Rogus - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Rogus/Rogucki

advbldg1 — 2014-10-18 23:50:30Z

Rogucki is Polish. My Uncle Harry Rogucki is from Ambridge. He has relatives named Rogus. He moved after WWII and lived in Bloomfield, until moving to Warminster, PA. He passed away a few years ago and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He has two daughters, Patricia and Janet.

Re: focus on Gorski

rblackburn75 — 2013-10-03 00:44:08Z

The name Martin was spelled Dmytrii in Austria/ Poland.

correction

GregoryPaulSimkins — 2013-03-17 03:18:05Z

Correction: Only the Great grandparents came from Austria/Poland. The son Stanley was born in Pennsylvania near Mckeesport Pa.

Re: Genealogy tracing Rogus, Rogusz, Roguse

GregoryPaulSimkins — 2012-06-11 16:44:15Z

Thank You. I spoke with 1 of the kids of my great Grand parents and he sai that Rogasinski was there name in poland and that it was changed many years ago. There name was also Rogoz' and Rogus. They may have had the exact name that you are referring to also. I found Rogasinski in the holocaust death records over 1,000 times(Also Rogosinski). I have wondered if they were Jewish(even if roman catholic in the states)and that's why the name was changed so often. I have them as Rudolph(f)and Lora Rogoz before 1920, but as Adolph and Laura Rogus in 1930. Family members are the same. Nothing is found after that and the relative I spoke to only knew them as Adolph and Valeria. Strange. Let me know if you see or know any thing else that might help me. Thanks again.

Re: Rogus Family Name

DFRogus — 2012-06-11 16:22:40Z

The 1940 census incorrectly spells our name as Roguse in the entry listed for 709 Schuyler St., Syracuse, NY. At that time, my grandfather Josef, the head of household, spelled the name in its original form - Rogusz.

I have recently located in Brazil, a Rogus family with roots in Poland or Russia.

Re: Genealogy tracing Rogus, Rogusz, Roguse

DFRogus — 2012-06-11 16:14:16Z

Our family names is also Rogus, originally spelled Rogusz. My deceased dad, Frank Joseph Rogus born c. 1915, dropped the Z. His parents were from Poland and settled in Syracuse, NY. Our family is Roman Catholic. The 1940 Census incorrectly spells our name as Roguse.

Re: Genealogy tracing

mcjonval1 — 2011-12-21 04:02:15Z

Hi,
My Dads last name was also Rogus. His Father came from Poland along with His Father and Mother(my great Grandparent). There name was originally Rogoz in Poland. He spelled Rogoz in 1920 and Rogus in 1930 census's. It is noted that he has Jewish records under his name, but I have not searched this yet. It is also told by another poster here that Rogoz was changed by Germany to Rogusz in the camps(holocaust). I was only told as a young girl that their name was Rogus and that a "z" was dropped off their name when they came to the USA. They did not go through camps so I don't understand all that yet. Hope this helps some.

ROGUS Andrew J Jr - Vietnam Wall section 9W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-05-02 13:39:59Z

ROGUS Andrew J Jr - Vietnam Wall section 9W

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 220,674 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

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

Rogus(z)/Rogoz

mcjonval — 2011-04-28 02:06:06Z

I am writing to add to my last post. I was searching records today and going through My Great Grandparents Rudolph and Laura(Lora) Rogus(z) and found that they came from Poland in 1905. Also they wrote on 1 year of the census AUSTRIA/POLAND as where they were from. I guess Austria became a part of poland later. I also found out that on the 1920 Federal Census that they used the name ROGOZ and on later census's...Rogus. Also by his name it said Jewish record. I don't understand what that means unless there exits a record of him being Jewish? I have never heard this before. I am now trying to find out if that is truth about the Rogus name. ROGOZ must be the name before changes after the immigration.

True maiden name is Rogus(z)

mcjonval — 2011-04-27 06:18:45Z

Hi. I am from East Chicago Indiana. Many Rogus(z) from Poland and Roman Catholic are my family. They too live and have lived in E.C IN. Maybe some of you are distant relatives?

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-29 02:01:45Z

You are very kind, Zlatica!

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-29 02:00:37Z

What a great coincidence!

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-29 01:02:42Z

May

Unfortunate that they were naturalized in 1903. Since this ancestor was no longer an alien, he did not have to fill out a draft registration form for WWl.
I am crossing my fingers that the church will have the information you need to go ahead with your research.

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

DFRogus — 2011-03-29 01:00:25Z

This is coincidental. Frank and Joseph (Rogus/z)are the names of my father and his brother respectively. Their father was Josef.

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-29 00:39:41Z

Hi Zlatica,
The 1920 census says he and Sofia were naturalized in 1903.

He didn't fill out a a draft registration form, but two of his sons did: Frank and Joseph (my grandfather, who was 18 in 1918).

I will be calling churches tomorrow.

May

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-29 00:00:54Z

You're welcome.

How unfortunate that no place of birth on those early arrival manifest. The only other place I can think of that should have a place of birth would be a church they attended and had the children baptized in. Maybe you can take a detour and follow paper trail of the neighbor of your ancestor or a godparent surname. Most likely a small wild goose chase but our ancestors went to a place where someone from the family or the village was residing.
Did Josef had to fill out a draft registration form? By any chance was he naturalized after 1906? The 1906 naturalization intent and petition asks for a place of birth.

Re: focus on Gorski

Obsessedgenealogist — 2007-06-03 14:59:15Z

Frances Gburek married Stanislaw Gorski. His parents were Jan & Barbara. No Martin in that family.

Re: Rogus Family Name

naomi1980thompson — 2009-05-27 03:08:17Z

um, out of curiosity to you have a George J Rougas in your family...he would be deceased now though?

Re: Rogus Family Name

DFRogus — 2009-05-27 17:57:23Z

Dear Naomi,

I am sorry but there is no one by that name -- George J Rougas -- in our family. Although our family name is spelled variably Rogus and Rogusz, the variation you provided, Rougas, does not appear to be related nor does it appear to be of Polish heritage.

All the best,

David Rogus
Vienna, Virginia (Washington, DC)

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

DFRogus — 2011-03-28 22:43:06Z

Thank you, indeed. (A little story: Since 1972, I have spent and continue to spend a lot of time living and working in Brazil -- where there are a number of Polish communities and a fair number of Brazilians of Polish descent. A few years ago I was thrilled to find a business there named Rogus, a travel agency in São Paulo. I sent emails to the firm making inquiries without any response which I thought odd. After a while I tried again. This time I received an apologetic email from the owner who explained that the name of his company had nothing to do with a family name, common to both us. Rather it was simply a combination of the first names of his two sons, ROberto and GUStavo.)

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

DFRogus — 2011-03-28 19:27:33Z

"Wilkes Barre isn't far from Hazleton." Yes, I know.

But I don't know what part of Galicia or Wadowice or Poland in general my family ancestry originates, yet. Odd that I never really researched this since I am usually interested in just about everything.

This is giving me incentive to re-study Polish and travel to Poland and Lithuania.

Re: Rogus, Rogusz

DFRogus — 2011-03-28 19:21:40Z

I did not know about them. Thank you, again.

Re: Rogus, Rogusz

DFRogus — 2011-03-28 17:52:00Z

Extremely helpful! Thank you.

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

DFRogus — 2011-03-28 15:46:04Z

May, Although your comments are directed toward Zlatica, m y name is David Rogus (Rogusz), originally from Syracuse, NY and now residing in Vienna, VA near Washington. (My wife, whom I met in Rio de Janeiro, is of Lithuanian (Tomalenas) and Polish descent and was born in Wilkes Barre.)

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

DFRogus — 2011-03-28 15:37:04Z

Re: Ruthenian Catholic. Very interesting. While understanding (as opposed to knowing) that our Rogus/Rogusz family had origins in Galicia, since arriving in American at the beginning of the 20th century, the family has been Roman Catholic and it never occurred to me that they were anything else before leaving Europe. Thank you very much for that bit of information.

Re: Rogus Family Name

roguzden — 2008-03-18 05:08:04Z

Dear David and other Roguzes,
It has been recently discovered that my family surname, Roguz, was originally spelled "Rogoz" (closed "u", dot over "z") in Polish and pronounced, "RO-goosh". A surname researcher mentioned that the name "Rogoz" comes from the word "rogoza" (meaning reed mace or cat's tail). He mentioned that these materials were used to make rugs or mats, and it is believed that early Rogoz ancestors were possibly makers or merchants of rugs and/or mats. Other known spellings include: Rogoz, Rogoza, Rogusz, Roguz, Rogus, and Rougas. The name was changed for pronunciation and spelling ease in the new American culture.

My Roguz/Rogoz ancestors were from Skotniki Gorne, Poland (I'm the sister of Dana, in the previous post) and I am looking for any information on Maria Rogoz or Piotr Rogoz, children of Wincenty Rogoz and Katarzyna Pasternak Rogoz of Skotniki Gorne. Both Maria and Piotr were probably born in the 1890s and were siblings of my great-grandfather, Jan, who emigrated to the U.S in 1913. We also know nothing of their parents, Wincenty Rogoz and Katarzyna Pasternak Rogoz.

Thanks, Denise Roguz Fleming

Re: Rogus Family Name

irenebialecki — 2008-07-24 05:48:00Z

Denise and Dana and other Rogus
Please see message addressed to David

Re: Rogus Family Name

irenebialecki — 2008-07-24 02:16:31Z

David,
My maiden name was Rogusz. Originaly the name was spelled Rogoz. During WWII, my father was uprooted from Poland by the Germans and was placed in a work camp in Germany. The Germans changed the name to Rogusz. My father Adam was from a village outside of Krakow - Czubrowice. My mother was also taken from Poland to a work camp - Windflecken. That is where they met, married, and I was born (1949). We came to the United States in 1950. We settled in Cleveland, Ohio. I now live in California.
You can contact me at:
Irene Bialecki
3639 Candor St.
Lakewood, CA. 90712
peace408@aol.com

Re: focus on Gorski

doliansky — 2007-06-04 18:06:47Z

Thanks for the info.

focus on Gorski

doliansky — 2007-06-02 20:49:10Z

Hi..my interest is in your comment "Frances Gburek who married Gorski"..do you have any more information on these people? My mother's grandparents were Martin and Franziska (Frances) Gorski. Thanks.

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-28 16:00:59Z

Hi David,
Yes, I believe we've corresponded before. Thanks for your email! What do you know of your Rogus roots? Which part of Galicia were they from? Maybe my ancestors will be from the same area ;-)

This is the only message board I've found that has other people searching for "Rogus".

Wilkes Barre isn't far from Hazleton.

May

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-28 14:46:40Z

Nothing yet. I've hit a roadblock, so, what I've done is send for his SSI. That seems to be my best bet, thanks to another suggestion on another forum. I just have to be patient with that :-) In the meantime, I'm still doing searches because it's fun and because I don't quit until I've exhausted all of my possibilities or until someone points me in another direction. Also, I'm looking back into my ancestry.com shoebox and other documents I've saved. Maybe there are things I've forgotten about. The more I do, the more I learn, and I'm grateful for everyone who has helped my along the way.

I do know there is Roman and Byzantine Catholic, and I find it fascinating to learn that, if he IS from Galicia (I still don't know that for certain—I'm just going on what my Mom THINKS she remembers)then, as you say, that would mean he is Ruthenian! Recently, I've learned from another forum, what "Ruthenian" means. Never heard of that before. I was competely unaware of the history of Galicia (still am) and it's very very interesting!

Thanks for the inquiry! Good luck with your searches as well!

May

Re: Rogus/Roguz could have come from Polish "Rogoz"

Crossland63 — 2010-11-24 02:58:13Z

Hi Dana,
I just read your 2003-5 message on the Ancestry.com message board about your family. My mom's maiden name is Rogus. She has no information on her family in Poland. I've been trying to find out more about where her ancestors lived in Poland. Her grandfather, Joseph Rogus, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1890. He was born in 1868. Immigration records say he was from Austria (south central Poland). That's all I've found about him.

I'd like to hear more about your family. What information do you have?

Thanks much!
May Lane

Re: Family

Crossland63 — 2010-03-31 15:59:36Z

Hi Michal,
I would love more info on the Rogus family from Poland. My maternal great-grandfather was Joseph Rogus (as far as I know, that is how he spelled it). He and his wife, Sophia Stellmacht came to Pennsylvania around 1890 and settled in Harleigh. He was a miner. According to my mom, she remembers hearing something about Galicia or Silisia Poland as the area from which Joseph came. That's about all the info I have.

Thanks for your help!

Re: Family

Crossland63 — 2010-03-26 03:25:04Z

Hi Michal,
I would love to have any leads for the Rogus name in Poland. My grandfather was Joseph Rogus. He was born in Luzerne or Schuykill county, Pennsylvania. His father's name was also Joseph and his wife was Sophia Stellmacht, I believe.

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-28 15:40:02Z

Thanks for your reply? What's your first name (or "ghost name")so I can at least address you?

Wow. You've given me alot of information!

To answer your questions:
Yes, I've found Joseph Rogus' family in the 1900, 1910, 1920 censuses, even with the misspellings. I have those saved in my ancestry family tree and was just on last night double checking some things about the Rogus clan. I'm almost certain there's something staring me in the face that would give me a clue, but I just don't see it. I'm still such a neophyte at this, but it's enjoyable. Makes me wonder if I would have liked to have been a detective!

Nothing with regards to obituaries (I was actually researching that last night)

Thanks to the good people on the Lithuanian yahoo group to which I belong, I've learned to use wildcards (R?g?s, etc.) and have been searching that way, but no luck.

The only tombstones I've located are on the maternal Lithuanian side: Kukaitis. Since this past summer/fall, I've put all of my energy into searching for the Petuska/ Kukaitis family info. I was most successful finding the Petuska side! Of course, I didn't do that alone: the Lithuanian folks are a rare, generous group of people and I've learned so much from them. My research skills have improved greatly because of them.

I bookmarked the halgal site looooong ago and had forgotten about it. Thanks for posting it and thanks for all of the other websites you've pointed me too!

Now that I'm on springbreak (I'm a teacher), I have a whole week to devote to research. Is IS addicting! I'm hoping to start printing out all of the documents I have. I'm a visual learner (I'm also an artist) and I think that would help me alot to see it as one unit, from a "hawk eye" perspective.

I've also been thinking about my phone call to PA churches: I know I've called several about the Kukaitis family, but I'm not remembering if I asked about Rogus family records. Hmmmmmmmmm. Maybe I ought to try that again and send the churches a donation. I suppose if I'd taken notes, rather than hold all of this in my head, it wouldn't be a mystery. :-/ Both the Kukaitis and Rogus families settled in the Hazelton area. You would think that it wouldn't be difficult to find SOME sort of record.

I've rambled enough.....

What you've provided me will keep me plenty busy and I thank you very much for these leads!

Peace,
May

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-14 22:23:02Z

As far as I know, he didn't consider himself to be Ruthenian. For certain, though, he was Catholic.

May

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

Crossland63 — 2011-03-28 22:08:03Z

Zlatica, are you kidding? THANK YOU for posting all of this information! I have a lot to play with here and for that I'm very grateful.

To answer a previous question: yes, I've found ship manifests, but unfortunately, they don't list the place of birth, just the country (Poland). On the census records, Josef and Sophia both put Austria as their place of birth.

David: let me know if you find anything about your Rogus relatives!

May

Re: Rogus, Rogusz

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-28 20:07:32Z

My pleasure.
You can also post on Poland's Ancestry and on Galicia's board.
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.ceeurope.histreg.galic...

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-28 20:05:40Z

Forgive me for jumping in with the information on Wadowice.

Wadowice
19180 osób - inhabitants
woj. małopolskie [wojewodztwo]
pow. wadowicki [powiat]
gmina Wadowice

Wadowice Górne
1060 osób
woj. podkarpackie
pow. mielecki
gmina Wadowice Górne

Wadowice Dolne
763 osoby
woj. podkarpackie
pow. mielecki
gmina Wadowice Górne

Malopolskie and Podkarpackie woj. is in historical Galicia.

The church records that are in LDS-Mormons [Family History Center] site
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermain...=

Re: Rogus, Rogusz

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-28 16:52:59Z

You're welcome.

distribution of ROGUS in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rogus.html
ROGUSZ
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rogus.html
Map of Poland's wojewodztwos:
http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/

Do you have a location in historical region Galicia?

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-28 16:49:39Z

May

My first name is Zlatica. I am not Polish but of Slavic roots.
You might try http://genforum.com if you have not already.

Any of the US censuses state Na-naturalized, Al-alien or Pa-first paper?
Maybe your ancestor arrived thru Philadelphia port to America. Any luck locating the arrival manifest, draft registration form?

The church the children of this ancestor were baptized in should have a place of birth of the parents.

You're welcome.

Re: Rogus, Rogusz

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-28 19:14:10Z

You're welcome.

You might try Poland's http://genforum.com board, if you have not already.

www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html
www.halgal.com
www.surnamenavigator.org
You might already know about the above sites.

Re: Family

ZlaticaBeca — 2010-12-25 23:32:17Z

MayLane1963

Your grandfather's church baptismal record should have his parents place of birth.

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

ZlaticaBeca — 2010-12-25 23:29:19Z

MayLane1963

Silesia: http://feefhs.org/maplibrary/german/ge-siles.html
Galicia: http://feefhs.org/maplibrary/austro-hungary/ah-galic.html

The children's church baptismal should provide you with parents place of birth.

found in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/stellmach.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/stelmach.html
Did your ancestor considered himself to be Ruthenian - Byzantine Catholic?

Re: Rogus, Rogusz

ZlaticaBeca — 2010-12-25 23:17:55Z

MayLane1963

"immigration records say he was from Austria would suggest historical region Galicia.
http://www.e-targ.org/Maps/galiciamap.html
http:///users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htm
www.halgal.com

distribution of a surname in Poland:
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rogus.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rogusz.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rogos.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rogosz.html
http://www.moikrewni.pl/mapa/kompletny/rogoz.html
to hear pronounciation http://say.expressivo.com

Any other US documents on Joseph ROGUS which would give you his precise place of birth?

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-28 15:03:47Z

You're welcome.

Lets hope that his SS-5Form will provide some information for your research.
Have you found your ancestors on all USA censuss?

http://www.brainworker.ch/Oesterreich/Austria-hungary.png
www.halgal.com
www.kresy.co.uk/galicja.html
www.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/index.html

Anything in an obituary of any of the ancestors? Have you located their tombstone? Nothing there either?

Re: Rogus, Stellmacht

ZlaticaBeca — 2011-03-28 04:14:11Z

May

I am sure you know that there is Roman Catholic and Byzantine Catholic.
If he was from Galicia than he would have been Ruthenian.

Any luck finding a precise location of birth among US documents?

Rogus/Rogucki

2006-10-02 14:05:00Z

I found a change-of-name record where the name "Rogucki" was changed to "Rogus". Record was dated 1951. Family moved from Ambridge, Pa. to Indiana County, Pa. Does not give origin of name, but I am assuming it is Polish.

Not related to me, but thought you "Rogus" researchers might be interested!

Re: Rogus

Obsessedgenealogist — 2006-04-10 13:45:07Z

I think maybe you were trying to reply to SCHUETZ who has the ROGUS line. His grandparents are Stanley Rogus & Dorothy Mroz. Mine is the GBUREK line. This is what I have so far from some obits.
Dorothy Rogus, nee Mroz, beloved wife of Stanley; loving mother of Wayne Deering, Colette, and Ronald; dear daughter of Stephan and Frances; sister of Florence, Leona, Virginia, and Loretta.
Frances Mroz, nee Gburek, beloved wife of Stephen; loving mother of Florence, Leona, Virginia, Loretta, and the late Dorothy Deering Rogus; mother-in-law of George Lobaza, Joseph Rozkuszka, and Paul Zapinski; fond sister of Michael Gburek, Veronica Jakubowski, Mary Jankowski and Lucille Gordon; devoted grandmother of five; great-grandmother of five.
Then per the marriage record of Frances & Stephen at St. Hedwig's Church in Chicago, her parents are Thomas Gburek & Anna Sztermer.