Dear list members, I have a question about several family names I've recently found. Would the following names be Slovak or Hungarian? HATALA found in LDS...
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frankly1us
Apr 1, 2002 3:15 pm
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> stationing troops away from their own ethnic areas, for example,...
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shelley20640
Apr 1, 2002 6:20 pm
Hello Richard, Sorry to take so long to get back with you, but I was checking to see that I had the right Charles Risko. Luckily I got ahold of a 2nd cousin...
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frankly1us
Apr 1, 2002 8:05 pm
... he > following names be Slovak or Hungarian? HATALA found in LDS records in e= arly > 1800's, Kosice; MATUSCHAK in records from Hniezdne(just west of...
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Tverdov@...
Apr 2, 2002 12:16 am
Thank you for your time and comments. They are always interesting and insightful! Catherine [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Brenda Detrio
bdetrio@...
Apr 2, 2002 1:46 pm
My greatgrandmother b. 1864 came to US 1892 from Austria-Hungary empire. Her maiden name was Cvengros (not sure of spelling), was married to Paul Geltaka...
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chaas622
Apr 2, 2002 6:56 pm
Check you State ARchives for Naturalization papers, or possibly the County courthouse where she lived when she was eligible. Remember, if she was married, she...
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Brenda Detrio
bdetrio@...
Apr 2, 2002 7:49 pm
EMSCRS Thanks for the reply. Brenda D Fairfax VA ... From: EMSCRS@... [SMTP:EMSCRS@...] Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:56 PM To:...
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frankly1us
Apr 3, 2002 3:07 pm
... Hungary, now Slovakia. Expect surname Geletka was Slovak and surname Geltaka ? was Czech. Tell me emigrant surname(s) State of residence in U.S. and I will...
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Brenda Detrio
bdetrio@...
Apr 3, 2002 3:14 pm
I am not sure of spelling of surnames but could be Gelaka; naturalized in state of WV. Thanks for the reply, BrendaD ... From: frankly1us...
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kahl34241
Apr 3, 2002 3:30 pm
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Gregory J. Kopchak
greg@...
Apr 3, 2002 3:40 pm
The Markusovce Parish Registers have quite a bit on the Cvengros family. You can get the reels at any Family History Center of the LDS Church. There are also...
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Adrienne Sowards
asowards@...
Apr 3, 2002 6:33 pm
Would it make sense for a man born with the first name "Andras" in (what is now) Bardejov, Slovakia (formerly Bardfelt or Bartfa) in 1873 to change the...
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psaeruginosa
Apr 3, 2002 8:03 pm
Brenda, I have a cousin with a CVENGROS line from the Markusovce area. The other name you mentioned looks vaguely familiar also. D Taylor CPRAMUKA@......
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Andrea Vangor
cinuka
Apr 3, 2002 8:30 pm
Andras is already a Hungarian name. Slovaks had to use Hungarian versions in official documents. The Slovak name is Ondrej or Andrej. Which does not answer...
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Brenda Detrio
bdetrio@...
Apr 3, 2002 9:15 pm
My ggrandmother was Susie Cvengros and I believe her parents were Anna and John Cvengros. I am planning to check the soundex at NARA so maybe I will finally...
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frankly1us
Apr 4, 2002 9:55 am
... state of WV.
> Thanks for the reply,
> BrendaD
The Slovakia telephone directory lists the surname Cvengros^
(spelled with Slovak diacritic letter s^ = sh)...
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frankly1us
Apr 4, 2002 10:10 am
... Yes. Diminutives are forms of given names; i.e. familiarly known, nicknames,etc. Example, Andrew (E) Andy For Andras (H) Dim. Andi, Andor, Andris, Bandi,...
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chaas622
Apr 4, 2002 11:23 am
Regarding naturalization papers - check your state's archives, and well as the county courthouse where they were living (if you know). I found my ...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Apr 4, 2002 5:28 pm
I suspect a type-o -- more likely Andy or Andrew -- my ancestor was an Andras and he was always called either Andrew or Andy. Caye ... Yes. Diminutives are...
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Caye Caswick
ccaswick
Apr 4, 2002 5:30 pm
Again, I suggest you try Andy and/or Andrew -- use a wildcard -- you know, An** or An**** -- you should find more hits that way -- also more digging, but I...
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foyboy992000
Apr 6, 2002 2:00 am
I have some info that there was a Hamilla in my family from around Szepes but reading stories about surnames of that area it seems like every town has several...
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Richard D. Custer
rcuster@...
Apr 6, 2002 3:49 am
Hamillas are generally from Torysky, Spis/Szepes County, a Rusyn village near Levoca. Several Hamilla men settled in Bridgeport and New Britain, CT where...
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foyboy992000
Apr 6, 2002 5:12 pm
Anything that stands out !!...
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foyboy992000
Apr 6, 2002 5:15 pm
Person that posted for grandfather Joseph Hobor please respond!Got some good stuff....
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foyboy992000
Apr 6, 2002 5:41 pm
Seal on 1872 Baptism ?...
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garvisd33950
Apr 6, 2002 9:33 pm
Anyone ever heard of Repaca or know where it is located in the Slovak Republic? DMG...
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Larry Foy
foyboy992000
Apr 6, 2002 10:23 pm
just north of Levoca west of kesmark ... From: garvisd33950 To: SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 4:33 PM Subject: [S-R] Repaca...
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Dolores garvis
garvisd33950
Apr 7, 2002 12:24 am
Thank you for the information on Repaca. Where could I get additional information about the village, like population, name of nearest Catholic Church and...
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mazorn78@...
mazorn78
Apr 7, 2002 5:28 am
hi i don't think it would make sense, because andras is hungarian and moving to denbrecen why would u take a foreign name? [Non-text portions of this message...
