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Kovack is the real family name

Kovack is the real family name

brian smith (View posts)
Posted: 1 Jun 2001 1:02PM GMT
Hello,My Great-grandfather came to this country from Hungary ... in order to escape ethnic persecution here he changed his name to Smith. My Grandfather Steve ( to the best of my knowledge ) was the first Smith born in the U.s.I am desperately trying to find out my family roots , no one knows and my grandfather and grandmother are both passed away. My grandfather lived in Nanty-Glo PA and is name was Steve Smith he was married to my Grandmother Anna Smith for 50+ years. If there is anyone that has information on the Kovack's for me please email me @

bmith@adelphia.net

thank you

Brian Smith

Re: Kovack is the real family name

Posted: 25 Jul 2003 10:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 31 Jul 2003 12:05AM GMT
Dear Brian, I have info on William Joseph ,who came to New York from Hungary and spoke Hungarian,married to Barbara Hedges, William or Bill Kovack born in Kanter,Pa. is my husband"s father, I have photo of all of them. Joseph , as he went by all his life was buried by the state of Colorado,he onky came home long enough to father another child,lived in Altoona also and Kantner and the Somerset area of Pa., I have been to their graves, but not Joseph in Colorado,willing to share information with you. Andrew was the brother to Joseph,William or Bill was the son of Joseph. Sue Kovack

Re: Kovack is the real family name

Posted: 13 Sep 2004 6:16AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kovack, Kovacs, Kovach
Sue - you may have info I'm looking for. Fiance's gfather - George Kovack just passed on. His father was Joseph (Kovacs - Kovach - Kovack) married to Barbara Hegedus. They are from the Somerset PA area originally from Hungary. I know Joseph went to Colorado and died and was buried there. He and Barbara had seven children - Mary, John,Barbara, Andrew, William, Rose and George. Does this sound familiar ...

Re: Kovack is the real family name

Posted: 13 Sep 2004 8:11AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 13 Mar 2005 12:26PM GMT
Surnames: Kovack
Hi Kelly,
Yes, this is the same family and I have an old photo that was given to me by my father in law, William Joseph Kovack from Kantner, which is near Somerset,Pa. I have been in the family since 1964 and married a son of Bill Kovack{William Joseph} Kovack. We actually have two photos of the entire family. My oldest son has the wedding photo of Barbara, one of the daughters. My exhusband got sick and became someone that I did not know anymore. I consider the Kovack family my family too. I have three kids, all grown now. Skylar.Chris and Tonya Kovack. I have a photo of Joseph @ Barbara and all the kids too, an 8 by 10 one. I will be happy to share the picture and info too. I located a photo of one of the daughters too, it was her obitutary too. Email me and we will talk and share info too. Looking foreward to hearing from you soon. Today is Sept. 13,2004. I am retiring and moving soon too. You can reach me on the internet for now. I know that some of the Kovacks, George"s kids are in Michigan. I met them before too. Carol Kovack is a daughter of Bill Kovack and she just lost her young son too, Michael was about 26 years old too.
Sue
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