Constant, Constantine, Costantas, Kostanty, Kostantas, Konstantas, Stanley (yes, his name on the 1920 census is Stanley!).... Bird, Paukstis, Pauksztz, Paukstys, Paukstas, Paukstenas.....
Who was this mysterious man?
He came from the "lowlands" in southern Lithuania- probably the Vilnius area, or did he come from Sialiai in the north.
His wife (Julia Brindza Paukstis) and his daughter (Amelia Ernest) are buried next to Stanislawa Paukstiene (?-1927) and George Paukstis, so George must be related to Constant.
He immigrated from Lithuania either in 1885 (per 1920 census) or in 1894 (per 1910 census).
His wife was 8 years younger than he was, and immigrated in 1900 (at the age of 12), so they were probably married in Pittsburgh, PA.
His first daughter, Amelia Caroline, was born in 1903. Her middle name is that of her maternal grandmother.
He was naturalized in 1904.
His son Leo Joseph (my grandfather) was born in 1905. His maternal grandfather's name was George, so could Joseph be a Paukstis family name?
Stanley (nickname Oscar) was born in 1908.
In 1910 he listed "bartender" as his occupation.
He died on October 25, 1925, and was buried in the 'indigent' section of the Calvary cemetery. Why was he not buried in Saint Casimir's cemetery (the Lithuanian Catholic cemetery), where the other Paukstises are? Was it too expensive? 2 years later, when his wife died, George Paukstis bought 4 plots in St Casimir's cemetery.
This is all we know about the mystery that is the Paukstis family.
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My family where Paukstis from Lithuanian...a George Paukstis was my Great Grandfather and when he immigrated here her changed his name to Paustates. He lived in Springfield, Ill. Could they be connected?
Do you happen to know George's wife's name? I know very little about the George that is my great grandfather's brother, but I think both he and his wife are buried next to my great grandmother in a Pittsburgh cemetery.
Our George Paustates was married to Anna and they are buried in Calvary cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
Laba diena Barbara, Paukštytė ? Paukštis ? Bird ?
Cara, I'm guessing this is a different George Paukstis, though they could be related. From what I gather, Paukstis was not a terribly common surname in Lithuania.
My great great uncle George Paukstis appears to be buried in the St. Casimir's cemetery in Pittsburgh, PA in an unmarked grave next to his wife, Stanislawa Paukstiene, who died in 1927.
Laba diena, rudy. Ar kalbėte lietuviškai?
I do not speak Lithuanian. Little joke. I live in Poland. interested in family history Puksztów. Write about your family roots in Lithuania. Place of residence, birth. Miroslaw Pukszta .. mirek@poczta.gdynia.pl
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