Bio: Sain, Anton & Mary

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Sain, Bombach, Cesnik, Bonovec, Volarich, Musich

----Source: Family Scrapbook

Anton Sain was born in Jurisice Jugoslavia, January 15, 1891. He came to U.S. with his father when he was about 15 years old. They came to Pennsylvania, around Youngstown and they worked in the woods. After a cou¬ple of years his father went back to Jugoslavia. Tony worked here and there until he hit Joliet, Illinois and he worked there in the steel mills. He too heard about Ignac Cesnik in Willard so he got in touch with his father. In about 1912 they did purchase 80 acres of wild land, across the track, on the way to Greenwood, near where the Matt Bombach farm was.

They worked hard clearing land and milking cows for a living. Anton married Mary Cesnik (Ignac's oldest daughter) September 18, 1915. Mary Cesnik was born in St. Jose do Rio Pardo, Brazil, August 17, 1898. They lived on Cesnik's farm for about three years. They had two children, Marie and Anthony, born on the Cesnik farm in Willard.

Ignac sold the farm to Bonovec so they moved to the farm that Tony and his dad had bought. There they lived three years, then sold the farm to Mr. and Mrs. Volarich. Again they moved into the town of Willard. They bought 40 acres of land across the road from the old Musich farm. Their home was a small house next to the cheese factory. They lived there until 1922, and then moved to Whitetail, Montana where father Ignac had land for sale.

Anton Sr. is now deceased but Mary still lives on the ranch.

Submitted by: Mrs. Mary Sain