Anne Mary Vidunas Beretsky, part 4 of 8

Anne Vidunas Beretsky 1940s

1940 -- Census, Manhattan, New York City

1940

Anna Vidunas 1940 census
Manhattan Borough, NYC

Here we find her in Manhattan working Private Duty as a Registered Nurse.  She's living with her roommate, Lillian Miller, who is also a Private Duty Nurse.  They are both 23 years old, renting what might be an apartment.  Neither one of them attend school anymore, but we see they had four years of college.  Anna is from Pennsylvania, and Lillian is from Connecticut.  Anna was living in Kingston in 1935.

In Other News:
1940  -- US Army appoints the First Black General; Colour Television opens our eyes 
1941  -- The Manhattan Project begins, lasting four years (OurTimelines.com, 2018)

1940s Nurse Uniform pattern

(Robert and Cynthia, 2019)

1942

In Other News:
1942  -- magnetic recording tape is developed; Nuclear Reactor is first built (OurTimelines.com, 2018)

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(Nilsen, n.d.)

1945

19 February 1945, Death of brother Joseph A. Vidunas (my grandfather)

Her brother Joseph died on 19 February 1945, in Brachelen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, when Anne Mary was 27 years old.  His Find a Grave memorial is here

1 Lt Joseph Vidunas, 1945
Find A Grave memorial 56304836

(War Graves, 2010)

26 August 1945, death of mother Mary Sadausky Vidunas Yorski

Her mother Mary passed away on 26 August 1945 in Kingston, Pennsylvania at the age of 60.  Anne Mary was 28 years old.  Her Find a Grave memorial is here

(Sheffler, 2019)

Harry S. Truman becomes the 33rd President of the United States

1945 - 1953 Harry S. Truman, 33rd President
(Wikipedia -- Truman, 2018)

President Truman Quote: -- "America was not built on fear.  America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand" (Truman, 2018)

In Other News:  -- United Nations meets for the first time; US drops the bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; hypertext links things together (OurTimelines.com, 2018)

1946

Anne Mary Vidunas and George Beretsky II marry

Ok.  So I know, somehow, that they married about this time.  But I cannot for the life of me tell you how I KNOW they married.  I don't have proof of any kind.  If you know where I can find that proof, let me know by using the contact form on the right.

So, apparently I do have a tertiary form of proof that she was married before 11 June 1946 because of this little article.  She is listed as living on Nesbitt street in Larksville.  We will take a look at that address in the next post.

11 June 1946

(Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, 1946)

In Other News:
In 1946  -- The Bikini is barely there; The Cold War heats up
In 1947  -- India and Pakistan emerge from ex-British India;  UN partitions Palestine to Jewish and Arab sections; Transistor is developed, leading to my first transistor radio (OurTimelines.com, 2018)

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(Nilsen, n.d.)

1948

17 July 1948, Birth of son Donald Beretsky

Donald is my First Cousin once removed.  He was born in Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.  We will have that secondary proof in the next post.

In Other News:
1948  -- NATO is formed; Israel is inaugurated as a state; Arabs attack Israel on the same day it is inaugurated; 33 1/3 RPM musical recordings hit the turntable
1949  -- Apartheid policy is held in South Africa; Soviets detonate their first nuclear bomb; 45 RPM musical recordings also hit the turntables (OurTimelines.com, 2018)

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(Nilsen, n.d.)

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Resources

Nilsen, B. (n.d.). Grandma's Graphics Avatars. Retrieved December 12, 2019, from Grandmas Graphics: http://www.grandmasgraphics.com/OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

Robert and Cynthia. (2019, September 23). 40's Nurse Uniform or Costume Sewing Pattern ... 1940s McCall 7869. Retrieved December 11, 2019, from Edtsy -- PurplePlaidPenguin: https://www.etsy.com/PurplePlaidPenguin/listing/586021111/40s-nurse-uniform-or-costume-sewing?ref=listing_published_alert

Sheffler, C., & Sheffler, T. (2019, June 5). Find a Grave -- Mary V. Yorski. Retrieved December 11, 2019, from Find a Grave memorial 199786142: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199786142/mary-v-yorski

The Wilkes-Barre Record, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. (1945, August 27). Mary Sadausky Vidunas Yorski 1945 obituary. Retrieved December 11, 2019, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

Truman, H. S. (2018). Harry S. Truman Quotes. Retrieved June 2018, from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/harry_s_truman

War Graves. (2010, August 6). 1Lt Joseph Vidunas (1 Oct 1911–19 Feb 1945), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56304836. Retrieved December 11, 2019, from Find A Grave memorial 56304836: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56304836

Wikipedia -- Truman. (2018). Harry S. Truman. Retrieved June 2018, from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman

Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. (1946, June 11). Anna Vidunas Beretsky 1946 meeting. Retrieved December 11, 2019, from Newspapers.com: Newspapers.com

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Anne Mary Vidunas Beretsky, part 2 of 8

Anne Vidunas Beretsky 1920s

1920 -- Census, 71 Penn Street, Kingston PA

1920

Federal Census, Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Vidunas family
71 Penn Street, Kingston, Luzerne County PA

She was 2.5 years old, living with her mother Mary, siblings Louis, John, Stella and Joseph, my Grandfather.  They lived on 71 Penn Street, in Kingston.  According to realtor.com, it is now a four-apartment unit with one bedroom each.  They don't know when it was built (Altavilla, 2019).  Below is what the address looks like as of April 2012.

Anne Mary Vidunas
Red circle is the 1920 census address
Yellow highlights are where she lived in 1917
 and the church she would attend
Google Maps

71 and 73 Penn Street, Kingston PA
Google Maps street view, 2012

In other news: -- Women receive the right to vote (US Suffrage); Palestine is established;  Roaring 20s begins with prosperity for nearly everyone (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1921

Warren G. Harding becomes the 29th President of the United States

He served from 1921 until his death in 1923.  He was a Republican.  At that time, he was one of the most popular US Presidents, but the subsequent exposure of scandals that took place under his administration, and an affair eroded his popular regard.  Harding is often rated among the worst US Presidents (Wikipedia -- Harding, 2018).

 (Wikipedia -- Harding, 2018)

Quote:  "America's present need is not heroics but healing; not nostrums but normalsy; not revolution but restoration" -- Warren G. Harding (Harding, 2018).

1922

In other news: -- Insulin is developed, saving lives of countless diabetics (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1923

Calvin Coolidge becomes the 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929

He was a Republican, Massachusetts governor, and Vice President, becoming President with the death of Warren G. Harding in 1923.  He was elected in his own right in 1924.  He said very little, although he had a rather dry sense of humor (Wikipedia -- Coolidge, 2018).

(Wikipedia -- Harding, 2018)

President Coolidge Quote -- "Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.  To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas" -- (Harding, 2018).

Grover Cleveland Stamp
(Wikipedia -- Harding, 2018}

In other news: 

In 1925, Scopes is on trial for teaching Evolutionary Theory in High School (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
In 1926, Movies begin having sound built in, rather than having an organist accompany the motion picture (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
In 1927, Lindbergh is the first man to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean;  New York City opens the Holland Tunnel for the first time (OurTimelines.com, 2018).
In 1928, The Geiger Counter is developed to detect radiation; Penicillin is discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming, saving countless lives; Television and Video recordings make their debut  (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

1929

Herbert Hoover becomes the 31st President of the United States

1929 Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the US
(Wikipedia -- Hoover, 2018)

President Herbert Hoover Quote: -- "Fishing is much more than fish.  It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers" (Hoover, 2018)

In other news: -- The Stock Market Crashed sending everyone into a Great Depression (OurTimelines.com, 2018).

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Resources

Altavilla, K. (2019). 71-73 Penn St, Kingston, PA 18704. Retrieved December 9, 2019, from Realtor.com: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/71-73-Penn-St_Kingston_PA_18704_M96589-55428#photo0

Coolidge, C. (2018). Calvin Coolidge Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/calvin_coolidge

Harding, W. G. (2018). Warren G. Harding Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/warren_g_harding

Hoover, H. (2018). Herbert Hoover Quotes. Retrieved June 2018, from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/herbert_hoover

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

Wikipedia -- Coolidge. (2018). Calvin Coolidge. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Coolidge

Wikipedia -- Harding. (2018, May 26). Warren G. Harding. Retrieved May 27, 2018, from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_G._Harding

Wikipedia -- Hoover. (2018, May 26). Herbert Hoover, 31st President. Retrieved May 27, 2018, from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Hoover

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Albert Vidunas Pennsylvania #NotMyVidunas

This is Albert Vidunas of Pennsylvania.  However, as far I know, this is #NotMyVidunas.  Is he part of your family?  Let me know.

1920 Census, Pittsburgh PA #NotMyVidunas

Albert Vitunas, 1920 Census Pittsburgh PA

Albert Vitunas, age 5, born about 1915 Pennsylvania.  Home on Larkins Way, Pittsburgh Ward 16, Allegheny PA.  Parents are Paul and Mary Vidunas, both born Lithuania.  Paul age 42, Mary age 28, Edward age 6, John age 3, Adalaide age 1.  Is this the Albert Vidunas I seek?  It could be, except for a couple of things.

1. The spelling of the last name is only slightly wrong.  If you say the name out loud, you can see how this could be a spelling variation.
2. The mother's name in the Census is "Mary" while my Albert's mother is Valeria.  I suppose the census taker could have heard the name "Mary"
3. While the first two children, Edward and Albert are in the correct order, and with the correct birth dates, I have Anthony "Gus", Constance, and William as the next siblings for my Albert, while this census has John and Adalaide.  Now that I look at it, I don't think this is my family, but I will keep my finger to mark this spot.  If you have any insight, let me know.

1930 Census, Butler PA #NotMyVidunas

Albert Vedunis (Albert Gedunis or Albert Vedunio)
born about 1898 in Pennsylvania, he is the single head of this family. He owns his own home worth about $4,000, and -- like my family -- he works as a laborer in the Coal Mines.  His parents were both born in Lithuania.

Albert Vedunis/Gedunis/Vedunio 1930 Census
Butler, Shuylkill PA

He lives with Margaret age 44, Helen age 16, and Joseph age 14.

Albert Vidunas Pennsylvania

Finally!  This Albert Vidunas actually IS my Vidunas! He is my third great aunt's great nephew.  OK, so it's a round-about way, but there are family strings attached.

Albert Vidunas Family Group Sheet
from Legacy Software 2017

1914 Birth

born 25 November 1914 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.  Sources for this information are his Social Security Death Index, and his World War II Draft Card, both of which we'll explore later on.

1916, brother Anthony "Gus" Vidunas was born in Pittsburgh

1917, sister Constance Vidunas was born in Pennsylvania

1920, brother William Vidunas was born 20 January in Pittsburgh

 I actually don't have a 1920 census for this family.  Wonder why not?

1921, brother Joseph Vidunas was born just after Christmas, Pennsylvania

1923, brother Jerome Vidunas was born 28 July in Pittsburgh

1924, brother Harry Vidunas was born in Pennsylvania

1925, sister Helen Vidunas was born 17 February in Pittsburgh.

1925, son of Paul and Mary Vitunas?  Or son of Paul and Valeria Vidunas?

The Daily News (Mount Carmel, PA)
6 March 1925, page 7.
Downloaded February 2017
from Newspapers.com

Albert Vidunas of Girardville was in the Fountain Springs Hospital for an operation.  Girardville is southwest of Wilkes-Barre, and about 4 hours east of Pittsburgh.  

1930 age 10, Census Pittsburgh PA, son of Valeria

1930 Federal Census, Pittsburgh PA

Albert Vadunas (Albert Vadwnas), born about 1915 PA.  1925 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny PA (17th Ward, Block 30).  Mother and father born Lithuania.  Valeria age 35, Edward age 16, Constance age 13, William age 11, Joseph age 8, Harry age 6, Ellen age 5

Albert Vidunas 1930 Census, 1925 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh PA
Google Maps 2018

Albert Vidunas 1930 Census, 1925 Sidney Street, Pittsburgh PA
Google Maps Street View July 2017

The green narrow house is the house we are looking at.  It seems very narrow and claustrophobic, doesn't it?  According to Zillow, it was built in 1920, and currently has 2 bedrooms and 1 bath.  It is 1280 square feet.

1935 Pittsburgh PA, son of Valeria

living 125 South 21st Street, Pittsburgh PA according to 1940 Census.  See screenshots of this area at the 1940 census, below

1939 Pennsylvania

Albert Vidunas held on charges of forging a money order
The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh PA, 16 Feb 1939, page 17
downloaded March 2017 from Newspapers.com

I have no idea whether this is my Albert Vidunas is, but he lives in Pittsburgh PA.  It looks like he made a bad decision, and it looks like it was a one-time thing.  Hopefully, he steered clear of Stanley Slinskey after this!

1940 Census, Pittsburgh PA, son of Valeria

Albert Vidunas 1940 census
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3666; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 69-486

Albert Vidunas, age 25, born about 1915, home Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA.  125 South 21st Street.  Lived same place in 1935, not a farm.  Occupation is Laborer, highest grade completed was 8th grade.  64 days of unemployment, class of worker is wage or salary worker in Government work.  Living with Valeria 46, Edward age 26, Anthony age 23, William age 20, Joseph age 18, Harry age 16, Helen age 15.

Take a look at that address as of 2016.  It looks like the building was torn down, and that spot is now used for parking.  That's what I think, anyway.  If so, those would have been very narrow streets, indeed.

Albert Vidunas 1935 1940 Census, Pittsburgh PA
Google Maps

Albert Vidunas 1935 1940 Census, Pittsburgh PA
Google Maps Streetview 2016

1940

The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh PA)
30 October 1940, page 20.
Downloaded March 2017
from Newspapers.com.

Albert Vidunas, 125 South 20th Street, Pittsburgh PA one of the first drawn for the draft.  World War II.

WWII Draft Card

Albert Vidunas 1940 WWII draft card side 1
note his signature

Albert Vidunas, addres 125 So. 20th Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA

No telephone, age 25 years, born 25 November 1914, Pittsburgh PA

Mother Valeria Vidunas will always know his address, and she also lives at the same place.
His occupation is at the John Mackin (Arcade Bowling Alley), 1915 Carson Street, Pittsburgh.

As of 2017, this address is a Rite Aide pharmacy.  The shape of the building certainly looks like it could have been a bowling alley.

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Albert Vidunas 1940 WWII draft card side 2

The back side of the card indicates he is white, weight 160, light complexion, blue eyes, blonde hair, height 6'2" and he has a scar on his left hand.

Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 2595.  From Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Dra Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

1977 Pittsburgh PA

Albert Vidunas found on Social Security Death Index
Ancestry.com

Albert Vidunas.  162-18-3871.  Last residence 15203 Pittsburgh, Allegheny PA.  Born 25 November 1914, died Jan 1977.  SSAN issued Pennsylvania before 1951
Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File.  Social Security Administration.  from Ancestry.com 2017

1977 death notice 

The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh PA
26 January 1977, page 55
downloaded 5 March 2017
from Newspapers.com

Albert Vidunas died on 25 January 1977, son of Valeria, brother of Edward, William and Mrs. Helen Soult of Brooksville FL.  

Resources

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