The parents and their parents were born in Lithuania, and their sons in Pennsylvania.

7. Cause of Death: bronchial asthino, cardiac failure, 20 Jan 1938, Minersville, Schuylkill, PA. ³

8. Obituary: Pottsville Republican: obituary of Mrs. John Chernosky on 20 Jan 1938 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁶ Mary, wife of John Chernosky, of 18 Locust St, Minersville, died at the family home on Thursday morning after a short illness. She was a member of the St. Francis Lithuanian Church and its societies. In addition to her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Anna Tomkunas and Mrs. Dorothy Beecher of Minersville, and two sons, John at home, and Anthony of New York City. Two grandchildren also survive. The funeral will take place on Monday and will be in charge of Undertaker A. A. Paulosky.

9. Residence: 18 Locust St., Minersville, PA on 20 Jan 1938 in Minersville, Schuylkill, PA. ³

10. Obituary: Pottsville Republican on 21 Jan 1938 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁸ To Honor Gold Star Mother
All Minersville Post American Legion members are requested to report to the Legion Home, Sunday evening, at 7:30 o'clock in order to go in a body to the home of Mrs. Mary Chernosky, deceased. Mrs. Chernosky was a Gold Star mother of Joseph Stine, who was killed in France. The local Legion Post will hold services at the home in honor of her. The American Legion Auxiliary members are also requested to report at the Legion Home at 7:30 to attend this service. Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will also meet at the Legion Home, to accompany the Legion members to the Home.

Mary married John Stine in , , , Lithuania. (John Stine was born in , , , Lithuania and died before 1905 in , , , Lithuania.)

Mary next married John Stanley Chernosky Sr. about 1906 in , Schuylkill, PA. (John Stanley Chernosky Sr. was born on 15 Aug 1878 in , , , Lithuania,^{5 9 10} died on 13 Feb 1955 in Minersville, Schuylkill, PA ^{9 10} and was buried in Minersville, Schuylkill, PA ^{10 11}.)