The account of our Olar lineage continues with the fourth and fifth generations as follows:

9. IOAN OLAR, son of Gavril and Anna Olar, born circa 1855, probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina, where he lived at house no. 489. In the Orthodox Church parish records of Tereblecea, Ioan is mentioned in different ways, such as "Ioan a Gavril Olari," "Ion Olar din Tereblecea," "Ioan al lui Gavriil Olariu," and "Ioan alui Gavril Olar din Tereblecea," etc. When he was 27 years old, on 19 Sept. 1882 in Tereblecea, Ioan, then residing at house no. 388, married DOMNICA BODOR, age 20, born circa 1862, daughter of Ioan Bodor of Tereblecea, resident of house no. 489. The priest at their wedding was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Ioan Nemigean of Tereblecea and his wife Tetiana. Several of Ioan's children appear in the parish records, including his sons ILIE OLAR and FILIP OLAR, who went to Canada in 1912. Ilie (Ilica) later lived with my grandfather Alex in Minneapolis in 1918 (see below).

          36. ILIE OLAR, born 28 Oct. 1883
          37. IULIANA OLARIU, born 16 Dec. 1889
          38. FILIP OLARIU, born 8 Oct. 1892
          39. ANDREI OLAR, born 13 Aug. 1897
          40. FEVRONIA OLARI, born 10 Dec. 1899
          41. LEONTINA OLARIU, born 21 June 1901
          42. MARIA OLARIU, a twin, born 23 June 1904
          43. PETRE OLAR, a twin, born 23 June 1904
          44. VASILE OLARIU, born 31 Jan. 1909

10. VARVARA OLAR, daughter of Gavril and Anna Olar, born circa 1856, probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina. On 27 Jan. 1885 in Tereblecea, Varvara, age 28, a maiden and peasant farmer who resided at house no. 388 in Tereblecea, married a widower named NESTOR AURITE, age 44, born circa 1840, a peasant farmer who resident at house no. 235, son of Dimitrie Aurite. The priest at the wedding was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Ioan Zigira and his wife Agafia, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Varvara and Nestor had two daughters and three sons:

          45. ELISAVETA AURITE, born 5 Feb. 1887
          46. MARIA AURITE, born 16 Aug. 1890
          47. DIMITRIE AURITE, born 12 Aug. 1892
          48. GAVRIL AURITE, born 1 March 1895
          49. NICOLAI AURITE, born 7 May 1899

11. IACOB OLAR (Jacob Olar), son of Gavril and Ioanna Olar, born circa 1862 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, where he was at first a resident of house no. 388, later moving to house no. 722. On 4 Feb. 1890 in Tereblecea, Iacob, age 28, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea residing at house no. 388, married a maiden named TECLA VASILAS, age 28, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea residing at house no. 299, daughter of Vasilie Vasilas. The priest at the wedding was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Ioan Gabor and his wife Maria, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. The marriage record names the bridegroom and the bride as "Iacov fiul lui Gavriil Olariu" and "Tecla fiica lui Vasilie Vasilasi." The Orthodox Church baptismal register of Tereblecea shows a girl named "Teodora," daughter of "Iacov a lui Gavril Olariu" and "Tecla Vasilasiu," born in 1891 at house no. 388. The Tereblecea death register shows a boy named "Ioan fiul lui Iacov alui Gavril Olar din Tereblecea" who died in 1905 at age 11. Another death record shows "Minodora fiica lui Iacob Olariu din Tereblecea" who died in 1903 at 8 months of age. Both Ioan and Minodora were residents of house no. 722 at the time of their deaths, and their father Iacov or Iacob was a son of Gavril Olar, resident of house no. 388. Minodora's birth record says she was born at house no. 388.

Iacob Olar lived at house no. 388 during the 1890s. The parish death records mention a "Vasilie fiul lui Iacob Olariu din Tereblecea," resident of house no. 388, who died soon after his birth in 14 Dec. 1892. About six years later, the parish death records show a "Domnica fiica lui Iacob Olar din Tereblecea," resident of house no. 388, who died at the age of 10 months in Nov. 1898. Iacob and Tecla had another son named Vasilie (or Vasile) in 1899. We know that Gavril Olar died in 1911 while a resident of house no. 388, and Gavril had a son named Iacov or Iacob. Gavril's son Iacob moved from no. 388 after the birth of Minodora in 1903.

          50. TEODORA OLARIU, born 4 Feb. 1891
          51. VASILIE OLARIU, born 14 Dec. 1892
          52. IOAN OLAR, born 27 Nov. 1893
          53. GAVRIL OLARI, born 24 Dec. 1895
          54. DOMNICA OLAR, born 18 Jan. 1898
          55. VASILE OLARI, born 25 Nov. 1899
          56. MINODORA OLARIU, born 9 Jan. 1903
          57. DUMITRU OLARI, born 25 July 1904

12. AGRIPINA OLARIU, daughter of Gavril and Ioanna Olar, born circa 1865 probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina. On 28 Feb. 1891, Agripina, age 26, a resident of house no. 388, married SPIRIDON PANCIUC, age 29, a resident of house no. 535, son of Georgie Panciuc of Tereblecea. Spiridon was a soldier in the Austrian Reserves. The priest at the marriage was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Theodor Nemigean and his wife Ecaterina, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Agripina's name in the marriage record is given as "Agripina fiica lui Gavril Olariu," peasant farmer of Tereblecea. Spiridon and Agripina witnessed the 9 June 1905 marriage in Tereblecea of a maiden named ZOITA OLAR, born 26 June 1865, a peasant farmer living at house no. 496, daughter of the late IOAN OLAR, son of ILIE OLAR, with a widower named SAVA NICOLAICIUC, born 5 Dec. 1865, a peasant farmer of house no. 300. This suggests that the Olar family of house no. 496 was related to our Olar family, but the connection is unknown at this time.

          58. MARIA PANCIUC, born 18 Feb. 1892
          59. VASILIE PANCIUC, born 24 Sept. 1893
          60. DOMNICA PANCIUC, born 9 April 1896
          61. ECATERINA PANCIUC, born 2 Aug. 1898
          62. PANTELEMON PANCIUC, born 29 July 1900
          63. MINODORA PANCIUC, born 24 Nov. 1902
          64. IOAN PANCIUC, born 18 Jan. 1904
          65. DIMITRIE PANCIUC, born 18 Oct. 1906
          66. TEODOR PANCIUC, born 4 July 1908

13. [ELES....] OLARI, daughter of Gavril and Ioanna, born April or May 1868 probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina; died at six months of age on 4 Nov. 1868. She was buried in Tereblecea on 6 Nov. 1868. The death record identifies her as "[Eles....] fiika lui Gavril Olari din Tereblecea," and says the cause of death was "de tusa."

14. TETIANA OLARIU (Tatiana, Tatyana), daughter of Gavril and Ioanna Olar, born circa 1871 probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina. On 31 Jan. 1893, Tetiana, age 22, a resident of house no. 388, married a peasant farmer named PETREA ZEHANCIUC (Petre Tehanciuc, Petro Chiganchuk), age 22, son of Georgi Zehanciuc of Garbauti. Petrea, who was of ethnic Ukrainian (Rusyn or Ruthenian) descent, was a resident of house no. 9 in Garbauti, a village that today is in Ukraine and is known as Horbivtsi. The priest at the marriage was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Ambrosie Nechiforeti and his wife Sofronia, peasant farmers of Berlinti. Tetiana's name in the marriage record is given as "Tetiana fiica lui Gavriil Olariu," peasant farmer of Tereblecea. Because Tetiana's husband was from Garbauti, the records of their children are probably to be sought in the parish records of Garbauti, as they do not appear in Tereblecea's Orthodox Church parish records. According to Tetiana's descendants, she and Petre had several children, including a son named Vasilie (Vasilii).

          67.  VASILIE ZEHANCIUC ("Vasilii Chiganchuk"), born perhaps circa 1895 probably in Garbauti.

15. [LUS.IS.E] OLARI, son of Gavril and Ioanna Olar, born June 1875 probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina; died at three months of age on 14 Sept. 1875. He was buried in Tereblecea on 16 Sept. 1875. The death record identifies him as "[Lus.is.e] fiul lui Gavril lui Andrei Olari din Tereblecea," and says the cause of death was "de tusa."

16. MIHAI OLAR (Michail Olar, "Michael"), son of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar, born 12 May 1869, probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina; died 1950 probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina, where he is buried. Michael is identified in the outline family history as my grandfather's "oldest" sibling: "15 yrs. older than Alex" (in fact he was 14 years older than Alex). The family history says six of Michael's brothers and sisters died young, and Michael was the firstborn child of Ioan and Alecsandra as well as their oldest surviving child. When my great-grandfather died in 1892, Michael is said to have taken on the role of the "man of the house" and was something of a surrogate father for my grandfather, who was only 8 years old.

On 13 Nov. 1897, Michael, then a 28-year-old peasant farmer living at house no. 153 (the same house where my great-grandfather John (Ioan) lived), married TEODORA SCRIPCARI, age 26, born 1871, daughter of Paul Scripcari, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 122. It was the first marriage for both Michael and Teodora. About two weeks after the wedding, on 26 Nov. 1897, a dispensation permitting the marriage was granted by the magistrate of Siret district. The priest at the marriage was Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and the witnesses were Constantin Patras and his wife Eudochia, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. In the marriage record, the names of the bride and groom are given as "Michail fiul lui Ion dela Andrei Olar" and "Teodora fiica lui Paul Scripcar."

According to Mihai's descendants, Teodora was also called "Todosia," and had just one child, a son named GEORGHE (Gherghii). However, only one child of Mihai and Teodora is named in the Tereblecea baptismal registers: a daughter ALEXANDRA, born in 1898 at house no. 153. It is chronologically impossible for Georghe to have been born during the brief marriage of Mihai and Teodora, so Georghe was more likely a son of Mihai from his second marriage. Teodora died on 19 Jan. 1900 at the age of 28, and was buried in Tereblecea on 21 Jan. 1900, with Father Vichenti Simiganoschi presiding at the funeral and burial. The cause of death was aprindere de plamai, a respiratory infection. In the Tereblecea parish register of deaths, Teodora is identified as "Teodora sotia lui Michail Olar," resident of house no. 153. About a year after Teodora's death, her daughter Alexandra died, only 2 years of age.

Less than a month after Teodora's death, Mihai, age 30, remarried on 13 Feb. 1900 to CRISTINA COSIC, age 29, born 4 Aug. 1870 probably in Tereblecea, a resident of house no. 191, daughter of Miron and Vasilea (Epure) Cosic of Tereblecea. Their marriage record says Mihai lived in house no. 155, but that could be a scribal error for "153." The record also mistakenly calls Mihai a "holteiu" (bachelor, never before married) instead of a "veduvoia" (widower). Mihai and Cristina are named in the record as "Michail alui Ion Olariu" and "Christina fiica lui Miron Cosec." The priest at the wedding was Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and the witnesses were Constantin Patras and his wife Eudochia, peasant farmers of Tereblecea.

The first child of Mihai and Cristina was PANTELEMON (Pintelei), born at house no. 153 on 9 Sept. 1900, less than seven months after Teodora's death. Mihai moved from house no. 153 to no. 191 around this time, because Mihai and his family were living at no. 191 by Dec. 1900. Mihai's son VALERIAN (Valertu) was born in 1902 at house no. 191, but he had returned to no. 153 by 1904 when his daughter EUDOCHIA was born. His son SERGHIE (Serghei) was born at house no. 153 in 1906, but Mihai and his family had moved to house no. 802 by July 1908, when Mihai's son VASILE was born.

Serghie Olari, son of Mihai and Cristina Olar, outside the old Olar home, No. 153 in Tereblecea

Photo courtesy Mariana Zotic Lo Basso, Serghie's great-granddaughter

In these birth records, Mihai's name appears as "Michail a lui Ioan Olar," "Michail alui Ioan Olar," and "Mihaiu alui Ion Olariu." His wife Cristina appears usually as "Cristina nascuta Cosic," and sometimes as "Christina." Mihai's descendants have informed me that Cristina was born in 1870 and died in 1953, that she was buried in Tereblecea, that she was also known as "Iustina," and that her father was named Miron Cosic.

The Tereblecea birth register shows that, prior to her marriage to Mihai, when Cristina ("Christina fiica lui Miron Cosic") was 24 years old, on 23 Sept. 1894 she had an illegitimate son named GRIGORIE while living in house no. 191. On 14 June 1897, while still a resident of house no. 191, she had a second illegitimate son named EMANUIL. The birth record of Emanuil does not name his father, but his death record in Dec. 1900 names him "Emanuil fiul lui Mihaiu Olar din Tereblecea." By the time of Emanuil's death, his mother Cristina was married to my great-uncle Mihai. It is not known if Mihai was really Emanuil's father or was merely identified in the death record as his father because he was married to Emanuil's mother.

In light of the doubt surrounding Emanuil's paternity, it should also be mentioned that Mihai and Cristina Cosic are reported to have had a son named GRIGORIE OLARI. It is likely that Cristina Cosic's illegitimate son Grigorie was the same person as Grigorie Olari, who perhaps had taken his stepfather's surname. On the other hand, Mihai could have been the biological father of Cristina's illegitimate son Grigorie, or he could have had a son named Grigorie in addition to Cristina's illegitimate son. According to Mihai's descendants, Cristina Cosic and Mihai had six sons, Serghie being one of the younger ones.

Sons of Mihai Olar with their wives and Mihai's grandson Grigori

Back row, from left: Grigorie, Pintelei, Serghie, Valertu, Vasile and Gheorghe Olari, sons of Mihai Olar

Front row, from left: Viorica (Pintelei's second wife), Natalia (Serghie's wife), Marencia (Vasile's wife), Frozina (Grigorie's wife), and Grigori Olari (son of Gheorghe)

Photo courtesy Mariana Zotic Lo Basso, Serghie's great-granddaughter

Like many others from Bucovina in those days, Michael sought to improve his lot in life by going to Canada. Michael emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in June 1909. Michael probably arrived in Quebec on the S.S. Mount Temple, although a Canadian border crossing document of Jan. 1911 says he arrived on the S.S. Victorian. I have been unable to find Michael on any of the S.S. Victorian's passenger manifests from June 1909, and the only person with a name like "Michael Olar" whom I have been able to find in Canadian ship manifests from that month is a "Michal Olar," reportedly from Galicia, who arrived on the S.S. Mount Temple in June 1909. However, some of the details pertaining to "Michal Olar" do not match what is known of my father's uncle Michael, so they might not be the same person. On the other hand, Mihai's name cannot be found on the Victorian's passenger list, perhaps because a page is missing, or perhaps he was some kind of "unofficial" passenger -- or, which is most likely, perhaps the border crossing document has the wrong ship's name.

Mihai was from Bucovina, while Michal is said to have come from Galicia (north of Bucovina), but both Mihai and Michal were married farm laborers, and they both are listed as being in poor health. On the other hand, Michal is said to have been 38 years old when he came to Canada, while Mihai would have been 40 then. Also, the Mount Temple's passenger list says Michal was unable to read or write, unlike Mihai. Despite these discrepancies, Mihai could well be the same as Michal. Because immigrants often couldn't speak English, or because they didn't remember exactly how old they were, or sometimes they were fearful or suspicious of the immigration officials who interrogated them, immigration records frequently have misspelled names, erroneous ages, false or garbled places of origin, etc. Thus, the "Michal Olar" of the Mount Temple is said to come from "Galicia" rather than "Bukovina," but that could arise from the fact that Bukovina had formerly been a part of Galicia in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It is probably not a coincidence that Mihai's younger brother Iacob (Jacob) is identified as "Galician" on the April 1910 passenger list of the S.S. Mount Temple. In the case of Jacob, there is no question that it is his name on the passenger list, even though the list says he was Galician whereas in fact he was a Romanian from Bukovina. So too this "Michal Olar" is likely the same as Mihai despite the discrepancies on the ship's manifest.

Michael is later mentioned as Mihai Olar alias Allard, age 42, in a U.S./Canada border crossing document of Jan. 1911. My Aunt Linda and my father have told me that one of my grandfather's brothers emigrated to Canada after my grandfather did and later went back to Bucovina, but they did not know which brother it was, nor why he decided not to stay. It is possible that this family tradition is a little garbled -- it could be that it was my grandfather who followed his older brother to Canada, not the other way around. According to the border crossing document, Mihai was from Tereblestie, Bucovina, and had arrived in Quebec, Canada, in June 1909, whereas my grandfather seems to have come to Canada in 1909 or 1910. The border crossing document also says Mihai was living in Montreal and had taken the French name of Allard, probably to help assimilate into Quebec culture. At that time, in Jan. 1911, Mihai was seeking permission to enter the U.S. so he could visit a cousin named Stefan Crusnitchi ("Stefan Christimski"), who was living in Baudette, Minnesota, a town where a number of ethnic Romanians and ethnic Ukrainians from Bucovina settled around that time, finding work in Baudette's lumber mill. However, Mihai was debarred from entering the U.S., probably due to illness and insufficient funds. The document says Mihai's wife "Christina Olar" was then living in Tereblestie, Bucovina, so Mihai apparently had come to Canada without his wife, perhaps intending to send for her and his children when they could afford the passage. (The Tereblecea parish records show that "Cristina sotia lui Mihail Olariu" was one of the two godmothers of Iuliana Belciug, baptised 18 Sept. 1910, while Cristina's husband was in Canada. Similarly, "Christina sota lui Michail Olar" was godmother at the 15 June 1914 baptism of her nephew Teodor Zotic, whose mother was Cristina's sister Domnica -- it is not yet known if Mihai had returned from Canada by then.)

Although Mihai was turned back at the border in Jan. 1911, later he did manage to cross into the United States (presumably legally, though perhaps illegally) -- this is known from the 1914 Detroit City Directory, which lists Mihai as "Olar Michl lab T-O Axle Co bds 124 Crossley" -- Michael Olar, laborer at the T-O Axle Co., living at 124 Crossley in Detroit. Again, the U.S. Census returns of 6 Jan. 1920 in Detroit, Michigan, show a household of Romanian resident aliens that included the following persons: "Jim Strugal," 26, an autobody factory laborer, Jim's wife "Lilly Strugal," 30, and four boarders, all factory laborers, named "Steve Kusknicki," 35, "Michael Olla," 40, "Gregory Huminuk," 35, and "Mitto Stratulat," 39. This census record says all but Michael Olla (that is, Mihai Olar) had arrived in the U.S. in 1913, while Michael arrived in 1912. Genealogical researcher Jean Humeniuk has identified Jim and Lilly Strugal as Dumitru and Leontina (Gabor) (Luncan) Strugar, immigrants from Tereblecea -- Dumitru "Jim" Strugar was later arrested and convicted in 1931 for helping to smuggle some of his Romanian cousins to Detroit from Canada by airplane.  Jim and Lilly's boarder Gregory Huminuk is Gregorie Humeniuc, born 1883 in Tereblecea, son of Vasilie and Zamfira (Sandul) Humeniuc. Steve Kusknicki is Mihai's abovementioned cousin or kinsman Stefan Crusnitchi of Baudette, Minnesota -- the same man Mihai said he intended to live with in Baudette nine years earlier. Though Steve lived in Baudette, he is not listed there in the 1920 census, since he was living and working in Detroit at the time. Jean Humeniuk has observed that it was common for Romanian immigrants in Baudette to go to Detroit and work there during the winter and then return to Baudette in the spring.

Although Mihai had managed to cross into the U.S., he did not stay in the U.S. permanently. Either due to Mihai's health problems, or Christina's inability or unwillingness to join him in Canada, or for some other reason, Mihai decided to go back to Bucovina. It is unlikely that any of his children ever accompanied him to Canada. His descendants now live in Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, and Italy.

          68. GRIGORIE [COSIC] OLARI, born 23 Sept. 1894
          69. EMANUIL [COSIC] OLAR, born 14 June 1897
          70. ALEXANDRA OLAR, born 9 Dec. 1898
          71. PANTELEMON OLARI ("Pintelei"), born 9 Sept. 1900
          72. VALERIAN OLAR ("Valertu"), born 18 Sept. 1902
          73. EUDOCHIA OLARIU, born 6 June 1904
          74. SERGHIE OLARI, born 1 March 1906
          75. VASILE OLARI, born 6 July 1908
          76. GHEORGHE OLARI (Gherghii)
          77. IOSIF OLARI

17. IACOB OLAR (Jacob), son of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar, born 30 April 1876, probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina. "Jacob" is listed in the outline family history as "No. 2" among my grandfather's siblings. He also appears in the Tereblecea parish records as a resident of house no. 153 (the home of our Olar family). On 30 Jan. 1900, Iacob, age 23, married MINODORA DUBAU, age 19, born 30 Nov. 1880, daughter of Teodor Dubau, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 50. Their marriage record names them as "Iacob fiul lui Ion Olariu" and "Minodora fiica lui Teodor alui Grigori Dubau." The priest at the marriage was Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and the witnesses were Georgi Iliuc and his wife Elisaveta, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. From 1901 to 1909, Iacob and Minodora had three daughters and two sons in Tereblecea. Also, on 23 June 1904, Minodora served as godmother to Maria, twin daughter of her husband's cousin Ioan Olar, son of Gavril Olar.

As discussed above, Iacob's older brother Mihai went to Canada in June 1909 and settled in Montreal, where he took the French Canadian alias of "Allard." About a year later, Iacob decided to follow his brother to Montreal. After making his way to Antwerp, Belgium, he booked passage on the S.S. Mount Temple in April 1910, landing at St. John, New Brunswick, on 16 April 1910. The ship passenger list shows Iacob as "Jakob Ollar," age 33, a "labourer" of the Greek Orthodox Christian faith, born in "Eereblestie" (obviously an error for "Tereblestie"). Curiously, this passenger list identifies Iacob's ethnicity as "Galician." In the past, Bucovina had been administered in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as a part of Galicia, so that is probably why Iacob was said to be from Galicia -- and probably not coincidentally, the "Michal Olar" who came to Canada in June 1909, who was probably Iacob's older brother Mihai, was also said to be from Galicia. In any case, this passenger list also says Iacob was "going to Bro." and his final destination was Montreal, that is, he intended to join his brother in Montreal. The list also notes that he was going to travel inland on the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is noteworthy that Iacob happened to take the same ship -- the Mount Temple -- that his older brother Mihai probably had taken the previous year. Also, my grandparents are also said to have come to Canada during these same years that Mihai and Iacob had arrived, and in fact it seems most probable that my grandparents arrived in the same year that Iacob did, perhaps only one month later.

About two years after his arrival, Iacob is mentioned as Iakob Olar, a resident of Montreal, Canada, and a "cousin" of FILIP OLAR, in the ship passenger list of the S.S. Oceania, dated 15 May 1912. The passenger list says Filip, supposedly age 17 (actually he was 19), was a farm laborer who was a native and resident of Tereblestie, as were many other passengers on that ship. The list also says Filip was the son of "Olar Iuan" (or "Iuon" -- "Iuan" and "Iuon" are both Romanian forms of the name "John"), who was then living in Tereblestie. Traveling with Filip was his older brother ILIE OLAR (no. 36 below), age 28, who like Filip was a farm laborer and both a native and a resident of Tereblestie. The passenger list says Ilie had left his wife ZINOFIA OLAR (cf. Zenovia Olar of Tereblecea, deported to Siberia by the Russian Communists in 1941) behind in Tereblestie, and was heading for "Wille," that is, Ville Saint-Pierre, where he planned to visit a friend named Onufry Rotar who lived in "St. Pire" (Saint-Pierre). Filip was first cousin once removed of "Iakob Olar." The passenger list says Filip's reason for going to Canada was to join his cousin Iakob Olar, who was then living in Montreal, at Charles Brouet, Montreal 70. That is in the Ville Saint-Pierre district, the location of a community of Romanian immigrants.

Ilie later came to Minnesota for a while, then went back to Tereblecea before returning to Canada in 1923, after which he ultimately would remain in Canada until his death in 1960. However, it is unknown at this time whether or not Filip remained in the New World, or rather decided to go back to Bucovina. Ilie's relationship with Filip is not mentioned in the S.S. Oceania's passenger list, but the Tereblecea parish records show them as brothers. Also, my grandfather's military draft card of 12 Sept. 1918 describes "Ilica Olar" (a diminutive of Ilie), then living with with my grandfather in Minneapolis, as my grandfather's "nearest relative" (they were cousins).

Jacob's older brother Mihai later returned to Bucovina, but it is not clear at this time whether Jacob also decided to return to Bucovina. Mihai (Michael) is known to have eventually returned to Bucovina, since he died and was buried in Tereblecea in 1950. But at this time it is unknown whether Jacob died in America or Europe, or whether his descendants are to be sought in the New World or in Europe.

          78. ELISAVETA OLAR, born 3 June 1901
          79. DOMNICA OLAR, born 30 Jan. 1903
          80. MARIA OLAR, born 17 Jan. 1905
          81. SERGHIE OLAR, born 10 April 1907
          82. VASILE OLAR, born 14 July 1909

18. ONUFREI OLAR, son of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar, born 12 June 1881 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. According to the Tereblecea Orthodox Church parish records, Onufrei was baptised 20 June 1881 by Father Dimitrie Seleschi and the godfather was Teodor Dornian of Tereblecea. The birth record names his parents as "Ioan alui Andrei Olar" and "Alecsandra nascuta Toderiuc," and the midwife at his birth was "Pelaghiea Bodor" of Tereblecea. The record also says Onufrei was born at house no. 183, which is surely a clerical error for "153." Ioan and Alecsandra are said to have had six children who died young or were stillborn. Onufrei presumably was one of those children.

19. ALEX OLAR (Alecsie Olar), son of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar, born 17 March 1883 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died 9:16 a.m., 13 May 1969, at the T.L.C. Convalescent Hospital, El Cajon, San Diego County, California, United States of America. Alex is buried in Lot 107, Section 14, Elm Lawn Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois.

Alex was baptised 19 March 1883 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, assistant priest of the Romanian Orthodox parish of Tereblecea. According to Alex's baptismal certificate, the midwife who helped deliver Alex was Agafia Zotec (Zotic) of Tereblecea, and Alex's godfather at his baptism was Teodor Dornian, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea. My father tells me that as a young man in Bucovina, my grandfather Alex worked as a farm laborer. My father also says that his parents had only gone to school up to the sixth grade (a recollection that is substantiated by the 1940 U.S. Census, which says their highest level of education was the sixth grade). In July 1906, Alex went to the parish church where he was baptised and acquired a certified copy of his baptismal record, perhaps because even then he was making plans to emigrate.

It was probably either in 1909 or in early 1910 (that is, when he was 26 or 27 years old) that Alex married a young widow named ROSE PASKAR (Eufrosina Pascar), born 2 Oct. 1887 in Tereblecea, died 19 July 1951 in Elmhurst, Illinois, daughter of Leon and Iftima Pascar of Tereblecea. In the outline family history that my Aunt Linda provided, Alex and Rose are said to have married in Feb. 1907 and to have arrived in Canada in May 1907. In fact, Feb. 1907 was the date of Rose's first marriage, to a 24-year-old man named GEORGIE JEREADA (an occupational surname signifying "herdsman"). According to my father, Rose's first husband "didn't live very long," and after his death, she married Alex. We have not yet found a marriage record for Alex and Rose, however. Their marriage apparently was not registered in Tereblecea, and in fact the Tereblecea marriage records skip without any comment or explanation from 5 Feb. 1909 to 1 Nov. 1909, which is highly unusual. Was the church in Tereblecea unable to be used during those months, such that resident of Tereblecea had to get married in nearby villages and towns? If so, perhaps the marriage of Alex and Rose is recorded in the parish registers of some nearby village such as Opriseni or Starcea.

In any case, based on what I have been told by my father and Aunt Linda, it was apparently soon after their marriage that Alex and Rose left Bucovina together and embarked on their long and difficult migration to America. However, the date of their emigration is not known. It couldn't have been May 1907, because it is highly unlikely that Rose's first husband had died and she had already remarried by then, nor do the Tereblecea marriage records show the marriage of Alex and Rose during those months. However, Alex and Rose were married and living in Montreal, Canada, by Dec. 1910, when their first child was born, so in all likelihood they married no later than February or March 1910. In the 1930 U.S. Census, it says Alex's "age at first marriage" was 27, which would mean he married in 1910 if the census is correct. That would also have to be the year of their emigration to Canada. My father says he thinks Rose was pregnant with her first child John when she arrived in Canada. My father also says it was Rose's father who gave (or loaned) them the money for the trip to America, and he has told me on several occasions that it was the equivalent of about $250.

It would seem that Alex and Rose and her family had made the decision during their betrothal or engagement that they should leave Bucovina. My father also says it was the ever-present threat of war that influenced their decision to leave and seek a better life in America. Just a few years after they left Bucovina, the First Balkan War broke out, a conflict that affected several nations in Eastern Europe, including the Romanian people. The Balkan Wars were preludes to the devastating First World War. However, perhaps the strongest incentive that led my grandparents to leave Bucovina were the enticing offers of land and wealth in Canada. In those days, Canada was concerned that the United States might invade once more and attempt to annex the sparsely populated central provinces, so they sent agents to Eastern Europe to attract immigrants to settle those provinces. As a result, several towns and villages in Bucovina lost a good portion of their population as their Ukrainian, German, and Romanian inhabitants rushed to Canada. That is the likely historical context of my grandparents' immigration to Canada.

Here is the story my father tells of his parents' grand trek from Bucovina to America: Starting in Bucovina, Alex and Rose went south to Bucharest, capital of Romania, where they took the train (including the Orient Express) northwest to Hamburg, Germany, a distance of about 960 miles. There they got on a boat to Liverpool, England, which is about 530 miles from Hamburg as the crow flies. At Liverpool, they hired passage on a "cattleboat" (as my father calls it) that brought them almost 3,000 miles across the Atlantic to Canada -- we do not yet know the name of the ship that brought them to Canada, and it's not impossible that they were "unofficial" passengers and so were left off the ship's passenger list. The whole trip must have taken several weeks.

According to the outline family history, Alex and Rose landed in St. John, Canada, in May 1907, just about three months after they were married. However, as noted above, it could not have been in 1907 that Alex and Rose arrived in Canada. More likely it was in 1909 or 1910 (as noted above, my father thinks it was probably 1910, and believes his mother was pregnant with his older brother John around the time they came to Canada -- if that is true, then it was certainly 1910). Perhaps it really was three months after their marriage, just not in 1907. If they really landed in May 1910 rather than May 1907, and if it was a ship out of Liverpool that made port at St. John, New Brunswick, then it presumably was the S.S. Carthaginian, which departed from Liverpool on 23 April 1910 and made port at Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 14 May 1910, with additional landings that same month at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and St. John, New Brunswick. However, neither of my grandparents appear on the Carthaginian's passenger list. Assuming that is the right ship, they may have been left off the list for some reason, as I understand that sometimes immigrants during those years managed to get across the Atlantic Ocean without showing up on a ship's passenger list.

Be that as it may, they soon settled in Montreal, presumably in the Ville Saint-Pierre district where a community of ethnic Romanian immigrants had been established. Daniel Florin Predoiu has informed me that Ville Saint-Pierre was the destination of many Romanian immigrants because that was the location of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), where many of the immigrants found jobs. That may well have been the case with my family too. My father says his parents had only $25 left by the time they got to Montreal. That is where their first child, my uncle JOHN, was born on 16 Dec. 1910. However, my family cannot be found in the 1911 Canadian Census. Alex's older brother Michael (no. 16 above) arrived in Montreal in 1909, and Jacob (no. 17 above), another older brother of Alex, also arrived in Montreal in 1910. So, all three brothers came to Canada around the same period of time, but on three different ships and at different times.

Alex and Rose Olar with their eldest child John

Montreal, Canada, 1911 or 1912

My father says they later moved out to Regina, Saskatchewan, where he believes my grandfather had a job cleaning and repairing train cars (was it through the CPR in Montreal that my grandfather came to work in or near Regina?). There were Ukrainian and Romanian immigrant communities in Saskatchewan in those years, which may explain how my grandparents decided to move out there. Although my father's recollections of our family's history place my grandparents in or near Regina, I have not yet found any evidence to substantiate it. However, our family certainly lived for awhile in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, in those days, for it was in Prince Albert that my grandparents had their second child, a son named MICHAEL, born 20 April 1912. Michael's birth and baptism is recorded in the old parish register of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Prince Albert, which says that the cathedral parish's assistant priest solemnly baptised Michael, "born this twentieth day of April of the [illegible] marriage of Alex Olar & Rosa Pasqar." Michael's baptism is remarkable for two reasons. First, his parents were baptised Romanian Orthodox Christians, but Michael was baptised as a Roman Catholic. Second, he was baptised the same day as his birth. This latter fact may explain the former fact -- Michael likely was born with congenital problems that made his survival unlikely, making the need for his baptism very urgent, but there may not have been an Orthodox priest available, so instead my grandparents may have turned to the Catholics. On the other hands, perhaps at this time my grandparents were affiliated with the Catholic Church. Be that as it may, Michael died when he was only 6 days old, and the Sacred Heart Cathedral register records his death and burial in the old Catholic cemetery in Prince Albert. Notably, Michael's birth and baptism are recorded in cursive English, but his death and burial are recorded on the same page of the register, but in cursive French -- ". . . Michael enfant de Alex Olar. . . ."

 My father says the very harsh Canadian winters were the primary motivation for our family's move to the United States (though little Michael's death also probably helped make Canada repugnant to my grandparents). The outline family history says the move to the U.S. took place on 4-5 Nov. 1912. The outline family history also says my grandparents first lived for a very short time in Baudette, Minnesota, before moving on to Minneapolis prior to the end of 1912. It appears, however, that the move to Minneapolis did not take place as early as 1912, because my grandfather Alex is mentioned as residing on Ninth Street in International Falls, Minnesota, on the U.S.-Canadian border on a 28 July 1914 border crossing document of his friend Jano Piczarka. It would appear, then, that my grandparents remaining at or near the Canadian border until 1914, only moving to Minneapolis after 28 July 1914. It is also interesting that in Jan. 1911, my grandfather's older brother Michael tried to go from Montreal to Baudette so he could visit a cousin named Stefan Crusnitchi ("Stefan Christimski", but was not permitted to enter the U.S. Around that time, a number of ethnic Romanians and ethnic Ukrainians from Bucovina had settled in Baudette, finding work in the lumber mill there. A Romanian immigrant community also existed in Minneapolis-St. Paul at the time, which would have made Minneapolis an attractive place to settle and look for work. A few months after my grandparents arrived in Minneapolis, on 18 May 1913 the Romanians of Minneapolis-St. Paul founded a Romanian Orthodox parish, and on 14 June 1914 they laid the cornerstone for the Church of the Dormition of the Ever-Virgin Mary, more usually known as St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church, located at 854 Woodbridge St., St. Paul. We do not yet know if my grandparents were ever affiliated with St. Mary's, but it is interesting that their first recorded home in Minneapolis was only about 12 miles from the church.

For most of the period from 1914 to 1926, my grandparents lived in or very near Minneapolis, and it was there that most of their children were born. There were evidently some years of family separation or disruption during the early part of that period, however. Thus, although my grandparents first came to the U.S. in 1912, their son John lived in Canada for a while, because U.S. census records indicate that my uncle John came to the U.S. a few years after his parents. According to the 1920 U.S. Census, John arrived in the U.S. in 1914, when he would have been less than 4 years old. Although the 1920 and 1930 U.S. Censuses are mistaken and self-contradictory about when Alex and Rose first came to the U.S. -- showing John as born in Canada, but absurdly showing Alex and Rose as coming to the U.S. in 1909 or 1910, before John had even been born -- both censuses indicate that John did not enter the U.S. at the same time as his parents. The 1930 census taker wrote "unknown" as the year John came to the U.S., apparently because Alex and Rose told him that John arrived in this country later than they had, but the census taker must have realised that John couldn't have been born in Canada after his parents had both taken up residence in the U.S. One possible explanation for the evident delay of Uncle John's arrival in the U.S. is that while Alex and Rose went looking for work and a place to live in Minnesota, John was temporarily left with Alex's brother Michael, or his brother Jacob, or his relative Ilie. Then, after Alex secured employment, they sent for John. Or there may been some immigration difficulties that prevented them from bringing John with them in 1912. We may never know the reason for their separation from John during those years, but it is noteworthy that, according to my father, my grandparents did not enter the U.S. legally (and it appears they also never became naturalised citizens).

According to my father and my late Aunt Linda, during the years from 1912 (sic - 1914) to about 1915 when they were living in Minneapolis, Alex and Rose had three children who either were stillborn or died in infancy. As discussed above, one of those babies was named Michael. According to my Aunt Virginia's birth certificate, one of these babies was stillborn, which means the other two must have died in infancy. Aunt Linda couldn't remember the names of these babies, but my father says he remembers one of them was a boy named MAX. After the trauma and sadness of losing three babies, Alex and Rose had their fifth child, my late uncle MARION, on 4 Aug. 1916. About two years later, on 2 Sept. 1918, they had another son, LAWRENCE.

On 12 Sept. 1918, about two months before the end of World War I, my grandfather Alex registered for the draft. His draft registration shows his residence as 3247 N. Second St., Minneapolis, Minnesota, and lists his employer as The Creamette Company, 428 First St. North, the famous maker of elbow macaroni that was founded in Minneapolis in 1916 by James T. Williams. Remarkably, on his draft card, Alex named his cousin ILICA OLAR ("Ilie," no. 36 below) rather than his wife Rose as his "nearest relative," and stated that Ilica lived with him at the same address, 3247 N. Second St. We can't be sure why Alex then was living with his cousin instead of his wife. When I asked my father about this puzzle in early 2015, he told me that he seemed to recall his mother mentioning that earlier in their marriage, she and his father had separated for a while because Alex was infatuated with another woman, but his infatuation or dalliance did not last and he returned to his wife and children. Could that be why he wasn't living with Rose and his children in Sept. 1918? Or was it just some temporary living arrangements related to his job? Or was he merely hiding Rose's presence in America due to her having entered the country illegally?

Be all that as it may, according to the U.S. Census, Alex and Rose and their children had moved to a different house in Minneapolis by 20 Jan. 1920. At that time they lived at 5007 Newton Ave. North, Minneapolis, and Alex was working as a laborer for the City of Minneapolis. The 1920 U.S. Census records my grandparents as "Alexie Olru," age 37 (actually he was still 36), and his wife "Rose," age 32, with a son, "John," and two daughters, "Merriam" and "Florence" (which is a hilarous mistake for "Marion" and "Lawrence," who were my uncles, not aunts). It was just about a month before my Aunt Linda was born, on 14 Feb. 1920. Aunt Linda's birth certificate issued by Hennepin County, Minnesota, shows her legal name as LENA, but she thought her name sounded too "Old Country," so she preferred to be called "Linda" or "Lyn." After Linda, three more children were born: SAMUEL, born 5 Sept. 1922, AURELIAN ("Aurel"), born 11 March 1924, and HELEN, born 8 April 1926. At some point the family relocated to the village of Golden Valley, a suburb of Minneapolis, which is where Aurel and Helen were born, but it is uncertain whether Sam also was born in Golden Valley.

About two or three months after Helen's birth, Alex moved his family from Minnesota out to Oregon. In an autobiographical sketch written in Feb. 1995, my aunt Linda described the move to Oregon in these words:

"In the summer of 1926 my dad decided to move to Oregon. He heard that job opportunities were better there, and climate was much better than Minnesota. My father had an Overland car with side curtains, running boards, hand crank, etc., and he pulled a small trailer behind the car with our belongings. We camped in tents all the way. How they fit all seven children in the car, I'll never know. I understand it took about three weeks for the trip, arriving in Salem, but my dad couldn't find work, so he drove up to Portland, Oregon, where we settled down in a rented house across from a golf course."

Though this trip was before my father was born, he has told me a few other details that he had heard. For example, Alex's car was a Willys-Overland, a vehicle that was made by a company that eventually became the one that made the Jeep. Also, just as Aunt Linda's words indicate, they couldn't fit all seven children in the car, so some of the boys actually took turns riding on the running boards -- and, according to my father, more than once during the 1,400-mile trip from Minneapolis to Salem, a boy would fall off a running board. This was before the creation of the Interstate, and the roads across the plains of the Dakotas and Montana, and through the mountains of Montana, Idaho, and Oregon in those days often were not paved.

Our family lived in Portland, Oregon, for three years, from 1926 to 1929. According to Aunt Linda, the house they lived in was not far from some railroad tracks, and they could also see Mt. Hood from the house. The 1927 and 1928 Portland city directories show that our family lived at 783 Reedway St., a spot in the vicinity of the Willamette River that is today completely paved over by the state highway called McLoughlin Blvd.  It was in Portland where my father, JOSEPH, was born at home on 4 Dec. 1927. Though the climate in Oregon was an improvement over Minnesota, the promise of good employment proved elusive. According to my father, Alex tried to get work with the railroad, but the best he could find were low-paying migrant worker jobs such as fruit-picking. My father' recollection on that point is incomplete and inaccurate, however, because the Portland city directories say Alex worked as a carpenter while he lived in Portland (while Uncle John, their eldest, was an elevator operator). In any case, it was the need to find a job to support his family that turned Alex's eyes to the Chicago area in 1928. But this time, rather than taking the entire family on another wearying and arduous cross-country trip, he drove alone from Portland to Gary, Indiana. In Aunt Linda's words:

"My father was not able to find work in Portland, so he decided to go to Chicago, IL, where he found a job working for the Northwestern Railroad in Melrose Park, IL. He sent money to my mom for our upkeep. My dad was away for almost a year, then he sent my mom coach tickets so we could join him in Melrose Park where he had rented a house for us. It was a three-day trip by train from Portland, Oregon, to Chicago, IL. My dad met us at the Union Station in Chicago. He drove us to our house in Melrose Park, IL. It was in a nice area with neighbors on both sides. Wow! And us with seven noisemakers. We walked to Grant School which was only a few blocks away."

Alex's personnel file card from the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company says he was hired as a freight car repairman on 28 July 1928. Most remarkably, however, my grandfather's file card shows that he signed his name "Albert Olar," which shows that he was then going by the Anglicised/Americanised name of Albert. (He reverted to "Alex" after a few years, though.) The personnel card also erroneously says he was born in 1886 rather than 1883.

My grandfather, then going by the name of 'Albert,' found work in the Proviso Railyards on 28 July 1928.

According to my father, Alex worked for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company, in the Proviso Railyards, while our family was living in Melrose Park during the early years of the Great Depression. My father also says the house they rented in Melrose Park was located on Lake Street. However, when our family was registered in the U.S. Census on 2-3 April 1930, the address was recorded as 109 37th. Ave., Melrose Park, Proviso Township, Cook County, and the monthly rent for the house was $40. The census form even notes that they owned a radio set. In the 1930 Census, my grandparents are listed as "Albert Oaler," age 46 (actually he had just turned 47), and "Rose," age 42. Under "age at first marriage," the census shows 27 for my grandfather and 18 for my grandmother -- in fact, she was 19 when she married her first husband, but 27 is probably correct for Alex (or at least pretty close). At that time, my grandfather's occupation was "car repairer" for the railroad, while Uncle John, age 19, worked as a "machine feeder" in a factory. The census also lists their eight children who were alive then, and correctly states all of their ages. My father Joseph, then 2 years 3 months old, was then the youngest in the family. (It is also noteworthy that the census shows my Aunt Linda's name as "Lena." Though she was named "Lena" at birth, as shown on her birth certificate, according to my father she always preferred to be called "Linda" or "Lyn.")

On 25 Sept. 1930, Alex and Rose had their 12th child, a baby boy named ARTHUR. My father says Arthur was born premature. Arthur died of double pneumonia in Melrose Park on 6 June 1931 at the age of 8 months, and was buried on 8 June in Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois. Later in 1931, the family moved from Melrose Park to Berkeley. In Aunt Linda's words:

"Another move to Berkeley, IL, which was over the bridge from Melrose Park, IL. My dad rented an old house for $10 per month. It was located on St. Charles Road. There were no homes on either side of us for blocks. We had a sidewalk and a large front porch, from which we would wave to the cars driving by. I believe it was 1931 when we moved to Berkeley, and we lived there for 17 years. We attended Sunnyside School, which was a few blocks away . . . ."

Their address in Berkeley was 5300 St. Charles Road. In those days, that part of Berkeley was still mostly farmland, but today the area is changed beyond recognition. My father says the old house on St. Charles Road where he grew up was torn down long ago. It was in that house that my grandparents had their last child, VIRGINIA, born at 11:30 p.m. on 25 March 1932. The clerk who recorded Virginia's birth certificate on 23 April 1932 mistakenly typed my grandmother's name as "Rosie Barker" instead of "Rose Paskar." Also, the birth certificate says she was born at home in "Bellwood," but 5300 St. Charles Road has been located within Berkeley at least since 1930, not in Bellwood, which is just a few blocks east of where the old house once stood.

One of my father's early memories is of a doctor and a priest (an Eastern Orthodox or Catholic priest? My father thought it was a Catholic priest) coming to the house and conducting what my father thought was some kind of strange ritual over Virginia when she was a baby. My father was too young to understand what they were doing, but he believes she may have been sick and the priest was there to pray for her and perhaps anoint her. On the other hand, it could have been Virginia's baptism. Indeed, we have good reason to suspect that Alex and Rose may have had all of their children receive Eastern Orthodox or Catholic baptism, but at this time we don't know if there are any extant records of their baptisms, other than the baptismal record of their second child Michael. It is curious at the very least that they buried both Michael and Arthur in Catholic cemeteries, certainly had Michael baptised a Catholic, and likely had Virginia baptised as well (for even if that ceremony was an anointing of the sick, that sacrament may only be given to baptised Christians). In any case, my grandparents were not devout Christians and regular churchgoing was not a part of their lives. Part of the reason may have been that they moved to residences that weren't very close to an Orthodox church (although at least for a while in Minneapolis they were only about 12 miles from one). For whatever reason, Alex and Rose drifted away from Christianity and later became affiliated with the Jehovah's Witnesses sect during the 1940s. That affiliation did not last more than a few years, according to my father. (Their son Larry and his wife Vera were also Jehovah's Witnesses.)

Alex and Rose Olar family in 1934

Back row, from left: Marion, Samuel, Lawrence, and John

Front row: Rose, Virginia, Joseph, Linda, Aurel, Helen, and Alex

It was some time after Virginia's birth that my grandfather Alex had an accident at work in the Proviso Railyards that led to him losing his job. Aunt Linda thought it was in 1930, while they were still living in Melrose Park, but my father correctly remembers that it was after the move to Berkeley. Aunt Virginia's birth certificate on 23 April 1932 shows Alex's job as "car repairer," and listed his employer as the "C.N.W.R.R. Co." (Chicago & Northwestern Railroad). The certificate says he had been employed for four years, and that he had worked there that same month. Therefore the accident must have happened after Aunt Virginia's birth certificate was registered.

In her autobiographical sketch, Aunt Linda wrote, "My dad had an accident while working for the railroad. He had fallen off a boxcar and broke his arm. He had a choice of staying on at the railroad or taking compensation. He chose the latter." As my father tells the story, in those days workers did not have a guaranteed right to "Workman's Compensation" -- workers who were injured on the job would have to sue their employers to help pay medical expenses and reimburse lost hours. However, suing your employer would make other employers unwilling to hire you. My father remembers Alex and Rose arguing about whether or not he should sue for compensation from Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. In the end, Alex received a few thousand dollars -- and never held a job again for the rest of his life.

With Alex out of work, the family felt the hardship of the Great Depression. They planted a garden and kept some livestock to provide food, but my father says the meals Rose prepared during those difficult years were simple, usually the same kind of food again and again, and often had to be stretched to feed the whole family. About the time each child turned 12, Alex would find them jobs, so there could be money for food, clothing, and other necessities. In her autobiographical sketch, Aunt Linda described life at 5300 St. Charles Road during the 1930s and 1940s in this way:

"We had a six-car garage, which was used for storage. There were acres of open prairie behind our house which we used to good advantage. We had a large vegetable garden which we planted every year. Also, a large orchard, with peach, pear, apple, and cherry trees. We canned fruit and the vegetables to the tune of 700 to 1,000 quarts per year. They came in handy in the winter. We also had a pig which was butchered for the meat. My dad made the best sausage, ham, pork loins and chops. We also had chickens, geese, turkeys. Of course, a cow for milk, cheese, butter, etc."

The 1940 U.S. Census, dated 9 April 1940, shows our family living in the 5400 block of St. Charles Road in the Village of Berkeley, Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois. We had not moved from 5300 St. Charles Road -- rather, the houses had been renumbered. The census names our grandparents as "Alex Olar," age 58 (in fact he was 57), and "Rosia Olar," age 51 (in fact she was 52), both born in "Roumania" (in 1940 Bucovina was a part of Romania). Alex is listed as unemployed and unable to work, while Rose is identified as a housewife. Notably, Rose is said to have been 19 years old when she first married (which is correct), but is said to have been married only once (which is incorrect). Living with them were their children John, age 28 (he was really 29), Lawrence, age 21, Sam, age 17, Aurel, age 16, Helen, age 14, Joseph (my father), age 12, and Virginia, age 8.

Neither Uncle Marion nor Aunt Linda are listed with their parents and siblings in the 1940 census. We know from Aunt Linda's autobiographical sketch that she was a live-in housekeeper around this time. As she said, "Always loved to cook and clean, so, in my teens, went to work as a live-in housekeeper. Was paid $7.00 per week. I saved half of it for my future. Really my mom saved it for me and she gave it to me when I got married." The 1940 census shows "Linda Olar", age 20, as a live-in maid in the household of Samuel and Myrtle Levinson, 581 Poplar Ave., Elmhurst, Illinois. The 1940 census also shows Marion (whose name in the census is given as "Horton," for Marion did not like his own name) as a lodger in the household of Albert and Alta Hemberg in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Marion was working as a "caddie" at the country club at the time. As for the oldest siblings, the census shows that Uncle John was a "section laborer" working for a "steam railroad," Uncle Larry was a "laborer" at a greenhouse, and Uncle Sam was a "pin-setter" at a bowling alley (a job my father later would have). Uncle Aurel is shown as neither in school nor employed -- his occupation status is listed as "other." The three youngest children were then in grade school -- Aunt Helen and my father were both in the sixth grade, while Aunt Virginia was in the first grade. The census also states that the highest level of education for Uncle John was high school freshman, and that the highest level of education for Larry, Sam, and Aurel was eighth grade.

The 1940 census indicates that all of the children of Alex and Rose were U.S. citizens, but Alex and Rose themselves are marked as "Al," that is, non-citizen aliens. My father always said that his parents came to the U.S. from Canada illegally and never became naturalised citizens, and therefore were often afraid their status as illegal immigrants might be discovered. Remarkably, the 1930 U.S. Census says my grandparents and Uncle John were naturalised citizens, whereas in the 1940 census only John is identified as a citizen -- but as a natural-born citizen, for this census erroneously says John was born in Minnesota! Although we cannot be certain of their citizenship status, it appears that my grandparents may have lied about their citizenship to the 1930 census-taker -- and that my grandfather may have lied to the 1940 census-taker about John's place of birth to hide the fact that John was not a citizen.

In August of 1941, Uncle Larry became the first of Alex and Rose's children to get married in St. Louis County, Missouri. Larry and his first wife Hilda had a son, LAWRENCE RALPH, born 9 Sept. 1942 in Chicago -- Alex and Rose's first grandchild. By that time, America had entered World War II following the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec. 1941. Either just before or during the war, most of the sons of Alex and Rose enlisted or were drafted into the Army or Navy. Three of them, John, Marion, and Larry, registered for the Army draft on the same day, 16 Oct. 1940 -- but John and Larry registered in Berkeley, Illinois, while at that time Marion was residing at 308 W. First St. in Los Angeles, California (apparently taking a vacation, for his draft card says he was unemployed), and therefore registered for the draft in California. Another peculiarity of Marion's draft card is that he registered under the false name of "Horton" rather than under his real name. At the time that John registered, he was working for Acorn Electric Shop, 315 1/2 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois, while Larry worked for Ed Roos Co., Circle & Harrison Sts., Forest Park, Illinois. Their younger brother Sam registered for the Army draft on 27 June 1942 in Bellwood, Illinois (adjacent to Berkeley), at which time he worked for Vulcan Stamping Manufacturing Co., 3000 W. Madison St., Bellwood. All four of the brothers gave their permanent address as 5300 St. Charles Road, Berkeley, Illinois. As a family reference, John and Marion named their father "Albert Olar," while Larry and Sam named their mother "Rose Olar." During the war, John and Aurel served in the Pacific Theatre, while Larry and Sam served in Europe. However, because Alex was unemployed, Marion was given an exemption from service so he could stay home and help support his parents and siblings. My father Joseph was not old enough to be drafted until after the war had ended in 1945, but he registered for the draft on 7 Dec. 1945 (three days after his 18th birthday) and was drafted into the Army in 1946. He served in the post-war occupational forces in the Philippines, returning home in April 1947.

Although my grandfather was too old for combat service during World War II, he did register for the so-called "Old Man's Draft" which was conducted 27 April 1942, when he was 59 years old. The Old Man's Draft was intended to provide the U.S. military with men to serve stateside in non-combat positions if needed. My grandfather's draft card identifies him as "Alex Olar," age 60 (sic), born 17 March 1882 (sic) in Bukovina, Austria, wife "Rose Olar." The draft card says Alex and Rose lived at 5400 West St. Charles Rd., Berkeley, Cook County, Illinois, with a mailing address of "R.F.D.I. Melrose Park, Ill." The card also says they had no telephone, and that Alex was "Not Employed." On the back of the draft card, Alex is said to be of the white race, 5 feet 6 inches in height, 135 pounds in weight, with blue eyes, brown hair and a light brown complexion, and having a mole on his left temple. He registered at Local Board 7, located at 2515 St. Charles Road, Bellwood, just down the road from where he lived.

In 1947, Alex and Rose moved from Berkeley to Elmhurst, a nearby suburb of Chicago, where they lived in a house on about 8 acres of land, located on York Road about two blocks south of Grand Avenue. Uncle Larry helped Alex build that house, according to my father. By the late 1940s, Uncle John, Uncle Larry, and Uncle Aurel had moved out on their own after they got out of the Army following the war, but my dad and the rest of his siblings were still at home with Alex and Rose. Thus, the U.S. Census returns for Addison Township (Elmhurst), DuPage County, Illinois, dated 19 May 1950 show "Erick Olar" (sic), 67, his wife "Rosie," 62, and their children Marion, 33, working in a steel mill, Sam, 27, working in a bowling alley, Joseph, 22, a Rivet Machine Co. shipping clerk, Helen, 24, a Rivet Machine Co. inspector, and Virginia, 18, a Electric Co. laborer. Meanwhile, the U.S. Census returns for Chicago, dated 3 May 1950, shows Uncle Aurel, 26, a gas station attendant, separated from his wife, living as one of four lodgers in the household of Agnes W. Brando, whom he would marry about a year later. As for Uncle Larry, the U.S. Census returns for Tampa, Florida, dated 4 April 1950, shows him as "Laurence Olar," 36, a carpenter working in building construction, with his second wife Vera, 35, and stepson Billy D. Smith, 15.

It was at the house in Elmhurst where my grandmother Rose, who had developed cardiovascular problems in her later years, died on 19 July 1951 at the age of 63. My father came home that day and found that she had passed away while no one else was at home. Rose was buried in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Elmhurst.

Helen and Virginia moved out in the early 1950s, but my father Joseph continued to live with his father in Elmhurst until 1960. In that year Alex sold the house and, according to my father, moved to California, where his children John, Marion, and Helen were living. My father then found a place to live in Lombard. It was perhaps around that time that Alex bought the house at 245 Beech St., El Cajon, near San Diego, that he mentions in his will in 1964. By 1963, however, Alex was living in Illinois, and in 1964 and 1965 he lived with his daughter Virginia and her sons Gary and Greg. Alex stayed with Virginia until about 1966, when he made his last major trip -- across the U.S. to San Diego. There he was cared for by his son Marion, who was named executor of his will and to whom he left the bulk of his estate. His health failing due to age, at last he moved to the T.L.C. Convalescent Hospital in El Cajon. There he died on 13 May 1969 at the age of 86. His body was brought back to Elmhurst and buried beside Rose in Elm Lawn Cemetery.

In his will, dated 23 April 1964 in El Cajon, Alex directed that if he still owned the house on Beech St. at the time of his death, the house with all its furnishings would go to his son Marion, and all the rest of his estate was to be divided equally among the rest of his living children. In the event that he no longer owned that house, Alex directed that Marion was to receive $7,000 in cash or in assets of that value, and the rest of his estate was to be divided equally among the rest of his living children. All medical and funeral expenses were to be paid from the rest of his estate prior to its equal division among the rest of the living children. He also left U.S. Savings Bonds to certain of his children. According to my father, the only children not to receive a savings bond were Larry, Linda, and Helen -- that is because my grandfather held unwaveringly to the Christian doctrine that marriage is indissoluble and that divorce is sinful and shameful, and Larry, Linda, and Helen had obtained divorces. In expressing his strong moral disapproval in this way, he did not consider the particular circumstances of each of his children's marriages.

This biographical narrative of my grandfather Alex's life would be incomplete without a description of his personality and character. To attempt such a description is not easy, especially for me, since I never got a chance to meet him before he died -- I was only a year a half old when he passed away. All I can do, then, is to try to sum up what I have been told about him by my father, mother, uncles, aunts, and cousins. To begin with, my grandfather seems to have been not very talkative. Part of the reason is that he may not have felt that he was fluent enough in English (my mother told me that he was always very quiet, but she remembered one occasion when a Ukrainian Displaced Person named Oleh Carpowitz visited -- my grandfather and Oleh spoke animatedly for hours in Ukrainian). Another reason he wasn't talkative is that it seems he was not by nature an expressive or communicative man, and I think he also was generally not given to displays of affection. Although, as I have mentioned above, he was not deeply religious or prayerful and was not a churchgoer, still he did maintain a number of strong moral convictions which he had imbibed from his Eastern Orthodox Christian cultural background. His opposition to divorce which I mentioned above obviously helped keep my grandparents together through the bad times and the good. Yet he also held anti-Semitic prejudices, which is not really surprising considering his background, albeit still a moral flaw. The trait that is most prominent throughout his life, and that does the most credit to his memory, was his diligence in work -- he was a working man, strong and resilient, with knowledge of both farming and carpentry (he built at least two of our family's houses), toiling daily for most of his life, for he understood his duty to provide food and shelter for his family. Nevertheless, it grieves me to say that my grandfather suffered from two serious defects of his character: he abused alcohol, and he had a wrathful temper, often exploding into cruel violence and vicious verbal abuse against his wife and children. I do not mention these things in order to dishonor his memory, nor to condemn him, for God alone is his judge and I am certainly no sinless saint with a right to cast stones, but merely to present a truthful and complete account of his life and character. We can only wonder what in his youth had shaped him, making him prone to alcoholism and domestic violence. Can it be traced to the years after he lost his father as a boy and his mother as a teenager? God alone can say. Whatever the causes, during the time that his children were young he was to them and to his wife the kind of father and husband who made them fear him more than respect him. I include this aspect of my grandfather's life story because this is an important aspect of the story of our family, for his actions so long ago have sent ripples down the generations in the various branches of his descendants. Learning of this deeply painful part of our family's history enabled me to understand and appreciate my father and my aunts and uncles better. From what I have learned of these things, I know that despite the abuse they suffered, they still held their father in respect and could appreciate his good traits. It is my hope that those who read my grandfather's story here might be able to derive from it a truthful and fair picture of who this man was to whom we his grandchildren and great-grandchildren owe our existence.

         83.  JOHN OLAR, born 16 Dec. 1910 in Canada.
         84.  MICHAEL OLAR, born 20 April 1912 in Canada, died 6 days old.
         85.  MAX OLAR, born circa 1913-1915, died in infancy.
         --   [Baby] OLAR, born circa 1913-1915, stillborn.
         86.  MARION OLAR, born 4 Aug. 1916 in Minnesota.
         87.  LAWRENCE OLAR, born 2 Sept. 1918 in Minnesota.
         88.  LENA OLAR ("Linda," "Lyn"), born 14 Feb. 1920 in Minnesota.
         89.  SAMUEL OLAR, born 5 Sept. 1922 in Minnesota.
         90.  AURELIAN OLAR ("Aurel"), born 11 March 1924 in Minnesota.
         91.  HELEN OLAR, born 8 April 1926 in Minnesota.
         92.  JOSEPH OLAR, born 4 Dec. 1927 in Oregon.
         93.  ARTHUR OLAR, born 25 Sept. 1930 in Illinois.
         94.  VIRGINIA OLAR, born 25 March 1932 in Illinois.

20. ELEANA OLAR, daughter of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar, born 31 May 1885 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at the age of 7 on 22 April 1893 in Tereblecea. The Tereblecea parish register records her birth as a daughter of "Ioan alui Andrei Olari" and "Alecsandra Toderiuc," residents of house no. 153. The midwife at her birth was Pelagia Bodor of Tereblecea. Eleana was baptised 1 June 1885 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Teodor Dornean of Tereblecea. The parish register shows her cause of death as "de lungoare" (typhoid fever). Eleana died just 20 days after her little sister Domnica. The death records of the Orthodox Church of Tereblecea identify Eleana's father as "Ioan Olariu," and again shows the house number as "153." Ioan and Alecsandra are said to have had six children who died young or were stillborn. Eleana was one of those children.

21. MARIA OLAR ("Marie"), daughter of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar, born 26 Aug. 1887 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Since the name "Marion" could be thought of as the masculine form of "Marie," it is possible that my uncle Marion was named after his aunt Marie (properly speaking, Marion is the Romanian equivalent of Italian Mario, Latin Marius, and is unrelated to Maria, from the Hebrew Miriam). Her birth record in the Tereblecea parish register names her parents as "Ion a lui Andrei Olari" and "Alecsandra nascuta Toderiuc," residents of house no. 153, and says the midwife at her birth was Pelaghia Bodor of Tereblecea. She was baptised 5 Sept. 1887 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Teodor Dornian of Tereblecea. In the outline family history, Maria appears as "Marie" and is listed as "No. 4" among my grandfather Alex's siblings. The family history also says that Marie "died at 10 years of age," but we now know that to be in error, because she married at the age of 17, in 1905. If she had died at age 10, that would have been in 1897 or 1898. Notably, Alex's younger sister Eleana died at age 7 in 1893, when Alex was 10 years old. I suspect that in the scanty family traditions that have come down to us from our grandparents, Alex's age at Eleana's death was mistakenly assigned to Maria, and the story of Eleana's death in childhood was mistakenly assigned to Maria. In any case, on 30 Jan. 1905, Maria, then residing at house no. 153, married GEORGIE DUBAU, age 23, born 5 March 1881 in Tereblecea, son of Teodor and Eugenia (Olariu) Dubau of Tereblecea, where Georgie was a resident of house no. 391. In the marriage record, Maria appears as "Maria fiica repausatului Ioan Olariu, taran din Tereblecea" ("Maria, daughter of the late Ioan Olar, peasant farmer of Tereblecea"), and Maria's date of birth is mistakenly given as 25 Aug. instead of 26 Aug. The priest at the wedding was Father Stefan Seleschi, and the witnesses were Pavel Dubau and his wife Saveta, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. The Dubau family of house no. 391 is also related to us on the Paskar side -- our grandmother's uncle Ioan Pascar married Iulita Dubau, daughter of Gerasim Dubau of house no. 391. The fact that Georgie Dubau's mother was an Olar raises the possibility that he and Maria were cousins. Even more, Georgie's mother may have belonged to the ILIE OLAR family of house no. 496, which strengthens the probability that Georgie and his wife Maria were cousins.

         95. NATALIA DUBAU, born 18 Aug. 1906
         96. IOAN DUBAU, born 17 Feb. 1909
         97. ELISAVETA DUBAU, born 7 April 1911
         98. DIMITRIE DUBAU, born 16 Oct. 1913
         99. VASILIE DUBAU, born 8 Aug. 1918

22. DOMNICA OLAR, daughter of Ioan and Alecsandra Olar, born 15 Aug. 1889 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at the age of 3 on 2 April 1893 in Tereblecea. The parish register records her birth as a daughter of "Ion a lui Andrei Olariu" and "Alecsandra Toderiuc," residents of house no. 153. The midwife at her birth was Pelagia Bodor of Tereblecea. Domnica was baptised 19 Aug. 1889 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Teodor Dornian of Tereblecea. The Tereblecea parish register shows Domnica's cause of death as "de tusa." Domnica's older sister Eleana died later the same month. As with Eleana, the death records of the Orthodox Church of Tereblecea identify Domnica's father as "Ioan Olariu," and shows the house number as "153." Domnica was one of the (six?) children of Ioan and Alecsandra who died young or were stillborn.

23. MIRON OLARIU, son of Teodor Olar, born 17 Aug. 1864, probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary, where he was a resident of house no. 547 and house no. 261. On 23 Jan. 1900, Miron married ACSENIA ZAETI, born 28 Jan. 1874, probably in Tereblecea, widow of Ion Slemco of Tereblecea. The priest at the marriage was Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and the witnesses were Gavril Vasilas and his wife Catrina, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. The marriage record says this was Miron's first marriage, but mistakenly says Miron was 36 and Acsenia was 29 --- in fact Miron was 35 and Acsenia was 26. The Tereblecea parish records identify Miron's occupation as lucrator, a laborer. In the 1901 birth record of his daughter Ana, Miron is said to be the son of "Teodor Olari." In the 1913 death record of his daughter Leontina, Miron is said to be the son of Toader Olariu, who is the Toader/Teodor Olar of house no. 547, son of Andrei Olar. Two daughters and one son of Miron have been identified in the Tereblecea birth and death records.

         100. ANA OLARIU, born 1 March 1901
         101. IOAN OLARIU, born 15 Jan. 1904
         102. LEONTINA OLARIU, born 1 Oct. 1911

24. IOSIF OLARIU, son of Teodor and Casandra Olar, born 4 April 1865 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary, where he was a resident of house no. 547, the dwelling of the Teodor/Toader Olar family. On 3 Feb. 1891 in Stanestie, Bucovina, Iosif, then a 26-year-old soldier in the Austrian army, married VARVARA ROMANIUC, age 27, born 1863, daughter of Michail Romaniuc, a peasant farmer who lived at house no. 28 in Stanestie. Iosif was then a resident of house no. 547 in Tereblecea. The priest at the marriage was Father Dimitrie Seleschi of Tereblecea. No witnesses are named for the marriage, apparently because it took place in Stanestie rather than Tereblecea. The marriage record gives Iosif's name as "Iosif fiul lui Teodor Olariu si a sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Nemigean." His wife Varvara died at age 45 on 18 Dec. 1908 in Tereblecea. Her death record lists the cause of death as oftica (consumption, that is, tuberculosis) and says her funeral and burial on 20 Dec. 1908 was conducted by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca. Iosif married secondly on 25 Feb. 1910 to TODOSIA BULBUC, born 25 May 1886, age 23, a peasant farmer of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 357, daughter of Niculai and Tetiana (Zegre) Bulbuc. The witnesses at the wedding were Iosif Nimigean and his wife Minodora, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and the priest was Father Dimitrie Georgescu. Four children of Iosif and his first wife Varvara have been identified in the parish records of Tereblecea, and four children of Iosif and his second wife Todosia:

         103. IERINA OLARIU, born 11 April 1891
         104. LEONTINA OLAR, born 3 Aug. 1893
         105. ANA OLARIU, born 3 April 1894
         106. LEON OLARIU, born 18 Feb. 1900
         107. TITIANA OLARIU, born 14 Feb. 1911
         108. LEONTINA OLARIU, born 20 July 1912
         109. IOAN OLARIU, born 15 Jan. 1914
         110. MINODORA OLARIU, born 12 June 1916
         111. ELISAVETA OLARIU, born 24 Sept. 1919

25. IACOV OLAR, son of Teodor and Casandra Olar, born circa 1865 probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at age 30 on 13 March 1896 in Tereblecea, funeral service 15 March 1896 conducted by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. His death record identifies him as "Iacov fiul lui Teodor Olar din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 547, and shows the cause of death as de aprinderea plamailov, apparently a respiratory infection.

26. DIMITRIE OLARIU, son of Teodor and Casandra Olar, born circa 1867 probably in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at age 25 on 16 Sept. 1892 in Tereblecea, funeral service 18 Sept. 1892 conducted by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. His death record identifies him as "Dimitrie fiul lui Teodor Olariu din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 547, and shows the cause of death as de lungoare (typhoid fever).

27. VASILIE OLARI, son of Teodor and Casandra Olar, born 16 Feb. 1881 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. His birth record identifies his parents as "Toader Olari alui Andrei" and "Casandra nascuta Nimigean," residents of house no. 431. The midwife assisting at Vasilie's birth was Eudochiea Olari of Tereblecea. He was baptised the same day as his birth by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Nastasiea spouse of Georgi Bulbuc of Tereblecea.

28. PETREA OLARI, son of Teodor and Casandra Olar, born 28 June 1882 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. His birth record identifies his parents as "Teodor a lui Andrei Olari" and "Alexandra nascuta Nemigean," residents of house no. 547. The midwife assisting at Petrea's birth was Pelagia Bodor of Tereblecea. He was baptised 3 July 1882 by Father Dimitrie Seleschi, and his godmother was Parascheva, spouse of Leonti Vasilasi of Tereblecea. On 10 Feb. 1908, when he was 25 years old, Petrea, still living at house no. 547, married IERINA HUPCA, born 10 April 1882 probably in Tereblecea, daughter of Constantin and Domnica (Iuriciuc) Hupca, peasant farmers of Tereblecea who lived at house no. 178. The marriage record gives Petrea's name as "Petre fiul lui Toder alui Anirei Olar si a sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Nimigean," and "Anirei" is obviously a slip of the pen for "Andrei." The priest at the wedding was Father Stefan Seleschi, and the witnesses were Petrea's own cousin Maria (my father's aunt -- see no. 21 above) and her husband Georgie Dubau, peasant farmers of Tereblecea.

         112. ASPASIA OLARIU, born 29 April 1910
         113. CONSTANTIN OLARIU, born 27 May 1913
         114. IOAN OLARIU, born 24 Aug. 1915
         115. MARIA OLARIU, born 29 Oct. 1918

29. DOMNICA OLARI, daughter of Teodor and Casandra Olar, born 8 Nov. 1885 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died at age 15 on 5 Oct. 1900 in Tereblecea; funeral and burial 7 Oct. 1900 in Tereblecea, funeral conducted by Father Vichenti Simiganoaschi. Domnica's birth record identifies her parents as "Teodor a lui Andrei Olari" and "Alecsandra nascuta Nemigean," residents of house no. "347" (most likely a clerical error for "547"). The midwife assisting at Domnica's birth was Agafia Zotic of Tereblecea. Domnica was baptised 16 Nov. 1885 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmother was Anna, daughter of Leontie Vasilasi of Tereblecea. Domnica's death record names her as "Domnica fiica lui Andrei a Teodor Olar din Tereblecea" (or "Andreiu Teodor Olar"), apparently a clerical error for "Teodor a (lui) Andrei Olar" or "Teodor Andreiu Olar." At the time of her death, she and her father were residents of house no. 547.

30. IUSTINA OLARIU, daughter of Teodor and Irina Olar, born circa 1868 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Prior to her marriage, Iustina was a peasant farmer residing at house no. 285 in Tereblecea. On 31 Jan. 1893 in Tereblecea, Iustina, age 24 , then a maiden, married a bachelor named CARP ZOLOBAI (today spelled "Jolobai"), age 28, born circa 1865, a soldier in the Austrian 9th Dragoon Regiment and resident of house no. 549 in Tereblecea, son of Georgie and Eleana Zolobai. The marriage record identifies the bride and groom as "Iustina fiica lui Teodor Olariu, taran din Tereblecea" and "Carp fiul lui Georgie Zolobai si a sotiei sale Eleana ostasi dela al 9 Dragoners Regiment din Tereblecea." The witnesses were Petrea Zolobai and his wife Agafia, peasant farmers of Bogojesci, and the priest was Father Ilarion Dracinschi. Iustina and Carp resided at house no. 549, which apparently was close to the CONSTANTIN OLAR family of house no. 541, and to the Teodor Olar family of house no. 547 (see no. 7 above). It is also noteworthy that Carp's family, the Zolobais, lived at house no. 156, which apparently was close to the home of my Olar family, house no. 153. The 12 July 1915 marriage record of Iustina and Carp's daughter Maria indicates that Carp had died prior to Maria's marriage. Carp and Iustina had the following children:

         116.  ZENOVIA ZOLOBAI, born 15 Nov. 1893
         117.  MARIA ZOLOBAI, born 23 Oct. 1894
         118.  GEORGIE ZOLOBAI, born 15 June 1897
         119.  ACHELINA ZOLOBAI, born 8 Aug. 1900
         120.  ELISAVETA ZOLOBAI, born 22 Feb. 1906

31. ELEANA OLAR, daughter of Teodor and Irina Olar, born circa 1871 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Eleana was a peasant farmer residing at house no. 285 in Tereblecea. On 10 Nov. 1896 in Tereblecea, Eleana, age 25 , then a maiden, married a bachelor named PANTELEMON HUDCIC, age 24, a peasant farmer living at house no. 480, son of Ioachim Hudcic. The marriage record identifies the bride and groom as "Eleana fiica lui Teodor dela Ioachim Olar, teran din Tereblecea" and "Pantelemon fiul lui Ioachim Hucec, teran din Tereblecea." The witnesses were Teodor Musaciuc and his wife Domnica, peasant farmers of Bogojesci, and the priest was Father Ilarion Dracinschi.

         121. GRIGORIE HUDCIC, born 21 July 1897
         122. ANA HUDCIC, born 20 Nov. 1898
         123. AURORA HUDCIC, born 15 July 1907
         124. LEON HUDCIC, born 14 March 1912

32. IOAN OLAR, son of Teodor and Irina Olar, born 8 Jan. 1874 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Ioan was a peasant farmer dwelling at house no. 285 in Tereblecea. Later on, around 1910, Ioan and his family lived at house no. 823. On 22 Oct. 1900 in Tereblecea, Ioan, age 26, then a bachelor, married a maiden named MARINA STRATULAT, age 25, born 4 June 1875 in Tereblecea, a peasant farmer residing a house no. 538, daughter of Andrei and Elisaveta (Posteuca) Stratulat. (The 1 March 1914 baptismal record of Ioan and Marina's son Vasilie, however, says the maiden name of Marina's mother Elisaveta was "Ungurian," not Posteuca.) The marriage record of Ioan and Marina identifies the bridegroom and the bride as "Ion fiul lui Teodor Olar, teran din Tereblecea" and "Marina fiica lui Andreiu Stratulat, teran din Tereblecea." The witnesses were Dimitrie, son of Stefan Sanduliac, and Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduleac, peasant farmers of Stanesci de jos, and the priest was Father Ilarion Dracinschi.

         125. DIMITRIE OLARI, born 29 July 1901
         126. STEFAN OLAR, born 23 Dec. 1902
         127. VICHENTI OLAR, born 11 Jan. 1904
         128. ELISAVETA OLAR, born 3 Nov. 1905
         129. SIMEON OLARIU, born 2 Feb. 1908
         130. VLADIMIR OLARIU, born 25 Feb. 1910
         131. LAURENTIE OLARIU, born 4 Jan. 1912
         132. VASILIE OLAR, born 25 Feb. 1914

33. ATHANASIE OLARIU ("Tanasie"), son of Teodor and Irina Olar, born 5 May 1883 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Teodor a lui Iachim Olari" and "Ierina nascuta Dudceac," residents of house no. 285. The midwife assisting at Athanasie's birth was Agafia Zotic of Tereblecea. He was baptised 7 May 1883 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmothers were Ana Bulbuc and Agafia, daughter of Ioan Pauliuc, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Athanasie's wife was MACRINA HUMENIUC, born 19 July 1882 at house no. 326 in Tereblecea, daughter of Filip and Maria (Nimigean) Humeniuc, a member of the Humeniuc family of house no. 202. Their children were:

         133. LEON OLARIU, born 14 Jan. 1909
         134. ELEANA OLARIU, born 12 May 1910
         135. ELISAVETA OLARIU, born 7 Feb. 1912

34. ONUFREIU OLAR, son of Teodor and Irina Olar, born 7 June 1887 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Onufreiu was a peasant farmer dwelling at house no. 285 in Tereblecea. His baptismal record calls him "Onufrei" and identifies his parents as "Teodor a lui Iachim Olari" and "Ierina nascuta Dudciac," residents of house no. 285. The midwife assisting at Onufrei's birth was Pelagia Bodor of Tereblecea. He was baptised 13 June 1887 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godparents were Anna, spouse of Stefan Bulbuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea, and Vasilie Fortuna, peasant farmer of Poeni. On 13 Feb. 1911 in Tereblecea, Onufreiu, age 23 years 8 months, then a bachelor, married a maiden named MARIA CUPCIC, age 21 years 3 months, born 7 Nov. 1889 in Tereblecea, a peasant farmer residing a house no. 427, daughter of Grigorie and Ecaterina (Cupcic) Cupcic. The marriage record identifies the bridegroom and the bride as "Onufreiu fiul lui Teodor allui Ioachim Olariu si al sotiei sale Irina nascuta Dudceac, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Maria fiica lui Grigorie al lui Ananie Cupcic si a sotiei sale Ecaterina nascuta Cupcic, agricultoare din Tereblecea." The witnesses were STEFAN OLARIU and his wife Ecaterina, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and the priest was Father Dimitrie Georgescu.

         136. ECATERINA OLARIU, born 28 Jan. 1912
         137. ELISAVETA OLARIU, born 5 Oct. 1913

35. MACSIM OLARIU, son of Teodor and Irina Olar, born 19 Jan. 1889 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died 6 Sept. 1892 in Tereblecea at the age of 3 years 8 months; buried 8 Sept. 1892 in Tereblecea. His birth record identifies his parents as "Teodor a lui Iachim Olari" and "Ierina nascuta Dudceac," residents of house no. 285. The midwife assisting at Macsim's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. He was baptised 21 Jan. 1889 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godparents were Vasilie Cozaciuc, peasant farmer of Poieni, and Ana, wife of Stefan Bulbuc, peasant farmer of of Tereblecea. Macsim's death record identifies him as "Macsim fiul lui Teodor Olariu din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 285. The priest at the funeral was Father Ilarion Dracinschi.

36. ILIE OLAR, son of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born 28 Oct. 1883 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died at age 76 on 18 Aug. 1960 probably in Montreal, Canada; buried in the Bukowinian St. John Orthodox Cemetery in Lachine, on Montreal Island, Canada. Ilie was baptised 5 Nov. 1883 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godfather was Ioan, son of Toader Nemigean of Tereblecea. The midwife assisting at Ilie's birth was Agafia Zotic of Tereblecea, who was also midwife at my grandfather's birth in March 1883. At the time of his birth, Ilie and his parents were residents of house no. 489. His birth record names his parents as "Ioan a Gavril Olari" and "Domnica noescuta Bodor." In his marriage record, Ilie's parents are called "Ioan al lui Gavriil Olariu" and "Domnica nascuta Bodor."

When he was 24 years old, Ilie decided to go to Canada. That year, he is listed as "Olar. Ilie.," age 25 (sic), on the passenger list of the S.S. Montfort, which sailed out of Antwerp, Belgium, and had landed at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, on 26 April 1908. The passenger list says Ilie was born in Austria, that he carried on $5 on his person, and that he planned to travel to Montreal via the Canadian Pacific Railway. Ilie did not remain in Canada permanently, however, because he got married in Tereblecea, Bucovina, in the following year, when he was 26 years old. On 12 Nov. 1909, Ilie married ZENOVIA DANILIUC, born 8 July 1889 in Starcea, Bucovina, daughter of Cosma and Anastasia (Rusu) Daniliuc, who lived at house no. 16 in Starcea. The minister at the wedding was Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and the witnesses were Ciprian and Elisaveta Gabor and Gavriil Gabor, all of Tereblecea.

On 25 June 1911, Ilie served as one of the three godparents at the baptism of Vasilie Florus, illegitimate son of Minodora Florus of house no. 335 in Tereblecea, daughter of George and Ana (Radetchi) Florus of Tereblecea. A few months later, on 30 Jan. 1912, Ilie and his wife Zenovia had a son named TEODOR OLARIU. Ilie and Zenovia were then residing in house no. 650 in Tereblecea. Then on 6 Sept. 1914, they had a second son, DIMITRIE OLARIU, also born at house no. 650.

Between the births of his sons Teodor and Dimitrie -- indeed, just a few months after Teodor's birth -- when Ilie was 28 years old, in May 1912, he again decided to leave Bucovina and take ship to Canada in company with his younger brother Filip. George Panciuk of Montreal, Canada, has informed me that his own father Zaharie Panciuc of Tereblecea, who emigrated to Canada circa 1915, helped Ilie and Filip and a few other of Zaharie's friends from Tereblecea (including Ion Sauciuc and Teodor Durdura) get to Canada. The emigration of Ilie and Filip is documented by the ship passenger list of the S.S. Oceania, dated 15 May 1912, which shows Ilie en route to Ville Saint-Pierre, Montreal, traveling with his younger brother FILIP OLAR, said to be 17 years old (actually he was 19). Ilie's relationship with Filip is not mentioned in the S.S. Oceania's passenger list, but the Tereblecea parish records identify them as brothers. The passenger list says Filip was a farm laborer who was a native and resident of Tereblestie, as were many other passengers on that ship. Like Filip, Ilie was listed as a farm laborer and both a native and a resident of Tereblestie. The passenger list says Ilie had left his wife "Zinofia Olar" (cf. Zenovia Olar of Tereblecea, deported to Siberia by the Russian Communists in 1941) behind in Tereblestie, and was heading for a Canadian settlement called "Wille" (Ville Saint-Pierre, Montreal), where he planned to visit a friend named Onufry Rotar (said to be living in "St. Pire," that is Ville Saint-Pierre). The passenger list says Filip's reason for going to Canada was to join his cousin Iakob Olar, who was then living in Montreal.

Although Ilie went to Canada in 1912, he again did not stay there permanently at that time. We know this because, as mentioned above, Ilie had a second son with his wife in Tereblecea in 1914. However, after the birth of his second son, Ilie again went to America, because my grandfather's military draft card of 12 Sept. 1918 describes "Ilica Olar" (a diminutive of "Ilie"), then living with with my grandparents in Minneapolis, as my grandfather's "nearest relative." Ilie did not remain in the U.S., but went back to Bucovina in 1919 or 1920. Both Ilie and Filip appear on a list of Romanian passports from 1919-20. The list shows that an "ILIE GLAR" (no. 62, certainly an error for "Ilie Olar") from Tereblecea applied for a Romanian passport on 15 Nov. 1919, and a "PHILIP OLAR" (no. 65) from Tereblecea applied for a Romanian passport on 15 Dec. 1919. After the end of World War I in 1918, Bucovina became a part of Romania and the people of Bucovina, whether at home or living overseas, would have needed to obtain Romanian passports.

When he was 39 years old, in August 1923, Ilie once again decided to go to Canada. The German language passenger list of the S.S. Empress of Scotland, which sailed out of Hamburg, Germany, on 20 Aug. 1923, shows "Olari Illie," age 40 (sic), a Romanian "Landmann" (peasant farmer) from Tereblecea, traveling to Welland, Ontario, Canada. Ilie apparently changed ships in Liverpool, England, however, because the "Declaration of Passenger to Canada" which Ilie signed in Montreal 10 days later, on 30 Aug. 1923, shows him arriving in Canada on the S.S. Melita, destination Stevensville, Ontario. The declaration identifies him as "OLARI Illie," age 40, a Greek Orthodox Romanian citizen from Tereblecea, and says he carried only $10 on his person. Notably, Ilie signed his name on this document as "Ilie Olari."

The signature of my grandfather's cousin Ilie Olar, from a Canadian immigration document dated 30 Aug. 1923.

The declaration identifies his closest living relative in his home country as "Meine frau Zenofia Olari," and says that he had never been to Canada before and that he intended to stay permanently. The reason Ilie lied about his previous two visits to Canada was probably that Canada may have been less likely to grant him entry if they knew he was a transitory immigrant who traveled back and forth in order to earn money to send back home to his family in the Old Country, rather than an immigrant who came to stay.

It is all but certain that Ilie's wife Zenovia and his sons Dimitrie and Teodor are the Zenovia Olar and her sons Dumitru Olar and Teodor Olar who are listed among the victims of Russian Communist tyranny on page 57 of Ion Cretu's 333-page history, Tereblecea: un sat la margine de tara ("Tereblecea: A Village on the Border of the Country"), published in 2010. From Cretu's history, we learn that Dumitru Olar, deported 13 May 1941, was a son of Zenovia Olar, who was deported exactly one month later. Cretu also says that when the Communists sent Zenovia away, she left behind real estate consisting of one house, one barn with stables, and 4 hectares of land, all of which were left to be administered by her other son Teodor Olar.

At this time I do not know if Ilie ever reunited with his wife Zenovia and sons Teodor and Dimitrie, nor do I know what became of Zenovia and his sons. Sadly, it's quite probable that Zenovia and Dimitrie died victims of the horror of Communism. Thanks to Daniel Florin Predoiu, I have learned that Ilie ended up settling permanently in Montreal, Canada, where he was a member of the Romanian Orthodox parish in Montreal, St. Mary of the Annunciation. The June 1949 roll of registered voters of Ville Saint-Pierre, Montreal, lists "Olari, Elie, journalier," along with "Constantinesco, D." and "Shekenski, M., journalier," as residents of 165 Rue Camille, Ville St.-Pierre. ("Journalier" means "day laborer" in French.) Ilie died at age 76 on 18 Aug. 1960 and was buried in the Bukowinian St. John Orthodox Cemetery in Lachine, on Montreal Island, Canada, near Ville Saint-Pierre. His name is spelled "Elie Olare" on his gravestone, which says he was "Born 1883 in Tereblecea, Bucovina" and "Died Aug. 18, 1960 Age 77 years" (in fact he was a few months shy of 77). Buried next to him is another Romanian immigrant from Tereblecea named ION SAUCIUC (spelled "Jon Sauciuk" on his gravestone), mentioned above as one of Zaharie Panciuc's friends whom Zaharie had helped get to Canada. Ilie's wife Zenovia is not buried with him, however. She likely was never able to join her husband in Canada, and Ilie apparently lived the rest of his life cut off from his loved ones and kin who were trapped behind the Iron Curtain.

Gravestones of Ilie Olar ("Elie Olare") and Ion Sauciuc ("Jon Sauciuk")

Bukowinian St. John Orthodox Cemetery, Lachine, Canada

Photograph by Daniel Florin Predoiu

It is unclear at this time whether or not Ilie's younger brother Filip remained in the New World, or rather decided to go back to Bucovina. No doubt Ilie and Filip had applied for Romanian passports in 1919 because they intended to travel back to Bucovina (as we know Ilie did), or at least wanted to keep open that avenue in case things did not work out for them in the New World. Or perhaps they were thinking of joining their cousins in the U.S., or Ilie wanted to reunite (even temporarily) with his wife and sons in Bucovina.

         138. TEODOR OLARIU, born 30 Jan. 1912
         139. DIMITRIE OLARIU, born 6 Sept. 1914

37. IULIANA OLARIU, daughter of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born 16 Dec. 1889 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The Tereblecea birth register shows her parents as "Ion a lui Gavril Olariu" and "Domnica nascuta Bodor," residents of house no. 489. The midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Iuliana was baptised 23 Dec. 1889 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Ion Nemigean of Tereblecea. On 13 Nov. 1911, about a month before her 22nd. birthday, Iuliana married a widower named GRIGORIE HUDCIC, age 40, born 25 Jan. 1871 in Tereblecea, son of Ioachim and Domnica (Slemco) Hudcic. The witnesses at the marriage were Toma Cosic and his spouse Pelagia, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and the priest was Father Ioan Tipa. Iuliana and Grigorie lived at house no. 921 in Tereblecea.

         140. IOAN HUDCIC, born 5 Dec. 1912
         141. TOADER HUDCIC, born 14 Nov. 1913
         142. AURORA HUDCIC, born 12 Aug. 1916

38. FILIP OLARIU, son of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born 8 Oct. 1892 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Filip's birth record names his parents as "Ioan a lui Gavriil Olariu" and "Domnica nascuta Bodor," residents of house no. 489. The midwife at his birth was Agafia Zotic of Tereblecea. Filip was baptised 10 Oct. 1892 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godfather was Ioan Nemigean of Tereblecea.

When he was 19 years old, in May 1912, Filip left Bucovina with his older brother Ilie and took ship to Canada. This is shown by the ship passenger list of the S.S. Oceania, dated 15 May 1912, which shows Ilie en route to Ville Saint-Pierre, Montreal, traveling with his younger brother "Filip Olar," erroneously said to be 17 years old. Ilie's relationship with Filip is not mentioned in the S.S. Oceania's passenger list, but the Tereblecea parish records identify them as brothers. The passenger list says Filip was a farm laborer who was a native and resident of Tereblestie, as were many other passengers on that ship. Like Filip, Ilie was listed as a farm laborer and both a native and a resident of Tereblestie. The passenger list says Filip's reason for going to Canada was to join his cousin "Iakob Olar," who was then living in Montreal. Iakob was my grandfather's older brother Jacob. My grandfather's military draft card of 12 Sept. 1918 describes "Ilica Olar" (a diminutive of Ilie), then living with my grandparents in Minneapolis, as my grandfather's "nearest relative."

Although Ilie later came to Minnesota, he did not remain in the U.S. but instead returned to Bucovina for a while, later immigrating again to Montreal, Canada, where he was a member of the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Montreal. Ilie died at age 76 on 18 Aug. 1960 and was buried in the Bukowinian St. John Orthodox Cemetery in Lachine, on Montreal Island, Canada (see No. 36 above). However, it is unknown at this time whether or not Filip remained in the New World, or rather decided to go back to Bucovina. Ilie and Filip appear on a list of Romanian passports from 1919-20. The list shows that an "ILIE GLAR" (no. 62, certainly an error for "Ilie Olar") from Tereblecea applied for a Romanian passport on 15 Nov. 1919, and a "PHILIP OLAR" (no. 65) from Tereblecea applied for a Romanian passport on 15 Dec. 1919. After the end of World War I in 1918, Bucovina became a part of Romania and the people of Bucovina, whether residing in Bucovina or living overseas, would have needed to obtain Romanian passports. No doubt Ilie and Philip had applied for Romanian passports in 1919 because they intended to travel back to Bucovina (as we know Ilie did), or at least wanted to keep open that avenue in case things did not work out for them in the New World. Or perhaps they were thinking of joining their cousins in the U.S., or Ilie wanted to reunite (even temporarily) with his wife and sons in Bucovina.

39. ANDREI OLAR, son of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born 13 Aug. 1897 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at one year of age on 29 Dec. 1898 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial on 30 Dec. 1898 conducted by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The midwife at his birth was Iftima Cojocar of Tereblecea. Andrei's birth record identifies his parents as "Ion lui Gavril Olar" and "Domnica nascuta Bodor," residents of house no. 489. He was baptised 15 Aug. 1897 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Fevronia, daughter of Ion Nemigean of Tereblecea. Andrei's death record identifies him as "Andreiu fiul lui Ion Olar din Tereblecea," and lists his cause of death as bronchitis. At the time of his death, Andrei and his father Ion were residents of house no. 489.

40. FEVRONIA OLARI, daughter of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born 10 Dec. 1899 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died 28 Dec. 1899 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial on 29 Dec. 1899 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi. The midwife at her birth was Iftima Cojocari of Tereblecea. In the birth record, Fevronia's parents are named as "Ioan a lui Gavril Olari" and "Domnica nascuta Bodor," residents of house no. 489. Fevronia was baptised 11 Dec. 1899 by Lazar Gherman, "cooperator din Sirete," who had been delegated to baptise by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi. The godmother was Fevronia, daughter of Ioan Nimigean of Tereblecea. Fevronia died just a little over two weeks after she was born, with the cause of death listed as "slab nascuta" (born frail). The death record names her as "Fevronia fiica lui Ion Olariu din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 489.

41. LEONTINA OLARIU, daughter of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born 21 June 1901 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; baptised 24 June 1901 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godfather Ion Nimigean of Tereblecea. The midwife assisting at Leontina's birth was Iftima Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Leontina's birth record identifies her parents as "Ioan a lui Gavril Olariu" and "Domnica nascuta Bodor," residents of house no. 489.

42. MARIA OLARIU, a twin, daughter of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born and baptised 23 June 1904 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at the age of 7 years 11 months on 18 May 1912 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial 20 May 1912 conducted by Father Ioan Tipa. The midwife at the birth of Maria and her twin brother Petre was Iftinca Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Maria was baptised by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and her godmother was Minodora, wife of my grandfather's older brother Iacob Olariu of Tereblecea. In her death record, she is named "Maria fiica lui Ioan al lui Gavriil Olariu din Tereblecea," and her cause of death is given as aprindere de plamai, a lung inflammation or respiratory infection. She and her father Ioan were residents of house no. 489.

43. PETRE OLAR, a twin, son of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born and baptised 23 June 1904 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at one year of age on 9 April 1905 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial 10 April 1905 conducted by Father Stefan Seleschi. The midwife at the birth of Petre and his twin sister Maria was Iftinca Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Petre was baptised by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and his godmother was Eleana, daughter of Ioan Cojocariu of Tereblecea. His death record names him as "Petre fiul lui Ioan alui Gavril Olar." Petre and his father Ioan were residents of house no. 489. He predeceased his twin sister Maria by nearly seven years. The cause of death was slab din nastere or congenital fraility or weakness.

44. VASILE OLARIU, son of Ioan and Domnica Olar, born 31 Jan. 1909 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The midwife at Vasile's birth was Iftinca Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Vasile was baptised 31 Jan. 1909 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and his godmothers were Minodora, wife of IACOB OLARIU (No. 17 above), and Elena, daughter of Sava Cojocariu, peasant farmers of Tereblecea.

45. ELISAVETA AURITE, daughter of Nestor and Varvara Aurite, born 5 Feb. 1887 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; baptised 7 Feb. 1887 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godmother Agafia, wife of Ion Zigira, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. The midwife assisting at Elisaveta's birth was Pelaghia Rus of Tereblecea. Elisaveta's birth record identifies her parents as "Nestor a lui Dimitrie Aurite" and "Varvara nascuta Olariu," residents of house no. 235.

46. MARIA AURITE, daughter of Nestor and Varvara Aurite, born 16 Aug. 1890 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; baptised 18 Aug. 1890 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godmother Agafia, wife of Ioan Zigira, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. The midwife assisting at Maria's birth was Pelagia Rus of Tereblecea. Maria's birth record identifies her parents as "Nestor a lui Dimitrie Aurite" and "Varvara nascuta Olariu," residents of house no. 235.

47. DIMITRIE AURITE, son of Nestor and Varvara Aurite, born 12 Aug. 1892 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; baptised 15 Aug. 1892 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godmother Agafia, wife of Ion Zigira, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. The midwife assisting at Dimitrie's birth was Todosia Olari of Tereblecea. Dimitrie's birth record identifies his parents as "Nestor a lui Dimitrie Aurite" and "Varvara nascuta Olariu," residents of house no. 235.

48. GAVRIL AURITE, son of Nestor and Varvara Aurite, born 1 March 1895 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; baptised 4 March 1895 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, godmother Agafia, wife of Ion Zigira, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. The midwife assisting at Gavril's birth was Todosia Olariu of Tereblecea. Dimitrie's birth record identifies his parents as "Nistor Aurite" and "Varvara nascuta Olariu," residents of house no. 235.

49. NICOLAI AURITE, son of Nestor and Varvara Aurite, born 7 May 1899 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; baptised 8 May 1899 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, godmother Agafia, wife of Ion Zigira, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. The midwife assisting at Nicolai's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Nicolai's birth record identifies his parents as "Nistor Aurite" and "Varvara nascuta Olar," residents of house no. 235.

50. TEODORA OLARIU, daughter of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 4 Feb. 1891 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Her birth record says her parents were "Iacov a lui Gavril Olariu" and "Tecla Vasilasiu," residents of house no. 388. The midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Teodora was baptised 9 Feb. 1891 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Ioan Gabor of Tereblecea.

51. VASILIE OLARIU, son of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 14 Dec. 1892 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died 29 Dec. 1892 in Tereblecea, Bucovina; funeral service and burial 30 Dec. 1892 conducted by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Vasilie was baptised 19 Dec. 1892 by Father Ilarion, and his godfather was Ioan Gabor of Tereblecea. His baptismal record names his parents as "Iacov a lui Gavriil Olariu" and "Ttecla nascuta Vasilasiu" (the capital "T" was added to correct the mistakenly lowercase "t" in the mother's Christian name). Vasilie's death record identifies him as "Vasilie fiul lui Iacob Olariu din Tereblecea," and the cause of death is listed as de tusa. He and his parents were residents of house no. 388.

52. IOAN OLAR, son of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 27 Nov. 1893 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at age 11 on 18 May 1905 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial on 19 May 1905 conducted by Father Stefan Seleschi. At the time of his birth, Ioan's parents were residents of house no. 388. The midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Ioan was baptised 4 Dec. 1893 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godfather was Ioan Gabor of Tereblecea. His death record identifies him as "Ioan fiul lui Iacov alui Gavril Olar din Tereblecea," and lists the cause of death as tuberculosis. At the time of his death, he and his father Iacob were residents of house no. 722.

53. GAVRIL OLARI, son of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 24 Dec. 1895 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. In his birth record, Gavril's parents are named as "Iacov Olari" and "Tecla nascuta Vasilasiu," residents of house no. 388. Gavril was baptised 30 Dec. 1895 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Acsenia, daughter of Ion Gabor of Tereblecea.

54. DOMNICA OLAR, daughter of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 18 Jan. 1898 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at the age of 10 months on 24 Nov. 1898 in Tereblecea; funeral and burial 26 Nov. 1898 conducted by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. In the birth record, Domnica's parents are named as "Iacob Olar" and "Tecla nascuta Vasilas," residents of house no. 388. Domnica was baptised 24 Jan. 1898 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmother was Axenia, daughter of Ion Gabor of Tereblecea. Her death record names her as "Domnica fiica lui Iacob Olar din Tereblecea" and shows a cause of death of de gutunariu in plamai, apparently indicating a respiratory infection. At the time of her death, she and her father Iacob were residents of house no. 388.

55. VASILE OLARI, son of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 25 Nov. 1899 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The midwife at his birth was Iftima Cojocari of Tereblecea. His birth record calls him "Vasile" and names his parents as "Iacob a lui Gavril Olari" and "Tecla nascuta Vasilasi," residents of house no. 388. Vasilie was baptised 27 Nov. 1899 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and his godfather was Ion Gabor of Tereblecea.

56. MINODORA OLAR, daughter of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 9 Jan. 1903 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at the age of 8 months on 4 Sept. 1903 in Tereblecea; funeral service 6 Sept. 1903 conducted by Father Vichenti Simiganoaschi. Minodora's birth record identifies her parents as "Iacov a lui Gavril Olar" and "Tecla nascuta Vasilas," residents of house no. 388. The midwife assisting at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Minodora was baptised 11 Jan. 1903 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and her godfather was Ioan Gabor of Tereblecea. Her death record names her as "Minodora fiica lui Iacob Olariu din Tereblecea" and lists the cause of death as catar de stomach (stomach inflammation). At the time of her death, she and her father were residents of house no. 722.

57. DUMITRU OLARI, son of Iacob and Tecla Olar, born 25 July 1904 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Dumitru's baptismal record identifies his parents as "Iacob a lui Gavril Olari" and "Tecla nascuta Vasilas," residents of house no. 722. The midwife assisting at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Dumitru was baptised 31 July 1904 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and his godfather was Ioan Gabor, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

58. MARIA PANCIUC, daughter of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 18 Feb. 1892 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. At the time of her birth, Maria's parents were living at house no. 535. The midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Maria was baptised 22 Feb. 1892 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Teodor Nemigean of Tereblecea. Just a few weeks before her 20th birthday, Maria married on 29 Jan. 1912 to IOAN TODERIUC, born 6 Jan. 1883 in Tereblecea, age 28 years 1 month, a resident of house no. 593, son of Dimitrie and Eleana (Cupcic) Toderiuc. Maria was a resident of house no. 738 at the time of her marriage. The witnesses were Constantin Nimigean and his spouse Elisaveta, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and the priest was Father Ioan Tipa. (See The Toderiuc Genealogy for the descendants of this marriage.)

         --  AGLAIA TODERIUC, born 8 March 1914
         --  VALERIA TODERIUC, born 1 March 1917

59. VASILIE PANCIUC, son of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 24 Sept. 1893 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Vasilie's parents were residents of house no. 535, and the midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Vasilie was baptised 2 Oct. 1893 by Father Ilarion Dracinchi, and his godfather was Teodor Epure of Tereblecea.

60. DOMNICA PANCIUC, daughter of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 9 April 1896 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Domnica's parents were residents of house no. 535, and the midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Domnica baptised 13 April 1896 by Father Ilarion Dracinchi, and his godfather was Matrona, daughter of Constantin Epure, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

61. ECATERINA PANCIUC, daughter of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 2 Aug. 1898 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Ecaterina's parents were residents of house no. 535, and the midwife at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Ecaterina was baptised the same day she was born, by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. Her godfather was Teodor Nemigean of Tereblecea.

62. PANTELEMON PANCIUC, son of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 29 July 1900 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Pantelemon's parents were residents of house no. 535, and the midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Pantelemon was baptised 5 Aug. 1900 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. His godmother was Domnica, daughter of Paul Panciuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

63. MINODORA PANCIUC, daughter of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 24 Nov. 1902 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Minodora's parents were residents of house no. 535, and the midwife at her birth was Iftima Cojocar of Tereblecea. Minodora was baptised 30 Nov. 1902 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. Her godmother was Domnica, daughter of Paul Panciuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

64. IOAN PANCIUC, son of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 18 Jan. 1904 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Ioan's parents were residents of house no. 738, and the midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Ioan was baptised 24 Jan. 1904 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi. His godmother was Domnica, daughter of Pavel Panciuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

65. DIMITRIE PANCIUC, son of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 18 Oct. 1906 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Dimitrie's parents were residents of house no. 738, and the midwife at his birth was Eudochia Zotec of Tereblecea. Dimitrie was baptised 21 Oct. 1906 by Father Stefan Seleschi. His godmother was Domnica, wife of Ioan son of Vasilie Nimigean, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

66. TEODOR PANCIUC, son of Spiridon and Agripina Panciuc, born 4 July 1908 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Teodor's parents were residents of house no. 738 (the baptismal record says "638," no doubt a clerk's error for "738"), and the midwife at his birth was Ecaterina Palamariuc of Tereblecea. Teodor was baptised 6 July 1908 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca. His godmother was Maria, daughter of Emilian Rusnaciuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

67. VASILIE ZEHANCIUC ("Vasilii Chiganchuk"), son of Petre and Tatiana Zehanciuc, born perhaps circa 1895 probably in Garbauti, District of Siret, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary, died circa 1942 probably in Garbauti, Romania. Vasilii was a resident of Garbauti (Horbivtsi) near Tereblecea. He married a woman named EUGENIA (NN) ("Evgenia"), who died circa 1942 probably in Garbauti, Romania. They are known to have had five sons, and two other children who died when very young. According to their great-grandson Eduard Kuzmitsky, Vasilie and Eugenia died of starvation during the horrifying oppression of those years that the Russian Communists inflicted on the peoples of Northern Bucovina when "Hell Moved Its Border" and the Russian Communists stole Northern Bucovina from Romania. The youngest son of Vasilie and Eugenia was just a little boy when they died.

Vasilie Zehanciuc (Vasilii Chiganchuk) of Garbauti and his wife Eugenia (Evgenia)

Photo courtesy Eduard Kuzmitsky, great-grandson of Vasilie and Eugenia

Vasilie's and Eugenia's children were:

        143. LAZAR ZEHANCIUC ("Lazer Chiganchuk"), born in Garbauti, Romania.
        144. IOAN ZEHANCIUC ("Ivan Chiganchuk"), born in Garbauti, Romania.
        145. PETRE ZEHANCIUC ("Petro Chiganchuk"), born in Garbauti, Romania.
        146. MIRCEA ZEHANCIUC ("Mircha Chiganchuk"), born in Garbauti, Romania.
         --  (NN) ZEHANCIUC, died young.
         --  (NN) ZEHANCIUC, died young.
        147. VASILIE ZEHANCIUC ("Vasilii Chiganchuck"), born 1938 in Garbauti, Romania.

68. GRIGORIE [COSIC] OLARI, illegitimate son of Cristina Cosic, perhaps son of Mihai Olar, born 23 Sept. 1894 in Tereblecea, Bucovina. The descendants of Mihai Olar report that Mihai had a son named "Grigori Olari." It is noteworthy that the Tereblecea birth register shows the birth of a GRIGORIE, illegitimate son of "Christina fiica lui Miron Cosic," residents of house no. 191, where Mihai Olar and his wife Cristina Cosic later lived. Cristina's illegitimate son Grigorie was born 23 Sept. 1894 and the midwife at his birth was Iftima Cojocar of Tereblecea. This Grigorie was baptised 1 Oct. 1894 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Domnica, wife of Zaharie Nemigean of Tereblecea. It is possible that Cristina's illegitimate son Grigorie Cosic later adopted the surname "Olari" after his mother married Mihai. It is even possible that Mihai was the father of Cristina's illegitimate son Grigorie. On the other hand, Grigorie Olari may have been a different person from Cristina's illegitimate son Grigorie.

69. EMANUIL [COSIC] OLAR, illegitimate son of Cristina Cosic, perhaps son of Mihai Olar, born 14 June 1897 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, died 30 Dec. 1900 at age 3 in Tereblecea, Bucovina; funeral and burial in Tereblecea on 31 Dec. 1900 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. Emanuil's birth record does not name his father, but shows his mother as "Christina fiica lui Miron Cosic si a sotiei sale Vasilea nascuta Epure." The midwife at his birth was Iftima Cojocar of Tereblecea. Emanuil was baptised 21 June 1897 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Domnica, wife of Zaharie Nemigean, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. Emanuil's death record identifies him as "Emanuil fiul lui Mihaiu Olar din Tereblecea" and shows his residence as house no. 191. The cause of death was scarlatina, scarlet fever. By the time of Emanuil's death, his mother Cristina was married to my great-uncle Mihai. It is not known if Mihai was really Emanuil's father or was merely identified in the death record as his father because he was married to Emanuil's mother.

70. ALEXANDRA OLAR, daughter of Mihai and Teodora Olar, born 9 Dec. 1898 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died 22 Jan. 1901 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial on 25 Jan. 1901 in Tereblecea by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. Alexandra was probably named after her grandmother Alecsandra, Mihai's mother. Her birth record names her parents as "Michail Olar" and "Teodora nascuta Scripcar," residents of house no. 153. The midwife at Alexandra's birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. She was baptised 11 Dec. 1898 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmother was Eleana, wife of Ignatie Nemigean of Tereblecea. Her death record shows her as a resident of house no. "133" (a clerical error for "153"), and names her as "Alexandra fiica lui Mihaiu Olar din Tereblecea" (though the name of her father was written in a crimped and hasty hand and is difficult to read). The cause of death was "absceispeiah," a Romanian medical term which may be related to the word "abscission," meaning a sudden cutting off -- a sudden, unexpected death?

71. PANTELEMON OLARI ("Pintelei"), son of Mihai and Cristina Olar, born 9 Sept. 1900 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Mihai's descendants have informed me that one of the sons of Mihai and Cristina was named "Pintelei," which is apparently a diminutive form of "Pantelemon." In the birth records, Pantelemon's parents are identified as "Michail a lui Ioan Olar" and "Christina nascuta Cosic," residents of house no. 153. He was baptised 16 Sept. 1900 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Eleana, wife of Ignatie Nemigean of Tereblecea. Pintelei married twice, and his second wife was named VIORICA.

72. VALERIAN OLAR ("Valertu"), son of Mihai and Cristina Olar, born 18 Sept. 1902 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the Tereblecea parish birth records, his parents are named "Michai a lui Ioan Olar" and "Cristina nascuta Luncan" (an error for "Cristina nascuta Cosic"), residents of house no. 191, and the midwife at his birth is shown as Iftima Cojocar of Tereblecea. The records also say Valertu was baptised 22 Sept. 1902 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and that his godmother was Eudochia, wife of Constantin Patras of Tereblecea.

73. EUDOCHIA OLARIU, daughter of Mihai and Cristina Olar, born 6 June 1904 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Eudochia's birth record names her parents as "Mihaiu a lui Ion Olariu" and "Cristina nascuta Cosic," residents of house no. 153, and show the midwife at her birth as Iftinca Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Eudochia was baptised 13 June 1904 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi and her godmother was Eudochia, wife of Constantin Patras of Tereblecea. The Tereblecea death register says Eudochia, daughter of "Michail Olariu," resident of house no. 802, died of scarlet fever on 4 Dec. 1908, aged 4 years 6 months.

74. SERGHIE OLAR (Serghei Olari), son of Mihai and Cristina Olar, born 1 March 1906 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died 4 Dec. 1991 in Tereblecea, Ukraine. The Tereblecea parish birth records name his parents as "Michail alui Ioan Olar" and "Cristina Cosic," residents of house no. 153, and show the midwife at his birth as Iftimia Cojocar of Tereblecea. The records also say Serghie was baptised 4 March 1906 by Father Vichentie Simiganoschi, and that his godmother was Eudochia, wife of Constantin Patras of Tereblecea. Serghie married NATALIA NIMIGEAN, born 1907, died 4 Dec. 1981, daughter of Ilie and Maria Nimigean of Tereblecea. Serghie and Natalia are both buried in Tereblecea. Their only child was:

        148.  ECATERINA OLARI, born 18 Nov. 1932.

75. VASILE OLARI, son of Mihai and Cristina Olar, born 6 July 1908 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Vasile's baptismal record names his parents as "Michail Olariu" and "Christina nascuta Cosic," residents of house no. 802, and show the midwife at his birth as Iftimia Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Vasile was baptised 13 July 1908 by Father Michail Rusu, and his godmother was Ileana, daughter of Toader Nimigean of Tereblecea. Vasile's wife was named MARENCIA.

On page 37 of his book Hell Moved Its Border, Dumitru Nimigeanu mentions a Vasile Olariu, who along with Vasile Cosic was "delegated to supervise people suspected of wishing to escape to Rumania. When anyone escaped, these two put the fugitive's family on the black list for eventual deportation to Siberia." That was during 1940 and 1941, after the Russian Communists had illegally occupied northern Bucovina and Basarabia, but prior to the first deportations to Siberia on 13 April 1941. There is no way to be sure who this Vasile Olariu was, but he could have been my father's first cousin of that name, one of the sons of Mihai Olar, eldest brother of my grandfather. "Cosic" was the maiden name of Mihai's wife, Vasile's mother -- these two collaborating Vasiles of Tereblecea may themselves have been cousins. However, the Communist collaborator could have been a different Vasile Olar.

76. GHEORGHE OLARI (Gherghii), son of Mihai (and Teodora?) Olar, probably born in Tereblecea, Bucovina. Mihai's descendants say he was a son of Mihai and his first wife Teodora, but his birth is not recorded in the Tereblecea baptismal registers during the time of Mihai's marriage to Teodora. He was more likely a son of Mihai's second wife Cristina. Gheorghe's wife was named FROZINA. They had an only son:

        149.  GRIGORI OLARI

77. IOSIF OLARI, son of Mihai and Cristina Olar, probably born in Tereblecea, Bucovina.

78. ELISAVETA OLAR, daughter of Iacob and Minodora Olar, born 3 June 1901 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; baptised 9 June 1901 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The midwife assisting at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Elisaveta's birth record shows her parents as "Iacob a lui Ioan Olar" and "Minodora nascuta Dubeu," residents of house no. 153. Elisaveta's godmother at her baptism was Elisaveta (Dubeu) Iliuc, wife of Georgi Iliuc of Tereblecea.

79. DOMNICA OLAR, daughter of Iacob and Minodora Olar, born 30 Jan. 1903 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; baptised 1 Feb. 1903 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The midwife assisting at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Domnica's birth record names her parents as "Iacov a lui Ioan Olar" and "Minodora nascuta Dubeu," residents of house no. 153. Domnica's godmother at her baptism was Elisaveta (Dubeu) Iliuc, wife of Georgi Iliuc of Tereblecea.

80. MARIA OLAR, daughter of Iacob and Minodora Olar, born 17 Jan. 1905 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; baptised 22 Jan. 1905 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi. The midwife assisting at her birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Domnica's birth record names her parents as "Iacob alui Ioan Olar" and "Minodora nascuta Dubau," residents of house no. 153. Domnica's godfather at her baptism was Toder Cupcec of Tereblecea.

81. SERGHIE OLAR, son of Iacob and Minodora Olar, born 10 April 1907 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; baptised 14 April 1907 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca. The midwife assisting at his birth was Eudochia Zotec of Tereblecea. Serghie's baptismal record names his parents as "Iacob alui Ioan Olar" and "Minodora nascuta Dubau," residents of house no. 153. Serghie's godfather at his baptism was Elisaveta (Dubau), wife of George Iliuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

82. VASILE OLAR, son of Iacob and Minodora Olar, born 14 July 1909 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; baptised 20 July 1909 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca. The midwife assisting at his birth was Iftinca Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Vasile's baptismal record names his parents as "Iacob alui Ioan Olariu" and "Minodora nascuta Dubau," residents of house no. 153. Vasile's godfather at his baptism was Elisaveta (Dubau), wife of Gheorghe Iliuc, and Ecaterina, wife of Laurentie Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

On page 37 of his book Hell Moved Its Border, Dumitru Nimigeanu mentions a Vasile Olariu, who along with Vasile Cosic was "delegated to supervise people suspected of wishing to escape to Rumania. When anyone escaped, these two put the fugitive's family on the black list for eventual deportation to Siberia." That was during 1940 and 1941, after the Russian Communists had illegally occupied northern Bucovina and Basarabia, but prior to the first deportations to Siberia on 13 April 1941. There is no way to be sure who this Vasile Olariu was. As noted above, he could have been my father's first cousin of that name, one of the sons of Mihai Olar, eldest brother of my grandfather -- it may or may not be significant that "Cosic" was the maiden name of Mihai's wife, Vasile's mother, such that these two collaborating Vasiles of Tereblecea may themselves have been cousins. However, the Communist collaborator could have been a different Vasile Olar. Since my grandfather's older brother Iacob Olar also had a son named Vasile who was just a year younger than Mihai's son Vasile, Iacob's son could have been the Communist collaborator. Mihai's son Vasile was apparently living in Tereblecea in 1940-41, but at this time we do not know at this time whether or not Iacob's son Vasile was still alive then and living in Tereblecea. It could be that the collaborator was neither Mihai's son Vasile nor Iacob's son Vasile.

83. JOHN OLAR, firstborn child of Alex and Rose Olar, born 16 Dec. 1910 in Montreal, Canada; died 9 July 2003 in San Diego, California. As a young man, John worked as an elevator operator in Portland, Oregon, and later for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company (Proviso Railyards) in the Chicago area, where his father also worked. He started work with the railroad on 12 Nov. 1930. John registered for the Army draft on 16 Oct. 1940 in Berkeley, Illinois. At the time John was employed by the Acorn Electric Shop, 315 1/2 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. During World War II, John was a radio operator in the U.S. Army and served in the Philippines and New Guinea. He was awarded the Bronze Star for going on a mission into the Japanese-controlled Philippines and setting up a radio tower to help prepare for the American liberation of the Philippines. John was honorably discharged on 16 Oct. 1945, exactly five years after he had registered for the draft. After the war, John operated a radio repair shop for a while in San Diego. He later was employed as an electronics technician for General Dynamics from around 1951 until retiring in 1972. Until his retirement he was an avid HAM radio operator.

Although John's parents came to the U.S. in 1912, John apparently was left with relatives in Canada for a while, being brought to the U.S. a few years later. According to the 1920 U.S. Census, John arrived in the U.S. in 1914, when he would have been less than 4 years old. Although the 1920 and 1930 U.S. Censuses are wrong about when Alex and Rose first came to the U.S. -- showing John as born in Canada, but absurdly showing Alex and Rose as coming to the U.S. in 1909 or 1910, before John had even been born -- both censuses indicate that John did not enter the U.S. at the same time as his parents. The 1930 census taker wrote "unknown" as the year John came to the U.S., apparently because Alex and Rose told him that John arrived in this country later than they had, but the census taker must have realised that John couldn't have been born in Canada after his parents had both taken up residence in the U.S. Perhaps, while Alex and Rose went looking for work and a place to live in Minnesota, John was temporarily left with Alex's brother Michael, or his brother Jacob, or his relative Ilie. Then, after Alex secured employment, they sent for John.

As a child in Minnesota, John contracted the mumps and as a result was left unable to conceive children. After World War II, on 18 Feb. 1950 in San Diego, California (or perhaps Yuma, Arizona?), he married MARGARET HELEN BURRIS, born 18 Feb. 1911 in Weiser, Idaho; died about 12:30 p.m. on 18 Sept. 2009 at Pomerado Hospital, Poway, San Diego County, California; daughter of Donald Trimble and Stella Leona (Perkins) Burris. John was Margaret's third husband. In July 1931, in Vail, Oregon, she married her first husband, CALVIN ORLANDO POULSON, born 3 Sept. 1910 in Camas, Idaho, died 18 Aug. 1988 in Yakima, Washington, son of Antone P. and Sarah Josephine (Neilsen) Poulson. Margaret and Calvin had a son, but they divorced around 1934, and Margaret moved to California, where she married secondly to DALLAS SPENCER KIME JR., born in 1908, died 9 Aug. 1995 in Harris County, Texas, son of Dallas Spencer and Mattie Belle Levell (Christiansen) Kime. Margaret and Dallas also had a son, but Margaret's second marriage also ended in divorce, and she then went back to her maiden name, also legally changing the surnames of her sons to Burris. An account of Margaret's genealogy was published by the Ewing Family Association (though it should be noted that this genealogical source erroneously describes John's parents as "refugees" -- they were immigrants, not refugees). Uncle John and Aunt Margaret lived their entire married lives together in San Diego, California, residing at 3651 First Avenue. They are buried together at Cypress View Mausoleum, San Diego. John's step-sons were:

        150.  DONALD CALVIN POULSON, born 27 May 1932.
        151.  DWIGHT EDWIN KIME, born 9 June 1936.

84. MICHAEL OLAR, son of Alex and Rose Olar, born 20 April 1912 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, died 26 April 1912 in Prince Albert, where he was buried in the old Catholic Cemetery there. He was evidently named after his uncle Mihai Olar, Alex's oldest brother. Michael's birth and baptism is recorded in the old parish register of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Prince Albert, which says that the cathedral parish's assistant priest solemnly baptised Michael, "born this twentieth day of April of the [illegible] marriage of Alex Olar & Rosa Pasqar." Michael's baptism is remarkable for two reasons. First, his parents were baptised Romanian Orthodox Christians, but Michael was baptised as a Roman Catholic. Second, he was baptised the same day as his birth. This latter fact may explain the former fact -- Michael likely was born with congenital problems that made his survival unlikely, making the need for his baptism very urgent, but there may not have been an Orthodox priest available, so instead my grandparents may have turned to the Catholics. On the other hands, perhaps at this time my grandparents were affiliated with the Catholic Church. Be that as it may, Michael died when he was only 6 days old, and the Sacred Heart Cathedral register records his death and burial in the old Catholic cemetery in Prince Albert. Notably, Michael's birth and baptism are recorded in cursive English, but his death and burial are recorded on the same page of the register, but in cursive French -- ". . . Michael enfant de Alex Olar. . . ."

85. MAX OLAR, son of Alex and Rose Olar, born between circa 1913 and 1915, at home, either in Canada or Minnesota. As mentioned above, the family moved to the United States in Nov. 1912, first living for a short time in Baudette, Minnesota, before moving on to Minneapolis, where they lived from 1912 to 1926. In Feb. 1995, Aunt Linda wrote to me that "all of mom's thirteen children were born at home. My mom lost three babies between John and Marion, either in childbirth or a few weeks old." According to my Aunt Virginia's birth certificate, one of those three babies was stillborn, which means the other two must have died in infancy. Aunt Helen's birth certificate says Helen was the ninth child, which indicates that probably only Michael or only Max was counted -- if the other two babies are included in the count, Helen is the eleventh child. Aunt Linda did not remember the names of these babies, but my father once told me that there were two babies between John and Marion, that they were boys, and that one of them was named Max. Other than Michael, their dates of birth and death, and their birth order, are unknown to me at this time.

86. MARION OLAR, son of Alex and Rose Olar, born 4 Aug. 1916 at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died 16 Sept. 2001 in San Diego, California. His birth certificate issued by Hennepin County, Minnesota, shows his name as "Marion Olar" and his mother's maiden name as "Parkar" (sic). Displeased with his name, for awhile from about 1940 into the 1950s Marion went by the name of "Horton" (as shown by the 1940 U.S. Census, Marion's 1940 World War II draft registration, and the Social Security Applications and Claims Index), but in the early 1950s he went back to his real name. Marion married MARIA LUISA HERNANDEZ in 1955 in San Diego, California. Maria Luisa was born 19 Aug. 1931 in Guanajuato, Mexico, daughter of Francisco and Teodora Hernandez. Marion worked as a greenskeeper at Colina Park Golf Course in San Diego, California. There are five children in Marion's family, including two stepsons whose father was the late Toribio Meza of Guanajuato, Mexico, died 1951.

        152.  MIGUEL MEZA ("Mike"), born 5 Sept. 1949.
        153.  TORIBIO MEZA ("Tori"), born 9 June 1936.
        154.  ROSEMARY OLAR, born 2 Jan. 1956.
        155.  ALEXANDER OLAR ("Alex"), born 19 Nov. 1964.
        156.  JOEL OLAR, born 4 July 1972.

87. LAWRENCE OLAR ("Larry"), son of Alex and Rose Olar, born 2 Sept. 1918 at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died at age 77 on 15 Feb. 1996 at Wellington Care Center in Tampa, Florida; cremated by the National Cremation Society, Tampa. Larry's birth certificate records his birth in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and gives his mother's maiden name as "Parker," a mistake for "Paskar." A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Larry served in the European Theatre according to his younger brother Joseph. He registered for the Army draft on 16 Oct. 1940 in Berkeley, Illinois, and was honorably discharged on 27 Jan. 1946. His obituary in The Tampa Tribune (19 Feb. 1996) erroneously says he was born in Chicago. His obituary also says he moved to Tampa in 1950, and describes him as a packing and shipping clerk for a frozen food company and a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect. In Aug. 1941 in St. Louis County, Missouri, Larry married firstly HILDA MARY KLINGHAMMER, born in 17 Aug. 1914 in Gardner, Cook County, Illinois, died 18 Jan. 1979 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, stepdaughter of Henry Hildenbrand, a German immigrant, and daughter of Joseph and Louise (Ebert) Klinghammer, who also were German immigrants. Larry and Hilda at first lived in Villa Park, near Elmhurst, Illinois. They had one child, but they divorced in 1948 (Hilda remarried in 1951 in Hillsborough County, Florida, to J.B. McManus, but they divorced in 1955 and Hilda then married James Henry Downs in July 1959). Larry married secondly on 20 Nov 1948 in Tampa, Florida, to VERA MAE IDELPHIA (HATHCOCK) SMITH, born 20 Nov. 1913 in Moultrie, Georgia, ex-wife of (NN) Smith, daughter of Robert and Maggie Julia Virginia Hathcock. Vera had two children from her previous marriage. Three months after Larry's death, Vera died on 22 May 1996 at University Community Hospital in Tampa, Florida. She was cremated by the National Cremation Society, Tampa. Her obituary in The Tampa Tribune (23 May 1996) says she first moved to the Tampa area in the 1930s, and describes her as a homemaker and a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect.

Larry's child and step-children are:

        157.  BRONICE MONTENE SMITH, born 29 July 1932, married twice.
        158.  WILLIAM DARRELL SMITH SR., born 3 Jan. 1935.
        159.  LAWRENCE RALPH OLAR, born 9 Sept. 1942.

88. LENA OLAR ("Linda," "Lyn"), daughter of Alex and Rose Olar, born at 7 a.m. on 14 Feb. 1920 at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died of cancer at 8:37 a.m. on 18 Jan. 2008 in the Memory Care Unit of Crown Pointe Assisted Living, Sebring, Highlands County, Florida. Linda's legal name was "Lena," as shown on her birth certificate, which records her birth in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and gives her mother's maiden name as "Pascar." Linda thought the name "Lena" was too "Old Country," though, so she preferred to be called "Linda" or "Lyn."

Linda married 23 June 1945 to JOSEPH EDWARD BUDOVEC, born 13 Feb. 1916 in Berwyn, Illinois, son of John Norbert and Aloise ("Louise") Vavrin (or Vavrinova) Budovec, of ethnic Czech descent. This was Joseph Budovec's second marriage -- his first marriage (to a woman named Lorraine) had ended in divorce. Linda and Joseph were married for 15 years and divorced in 1960. (For further information on Joseph Budovec, see No. 94 VIRGINIA OLAR below.) Linda married secondly on 10 Nov. 1962 to GERALD NORMAN (HULL) RIPLEY ("Rip"), born 11 Nov. 1917 in Boone, Boone County, Iowa, son of John and Anna Hull, and stepson of Walter E. Ripley of Bellwood, Ill., said to be a distant cousin of Robert L. Ripley of Ripley's 'Believe It or Not.' During World War II, Rip served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Ski Troops, 86th Mountain Infantry. On 25 June 1945, he was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in combat, for displaying courage in battle while seriously wounded fighting the Nazis near Riva Ridge, Italy, on 21 Feb. 1945. Rip also received a Purple Heart for his injuries, and was honorably discharged 21 Sept. 1945. Lyn and Rip were proprietors of a book store called "Rip-Lyn Books." They were married for nearly 30 years, until Rip's death. He died of cancer at home in Cape Coral, Florida, at 7:40 a.m. on 20 Aug. 1992. Rip had long been an avid boater, so he directed that his body be cremated and his ashes scattered over the Gulf of Mexico. Linda gave the same instructions for herself. A few days after a private celebration of life with family in Avon Park, Florida, on Jan. 20, 2008, her body was cremated and her ashes likewise scattered over the Gulf of Mexico.

Linda had no children from her second marriage, but had one child from her first marriage:

        160.  RONALD JOSEPH BUDOVEC ("Ron"), born 9 April 1947

89. SAMUEL OLAR ("Sam"), son of Alex and Rose Olar, born 5 Sept. 1922 at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died of complications of stomach cancer 22 Sept. 1975, buried in Lot 80, Section 14, Elm Lawn Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois. Sam's birth certificate records his birth in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and gives his mother's maiden name as "Pascar." Sam registered for the Army draft on 27 June 1942 in Berkeley, Illinois, and enlisted in the Army on 7 Nov. 1942. During World War II, Sam was a TEC 4 in the U.S. Army, serving in anti-aircraft in England and France. He was honorably discharged on 8 Dec. 1945. After he got back from the war, on 18 April 1946 Sam was hired as a trucker by the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company (Proviso Railyards). He later worked for several years at River Forest Golf Club in Elmhurst, Illinois, and then, in the last few years of his life, at nearby White Pines Golf Club in Bensenville, Illinois. Around 1951, Sam married GLORIA MAE KASSAL, born 1 Nov. 1928 in Maywood, Illinois, died 24 June 1992 in Gainesville, Georgia, daughter of Earl J. and Lillian (Wilks) Kassal. She is buried next to her husband, in Lot 80, Section 14, Elm Lawn Cemetery, Elmhurst, Illinois. Sam and Gloria had five children. He also had a son around 1970 with his mistress JANET (NN), born perhaps circa 1950 probably in Illinois, whom Sam met at River Forest Golf Club.

Sam's obituary, published on page 74 of the 24 Sept. 1975 Chicago Tribune, is as follows:

Samuel Olar of Elmhurst, Ill., loving husband of Gloria; beloved father of Daniel, Sandra, Susan and Cathleen; dear grandfather of Ginger. Brother of Linda Ripley, Virginia Budovec, Helen Palmer, and John, Marion, Lawrence, Aurel and Joseph Olar. Member of VFW Tioga Post No. 2149. At the Pedersen-Ryberg Mortuary, 435 N. York, Elmhurst, where friends may call on Tuesday to 9 a.m. and Wednesday 2 to 5 and to 9 p.m. and where services will be held Thursday 10 a.m. Interment Elm Lawn.

Sam's children are:

        161.  DANIEL ALAN OLAR ("Danny" or "Dan"), born 21 March 1954.
        162.  SANDRA ANN OLAR ("Sandy"), born 6 Feb. 1956.
        163.  SUSAN MAE OLAR, born 5 Aug. 1958.
        164.  DAVID OLAR, born and died 6 June 1964.
        165.  CATHLEEN LYNN OLAR ("Cathy Lynn"), born 26 May 1966.
        166.  (SON), born perhaps circa 1970.

90. AURELIAN OLAR ("Aurel," "Smiley"), son of Alex and Rose Olar, born 11 March 1924 at home in Golden Valley, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota; died at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, 3 Aug. 2008 at home, 2401 W. Seville Road, Avon Park, Florida; memorial service at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 7 Aug. 2008 at his home, followed by burial of his cremated ashes with his beloved pet dogs in his back yard. Aurel's birth certificate records his birth in Hennepin County, Minnesota, showing his name as "Aurelian Olar and giving his mother's maiden name as "Pascar." He and his parents and brothers and sisters always shortened his name as "Aurel," and he also was commonly known by his nickname of "Smiley," which he got from his smiling, joking personality.

The 1940 U.S. Census for Berkeley, Illinois, says Aurel's highest level of education was the eighth grade -- he did not attend or graduate from high school. Aurel was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy spending most of the war as a crewman of the light cruiser U.S.S. Biloxi (nicknamed "the Busy Bee"), and suffering a shrapnel wound to the head during a 1944 naval battle with the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean. Two months before his 18th birthday, Aurel enlisted in the Navy in Chicago on 14 Jan. 1942, doing his initial training and duty on the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Wolverine (IX-64) in Lake Michigan. On 28 Feb. 1943, he was transferred as a Seaman First Class (S1c) from the Wolverine for duty aboard the battleship U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61). At the time Aurel joined the Iowa's crew, the Iowa was undergoing a shakedown in Chesapeake Bay and along the Atlantic coast. On 27 Aug. 1943, the Iowa set out for Argentia, Newfoundland, in answer to the German battleship Tirpitz which had been reported in Norwegian waters. However, three days later, on 31 Aug. 1943, the Cleveland-class light cruiser U.S.S. Biloxi (CL-80) was commissioned at Norfolk Naval Yard under the command of Captain Daniel M. McGurl, and Aurel was assigned that day as a Seaman Second Class (S2c) to the Biloxi's crew. As a crewman aboard the Biloxi, Aurel took part in several military operations and battles against the Empire of Japan, including Operation Flitlock and Operation Hailstone in early 1944, Operation Forager in May 1944, and the Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944. It was apparently in that battle that Aurel suffered a shrapnel wound to his head, requiring him to be transferred off the Biloxi on 1 July 1944.

While he recovered from his injury, Aurel was assigned as a passenger aboard the U.S.S Maryland, then assigned to the U.S.S. Pensacola and the U.S.S. Crater. A few months after Aurel had been wounded, he rejoined the Biloxi's crew on 20 Nov. 1944 -- the same that that Biloxi's crew experienced a Japanese kaiten attack on the anchorage at Ulithi east of the Philippines. About a month later, Aurel's ship was among the Navy vessels caught in a typhoon northeast of Samar on 18 Dec. 1944. Aurel and his shipmates aboard the Biloxi took part in several military operations in 1945. In one of them, the Biloxi was hit by a kamikaze suicide attack on 26 March 1945, but miraculously the enemy plane's bomb did not detonate and the ship suffered only minor damage to a storeroom. The Biloxi arrived at San Francisco, California, for several weeks of much need repairs and refurbishment on 11 May 1945. During that time, Aurel was allowed to go home on leave. Five days after returning to the States, Aurel married on 16 May 1945 in Cook County, Illinois, to PAULINE MARIE HUGHES, born 13 July 1923 in East Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois; died of lung cancer at 10:13 a.m. 27 Nov. 1989 at St. Margaret's Hospital, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana; daughter of Noshion and Jennie (Hagan) Hughes, who were both born in Kentucky. Aurel and Pauline divorced a few years later. About a month or so after his marriage, Aurel's leave ended and he returned to duty aboard the Biloxi. It was while the Biloxi was anchored in San Pedro Bay in Leyte that the crew heard the Japanese surrender announcement at 08:15 on 15 Aug. 1945. Afterwards, the Biloxi was sent to Nagasaki, Japan, to evacuate POWs. Arriving there on 18 Sept. 1945, the crew saw the damage caused by the atomic bomb. After completing its tasks in Japan, the Biloxi sailed back to the United States, making port in San Francisco, California, on 27 Nov. 1945.

After the war, Aurel worked as a gas station attendant in Chicago and later became a taxi cab driver there. Aurel was an avid motorcyclist and was known as the neighborhood handyman. Like his older brother John, when he was a child Aurel contracted the mumps, rendering him sterile, but he helped raise three stepdaughters and two step-granddaughters. He married on 7 April 1951 to AGNES WAUNITA (WINTERS) BRANDO ("Juanita"), widow of William Edward Brando, was born 3 Sept. 1922 in Owensboro, Kentucky, died about 7:30 a.m. on 9 Jan. 2009 in Carol Stream, Illinois, daughter of George Alen Thomas and Nina Lee (Tucker) Winters. Juanita worked as a "cracker-packer" at United Biscuit Co. of America (later known as the Keebler Co.) in Melrose Park and Elmhurst, Illinois. In 1988 Aurel and Juanita moved from the Chicago area to Avon Park, Florida, where they lived until his death, after which Juanita returned to Illinois. Aurel was an avid motorcyclist and was known as the neighborhood handyman. Prior to her marriage with Aurel, Juanita had been married twice. In the early 1940s, Juanita had two daughters from her first marriage, with CARL EDWARD PHILLIPS, born 24 Dec. 1918 in Daviess County, Kentucky, died 13 Nov. 1971 in Daviess County, son of Edward James and Zuella Elizabeth (Alvey) Phillips. Juanita's second marriage was with WILLIAM EDWARD BRANDO, born 30 Nov. 1918 in Burlington, Vermont, died 10 Feb. 1950 in Chicago of a gunshot wound, son of Hammond Edward and Clara Helen (Rivers) Brando. Juanita and William had one daughter. Aurel and Juanita also legally adopted two of Juanita's granddaughters (see Part Three).

        167.  JESSIE CAROLINE PHILLIPS ("Carolin"), born 8 July 1940.
        168.  JOYCE ANN PHILLIPS, born 21 July 1941.
        169.  BEVERLY FRANCES BRANDO ("Bev"), born 17 Nov. 1947.

91. HELEN OLAR, daughter of Alex and Rose Olar, born at 4 p.m. 8 April 1926 at home in Golden Valley, near Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota; died 26 May 1993 in San Diego, California; cremated and buried in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, California. Helen's birth certificate says she was her mother's ninth birth, which perhaps leaves a miscarriage out of the tally of her mother's births. The birth certificate also misidentifies her mother as "Eftinca Pascar," which was in fact the name of her maternal grandmother. No doubt when Helen's mother Rose was asked for the name of the mother, she misunderstood the question, thinking that she was being asked for the name of her own mother. Most remarkably, however, Helen's birth certificate has an erroneous date of birth. Helen and her siblings always said she was born 8 April 1926, and Helen always celebrated her birthday on that day -- but her birth certificate says she was born 27 April 1926. That date is clearly false, because the certificate says Dr. Clyde A. Undine reported Helen's birth to Hennepin County on 26 April 1926 -- but he obviously could not have reported a birth a whole day before it had taken place. The most likely explanation for this curious error is that Dr. Undine failed to report Helen's birth in a timely fashion, perhaps due to the unusual early spring blizzard that buried much of the Midwest in snow in late March and early April 1926. The blizzard may have prevented him from making his first visit to check on Helen and her mother until a week or more after she was born. When he finally learned of Helen's birth and filed his report with the ccounty on April 26, the report perhaps was typed up by a clerk the following day, but the typist may have carelessly put that day's date as the date of birth. In any case, Helen could not have been born on April 27, and our family tradition, which comes from Helen and all her siblings (including my father) as well as both her daughters, has always been that she was born April 8.

When she was 24 years old, on 12 Jan. 1951 in Maywood, Cook County, Illinois, Helen married firstly to PAUL STANLEY WEBSTER, born 13 Feb. 1925 in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, died of the complication of a stroke on 16 April 2020 in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, son of Samuel "Al" and Clara Belle (Whitmore) Webster. Helen and Paul divorced in 1954, and Paul afterwards remarried, living prior to his death in northwestern Washington and southwestern Arizona. Helen married secondly on 17 Dec. 1958 at the Wedding Bell Chapel, San Diego, to CLYDE WARREN PALMER, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam Wars, born 31 Oct. 1932 in Spokane, Washington, died 2 March 2008 in Flagstaff, Arizona, buried in Citizens Cemetery, Flagstaff, Arizona, son of Alfred and Rubie (King) Palmer. Helen and Clyde divorced in May 1969, and Clyde most recently lived in Flagstaff until his death. Helen married thirdly on 22 Nov. 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada, to GLEN EDWARD MAIERS, born 7 May 1936 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, died of prostate cancer on 10 Oct. 2013 in San Diego, cremated and buried next to Helen in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, son of Edward and Ruby Maiers. Helen and Glen lived in San Diego, California. Helen had one daughter from her first marriage and a second daughter from her second marriage:

        170.  JANET LEE WEBSTER, born 12 Jan. 1953.
        171.  NANCY GAIL PALMER, born 8 Sept. 1960.

92. JOSEPH OLAR ("Joey" or "Joe"), son of Alex and Rose Olar, born 4 Dec. 1927 at home in Portland, Oregon, died 3 Aug. 2020 at home in Pekin, Illinois; cremated and ashes buried with his late wife on 22 Aug. 2020 at Woodside Cemetery, Lee Center, Illinois. At the time of my father's birth, our family was living in a house at 783 Reedway St., Portland, a spot in the vicinity of the Willamette River that is today completely paved over by the state highway called McLoughlin Blvd. We do not know if my father ever received Christian baptism, but given what is recorded or has been told of his brothers Michael and Arthur and his sister Virginia receiving Catholic baptism and/or burial, it is quite possible that my father and all of his siblings were baptised as Christians when they were infants. (Perhaps a search of the Catholic Archdiocese of Portland's sacramental records might turn up a baptismal record for him.) In any case, my father grew up with little religious instruction or pious practice. In the summer after he was born, our family moved to Melrose Park near Chicago, Illinois, and then in 1931 they moved to nearby Berkeley. Joe attended Sunnyside Elementary School and Proviso Township High School in Berkeley. Sadly, his parents were unsupportive of his getting an education and refused to accompany him to his upcoming high school graduation in 1945. Disheartened, my father dropped out of high school about a month before graduating. World War II ended that August. Three days after his 18th birthday, on 7 Dec. 1945, my father registered for the Army draft. The U.S. Army drafted him into the peacekeeping occupational forces in 1946, and he served a year in the Philippines stationed near Manila. In the 1950s he attended the Allied School of Mechanical Trades, 1338-42 S. Michigan Ave., and earned a certificate in drafting. He received baptismal initiation in the Radio Church of God from 10 to 17 Oct. 1957 in Gladewater (Big Sandy), Texas, by Garner Ted Armstrong. He married 22 Dec. 1962 in Lombard, Illinois, to DOLORES FRANCES SHAW, born 15 Aug. 1936 at Amboy Public Hospital, Amboy, Illinois; died 10 Nov. 2007 at Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon, Illinois; cremated and ashes buried 15 Nov. 2007 at Woodside Cemetery, Lee Center, Illinois; daughter of Sherman Linn Shaw II and Frances Mae Miller of Dixon, Illinois. Joe retired in 1989 from the Greater Peoria Sanitary District, where he had worked as an engineer associate since 1964. Dolores operated Olar's Sewing Service in Pekin and Dixon, Illinois, from the early 1970s until a few years before her death. Joe lived in Pekin in his final years.

Joseph's obituary, which I wrote, was published 11 Aug. 2020 in the Pekin Daily Times. Following is a slightly longer (and corrected) version of his obituary, which I had trimmed a little for publication:

"Joseph Olar, 92, of Pekin, died at 10:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, 2020, at home when his aged heart gave out. His son Derek and his son's family, who had cared for him in his final years, were with him when he passed.

"Joe was born Dec. 4, 1927 at home in Portland, Ore., the 11th child of Alex and Rose Olar. He married Dolores Frances Shaw on Dec. 22, 1962, in Lombard, Ill. She preceded him in death on Nov. 10, 2007, in Dixon, Ill.

"Joe is survived by his five sons, Ethan J. Olar of [central Illinois], Jason S. Olar of [central Illinois], Jared (Christina) Olar of [central Illinois], Derek (Kimberly) Olar of [central Illinois], and Caleb Olar of [Oklahoma]; 10 grandchildren, Alexander Olar of [Wyoming]; and Julia Olar, Joseph Olar, Elizabeth Olar, Stephen Olar, Anna Olar, Michael Olar, Sophia Olar, Andrew Olar, and Damien Olar, all of [central Illinois]; and a large number of nieces and nephews.

"He was preceded in death by his brothers John, Michael, Max, Marion, Larry, Sam, Aurel, and Arthur; his sisters Lyn, Helen, and Virginia; a stillborn sibling; and a grandchild, T.S. Olar.

"A child of ethnic Romanian immigrants, Joe was not yet a year old when the family moved in 1928 to Melrose Park, Ill., later moving to nearby Berkeley in 1931, where Joe and his siblings grew up during the Great Depression. His father got him his first job, as a golf caddy, when he was 12. He attended Proviso Township High School in Berkeley.

"Three days after his 18th birthday in 1945, Joe registered for the Army draft. He tried to enlist in the Navy like his brother Aurel, but was turned down due to his slender frame. Joe was drafted into the Army's peacekeeping forces in 1946 and served as a Pfc for a year near Manila in the Philippines, being honorably discharged at San Francisco on April 25, 1947.

"In 1948, Joe moved with his parents to a new house that his brother Larry helped build in Elmhurst. Joe had dropped out of high school about a month before graduating, but in the early 1950s he attended night school and got his diploma, then obtained a drafting certificate at Allied School of Mechanical Trades in Chicago. His drafting skills enabled him to find a good job that could provide for his wife and sons -- he was hired in 1964 by the Greater Peoria Sanitary District, working there for 25 years until his retirement in 1989.

"After marriage, Joe and Dolores lived in Elmhurst for a while, then briefly in Dixon and Peoria, then rented a house for a few years on Springfield Road in East Peoria. They bought their first house in Holiday Hills in Pekin in 1969. After 24 years in Pekin, Joe and Dolores moved to Dixon. Following Dolores' death in 2007, Joe returned to Pekin in 2009. When he couldn't live alone any longer, his devoted son Derek and Derek's wife Kim remodeled their basement so Joe could stay with them.

"Joe joined the Radio Church of God (later called the Worldwide Church of God) in 1957. He later became a member of the United Church of God. His chief hope for his sons was that they would strive to keep God's commandments. By nature a shy and quiet man, Joe enjoyed crossword puzzles and liked to relax in front of his television set.

"Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at Henderson Funeral Home in Pekin. Pastor Nathan Ekama will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial of ashes and a graveside service will be scheduled at a later date at Woodside Cemetery, Lee Center.

"Memorials may be made to the United Church of God. . . ."

My father outlived all of his brothers and sisters. Several times over the years, he told me that when he was young, his father told him that he was the "strongest" (i.e., healthiest) of all of his siblings, so my father expected to have a longer life than all his siblings -- something he also attributed to a good diet in keeping with God's laws. In the end, my dad lived 12 years after the death of the last of his siblings, his brother Aurel, who had died 8 Aug. 2008. A little over a week before my father's death, I told him that he'd managed to beat his brother John by about a month -- both dad and Uncle John lived to be 92 1/2, but dad made it about a month further. Finally, it's very interesting that my father died on the same date as his brother Aurel, whose death in 2008 had left my dad as the sole remaining child of my grandparents Alex and Rose. For an extended biography of my father, see Stories and Memories of My Father.

Joseph and Dolores had five sons:

        172.  ETHAN JOSEPH OLAR, born 28 Nov. 1963.
        173.  JASON SHERMAN OLAR, born 11 Aug. 1965.
        174.  JARED LINN OLAR, born 6 Feb. 1968.
        175.  DEREK ANDREW OLAR, born 5 Nov. 1970.
        176.  CALEB ALDEN OLAR, born 28 July 1974.

93. ARTHUR OLAR, son of Alex and Rose Olar, born 25 Sept. 1930 at home in Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois; died of double pneumonia in Melrose Park on 6 June 1931 at the age of 8 months; buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Proviso Township, Cook County, Illinois. My father says Arthur was born premature. A while after Arthur's death, the family moved from Melrose Park to Berkeley in 1931.

94. VIRGINIA OLAR ("Ginny"), daughter of Alex and Rose Olar, born at 11:30 p.m. on 25 March 1932, at home in Berkeley, Illinois; died of cancer at 1:30 p.m. on 25 Oct. 1990 at LaGrange Memorial Hospital, LaGrange, Cook County, Illinois. She was cremated and her ashes were interred in Lot 218, Section 18, at Bohemian National Cemetery in Chicago on 29 Oct. 1990 following funeral services that day at Chrastka Memorial Chapel in Berwyn, Illinois. Virginia's birth certificate identifies her mother as "Rosie Barker" (a misreading of "Paskar") and mistakenly says she was born at home in "Bellwood" -- but 5300 St. Charles Road was within the Berkeley city limits, not in Bellwood, which borders on Berkeley.

When she was 20, Virginia had a child out of wedlock by her boyfriend WAYNE DAVIS STALEY, who was a singer and musician. Wayne Staley was born "Carl Davis Staley" at 4:38 a.m. 17 Dec. 1928 at Wesley Memorial Hospital, 2449 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, son of Hugh Davis and Dorothy (Stahl) Staley. On 8 April 1980, his name was legally changed and his birth certificate emended to "Karel Davis Staley," but in the 1940 U.S. Census he is called "Wayne Staley," which is his given name in all subsequent records -- but even though his birth certificate doesn't have the name "Wayne" on it, nevertheless it is filed in Cook County under the name "Wayne Davis Staley." During the 1940s, Wayne attended York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois, where he was active in the school's music and theater programs. We don't know how he and Virginia met, but his name appears in my grandmother Rose's funeral memory book -- where it is misspelled "Wayne Staney" -- as one of the pallbearers at her funeral in Elmhurst on 23 July 1951. After Virginia became pregnant, my grandfather kicked her out of the house in Elmhurst. Remarkably, at the time that Virginia gave birth to her son Gary on 8 Aug. 1952, she was living at 2234 N. Oakland in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. It is unclear how Virginia came to be living in Decatur, but she later told Gary that his father was "of the Decatur Staleys." I have not been able to establish any genealogical link between Wayne Staley and the Staley families who have lived in Decatur, however. Be that as it may, Virginia and Wayne never married, and Wayne was unwilling to assume his responsibilities as a father. At first, Virginia agreed with Wayne to put their son up for adoption, but she changed her mind, and in 1953 she hired an attorney to contact Wayne so she could obtain $1,200 in monetary support for her child. Wayne replied in a pair of letters that he was unable to provide her with that much money, and he coldly reproached her for changing her mind about putting their son up for adoption, writing, "you'll be hurting your reputation as well as mine," and warning her of "a stigma on a little boy who could have had a decent life if you had adopted him out." At the time he wrote these letters in 1953, Wayne was on the road working for Barnes & Carruthers, an old entertainment company that used to present shows in state fairs across the country. It's unknown if Virginia ever obtained any money from Wayne, and in any case she never saw Wayne again, except for one evening during the 1960s when she spotted him playing in a band on a television show that aired on Chicago station WTTW and pointed him out to her sons.

After the birth of her son Gary, Virginia moved in with her older sister Linda. A few years later, she had a child -- a son named Gregory -- with Linda's husband JOSEPH EDWARD BUDOVEC (see No. 88 above). Linda and Joe divorced in 1960. Joe and Virginia then entered into a common law marriage and later civilly married on 5 Nov. 1979 at the Candlelight Wedding Chapel, Las Vegas, Nevada. Virginia owned and operated a book exchange. At the time of her death, she and Joe were living in Indian Head Park, Cook County, Illinois. Joe survived Virginia by a few years, dying in 1993 and being interred with her. Virginia's children are:

        177.  GARY KENT STALEY, born 8 Aug. 1952.
        178.  GREGORY ALAN BUDOVEC ("Greg"), born 28 Dec. 1956.

95. NATALIA DUBAU, daughter of Georgie and Maria Dubau, born 18 Aug. 1906 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Georgie alui Toder Dubau taran din Tereblecea" and "Maria nascuta Olar," residents of house no. 391. The midwife at Natalia's birth was Acsenia Nimigean of Tereblecea. Natalia was baptised 26 Aug. 1906 by Father Stefan Seleschi, and her godmother was Elisaveta, wife of Pavel son of Toder Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

96. IOAN DUBAU, son of Georgie and Maria Dubau, born 17 Feb. 1909 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Gheorghe alui Toader Dubau, taran din Tereblecea" and "Maria nascuta Olar din Tereblecea," residents of house no. 391. The midwife at Ioan's birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Ioan was baptised 21 Feb. 1909 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and his godmother was Elisaveta, wife of Pavel Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

97. ELISAVETA DUBAU, daughter of Georgie and Maria Dubau, born 7 April 1911 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Georgie al lui Toader Dubau agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Maria nascuta Olar din Tereblecea," residents of house no. 391/II. The midwife at Elisaveta's birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Elisaveta was baptised 9 April 1911 by Father Dimitrie Georgescu, and her godmother was Domnica, daughter of Pavel Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

98. DIMITRIE DUBAU, son of Georgie and Maria Dubau, born 16 Oct. 1913 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Georgie Dubau, fiul lui Teodor Dubau si al sotiei sale Eugenia nascuta Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Maria fiica lui Ioan Olariu si a sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Toderiuc din Tereblecea," residents of house no. 391/II. The midwife at Dimitrie's birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Dimitrie was baptised 16 Oct. 1913 by Father Ioan Tipa, and his godmother was Domnica, daughter of Pavel Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

99. VASILIE DUBAU, son of Georgie and Maria Dubau, born 8 Aug. 1918 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Georgie Dubau fiul lui Teodor Dubau si a sotiei sale Eugenia nascuta Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Maria fiica lui Ioan Olariu si a sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Todiriuc din Tereblecea," residents of house no. 391/II. The midwife at Dimitrie's birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Dimitrie was baptised 12 Aug. 1918 by Father Dimitrie Voevidca, and his godmother was Domnica, daughter of Pavel Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea.

100. ANA OLARIU, daughter of Miron and Acsenia Olariu, born 1 March 1901 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire; died at the age of 11 years 7 months on 2 Oct. 1912 in the town of Starcea, a short distance east of Tereblecea; funeral service 4 Oct. 1912 conducted by Father Dimitrie Georgescu. Her baptismal record identifies her as "Ana Olari," daughter of "Miron a lui Teodor Olari" and "Acsenia nascuta Zaeti," residents of house no. 547. The midwife at Ana's birth was Iftima Cojocari of Tereblecea. Ana was baptised 3 March 1901 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmother was Ecaterina wife of Gavril Vasilas of Tereblecea. Ana's death record says she died of pertussis, whooping cough. The record identifies her as "Ana fiica lui Miron Olariu din Tereblecea," but indicates that she died and was buried in Starcea rather than Tereblecea. Probably because she died outside of Tereblecea, her death record does not provide the house number of her residence, but her father was apparently the Miron Olariu who is known to have lived at house no. 261 in Tereblecea.

101. IOAN OLARIU, son of Miron and Acsenia Olariu, born 15 Jan. 1904 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at age 5 on 30 Dec. 1908 in Tereblecea; burial and funeral service 1 Jan. 1909 conducted by Father Michail Rusu. Ioan was born at house no. 261, and the midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Ioan was baptised 17 Jan. 1904 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and his godmother was Catrina, wife of Gavril Vasilas, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. The baptismal record identifies his parents as "Miron alui Toader Olari" and "Acsenia nascuta Zaet." Ioan's death record calls him "Ioan fiul legitim alui Miron Olariu din Tereblecea" and shows his cause of death as scarlatina, scarlet fever. Probably it was the same outbreak of scarlet fever that claimed the life of Ioan's cousin Leon Olariu (no. 104 below). At the time of his death, Ioan and his father lived at house no. 261.

102. LEONTINA OLARIU, daughter of Miron and Acsenia Olariu, born 1 Oct. 1911 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at the age of 1 year 3 months on 23 Jan. 1913 in Tereblecea; funeral service 25 Jan. 1913 conducted by Father Ioan Tipa. Leontina was born at house no. 261, and the midwife at her birth was Eleana Naseba of Storojinet. Leontina was baptised 2 Oct. 1911 by Father Dimitrie Georgescu, and her godparents were Niculai Cojocariu and Maria, daughter of Gavril Vasilas, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. The baptismal record identifies her parents as "Miron al lui Toader Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Acsenia nascuta Zaiet din Tereblecea." In her death record, Leontina is called "Leontina fiica lui Miron al lui Toader Olariu din Tereblecea," and her cause of death is shown as aprindere de plamai, a respiratory infection. At the time of her death, she and her father were living at house no. 261.

103. IERINA OLARIU, daughter of Iosif and Varvara Olariu, born 11 April 1891 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died the day after her birth, on 12 April 1891 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial on 13 April 1891 conducted by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. Ierina's baptismal record says the midwife at her birth was Pelaghia Bodor of Tereblecea, and that she was baptised 12 April 1891 by Father Dimitrie Scleschi, with her godmother Eudochia, spouse of Macsim Vasilasiu, peasant farner of Tereblecea. The baptismal record names her parents as "Iosif a lui Teodor Olariu" and "Varvara nascuta Romaniuc." Her death record indicates that she was born with serious health problems and lived only a short time. The record identifies her as "Ierina fiica lui Iosif Olariu din Tereblecea," and her baptismal and death records show that she and her father were residents of house no. 547.

104. LEONTINA OLAR, daughter of Iosif and Varvara Olariu, born 3 Aug. 1892 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died 21 July 1896 in Tereblecea; funeral service and burial on 22 July 1896 conducted by Father Ilarion Dracinschi. The midwife at Leontina's birth was Iftima Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Leontina was baptised 8 Aug. 1892 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godmother was Eudochia, wife of Macsim Vasilasi of Tereblecea. Leontina's death record calls her "Leontina fiica lui Iosif Olar din Tereblecea," and lists her cause of death as de lungoare (typhoid fever). She and her parents were residents of house no. 547. Her death record mistakenly gives her age at death as 3 years 7 months, but in fact she was almost 4 years old.

105. ANA OLARIU, daughter of Iosif and Varvara Olariu, born 3 April 1894 in Tereblecea, District of Siret, Duchy of Bucovina, Austro-Hungarian Empire. On 14 Jan. 1918 in Tereblecea, when she was 23 years 7 months old, Ana married MANOLI COSTIUC, born 4 Aug. 1892, son of Petru and Elisaveta (Semoniuc) Costiuc. Manoli was a farmer of Vascauti, a town a few miles south of Tereblecea, where he was a resident of house no. 115. The wedding of Manoli and Ana was witnessed by Constantin and Elisaveta Nimigean. At the time of the marriage, Ana was a resident of house no. 547 in Tereblecea. Her marriage record names her parents as "Iosif Olariu" and "Varvara nascuta Romaniuc."

106. LEON OLARIU, son of Iosif and Varvara Olariu, born 18 Feb. 1900 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died at the age of 8 years 11 months on 10 Jan. 1909 in Tereblecea; funeral service 12 Jan. 1909 conducted by Father Michail Rusu. Leon's death record identifies him as "Leon fiul legitima al lui Iosif Olariu din Tereblecea," and shows his cause of death as scarlatina, scarlet fever. He and his father were residents of house no. 547. It appears there was an outbreak of scarlet fever in Tereblecea around this time, because Leon's cousin Ioan (no. 99 above) also died of scarlatina less than two weeks before Leon's death.

107. TITIANA OLARIU, daughter of Iosif and Todosia Olariu, born 14 Feb. 1911 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. The midwife at Titiana's birth was [??]. Titiana was baptised 19 Feb. 1911 by Father [??], and her godparents were Iosif Nimigean and Cornelie Dubeu, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and Iulita, wife of Niculai Socaliuc, peasant farmer of Vascauti-on-Siret. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Iosif al lui Teodor Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Todosia nascuta Bulbuc din Tereblecea."

108. LEONTINA OLARIU, daughter of Iosif and Todosia Olariu, born 20 July 1912 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Leontina was born at house no. 547, and the midwife at her birth was Eleana Lougoci of Vascauti-on-Siret. Leontina was baptised 22 July 1912 by Father Dimitrie Georgescu, and her godparents were Iosif Nimigean and Cornelie Dubau, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Iosif al lui Teodor Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Todosia nascuta Bulbuc din Tereblecea."

109. IOAN OLARIU, son of Iosif and Todosia Olariu, born 15 Jan. 1914 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Ioan was born at house no. 547/II, and the midwife at his birth was Eleana Lougoci of Vascauti-on-Siret. Ioan was baptised 19 Jan. 1914 by Father Dimitrie Georgescu, and his godparents were Iosif Nimigean and Cornelie Dubau, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and Zoita, wife of Ioan Sacaliuc, peasant farmer of Vascauti-on-Siret. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Iosif Olariu, fiul lui Teodor Olariu si al sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Nimigean, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Todosia fiica lui Niculai Bulbuc si a sotiei sale Titiana nascuta Zegrea din Tereblecea."

110. MINODORA OLARIU, daughter of Iosif and Todosia Olariu, born 12 June 1916 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Minodora was born at house no. 547/II, and the midwife at her birth was Eleana Lougoci of Tereblecea. Minodora was baptised 19 June 1916 by Father Ioan Tipa, and her godparents were Iosif Nimigean, peasant farmer of Tereblecea, and Zoita, wife of Ioan Sacaliuc, peasant farmer of Vascauti-on-Siret. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Iosif Olariu fiul lui Teodor Olariu si al sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Nimigean agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Teodosia fiica lui Nicolai Bulbuc si a sotiei sale Tatiana nascuta Zegre din Tereblecea."

111. ELISAVETA OLARIU, daughter of Iosif and Todosia Olariu, born 24 Sept. 1919 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Elisaveta was born at house no. 547, and the midwife at her birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Elisaveta was baptised 6 Oct. 1919 by Father Ioan Tipa, and her godparents were Cornelie Dubau and Iosif Nimigean, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Iosif Olariu fiul lui Teodor Olariu si al sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Nimigean agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Teodosia fiica lui Nicolai Bulbuc si a sotiei sale Tatiana nascuta Zegre din Tereblecea."

112. ASPASIA OLARIU, daughter of Petrea and Ierina Olariu, born 29 April 1910 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Aspasia was born at house no. 178/II, and the midwife at her birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Aspasia was baptised 1 May 1910 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and her godmother was her cousin MARIA, wife of George Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea (see no. 21 above). Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Petrea allui Toader Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Irina nascuta Hopca din Tereblecea."

113. CONSTANTIN OLARIU, son of Petrea and Ierina Olariu, born 27 May 1913 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Constantin was born at house no. 178/II, and the midwife at his birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Constantin was baptised 1 June 1913 by Father Ioan Tipa, and his godparents were Georgie Dubau and Nastasia, wife of Ioan Jupanu, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Petrea Olariu, fiul lui Teodor Olariu si al sotiei sale Alesandra nascuta Nimigean, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Irina fiica lui Constantin Hopca si a sotiei sale Domnica nascuta Iuriciuc din Tereblecea."

114. IOAN OLARIU, son of Petrea and Ierina Olariu, born 24 Aug. 1915 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Ioan was born at house no. 178/II, and the midwife at his birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Ioan was baptised 25 Aug. 1915 by Father Dimitrie Georgescu, and his godparents were his cousin MARIA, wife of Georgie Dubau, and Anastasia, wife of Ioan Jupanu, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Petrea Olariu, fiul lui Teodor Olariu si al sotiei sale Alecsandra nascuta Nimigean, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Irina, fiica lui Constantin Hupca si a sotiei sale Domnica nascuta Iuriciuc din Tereblecea."

115. MARIA OLARIU, daughter of Petrea and Ierina Olariu, born 29 Oct. 1918 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Maria was born at house no. 178/II, and the midwife at her birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Maria was baptised 31 Oct. 1918 by Father Ioan Tipa, and her godmother was her cousin MARIA, wife of Georgie Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea (see no. 21 above). Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Petrea Olariu, fiul lui Teodor Olariu si al sotiei sale Alexandra nascuta Nimigean, lucrator din Tereblecea" and "Irina fiica lui Constantin Hapcu si a sotiei sale Domnica nascuta Iuriciuc din Tereblecea."

116. ZENOVIA ZOLOBAI, daughter of Carp and Iustina Zolobai, born 15 Nov. 1893 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Zenovia was born at house no. 549, and the midwife at her birth was Todosia Olariu of Tereblecea. Zenovia was baptised 20 Nov. 1893 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godparents were Petrea Zolobai, peasant farmer of Tereblecea, and Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduleac, peasant farmer of Sanauti de jos. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Carp a lui Georgi Zolobai, taran din Tereblecea" and "Iustina nascuta Olariu."

117. MARIA ZOLOBAI, daughter of Carp and Iustina Zolobai, born 23 Oct. 1894 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Maria was born at house no. 549, and the midwife at her birth was Todosia Olar of Tereblecea. Maria was baptised the same day she was born by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godfather was Petre Zolobai, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Carp Zolobai, taran din Tereblecea" and "Iustina nascuta Olar."

118. GEORGIE ZOLOBAI, son of Carp and Iustina Zolobai, born 15 June 1897 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Georgie was born at house no. 549, and the midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Georgie was baptised 21 June 1897 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godparents were Petre Zolobai, peasant farmer of Tereblecea, and Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduliac, peasant farmer of Staneste de jos. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Carp Zolobai, teran din Tereblecea" and "Iustina nascuta Olar."

119. ACHELINA ZOLOBAI, daughter of Carp and Iustina Zolobai, born 8 Aug. 1900 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Achelina was born at house no. 549, and the midwife at her birth was Achelina Rus of Tereblecea. Achelina was baptised 18 Aug. 1900 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her three godmothers were Achilina, daughter of Petre Zolobai, and Ana, wife of Stefan Cretul, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduleac, peasant farmer of Stanesti de jos. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Carp Zolobai, taran din Tereblecea" and "Iustina nascuta Olariu."

120. ELISAVETA ZOLOBAI, daughter of Carp and Iustina Zolobai, born 22 Feb. 1906 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Elisaveta was born at house no. 303, and the midwife at her birth was Natalia Zolobai of Tereblecea. Elisaveta was baptised 25 Feb. 1906 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and her three godmothers were Achilina, daughter of Petre Zolobai, and Ana, wife of Stefan Cretul, peasant farmers of Tereblecea, and Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduleac, peasant farmer of Stanesti de jos. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Carp Zolobai, taran din Tereblecea" and "Iustina nascuta Olariu."

121. GRIGORIE HUDCIC, son of Pantelemon and Eleana Hudcic, born 21 July 1897 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Grigorie was born at house no. 480, and the midwife at his birth was Iftima Cojocar of Tereblecea. Grigorie was baptised 22 July 1897 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godparents were Pelagia, daughter of Ioachim Hucec, and Ana, daughter of Sava Cojocar, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Pantelemon Hucec, teran din Tereblecea" and "Eleana nascuta Olar."

122. ANA HUDCIC, daughter of Pantelemon and Eleana Hudcic, born 20 Nov. 1898 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Ana was born at house no. 480, and the midwife at her birth was Iftima Cojocar of Tereblecea. Ana was baptised 21 Nov. 1898 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and her godparents were Nastasia, wife of Ostapie Tcaciuc, and Ana, daughter of Sava Cojocar, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Pantelemon Hucec, teran din Tereblecea" and "Eleana nascuta Olar."

123. AURORA HUDCIC, daughter of Pantelemon and Eleana Hudcic, born 15 July 1907 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Aurora was born at house no. 480, and the midwife at her birth was Iftemia Cojocar of Tereblecea. Aurora was baptised 19 July 1907 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and her godparents were Anna, wife of Toder Rusu, and Eudochia, wife of Ioachim Hucic, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Panteleimon alui Ioachim Hucic, taran din Tereblecea" and "Ileana nascuta Olar."

124. LEON HUDCIC, son of Pantelemon and Eleana Hudcic, born 14 March 1912 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Leon was born at house no. 480, and the midwife at his birth was Iftimia Cojocariu of Tereblecea. Leon was baptised 17 March 1912 by Father Ioan Tipa, and his godparents were Pelagia, wife of Toma Cosic, and Anna, wife of Teodor son of Lazar Rusu, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Pantelemon al lui Ioachim Hudcic, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Eleana nascuta Olariu din Tereblecea."

125. DIMITRIE OLARI, son of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 29 July 1901 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Dimitrie was born at house no. 285, and the midwife at his birth was Irina Budei of Stircea. Dimitrie was baptised 31 July 1901 by Father Ilarion Dracinschi, and his godmother was Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduleac, peasant farmer of Stanesci de jos. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ion a lui Teodor Olari teran din Tereblecea" and "Marina nascuta Stratulat."

126. STEFAN OLAR, son of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 23 Dec. 1902 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died 17 Feb. 1903 in Tereblecea, buried 18 Feb. 1903 in Tereblecea with Father Vichenti Simiganoschi presiding at the funeral. Stefan was born at house no. 285, and the midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Stefan was baptised 26 Dec. 1902 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and his godmothers were Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduleac of Stanesci de jos, and Maria, wife of Simion Dubeu, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ion a lui Toader Olari teran din Tereblecea" and "Marina nascuta Stratulat." Stefan was about a month-and-a-half old when he died. His death record gives his name as "Stefan fiul lui Ioan Olar din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 283 (sic -- 285).

127. VICHENTI OLAR, son of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 11 Jan. 1904 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died 11 Sept. 1905 in Tereblecea, buried 12 Sept. 1905 in Tereblecea with Father Stefan Seleschi presiding at the funeral. Vichenti was born at house no. 285, and the midwife at his birth was Varvara Cigan of Tereblecea. Vichenti was baptised 17 Jan. 1904 by Father Vichenti Simiganoschi, and his godparents were Stefan Cetel, peasant farmer of [???], Dimitrie Sanduleac, peasant farmer of Stanesci, and Maria, wife of Simion Dubau, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ion alui Toader Olariu taran din Tereblecea" and "Marina nascuta Stratulat." Vichenti was a year and eight months old when he died. His death record gives his name as "Vichentie fiul lui Ioan alui Toder Olar din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 285. The cause of death was "de vintre" ("of groin").

128. ELISAVETA OLAR, daughter of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 3 Nov. 1905 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Elisaveta was born at house no. 285, and the midwife at her birth was Acsenia Nimigean of Tereblecea. Elisaveta was baptised 5 Nov. 1905 by Father Stefan Seleschi, and her godmothers were Zenovia, daughter of Stefan Catall, peasant farmer of Porieni [?], and Aglaea, daughter of Stefan Sanduleac, peasant farmer of Stanesti de jos. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Ioan a lui Toader Olar teran din Tereblecea" and "Marina nascuta Stratulat."

129. SIMEON OLARIU, son of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 2 Feb. 1908 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died 13 Nov. 1908 in Tereblecea, buried 14 Nov. 1908 in Tereblecea with Father Michail Rusu presiding at the funeral. Simeon was born at house no. 285, and the midwife at his birth was Acsenia Nimigean of Tereblecea. Simeon was baptised 7 Feb. 1908 by Father Stefan Seleschi, and his godparents were Stefan son of Petre Catell, peasant farmer of Poreni pe Siretiu, and Maria, wife of Ioan Dubau, and Ileana, wife of Precopie Pauliuc, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ioan alui Toder alui Ioachim Olar taran din Tereblecea" and "Marina nascuta Stratulat." Simeon was 9 months old when he died. His death record gives his name as "Simion fiul legitim alui Ioan Olariu din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 285. The cause of death was "catar bronchial" (a bronchial infection or pneumonia).

130. VLADIMIR OLARIU, son of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 25 Feb. 1910 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary; died 1 Jan. 1911 in Tereblecea, buried 3 Jan. 1911 in Tereblecea with Father Gheorghe Ciuperca presiding at the funeral. Vladimir was born at house no. 285/II, and the midwife at his birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Vladimir was baptised 27 Feb. 1910 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and his godparents were Stefan Catel, peasant farmer of Poieni pe Siretiu, and Maria, wife of Stefan Sanduleac, peasant farmer of Stanesti on Siret. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ioan alui Toader Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Marina nascuta Stratulat din Tereblecea." Vladimir was 10 months old when he died. His death record gives his name as "Vladimir fiul lui Ioan al lui Teodor Olariu din Tereblecea," a resident of house no. 823. The cause of death was "de spasma" (spasms, a seizure).

131. LAURENTIE OLARIU, son of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 4 Jan. 1912 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Laurentie was born at house no. 823, and the midwife at his birth was Natalia Zolobaiu of Tereblecea. Laurentie was baptised 7 Jan. 1912 by Father Ioan Tipa, and his godparents were Dimitrie Sanduleac and Aglaia, wife of Georgie Posteuca, peasant farmers of Stanesti pe Siret, and Zenovia, wife of David Posteuca, peasant farmer of Poieni pe Siret. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ioan al lui Toader Olariu, lucrator din Tereblecea" and "Marina nascuta Stratulat din Tereblecea."

132. VASILIE OLAR, son of Ioan and Marina Olar, born 25 Feb. 1914 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Vasilie was born at house no. 823, and the midwife at his birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Vasilie was baptised 1 March 1914 by Father Dimitrie Georgescu, and his godmothers were Zenovia, wife of David Posteuca, peasant farmer of Poieni pe Siret, and Eleana, wife of Precop Pauliuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Ioan Olar, fiul lui Teodor Olar si al sotiei sale Irina nascuta Dudceac, lucrator din Tereblecea" and "Marina fiica lui Andreiu Stratulat si a sotiei sale Elisaveta nascuta Ungurian din Tereblecea."

133. LEON OLARIU, son of Athanasie and Macrina Olariu, born 14 Jan. 1909 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Leon was born at house no. 285, and the midwife at his birth was Domnica Sandu of Tereblecea. Leon was baptised 14 Jan. 1909 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and his godparents were Macrina, wife of Ioachi Lacusta, peasant farmer of Tereblecea, STEFAN OLARIU, peasant farmer of Vascauti-on-Siret, and Eugenia, wife of Ion Humeniuc, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. His baptismal record identifies his parents as "Tanasie alui Toader Olariu, taran din Tereblecea" and "Macrina nascuta Humeniuc din Tereblecea."

134. ELEANA OLARIU, daughter of Athanasie and Macrina Olariu, born 12 May 1910 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Eleana was born at house no. 285/II, and the midwife at her birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Eleana was baptised 15 May 1910 by Father Gheorghe Ciuperca, and her godparents were STEFAN OLARIU, peasant farmer of Vascauti-on-Siret, Vasile Franchiuc, peasant farmer of Rogojesti, and Ecaterina, wife of Isaac Lacusta, peasant farmer of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Atanasie allui Toader Olariu agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Macrina nascuta Humeniuc din Tereblecea."

135. ELISAVETA OLARIU, daughter of Athanasie and Macrina Olariu, born 7 Feb. 1912 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Elisaveta was born at house no. 541, and the midwife at her birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Elisaveta was baptised 12 Feb. 1912 by Father Ioan Tipa, and her godmothers were Macrina, wife of Ioane Lacusta, Eleana, wife of Precop Pauliuc, and Elisaveta, wife of Ioan Zaet, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Atanasie al lui Toader Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Macrina nascuta Humeniuc din Tereblecea."

136. ECATERINA OLARIU, daughter of Onufreiu and Maria Olariu, born 28 Jan. 1912 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Ecaterina was born at house no. 285/II, and the midwife at her birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Ecaterina was baptised 1 Feb. 1912 by Father Ioan Tipa, and her godparents were STEFAN OLARIU, peasant farmer of Vascauti-on-Siret, Elisaveta, daughter of Grigorie Cupcic, and Elisaveta, daughter of Nichita Epure, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Onofreiu al lui Toader Olariu, agricultor din Tereblecea" and "Maria nascuta Cupcic din Tereblecea."

137. ELISAVETA OLARIU, daughter of Onufreiu and Maria Olariu, born 5 Oct. 1913 in Tereblecea, Bucovina, Austria-Hungary. Elisaveta was born at house no. 285/II, and the midwife at her birth was Domnica Sandul of Tereblecea. Elisaveta was baptised 12 Oct. 1913 by Father Ioan Tipa, and her godparents were STEFAN OLARIU, Charotina, wife of Nichita Epure, and Elisaveta, daughter of Grigorie Cupcic, peasant farmers of Tereblecea. Her baptismal record identifies her parents as "Onofreiu Olariu, fiul lui Teodor Olariu si al sotiei sale Irina nascuta Dudceac, lucrator din Tereblecea" and "Maria fiica lui Grigorie Cupcic si a sotiei sale Ecaterina nascuta Cupcic din Tereblecea."

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