Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Frank PONIKVAR 
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216Birth Date30 May 1910
Birth PlaceDenver, Denver County, Colorado
Death Date10 Jun 1951 Age: 41
Memocar accident
Burial PlaceWheatridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, Mount Olivet Cemetery217
Memoplot 17-6-5-2
OccupationWWII Navy Seabee, Bartender And Part Owner Shambles Inn In Elyria (Denver), CO216
FatherJoseph PONIKVAR Sr. (1883-1951)
MotherFrances PRELESNIK (1889-1963)
Spouses
Birth Date3 May 1915
Birth PlaceColorado
Bapt Date16 May 1915 Age: <1
Death Date10 Jun 1951 Age: 36
Memocar accident
Burial PlaceWheatridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, Mount Olivet Cemetery217
OccupationHousewife, Worked At Shambles Inn During WWII216
Education8th Grade
FatherVictor Joseph GIZEWSKI (1890-1980)
MotherAnna GORNIAK (1898-1993)
Family ID84
Marr PlaceDenver, Denver County, Colorado
Marr Memomarriage date also listed as May 3, 1937
ChildrenJ. V. J. (1947-)
Notes for Joseph Frank PONIKVAR
Joseph joined the Seabees in 1942 and came home in august 1945216
Joseph joined the Seebees in 1942 & came home in August 1945 after the
war ended. Joe was part owner of Shambles Inn with his sister Frances &
brother-in-law Jack Brinkerhoff.216
The Historical Research Center Family Name History - Ponikvar
The Slovenian family name Ponikvar is classified as being of habitation origin. The phrase “habitation names” is used to describe those family names which find their origins in the location of the residence of the initial bearer. In some instance such names are derived from the name of the home or region where the original bearer was born or resided. Others refer to the geographic location of the original bearer’s home while still others may refer to a sign displayed over the door of his residence. With regard to the family name Ponikvar, the appellation may be traced to the Slovenian town of Ponikvari (today know as “Ponikva”), which lies east of Celje on the river Glina, a tributary of a branch of the Save. Prior to 1918, Ponikvari was governed as part of the Austro-Hungarian province of Croatia-Slavonia and it was within the boundaries of the area historically known as the “Banat”, a name derived from an old Persian term denoting a military district. Thus, the original bearer of the family name Ponikvar would have been one who dwelled in Ponikvari, or a native of that town who had migrated to another, perhaps nearby, settlement.
The present inhabitants of Slovenia first settled in that region at the end of the eighth century, having migrated there from neighboring Dalmatia, and were converted to Christianity by Saint Cyril and Methodius in the following century. Research indicates that the use of hereditary family names in Slovenia began as early as the thirteenth century and that the practice has been widely accepted by the sixteenth century. To date, there is no record of a coat of arms for this surname.
Dec. 6, 2011219
car accident date also given as Jun 9, 1951218
Joseph joined the Seebees in 1942 & came home in August 1945 after the
war ended. Joe was part owner of Shambles Inn with his sister Frances &
brother-in-law Jack Brinkerhoff.216
The Historical Research Center Family Name History - Ponikvar
The Slovenian family name Ponikvar is classified as being of habitation origin. The phrase “habitation names” is used to describe those family names which find their origins in the location of the residence of the initial bearer. In some instance such names are derived from the name of the home or region where the original bearer was born or resided. Others refer to the geographic location of the original bearer’s home while still others may refer to a sign displayed over the door of his residence. With regard to the family name Ponikvar, the appellation may be traced to the Slovenian town of Ponikvari (today know as “Ponikva”), which lies east of Celje on the river Glina, a tributary of a branch of the Save. Prior to 1918, Ponikvari was governed as part of the Austro-Hungarian province of Croatia-Slavonia and it was within the boundaries of the area historically known as the “Banat”, a name derived from an old Persian term denoting a military district. Thus, the original bearer of the family name Ponikvar would have been one who dwelled in Ponikvari, or a native of that town who had migrated to another, perhaps nearby, settlement.
The present inhabitants of Slovenia first settled in that region at the end of the eighth century, having migrated there from neighboring Dalmatia, and were converted to Christianity by Saint Cyril and Methodius in the following century. Research indicates that the use of hereditary family names in Slovenia began as early as the thirteenth century and that the practice has been widely accepted by the sixteenth century. To date, there is no record of a coat of arms for this surname.
Dec. 6, 2011219
car accident date also given as Jun 9, 1951218
Notes for Julie Nettie (Spouse 1)
car accident date also given as Jun 9, 1951218
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{John’s question} 7. “Julia Gizewski 1915 Baptism” I guess for Julie Nettie Gizewski. Birthdate 3 May 1915, baptism date 16 of ? 1915.
(7) Yes, Julie was born 3-May-1915 and Baptised 16-May-1915. Michaels son, John A. Gizewski was the Godfather. Sophie Klimowski was the Godmother to Julie. Sophie was a relation to Leonora Anna Klimowski Gizewski, John A.'s wife. Leonora was born in 1886 in Russia Poland and Sophie was born in 1898 in Colorado. I haven't found any other information so I don't know what the relationship was. Still looking. Carrie Kelso 220
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{John’s question} 7. “Julia Gizewski 1915 Baptism” I guess for Julie Nettie Gizewski. Birthdate 3 May 1915, baptism date 16 of ? 1915.
(7) Yes, Julie was born 3-May-1915 and Baptised 16-May-1915. Michaels son, John A. Gizewski was the Godfather. Sophie Klimowski was the Godmother to Julie. Sophie was a relation to Leonora Anna Klimowski Gizewski, John A.'s wife. Leonora was born in 1886 in Russia Poland and Sophie was born in 1898 in Colorado. I haven't found any other information so I don't know what the relationship was. Still looking. Carrie Kelso 220
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