William Parker Tawney

William Parker Tawney was born 19 Nov 1899 and died 19 Mar 1958. He was married to Frieda Kromark in 1919 and they had 14 children. He was the son of Edward Tawney and Eva Mae Harrison.

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• 1899 William Parker Tawney was born 19 Nov 1899 in Pennsylvania to Edward and Eva Tawney.
• 1900 census he was 1 year old, his family lived in Jefferson, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania. (He resided with his parents, two sisters Violet and Lizzie, and his Uncle William Henry Harrison.)Census 
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• 1918 United States WWI Draft Registration Draft Card (image) at 19 living in Roscoe, he was working as a pipe fitter at General Chem Company of Newell, Fayette, PA.
• 1919 he married Frieda Kromark.
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• 1930 census record, living in East Bethlehem LDS census record (text) , image

• 1940 census record , they lived East Bethlehem, Washington, PA LDS census record   *He is the only listed at the bottom of the census image, the remainder of the family is listed on the next page.     Key points listed on the record: He was a coal miner at the time, with a 6th grade education, supporting 10 children. 
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• 1958 he died the 19th of March . (Evening Standard, Uniontown, Pa 28Mar1958)
  

Freda Kromark

Frieda Alma Kromark ( 6 Aug 1899- 01 May 1981) married William Tawney in 1919. She had 14 children.

• Freda was born in 5 Aug 1899 in Pennsylvania. 
• She was the daughter of German immigrants, Johann Kromarek and Elizabeth Rostalski.
• She had a brother, Emil, and a sister, Irene. I have not found any information on Irene except she was listed on the 1910 census. According to family she died in her youth but I have not found any record at this time. LDS 1910 Census Record
• She lived in Charleroi, PA till 1908 and the family moved to California, PA
• 1917, she was listed in the Pittsburgh Directory as a domestic worker
• 1918, her father John Kromarek died in Washington County, PA
• 1919, she married William Parker Tawney
• 1920 had her first child, William.
• 1930 census they lived in East Bethlehem, Washington, PA LDS 1930 Census Record
• 1940 census they lived in Elco, Washington, PA 1940 Census Record
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• 1940's she was the President of the Friendly Neighbor Club
• 1950's she was a member of the Masontown Jolly Times Club
• 1958 her husband, William, died.
• 1960's she was active in the Little Knight's Lady Auxillary
• 1981 she passed away in Masontown, PA Social Security Death Index

Where I started...

            A few years ago when both of Don's parents passed away he was left with unanswered questions, "where did we come from, what is our history, are we American Indian?" Sadly, with the passing of the upper generation we lose the ability to hear the answer, the stories of holiday's past, the simple tales that should be passed down from generation to generation.
            This past year, I have taken it upon myself to invest in the Tawney history, and hit a brick wall immediately. The name Crowmark didn't seem to exist in history, even with a paid membership to ancestry.com I could find nothing. Then, cousin Carol, gave me a hint to try it with a K. Slowly, things started to come together and I can't wait to share. It is definitely a work in progress and I hope you enjoy the findings.
              As I progress, I will update blog information to verify and add documentation. The picture below shows Frieda Kromarek's pedigree chart. The family names become intertwined Rostalski and Kromarek's on both branches of Frieda's tree.