Looking for any information on my greatgrand father Stephen Butash who migrated from Austrial or Yugoslovia through Elis Ilsand to Summit County, Akron Ohio in the very early 1900's he was about 13 years old at the time. He eventually married Mary Nanyko I believe in Michigan. Time not know.

I belive that my Grandfather Stephen Butash arrived at Ellis island in 1901. from what I can See he was About 11 years old. I belive he married my Grandother Mary Nyanko in Ohio Since all theri children were born in Ohio. The Country he came from was Austria-Hungary which after World War I became Yougoslavia.

Is this your BUTASH family as found in 1920 US Census Barberton Ohio?

Name Age
Stephen Butsch 27 arr US 1906 Slovak
Mary Butsch 26 arr US 1909
Mike Butsch 6 born Ohio
Stephen P Butsch 1 born Ohio

Stephen's occupation is listed as Butcher in a Slaughterhouse

WW I Draft Registration Barberton Ohio

Name: Steve Butash
County: Summit
State: Ohio
Birthplace: Hungary
Birth Date: 4 Jun 1894

1930 Barberton Census Stephen is a salesman for a meat merchant

Name Age
Stephen Butach 27 arr US 1910
Mary Butach 27 arr US 1906
Mike Butach 16
Stephen Butach 11
Louis P Butach 9
Anna M Butach 6
John D Butach 3

Stefan's arrival in the US port of NY is as follows

First Name: Stefan
Last Name: Butas
Race: Slovak
Last Place of Residence: Liliamas
Date of Arrival: May 10, 1905
Age at Arrival: 11 Gender: M Marital Status: S
Ship of Travel: Finland
Port of Departure: Antwerp
Traveling with mother, Katalin and brother Michal Destination to father Johann at Barberton OH

Today this place is in Vojvodina region of Serbia known as Lalic. Slovaks call this place Lalit. Prior to WW I this region was part of the Kingdom of Serbia and was called Banat region The link below has a photo of the Slovak Lutheran Church. Slovak Population is slightly less than 50%. This fertile region attracted people from other parts of Austro-Hungarian Empire to work the rich estates and find employment as craftsmen.

http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liliomos

Located 72.4 miles NW of the Serbian caplital, Beograd

http://atlas.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&am...

You will find Naturalization Papers at the web page below, for both Stefan and Michal

http://204.126.123.146/Naturalization/NaturalizationSearch.a...

Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Cleveland Ohio

Hello. My name is Michelle Palumbo (Guard. My Grandfather was John M. Butas. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, December 24, 1906 and passed away in December 15, 1997. I know nothing of any other relatives of his. He was married to my Grandmother, Virginia Mae Morris and they had one child, my mother, Donna E. Butas. If anyone has any info on this lineage, please pass it on! Thanks!

Michelle- The 1920 census for Cleveland Ward 16 lists a Butas family with a son John age 13, right for your grandfather. Citation for this is T625_1368 Page 31A enum. distric 336, Image 942.

Head: Anthony Butas age 44, born Austria, immigrated to US 1904, naturalized 1912.
Wife: Terea age 38, born Austria, immigrated to US 1904, naturalized 1912.
Both their parents born Austria, spoke Slovak

Dtr: Mary 14
Son: JOhn 13
Dtr: Stella 12
Son Paul 2
various boarders, who might or might not be important to your research

Also the Cleveland Necrology file has 9 Butas/Butash surname people listed. You can find the index at www.cpl.org Then click on the Cleveland Necrology File icon on the left side of the home page. Searching for Butas alone will bring up a bunch of obits with citations to the newspapers that printed them.

Hope this helps!
Michele

I want to thank you for the information. This is My family and Cassie Sommers family. Again Thank You Barbara Butash

Hi Barbara,

You are very welcome!

I don't believe I mentioned the web page where you will find Death Certificates for BUTASH in Ohio... so here ya go

http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#...

Robert Jerin
Croatian Heritage Museum
Eastlake Ohio

ThanksFor the Death Certificate link.What I And Cassie Also would like any information you can find on Mary(Meri) Butash. I cant seem to find any information on Ellis Islands Website. Her madien Name was Nanko. She came from What is Now Czechoslovakia possibly Slovak Republic. Thank You.

ThanksFor the Death Certificate link.What I And Cassie Also would like any information you can find on Mary(Meri) Butash. I cant seem to find any information on Ellis Islands Website. Her madien Name was Nanko. She came from What is Now Czechoslovakia possibly Slovak Republic. Thank You.

Thanks for the Death Index info. I would Like some Information on Mary(Meri)Butash as i cant find any records on Ellis islands website please. Thank you