John Twardzik ^{1 2}

   Another name for John was Jan Twardzik.

   FamilySearch ID: LV4Y-QJ9.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Name: Jan is a male Polish first name corresponding to John in English.,,.

2. He emigrated Documents in the early 1900s state the Twardzik family emigrated to the U.S. From Galacia, Austria, which after World War I was divided into southeastern Poland and western Ukraine. In 1883 from , , , POL. The Twardziks departed Hamburg, Germany on 20 Jun 1883 on the ship Lessing and that passenger list recorded John Twardzik emigrated from Samokleski which today is in Jaslo, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, but in 1883 was part of Austria. They arrived in New York on 5 Jul 1883. The 1925 obituary of Josephine Mroczka Twardzik states she came to America "40 years ago". The 1914 marriage license of her son Joseph states his parents were born in "Austria Galacia". Galacia is a historical region spanning what is today southeastern Poland and western Ukraine, part of of the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Eastern_Europe).
Galicia became part of Austria in 1772 during the First Partition of Poland, when the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was divided among Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Austria acquired the southeastern portion of the commonwealth, which became known as the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
On 10 Mar 1897, immigrant John Twardzik appeared in the Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas and upon his solem oath did say he is a native of Austria aged 38 years and intended to become a citizen of the United States and renounced his allegiance to Francis Joseph of Austria.

3. Departure: Ship Lessing: Hamburg to New York: Passenger List: Twardzik Joh. Age 27, Josefa 25, Magdalene 7, Anna 11 months, on 20 Jun 1883, in Hamburg, , HH, DEU. ³

4. Arrival: Ship Lessing: New York from Hamburg: Passenger List: Johann Twardzik, age 27, Josefa 25, Magda 7, Anna 11 months., on 5 Jul 1883, in New York, New York, NY. ³

5. Residence: A Directory of the eleventh census of the population of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in 1890 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ⁴ First Ward: Twardzik John, 31, miner.
Josephine, Ziana, Jakut 3, Joseph 2.
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Notes: Jakut is a Slavic variant of the name Jacob, which means 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'.

6. He received his John Twardzik appeared in Schuylkill County court to apply to become a U.S. Citizen citizenship on 10 Mar 1897 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁵

7. Newspaper: Pottsville Republican: Citizenship for John Twardzik, 4 Oct 1901, Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA. ⁶ In The Court of Common Please of Schuylkill County.
Notice is hereby given that the following named persons have filed their application for naturalization in the Prothonotary's Office of said county , and hearing of said applications will be held on Saturday, October 5th, 1901, at 9 a.m.
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1356 John Twardzik. Austria.

8. Cause of Death: Croupons Pneumonia, 5 Dec 1906, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ² fd.

9. Occupation: laborer on 5 Dec 1906 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ²

10. Residence: 602 E. Centre St., Shenandoah, PA on 5 Dec 1906 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. ²

John married Josephine Mroczka in Samokleski, Jaslo, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. (Josephine Mroczka was born in 1864 in Samokleski, Jaslo, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland,⁷ died on 28 Apr 1925 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA ⁷ and was buried in Shenandoah Heights: Saint Casimir Roman Catholic Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA ⁷.)