Janos Torok

1884 - 1930  (46 years)

• Name	Janos Torok
  Born	24 Apr 1884	Hungary   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1916	Wolverine, Saskatchewan, Canada   [2]
  Address: 34-24-W2
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 6 299 John Torok Head 1884 Hungary 32 Male Married Hungarian Farmer 1911 Canadian Roman Catholic 7 299 Szalma Torok Wife 1885 Hungary 31 Female Married Hungarian None 1911 Canadian Roman Catholic 8 299 Annie Torok Daughter 1911 United States 5 Female Single Hungarian None 1911 Canadian Roman Catholic 9 299 Verna Torok Daughter 1912 Saskatchewan 4 Female Single Hungarian None Canadian Roman Catholic 10 299 John Torok Son 1913 Saskatchewan 3 Male Single Hungarian None Canadian Roman Catholic
  Census	1 Jun 1921	Wolverine, Saskatchewan, Canada   [3]
  Address: 16-34-24 W2
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 15 149 John Torok Head 1885 Hungary 36 Male Married Hungary Hungary Austrian Farmer 1919 16 149 Ella Torok Wife 1886 Hungary 35 Female Married Hungary Hungary Austrian 1911 17 149 John Torok Son 1914 Saskatchewan 7 Male Single Hungary Hungary Austrian 18 149 Annie Torok Daughter 1910 USA 11 Female Single Hungary Hungary Austrian Student 1911 19 149 Vera Torok Daughter 1912 Saskatchewan 9 Female Single Hungary Hungary Austrian
  Census	1 Jun 1926	Wolverine, Saskatchewan, Canada   [4]
  Address: 16-34-24-W2
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Tribal Origin Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 25 26 John Torok Head 1884 Hungary 42 Male Married 26 26 Helen Torok Wife 1885 Hungary 41 Female Married 27 26 Annie Torok Daughter 1911 United States 15 Female Single 28 26 Verna Torok Daughter 1912 Saskatchewan 14 Female Single 29 26 John Torok Son 1914 Saskatchewan 12 Male Single
  Died	30 Jun 1930	Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada   [1, 5]
  Buried	Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I10	Ball-Hedman family | Direct ancestor of Edward George Ball
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	John Torok
  Children	1. Janos Torok,   b. 24 Apr 1884, Hungary ,   d. 30 Jun 1930, Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Family ID	F305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Helen Szalma,   b. 17 May 1885, Hungary ,   d. 14 Sep 1971, Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Notes	Torok, John and Helen (Szalma) by Vera Kostuk My parents were John and Helen Torok. Their birthplace was Hungary. My father went to Pottsville, Pennsylvania first to visit an Uncle in 1907 and stayed there to work in an iron foundry and my mother went there in 1908. In 1911 they came to Plunkett to get a homestead. They read about Saskatchewan in the newspapers and they came on their own to my uncle's, Stebve Balint, who had a homestead east and north of Plunkett. They had lots of trouble getting here, not knowing what to do. They travelled all the way by rail, arriving on October 11, 1911. They filed on a homestead in the winter of 1912 and didn't know what the land was like until spring . . . it had lots of stones. The place wa five miles east of Plunkett on the NE 1/4 16-34-24-2. They built a sod house and built a better house and barn the following year. In the early days of homesteading, my father was very good with the gun and he would shoot ducks, rabbits and cranes which were plentiful. We shared it with the other folks around, so we never went hungry. The most hardships were the first two winters. To get enough firewood my father hauled 15 miles from the north bush and with only oxen to drive. He got his first two horse in 1916 but used oxen to break the land for six years and then was able to get more horses. We had four very bad prairie fires. The grass was high and burned fast. Our first barn burned as the hay and straw around it started and we couldn't do much to stop it. The first Clover Bar School wa built 1/4 mile north in 1917. After we had our school built, my father was one of the first trustees and was until his death in 1930. We were always happy and excited about the school picnics. We had a new teacher every year: it was hard for them as we couldn't talk English the first years. Teachers I remember are Miss Garey who taught 3 months and got married to Leander Biehn, and Miss Sampson, Miss O'Reily, and Miss McKinnen, who each taught one term. Then our school burned in 1920 and school was held at a farm house. The new school was built in 1921. The school was ready for 1922; it opened in February, with teacher Rovis Reese, who taught one year. My other teachers were Miss Edith Wiley, one year Miss Helen Eley, Miss Joan Eley, Miss Norah McMeans; and Miss Elsie Rumbe in 1927 was my last teacher when I got my Grade 8 diploma. The flu was very bad and I was six years old at the time. I never got sick at all, but the rest of the family were all sick. I had to keep the fire going and all I did was give them hot tea, which I made. My uncle came 3 days later to see us and found everyone sick, but me. Ther are 3 girls and one boy in our family. One girl died in 1916; her name was Ethel and she was 1 1/2 years old. Another sister, Anne (Ball) died in 1972. My brother, John, the youngest, moved to Alberta in 1945 and farmed for 22 years; he sold our farm and is now living in Lethbridge. I (Vera) am the only one in Saskatchewan now. I was born 1/2 mile northeast of Plunkett on Sec. 14-34-25-2 and in 1931 I married Joseph Kostuk. [7]
  Children	4 children
  + 1. Anne Evelyn Torok,   b. 2 Dec 1910, Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 13 Nov 1973, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years) + 2. Vera Mary Torok,   b. 17 May 1912, Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1983, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 71 years) + 3. John Torok,   b. 11 Apr 1914, Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 2002, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Ethel Torok,   b. 20 May 1915, Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 4 May 1916, Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2019
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Apr 1884 - Hungary Census - Address: 34-24-W2 - 1 Jun 1916 - Wolverine, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Address: 16-34-24 W2 - 1 Jun 1921 - Wolverine, Saskatchewan, Canada Census - Address: 16-34-24-W2 - 1 Jun 1926 - Wolverine, Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 30 Jun 1930 - Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada Buried - - Plunkett, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Janos Torok". The Annals of a Humble Race. https://apperley.ca/getperson.php?personID=I10&tree=T0002 (accessed June 30, 2022).