Swezey-Tomsic Ancestors

Drowned in Lake Erie boating accident. Drowned ­fishing in boat on Lake Erie with a friend and boat capsized
while trying to change seats

From wife's (Frances's) genealogy notes
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DEATH - Gordon Park, Cleveland, Ohio, Age: 29;

Vidrich [Vidrih]-Tomsic_Frances_Wife of Jakob/Jack/John Tomsic - Birth 11 Nov 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA -
Death 3 April, 1990 in Cleveland, (Parma), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America

1901 Birth
11 Nov Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Home birth at: 1696 St. Clair Avenue Birth Certificate Issued No. 3473

1901 Naturalization
11 Nov Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

1901 ?????
Nationality
1897 – 1931
Cleveland, Ohio & Slovenia

1924 Immigration ????
24 Sep Ellis Island, NY to 1154 East 61st St., Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 22 Aunt and Uncle, Louise Mother's sister) & Anton Koshel sponsored Frances
to come to Amercia. She lived with them upon arrival, till her marriage to
Jakob "Jack" Tomsic.
1924 Residence
Oct 1154 East 61 Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 22 Anton and Louise Koshel (maternal Aunt ­ Frances' mother's sister ­ and her
husband) sponsored her to return from Jugoslavia prior to Immigration
Restrictions being imposed in the 1920's.
1924 Occupation
­Age: 23 machine operator in a factory; cook for weddings, banquets, parties

1925 Marriage to Jakob aka Jack Tomsic
Age: 24 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

1926 Residence
Jan 1004 East 72nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio

Age: 24
1926 Daughter Born
27 Aug 1004 East 72nd Street, Cleveland, Oh
Frances Lillian Tomsic

1927 Daughter Born
28 Aug 1004 East 72nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 25 Antoinette Violet Tomsic Seme Marquardt

1931 Widowed
14 Sep Gordon Park, Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 29 Drowned ­ Fishing in boat on Lake Erie w a friend and boat capsized while trying to change seats

1934 Marriage to Ignatius Novak
29 Jan St. Vitus Church, Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 32

1934 Residence
1 Feb 5ll8 Miller Avenue, Maple Heights, Ohio
Age: 32

1934 Widowed
25 Oct Maple Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Age: 32 Committed suicide by ingesting carbon monoxide from car tailpipe.
Despondent over death of 1st wife.

1936 Residence
1942 East 82nd near & Union Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Age: 35 Renting ­ moved there after death of 2nd husband, Ignatius Novak. Did not have enough money to pay annual property taxes. Lost house.

1942 Residence
­1968 3665 East 50th Street, Newburgh Heights, Ohio
Age: 41 Bought corner house and lived there from about 1942 through 1968.

1968 Residence
­1989 Lived in Slovenian neighborhood near St. Vitus Church in Cleveland, Ohio.
Age: 67 Bonna Avenue, Norwood Avenue and East 61st Street.

1989 Residence
May Lived at daughter Frances Lillian "Lil" house until her death.
Age: 87 11908 Glamer Drive. Parma, Ohio

1990 Death
3 Apr Cleveland, (Parma), Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America

1990 Burial
6 Apr Holy Cross Cemetery
Lot 3639­1 ( #37?)