u/CaliforniaCosmist

(Part 2) Almost complete paternal family-tree, just one more relative to go

I’ve almost completed the paternal half of my family tree up to my great-great-great grandparents. There’s just one loose-end

Yes it’s that Melvin P Jaragoski guy. He’s almost a complete ghost on every ancestry website I could find. Here’s the information I have about him that I’m pretty sure is correct:

-He was born in Fond Du Lac, WI on 1904-10-09

-He was present in the 1920 census, so he lived to be at least 16

-He probably wasn’t estranged, because his brother Sylvester named his kid after him (lived ~1947-1976)

-He isn’t mentioned as surviving anyone on their obituary. He’s not even mentioned in Sylvester’s Obituary (died 1989). This implies that he died before 1949

-He didn’t have any children. All 6 grandkids of Frank are accounted for

-If he did indeed die early, it was probably in Racine Wisconsin

-I don’t know his middle name, but I have a hunch it’s Peter

That’s all I’ve got. I figured id kick it to this sub again because this community is way better at tracking people down than I am. I’d like to go hunting for death records but you need to know someone’s death date to get a Wisconsin death record. He obviously has no grave on findagrave for some reason

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u/CaliforniaCosmist — 3 days ago

Looking for two ancestors, tried everything

I’m looking for two people, I have a lot of data on them and I can confirm they exist (because they show up on censuses), but it seems like there’s absolutely nothing for them online

Both of their parents:

-Frank Stanley Jaragoski (1879-05-29 - 1966-11-23, born Beaver Dam WI)

-Anna V Santoski (1876-07 - before 1930, Manitowoc WI)

person 1: Melvin P Jaragoski

Born: 1904-10-09u, Kewaunee, Wisconsin

Died: Unknown, probably sometime before 1968 (not mentioned as surviving in order brother’s obituary)

Person 2: Gertrude Jaragoski

Born: 1909-09-10f, Fond-du-Lac, Wisconsin

Died: Unknown, probably sometime before 1968 (also not mentioned as surviving in order brother’s obituary)

Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated

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u/CaliforniaCosmist — 15 days ago