Swezey-Tomsic Ancestors

AZMAN Family Notes: From Rosalee Wurtz to Alysan Azman 01/03/2013:

OK, because you are younger you would not know these things. First off,grandma and grandpa [Azman] were married in Lorain, Ohio on September 17, 1906 at St. Cyril and Methodius church, I do have a copy of the letter from the pastor verifying this. The interesting thing the witnesses were Peter Janzelj and Frances Janzelj. Who in the world were they?????

Grandma constantly sent packages and money to our dear cousins and their family. Maria, Zvonka, Matevs, and Dora were children being raised by their grandmother, aunts, etc. Their grandmother was the sister of grandpa. In pictures you can see the strong resemblance to grandpa, her name was Franciska. When we visited Slovenia on our last trip I learned so much about this time of their lives. No men left, just grandma and aunts and children. Matevs had letters from grandma that he had saved. She virtually kept them alive, remember they were relatives of Grandpa.

Diane and I sorted some of my records out, I am still missing some, don't know where I put them. She wrote a very nice tree ( lacking in lots of info,but understandable.)

It's always interesting to pair family lore with facts. Never know which to believe. Grandpa Janzelj (Janez) was the accordian player and I guess he was pretty mean to the kids. He passed away in 1924 and is bured at Calvary Cemetery. My brother pursued his uncles and was able to get money from everybody to get a head stone for Janez Janzelj. His wife Anna died at 44 leaving Grandma (14) Frances (11) and Jennie (9). Great Grandma had 8 pregnancies the three girls being the only ones to survive. I'll see if I can get a copy of the sheet Diane did and you can see how pathetic Great Grandma's life must have been. None of the first 3 lived beyond 6 years, the rest died very early. Who knows if there were any miscarriages in between.. The dates of the children are:
Ursula Oct 19, 1881- died Feb 23,1882
Johann Jan 31, 1883- died Feb 7, 1883
Jakob JUL 23, 1884 - died Oct 14, 1884
Maria Aug 16, 1887- died Feb 3, 1894
Johann Feb 6, 1895 - died Aug 15, 1895
Grandma (1885, Frances (1890) Johanna (Jennie) 1892 With all of the children dying so young itsn't it amazing that the three that remained all made it into their 80's.

OK, that will get you some info, I would like to know how and where Greg researched his information.

Sounds like fun with your grand daughter. Enjoy they grow up so fast.

Ro
Great Grandma died March 20, 1899. I'm sure the poor thing was just worn out!!!!!