Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania: Our Family History

Latitude: 40.613331, Longitude: -78.803642

Birth

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Schirf, Denis Anicetus	9 Sep 1879	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1193
2	Schirf, Mary	May 1884	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I62
3	Schirf, Nicholas Peter	12 Aug 1886	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I99
4	Shank, Nicholas Francis	18 Jan 1882	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1312

Death

Matches 1 to 3 of 3

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	Heiler, Gertrude	25 Apr 1905	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1180
2	Margaret	17 May 1912	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1665
3	Schirf, Jacob Sr	1 Feb 1915	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1036

Burial

Matches 1 to 4 of 4

	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Burial		Person ID
1	Heiler, Gertrude	1904	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1180
2	Schirf, Conrad	1916	Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1190
3	Schirf, Jacob Jr.		Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1038
4	Schirf, Nicholas		Nicktown, Cambria, Pennsylvania	I1001

The Pijzaczynski family name changed many times over the years. In Polish records, Andrew’s surname appeared as Peczynski. He had six children in Poland and five in the United States. After immigrating, his last name varied on documents such as census records, deeds, and death certificates, before his children in the U.S. eventually adopted the name Perchinske. Rumor had it that teachers could not spell the name correctly and eventually his children became Perchinske.