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SHAPKA, Michael "Mike"

Male 1895 - 1977  (81 years)


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  1. 1.  SHAPKA, Michael "Mike" was born on 18 Sep 1895 in die Bukowina, Ukraine (son of SHAPKA, Theodore and CHERNIWCHAN, Ahafir); died in May 1977 in Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Obituary: 08 May 1977, Observer, page A40, Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana, USA

    Notes:

    Phone conversation with Isabel SHAPKA of Calgary [dau of John & Annie]. Said that her father had a brother who lived in Hammond, Indiana. Also had a cousin Bill Shapka living at Vegreville AB. 18 Mar 2013.

    SS application: Mike SHAPKA, 1037 Moss, Hammond IND, General American Transportation Corp, of East Chicago, IN, age 41 last birthday, 8-18-1895, Austria (Romania), father Theodore SHAPKA, mother Ohafir [or Ahafir] CHERNIWCHAN. Sep 2013.

    Four Liquor Raids Occur in Hammond. Michael Shapka, 41, 1037 Moss Street, arrested at his billiard room, 1122 Conkey street. In Hammond Times of this date. Newspaperarchive.com Mar 2013.

    Birth:
    SSDI online. Ancestry.com gives birthdate and May 1977 death. Mar 2013.

    Obituary:
    Obit index Hammond Library. Mar 2013.

    Died:
    SSDI gives name, birthdate and death month. SSN 306-01-5380. Ancestry.com Mar 2013.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  SHAPKA, Theodore was born est 1865 in Ukraine (son of SHAPKA, unknown); died est 1920 in Ukraine.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Toder Shapka

    Notes:

    Name:
    Ukrainian for Theodore.

    Theodore married CHERNIWCHAN, Ahafir est 1890 in Romania. Ahafir was born est 1870 in Romania; died est 1940 in Romania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  CHERNIWCHAN, Ahafir was born est 1870 in Romania; died est 1940 in Romania.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Ahafir Shapka

    Children:
    1. 1. SHAPKA, Michael "Mike" was born on 18 Sep 1895 in die Bukowina, Ukraine; died in May 1977 in Hammond, Lake Co., Indiana, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  SHAPKA, unknown was born est 1840 in Ukraine; died est 1900 in Ukraine.
    Children:
    1. 2. SHAPKA, Theodore was born est 1865 in Ukraine; died est 1920 in Ukraine.
    2. SHAPKA, Leonty was born est 1870 in Ukraine; died est 1935.


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