Martin Kermiet was born on Nov. 16, 1890 “St. Peter Town” Austria-Hungary (Czechoslovakia).
1913 (approx)- Martin was the Financial Secretary of the First Czecho-Slovak Educational Club (One of the original members, so he may have known Michael and Joseph Hurray).
1915-Martin Kermiet lived at 106 Penn Ave., Salem, Ohio, with other folks including Steve, John, Anna etc. [Anna S. Gonda is the daughter of Anna Dorothea? (Hurray) Gonda and John Gonda, and she is also the sister of twins, Steve and John]--Amelia was a sister, and Joseph a brother of hers as well.
1915- Dec. 3, 1915 Carl J. Kermiet was born.
1917-1918 Directory: Martin Kermiet and Anna S. Gonda/Kermiet were living at 208 Jennings, in Salem, OH with their child Carl Kermiet. They were a married couple. Martin worked as a molder at the National Sanitary Co. In 1917, Martin was 27 years old, and Anna S. would have been around 18 years old.
1917-Anna "Kemit" was born on Oct. 28, 1917 and died on Nov. 6, 1917. (Probably the child of Martin and Anna?)
---[The surname is/was most likely spelled K-E-R-M-I-E-T. There are many “Kermiet” surnames in Monaca, Beaver County, PA. as well.
1918-Nov. 2nd 1918 Martin Kermiet died (At that time, his son, Carl J. Kermiet, was around 2 years old, and Anna S. was around 19 ish years old).
(Anna S. Gonda/Kermiet married Eugene C. Bradley some time later—Lana, as you mentioned, may indeed know more.
1955-Carl Kermiet, a Catholic Priest at Sacred Heart Church in Crosby, Texas (for the last 3 years of his life), died in a traffic accident at Runneburg and Bohemian Hall Rd., in Crosby, Texas, on 9/26/1955. Eugene C. Bradley provided the information for the death certificate. [Carl Kermiet’s biological father was Martin Kermiet, and his biological mother was Anna S. Gonda]. Eugene C. perhaps raised Carl during childhood?
