Kaminchaitis Family
This surname has various spellings used by different branches of the family including: Kaminchaitis, Kamicaitis, Kamichitis and even Kamie. Some descendants of Joseph and Katrina Kaminchaitis changed the name to Cummings, either legally or they just started using that spelling. For more on the Cummings Family, please go here.
Joseph Kaminchaitis and Katrina Vaitkunas
Joseph Kaminchaitis was born on Jun 29, 1885 in Stroghutnor, Lithuania. His Naturalization Petition from May 28, 1924 says that Joseph Kaminchaitis left Rotterdam, Holland on July 15, 1905 and arrived 10 days later on the ship the Rotterdam in New York on July 25, 1905. The ship manifest for the Rotterdam says he arrived with $1.50 and his (brother-in-law? ) paid for his ticket. The manifest says Joseph also was coming to see his brother/brother-in-law whose name appears to be Jonas (Kamczaytis?) living at 1111 Blair Avenue, Scranton, PA. He did have a brother John, who was living in Scranton at that time.
He married Katrina Vaitkunas on Jun 20, 1911 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. They raised her two children from her first marriage as well as their six children together. Their six children were: George Peter, Anna, Joseph J., John Joseph, Leonard Paul and Catherine Jean. They all eventually took the surname Cummings instead of Kaminchaitis and more about them can be found here.
Like his wife, he has had various surname spellings: Josef Kamczaytis (on his passenger manifest); Joseph Kumichitis (on his petition for naturalization); Joseph Kamenczitis (on his marriage record); Joseph Kamazaitis (on his daughter, Anna's birth certificate) and Joseph Kameocytis (on his daughter, Catherine's birth certificate).
He was employed as a Coal Miner with the Briggs Coal Company in 1920 in Keyser Valley, PA. He was employed as a laborer on May 28, 1924 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA. He was employed as a WPA - WP#14623 in Sep 1937 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. He worked in the mines from 1905 to 1930 (although Kitty West's notes s ay elsewhere that he worked until 1958), when an injury caused him to q uit. He had worked in the Manville Mine in Green Ridge in 1905; the Briggs Mine in Keyser Valley in 1921. He said he hurt ever since and walked with a slight limp.
He used to make wine from elderberries.
He had pleurisy six or seven times but always recovered.
He was naturalized on Sep 18, 1924 in Scranton, Pa. His name is spelled as Joseph Kumiczustis.
He started using the surname Cummings sometime on or before 1920 as the census from that year records his last name as Cummings.
He and his wife were members of St. Michael's Lithuanian Church in Scranton.
His physical description in 1924 was: 5 ft 8 inch tall with grey eyes & light brown hair. In 1942, his description was 5 ft 6 in tall, 160 lbs, with blue eyes, gray hair & a ruddy complexion.
He apparently suffered from black lung, from his work in the coal mines because in Oct 23, 1970 he was applying for black lung benefits under the Feder al Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. It is unknown whether he received any compensation.
He died on May 18, 1977 in Cummings Pond in Clarks Summit, Pa.. He was buried on May 21, 1977 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, PA.
He married Katrina Vaitkunas on Jun 20, 1911 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. They raised her two children from her first marriage as well as their six children together. Their six children were: George Peter, Anna, Joseph J., John Joseph, Leonard Paul and Catherine Jean. They all eventually took the surname Cummings instead of Kaminchaitis and more about them can be found here.
Like his wife, he has had various surname spellings: Josef Kamczaytis (on his passenger manifest); Joseph Kumichitis (on his petition for naturalization); Joseph Kamenczitis (on his marriage record); Joseph Kamazaitis (on his daughter, Anna's birth certificate) and Joseph Kameocytis (on his daughter, Catherine's birth certificate).
He was employed as a Coal Miner with the Briggs Coal Company in 1920 in Keyser Valley, PA. He was employed as a laborer on May 28, 1924 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA. He was employed as a WPA - WP#14623 in Sep 1937 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa. He worked in the mines from 1905 to 1930 (although Kitty West's notes s ay elsewhere that he worked until 1958), when an injury caused him to q uit. He had worked in the Manville Mine in Green Ridge in 1905; the Briggs Mine in Keyser Valley in 1921. He said he hurt ever since and walked with a slight limp.
He used to make wine from elderberries.
He had pleurisy six or seven times but always recovered.
He was naturalized on Sep 18, 1924 in Scranton, Pa. His name is spelled as Joseph Kumiczustis.
He started using the surname Cummings sometime on or before 1920 as the census from that year records his last name as Cummings.
He and his wife were members of St. Michael's Lithuanian Church in Scranton.
His physical description in 1924 was: 5 ft 8 inch tall with grey eyes & light brown hair. In 1942, his description was 5 ft 6 in tall, 160 lbs, with blue eyes, gray hair & a ruddy complexion.
He apparently suffered from black lung, from his work in the coal mines because in Oct 23, 1970 he was applying for black lung benefits under the Feder al Coal Mine Health and Safety Act. It is unknown whether he received any compensation.
He died on May 18, 1977 in Cummings Pond in Clarks Summit, Pa.. He was buried on May 21, 1977 in Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, PA.
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