HI Curt,  Here's what I know. Michael Rofar was married to Mary Kenderes and had 4 children Annie, Michael, Mary, Pauline. Mike Sr. died in the early...
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Julie & Kevin
juliannabene...
Apr 24, 2010 5:24 am
Hello, I searched a cemetery for your names ... here is the URL..... http://www.mckeesportcemetery.com/index.php?ct=search I found George KENDERES died...
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CurtB
curtbocha
Apr 24, 2010 5:40 am
I haven't found your Charlie yet, but I found another spelling of the name as Matrieska. This is just a mistake made by human indexers for the online...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 24, 2010 5:49 am
Thanks for looking,  I don't think these are family but, I'll keep the information just in case. I've checked a lot of cemetery info in Allegheny County...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 24, 2010 5:56 am
Hey Curt,  Thanks, I have these names already. Can't make a family connection yet but, still looking. Charlie also went by the name Vasil. I found one...
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PAULA BYRD
ccrazyquilter2
Apr 24, 2010 1:27 pm
My Family was the same way. In 1920 they spelled their name Jondek and in 1930 to was back to Gondek. ... From: M Jenner<mailto:hawaiijenner@...> To:...
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J.B. Bulharowski
j.bulharowski
Apr 24, 2010 2:21 pm
The Census, both 1920 & 30 have been hopeless from my standpoint. Surname spellings aside, buildings in the small town in Eastern PA (nay, whole blocks) are...
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gklodzen@...
gene62cu
Apr 24, 2010 2:46 pm
For what it's worth in this thread, the spelling of my grandfather's and my uncle's surname in the 1900 Federal Census of Bitumen, PA was KLADZAN, the same as...
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gklodzen@...
gene62cu
Apr 24, 2010 2:51 pm
I am pleased to note the presence of another of Slovak-Irish ancestry on the list, though my family tended to move about once they arrived here. A cousin in...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 24, 2010 5:29 pm
Thanks, I find a lot of different spellings but, so far no luck. I see a lot of MItruska, Matruska but, most of them seem to be of Jewish Religion. My...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 24, 2010 5:35 pm
Same here, I found addresses in Braddock where they all lived near each other that is now an empty lot. ... From: J.B. Bulharowski <j.bulharowski@...> ...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 24, 2010 5:43 pm
In 1920, my grandmothers 1st husband and their family is listed on the census as Lofar but, his brother Josef is Rofar. Joseph is well documented and has...
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margefriel
Apr 25, 2010 12:35 am
This is my first time posting. I've been reading a lot of the posts and have found them fascinating, but not helpful to me personally. I'm interested in...
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John
johnqadam
Apr 25, 2010 1:08 am
... 1910 HUNGARIAN MAP The old Hungarian map can be found at: http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/saros.jpg SAVE the map on YOUR computer. OPEN the map in any...
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Bill Tarkulich
smitko2
Apr 25, 2010 1:37 am
Welcome "margefriel", What do you mean by "older"? How old? If it's 1918 or earlier, you're going to need to use the Magyar version of the names. Hemlova? Do...
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John
johnqadam
Apr 25, 2010 2:32 am
... Further to Bill T's answer, here is the result of my contemplation. [Hmelova] is mis-spelled Chmelova. There are other possibilities too. The old 1910 map...
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Nancy Hayes
viewcards2001
Apr 25, 2010 2:48 am
Actually out of all of the blind letters (close to 100) that I sent to people all over the world and always in English, the Hungarian woman was the ONLY one...
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Frank R Plichta
frank_r_plichta
Apr 25, 2010 1:06 pm
Nancy, OK, so out of the "close to 100" letters, how many replies did you receive in any language? I tried this about 10 years ago and sent 60 letters to...
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Karen C
karens_roots
Apr 25, 2010 3:42 pm
I wrote a number of letters to Ireland. I received two great replies from actual relatives and also several replies from others just to tell me their story...
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Marge Friel
margefriel
Apr 25, 2010 3:54 pm
Thank you for the map site. I only have the Hemlova spelling. As far as the other village, there was also the spelling as Asgut. So, if my great...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 25, 2010 4:52 pm
Hi Marge, Welcome to the group. I'm kind of new too. Everyone is such a big help. I've wondered the same thing. My Grandmothers name was Kenderes and there is...
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Nancy Hayes
viewcards2001
Apr 25, 2010 4:55 pm
Hi Frank, Right off the top of my head, I know I received at least 20 letters all written in English; some were from people who were English-speaking anyway ...
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Dianne
diannemills
Apr 25, 2010 7:47 pm
Hi John, i was stunned when i read your note....my grandfathers (janos zselyez) first wife was Anna Kenderes. They lived in Bezo.  I would love to connect...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 25, 2010 7:54 pm
Hey Diane, The name Anna comes up quite a bit in my family. My grandmother Mary may have also had a sister Szusa (Susie). My dad remembers an aunt Susie...
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Dianne
diannemills
Apr 25, 2010 8:30 pm
john, this was in a church register in hungary.... Â Janos Zselyez was born Jan. 2., baptized Jan 3. 1886, father Janos Zselyez, mother Anna Kenderes, they...
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Anabeth Dollins
ajdolli
Apr 25, 2010 9:47 pm
Frank -- Many years ago, before I learned about the Family History Library's Letter Writing Guides ( ...
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haluska
ddhalusker
Apr 25, 2010 10:25 pm
My Grandfather's Both were Vasil.They went by the name Charles also. What is interesting is that both their names are "Laszlo" on their passenger lists because...
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haluska
ddhalusker
Apr 25, 2010 10:35 pm
I just recieved my G-Grandfather's Alien Registration. I took about 4 months to recieve. It took me right to his passenger list and correct date of arrival. I...
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JOHN MITRICSKA
jjmcbm
Apr 25, 2010 10:38 pm
Thanks Dennis, I've seen Lazzlo a good bit and, wondered about that. Also Lorrelo which, could be just bad wrighting. If I use Lazzlo for my Grandfather it...
