It seems Nancy's father, Iwan was in Bakerton before she arrived as he was not on the passenger list with her. I didn't find him in the 1910 or 1920 Bakerton census. He worked in the mines for a period of time until breaking his leg there in 1918. After it healed he went back to the old country, he was 65 at the time. (there is a mine accident report)
In the old country, the names "Ana" or “Nastya (Настя)” are common nicknames for those named Anastazya (Anastasíja). It may not be too far a stretch from Nastya to Nastina when being verbally communicated to someone that is unfamiliar with Ukrainian or the Boiko dialect. Her name was changed to Nancy before the 1920 census, probably an americanization thing. Popel to Pappal was changed between the time Stephen died in early1929 and the 1930 census.
I'm told that, in the old country, when a sibling died, it was common to name the next child born with the same sex after the dead child. So an Anastazya storry that holds together is that the birth record found is for a child that died sometime after 1890, where there is a record gap, and before 1894 when Nancy was born and Nancy was given the same Anastazya name. So the birth record and the ship passenger list would be two different women with the same name.
Stephen's first cousin, 29 year old Kakora Popel immigrated in November 1909 to Monessen, Pa (the same year as Stephen). They were neighbors in the old country. Nancy's cousin Mickolay Najda was also on that November boat, heading to Spangler. Iwan Drab and other Chmiel residence were also on that boat. This Iwan is probably related to Stephen's mother Catherinea, possibly her brother (an older Iwan Drab was her father). He made several trips, and looks like was eventually deported for a head tax issue. All immigrants/visitors had to pay one head tax and often there was confusion during multiple trips.
Their surnames were often recorded as Pop or Pople which is how Popel sounds when spoken in the native Boiko dialect.
Family lore is that they operated a still in Bakerton and had fun running booze for several years. They may have continued in Dixonville. We know how stories can be embellished over the years. The boys would have been teenagers at the time. The 1930 census indicated the 15 year old (Frank?) was producing farm products of some value. I thought they were perhaps producing vegetables from a back yard garden until I read about the poor soil there.
Three communities are situated in a row along the headwaters of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River: Barnes, Bakerton, and Elmora. In 1892 the first coal was shipped by the Elmora Coal Mining Co. Several firms, such as Sterling Coal Co.; Commercial Coal Mining Co.; Peale, Peacock & Kerr Coal Co.; Reed Coal Mining Co.; and Couser Moshannon Coal Co. operated mines at Bakerton. Also, the Nant-Y-Glo Coal Mining Company's No. 2 (also known as Heisley No. 2) was located in Bakerton, although the company hailed from Nanty-Glo in the southern part of the county. Bakerton was actually named after officials with the Sterling Coal Co. named Col. Robert Baker and John Holton. This is the Barnes neighborhood of Bakerton. Barnes and Tucker Company's No. 14 mine's portal was located near here. At one of their nearby coal preparation plants a coal silo was constructed in 1976 that was 228' tall. It was considered to be the world's largest coal silo.
[In July 1970, ownership of the Barnes and Tucker Coal Company was taken over by Alco Standard Corporation. However, the Barnes family retained ownership of some of the mines. In 1974, the Barnes and Tucker Coal Company sold its Lancashire Mine No.25 to Inland Steel Coal Company. At the same time, Barnes and Tucker sold their Lancashire Mines No. 24B and No. 24D to the Midvol Coal Company, a sister company to the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company. As of February 15, 1994, the Barnes and Tucker company still owned Lancashire Mine No. 20, and maintains an office in Ebensburg, PA.].
See: Colver Mine, Cambria Twp., Cambria Co., PA
D Coal Mines, Susquehanna Twp., Cambria Co., PA
Juniata Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 2 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 3 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 4 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 5 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 6 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 7 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 8 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 9 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 10 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 11 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 12 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 15 Mine, Bakerton, West Carroll Twp., Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 14 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 18 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 19 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 20 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 21 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 22 Mine (Renglo Mine), Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 23 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 24B Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 24D Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 25 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Reilly No. 1 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Springfield No. 4 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Sterling No. 7 Mine, Cambria Co., PA
Barnes Coal Company, Barnesboro, Cambria Co., PA
See: Lancashire No. 13 Mine, near Barnesboro, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 14 Mine, near Bakerton, West Carroll Twp., Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 16 Mine, near North Barnesboro, Cambria Co., PA
Lancashire No. 17 Mine, near Barnesboro, Cambria Co., PA