 The family history of a Polish Cowboy and a Southern Lass 
ANCESTRY OF SURNAMES: ALEXANDER, ARNOLD, ART, AUCOIN, AVENT, BANGS, BARRAS, BARROW, BERNARD, BERNATH, BLANCHARD, BOGGAN, BOUDREAUX, BOURG, BOURIAGES, BRAZWELL, BRILL, BROWN, BRYAN, CALICCHIO, CAMB, CAMPBELL, CARPENTER, CAZES, CHABALA, COMEAUX, DAIGLE, DANIELOWICK, DARBY, DARNEL, DAVIS, DEEN, DILLION, DOIRON, DONAWAY, DOW, DRISKILL, DUPUIS, EATON, EDGAR, ESCAIG, EVANS, FASLESS, FORD, FOSTER, FRY, FULFORD, FULLER, GARNER, GARRETT, GAUTREAUX, GEORGE, GIROIRE, GIROUARD, GOTROT, GRAESSEL, GRAY, GUILBAULT, HANES, HARTMAN, HATDEL, HENLEY, HOFFMAN, HUBERT, HUGHES, IRWIN, JONES, JOUBE, JUMP, KESSLER, KNIGHT, LAKE, LAMBERT, LANDRY, LEBLANC, LEFTWICH, LEJUNE, LEWIS, LYONS, MAGNON, MARR, MARTIN, MCMARTROIT, MEEKER, MERKLE, MILLER, MORRIS, MUMPHREY, NICHOLS, NIKLASON, NIX, NOGUNES, NONAME, OBERHOLTZER, OMSBY, ORTET, OWENS, PAUL Jr, PAUL, PAYSSON, PEACOCK, PIA, PIGGOTT, POIRIER, PORTER, RADISZEWSKI, REDIKER (ZEMESKI), REDIKER Sr., REDIKER Jr., REDIKER III, REDYKER, REINGUEN, RENTROP, ROGERS, ROMERO, SCHENCK, SHELTON, SHOOPS, STANISCAVAGE, STANTON, STOLTZ, TASTED, TAYLOR, TERRIOT, THOMASHEFSKI, TINSLEY, TOMCAK, TOMZCAK, TOPHAM, TRAHAN, VALLET, VAUX, VERDINE, VINING,WADE, WALDROM, WARD, WEST, WILKINSON,WILLIAMS, WITHINGTON.
"a Polish Cowboy" At this point in time, most of Europe was in turmoil. Grandfather Anthony Zemeski changed his surname to Rediker and departed Lumza, Russia (a republic of Poland); through the port of Bremene, Germany. He arrived in the United States of America in the year 1904. Grandfather Anthony then arrived in Wyoming Valley, located in northeastern Pennsylvania where he married a young girl named Victoria Tomchak(Tomczak). She had been brought to the United States of America at the age of nine(9) months by her parents who had fled Hamburg, Germany in the year 1890. Grandfather John Thomashefski came to the United States of America from Russia, Poland in the year 1898. He also arrived in Wyoming Valley and married a young girl named Eleanor Art. Alas, we have not been successful in obtaining data on the Art family. Anthony and Victoria(Tomchak) Rediker had seven(7) children. John and Eleanor (Art) Thomashefski had five(5) children. Benjamin and Jean(Thomashefski) Rediker Sr. had five(5) children. Benjamin and Janice(Jones) Rediker Jr. had three children. Benjamin and Darlynn(Mooney) Rediker III. have none. "a Southern Lass" GGG Grandfather Jones traveled from South Carolina during the Home steading Era and settled in Alabama sometime in the 1830's. GG Grandfather David S. Jones was then born in Alabama; as a young man he met and married a young girl named Ellender Deen. They raised their family in Conecuh County, Alabama. GGrandfather Gilbert Pierce Jones met and married Emily Deliah Barrow and they raised their family in Escambia County, Alabama. Their son Grandfather Leroy Jones Sr. married Mae Ernesterine Brown and they raised their family in Santa Rosa County, Florida and later in Escambia County, Florida. My father Leroy Jones Jr. married Jean E. Ortet and they raised their family in Escambia County, Florida. Data is incomplete on GGG Grandfather Jones at this time. David S. Jones and Ellender(Deen) Jones had five(5) children. Gilbert P. Jones and Emily(Barrow) Jones had seven(7) children. Leroy Jones Sr. and Mae(Brown) Jones had four(4) children. Leroy Jones Jr. and Jean(Ortet) Jones had two(2) children.
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