... Czechoslovakian ... What was your great GF's first name ? His naturalization papers should have listed his birthplace (village/town) He emigrated to the...
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Frank <frankur@......
frankly1us
Jan 28, 2003 3:04 pm
... when my ... each ... language in ... na zdravie (cheers) na vas^e zdravie! (to your health) vzhl'adu (nice-looking) cesta (driveway)...
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alandpeggyd <dubyt...
alandpeggyd
Jan 28, 2003 8:35 pm
Looking for any help possible in finding info about Juraj Dubnicka and his wife Anna Kubis. Juraj was supposed to have come to Bosaca as a young man, married...
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Karen Salay
karen_salay
Jan 28, 2003 8:50 pm
Hello ... Are they from Turzovka? and what is the approx date of birth? karen ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
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andy655321 <achema...
andy655321
Jan 28, 2003 9:48 pm
His first name was Paul; His wife's name was Rose Valinsky before they were married. He came to the United States (New York) between 1900 and 1905 (sorry I...
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andy655321 <achema...
andy655321
Jan 28, 2003 11:52 pm
I should say that the name was changed briefly ( A year or so) to Crema then back to Chema. Any reason for this you imagine ???...
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Albert P. Dubnicka
alandpeggyd
Jan 29, 2003 12:46 am
Hi Karen, All my relatives came from Bosaca in what is now the Slovak Repubic. I have a Salay in my tree. Al...
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Peter Pikna
ppik900
Jan 29, 2003 8:19 am
Karen, do you find the name Kubis and Salay in Turzovka? Salay´s are in
Zilina and near villages, Kubis´s families are in all Zilina´s region. Peter ... ...
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Karen Salay
karen_salay
Jan 29, 2003 8:53 am
Peter More information about Salaj The brothers were - Paul b. 1870, Antonius b. 1872, Susanna 1879. George Salaj married Sophia Pittlak b 1888. Sophia's older...
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Peter Pikna
ppik900
Jan 29, 2003 10:20 am
Karen, I know Salaj´s only from Kysucke Nove Mesto, but I can find some relatives
around Zilina. As I found, Georg Salaj arrived to the USA in 1913, age 44...
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Frank <frankur@......
frankly1us
Jan 29, 2003 2:08 pm
... I don't know. Some emigrants changed names after they settled in the U.S. In a ship manifest it could have been just a misspelling. Crema is an Italian...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Jan 29, 2003 2:57 pm
Dear Mr.Dubnicka, reading resposes to your mail, I see, they are talking about Turzovka. But, aren't your ancestord from Bosaca? Bosaca is very close to my...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Jan 29, 2003 3:53 pm
Dear Frank, Slovak CH is pronounced H like heavy. Slovak H is pronounced like something inbetween G and H. English language dies not have that sound. So Choma...
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John M,
yawho2001
Jan 29, 2003 5:38 pm
... You're correct on the pronunciation of "Ch" and Choma. In my maternal ancestral village and my tree there are Choma but there were also Homa families in...
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Mark Ranchik <ranc...
mjranchik
Jan 29, 2003 6:32 pm
Has anyone ever run across my last name, Ranchik? It was originally spelled without the "h"....
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JPasqua342@...
Jan 29, 2003 7:05 pm
I went to school with an Edward Ranchick....................I am not sure of the spelling now, it has been over 35 years ago, but I can check my yearbook if...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Jan 29, 2003 8:24 pm
John, This can be found also with other surnames. I was researching Hamilla, and found out it used to be Chamilla. Another option, when checking EIDB. Now,...
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Ronald Polle
lapolle
Jan 30, 2003 1:11 am
I have searched the Ellis Island records and came across the POTZTOTA names (wife of JOSEPH BASTIAN). They do seem connected, but I have yet to confirm it. I...
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Todd and Kathy Wagner
kathleenuwagner
Jan 30, 2003 3:32 am
Has anyone run into any information on the Hracho family from the Nitra area? Any help much appreciated. Kathy Wagner [Non-text portions of this message have...
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John M,
yawho2001
Jan 30, 2003 7:20 am
... Using http://www.zoznamst.sk/eng/index.html I found one Ranc^ik (pronounced Ranchik) in Bratislava, Presov and Bardejov. It does not appear to be too...
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Elizabeth Dente
brookft
Jan 30, 2003 1:06 pm
Does the name Siwak sound familiar to anyone? My husband's grandmother - Anna Kuriplach lists her father as John and her mother as Anna Siwak on her marriage...
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Mark Ranchik <ranc...
mjranchik
Jan 30, 2003 1:40 pm
... not ... Perhaps its Czech then?...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Jan 30, 2003 2:57 pm
Dear Elisabeth, This surname Kuriplach is yet anither jewel of slovak language. It means Chickenscare. I do have several Sivaks, all from near me, Stara Tura,...
Dear Vladimir - My Anna Kuriplach came to United States in 1907 at age 16 traveling with her father, Janos Kuriplach (Chickenscare!). As far as I can see, the...
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John M,
yawho2001
Jan 30, 2003 6:13 pm
... I found an Anna Kuriplach traveling with her father Janos on the Ellis Island database. They were listed as Slovak from Aloshalas which is now known as...
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Vladimir Bohinc
vbohinc
Jan 30, 2003 8:56 pm
Yes, I have couple of Hrachos, from the Nitra county.I guess, this is not all what you know. Vladimir ... From: Todd and Kathy Wagner To:...
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patricia gavel
pgsister
Feb 1, 2003 12:50 am
Does anyone know where to find a group like this one to inquire about German -(Strasburg or Cielenta) genealogy? Any information about German/Polish websites...
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Thomas Reimer
ycrtmr
Feb 1, 2003 1:59 am
It's a tad far from the Carpathian mountains. Actually, on my father's side, my ancestors come from the Elbing area, which, as Strasburg, used to be in West...
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vladtepic <coptic2...
vladtepic
Feb 1, 2003 2:06 am
--Hi, I can give you some help possibly regarding the Sedlaceks and the Americanized version of their name !- In SLOVAK-ROOTS@yahoogroups.com, "susansbky...