I've never seen anyone hyphenating names of peasants 100 years ago. I wonder if it could be the married and the maiden names, put together by someone else,...
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Gordon Grening
greninggl
Aug 6, 2006 11:41 am
Has anyone seen hyphnated Slovak names. My great gradmother's last name is supposedly Sebes-Ondush. I have never seen this combination in a Slovak name or...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
Aug 3, 2006 3:20 pm
Hi Jim, It is my understanding that the surname HREHA is the Rusyn form of GREGA, a shortened form of the name GREGORY. The following is a site regarding...
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Jim
jnickel_o
Aug 3, 2006 2:29 pm
David, What's the "tip" that Hreha is a Rusyn form? Is the "Hr" significant? The reason I ask is that I'm researching the name Hrezsik. The surname first ...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
Aug 3, 2006 3:30 am
Hi Kevin, You may already be aware of Bill Tarkulich's Eastern Genealogical Research Strategies website, but in case you are not, its website address is ...
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bhewlett@...
Aug 3, 2006 3:20 am
Kevin, Until you can locate what village or town they came from very little can be done as far as research there goes. Did they go directly to Canada? Could...
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gkthur
Aug 3, 2006 2:21 am
I am researching my great grandfather's family history. His name was Daniel Cirbes. His father and mother were Daniel & Maria. He was born in 1863 and...
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gkthur
Aug 3, 2006 2:19 am
I am researching my great grandfather's family history. His name was Daniel Cirbes. His father and mother were Daniel & Maria. He was born in 1863 and...
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david1law@...
davidsadvent...
Aug 2, 2006 8:29 pm
Hi Terry, I noticed that you mentioned the name HREHA. My understanding is that it is the Rusyn form of GREGA, a form of the name GREGORY. I grew up with a...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Aug 2, 2006 5:53 pm
"Just call me Bill", I reply... I only EVER met one person who took the slightest interest in my surname origins. In an informed way she said, "so your name...
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Terry L. Karkos
seecretagentman
Aug 2, 2006 5:38 pm
Adding my two cents worth. My Slovak name Karkos looks easy to pronounce, but people invariably get it wrong. Heck, we don't even pronounce it the Slovak way,...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Aug 2, 2006 4:12 pm
Dale Carnegie espoused that "a person's name is their most precious possession" Treat it like gold, it will open doors. It's true- I've seen this axiom in...
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Sarah Heidt
heisarl
Aug 2, 2006 4:08 pm
We have a German surname with a silent "D" Heidt "D as in David, T as in Tom" Also confusing to people... Sarah [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Jim
jnickel_o
Aug 2, 2006 3:45 pm
Don't think for a minute that an "easy name" would avoid that problem! My surname: Nickel How tough is that? It does get pronounced correctly [almost]. More...
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MA Bensh
mabensh
Aug 2, 2006 2:48 pm
It is amazing how surnames can be mispronounced and mispelled. My surname - Bensh - has been pronounced any number of ways including Benish and Benson. Guess...
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Sylvia Ofei-Kwatia
sali777
Aug 2, 2006 10:42 am
Dear Bill It think they mean 'obuvnik' - this means 'shoe-maker'. Best wishes Sylvia Bill Tarkulich <bill.tarkulich@...> wrote: "Obvonik" is clearly...
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Nick Holcz
nikolaih2001
Aug 2, 2006 10:15 am
It is interesting to read the posts on this subject. I have spent all my life saying c for charlie z for zebra. I get sick of it sometimes, but have a laugh...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Aug 2, 2006 9:49 am
Well, Vladimir, first of all my sincere apologies. I, if anyone should know better. Not that it matters, but many years ago I had to become unconcerned with...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Aug 2, 2006 12:24 am
Dear Bill, No offence. I am just wondering, what is it with my name that so often is being misspelled as Bohnic. I mean, I really am wondering. So far I have...
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christopher gajda
christopherg...
Aug 2, 2006 12:13 am
I just came across an article on the Volga River, which was called the "Rha" by the Scythians. the Volga was also known to Ptolemy as the "Rha", where he...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Aug 1, 2006 10:42 pm
"Obvonik" is clearly listed as the father's occupation in a 1924 Czechoslovakia birth certificate. What is the precise meaning of this word? Someone who works...
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Tom Potsko
jaschr71
Aug 1, 2006 6:46 pm
Carl, Thanks, I have seen that a lot. I managed to save 5 pages of the Dvorszak Gazateer from Saris, where most of my ancestors came from. It will only help...
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Carl Kotlarchik
ktlrchk
Aug 1, 2006 6:41 pm
Tom, I believe the word "tisza" indicates that the church is the main one in that diocese or region. I don't think it is a village name. If you look at the...
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Tom Potsko
jaschr71
Aug 1, 2006 3:48 pm
My apology, I meant ancestor, and the Dvorszak Gazateer records for Komlos and Konlos-Keresztes both indicate AG records are in Tisza, and I believe that is in...
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johnqadam
Aug 1, 2006 2:14 pm
... LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths, mixed religion marriages,and confirmations for Kokava nad Rimavicou, Slovakia;...
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johnqadam
Aug 1, 2006 2:10 pm
... to be a lot of Komenda and none in the slovak telephone directory. <<< Excuse me? Lots of Slovak Komendas!!! Limiting ourselves to area code 047, we have: ...
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johnqadam
Aug 1, 2006 2:07 pm
... Komlos or Komlos-Keresztes from the Dvorszak Gazateer, but where is Tisza where AG records are indicated? <<< LDS has Evangelical church parish registers...
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Janet Kozlay
kozlay
Aug 1, 2006 1:46 pm
Tom, it is hard to understand your question. Where do you see a reference to Tisza? Can we assume you have located the Evangelical records for Chmelov? Janet ...
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dannjulieg
Aug 1, 2006 12:51 pm
My Grandparents (Father's side) came from Turiremety Slovakia (now Ukraine?) around 1905 and orginally settled in Canonsburg, PA. Does anyone know the origin...
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Tom
jaschr71
Aug 1, 2006 12:36 pm
I have a relative from Chmelov, Saris and I believe this would be Komlos or Komlos-Keresztes from the Dvorszak Gazateer, but where is Tisza where AG records...
