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Re: translation Croatian/Hungarian

lamherrickfd — 2013-06-13 11:42:34Z

Robert
Thanks so much for your response - its on it way to you
Leslie

Re: translation Croatian/Hungarian

RobertJerin — 2013-06-12 22:50:28Z

Dear ?

I would be happy to translate it for you. Please scan and email the document to me at rjerin26@yahoo.com

Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Cleveland Ohio

Re: translation Croatian/Hungarian

ZlaticaBeca — 2013-06-12 20:14:10Z

lamherrickfd
I'm sure someone would translate it for you, if you would attach a scan of it. I can only tell if it is Croatian, German or Hungarian.

Nagynarda, Vas megye, Hungary
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/vas.jpg

try with www.translate.google.com

translation Croatian/Hungarian

lamherrickfd — 2013-06-12 18:45:06Z

My Grandmother was born in NagyNarda Hungary - we have recently come across a Birth Record we believe in Croatian or Hungarian - we think it is Croatian because she continued speaking this language even after immigrating to the USA - we can make out some words such as July - Nagy Narda - we would appreciate any assistance or guidance in trying to translate this document

Re: Gisch, Steiner, Waba, Seig, Zeiss and descendants....Podersdorf, Austria

Miramkiley — 2013-06-06 15:50:40Z

I have been tring to email you but it won't go. I am family and betwwen a cousin and I may have help for you.Miramkiley@yahoo.com

Re: Czvetkovics

cubanpete23 — 2013-06-06 13:00:39Z

I came across this post searching for a newspaper article from when I was in the Navy. My last name is Swetkovich, and my great grandparents settled in northern Wisconsin. My great grandfather's name was Peter. I'd be interested in hearing more information on the Swetkovich name if you've found anything since these posts were made. Thanks for your time.

Re: Garger in St. Louis

JPmiaou — 2013-06-01 23:59:18Z

As someone noted on one of your other posts, Helene and Ilona are the same name, so you have (at least) one fewer relatives identified than you think.

Re: looking for ancestors

Poetsrythm — 2013-05-30 21:24:48Z

Search on Find a Grave... My boyfriend and I were recently at the Old Cemetery his mother is a Ribarits and he posted many pictures.

Re: Surnames: Windisch, Knopf, Fasching, Schlaffer, Hoffmeister

alexandra1784 — 2013-05-29 07:47:30Z

Just a little note, maybe your grandmother had only one sister, because Ilona is the Hungarian form of Helene.

Re: Bachmayer

earthladyj — 2013-05-26 14:49:53Z

I have relatives that lived during that time 1855. My great grandparents lived in Burgenland, Oberwart, Austria. Their names were Alexius Fasching and Therese and their daughters, Maria Fasching and Helene Fasching (immigrated to America early 1900) and Ilona Fasching. I also have relatives named Helene Illes. If this helps, help me with my family tree earthladyj@aol.com

Re: Surnames: Windisch, Knopf, Fasching, Schlaffer Schnalzer, Hoffmeister

earthladyj — 2013-05-26 14:30:13Z

I have relatives by the name of Fasching that came from Burgenland mainly Oberwart, Austria. My grandmother Maria Fasching and her sister Helene Fasching came to America. Her sister Ilona stayed behind with her parents, Alexius and Therese Fasching. This was in the 1800s. These people are long dead. Anyone heard of these people? earthladyj@aol.com

Re: Surnames: Windisch, Knopf, Fasching, Schlaffer Schnalzer, Hoffmeister

earthladyj — 2013-05-26 14:21:33Z

I have relatives by the last name of Fasching from Burgenland mainly Oberwart, Austria. My grandmother, Maria Fasching born about 1888, her sisters Ilona Fasching and Helene Fasching who came to America. Her father born in the 1800s named Alexius Fasching and his wife Therese Fasching. Id like to know about my ancestors. email me at earthladyj@aol.com

Re: Surnames: Windisch, Knopf, Fasching, Schlaffer, Hoffmeister

earthladyj — 2013-05-26 14:12:41Z

I have relatives that came from Oberwart Austria early 1900s named Helene and Maria Fasching and Ilona Fasching all sisters and her fathers name was Alexius Fasching and his wife, Therese. Contact me if this is anyone you have heard of at earthladyj@aol.com. Im researching my ancesters

Re: Garger in St. Louis

earthladyj — 2013-05-26 14:01:46Z

my great grandparents lived in Oberwart, Austria. Their names were Alexius and Therese Fashing. Their daughters were Maria Fasching, Ilona Fashing, Helene Fashing. Im looking to find out more relatives for my family tree. Earthladyj@aol.com

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-17 13:53:54Z

Or maybe, probably, you meant going backward? Harry is a son of John Herman Gerkits and Rose Brunner. I don't have the parents so John Herman Gerkits. The connection must be either in that generation or further back. Harry is a great uncle to my son in law, the brother of his grandmother, Mary Ann Gergits who married John Liebentritt. Susan

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-17 12:13:00Z

That agrees with what I found, although I didn't find that much detail. Or maybe you wanted to compare with " socknose". I have yet to find a connection between this line and the one I am working on. Perhaps they are cousins?
Susan

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-17 12:07:47Z

Thanks, Anne. I have Harry and Eleanor in censuses up to 1940. They have two children who could still be living so I shouldn't post that here. Susan

Re: In Apetlon Austria

danlowery591 — 2013-05-17 07:33:44Z

I have had one heck of a time trying to locate my Austrian predecessors. The last name is Manzenreiter, which is similar to Munzenreder. My grandmother was born in Freistadt and emigrated to the US in 1948. I can't even find out what Manzenreiter/Munzenreder means. Any help would be appreciated

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

alexandra1784 — 2013-05-17 07:03:41Z

It seems that I may have a bug in my files. To be absolutely sure, I would like to compare my data with you. Stefan Gergits b 26/12/1868 Neuberg housenumber 26 - d 18/04/1936 Neuberg house number 169, Juliana Neubauer b 11/1/1873 Neuberg house number 165 - d 06/01/1953, marriage 29/1/1894 in Neuberg. The first child, Stefan, was born 13/09/1894 Neuberg housenumber 28.

Regards,
Alexandra

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-17 02:23:29Z

Hershco1, we would take buses to get there, she went to pay her yearly Verein dues, and visit for hours and have a few beers. I remember crowds of people and kids. And pop and kipfels.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-17 02:18:53Z

Will do. It will be a few days, will need to copy the pages at work, then will scan them to you from home. Have you gotten any further on Harry and Eleanor? Anne

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-16 14:06:38Z

That would be wonderful, "socknose." My email is clawsonsy@gmail.com. If you could also scan the title page I would be grateful. I am very appreciative. I have been trying to match up Gergitses, and I am certain I am not getting them quite right, other than the immediate family line. Susan

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-16 02:08:07Z

Susan, it is a wonderful book! The title is The Community of Fuller Park, Those Were The Days My Friends. copyright by Rudolph M. Unger 1997. Nothing additional. I have a second book, haven't read it yet, but it looks to be Rudy's family history. Will let you know. I inherited my set from my mother. I know my aunt had a set and I'm sure one of my Gergits cousins has them.

I can scan the pages about Gergits' and email them to you...

Maybe Rudy's 2d book will lead me to his family and someone you might contact about getting a copy..

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-16 01:46:28Z

I am sure. I think you are speaking of another branch of the family. I am also positive on the names and numbers of children.. My mother spoke of a family of distant cousins, not sure how distant, and said all the children had white hair very early in life. Does anyone know this branch of Gergits?

Re: Schmidt of Omaha

susandamitio — 2013-05-15 22:49:06Z

Thank you for your response, I do have Phillip but I was hoping to find his brother John(Joannes) Schmidt who was listed in the 1885 Omaha, Nebraska census.

Thank you,
Susan

Re: Schmidt of Omaha

dkneb — 2013-05-15 21:50:55Z

This info on Philip Schmidt is from World Vital Records.

Phillip Hans Schmidt

Birth: May 1, 1840 in Moson Szentjanos Gyor Sopron, Hungary
Death: February 21, 1923 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Father: Stephanus Schmidt (1810 - 1867)
Mother: Anna Schmidt (born Hautzinger) (1810 - 1866)

1840 May 1 - Birth: Moson Szentjanos Gyor Sopron, Hungary

1861 Feb 6 – Marriage: Maria Schmidt (born Lang) (1841 - 1923) Moson Szentjanos, Gyor Sopron, Hungary

1923 Feb 21 – Death: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Burial: St. Mary Magdalene, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska

Children:
Mary E Schmidt (1862 - 1938)
Alexander Schmidt (1865 - 1938)
Anna Schmidt (1867 - ?)
Joseph John Schmidt (1870 - 1936)
Theresa Schmidt (1872 - 1953)
Katherine Schmidt

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-15 20:58:21Z

That is looking very likely to be correct, alexandra1784. I found a passenger record for Stephen Jr. going from his Aunt Mary Neubauer's house in Austria to his father Stephen Gergits's house in Chicago. Census records establish some of these relationships, also.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

alexandra1784 — 2013-05-15 16:15:32Z

Are you sure the parents of the four Gergits brothers are Steve Gergits and Juliana Neubauer? According to my records their parents are Josef Gergits and Anna Vukovits. They had at least seven children: Stefan (oo Julia Neubauer), Matthias (oo Katharina Neubauer), Peter (oo Katharina Blaskovits), Johann (oo Theresia Neubauer), Josef, Maria and Anna. I'm not related to the Gergits family, but I also have ancestors from the area.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-15 12:05:19Z

Harry Gergits is s son of Rosa ( Rosina) and John Herman Gergits. He would be a great uncle of my son in law. Harry is a brother of my son in laws grandmother Mary Ann. Eleanor is his wife. They must have taken over the bar after John and Rose.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-15 11:58:31Z

Really! Any chance that book is still for sale? I will have to look for the name Fuller Park. That is new to me. I'll ask me son in law about it. Let me get back to you about Harry and Eleanor. I may know who they are. Thanks. Susan

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

hershco1 — 2013-05-15 04:00:16Z

Thanks. One of my siblings remembers our grandmother taking her to a ballroom on Sundays to meet some of her cousins from the "old country".

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-15 01:58:07Z

I am not sure either. I have a wonderful book self-published by Rudy Unger. We are related somehow. He says Harry and Eleanor Gergits ran a bar on 45th/Princeton but doesn't say what years, and they were not related to my family. He also says the Gergits clan from Neuberg was the largest group of immigrants in Fuller Park, the neighborhood most of them lived in.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-14 01:54:34Z

The John Gerkits or Gergits I am looking for was b. 1885 in Austria and d. About 1956 in Tinley Park, I'll. I do have some of those brothers, but don't know how they might be related to the John Herman Gerkits I am looking for.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-14 01:25:48Z

the ballroom was on 47th & Princeton.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

hershco1 — 2013-05-13 18:14:22Z

Do you remember approximately where on the South side the ballroom was located?

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-12 21:20:44Z

Hi Susan,
I've found a little more. The four Gergits brothers were Steve (Jr), Joseph, John, and Matthew. Steve married Juliana Neubauer. Joseph, Agnes Marosits. Matthew, Catherine Neubauer, and John married Theresia Neubauer. John and Theresia had two sons, John and Louis. John was a railroad worker, b 1877 d1931. All lived in the Fuller Park area.

The parents of the four brothers were Steve (Sr)and Juliana Neubauer.

And I had Justina in the wrong part of the tree. Steve Jr also had four sons, and Justina. One of these four was my grandfather Matthew.

The fact that Steve Jr named two of his sons after his brothers gets confusing. So do all the Neubauer women they married:)

Seems most of our family worked for the railroads or owned taverns. Josrph was murdered in 1931, gunned Dow in his alley, assumed from bad liquor deals.

Joseph owned the Southside Ballroom, Burgenland meetings were held there as well as social events. I remember going to meetings with my grandmother in the early 1950's. but don't recall much about the ballroom.

I still haven't caught up with my aunt to ask if she recalls John married to rose.

Hope this helps!

Schmidt of Omaha

susandamitio — 2013-05-09 11:52:13Z

I'm trying to connect the dots of two brothers who immigrated to Omaha in the 1880's. I have very little information so any help would be great.

I have John Schmidt b. 1838 Ungarm,(and family) and Phillip Schmidt b. 1840 Ungarm,(and family) listed in the 1885 census in Omaha, Nebraska. They live next door to each other.

I am researching Stephan Schmidt b.1868 in Ungarm, Austria, Hungary son of John Schmidt.

Thank you
Susan

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-05 16:13:21Z

That was supposed to be Gerkits /Gergits.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-05 16:12:06Z

I have found one Louis Gergits, he died about 1986. I'm not sure how that line is related to the John Herman Gergits/Gergits I am working on. Thanks for your help.
Susan

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

hershco1 — 2013-05-05 14:26:19Z

I don't recall the name of Gergits in our family. The name is familar from grade school so I called an old classmate who said we went to school with a boy named Louis Gergits.

Thanks for your reply.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

hershco1 — 2013-05-05 14:26:17Z

I don't recall the name of Gergits in our family. The name is familar from grade school so I called an old classmate who said we went to school with a boy named Louis Gergits.

Thanks for your reply.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

hershco1 — 2013-05-05 14:22:19Z

Thanks so much for taking time to reply. Can you tell me their surnames?
Lots of my family lived on Princeton.

Thanks again.

Re: Schneider in Halbturn

pippi321 — 2013-05-02 11:21:13Z

17 living Schneiders in the phonebook in Halbturn (of app 1800 people living in Halbturn) http://www.herold.at/telefonbuch/169FC_halbturn/schneider/

12 for Wallern http://www.herold.at/telefonbuch/1Ln8k_wallern-im-burgenland...
Wallern also has app 1800 inhabitants.

Common name (engl.: tailor). Have you tailors in your tree?

Did you see the tree of Georg on familysearch? Georg ID KH18-CQJ, his father Michael KHXL-1D8. If you go "down" from Michael you find siblings of Georg and their children ... .

Georg and his family were not the only ones, who emigrated. Did Georg also go to South Dakota?

Schneider in Halbturn

dkneb — 2013-05-01 23:36:38Z

George and Catherine Schneider were Wallern people who were reported to emigrate to America. However, in the early days of Family Search, I located some information from another researcher who placed them in Halbturn. Unfortunately, I did not get the name and contact information of the person who was researching, and now, that information is no longer posted.

George was my great-grandmother’s brother. His wife, Catherine, was also a Schneider.

With the help of the Halbturn online civil records, I have been able expand the family of their son Paul.

If anyone can help with more information on this family after they moved to Halbturn, I would appreciate the help.

Attached is a descendant report.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-01 14:28:30Z

My son-in-law's grandparents (Rose and John Gergits) were located at 45th and Princeton at one time. They operated a bar on that corner in 1940.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-05-01 14:28:20Z

My son-in-law's grandparents (Rose and John Gergits) were located at 45th and Princeton at one time. They operated a bar on that corner in 1940.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-05-01 02:34:53Z

One brother was Stefan, married to Fannie. The sister was Justina Anicich, married to Charles. I am drawing a blank on the remaining brothers, and will email family. My mother's sister is 90 and I will contact her. She will know about her uncles. All lived on the south side, Root Street initially, also around 43d and Princeton.

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

clawsons — 2013-04-27 18:53:35Z

I am working on genealogy for my son-in-law, at his request. John Herman Gerkits, b. 1885, in Guessing, Austria Hungary, came to America in the early 1900s. He may have come as a seasonal worker, returning home and coming back again.

In October 1907, per 1920 census and a passenger record, he arrived on the SS "Kronprinz Wilhelm," at age 19, with Rosa Brunner, 16, b. Neuberg, going to Nazareth, PA, to her father, also traveling with another man; or in 1903 per 1930 census. Eventually they settled in Chicago. Could this John Gerkits be a brother to Mathias Gergits?

Re: Neuberg and rohrbach relatives

Socknose — 2013-04-27 01:26:54Z

My grandfather, Mathias Gergits (1897)was born in Neuberg. My grandmother Theresa Reicher (1898) born in Kleinpetersdorf. Both emigrated to Chicago about 1913 . Mathias was one of four brothers, and had one sister. I believe most if not all landed in Chicago.
Vantuckywa, we are in BG WA. Small world...

Dax & Deutsch Relatives in Mogersdorf

lirlacher1 — 2013-04-22 00:01:19Z

Looking for information on the parents of Rosalie and Josefa Deutsch (or Deutsche) who lived and died in Mogersdorf. Their father may have been Mikhail Deutsch. Rosalie and Josef had 3 children (Rose, Emme & Anna). Rosalie died and Josef married her sister Josefa and they had three more children (Josef, Resi & Theo). I believe Josef's parents were Franz Dax & Julianna Sommer, pic attached. I believe Resi and her husband Felix were still living in Mogersdorf area in the 1990s but have passed away since.