Tuesday, February 13, 2018

1909 Wedding photo for Anna Balvocius and Stanislaus Mickevicius

1909 Wedding photo for Anna Balvocius, my great-grandmother's sister, and Michael Butkus. My great-grandmother was not in the USA at this point.

Top row, L-R - Michael Butkus, Ana Butkus nee Balvocius (great grandparents of Helen Miklas), ? Barbar Balcocius and ?, ? and ?.

Front row - Zematis, bride: Amelia Balvocius, groom Stanley Metskas, and ? and ?. Butkus died in 1929...



Stanley also listed in various records as Stanislaus MICKEVICIUS METSKAS METSKUS METAKS MICKUS.

Amelia / Emily, Born Feb 5 1888, Magai, Vieksniai, Mazekiai, Lithuania

Amelija Balvočiūtė was born 5 of February, 1888 in Maigai village Viekšniai parish and was baptize 8 of February in Viekšniai Catolic curch. Parents were peasants Leonas Balvočius and Ona, maiden name Petrauskaitė.  God parents were Antanas Petrauskas and Barbora Petrauskaitė.


Arrived Jan 16 1907 on Ryndham from Rotterdam, travelling with sister Ana / Ona.  Age 18. From "Wecheney".  Inbound to Kazimir Balwocz (later Bauch) at 215 Avenue C, NY.


1909 Wedding Photo , Brooklyn, NY
Top Row L-R
NY Marriage Cert # 9510 on 7 Oct 1909
Stanislaus Mickevicius and Emilia Balvocius

1914 living at 295 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn.  Sister Martha is inbound to her on immigration record

1930, 1935, 1940 - 59 Van Nostrand, Great Neck, New York.  Wife to gardener of private family.
Died before 1954. 

Left house to Fanny Cibas nee Steponis, daughter of Barbara Balvocius.