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You want to put your ancestral surname in the subject line.
There is a SKOVIRA family name board but not much action.
An ALL site for research in Slovakia:
www.iabsi.com/gen/publc A map of Hungary :
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htmIn those years, you ancestor would have come thru a port as Janos and his wife as Ilona.
http://igrek.amzp.pl/mapindex.php?cat=WIG100Have you located Ed's church baptismal record? I would think that the church would have insisted on some information from the parents.
I can think of Iglo (Hungarian name) for Spisska Nova Ves. Take a look in
www.ellisislandrecords.org as possible others SKOVIRA came to the address of your ancestor. Remember that family went to family, to a place where common language was spoken and same tradition practiced.
www.helenezx.homestead.comwww.pavlovics.com I can recommend his services
www.cisarik.comwww.cgsi.orgwww.iarelative.com http://genforum.comwww.surnamenavigator.org