Revak - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Sukowate, Kalnica, Nowy Sącz

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-02-07 16:08:33Z

[smile]
the distribution map just to show you locations [towns] where that particular surname shows up the most [red]
You can always try www.translate.google.com
Good luck !

Re: Sukowate, Kalnica, Nowy Sącz

bjszum — 2012-02-07 15:43:42Z

I have seen that spelling of TOMCZYSZYN before........as far as how I'm doing with the names, just recently getting back to researching after probably a year! What are these maps you keep sending me? (Can't read what it says.....:-)

Re: Sukowate, Kalnica, Nowy Sącz

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-02-07 01:12:06Z

You're welcome. I try. :)

Where are you with TOMTISHEN and GROCHOWSKI?
TOMTISHEN is an americanized version of TOMCZYSZYN [maybe]
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/tomczyszyn.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/grochowski.html

Re: Sukowate, Kalnica, Nowy Sącz

DAS685 — 2012-02-07 00:41:29Z

Great. You have sparked my interest once again. I have a sick father and cannot spend the time I would like to spend at this time. I hope to connect with you again. I seem to recall that Simon's mother was Anna....Good luck.

Re: Sukowate, Kalnica, Nowy Sącz

bjszum — 2012-02-07 00:24:45Z

ZLATICABECA:
Thank you for all your help! I appreciate it very much...You have given me much to "investigate"! :-)

Re: REWAK, Losie

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-02-06 00:18:09Z

DAS685

It would be the one that is in historical region Galicia
malopolskie and podkarpackie wojewodztwo

Rewak, Simon Losie 24 1880 1904
Rewak, Teadoria Losie 25 1875 1900
Rewak, Anna Losiacz 15 1890 1905
source: www.ellisislandrecords.org

http://www.jewishgen.org/communities/loctown.asp

Łosie
738 osób
woj. małopolskie
pow. gorlicki
gmina Ropa

Łosie
191 osób
woj. małopolskie
pow. nowosądecki
gmina Łabowa So it would seem that both of them are in the same wojewodztwo. Somehow you will need to figure out which one is your ancestor's village of birth. Possible the other ancestor's location could confirm one of the L~osie's.

distribution of REWAK surname in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rewak.html
map of Poland's wojewodztwos:
http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/

ANN MICHELLE

bjszum — 2012-02-05 23:51:52Z

Please contact me directly Re: Pennsylvania Revak's. You mentioned Theodore Revak in a prior post, believe we have a connection. Thx Barb
bjs@cfl.rr.com

Re: Sukowate, Kalnica, Nowy Sącz

DAS685 — 2012-02-05 23:11:51Z

I believe the town was Losie Losje something like that. I believe there are two towns with that name

Re: Sukowate, Kalnica, Nowy Sącz

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-02-05 21:55:50Z

bjszum

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermain...=

Lesko, Poland
5755 osób - inhabitants
woj. podkarpackie - wojewodztwo
pow. leski - powiat
gmina Lesko

woj. / wojewodztwo means Province
pow./ powiat means county/district
gmina means municipality

not far from Kalnica I can find is Sukowate.
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/200e/40-49.jpg
locate 40 on top of the map, come down on the left side large 8 and small 20, move the scroll bar if 3 inches.

http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm
http://igrek.amzp.pl/mapindex.php?cat=WIG100
http://www.collinsmaps.com/maps/Poland/207092C.aspx
http://www.maplandia.com/poland/podkarpackie/sanok/kalnica/
http://www.maplandia.com/poland/podkarpackie/sanok/sukowate/

Re: REWAK, MATSKO

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-02-05 16:22:57Z

You're welcome bjszum

Your ancestors were from historical region Galicia.
www.halgal.com
http://users.erols.com/wmhite28/austhung.htm
http://www.familienkunde.at/Download/KronlandGalizien1850.jp...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Galicia_1...
www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html

found arriving NY Ellis Island:
Macko, Ivan Sokowate, Austria 24 1887 1911
Macho, Pawel Kalnica, Galicy 28 1878 1906
Macko, Hanka Kalnica 17 1888 1905

http://www.jewishgen.org/communities/loctown.asp
Sukowate populated place 49°21' N 22°12' E E M U G Poland 207.0 miles SSE of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E
Kalnica populated place 49°13' N 22°25' E E M U G Poland 218.4 miles SSE of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E
Neu-Sandec, Neu Sandez, Novy-Sonch, Novyy Sandets, Novyy Sonch, Nowy Sącz populated place 49°37' N 20°42' E E M U G Poland 181.9 miles S of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E

Pa. revak

bjszum — 2012-02-05 15:39:52Z

BTALLEY 222:
Please contact me directly Re; Revak's you mentioned in a prior post. My Grandfather is the brother of the Tillie Revak and Mary Sheilds you mentioned...Their mother (my great grandmother) is also your great aunt! Barb
bjs@cfl.rr.com

Re: PA Revak Connections

bjszum — 2012-02-05 15:35:42Z

ZLATICABECA:
Yes, I have POB for
my Matsko's as "Sokowata Pow Lisko Austria, And Kalnitsa Austria.
My Rewak as Nowywsanz, Austria
So the Rusyn as I was told as a kid is actually their Religion? Thanks

Re: PA Revak Connections

bjszum — 2012-02-05 15:33:03Z

DAS685:
Thanks for your response......not sure if there is a "connection" with your Simon..was actually responding to another post Re; A Theodore Rewak, but thank you for responding! :-)

Re: PA Revak Connections

DAS685 — 2012-02-05 13:37:08Z

I believe I do. I have to look it up and get back to you. I recall when I was actively involved that I seemed to reach a dead end with regard to my grandfather, Simon Raywak (spelled on the census, but my grandmother I believe pronounced it Revak). Does that sound right?

He was estranged from the family so we knew nothing about him.

I'll get back to you.

Re: PA Revak Connections

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-02-04 23:58:42Z

You're welcome bjszum

No idea why some of our ancestors put down Austria instead of Hungary on their US documents. I'm sure they had a reason but it does not matter, what matters is their precise place of birth. Do you know it?
This is the Austria-Hungary they were from
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htm where 12 different languages were spoken. Since you mentioned Slovakian than lets get you started in
www.iabsi.com/gen/public
Russian most likely is Rusyn/Rusin/Russniak - Byzantine Catholic.

Zlatica

Re: PA Revak Connections

bjszum — 2012-02-04 23:46:55Z

ZLATICABECA:
Yes I do have documents....believe they were from Austria (Slovakian?) I remember growing up I was told "they ewere Russian". What are the links you sent? Can I transcribe it to English?

Re: PA Revak Connections

ZlaticaBeca — 2012-02-04 15:37:13Z

bjszum

Do you have any document on these ancestors? Do you know language spoken by them?
REWAKs in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rewak.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/macko.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/berezowski.html

REVAKs in Slovakia in 1995:
http://slovniky.korpus.sk/?w=revak&c=b099
MACKO in Slovakia:
http://slovniky.korpus.sk/?w=macko&s=exact&c=dd2a&am...
BEREZOVSKY in Slovakia
http://slovniky.korpus.sk/?w=berezovsky&s=exact&c=9d...

Re: PA Revak Connections

bjszum — 2012-02-04 15:35:29Z

thanks for responding, it was "Btally" 's post I was responding to though..........

Re: PA Revak

bjszum — 2012-02-04 15:20:40Z

Just seen your post from "2000".........the theodore Revak you mention I believe is the brother of my great-grandfather Wasil..

Re: PA Revak Connections

DAS685 — 2012-02-04 15:13:02Z

It was years ago that I posted. I don't recognize the names and have been completely out of touch with the search. I will see if I can go back and read earlier posts.

Re: PA Revak Connections

bjszum — 2012-02-04 15:09:38Z

just seen your post Re: the Pa Revaks...
The Anna Berezovske you mention was my great-grandmother. Her son Paul was my grandfather! Would like to learn about the siblings of Anna (Matsko) Revak Berezovske........can you share some information with me?

Objet : Interested in finding relatives

ludmila_roncikova — 2011-08-28 14:08:45Z

Hello JoAnn, by a coincidence I found your message on ancestry. It might happen, that yours and mine grandfathers were brothers. They were born in a little village in north-west Czechoslovakia, called Dolna Marikova. My mother was born Revakova,married Roncikova.Your grandfather had emigrated to USA when he was 17-18 years old. Let me know if this might be a relative of yours and mine. In that case, your grandfather was my mother's uncle.

Re: PA Revak Connections

DAS685 — 2011-06-28 15:50:09Z

This is a different Tillie. Tillie Revak (pronounced and spelled Raywak) was originally Tillie Poliniak, daughter of Anna and George Poliniak.

Re: PA Revak Connections

Btalley222 — 2011-06-27 21:59:08Z

The info in the obit is correct. Revo's mother was married 1st to Mr. Revak and when she was widowed with 5 children married Mr. Berezovske. I met them when they were old. Mrs. Berezovske is my great aunt. My father, Joseph Matsko was her nephew. I met Tatiana(Tillie)when she was retired, living in a apt in Mount Carmel. Her sister, Mary Revak Shields introduced us. She was very intelligent although was not educated past about the 4th grade. I knew most of the Revaks that lived in the area. I am now 63, so they were in their 40's, 50's and 60's. How are you related to the Revaks?

I'm at a dead end..help?

tje4481 — 2011-05-01 19:55:29Z

I have very little information about my (Great-Grandmother) Mary Moltion, but believe that her last name (maiden) was Revak. She spoke about Galicia, Franz Josef, her mother (?) Julia Dementro (sp?)and there were other names mentioned...Anna Susko, Michael, Antonio and Helen. Not sure how those names fit in, however. I understand that she was born about 1886 and I know she died in July of 1977. She came over to the US in 1900-1902, I believe in NY. She was there for a couple years before she eventually came to Syracuse, NY to stay. She had 2 sons, William (my Grandfather), John and one daughter, Anna.

The little bit of information I have was written down by my Mom over the years...mostly because G.G. didn't want to talk about it or because she forgot. Unable to write in english...she wasn't able to write it either. (She used to take phone messages in Polish...much to the discern of my Uncles..lol).

If anyone can help me...please send info...I am at a dead end.
THANK YOU!
Tami

PA Revak Connections

KSinkovich — 2011-04-16 03:06:40Z

In trying to find info on Horoschak, I found an obituary on REVAK from Mt Carmel, PA News-Item paper. It is a bit confusing as the gentleman is Walter Anthony "Revo" Berezovske who died July, 2010. More confusing is it states parents as Anthony and Anna (Matsko) Berezovske. States gentleman married Miriam T.E. Sadusky. To make more confusing it then says...."He was the last surviving member of his immediate family and in addition to parents, was preceded in death by sisters Tatiana (Revak) Horoschak, Mary (Revak) Shields and Pearl (Berezovske) Winnick, and brothers John Revak and Paul Revak." Many other last names connected to children & grandchildren. If anyone can connect with this, and can advise me of the sister Tatiana (Revak) Horoschak, I would appreciate it. It is Tatiana Horoschak of same area (Mt Carmel/Centralia) that I am trying to find family history on. A Tatiana Horoschak that would have married a Stephanus Kashycke/Kashitsky and lived in Centralia.

Rohac --Nandraz,Slovakia

dancingnancy14 — 2011-02-27 04:58:55Z

My great-grandmother's name was Irene Rohac from
Nandraz,Slovakia.I met her as a child,but know very little
about her or her family.
She immigrated to the US at approx 16yo circa 1920.She married John Pestun in WV (renamed at US immigration office, also from the same village in Slovakia).Her sisters
immigrated several years later to Canada and their descendants live there to this day(but I do not know their names).

If anyone knows anything about my relatives please let me know. I'm hitting a dead-end with my search for my family's
history.
Thank You!

REVAK Anthony N our thanks and honor to our hero who died in Vietnam - Wall section 47W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2010-09-26 01:11:07Z

REVAK Anthony N our thanks and honor to our hero who died in Vietnam - Wall section 47W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 216,747 photos free at http://teafor2.com

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: Samuel RAYWAK (Revak)

ZlaticaBeca — 2010-02-05 12:54:56Z

DAS6851

Tillie's (Tekla)SS-5Form would have her place of birth and parents names. If she was naturalized citizen than there too would be a place of birth and even a mention of a husband and children.
Being that her name was Tekla, I think she was from historical region Galicia from (most) likely within 10 miles radius of the male ancestor's village. Samuel or Simon could have come thru as REWAK. You might want to check a port of Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and NY EI for a manifest. You might also want to look for their state marriage application and church marriage record.
You might want to look at old maps
http://igrek.amzp.pl/mapindex.php?cat=WIG100
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/digkonyv/topo/3felmeres.htm
www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm

Re: Samuel RAYWAK (Revak)

DAS6851 — 2010-02-05 11:42:37Z

Yes, Tillie (also Tecla) was his wife, my grandmother.

This is so strange to me. It's been years since I've looked at my research. My grandfather was Simon, but now that I think of it, I believe someone told me he was also Samuel, one being a nickname.

If anyone can tell me anything about this man that would be fabulous. I believe he had other children that my mother and her two sisters never knew about. I can't recall what it was I found that led me in that direction. I don't know why I didn't continue because I have no relatives other than one cousin. To find other famiy members through him would be a gift. Thank you so much.

Re: Samuel RAYWAK (Revak)

ZlaticaBeca — 2010-02-04 13:59:02Z

DAS6851

is this Samuel's wife in SSDI
TILLIE RAYWAK 09 Oct 1895 Feb 1981 17872 (Shamokin, Northumberland, PA) 17872 (Shamokin, Northumberland, PA) 178-05-1117 Pennsylvania SS-5 Letter
http://ssdi.rootsweb.com

Re: Revak, Poliniak

ZlaticaBeca — 2010-02-04 13:55:03Z

You're welcome DA5681

So the pronounication and spelling was REVAK in "old country"? Any US documents like arrival manifest, draft registration form, SS-5Form, naturalization intent and petition, state marriage application and church marriage record?
Since your grandmother said she is Rusyn than most likely historical region Galicia. Did you look at these NY EI manifests?
Poliniak, Efrozka Labowiec, Galicia 15 1891 1906
Poliniak, Efrozka 1906
Poliniak, Jan Labowa, Galicia 11 1898 1909
Poliniak, Tekla Labowa, Galicia 18 1891 1909
Poliniak, Tinitro 54 1841 1895
Poliniak, Tymko 10 1885 1895
Poliniak, Jan Labowa, Galicia 11 1898 1909
Poliniak, Tekla Labowa, Galicia 18 1891 1909
Polnisk, Anna Labowa 16 1887 1903
Polyniah, Prokgo Labowa 26 1874 1900
Polyniak, Andrzej Labowa 18 1885 1903
Polyniak, Justin Labowa 36 1867 1903
Polyniak, Sidor Labowa, Austria 30 1882 1912
Polynik, Lukas Labowa 35 1869 1904
Łabowa
1167 osób - inhabitants
woj. małopolskie
pow. nowosądecki
gmina Łabow
village is in historical region Galicia, Poland.
distribution of this surname in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/po%25C5%2582yniak.htm...
In Labowa's phone book Połyniak
take a listen to pronounciation http://say.expressivo.com
Family went to family in the beginning. Our first ancestors married within same region, religion (few exceptions) but for sure common language to communicate in and same traditions to observce.

Re: PA Revak, Rewak

DAS6851 — 2010-02-04 11:57:22Z

Thank you for the reply to my post.

My grandfather's name was written and pronounced Raywak, but that was Americanized. I only knew that he was from Austria/Hungary and that the real pronunciation was "Revak". My grandmother, his wife, always referred to herself as a Rusyn (pronounced Rushin's - I never knew if she meant Russian???) But she was a Poliniak.

I never knew this man as she left him shortly after their marriage. Initially she went to a Ukranian church, but when she left her husband she was not allowed to return and she started to go to the Russian Orthodox church. I don't think this helps at all.

Re: PA Revak, Rewak

ZlaticaBeca — 2010-02-03 21:51:07Z

DA56851

map of old Austria:
http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/ahempia.htm
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htm
No V in Polish alphabet and no W in Slovak. What was language of this ancestor? Was his religion Byzantine Catholic (Ruthenian/Rusyn not Russian or Ukrainian at all)
www.halgal.com
www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/howto.html

Re: REVAK, ROHAC, RENDISH

ZBeca — 2010-02-03 21:44:13Z

Michael

A map of Austria of old:
http://www.sandafayre.com/atlas/ahempia.htm
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htm
Your ancestors could have been from historical region Galicia:
http://www.e-targ.org/Maps/galiciamap.html
www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/howto.html
Maybe they put Austria on their US record but correctly should have Austria.
www.iabsi.com/gen/public
www.tccweb.org
Do you know the village where this church was build?
What was language spoken by these ancestors?

Re: Does anyone know me?

gregr1127 — 2009-12-22 13:25:53Z

Brian's other sister is Coleen.

Re: Does anyone know me?

gregr1127 — 2009-12-22 12:17:21Z

Hi Diane,
My Father, Ronald C. Revak, was the oldest of three sons of Clayton & Alma Revak. Gary, your dad, was the middle brother and Bruce Revak was the youngest. Bruce & Kathy Revak live in North Mpls.. I'm Brian's cousin. Gary died a couple of years ago and my brothers and sisters attended the funeral. Connie & her sister (her name escapes me right now its early)
Brian's sister's were there but not Brian. My mom & dad (Ron & Barbara C. Revak) had six kids, Gregory, Guy, Kellie (Larson), Lee, Kim, and Lori (Miller). All of us but Lee & Guy live in the Twin Cities. Lee lives in FL and Guy in Duluth.
Bruce would probably remember the most but I know quite a bit about the family. Alma lived with us for most of my childhood. Give me a call i'm in the book, I live in Saint Paul.

Re: Does anyone know me?

dianerevak1 — 2009-12-22 05:27:11Z

Gary was my grandfather and Brian is my biological father, not that he has ever been in my life. Who exactly are you to me? What do you know about my blood line?

Re: Does anyone know me?

dianerevak1 — 2009-12-22 05:23:30Z

Helen was my grandmother. My father is Brian. What exactly does that make you ro me?

Re: Revak and the Lemkos

juliana1521 — 2009-10-28 23:14:53Z

Hopefully you still check into this site periodically. I have read about your tours (i think you now lead them to the Lemko region) and thanks to you, have hired Jim Stamm to do some research for me. While doing a recent search, i came across your name again, leading me to this site. I'm trying very hard to trace the people in my father's family--less on the geneological side, and more on the who they were nad what they did (story) side. His family was from Labova--Wojtowych and his mother's family was Krynicka/Krynicki from Krinica. I'm now trying to find out more about his mother's family and sisters, and especially a lumber mill that my grandmother's sister nda her husband lost due to mismanagement. Can you give me any advice as to how i can go about tracking down town happenings and personalities prior to WWII?

THAnk you for any help you can provide!

tanya wojtowych

Re: Does anyone know me?

mrendish — 2008-12-14 00:17:32Z

Hello,

This is a true "find"! I know that many of these messages go back three or more years. I'm just now (12/13/2008) discovering this site.

My maternal grandfather, John Revak, and his wife, Anna Rohac, lived in Jonestown (Minersville) PA. They both originated in Austria, not far from Vienna. Before emigrating from Austria in the early 1900s, they had established a church in their home village (called, I believe, the Holy Ghost Church, or something equivalent).

They had three sons and six daughters, one of whom is my mom, Elizabeth, now 94 and presently in "God's waiting room".

If any of this rings any kind of bell, I'd love to know about it. Bless you all,

Michael Rendish

Re: Does anyone know me?

gregr1127 — 2008-09-26 11:27:37Z

Hi,
Brian Revak is my cousin. He is the son of my uncle Gary Revak, Gary died about a 1 1/2 years ago.
Greg

Re: Revak geneology

SPaduhovich — 2008-07-10 13:07:38Z

Hi,
I think I may have communicated with you years ago as I started my research. I droppe dout of it for a few years, and now I back at it. I recently found that a John Revak was married to my Great -Grandmother, Eva Prokopczak for a time before he was killed in a mine. I believe he had a son name Stephen who was rasied by my Grand-Parents Mike and Magdeline Paduhovich. Does any of your reserch show a possible connection to mine? Do you know anything of the Paduhovich string, from Roztka, Nowy Scaz district? Thanks

Re: Revak

dhamra1 — 2008-05-31 02:03:40Z

Very interesting. What was the attraction of Revaks to PA.? My mom's family is in Philadelphia. Although we don't know much about them. There is lots of different opinions as to the origins. I understand that Revak is Slovakian but my uncles are adamant that they were Hungarian simply because of a record showing a great uncle being in the Austro-Hungarian army. I believe that doesn't mean anything since EVERYONE from Hungary, Czech, Slovakia, Austria were part of that empire.

In any case I have tried to track down Steven Revak, the son of John revak ( arrived circa 1895). There are Steven Revaks all over the place. Its baffling. We don't know what ever happened to Steven Revak (my grandfather) since my Mom was separated from her parents early in life.

My mom's mother was Catherine Revak (maiden name Hoffman)
Stephen Revak owned a Tavern. They were both born around 1900, I believe.

I know they(my mom's seven brothers and a couple sisters) all lived and many still live in Philadelphia. That's about it.

I would appreciate any info you might have on this family.

Well thanks and take care,
Dave

Re: PA Revak

jwill591 — 2007-02-10 16:26:41Z

Ann Michele, I believe your mother told you about me at christmas. Please contact me. Thanks.

zupko's in Tamaqua,Pa

lili1225 — 2007-01-09 03:57:23Z

My grandmother Helen was a Zupko. Her sisters were Theresa, Sue, Katherine, Mary, Anna and a brother George. I was told that she lived in Tamaqua, before moving to Philadelphia. I know she was born December 21, 1911. Anyone having info on her family I would lIke to know more.

Thank you. Please e mail me at lili4691225@yahoo.com

Pa. Revak's

bjszum — 2006-11-10 00:10:21Z

Hi.....My grandfather's dad was Walter! Paul Revak ?

revak's

bjszum — 2006-11-10 00:10:21Z

Oh WELL

Re: Revak

2006-09-28 02:22:42Z

HI My name is Jane Haranin and I am trying to research my grand father inlaws family tree. His name is Henry Haranin, his fathers name was Joseph Haranin and his mothers name was Antonia Revak. I believe that Joseph came from Lithuania and Antonia was from Poland. I would like to find out if the name Haranin has had the spelling changed.

Re: family

2006-09-13 15:28:33Z

Please check your email for info