Stephen Andrew Smetanovsky, Jr: Our Family History

1885 - 1962 (76 years)

Generation: 1

1.

Stephen Andrew Smetanovsky, Jr was born on 31 Dec 1885 in Austria; died on 27 Dec 1962 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio.

Family/Spouse: Matilda B Smith. Matilda was born about 1892 in New York; died on 30 Jul 1970 in Youngstown, Trumbull, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Dorothy A Smith was born about 1911 in Ohio.
3. Helen R Smith was born about 1914 in Ohio.
4. Living
5. Living
6. Living

Generation: 2

2. Dorothy A Smith (1.Stephen¹) was born about 1911 in Ohio.
3. Helen R Smith (1.Stephen¹) was born about 1914 in Ohio.
4. Living (1.Stephen¹)
5. Living (1.Stephen¹)
6. Living (1.Stephen¹)

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.