Grandfather

Introduction

This section is specific to the Grandfather of author Matilda Dieska Young. Originally written in 1982 the following includes some ancedotal information passed down by Dieska family members. It is written from the perspective of the family historian Matilda Dieska Young and the original copy can be found HERE. Some minor editing was done (spelling, grammar, presentation format, date adjustements, information web links) but the accounting remains the same.

THE DIESKA FAMILY HISTORY - Grandfather By Matilda Dieska Young (born 1913)

Grandfather: Stephen Dieska

• Date of Birth: 1847?

• Place of Birth: Orava, Austria-Hungary (Slovakia)

• Date of Death: 1887

• Place of Death: Dolná Lehota, Orava, Austria-Hungary

Wife: Mary Bola

• Date of Birth: ?

• Date of Death: Died during child birth of first child Mary

Marriage: Stephen Dieska married Mary Bola

Children:

1. Mary

Remarried: Stephen Dieska married  Theresa Polak about 1876

Children:

1. Terezia (Theresa) born 1878 in Dolná Lehota, died 1928, age 50

2. Štefan (Stephen) born 1880 in Dolná Lehota, died 1858 in Chardon, Ohio, age 78

3. Ján (John) born 1882 in Dolná Lehota, died 1956, age 74

4. Josef (Joseph) born 1884 in Dolná  Lehota, died 1963 in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, age 79

5. Katarina born 1887 In Dolná Lehota, died 1945, age 58

Remarried: Theresa Polak Dieska married John Kuhajda about 1891

Children:

1. Suzanna (Susie) born 1892 in Dolná Lehota, died Cleveland, Ohio (born 1893 via US Census of 1940)

2. Hanna born 1893 in Dolná Lehota, died September 22, 1980, age 86