Zluky

Miner’s First Name:   Jan
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Miner’s Last Name:   Zluky
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Birth Place of Miner:   Strba, Slovakia
Miner’s Country:   Slovakia
Arrived in USA:   1900 and again some years later

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Jan came to the US for the first time with his parents around 1900. His father was a coal miner. In 1908, his mother returned to Slovakia with Jan and his younger brother, Michael. Jan stayed in Slovakia and later fought in WWI for the Austro-Hungarian army. He was captured by the Russians and tortured, but his ability to speak Russian probably saved his life. A few years later he married Sophia Chelboveca and had a daughter, Susan. He then returned to the US and worked with his brother Michael in the steel mills in Sharon, PA. They eventually moved to Luzerne, PA to work in the anthracite coal mines. After 10 years in the US, Jan returned to Slovakia to work the land. He and Sophia then had 3 more children--Maria, Anna, and Jan. He remained in Slovakia for the rest of his life, dying at age 62 after suffering a head injury from a fall.

Place & Manner of Miner’s Death:   Slovakia after suffering a head injury from falling off a wagon.
Died:   June 2, 1960
Birth Date:   November 21, 1896

Married:   yes
Place Miner Was Married:   Slovakia

Wife’s Name:   Sophia
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Wife’s Last Name:   Chelboveca
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Wife’s Country:   Slovakia
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Place & Manner of Wife’s Death:   Died in Slovakia from a fever.
Died:   1985
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Number of Children:   4

Child Name 1:   Susan
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Child Name 2:   Maria
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Child Name 3:   Anna
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Author’s Name:   Stephen
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Author’s Last Name:   Zluky
Relationship to Miner:   nephew