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The Kudrick Family
--The Marriage--
My Ruthenian Roots by Joseph R. Kudrick
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Alex and Anna are married on July 2, 1898: After the death of Janos Bartko, the widow Anna Scšur Bartko (age 30) marries Alex Kudrick (age 27). They are married on July 2, 1898 by Rev. Eugene Volkay at St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Alex's name as written in the church record is Elias Kudrik. (Elias is the Greek form of the name Elijah which is from the Hebrew name Eliyahu. At some point later on Alex changes his name to Alex which is the short form of the name Alexander; also the "c" in the name Kudrick has not been adopted as of 1898). Witnesses in attendance at my grandparents' wedding are friends Maria Czscso and Andreas Dosesicsta.
The Three Widowed Bartko Children: At the time of my grandparents' marriage, Anna has three small children from her marriage with Janos Bartko; eight-year-old Anna Scšur II, six-year-old Mary Bartko and four-year-old John Bartko Jr.. Both Alex (my Zeddo) and Anna (my Baba) jointly raise the three Bartko children plus they add six Kudrick children of their own to the family.
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Two weeks after Anna and Alex are married the temperature in the area hits 112º.
A new coal breaker is constructed at the Cranberry Mines, in 1898, which brings new employment to the area and brings Alex to Cranberry.
New drains and outhouses are constructed in Cranberry, in 1898, along with the repair and painting of the company houses.
In 1898, Alvan Markle Sr., a local coal baron, has the first automobile to appear on the unpaved streets of Hazleton.
Bicycling is a major recreational activity in the Hazleton area during the year 1898.
The American League in baseball is formed in 1898.
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Alex and Anna Move To Cranberry: Shortly after their marriage in 1898, Alex and Anna move from the Sugarloaf area in eastern Hazleton, where Alex is working at the Sugarloaf Mines, to the Cranberry area, where he obtains employment at the expanding Cranberry Mines. Both the Sugarloaf and Cranberry mining operations are owned by the Pardee mining interests of Hazleton so the switch of employment from Sugarloaf to Cranberry involves the same employer where Alex is a known commodity among the supervisors and has a reputation as a hard worker.
Cranberry Becomes Home: The patch town of Cranberry is approximately two miles west of the city of Hazleton, Pennsylvania and is approximately a long fly ball from the former Cranberry Ball Park. However, when Alex and Anna move to Cranberry, the famous Cranberry Ball Park does not exist. The six Kudrick children, are all born in Cranberry and in order of their birth, are: Michael, Helen, Elizabeth, Joseph (my father), Anna and Susan. The six Kudrick children, my father and my uncles and aunts are discussed below.
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Cranberry: The original mining patch town of Cranberry was located near where the present day village of Crystal Ridge exists. Due to the rich coal deposits in the ground under the village of "Old Cranberry," the coal operator (Pardee) decided to move the affected company houses slightly north or towards West Hazleton. Many, if not all, of the houses in "Old Cranberry" where moved to the location known today as Cranberry. The houses were moved from Crystal Ridge by rolling them over logs and pulling the logs with mules and horses. Once moved, the streets (houses) became identified as New Cranberry and Old Cranberry which is the name still used today.
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