This beautiful bride is my first cousin twice removed Agota Radauskaitė, the youngest of seven children (who survived to adulthood) of my second great aunt Agota Guokaitė (1861-1942, the older sister of my great-grandfather Charles Guokas Sr.) and Ignacijus Radauskas (1858-1913).
Agota Radauskaitė was born on May 2, 1902, in Gikoniai village, Smilgiai Parish, Rozalimas administrative division (Valsčius), Lithuania. According to her first husband's petition for naturalization, she arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 14, 1922. It is likely that she spent some time with her older sister Anastazija (Anastasia) Radauskaitė Palijanskas (Polianski) (1892-1978), who was living in Maryland, but she ultimately went to Chicago, where another older sibling, Leonas (Leo) Radauskas (1889-1973), was living.
Agota married Jonas Pilipavičius (born December 21, 1889, in Lygumai, Siauliu, Lithuania) in Chicago, Illinois, on June 25, 1927, when she was 25 years old. According to his naturalization records, Jonas arrived in New York City from Hamburg, Germany, aboard the SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria on July 11, 1911. He had been living in Chicago since at least May 1926, and went by John Phillips at least by the 1930 Census.
I believe this photograph is from their wedding. The style of dress, the "Juliet" cap for the veil, and the huge bouquet with trailing ribbons were all common for 1920s weddings.
Agota and John had one child, a son named Albert Phillips born in May 1928 in Chicago. Unfortunately the marriage did not last - more about that in a future post.
This photograph came from the private album of Aldona Radauskaitė Zigmantavičienė, the daughter of Steponas Radauskas, the older brother of Agota. Thank you Aldona! Thanks also to my third cousin Osvaldas Guokas in Lithuania, who has been sharing so much with me!
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Agota Radauskaitė was born on May 2, 1902, in Gikoniai village, Smilgiai Parish, Rozalimas administrative division (Valsčius), Lithuania. According to her first husband's petition for naturalization, she arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 14, 1922. It is likely that she spent some time with her older sister Anastazija (Anastasia) Radauskaitė Palijanskas (Polianski) (1892-1978), who was living in Maryland, but she ultimately went to Chicago, where another older sibling, Leonas (Leo) Radauskas (1889-1973), was living.
Agota married Jonas Pilipavičius (born December 21, 1889, in Lygumai, Siauliu, Lithuania) in Chicago, Illinois, on June 25, 1927, when she was 25 years old. According to his naturalization records, Jonas arrived in New York City from Hamburg, Germany, aboard the SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria on July 11, 1911. He had been living in Chicago since at least May 1926, and went by John Phillips at least by the 1930 Census.
I believe this photograph is from their wedding. The style of dress, the "Juliet" cap for the veil, and the huge bouquet with trailing ribbons were all common for 1920s weddings.
Agota and John had one child, a son named Albert Phillips born in May 1928 in Chicago. Unfortunately the marriage did not last - more about that in a future post.
This photograph came from the private album of Aldona Radauskaitė Zigmantavičienė, the daughter of Steponas Radauskas, the older brother of Agota. Thank you Aldona! Thanks also to my third cousin Osvaldas Guokas in Lithuania, who has been sharing so much with me!
© Amanda Pape - 2017 - click here to e-mail me.
This is quite a gorgeous photo and the gown and headdress--wow! Definitely 1920s, since I have a photo of a great aunt with a bouquet festooned with trailing ribbons galore, from that period.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting, Marian! I just love the elaborate gowns, headdresses, and bouquets of brides of this era!
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