I've just started researching the Gefferts from Whiting, and hope that I can share info with those who've gone before!
My partner is the grandson of John Geffert (9 Aug 1894 - Apr 1964) and Veronica Durick (1 Dec 1896 - Oct 1972). Census records from 1920 and 1930 say that John immigrated either 1911 or 1912. I also have his WWI draft registration from Ancestry.com. From
www.ellisisland.org, there is a Janos Geffert on a 24 Sep 1912 passenger manifest of the Kronprinzessin Cecilie. Janos, age 18, lists his mother Maria Geffert of Zboro as his nearest relative. He is going to meet his father John Geffert in Ellsworth, PA.
The 1910 census in Ellsworth shows a John Geffert boarding with Andy and Zofda? Geffert.
I'm wondering if this Janos is our John Geffert, and how he is related to the rest of the Gefferts. Do you have any information to share?
Best regards, and happy holidays!
Karen Lowe
Boulder, CO (but raised in Hobart, IN, near Whiting!)