Notes:

Source: Employment Records from A. M. Byers Company, Pipe Mill, South Side, Pittsburgh, PA
Hired June 22, 1951 as a Threader in the Nipple Department. In March he was transfered to the Maintenance Department as a Craneman. On January 18, 1961 he received an indefinite lay-off and received severance pay on September 30, 1961. He was 5 foot 6 inches tall, weight 145, with blue eyes and blond hair. He completed 8 years of grade school and one of high school. He listed as previous employment: Peoples Cab Company, Driver, 1 1/2 years; Oliver Iron & Steel Corp, Electrician Helper 1945-1945 (quit), and as a truck driver for 7 years. He was introduced by Daniel Baehr.

Leo married Margaret Beloski. Margaret (daughter of August Wilhelm Beloski and Margaret Brown) was born on 14 Mar 1917 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Sep 1988 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source: Certificate of Death, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh, No. 1361776, File No. 92533, Registered No. 7522

Margaret (Maggie) and August (Gust) lived in an apartment over a tavern at the corner of Routes 88 and 51. Gust liked to play "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen" on the violin for Maggie.

Source: Employment Records from A. M. Byers Company, Pipe Mill, South Side, Pittsburgh, PA
Employed as Foreman in the Nipple Department November 1913. January 15, 1929 he was transferred from foreman to diesetter. He left the employment September 26, 1949. He is shown as being 5 feet 11 inches tall, weight 170 lbs, with brown eyes and brown hair. He said he arrived in the USA in 1887 and resided in Pittsburgh since 1889.

August married Margaret Brown about 1916 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret (daughter of Valentin Braun and Marguerite Bender) was born on 24 Oct 1884 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Jan 1947 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 30 Jan 1947 in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source:1910 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh, Johns St. - August Bawloske (Beloski) age 32, married 4 years, came US 1887, occupation: marker, tube mill, Margaret 25 wife, Daniel Baehr 22 nephew, occupaton: marker, tube mill, Margaret Brown, mother-in-law, age 55, married 37 years, 7 kids, 7 living, came US 1883
1920 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh - August Beloski, age 41, born Germany, came US 1886, occupation: foreman steel mill, Margaret 35, Margaret 2 9/12, Daniel Baehr age 32, nephew, occupation: none listed
1930 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co., Pittsburgh, Commerce St. - August Beloski age 50, married age 26, born Germany, came US 1888, Occupation: Laborer, Steel Mill, Margaret 45, married age 21, born PA., Margaret 14, Mary 9

Source: Certificate of Death, County of Allegheny, City of Pittsburgh No. 1219828, Registered No. 615

Source: Obituary - Beloski (Note: Typed with spellings from actual obituary)
Of 2105 Salisbury St., Pittsburgh on Monday, January 27 at 10:30 a.m. Mrs. Margart Braun in her 63rd year; wife of August Beloski; mother of Mrs. Mary Dankanes, Mrs. Margaret Ridlinger; sister of Mrs. Andrew Brown, Mrs. Earl Simmers and Valley Braun. Survived by 8 grandchildren. Friends received at the Funeral Home of John D. Schaub Sons, 425 Brownsville Road, Mt. Oliver. Funeral on Thursday at 8 a.m. High Mass of requiem at St. Henry's Church at 9 a.m.

Source: Christine Baehr Richert memories
Had beautiful voice. Husband, Gus, worked at Byers Pipe Mill with Dan Baehr. Dan lived with them at age 16 or 17 as they had no children of their own. (This is incorrect as they were the parents of Margaret and Mary Dorothy). Was listed on Christine's christening certificate as her Godmother.

Valentin married Marguerite Bender on 25 Feb 1874 in Langensoultzbach, Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Marguerite (daughter of Georg Bender and Magdalena Sommer) was born on 27 Sep 1853 in Goersdorf, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 14 Jul 1939 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]