A Canadian Terhune Family
Family of Joseph and Katherine Frankovich Kambick
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Joseph Kambich (26 Mar. 1882 -5 July 1972) was born in what is now Slovenia (formerly Austria and then Yugoslavia) in a villiage/selo named Secje Selo (hard to read in ref.July 18,1938 Northport WA border). He was the son of Joseph (Joze) Kambic b. 1855 and Katarina Drazumeric b. 1853 (marr. lic. hard to read. See also gfamilytree.com Secje Selo 23) He had at least two siblings; Katarina b. 1886 and Franc b. 1896. He came to NY in 1892 (age 10) and became a US citizen Oct 27 1904 in Butte MT. I cannot find his Declaration of Intention which would have more details. He lived in the US from 1892-1906 in Penn? and MT and 1911-1922 in Nev. He lived in Trail BC 1905-1911 probably working at the smelter. Joseph married Katica (Katherine) FRANKOVICH (23 April 1891-8 Sept 1983) on 25 June 1910 at Our Lady of Lourdes Cathedral in Spokane WA . She was the daughter of Matt and Annie SCHREIDER (aka Schweiger/Zyuager) Frankovich. Katherine arrived in the US on June 11, 1910 in NY so she must have gone directly to Spokane as she was married on June 25. (I have another ref (CDN border crossing 1922) that shows she arrived on May 29,1909) They lived in BC where son Joseph Edward was born (3 Aug, 1911) and then moved to Nevada, USA. where daughters Christina Mae (6 May, 1913) and Angela Marie (18 July 1915) were born. The 1920 census has them living in New River, Churchill, NV where Joseph worked as a field asst. They moved to Valleyford (Freemond) WA and farmed there eventually returning to Trail, BC on Nov 19, 1922. Sons William Robert Kambick (5 Aug 1923) and Leonard Kambick (4 Feb, 1930) were born. He became a Canadian citizen on 22 Oct 1930. In 1938 they were living at 44 Haig St. Trail BC. They also had a son who died young 16 Apr 1927. Joseph built a house in Castlegar, BC where they lived until he died (5 July 1972). Joseph preferred farming to smelter work but the pay was not very good and with a large family, the smelter offered more stability. His house in Castlegar had a large garden, fruit trees and chickens. He grew grapes and made his own wine. Joseph's brother, Frank, also immigrated the US and they had a sister, Mary, who remained in Yugoslavia. Some of Katherine's relatives also immigrated to the USA. Christina Kambick recalls here mother breaking her arm when she was a child and her father having to take her to Vienna to get it fixed. Christina also remembered travelling from NV to San Fancisco, CA possibly to visit relatives.
Several questions:
Nov 11, 1922 Canadian immigration form has last port of arrival in US for Joseph as 6 Aug1899 NY on the SS Tutonic. This ship sailed from Liverpool Eng to NY. It did arrive in NY Aug 2 1899 but I could not find Joseph as a passenger. This would not be a ship/port one would use to travel from Austria.
July 18 1938 Northport WA customs has NY 1892 as the port and date of arrival and the SS St. Paul as the ship. The SS St. Paul was built 3 years later in 1895? I could not find a record of arrival (Ellis Island).
If Joseph arrived in 1992, he would have been age10 so he must have travelled with family or relatives. There is no record that I can find of this.
CHILDREN:
i. Joseph Edward Kambick (3 Aug, 1911-11 Mar, 2006) married Mary CULLINANE (1914-23 May 1992). Two children Marilyn and Anne.
ii. Christina Mae Kambick (6 May 1913-14 July 2008) married Roger Terhune
iii. Angela Marie Kambick (18 July 1915-13 Dec 1990) married Samuel Bruce IRVIN (9 Nov.1915-30 Oct 1982). Three Children; Samuel Bruce Irvin, Brenda Irvin and William Irvin.
iv. William Kambick (5 Aug 1923-18 May 2006) married Jacqueline FRIESEN Two children Sally and Janine
v. Leonard James Kambick (4 Feb, 1930 Trail, BC-5 Feb 2006 Castlegar, BC ) married Della GOETTING (23 Feb 1936 Moosejaw, Sask -8 May 1982 Castlegar, BC) Daughter of William Christian and Della Louise Stevens Goetting.....Four children; Joseph, Kelly (Dec 13, 1960-Apr 20, 2013), Robert and Lisa
"Our town - Elkford B.C. - a wonderful place to be"
The Village of Elkford had its humble beginnings in 1969, when a site was purchased by Fording Coal near the mouth of Boivin Creek where it enters the Elk River. This was to be the future home of employees at Fording River Operations.
The land was bought from Mathias Baher, son of one of the early pioneer families in the area, and one of the few to have settled so far into the Elk River Valley. The initial $25,000 purchase was for 50 acres of land, drawn up and signed for on September 22,1969.
It was a picture-perfect spot. Located in the heart of the Elk Valley, the future site of Elkford offered scenic beauty, strategic location, and a strong quality of life for those willing to relocate there.
It was pure wilderness, standing much as it had since the thaw of the glaciers. There was plenty to do before the future inhabitants of Elkford would be ready to move in.
By mid-1970, sewer and water lines had been run into the town-site and people were starting to move in. By autumn of that year, Elkford began taking shape. On October 19, 1970, the areas very first residents, Ed and Mary Kambick, arrived in what was then to become Elkford. Ed was supervisor of electrical trades for Kootenay Engineering, and Mary later worked as a receptionist and switchboard operator at the minesite. They moved into a comfortable company-owned mobile home in an area that was to become Elkford's Phase I development. Within hours other trailers were rumbling into the area.
http://www.elkvalley.net/ess/townhist.htm
From Black Gold, A History in the Making, Fording Coal Limited, 1991. Thanks to Mark Ladoucer for his help.
