... ahoj Nick, My theory of the location of Brezlow ? is different. In 1923, a Sidi Hirsch, age 28, married, Hebrew, emigrated to her husband's (Benjamin...
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VivHy@...
Sep 1, 2003 3:20 pm
I have an ancestor who immigrated from Kosice, Slovakia to New York in 1888. On his application for citizenship he stated that he arrived in New York on ...
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nhasior@...
Sep 1, 2003 3:47 pm
Vivian, do you have nearby a National Archive and Records building? you are fortunate indeed to have the date of arrival. he could have come into Castle...
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Doug & Janet Kozlay
kozlay@...
Sep 1, 2003 4:13 pm
The most likely port of embarkation would be Hamburg. Have you tried TheShipsList-L at Ancestry.com? You may get better guidance there for finding the...
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VivHy@...
Sep 1, 2003 4:13 pm
Noreen, What port did your Presov ancestor leave from? I have citizenship copies that were sent to me by a genealogical society in Olyphant, PA about 8 years...
... in 1888. ... York on ... have searched ... complete are the ... Maybe I just ... immigration. I thought ... in ... leaving Kosice to ... imput or...
Dates are notoriously wrong for records of this period. You should NOT have a lot of confidence in date, unless it can be confidently corroborated. Sometimes...
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Doug & Janet Kozlay
kozlay@...
Sep 1, 2003 5:17 pm
I would place my money on the ship out of Glasgow. My H's ancestor sailed from Hamburg to New York via Glasgow, though he changed ships there. Janet ... From:...
I am a new member and this is my first post. This summer my wife and I vacationed in Germany and Austria. When we returned home we were told that we were near...
Well firstly, this is a Slovakia list. You'd be better to pose your question on an Austrian list, if you are certain it's Austria. But I'm not yet persuaded...
... society in ... from...guess ... Document ... Admission ... Port of ... declared on ... All appears ... you were ... there may ... Leinon (origin ... is a...
Welcome Frank. I am only a week or two "older" than you in my membership and queries. My paternal grandmother and paternal grandfather were both from SPIS....
p.s .Frank --- I just read Bill's response to your question, and as I said in posting, I am new. Clearly, Bill is much more knowing and was quick to pick up...
... we ... in ... Frank to Frank There is a Spiess, Austria, but it is located 170 kms. from Salzburg and 422 kms. from Wien. So your Spis and Germany/Austrian...
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VivHy@...
Sep 1, 2003 7:39 pm
ahoj Frank and all responders, Frank wrote: In 1901 a Maria Hajtovik, age 13, arrived in US via Ellis Island(NYC) from the port of Rotterdam, Holland.She went...
Dear Frank, I am sorry, but this is not true; Brezolupy Jewish records were kept in Banovce rabinate, never in RC parishes! Births 1841-1928, 1937 Marriages...
For the list members doing Carpathian German research, you might be interested in the following announcement: On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Karpatendeutsche...
Can anyone suggest how I go about confirming a piece of anecdotal information I just received? It seems a woman born in 1919 who lived in Dewey Heights, PA,...
Ursula, How about 1910 or 1920 census? Sometimes US church records end up in the Mormon's collection. have you checked for these towns? Another method is to...
Ursula, I read your note about your grand mother being born in BELA in 1887. Is that the same place as Szepesbela? My grandmother, a Schutz, was born in ...
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nhasior@...
Sep 1, 2003 8:59 pm
Vivian, the second time around my grandmother from Presov, Anna Bartos, come from Fiume. mostly all other grandparents from Slovakia came through Bremen and ...
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William F Brna
wfbrna@...
Sep 1, 2003 9:10 pm
Check the soundex records for immigration to east coast ports. The local FHC can help you to locate the specific rolls. Bill Brna ... ...
Not to disappoint, but I believe they only did a SOUNDEX index from 1902 to 1943, which precludes Vivian's work. ______________ Bill Tarkulich ... From:...
Dorothy, My grandmother was Maria KLIMEK, born May 18, 1887 in Bela/Spisskabela. When did your grandmother come to the U.S. ? My grandfather was born in...
You will be able to read the records just fine. You do not need to know the language. Printout and bring the following for decoding the titles, which will ...
... When ... my ... born ... in ... the ... Thank you for the repy. My grand fathers name was John Knizner. The "n" was changed to an "r" here in...
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amiak@...
Sep 2, 2003 2:48 am
The only thing I would add is that the "Spis" in English is "Szepes" in Hungarian, as well as "Zips" in German (or Austrian). It is quite common for the...
