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Re: Márián family, Szerb-Nagy-Szent-Miklos

yugaya — 2013-04-10 06:28:26Z

"Görog keleti" in records in Hungarian language denotes Eastern Orthodox faith - as in Serbian Orthodox Church or Romanian Orthodox Church.

All of the surnames and first names of non-Hungarians would have been in 1904, year that the marriage record you mention is from, changed from the original ones to the equivalents in Hungarian language - so keep that in mind and try to find what the original names and their spellings were ( the religion tells you that these people were not ethnic Hungarians, and this town had a significant presence of ethnic minorities of Eastern Orthodox faith - Serbs, Romanians and even Bulgarians - as indicated by the name of it you used - *Szerb-Nagy-Szent-Miklós* which literally translates as *Serbian-Big-Saint-Nicholas*).

István - equivalent in English of this first name is Stephen, in Serbian : Stevan / Stefan, in Romanian: Stefan.

***

"Rodoslovlje" Serbian Genealogy Society
http://www.rodoslovlje.com/en

Márián family, Szerb-Nagy-Szent-Miklos

lucrezia_savage — 2013-03-18 14:27:27Z

Hi, I am looking for any information on the Márián family from Szerb-Nágy-Szent-Miklós.
This is what I know...
Religion: görög keleti, could be Greek Orthodox but more likely Romanian Orthodox.
My great grandfather was: Márián István (in his marriage record in 1904 in Szeged, HU he is recorded as Varicsán helyesseben Márián István, I'm guessing somewhere along the line someone messed up the spelling and he was stuck with the correct and incorrect spellings).
Date of Birth: 03 July 1877 in Szerb-Nagy-Szent-Miklós
Father: Márián Szintea, master miller
Mother: Galetár Zsofia

Can anyone give me any further information?
Thanks

Re: Brickwall for GG Grandmother - Anna Rheimschneider (Reimschneider, Riemschneider)

pskjaime — 2013-03-14 12:28:30Z

The Billed family book is now available online:
http://heimathaus-billed.de/buch01
I believe it's all in German, but it lists marriage and baptism information for the village. Maybe this will be helpful for you.

Brickwall for GG Grandmother - Anna Rheimschneider (Reimschneider, Riemschneider)

davey19471 — 2013-03-14 12:26:08Z

My GG Grandmother Anna Rheimschneider (Reimschneider, Riemschneider) came from The Banat migrating to the United States in 1897. She was born 5 March 1840. Supposedly she and Mathias Ehrenreich (her husband) came from Josefsdorf according to the immigration records from Dave Dreyer. Anna married Mathias Ehrenreich (Ernrich, Ehrenreigh) (I don't know the date). I have found some data that says she was born in Billed, other that she was born in Klek. As a result, I do not know the names of her parents or any of her siblings. I did look up the name Riemschneider in Geogen and I found a large concentration came from the State of Thueringia.
I would appreciate any information on her.
I checked with the USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services for Naturalization Papers for her and Mathias. they do not have them. According to the 1920 census, Anna was naturalized in 1915. Since Mathias died in 1919, we do not know if he was naturalized. Beside the USCIS, I did check with some departments in Banat, Michigan where they lived; they did not have the records either.
Dave Weinfurtner

Re: Beck and Osztovics connection

jminns172 — 2013-03-03 13:33:18Z

Emerik Beck was listed as a brother-in-law to my gr-grandfather, Pal Osztovics. Pal had many siblings as did his wife, Maria Tallien. If there are any Osztovics or Tallians in the Beck family that would be a great start in my search. It's possible that Emerik was just a nice man who sponsored people too! Emerik's wife was named Amelia. Other names are John (@1828) Joseph (@1859) Alexander (1864), Franz (@1862) Elizabeth (1901) and Josefa (a child of John's). The names vary a lot in spelling. Emerik came to the US (MD) in 1894, my gr-grandparents in 1904, Alexander and much of the family also in1904. The Beck family may have come from Hungary--but I think that this area was part of Hungary at this time so that may not be helpful. My ancestors came to Pancsevo from the Burgenland, which is now in Austria. Thanks so much for any info you can give me!

Re: Beck and Osztovics connection

schiwanore1 — 2013-03-03 01:09:11Z

Hello..... I am familiar with some of the Becks in the area you mentioned and know where you may find more information. What other information do you have regarding Emerich.

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

Mohnbauer — 2013-02-25 09:20:08Z

think Hearsh is an americanizing.
looks it was Hirsch as the other names also german.
meaning the male deer: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Deiker_Hi...

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

Mohnbauer — 2013-02-25 09:18:29Z

Geisz orgin is german Geiß (Geiss), which means goat. ;-)
http://www.geiss.info/geiss.jpg
http://www.bio-suisse.ch/media/sprachfrei/bildarchiv/tierhal...

german phonebook 2168 hits: http://www.dastelefonbuch.de/
but you also find 14 hits for Geisz!!! no idea but maybe germans who came back from Hungary at WW2....

159. Margaretha Geis * 7-Jan-1727, Tscherwenka, Batschka, YU, + ??-___-????.
http://www.moser-deutschland.eu/m_moser.htm

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

ngeisz741 — 2013-02-24 15:27:41Z

Hi, my last name is Geisz and our family came from Billed, Romania. Have alot of info to share going back to the early 1800's if interested. Personally came to the US in 1951 at age 2. My grandmother's surname was Hearsh and married name was Noll.

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

djinacvetkovic — 2012-10-09 17:30:22Z

http://www.synergia.rs/

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

2012-10-06 11:22:19Z

Hi Pat, Thanks for the message. Almost everyone in town is inter-related after living there for over 200 years. The number of houses is approx. 100. You can reach me at rcjackson@mstar2.net

Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

2012-10-06 11:21:35Z

Is anyone researching Wiesenhaid, Banat, Hungary (now Romania) just south of Arad? Other towns include Engelsbrunn, Schondorf, Traunau, and Bruckenau with additional surnames.

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

doeydeema1 — 2012-10-06 02:50:23Z

My Family Borth and Fischer are from Wiesenhaid and I have been there twice in the last 7 years. i also purchased a book chronicling all of the gravestones in the cemetery in Wiesenhaid. If I can provide any assistance please let me know.

Kevin Borth

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

doeydeema1 — 2012-10-06 02:47:36Z

I was in Wieseenhaid 2 years ago and am first generation here. My family name is Borth and I am very familiar with the other names you listed. If there are specific questions, please let me know. i also have several pictures of Wiesenhaid from my trips to Wiesenhaid.

Kevin Borth
Binkster1@rochester.rr.com

Re: German Language Document from Village of Klek 1942

KiTKaT73elw — 2012-07-24 13:14:27Z

Robert
Thank you for the information-I don't know whether it sheds any light on the document. My mother-in-law was from Klek and I heard many stories but not that one.
Thanks again
Kit

Re: Rath family from St. Hubert/Glogowatz

pskjaime — 2012-04-24 10:52:37Z

Thank you so much for these links. I will have to check these out to see if I find anything out about my ancestors.

Re: Rath family from St. Hubert/Glogowatz

Mohnbauer — 2012-04-20 14:09:20Z

St.Hubert/Banatsko Veliko Selo/Bánátnagyfalu:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banatsko_Veliko_Selo

RATH Nikolaus, son of Kristof RATH and Susanna ADAM
*26 Jan 1879 St Hubert
oo 23 May 1904 St Hubert
WITT Anna, dau of Nikolaus WITT and Maria STEINBACH
*28 Jan 1881 St Hubert
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BANAT/2008-06/...

a link with some abbreviated names like Rath Nik (Nikolaus) and Rath Math (Mathias), Rath Elis (Elisabeth), Rath Ch-an(Christian):
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:zzknGk9...

Re: Rath family from St. Hubert/Glogowatz

Mohnbauer — 2012-04-20 14:02:38Z

homepage Heimatsortsgemeinschaft (HOG) Glogowatz: http://www.glogowatz.de/

Rath Ioannes [1787] (19 yrs) Bride: Nuss Sibilla
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...
Nuss Sibilla [1787] (19 yrs) Groom: Rath Ioannes
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...

http://www.dvhh.org/glogowatz/index.htm
http://www.franz-etienne.de/glogowatz/bilder.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...

Glogowatz/Vladimirescu in Romania:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimirescu

Rath family from St. Hubert/Glogowatz

pskjaime — 2012-04-05 01:21:13Z

I am looking for any information on the Rath family who lived in St. Hubert, Hungary. I believe some of them also lived in Glogowatz prior to that. If anyone knows anything, please let me know. Thanks!

Re: Banat Searchable Data Base

pskjaime — 2012-04-03 01:24:55Z

I have used that site and found some of my ancestors on there. Very helpful.

Re: Beck and Osztovics connection

yugaya — 2012-03-05 13:30:40Z

Yes, you have to view the records in the PANČEVO historical archive. Most municipal offices ( matični ured) have made complete copies too available to be researched on site on CDs.

The archivist from Pančevo informed me that the listing on their website has not been updated, and that all vital records of all denominations from the territory it covers are on microfilms.

To research these films, you need to either go there or hire someone. There are legal permissions you will need to obtain in both cases from the local government because you are a foreign citizen and data from vital records is protected by privacy laws.

The staff are prepared to do a lookup submitted to them through an official form for official fee, but only for individuals people and specific dates - you cannot submit a question to *check if there is anyone with surname Beck* in their records.

You may wish to consult some other unofficial existing database rather than maunicipal offices and state archives for that kind of research - if your are not interested in obtaining accurate and official transcripts, and scans of the original documents.

Serbian Genealogy Society SGS"Rodoslovlje"
http://www.rodoslovlje.com/en

Re: Beck and Osztovics connection

jminns172 — 2012-03-05 12:45:10Z

Do you have to go to Pancsova to see these films or does the LDS also have them? Thanks.

Re: Beck and Osztovics connection

yugaya — 2012-03-04 19:56:01Z

"How could I find more information on who lived in this area?"

-By searching the original vital records. Historical archive of Pančevo has these available on microfilms - the vital records books themselves have been returned to the central authors of all denominations :

http://www.arhivpancevo.org.rs/fondmfde.htm

-by searching secondary sources like trade and tax records, school records, military records, local newspaper and land ownership registers.

-by locating and contacting community resources and heritage groups if your ancestors belonged to a specific ethnic group - cultural and ethnic associations, present-day minority council.

Serbian Genealogy Society SGS"Rodoslovlje"
http://www.rodoslovlje.com/en

Beck and Osztovics connection

jminns172 — 2012-03-04 14:27:57Z

My great-grandfather left Pancsova with his family for Baltimore and his brother-in-law, Emerich Beck, was his sponsor. Emerich left Pancsova (then part of Hungary, I believe) in 1894. I am wondering what the family connection is since I've never heard the name Beck mentioned. How could I find more information on who lived in this area?

Re: German Language Document from Village of Klek 1942

Mohnbauer — 2011-09-20 13:46:10Z

the part is from the before stated link!;-)
Apr 6, 1941 Bombs fell on Belgrade, on Palm Sunday, April 6th, Germany’s army attacked and all Germans became the object of hatred of the Serbian people. On that day, the Yugoslav police marched through Klek, taking hostages with bayonets at the ready.
On Easter Monday, April 14, German troops passed through the town of Klek on their way to Gross-Betschgerek. Fortunately, the hostages were returned, unharmed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klek_%28Zrenjanin%29

Re: German Language Document from Village of Klek 1942

Mohnbauer — 2011-08-29 12:17:43Z

Klek was never occupied by german troops in WW1 - only at WW2!
it was part of austrian-hungarian Empire from 1867 - 1918.
1918 - 1941: Klek became a part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (this would become Kingdom of Yugoslavia after 1929)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klek_%28Zrenjanin%29
http://www.im-banat.eu/

Vojvodina - also read for the time-period 1941-1945 at "Serbian and Yugoslav administration"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vojvodina

"and there is a stamp at the bottom which has the German Eagle"
can you load up the document in german for taking a look on it and seeing the "german eagle" and what is written?

Re: German Language Document from Village of Klek 1942

RobertJerin — 2011-07-16 23:44:49Z

Perhaps your 1942 document had something to do with events of 1941

Apr 6, 1941 Bombs fell on Belgrade, on Palm Sunday, April 6th, Germany’s army attacked and all Germans became the object of hatred of the Serbian people. On that day, the Yugoslav police marched through Klek, taking hostages with bayonets at the ready.

On Easter Monday, April 14, German troops passed through the town of Klek on their way to Gross-Betschgerek. Fortunately, the hostages were returned, unharmed.

1921 Klek was 84% German

Robert

German Language Document from Village of Klek 1942

KiTKaT73elw — 2011-07-11 19:51:13Z

I have recently come into possession of an original 21st August,1942 document, entitled "EHEMATRIKELAUSZUG" which is, in fact a record of the 1919 marriage of my husband's maternal grandparents, in the village of Klek. We already knew this information.
However, the interesting thing is, the document is entirely in German (not Serb or Hungarian) and there is a stamp at the bottom which has the German Eagle in the centre. Klek was occupied by German Troops during WWII and I was wondering whether the German authorities did some kind of a check on the inhabitants of Klek before or during this occupation? Or did they for some reason, just need a copy of their Marriage?
Thanks to anyone with any insight into this.
Kit

Re: Friedrich and Anna [Lambert] SPECKERT; Temeswar/ Josefstadt

tscook8414 — 2011-06-22 01:51:32Z

Please try this site as it will help you identify the modern name of the cities your ancestors left. After the WW II, the bitterness against Germans was intense, and many of the names were changed from the German tongue to their modern names. In Leibling's case, though, this does not seem to have happened.

This site I suggest has the German name, the Serbian or Romanian name, and the Hungarian name. For example, for Leibling, you will discover the name barely changed at all---it says:

Liebling* / Liebling / Liebling, Kedvencz

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

cinjos — 2011-03-06 23:12:31Z

If you believe they came from Billed go to freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/DDB/By/Village/Billed.htm or look up "Emigration from Banat in teh National Archives Ship Records" by David Dreyer. This man went thru thousands of ships manifests and listed all those who left the villages with the date of departure, ship, final destination, birthdate, parents and spouse. It is indexed by village and Billed is one of the villages. There is also a familybuch, family book, for the villages. My family is from Parjamosch and in the course of an evening was able to get generations of my family all the way back to 1726. This is a treasure trove!

Re: Friedrich and Anna [Lambert] SPECKERT; Temeswar/ Josefstadt

Scorobete — 2011-02-23 11:28:16Z

Hello.
"Rosengasse 31, Temeswar/Josefstadt" today is:

Crizantemelor street
Iozefin neighborhood
Timisoara city
Banat region, Romania.

http://www.timisoreni.ro/harta/strada/crizantemelor/

Banat Searchable Data Base

LookingBeyondNames — 2011-01-26 11:27:40Z

I found this site. It is a searchable data base for imagrants from the Banat region of hungary prior to WWI.

this is the introduction page

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...

this is the data base

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...

Re: Wagner family migrated Bitburg to Grabatz to Stefansfed

RobertJerin — 2011-01-02 19:10:15Z

FYI prior to the end of WW I (1918) Austria and Hungary were both part of the Habsburg Empire aka Austro-Hungarian Empire.

But hold on... this place is now part of Serbia (former Yugoslavia) !

Nowadays is is called Krajisnik

Stefansfeld

Village Names:
German: Stefansfeld, Schuple
Official: Krajisnik, Supljaja
Hungarian: Istvánföld
Spelling and/or dialect variants: Krajiste, Stefanföld, Szent István
A Chronology of Stefansfeld:
1797: Stephansfeld, Stefansfeld
1848: Szent István
1880: Stefansföld
1888: Istvánföld
1911: Istvánfölde
1918: Stephansfeld
1920: Schupljaja, Supljaja
1941: Stephansfeld
1944: Schupljaja, Supljaja
1945: Krajisnik
Location:
Country: Yugoslavia
40km S of Hatzfeld
Postal Code: 23231
Railroad station:
Population:
1800: 600-700 approx 170-180 houses in the village
1811: 972
1823: 1332
1827: 1650
1837: 2025
1848: 2339
1858: 2398
1869: 2328
1880: 2356
1890: 2525
1900: 2344
1910: 2445
1921: 2876; approx 662 houses
1931: 2808
1944: approx 3000; approx 680 houses
Genealogical Records:
Village name in FHL records: Stefansfeld, Stefanfold
Church records available at FHL: Christenings 1797-1852, Marriages 1797-1852, Deaths 1797-1852
FHL Microfilm Nr. 1190340, 1190341
Church records available at IfA, Stuttgart: Christenings 1797-1852, Marriages 1798-1852, Deaths 1797-1852
Miscellaneous:
Founded: 1797
Bibliography
Location of a a prisoner camp for Germans held by Partisans during World War II

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraji%C5%A1nik

http://www.dvhh.org/banat/Vojvodina/Central_Banat_District/i...

Germans in that region migrated there after Austria expelled the Ottoman Turks who occipied that part of Europe for about 180 years

Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Cleveland Ohio

Re: Wagner family migrated Bitburg to Grabatz to Stefansfed

lsensibaugh1 — 2011-01-02 18:44:58Z

Yes, that sounds perfect. I am sorry I didn't see your reply until today but I haven't been checking frequently. That really is my grandfather! Where is Stefansfeld now? Was it in Hungary when my grandfather was there? His marriage license says he was born in Austria so I am confused. Thank you so much for this wonderful information. I am grateful.

Lois

Friedrich and Anna [Lambert] SPECKERT; Temeswar/ Josefstadt

lisasl — 2010-12-18 12:43:25Z

I am researching Friedrich and Anna [Lambert] SPECKERT. They came to Cincinnati in the early 1800s from Temeswar.
Their residence was "Rosengasse 31 Temeswar/josefstadt".
Friedrich was born in Liebling.

I am unsure where any of these locations are. Can anyone help?

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

vgeisz — 2010-12-17 02:25:29Z

Matthias was born in 1877, lived in Cincinnati, His wife's name is Elizabeth and that is all my uncles know of it. Their children are John Peter Geisz, Mary or Marie Geisz. He came to the us in 1911 according to the census file I found on him and that is the only file I have found on this particular Matthias Geisz. Again thanks for the help
Vern

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

RobertJerin — 2010-12-17 00:39:43Z

Hi Vern

OK maybe you can give more details

1) when was Matt born?

2) where did he live in the US?

3) what were his wife and children's names?

4)when did he come to the US?

5) exactly what documents have you found for him?

Robert

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

vgeisz — 2010-12-16 22:39:25Z

thanks for your help on this, but unfortunately this is not my matthias. His Son John Peter Was born in 1913. your matt is of the same generation as my grandfather. although I did find my Matthias as Matt Geiss with the same wife and children.
Vern

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

RobertJerin — 2010-12-16 12:11:17Z

Here is a list of his family from a manifest from the port of Quebec, it is titled "in transit to US"

View Record Name Estimated birth year Birth Country Date of Arrival Vessel Port of Arrival Port of Departure View Images
View Record

Vessel: Cairnrona
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: London and Southampton, England

NAME Approx DOB Arr. Date Ship
Janos Geisz abt 1884 13 Nov 1910 Cairnrona

Gertrud Geisz abt 1889 13 Nov 1910 Cairnrona

Mathius Geisz abt 1908 13 Nov 1910 Cairnrona

Janos Geisz abt 1910 13 Nov 1910 Cairnrona

This appears to be the family in the 1920 Cincinnati Ward 7 Census

Name Age
John Geiss 36
Gertrude Geiss 30
Mathias Geiss 12
Anna Geiss 4
[4 7/12]

And 1930 census
Name Age
John Geis 45
Gertrude Geis 39
Matt Geis 22
Anna Geis 15

WW II Draft Reg from Cincinnati Ohio
Name: John Geiss
Birth Date: 7 Nov 1884
Birth Place: Billed, Hungary
Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio

Soc Security Death Index
Name: Mathias Geiss
SSN: 268-03-2962
Last Residence: 45227 Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Born: 1 Feb 1908
Died: Mar 1983
State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951)

I hope I did not make a bad assumption! I based my search on Cincinnati based on one of your other posts!

The manifest mentioned above is attached to this message

Robert

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

vgeisz — 2010-12-16 07:01:06Z

also where did you get the information on mathias, and john (janos) at as I am having difficulty finding it.
thanks
Vern

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

vgeisz — 2010-12-16 06:50:40Z

I was told by my father that the z at the end of my name is a hungarian plural. thank you for clearing that up. as to that being my Mathias I will have to look the records up because neither my father, nor his brothers and sisters could remember anything about him but his name and that his Wife was named Elizabeth. if you have any other information that may help me please let me know. thank you
Vern

Re: Origin of the surname Geisz

RobertJerin — 2010-12-16 02:39:56Z

Vernon,

German Geist means... ghost or spirit... while Geiz means stingy or miserly.

What do you mean by Hungarian plural? SZ is simply a character in the alphabet which has a sound like esz, versus es for S and ze of Z.

Can I assume that Mathias was the son of John (Janos) and Gertrude who settled in Cincinnati OH? If so John's WW II Draft Reg gives his birthplace as Billed, Hungaria... which was in the old Banat and if this is the family they arrived via Canada to the US

Biled, aka Billéd, Billét, Billiet, Bille located 269.6 miles WNW of Bucureşti 269.6 miles WNW of Bucureşti

The link below will take you to a Banat genealogy web page, which includes Billed

Robert

Origin of the surname Geisz

vgeisz — 2010-12-16 00:07:07Z

I know that the Geisz surname is a German name (Geis,Geist, Geiss, Geisse, etc...) with a hngarian plural (z). I think that my great grandfather Mathias Geisz came from the Banat region but am at a brick wall with this person. if anyone has any information on Mathias or the etymology of the Geisz name I would be very appreciative.
Thanks
Vernon

Re: Wagner family migrated Bitburg to Grabatz to Stefansfed

RobertJerin — 2010-11-20 11:54:28Z

Lois,

How about this arrival record?

Name: Anton Wagner
Arrival Date: May 1903
Age: 18 Years 0 Months Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Koln
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Friend's Name: N Wewzel
Last Residence: Istvanfold
Destinaion Wyandotte Michigan

Note Istvan is Hungarian for Stefan

And maybe this is your Grandfather's arrival?
Name: Josef Wagner
Arrival Date: Apr 1903
Age: 19 Years 0 Months Years
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Gender: Male
Race: German
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Ship Name: Brandenburg
Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland
Destination: Debroit,MI
Friend's Name: Peter Brebel
Last Residence: Istvanfold
Occupation Shoemaker

Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Cleveland Ohio

Donauschwaben Settlement Region: Banat

jody_pharr — 2010-11-12 02:18:35Z

All about Banat: http://www.dvhh.org/banat/

Hosted by: Donauschwaben Villages Helping Hands, founded 2003. Homepage: http://www.dvhh.org/

Donauschwaben Villages Helping Hands (DVHH) consist of all volunteers, whose desire is to help descendants of the German ethnic group "Danube Swabian" discover their ancestral roots, history, environs, culture and lifestyles.

Our Mission is to collect and provide historical and genealogical information for the former Danube Swabian (DS) villages situated in the six regions which were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918: Banat, Batschka, Slavonia - Syrmia, Swabian Turkey, Hungarian Highlands, and Sathmar.

Our website is chock-full of data, having been developed using input from this very forum of volunteers to flesh out all the aspects of the Danube Swabian people. The DVHH Village Coordinators hope to bring you closer to your ancestral village.

Find a cousin, join the DVHH Mailing List - Donauschwaben-Villages-L hosted by Rootsweb!
http://www.dvhh.org/community/mail-list.htm

Wagner family migrated Bitburg to Grabatz to Stefansfed

lsensibaugh1 — 2010-09-14 22:30:39Z

Does anyone have any information on any of the Wagner family from the Banat area? My 4X grandfather was Georg Wagner born 1746 in Bitburg, married to Agatha(?), migrated to Stefansfeld through Vienna. Trying to find out when my grandfather, Josef Wagner, son of Mathias Wagner and Katherina Ziway, came to USA with his brother Anton. Josef was born October 16, 1882 and Anton was born April 26, 1885 in Stefansfeld. I would appreciate any help you can give me.

Lois Wagner Sensibaugh

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

2002-11-29 18:43:41Z

My family is from Wiesenhaid Schuldes, Shultes

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

2002-03-01 15:07:47Z

Yes - I am looking into that region.

My family (Rastatter, Steitz and Jochum) all came to US in the early 1900s from the Banat, Arad region of what is now Romania. They were German Catholics who apparently were resettled/sent there by some German King or Nobelman, as were many other Germans.

The "forced" migations to that area from Germany were an attempt to spread the German popluation throughout Europe. Why the Banat region? The Germans were really good farmers and the Banat area is very fertile.

E-mail me and I can send you the specifics re: a Catholic Church that supposedly has such family records.

Mike Rastatter
(330) 467-5668
e-mail: mjrastatter@aol.com

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

huronport — 2001-11-28 19:44:06Z

hello, I'am interested in contacting you regarding areas of romania, I too have been searching for family members and we might be related. e-mail me at:zoozoo5@hotmail.com . thank;s jan

Re: Wiesenhaid-GANZ, SEEBERGER, JAKOB

2001-09-10 18:38:40Z

Hi Jan,

Sorry to take so long to answer. I've been working everyday on genealogy and had to clear up old business before starting anything new. Do you have relatives from Wiesenhaid, Englsbrunn, Schondorf, Kruezstaetten, Traunau, Segentau, Bruckenau,Neu Arad, Neudorf, Neupanat or other towns around Arad, Romania? What surnames are you working on?

Carol