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Kovacs/Hungary to Kovach/San Francisco-looking for family

Kovacs/Hungary to Kovach/San Francisco-looking for family

Posted: 24 Jan 2014 2:32AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi, I am looking for relatives of my husband's maternal grandfather who immigrated from Hungary to the United States sometime 1903-1907. His name was Ferencz/Ferenc Kovacs. He changed it to Frank Kovach once he got here to the US. His Father's name was Ferro. I believe that he had a cousin and or brother that he might have gone to stay with when he first arrived in another state. He eventually married Ilona Sophia Parisek who was born in Czechoslovakia. Her name was changed to Helen by the immigration officials when she arrived at Ellis Island.
I have not been able to pinpoint the exact arrival of my husband's grandfather because the details are so fuzzy and because there are more than one person with the same name.
Frank and Helen had two children. Frank Kovach Jr. and Lorraine Kovach Reisinger.
If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. Frank Kovach Jr. is now deceased and my mother in law, Lorraine Kovach Reisinger doesn't think there are any other family members here in the States. She will be 85 in June. I would like to find family for her before its too late.

Re: Kovacs/Hungary to Kovach/San Francisco-looking for family

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:07AM GMT
Classification: Query
hgoldstar54
It was http://brainworker.ch/Oesterreich/Austria-hungary.png where 12 different languages were spoken. What was language of your ancestor? Did your ancestor considered herself/himself Magyar or Slovak?

Ilona is Magyar/Hungarian first name so your female ancestor changed it Herself. No EI immigration official changed anything being the manifests were written at the port of departure.
You will find her name as Ilona in the church baptismal record.

Parisek, Ilona Breza 19 1885 1904
Parisek, Ilona Breza, CZ.Slov. 23 1899 1922
source: www.ellisislandrecords.org

PARIS^EK in 1995 in Slovakia in these locations and Breza being one of them.
Priezvisko PARÍŠEK sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 34×, celkový počet lokalít: 15, v lokalitách:
TRNAVA, okr. TRNAVA – 7×;
FAČKOV, okr. ŽILINA – 6×;
HANDLOVÁ, okr. PRIEVIDZA – 3×;
ÚĽANY NAD ŽITAVOU, okr. NOVÉ ZÁMKY – 3×;
DOLNÁ LEHOTA (obec ORAVSKÝ PODZÁMOK), okr. DOLNÝ KUBÍN – 2×;
VEĽKÉ ZÁLUŽIE, okr. NITRA – 2×;
U HLUŠKA (obec ČADCA), okr. ČADCA – 2×;
DEVÍNSKA NOVÁ VES (obec BRATISLAVA), okr. BRATISLAVA – 2×;
ĽUBOCHŇA, okr. LIPTOVSKÝ MIKULÁŠ (od r. 1996 RUŽOMBEROK) – 1×;
ŽABOKREKY, okr. MARTIN – 1×;
HLINÍK NAD VÁHOM (obec BYTČA), okr. ŽILINA (od r. 1996 BYTČA) – 1×;
MALÝ ŠARIŠ, okr. PREŠOV – 1×;
POVAŽSKÁ BYSTRICA, okr. POVAŽSKÁ BYSTRICA – 1×;
RAJEC, okr. ŽILINA – 1×;
RUŽINDOL, okr. TRNAVA – 1×;

Priezvisko PARIŠEK sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 58×, celkový počet lokalít: 17, v lokalitách:
BREZA, okr. DOLNÝ KUBÍN (od r. 1996 NÁMESTOVO) – 26×;
ZÁKAMENNÉ, okr. DOLNÝ KUBÍN (od r. 1996 NÁMESTOVO) – 5×;
KRÁSNO NAD KYSUCOU, okr. ČADCA – 3×;
LIMBACH, okr. BRATISLAVA-VIDIEK (od r. 1996 PEZINOK) – 3×;
STARÁ BYSTRICA, okr. ČADCA – 3×;
DEVÍNSKA NOVÁ VES (obec BRATISLAVA), okr. BRATISLAVA – 3×;
BUDMERICE, okr. BRATISLAVA-VIDIEK (od r. 1996 PEZINOK) – 2×;
NÁMESTOVO, okr. DOLNÝ KUBÍN (od r. 1996 NÁMESTOVO) – 2×;
RAJEC, okr. ŽILINA – 2×;
JUH (obec KOŠICE), okr. KOŠICE – 2×;
ĽUBOCHŇA, okr. LIPTOVSKÝ MIKULÁŠ (od r. 1996 RUŽOMBEROK) – 1×;
DOLNÁ LEHOTA (obec ORAVSKÝ PODZÁMOK), okr. DOLNÝ KUBÍN – 1×;
KOŠÚTY (obec MARTIN), okr. MARTIN – 1×;
MARTIN, okr. MARTIN – 1×;
PRIEKOPA (obec MARTIN), okr. MARTIN – 1×;
TRNAVA, okr. TRNAVA – 1×;
U HLUŠKA (obec ČADCA), okr. ČADCA – 1×;

PARIS^EKs still in Breza http://telefonny.zoznam.sk/parisek/breza/

www.iabsi.com/gen/public
www.helenezx.homestead.com
www.cgsi.org
www.iarelative.com
http://genforum.com

Re: PARIS^EK, Breza, Slovakia

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:28AM GMT
Classification: Query
Parisek, Andras Breza 18 1883 1901
Parisek, Ilona Breza 19 1885 1904
Parisek, Ilona Breza, CZ.Slov. 23 1899 1922
Parisek, Jan Breza, Hungary 17 1890 1907
Parisek, Jan Breza, Cz.Slov. 26 1896 1922
Parisek, Mihaly Breza 38 1863 1901
Pariszyk, Stefan Breza, Hungary 36 1875 1911

Breza , Slovakia [ orava region]
1773 Breza, 1786 Bresa, 1808 Breza, Březa, 1863– Breza [all the names this location was know by]

surnames in 1995 in village Breza [includes females ]
V obci BREZA (okr. DOLNÝ KUBÍN) sa v roku 1995 nachádzali najčastejšie tieto priezviská: BAKOŠ 46×; BAKOŠOVÁ 43×; MATEJČÍKOVÁ 37×; SITÁRIK 33×; MATEJČÍK 32×; SITÁRIKOVÁ 30×; KORMAŇÁKOVÁ 29×; KORMAŇÁK 28×; HLÁDEKOVÁ 28×; VNUČÁKOVÁ 26×; PARIŠEK 26×; VNUČÁK 26×; KURTULÍK 25×; NÁČIN 24×; ROMAŇÁK 24×; HLÁDEK 23×; DUDÁŠIK 22×; ROMAŇÁKOVÁ 22×; MAŤOVČÍK 20×; BETÍK 20×; PODSTRELENÝ 20×; URBANÍK 20×; HLADEK 19×; DUDÁŠIKOVÁ 18×; NÁČINOVÁ 18×; PARIŠKOVÁ 18×; PODSTRELENÁ 17×; URBANÍKOVÁ 17×; VOLČEK 16×; KURTULÍKOVÁ 16×; VERNÍČEK 16×; MAŤOVČÍKOVÁ 15×; JANÍKOVÁ 14×; BETÍKOVÁ 14×; NANIŠTOVÁ 13×; VOLČEKOVÁ 13×; HLADEKOVÁ 13×; VERNÍČKOVÁ 12×; KUBAŠ 12×; ŠTEFANIGA 11×; NODŽÁK 11×; KUBAŠOVÁ 11×; MICHALIGOVÁ 11×; ŠTEFANIGOVÁ 10×; MICHALIGA 9×; NANIŠTA 9×; PALKOVÁ 9×; BARTOŠ 8×; BARTOŠČÍKOVÁ 8×; KUBOLEK 8×; MÄSIAR 8×; MIŠKOVČÍK 8×; MIŠKOVČÍKOVÁ 8×; BARTOŠČÍK 7×; PALKO 7×; JOŠTIAKOVÁ 7×; JANÍK 7×; PAPAJÍKOVÁ 7×; KUBOLKOVÁ 7×; MÄSIAROVÁ 7×; RAČÁKOVÁ 7×; JANOLEK 7×; NÁČINČÍK 6×; ŠPIGÚTOVÁ 6×; RAČÁK 6×; DIŠKANCOVÁ 6×; ZEMENÍK 6×; MUŠÁKOVÁ 6×; LABÁNEK 6×; BOROVČÍKOVÁ 6×; PELDA 6×; BARTOŠOVÁ 6×; KOLENA 5×; KOJDOVÁ 5×; VALEČÍKOVÁ 5×; LABÁNKOVÁ 5×; PELDOVÁ 5×; GDÚLOVÁ 5×; JOŠTIAK 5×; KNAPÍK 5×; ŽATKUĽÁK 5×; HLINKOVÁ 5×; LAŠŠÁKOVÁ 5×; MUŠÁK 5×; ŽATKUĽÁKOVÁ 5×; BALEKOVÁ 5×; ŠIMEK 5×; ŠIMULČÍK 5×; PAŠKULIAK 4×; MUDROŇ 4×; KOJDA 4×; PAPAJÍK 4×; SKORKOVÁ 4×; ZEMENÍKOVÁ 4×; NODŽÁKOVÁ 4×; ŠPIGÚT 4×; SVAJČÍKOVÁ 4×; GDÚL 4×; ĎURČÁK 4×; SVETLÁK 4×; DIŠKANEC 4×; LAŠŠÁK 4×; NÁČINČÍKOVÁ 3×; DURČÁK 3×; KURTA 3×; MINEK 3×; MASLAN 3×; SVETLÁKOVÁ 3×; KOLENOVÁ 3×; KOCÚROVÁ 3×; PAPAJIKOVÁ 3×; MINEKOVÁ 3×; FLOREKOVÁ 3×; KRAMARČÍK 3×; KUBICOVÁ 3×; PARÍŠKOVÁ 3×; BALEK 3×; KOVAĽOVÁ 3×; STANČÍK 3×; ŠIMULČÍKOVÁ 3×; JANOLKOVÁ 3×; SKORKA 3×; DURČÁKOVÁ 3×; NATŠIN 3×; VALEČÍK 3×; KNAPÍKOVÁ 3×; ŠIMEKOVÁ 3×; BETIK 3×, ...

http://www.mapy.cz/#!x=19.409931&y=49.384379&z=12&am...

http://www.maplandia.com/slovakia/zilina/namestovo/breza/

http://www.breza.sk/

Re: KOVACS / KOVACH / KOVAC^

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 12:37AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 18 Feb 2014 12:39AM GMT
http://www.radixforum.com/surnames/kovacs/

http://www.radixindex.com/en/surnames/surname/kovacs

I get 132 Ferencz KOVACSs arriving NY Ellis Island between the years 1903 to 1907
used one step/ gold form www.stevemorse.org

Frank Kovach
Born: 1888 Died: 1971
State of last residence: California
State issued: California
You might consider requesting his SS-5Form [$27] as it would have his place of birth and parents names. If he was not naturalized and he did live pass 1940 than an Alien Registration form to request. Sometimes a place of birth on a draft registration form.

Zlatica

Re: KOVACS / KOVACH / KOVAC^

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 1:16AM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you so much for all of this information. I will check it out. I was on the phone with my mother in law, Lorraine Kovacs Reisinger when your message came through and she got very excited.

Re: KOVACS / KOVACH / KOVAC^

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 1:21AM GMT
Classification: Query
You're welcome hgoldstar54
Who does not have a KOVACS in their tree? I know I do but eastern Slovakia close to Ukraine's boarder.
Zlatica

Re: KOVACS / KOVACH / KOVAC^

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 1:22AM GMT
Classification: Query
Grandfather Kovacs was Hungarian and Grandmother Ilona Parisek considered herself to be Slovakian.

Thanks again
Helen

Re: KOVACS / KOVACH / KOVAC^

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 1:27AM GMT
Classification: Query
Anything is possible BUT how soon did they marry after arriving to America.

Who was not Hungarian at that time in history of A-H empire?

Was English already their common language? I sort of doubt that a Magyar would marry a Slovak not in them old days but again there is always an exception.
Its all in the LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION.
Zlatica

Re: Kovacs/Hungary to Kovach/San Francisco-looking for family

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 1:41AM GMT
Classification: Query
KOVACS in 1995 in Slovakia in the following locations:
http://slovniky.korpus.sk/?w=kovacs&s=exact&c=A8f3&a...

KOVAC^ [Slovak spelling]
Priezvisko DUBAI-KOVÁČ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1×, celkový počet lokalít: 1, v lokalitách:
ROŽŇAVA, okr. ROŽŇAVA – 1×;

Priezvisko DUBAI KOVÁČ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 2×, celkový počet lokalít: 2, v lokalitách:
KUNOVA TEPLICA, okr. ROŽŇAVA – 1×;
ROŽŇAVA, okr. ROŽŇAVA – 1×;

Priezvisko HRIC KOVÁČ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1×, celkový počet lokalít: 1, v lokalitách:
VYŠNÁ SLANÁ, okr. ROŽŇAVA – 1×;

Priezvisko HRIC-KOVÁČ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1×, celkový počet lokalít: 1, v lokalitách:
VYŠNÁ SLANÁ, okr. ROŽŇAVA – 1×;

Priezvisko KIŠ KOVÁČ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 7×, celkový počet lokalít: 2, v lokalitách:
KOMÁROVCE (obec SOBRANCE), okr. MICHALOVCE (od r. 1996 SOBRANCE) – 4×;
PAVLOVCE NAD UHOM, okr. MICHALOVCE – 3×;

Priezvisko KOSTREJ-KOVÁČ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1×, celkový počet lokalít: 1, v lokalitách:
SVÄTUŠ, okr. MICHALOVCE (od r. 1996 SOBRANCE) – 1×;

Priezvisko KOVÁC sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 1×, celkový počet lokalít: 1, v lokalitách:
KOLÓNIA (obec BOŤANY), okr. TREBIŠOV – 1×;

Priezvisko KOVAČ sa na Slovensku v roku 1995 nachádzalo 125×, celkový počet lokalít: 96, najčastejšie výskyty v lokalitách:
MICHALOVCE, okr. MICHALOVCE – 4×;
OREŠANY, okr. TOPOĽČANY – 4×;
RADATICE, okr. PREŠOV – 4×;
HOROVCE, okr. MICHALOVCE – 3×;
KOROMĽA, okr. MICHALOVCE (od r. 1996 SOBRANCE) – 3×;
PAVLOVCE NAD UHOM, okr. MICHALOVCE – 3×;
BAJANY, okr. MICHALOVCE – 2×;
HORNÉ ŠTITÁRE, okr. TOPOĽČANY – 2×;
HUMENNÉ, okr. HUMENNÉ – 2×;
KOJŠOV, okr. SPIŠSKÁ NOVÁ VES (od r. 1996 GELNICA) – 2×;

I have posted information to your KOVACH query as well. I'm sure you know that you don't need to wait on notification from Ancestry to view your posting history.
Zlatica

Re: PARISEK, Ilona Breza, Slovakia

Posted: 18 Feb 2014 3:06AM GMT
Classification: Query
Parisek, Ilona Breza, CZ.Slov. 23 1899 1922
She does have a set of numbers by her name on her NY EI arrival manifest.
http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/manifests/name/

going to uncle MICHALCIK, Ignac; left father Matej PARISEK in Breza No. 10 [house number]
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