Death of Onuphri Wynohradnyk

It reads in part:

Date: 8 October 1879

Name: Onuphri Wynohradnyk son of Basilius {} husband of Maria Iwasiuk.

Here’s a PDF:

Metrical books 1861-1929 Greek Catholic Church Sniatyn. Microreproduction of original manuscripts at the State Archives of Ivano-Frankivs’k Region, Galizien, Austria; later Sniatyn, Stanislawow, Poland; now Sniatyn, Ivano-Frankivs’l, Ukraine. text in Latin, Ukrainian and Russian. Record group 631, series 1, files 587-598 — record group 631, series 2 file 56. FHL INTL Film 1782901

Onuphri was my Great-great Grandfather/

The Elusive Uncle John

In previous posts I’ve mentioned John Wynohradnyk, my father knew him as “Uncle John”. I’ve been unable to find any birth record or many other facts about him. I do know that he emigrated to the US and that he Lived in New York. I wish I could find that part of my extended family here in the US and find out more about them.

Here is a picture of: “Uncle John”, my Uncle Michael Wainer, and my Grandfather William Wainer:

Marriage of William R. Knickerbocker and Helen Burgess

I finally got a copy of the wedding document for my Great-Great Grandparents William R Knickerbocker and Helen E. Burgess. The Minnesota Historical Society was able to provide me a copy for a small fee. You can visit them here. They had to make two copies because the record is longer than an 8 1/2 by 11 piece of paper. Here are the scans:

Knickerbocker Burgess marriage 2-dec-1868 p1

Here’s my translation:

State Of Minnesota

District Court for

the [] of State

To any person lawfully authorized to solemnize marriages in [ ] state. Know ye that[or vital] licences is hereby granted[?] to join together as husband and wife William R. Knickerbocker of the county of Fond Du Lac and state of Wisconsin and Hellen E. Bergess [Helen E. Burgess] of the county of Steele and state of Minnesota being satisfied by the oath of said Wm. R. Knickerbocker that there is no legal impediment thereto.

Therefore this [ ] be your sufficient authority for solemnizing the marriage of said parties and making [ ] thereof as provided by law.

In testimony whereof I have unto get[let] my hand and affirmed the deed[?] of said court at Owatanna this 30 day of Nov, 1868

Knickerbocker Burgess marriage 2-dec-1868 p2

The second part reads:

State of Minnesota

[ ] of State

I hereby certify that on the 2nd day of Dec in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight at [ ] in said county I the undersigned a minister of the Gospel did join in holy bonds of matrimony according to the laws of the state Wm. R. Knickerbocker of the county of Fond du Lac and state of Wisconsin and Helen E. Burgess of the county of Steele and the state of Minnesota.

In presence of:

[Witnesses]

Signed:

Addison L. Cole [?]

Recorded Dec 2, 1868

A. [ ]

Clerk

Source Information:

Copies from Steele County, Minnesota.Marriage Records.Volume A. Aug 1868 – Nov 1871. Page 303. SAM 207, Roll 7

Poppy

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Lt. Col. John McCrae, M.D.
1872-1918