Lapikas Gallery
Josephine
Josephine
Josephine
Josephine Brasdovitch
Jozefin Brasdovic
Josephine
Josephine
- Josephine and Simon Lapikas
- SIMON LAPIKAS, born Klin 10-28-1880, deceased Sharpsville, Mercer (PA) 12-11-1974 , leaves Hamburg on board of the vessel Pennsylvania of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) that departs Hamburg on 8-4-1905 and arrives in New York on 4-22-1905, laborer (1907, 1918
- Josephine and Simon Lapikas
- SIMON LAPIKAS, born Klin 10-28-1880, deceased Sharpsville, Mercer (PA) 12-11-1974 , leaves Hamburg on board of the vessel Pennsylvania of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) that departs Hamburg on 8-4-1905 and arrives in New York on 4-22-1905, laborer (1907, 1918), applied for US citizenship 05-14-1918, which was granted 5-5-1921, listed in the 1930 USA Federal Census as Simon Lapikas, age ~48, with wife Josephine Lapikas, age ~43, living in Mercer, Pennsylvania, married Mercer (PA,USA) 05-27-1907 JOSEPHINE (JOZEFIN) BRASDOVITCH (BRASDOVIC, BRAZDOVIC), born Smolenice 01-21-1888 or 01-20-1888 , deceased Sharpsville, Mercer (PA) Jan. 1975, housekeeper (1907), housewife (1911), daughter of William (Josef?) Brasdovitch and Helen Gasparich. Simon and Josephine emigrated to the USA on the vessel Pennsylvania, leaving Hamburg at 4-7-1905 and arriving in New York (USA) 4-13-1905. Josephine returned to Europe several times with and without Simon, which probably explains why the first two children were born in Europe. Also their daughter Edna says her mother has named Tranba as Edna's place of birth. They lived , Mercer (PA) (1930), later in Sharpsville. The passenger record for the departure of the vessel Pennsylvania of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) on 04-8-1905 off Hamburg reads Simon Lapikocz (Lapikas), 25 years old, single, Residence: Klin, Ethnicity/Nationality: Hungarian, Occupation: farmer (Landmann), labourer (Tagelöhner), Accommodation: middeck. The passenger record for the arrival on 4-22-1905 in New York reads Simon Lapikocz, laborer, 25 years old, born in Klin, single, nationality: Hungarian, Slovak. His destination is Sharon (PA), where he will join his acquaintance Janos Lattyak. The vessel Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse of the Nordd. Lloyd leaves Bremen on 10-10-1911. No passenger records are available. At 10-18-1911 arrived in New York on board the vessel Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse from Bremen, Germany: Josefina Lapikas, housewife, 24 years old, married, Hedwig Lapikas, 4 years old, Irma Lapikas, 2 1/2 years old. All are of Hungarian, Slovak nationality, born in Szomolany (Hungary), also their last place of residence, where their nearest relative is her father Josef Brasdovic. Their destination is Sharpsville (Pa), where they will join her husband Simon Lapikas . Simon Lapikas (1880-1974) and his wife Josephine Brasdovitch (1888-1975). Photo: Pennsylvania, November 1968 Source: Helene Wright-Latza, 2009 Born of this marriage
- 1. HEDWIG (EVELYN H., WENDY) LAPIKAS, born Tranba (Bratislava, SK) 10-24-1907 or 10-27-1907, deceased Sharpsville (PA, USA) 03-18-1994, according to the naturalisation request of her father she was born in Smolenice (Presburg County = Bratislava), she lived in Sharpsville (PA, USA), married 02-5-1928 MICHAEL ("Mike") ZEKA, born 03-27-1906 , deceased 10-14-1988 . Last residence Sharpsville Mercer, PA (USA). Born of this marriage a. James Zeka, married, Maryann
- 2. EDNA (IRMA) LAPIKAS, born Tranba (Bratislava, 01-27-1909, according to the naturalisation request of her father she was born in Smolenice (Presburg County = Bratislava), listed in the 1920 USA Federal Census as Edna Lapikas, listed in the 1930 USA Federal Census as Edna Lapikas, age 19, living in Mercer, Pennsylvania, lived on Long Island (NY, USA), moved 1997 to Sharpsville (PA,USA), lives in Sharon (PA) (2001), married after 1930 JOSEPH (RUDY) SMITH. No children.
- 3. DOMENICK LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA) 6-8-1912, deceased 25-12-1966, follows
- 4. STEFAN (STEVE) LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA) 6-1-1914 , deceased Sharpsville, Mercer, Pennsylvania 26-11-1996 .
- 5. RUDOLPH (RUDY) LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA) 28-9-1915; , deceased Massilon (OH) 14-4-2001.
- 6. PAULINA (PAULA) LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA) 13-4-1917, deceased Sharpsville (PA,USA) 1925 (according tot Ref. at age 2 or 3).
- 7. JOHN M. LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA) 1922, deceased Cambridge (UK) 06-7-1944 (one day after D-day) in World War II, listed in the 1930 USA Federal Census as was a paratrooper in World War II, and died because his plane went down in the English Channel during D-day. He was never married. Listed as "Bronze Star Purple Heart John M. Lapikas Corporal, US Army 502nd Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division Died: June 7, 1945 Missing in Action or Buried at Sea".
- 8. PALO (PAUL) P. LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA) 6-6-1924, deceased in Europe 12-24-1944 in World War II, buried Arlington Cewithary, listed in the 1930 USA Federal Census as Paul Lapikas, age 6, living in Mercer, Pennsylvania, served during World War II as a sergeant and tankcommander in the USA Army.
- 9. MILAN (MILES) LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA)05-21-1927.
- 10. JAMES F. LAPIKAS, born Sharpsville (PA,USA) 12-30-1930,
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