Third Generation  

He came to the USA in 1885 and stayed with his brother-in-law, Andrew Havrilla. They were living near Tresckow, Carbon Co, PA. He worked at no.9 Colliery in the mines. He became a citizen 21 Sep 1896 and took the name Joseph Matthews. He was killed in a mining accident by falling rocks.
He arrived in New York on 26 May 1885 on the steamship "Hohenzollern" from Bremen, Germany. He went through the Castle Garden emigration depot which was on a small island off the southwestern tip of Manhattan, New York.

Jozef married Maria Anna HAVRILLA, daughter of Andrew HAVRILLA and Anna KOVAL, in 1873 in Slovakia. (Maria Anna HAVRILLA was born in 1853 in Rychvald, Saris Co, Slovakia, died on 11 Aug 1931 in Ashley, Luzerne Co, PA, USA and was buried in St Mary's Cemetery Hanover Twp, PA, USA.)

Their children were:

          i.  Ján Jacob MAÇUS (born 16 Jul 1872 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia - Died 26 Apr 1913 in Sugar Notch, Luzerne Co., PA, USA)
         ii.  Andrej Jozef MAÇUS (born Cir 1874 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia - Died Cir 1874 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia)
2       iii.  Andrej Jozef MAÇUS (born 6 Jan 1876 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia - Died 18 Aug 1944 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co., PA, USA)
         iv.  Jozef MAÇUS (born Cir 1878 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia - Died Cir 1878 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia)
          v.  Maria MAÇUS (born Cir 1880 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia - Died Cir 1888 in Carbon Co., PA USA)
         vi.  Mary Elizabeth MATTHEWS (born 30 Aug 1889 in Frenchtown, Carbon Co., PA, USA -)
        vii.  Margaret Gertrude MATTHEWS (born 14 Apr 1893 in Sugar Notch, Luzerne Co., PA, USA - Died 18 Nov 1951 in Sugar Notch, Luzerne Co., PA, USA)

Maria and her three children took a train to Antwerp Belgium and then boarded the ship Waesland and landed in New York Harbor on 8 June 1888. They disembarked at the immigrant depot of Castle Garden. She was living with her daughter, Mary Yurkanin in Ashley, when she died. They traveled by steerage on the steamship.

Maria married Jozef Ján MAÇUS, son of Ján MAÇSUS and Maria PETRASEK, in 1873 in Slovakia. (Jozef Ján MAÇUS was born on 8 Mar 1846 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia, baptized in Hervartov, Saris Co, Slovakia, died on 4 Nov 1902 in Sugar Notch, Luzerne Co., PA, USA and was buried in St Charles Cemetery Sugar Notch, PA Another name for ⁴.)

Slovakia was part of S. Hungary at this time.

Ján married Anna Paulina HUSIVARGÁ, daughter of Unknown and Anna HUSZIVARGÁ, on 10 Nov 1880 in Fricovce, Saris Co, Slovakia ⁶. (Anna Paulina HUSIVARGÁ was born on 1 May 1859 in Fricovce, Saris Co, Slovakia, died on 7 Dec 1941 in Nanticoke, Luzerne Co, PA, USA ⁷ and was buried in St Joseph's Cemetery Nanticoke, PA, USA.)

Their children were:

3         i.  Mary Victoria ESTOCK (born 23 Dec 1882 in White Haven, Luzerne Co, PA, USA - Died 21 Jun 1931 in Sugar Notch, Luzerne Co., PA, USA)

Anna married Ján ISTOK, son of Jozef ISTOK and Mária GRUSZOVÁ, on 10 Nov 1880 in Fricovce, Saris Co, Slovakia ⁶. (Ján ISTOK was born on 1 Aug 1855 in Fricovce, Saris Co, Slovakia ⁵, baptized on 3 Aug 1855, died on 11 Jan 1908 in Nanticoke, Luzerne Co, PA, USA and was buried in St Joseph's Cemetery Nanticoke, PA, USA.)