Nick Gombash's Genealogy Blog

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: Anna Weishaupt's Baptism in 1868

2012-01-31T17:33:00.001-06:00

With the recent update to the FamilySearch database "Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1935", I was able to obtain a copy of my 2nd-great-grandmother's baptism record. The following are an image and extract of that record:

Date of Birth: 06 May 1868, 9a.m.

Date of Baptism: 07 May 1868

Place and House Number: Graber, Number 64

Name of Child: Anna

Religion: Catholic

Gender: Female

Legitimacy: Legitimate

Father: Weishaupt Josef, häusler in Graber N. 64; son of the deceased Franz Weishaupt, häusler in Graber N. 64 and the deceased Anna Maria, daughter of the deceased Josef Müller, häusler in Johnsdorf N. 28.

Mother: Maria Anna, daughter of the deceased Franz Kasper, feldgärtner in Graber N. 90 and Maria Anna, tocther of the deceased Josef Reichenbach, gärtner in Graber N. 4.

Sponsor: Anna Hesse, daughter of Anton Hesse, (occuptation unknown) in Graber N. 6.

Sponsor: Anna Weishaupt, daughter of the deceased Franz Weishaupt, häusler in Graber N. 64.

Sponsor: JOhanna Hackel, daughter of Josef Hackel, (occupation unknown) in Hermsdorf N. 33.

Sponsor: Josef Führich, son of Franz Anton Führich, (occupation unknown) in Graber N. 22.

Sponsor: Josef Petters, son of Ignaz Petters, feldgärtner in Johnsdorf N. 22.

The Family Tree of Tim Tebow, Quarterback of the Denver Broncos

2011-12-27T16:34:00.005-06:00

If you know me well, you know I have a hobby of picking up and researching random celebrities' family trees. I've previously researched and posted about Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the Green Bay Packer and also Lady Gaga.. far many more not publicly posted about. So when I began researching into Tim's family, I was pleasantly surprised at the wealth of information I was able to find.

I began with some public data: his name, date or birth and the names of his parents. I was able to easily find the marriage record for his parents (12 Jun 1971 in Alachua County, Florida) and then found the birthdays for both of his parents from the Public Records databases on Ancestry.com. Knowing that Tim's father was a Junior/II, I figured finding Tim's grandfather under the same name would be easy enough.. and boy was I right! What I found when I entered their full name (Robert Ramsey Tebow) was Tim's grandfather's application into the SAR.. the Sons of the American Revolution! You can find the images to the left (part 1) and below (part 2). These two documents hold a wealth of information that Tim's grandfather knew and had researched, obviously with the help of the publication "The Hayes Family, Origin, History and Genealogy", by Royal s. Hayes. Tim's grandfather had researched his roots back to the Revolutionary veteran, Captain Joseph Hayes.

Have you researched into Tim Tebow's ancestry?

What interesting things did you find? :)

My Christmas Genealogy Wish-List

2011-12-22T13:11:00.002-06:00

Dear Santa & his Elves at FamilySearch,

I've been a good boy this year, giving aid to researchers left-and-right; from strangers to fellow geneabloggers. I know this to only be a wish-list, but please consider my list and hopefully some will come true and appear on your website, in the year-to-come! For each request, I will describe one good genealogy deed I have done in the past year. I will only request three specific things... because i'm not greedy, of course! :-p

1. Hungarian Church Records
I have helped countless fellow Hungarians who contacted me by email, find out more about their Hungarian heritage. I helped them to determine where in Hungary their family was from and the next proper steps to successful research.

2. German Church Records
I had stumbled upon a blog post by fellow geneablogger, Randy Seaver, and was able to quickly find out information to aid him in his search. He even made a post about it here, and a subsequent post here.

3. Polish Church Records for Barycz and Osobnica; even on microfilm!
I helped a member of the Society of Genealogists (SOG) based in the UK, to create a course on Eastern European research. The course will begin in January.

20% Off Sale on Professional Services at Hungary Exchange!

2011-11-10T15:32:00.001-06:00

I'm happy to announce that during the month of November, i'm offering a 20% off sale on my professional services via Hungary Exchange. The 20% discount will be taken off the grand total at the end of all research conducted. To be entitled to the 20% discount, customers must pay the retainer fee before the end of November. This offer cannot be used on existing projects and it ends on November 30, 2011. Contact me if you have questions of any kind.

If you're interested in my professional services, please take a look at my page here. Quotes on projects are, as always, free and I can easily be contacted at my email address: nickmgombash@yahoo.com.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - The Ancestors GeneaMeme

2011-10-16T11:07:00.002-05:00

I'm a day late with this post, but here is my response to this week's Saturday Night Genealogy Fun! Here are the rules and such:

1) Participate in the Ancestors GeneaMeme created by Jill Ball on the Geniaus blog.

2) Write your own blog post, or add your response as a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook Status post or note, or in a Google+ Stream item.

The Rules:

The list should be annotated in the following manner:

Things you have already done or found: bold face type
Things you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type
You are encouraged to add extra comments in brackets after each item

The Meme:

Which of these apply to you?

1. Can name my 16 great-great-grandparents

2. Can name over 50 direct ancestors

3. Have photographs or portraits of my 8 great-grandparents
4. Have an ancestor who was married more than three times
5. Have an ancestor who was a bigamist (my great-grandfather was a wonderful man *rolls eyes*)
6. Met all four of my grandparents (half passed away before I was born)
7. Met one or more of my great-grandparents (my g-grandma Sylvia!)
8.  Named a child after an ancestor
9.  Bear an ancestor's given name/s (very distant, yes.. but nothing close)
10. Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland (my mother's surname is!)
11. Have an ancestor from Asia (I am a descendant of Attila the Hun.. and I can prove it, too!)
12. Have an ancestor from Continental Europe
13. Have an ancestor from Africa
14. Have an ancestor who was an agricultural labourer
15. Have an ancestor who had large land holdings
16. Have an ancestor who was a holy man
17. Have an ancestor who was a midwife
18.  Have an ancestor who was an author
19. Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones (actually... I don't believe I do)
20. Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng (maybe, considering my descent from Attila the Hun and his Asiatic ancestry!)
21. Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X
22. Have an ancestor with a forename beginnining with Z
23. Have an ancestor born on 25th (my 3rd-g-grandfather James A. J. Costilow & 6th-g-grandfather Christian Schneider)
24. Have an ancestor born on New Year's Day
25. Have blue blood in your family lines (my great-great-grandmother was of Hungarian nobility, and is a descendant of a daughter of King Béla IV of Hungary)
26. Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
27. Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth (two great-grandparents were born in Hungary and Poland, though)
28. Can trace a direct family line back to the eighteenth century
29. Can trace a direct family line back to the seventeenth century or earlier
30.  Have seen copies of the signatures of some of my great-grandparents
31. Have ancestors who signed their marriage certificate with an X
32.  Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university
33. Have an ancestor who was convicted of a criminal offence (ooohhh Hiram Howell....)
34. Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime (again.. ohhh Hiram Howell.. he was murdered)
35.  Have shared an ancestor's story online or in a magazine
36. Have published a family history online or in print
37. Have visited an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries
38. Still have an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries in the family (I would love to buy the Hays Rodgers home in Mississippi)39. Have a family bible from the 19th Century
40.  Have a pre-19th century family bible

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - List Your Matrilineal Line(s)

2011-10-01T18:40:00.001-05:00

Here are the rules, as posted on Randy Seaver's blog, for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!!:

1) List your matrilineal line - your mother, her mother, etc. back to the first identifiable mother. Note: this line is how your mitochondrial DNA was passed to you!

2) Tell us if you have had your mitochondrial DNA tested, and if so, which Haplogroup you are in.

3) Post your responses on your own blog post, in Comments to this blog post, or in a Status line on Facebook or in your Stream at Google Plus.

4) If you have done this before, please do your father's matrilineal line, or your grandfather's matrilineal line, or your spouse's matriliuneal line.

5) Does this list spur you to find distant cousins that might share one of your matrilineal lines?

Here's mine:

My matrilineal line is:

a) Nick M. Gombash
b) Réne Rodgers
c) Elaine Florella Stuempges (1926, Polar, WI -1987, Chicago, IL) married Thomas Thurman Rodgers
d) Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig Martin (1909, Polar, WI - 2008, Antigo, WI) married Walter John Stuempges
e) Maria Summ (1883, Antigo, WI - 1972, Antigo, WI) married Herman Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" Martin
f) Maria Blum (1860, Gutach, Germany - 1951, Norwood, WI) married Johann Georg Summ
g) Barbara Schneider (1824, Gutach, Germany - 1864, Gutach, Germany) married Georg Blum
h) Barbara Brohammer (1788, Gutach, Germany - 1856, Gutach, Germany) married Jacob Friedrich Schneider
i) Catharina Beilharz (1761, Hohenweg, Germany - 1818, Gutach, Germany) married Christian Brohammer
j) Barbara Winkler (? - ?) married Johann Jacob Beilharz
Similar to Randy, I also had my DNA tested and I came up as mtDNA Haplogroup K. We're cousins, Randy! :)

On my Gombash side, the matrilineal line of my father is:

a) John E. Gombash, Jr.
b) Mary Louise Adas (1940, Chicago, IL - 1986, Chicago, IL) married John E. Gombash, Sr.
c) Martha Violet Czarny (1911, Chicago, IL - 1989, Chicago, IL) married Edward Robert Adas, Sr.
d) Rozalia Sophia Wozniak (1887, Osobnica, Poland - 1959, Chicago, IL) married Wojciech Czarny
e) Agatha Turek (? - ?) married Wawrzyniec Wozniak

My Rodgers grandfather's matrilineal line is:

a) Thomas Thurman Rodgers (1928, Duck Hill, MS - 1983, Paducah, KY) married Elaine Florella Stuempges
b) Ellen Inez Martin (1902, Carrollton, MS - 1991, Jackson, MS) married Fred Lamar Rodgers
c) Samatha Aylene Costilow (1869, Holmes Co, MS - 1908, Carroll Co, MS) married Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin
d) Martha A. Miller (1836, AL? - 1877, Holmes/Yazoo Co, MS) married James Andrew J. Costilow

My Gombash grandfather's matrilineal line is:

a) John E. Gombash, Sr. (1935, Caretta, WV - 2005, Joliet, IL)
b) Catherine Anna Grządziel (1906, Barycz, Poland - 1970, Chicago, IL) married Alex Gombash
c) Amelia Stec (1887/1888, Barycz, Poland - 1968, Cleveland, OH) married Frank Grządziel
d) Sophia Zwiszek/Swiszek (? - ?) married Jan Stec

The Family Tree of Lady Gaga

2011-09-24T19:50:00.002-05:00

Lady Gaga, born as Stefani Germanotta, was born to parents who both shared Italian ancestry. Her direct paternal line and direct maternal line are both of Italian extraction. I started researching Lady Gaga's family tree about a year ago, and I had since forgotten about it. I remembered it today and I thought I would share with the world (and her fans!) the details of her ancestry. Below, I will briefly write about her family tree. What I don't talk about will be featured in the image of her family tree, so make sure to check that out for additional information.

Lady Gaga's paternal grandfather was Joseph Anthony Germanotta. He was born to Italian immigrants from Naso, Messina, Sicily. Joseph Anthony actually passed away a year ago, today.. 24 Sep 2010. RIP Mr. Germanotta.

Lady Gaga's mother is of Anglo-American and Italian heritage. Her mother is Veronica Rose Ferri and was born to Italian immigrants. At this point, I am unsure where in Italy Veronica's parents were from. Anyone know? :)

Veronica Ferri's husband was Paul Douglas Bissett. Paul's ancestry can be traced back to Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia (where he was from). Paul's surname of Bissett could possibly be an English name of French origin, but his paternal grandmother's surname of Burghardt is definitely of Germanic origin. Paul's mother, Sally Ann Leech, appears to be of English origins. You can't get much more English than Bosley or Morningstar!

Any additional information anyone can provide me with would be much appreciated!

The Hungarian Ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II; Part 3

2011-09-24T18:03:00.000-05:00

This entry is part three highlighting the Hungarian ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II. Part three is focused on Erzsébet Macskássy de Rápolt, a second great-grandmother of Countess Klaudina Rhédey de Rhéde. Her ahnentafel list is as follows:

First Generation
1. Erzsébet Macskássy de Rápolt

Second Generation
2. Mihály Macskássy de Rápolt
3. unknown

Third Generation
4. Mihály Macskássy de Rápolt
5. Judit Bethlen de Bethlen
6. unknown
7. unknown

Fourth Generation
8. Ferencz Macskássy de Rápolt
9. Margit Nyakazó
10. Mihály Bethlen de Bethlen
11. Katalin Bornemisza de Petrelin
12. unknown
13. unknown
14. unknown
15. unknown

Fifth Generation
16. Boldizsár Macskássy de Rápolt
17. Ilona Gávay de Noszoly
18. unknown
19. unknown
20. György Bethlen de Bethlen
21. Ilona Csejtey
22. unknown
23. unknown
24. unknown
25. unknown
26. unknown
27. unknown
28. unknown
29. unknown
30. unknown
31. unknown

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: Hiram Howell & His 1847 Taxes

2011-09-24T17:41:00.000-05:00

I stumbled upon this 1847 taxation document from Tippah County, Mississippi the other day, and it shed a tiny bit more light (although not much) on the life of Hiram Howell. He is at the top of the document with two of his sons: Reece & David.

Hiram is listed as having 2 slaves, which matches what is listed in the 1850 Federal Census Slave Schedules. In 1850, it was a 21 year old female and a 4 year old male (probably her son?). I assume they are the same individuals listed in this 1847 taxation document. The woman would have been about 17 years old and the male child about 1 year old. This also makes me wonder how a girl of 15 or 16 became pregnant, as she is the only slave in the household. Was Hiram or one of his sons the father of the child? It could be another contributing factor that lead to Hiram's murder in 1853, but we may never know. Reece and David are listed as not owning any slaves.

Reece and David both paid the same amount for county ($.30) and state ($.50) taxes. Hiram on the other hand paid more in taxes (did he own more land than them?) Hiram paid $.72 for county taxes and $1.20 for state taxes.

I'm still looking for Hiram and any of his children in the previous taxation documents, but I don't believe any are listed. I do know, however, that Hiram appears in the 1845 state census in Tippah County. If he's in the 1845 state census living in Tippah County, how come he doesn't appear in the 1845 taxation records? Strange.

My 99 Genealogy Things

2011-09-11T13:37:00.005-05:00

I found this list on the Bayside Blog via Tonia Kendrick’s blog, Tonia’s Roots. I thought it was fun, so I decided to share my experiences with everyone, too :)

Key:

Things you have already done or found – bold type
Things you would like to do or find – italics
Things you have not done or found /don’t care to.

99 Genealogy Things

Belong to a genealogical society.
Joined a group on Genealogy Wise. (I'm not familiar with this website?)
Transcribed records. (Almost every day! haha)
Uploaded headstone pictures to Find-A-Grave or a similar site
Documented ancestors for four generations (self, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents)
Joined Facebook.
Cleaned up a run-down cemetery.
Joined the Genea-Bloggers Group.
Attended a genealogy conference. (I still have yet to attend a genealogy conference.)
Lectured at a genealogy conference. (I'd eventually like to overcome my fear of public speaking and talk about Hungarian genealogy.)
Spoke on a genealogy topic at a local genealogy society/local library’s family history group. (Repeat of 10, no?)
Joined the National Genealogical Society.
Contributed to a genealogy society publication. (I do enough for Hungary Exchange to fill TONS of publications.)
Served on the board or as an officer of a genealogy society.
Got lost on the way to a cemetery.
Talked to dead ancestors.
Researched outside the state in which I live.
Knocked on the door of an ancestral home and visited with the current occupants.
Cold called a distant relative.
Posted messages on a surname message board.
Uploaded a gedcom file to the internet. (I've since deleted every trace of them that I possibly can! There are a lot of thieves out there!)
Googled my name.
Performed a random act of genealogical kindness.
Researched a non-related family, just for the fun of it. (Who hasn't? :) )
Have been paid to do genealogical research. (It's how I make a living!)
Earn a living (majority of income) from genealogical research.
Wrote a letter (or email) to a previously unknown relative.
Contributed to one of the genealogy carnivals.
Responded to messages on a message board.
Was injured while on a genealogy excursion.
Participated in a genealogy meme.
Created family history gift items.
Performed a record lookup.
Took a genealogy seminar cruise.
Am convinced that a relative must have arrived here from outer space. Hiram Howell definitely was from outer space!
Found a disturbing family secret. (Several, in-fact.)
Told others about a disturbing family secret.
Combined genealogy with crafts (family picture quilt, scrapbooking).
Think genealogy is a passion and/or obsession not a hobby. (Oh, it's definitely an obsession.. and my occupation!)
Assisted finding next of kin for a deceased person.
Taught someone else how to find their roots.
Lost valuable genealogy data due to a computer crash or hard drive failure. (Many many years ago when I first began, yes. But not since. Thankfully.)
Been overwhelmed by available genealogy technology.
Know a cousin of the 4th degree or higher. (I've found TONS of cousins way more distant than 4th cousins, especially on my Hungarian side!)
Disproved a family myth through research. (Does proving it count? haha)
Got a family member to let you copy photos.
Used a digital camera to “copy” photos or records.
Translated a record from a foreign language. (I translate records for clients and friends all the time.)
Found an immigrant ancestor’s passenger arrival record. (I've been able to find every single passenger manifest for all my European lines, with the exception of Martin Domagalski.. stop hiding!)
Used microfiche. (You're not a true genealogist if you haven't.)
Have researched in church records.
Visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. (Hopefully someday..)
Used Google+ for genealogy. (Definitely. I found a cousin through G+.)
Visited a church or place of worship of one of your ancestors.
Taught a class in genealogy. (I'd love to teach a class on Hungarian research.)
Traced ancestors back to the 18th Century. (Without others' previous research, yes.)
Traced ancestors back to the 17th Century. (Without others' previous research, yes.)
Traced ancestors back to the 16th Century. (Without others' previous research, yes.)
Can name all of your great-great-grandparents. (Most definitely!!)
Know how to determine a soundex code without the help of a computer.
Have found many relevant and unexpected articles on internet to “put flesh on the bones”. (I actually haven't found too many newspaper articles and such relating to my family.)
Own a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills. (I need to get a copy.)
Helped someone find an ancestor using records you had never used for your own research.
Visited the main National Archives building in Washington, DC.
Have an ancestor who came to America as an indentured servant.
Have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 or Civil War. (Many!)
Taken a photograph of an ancestor’s tombstone.
Can “read” a church record in Latin. (I could do this in my sleep!)
Have an ancestor who changed his/her name, just enough to be confusing.
Joined a Rootsweb mailing list.
Created a family website.
Have a genealogy blog.
Was overwhelmed by the amount of family information received from someone.
Have broken through at least one brick wall. (I found you, Ellen Hovis!!)
Done genealogy research at a court house.
Borrowed microfilm from the Family History Library through a local Family History Center(s). (You can't call yourself a genealogist if you haven't.)
Found an ancestor in an online newspaper archive. (That's how I found out about my great-grandfather's previous marriage!)
Have visited a NARA branch. (I actually need to. There's one actually 20 minutes from me.)
Have an ancestor who served in WWI or WWII.
Use maps in my genealogy research.
Have a blacksheep ancestor.
Found a bigamist amongst my ancestors. (My great-grandfather was quite the bastard.)
Attended a genealogical institute.
Taken online genealogy (and local history) courses.
Consistently (document) and cite my sources. (This is something I really need to start doing, although.. 99% of the research I have been doing is in church records from Europe. So if you can't figure out where the information came from with the town name, religion and date.. then you shouldn't be doing genealogy.)
Visited a foreign country (i.e. one I don’t live in) in search of ancestors. (The only other country I've been to is The Bahamas.)
Can locate any document in my research files within a few minutes. (Seconds?)
Have an ancestor who was married four times. (I think the most was three.)
Made a rubbing of an ancestor’s gravestone.
Followed genealogists on Twitter. Follow me! @nickmgombash
Published a family history book.
Learned of a death of a fairly close family relative through research. (It's quite sad how you have to find out about your great-aunt's death from searching around the internet.)
Offended a family member with my research. (All the time. People really need to loosen up and realize it's the 21st century. If someone wants your information enough, they will find it. And no, I've never put their information online. Do you all know there's a database on Ancestry to find your address and birth-date? Yep. It's there. Go look.)
Reunited someone with precious family photos or artifacts.
Have a paid subscription to a genealogy database. (Been there, done that. The majority of my research is in European church records, which are not online. And if they are online, they're freely accessible.)
Submitted articles for FamilySearch Wiki.
Organized a family reunion.
Used Archives in countries where my ancestors originated. (Online archives count, right? I use the Hungarian archives' databases all the time!)
Converted someone new to the love of all things genealogy.

My Maternal Lineage: Update 1

2011-09-05T18:29:00.001-05:00

Back in May of 2010, I made a post highlighting my maternal line from my family tree. You can find that here. Since then, I've been able to make a tiny bit of progress which I'll share with you all here.

As of May 2010 my ninth generation maternal ancestor was the following:

9) Catharina Beilharz

Born 16 Jan 1761, Hohenweg, Hornberg, Ortenau, Baden, Germany

Died unknown

Married Christian Brohammer, 26 Sep 1787, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany

Several months ago I was finally able to locate the death record for Catharina (pictured to the right). This death record states that she died on 30 Oct 1818 in Gutach. The death was recorded on 01 Nov 1818. She was born on 16 Jan 1761 to late Johann Jacob Beilharz, a day-laborer from Hohenweg (a community in Gutach previously belonging to Hornberg), and the late Barbara Winkler (Winklerin; a lot of German records add "-in" to the end of surnames for females, much like Poland using "-ska" for females instead of "-ski". She was married first to Christian Brohammer on 26 Sep 1787. She was married second to George Breithaupt, a day-laborer in Sulzbach (a community in Gutach), on 27 Sep 1807. She was 57 years, 9 months and 7 days old.

With this information, I'm able to add one more generation to my maternal lineage:

10) Barbara Winkler
Born unknown
Died before 30 Oct 1818, possibly Hohenweg, Hornberg, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
(Catharina's death record states Barbara was deceased)
Married Johann Jacob Beilharz, before 16 Jan 1761

Now, I just need to order the microfilms for Hornberg... all 6 of them!

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Ahnentafel Roulette!

2011-09-03T17:24:00.003-05:00

Here are the rules for any who wish to join in, as well! You can find the original rules and post >>here<<. :)

1) How old is your great-grandfather now, or how old would he be if he had lived? Divide this number by 4 and round the number off to a whole number. This is your "roulette number."

2) Use your pedigree charts or your family tree genealogy software program to find the person with that number in your ahnentafel (ancestor name list). Who is that person?

3) Tell us three facts about that person with the "roulette number."

4) Write about it in a blog post on your own blog, in a Facebook or Google Plus note or comment, or as a comment on this blog post.

5) If you do not have a person's name for your "roulette number" then spin the wheel again - pick a grandparent, a parent, a favorite aunt or cousin, or even your children!

Here's mine:

My great-grandfather, Alex Gombash, was born on 07 Nov 1896 in Tiszadob, Szabolcs county, Hungary. If he were to be alive today, he would be 114 years old. Divided by four is 28.5, so I'll round up to 29.

My number 29 ancestor is listed as Anna Weishaupt (1867-1951); here is her entry:

29. Anna Weishaupt was born on 06 May 1867 in Graber, Auscha District, Leitmeritz, Bohemia. She was the daughter of Joseph Weishaupt and Maria Anna Kasper. She was married to Johann Phillip Julius "John" Stuempges on 28 Sep 1887 at Newburgh's Corner, La Crosse County, Wisconsin. She died on 11 Jan 1951 at Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin. (Picture: Anna Weishaupt with husband John Stuempges and children, circa 1897.)

Three facts about Anna Weishaupt:

1) Anna was an ethnic German from Bohemia, immigrating as a two year old child on 10 Jun 1869 aboard the ship Helvetia.

2) Anna had a total of 11 children, 9 of them living to be adults and have children of their own. If she were to live to see all her grandchildren born, she would have had 28 grandchildren.

3) Anna had diabetes. I don't know which type and the severity of it, though. (I honestly don't know too much about diabetes to begin with). I was told by my great-aunt (sister to my grandmother..granddaughters of Anna), that my great-grandmother (Anna's daughter-in-law) was the family member to give Anna her insulin shots.

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: The Birth Record of Katalin Bárczay de Bárcza

2011-08-28T18:17:00.000-05:00

Lately, I've been working on a branch of my Bódogh family that I know little about. My line comes from Tiszadob in Szabolcs county. Previous to that, they came from Gelej and before that Tiszaszederkény, both in Borsod County. Back in the mid-late 1600's a branch of my Bódogh's settled in Miskolcz, the largest city in Borsod county. I've been trying to document and connect this branch to the larger Bódogh family tree that I have compiled.

This birth record is for Katalin Bárczay de Bárcza. Although she is a cousin to me in her own right (a 12th cousin 5 times removed, through the Bárczay de Bárcza family), my connection to her is her husband: Géza Demeter de Szeő-Demeter. Géza, an early explorer of Africa, was the son of Ernő Demeter de Szeő-Demeter and Erzsébet Bódogh de Nemesbikk. Nemesbikk is a neighboring village to Gelej and Tiszaszederkény; the Bódogh families of Nemesbikk are already compiled and connected into my large Bódogh family tree.

What's really interesting is the occupation of Katalin's father! An extract of Katalin Bárczay de Bárcza's birth record is as follows:

Entry Number: 67
Town: Heő-Csaba (in Borsod County)
Registration Date: 04 Oct 1901
Name of Registerer: The father

Name of Father: Bárczai Bárczay István
Religion: Reformed
Occupation: Land owner; Chamberlain of Emperor and King
Residence: Heő-Csaba
Birthplace: Heő-Csaba
Age: 41

Name of Mother: Bárczai Bárczay Istvánné (Mrs. István) felhévizi Bihary Ludovica
Religion: Roman Catholic
Occupation: none
Residence: Heő-Csaba
Birthplace: Baracza, Gömör county
Age: 30

Birthplace of Child: Heő-Csaba
Birthdate: 29 Sep 1901
Gender: Female
Religion: Roman Catholic
Name of Child: Ludovica Izabella Katalina

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: The Marriage Of My Cousin, Baron László Solymosy de Loós és Egervár

2011-08-26T15:28:00.000-05:00

With the update of the FamilySearch database "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980", I tried searching to figure out what exactly was new to the database. I believe it's the addition of Somogy county. I was actually able to find a marriage record for a cousin of mine, Baron László Solymosy de Loós és Egervár. I'm related to the Baron through his direct-maternal line great-grandmother, Baroness Angelika Izdenczy de Monostor és Komlós. My own 8th-great-grandfather was Márton Izdenczy de Komlós,
a relative of the Baronial Izdenczy de Monostor és Komlós
family. Here is an extract of his marriage record:

Page 5
Entry 13
Marriage Date: 24 Apr 1935, Inke (Somogy county)

Groom Name: Loosi és egervári Dr báró (baron) Solymosy László Ödön István
Groom Occupation: large land owner
Groom Religion: Evangelical
Groom Birth Place: Zalaegerszeg
Groom Birth Date: 27 Apr 1909
Groom Residence: Egervár (Vas megye)
Groom Father: néhai (deceased) loosi és egervári báró (baron) Solymosy Ödön
Groom Mother: zichy és vásonkeői Zichy Angella grófnő (countess)

Bride Name: Bolla Gizella
Bride Religion: Reformed
Bride Birth Place: Inke
Bride Birth Date: 11 Mar 1914
Bride Residence: Inke
Bride Father: Bolla Pál
Bride Mother: Balogh Franciska

Witness: Zábrák Viktor, Nagylózs
Witness: Dr. Bolla Pál, Vásárosnamény

Prime Minister of Hungary, Kálmán Tisza

2011-08-24T03:18:00.000-05:00

I was randomly searching around the Budapest Civil Registration records today, and I stumbled upon a death record for a pretty well-known man in Hungary: Kálmán Tisza, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1875 to 1890. Here is an extract of his death record:

Entry Number: 864
Date of Registration: 24 Mar 1902
Date of Death: 23 Mar 1902
Name of Deceased: borosjenői Tisza Kálmán nyugalmazott magyar királyi miniszterelnök országgyűlési képviselő (borosjenői Tisza Kálmán retired Royal Hungarian Prime Minister, Parliamentary Representative)
Birth Place: Nagy-Várad (Bihar county)
Residence: Budapest VIII Sándor u (utcza; street) 14
Religion: ref. (Reformed/Calvanist)
Age: 71
Spouse: Degenfeld Schomberg Ilona grófnő (Countess)
Father: néhai (deceased) borosjenői Tisza Lajos
Mother: néhai (deceased) Teleki Juliánna grófnő (Countess)
Cause of Death: vérér elfajulás szívhüdés (vascular degeneration heart failure)

St. Stephen's Day & My Connection To The King

2011-08-20T15:45:00.000-05:00

In honor of St. Stephen's day in Hungary, I thought it'd be neat to highlight my own connection to the well-known Saint and first King of Hungary. My own 24th-great-grandmother was Szabina, Princess of Hungary. She belonged to the Árpád dynasty and was the daughter of King Béla IV and his wife Maria Laskaris.

King St. Stephen was connected to Szabina through two lines of descent: through both Szabina's mother and father. Through Szabina's father, St. Stephen was her 7th-great-uncle. Through Szabina's mother, St. Stephen was her 6th-great-uncle. You can see the connection in the chart to the right:

(Not So) Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-17T01:44:00.001-05:00

Marcin (Martin) Domagalski & wife Agnieszka (Agnes) Gotowacirca 1898

This picture is of my 3rd-great-grandparents, Martin Domagalski and wife Agnes Gotowa. This couple had been a brick-wall for me for so many years, when I first began my research. I knew so little about their beginnings and where they came from prior to moving to Chicago. Lack of finding any information continued to make them more and more of a mystery over the years, which drew me to them even more. It didn't hurt that their headstone in Resurrection Cemetery in Justice, Cook County, Illinois, was huge and absolutely beautiful! It was and still is, the first place I stop every single time I go to this cemetery.. even if I'm doing look-ups for people not related to me. I always stop at their grave.

A few years ago, I finally cracked a piece of the brick-wall down and found that they had moved to Chicago from Medina, Orleans County, New York. Their first child, Josephine, whom I descend from, was the only child of theirs that was born in Medina. Sometime during the 1 1/2 year gap between the birth of Josephine and their next child, they moved to the "Back Of The Yards" area of Chicago. I believe they went to join Martin's sister Anna/Antonia Domagalska, married to Peter Paluszek. Along with Martin and Agnes, came the sister of Agnes and her husband: Apolonia Gotowa and Michael "Asher" Popiolek. Apolonia and husband Michael are buried in the plot to the south of her sister Agnes and husband Martin. They have an equally beautiful stone, although not as large.

After moving to Chicago, Martin and Agnes had eleven more children.. eight of them surviving (not including Josephine) to adulthood. Martin died rather young, at the age of 52, on 05 May 1917. The cause of his death is listed as "chronic interstitial nephritis", with a contributing cause of "Broncho pneumonia". Five months later, Agnes passes away, too. Her cause of death is a bit tragic and upsetting to even think about: "Shock and injuries jumped out of window", with a contributing cause of "temporarily insane". As sad as this is, I like to believe it was grief and caused by the death of her husband, five months earlier. A tragic but romantic ending.

The Hungarian Ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II; Part 7

2011-08-14T19:41:00.000-05:00

This is a continuation of the Hungarian Ancesty of Queen Elizabeth II. This is part 7 and it highlights the ancestry of Judith Dániel de Vargyas, wife of Baron László Bánffy de Losoncz. Note #1: Numbers 30 & 31 in this post are the same as numbers 14 & 15 in Part 4. Note #2: There is another line of the Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor family (numbers 3, 6, 12 and 24) on the main page in Part 1 (11 and 22).

First Generation
1. Judith Dániel de Vargyas

Second Generation
2. István Dániel de Vargyas
3. Zsófia Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor

Third Generation
4. Ferencz Dániel de Vargyas
5. Judit Béldi de Uzon
6. Péter Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor
7. Klára Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György

Fourth Generation
8. Mihály Dániel de Vargyas
9. unknown
10. Pál Béldi de Uzon
11. Zsuzsánna Vitéz
12. Boldizsár Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor
13. Zsófia Tornya de Tornyafalva
14. László Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
15. Zsuzsánna Tholdalaghy de Nagy-Iklód

Fifth Generation
16. Péter Dániel de Vargyas
17. Borbála Mikó
18. unknown
19. unknown
20. Kelemen Béldi de Uzon
21. Mária Bánffy
22. unknown
23. unknown
24. János Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor
25. Anna Sarmasági de Sarmaság et Mező-Kövesd
26. Tamás Tornya de Tornyafalva
27. Petronella Tholdy de Nagy-Szalonta et Fekete-Bátor
28. Ferencz Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
29. Borbála Paczolay
30. János Tholdalaghy de Nagy-Iklód
31. Borbála Gyerőffy de Gyerő-Vásárhely

The Love... Square... of Mary "Polly" Hovis

2011-08-14T16:05:00.001-05:00

A few months ago, I met a not-so-distant cousin on the internet and she was able to shed some light and new information on one of our brick-wall ancestors. Her name was Ellen, and she was the second wife of William S. Martin, of Lincoln County, North Carolina. She shared with me Ellen's maiden name.. Hovis.. and that's when all the pieces gradually began to fit together.

I knew that Ellen Hovis was born sometime around 1825 and probably in Lincoln County, North Carolina. She had a previous marriage to a Robert Kenedy (Caneda) on 23 Jan 1840 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Robert must have died, because Ellen was then married to her second husband, William S. Martin (also a widower), on 01 Sep 1845 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. Here are the children of Ellen Hovis Kennedy Martin:

Ellen Hovis & Robert Kenedy:

*Margaret E. Kenedy, married to William Misskelley

Ellen Hovis & William S. Martin:

*Mary C. Martin
married to a man named McDowel; divorced?

*Elmira Terissa Martin
married to James K. McDaniel

*Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin (my 2nd-great-grandfather)
married first to Mary Britnal
married second to Samantha Costilow (my 2nd-great-grandmother)
married third to Evie Evelyn Rodgers

*Saliana Martin

*John L. Martin
married to Clementine "Clemmie" McDonald

*Nancy Martin

*Ollie M. Martin

At this point, I was at a dead-end. I didn't know anything on the parents or siblings of Ellen Hovis or William S. martin. I did however know the name of the bondsman for the marriage of Ellen and William.. Jonas Lineberger. I originally found a Jonas who was the son of a Michael Lineberger and Katherine Hovis.. a definite clue and possible connection. This later led me (with the aid of another newly found cousin) to a publication called "Our kin : being a history of the Hoffman, Rhyne, Costner, Rudisill, Best, Hovis, Hoyle, Wills, Shetley, Jenkins, Holland, Hambright, Gaston, Withers, Cansler, Clemmer and Lineberger families", published in 1915 by D.E. Ryne, L.L. Jenkins and L.M. Hoffman. Yes.. a very lengthy title.

This book was my jackpot! On page 392, it stated that Ellen Hovis who married William Martin, was (one of three) illegitimate children of Polly Hovis, later married to Eli Chapple. The book actually gave a nearly-whole page account on Eli Chapple, and the author of this section clearly knew this man and this specific family well. I knew this information had to be correct! The information has Mary "Polly" Hovis as the daughter of Andrew Hovis and his wife Nancy Foster. Later searches around the internet brought up the same information, as well as Mary "Polly" and the illegitimate kids.. who erroneously bore the Chapple surname of their step-father.

I was then told about holy grail of records for illegitimate children.. Bastardy Bonds! I never knew these type of records existed back then and I was ecstatic while reading-up on them on the internet. With Mary "Polly" having THREE illegitimate kids, odds were in my favor that something had to have been recorded.. or at least I hoped so! A week or two after finding out all this exciting information, a gracious genea-friend sent me copies of an index to the Bastardy Bonds for Lincoln County, North Carolina, covering years 1784-1842. I found the exact entry I was hoping for, for my Ellen.. and I was given an extra surprise. It had her birthdate! It listed the father as "Jonas Huffman", which I knew was a mis-spelling of Hoffman, a very large family in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

I narrowed down my search for Jonas Hoffman, which was actually pretty easy, to a man born in 1788 and died (very young) in 1829. Ellen was only 5 when her father died.. I wonder if she knew he was her father at all, at that age? Anyway.. this is where the story gets good.. really good. Jonas Hoffman was a MARRIED MAN! Ten years prior to Ellen's birth (1814), Jonas Hoffman was married to Anna Maria Costner. From 1814 til his death in 1829, Jonas Hoffman and Anna Maria Costner had nine children.. and Ellen was born smack-dab in between the 5th and 6th child. How could Anna Maria Costner have continued to be with this man, fully knowing what he had done? She had to have known, because the bastardy bond was listed as a "joint bond".. both parties accepted the support of the child (Ellen). Anna Maria had to have known her husband was paying to support an illegitimate child... Right?

The story continues to unravel. In the publication I mentioned above, it stated that Mary "Polly" Hovis "lived on the old Hoffman tract of land embracing a very small piece of ground and a cabin put up for her". In the will of Jonas Hoffman's father, John Hoffman, this is verified. It appears it was HIS land, that Mary "Polly" was living on. So the whole Hoffman family must have known she had Jonas' bastard child! The will describes a portion of land that is to be divided between Jonas Hoffman's six surviving songs, because Jonas was deceased already. It's described as "the little place where Polly Hovis lives". Further research into John Hoffman, finds that his wife was a Hovis.. and the aunt of Mary "Polly". Ellen's parents were first cousins, they shared the same grandparents.

One last little clue that is pretty cool. Ellen's half-sister, Lanie Salena Hoffman, was married to a Jonas Lineberger.. the bondsman for the marriage of Ellen Hovis and William S. Martin. Something also interesting, is that Ellen and William had a daughter named "Saliana" (according to 1870 census). Could "Saliana" be a name-sake for her aunt Lanie Salena Hoffman? Ellen must have had a close relationship with her half-sister Lanie Salena Hoffman, for her husband to be a bondsman to her marriage and to name a daughter after her!

In the Bastardy Bonds index, I was able to find one more entry for a sibling to Ellen. It was in 1818 and I believe it was for her older brother, Rufus Hovis. The father is listed as "Joseph McCallister", probably McAllister.. another large family of Lincoln County, North Carolina. Mary "Polly" was later married to Eli Chapple, a "Yankee" shoemaker originally from New York. Mary "Polly" and Eli had a son names Joseph, who was later married to a McAllister woman. Was she a half-sister to Joseph's half-brother, Rufus? I found no entry for Ellen and Rufus' brother, whose name I've seen written as both Christian and Christopher.

Oh, that connections!

The Family Tree of French President Nicolas Sarkozy

2011-08-11T12:57:00.001-05:00

Nicolas Sarkozy is the son of a Hungarian father and a French and Greek mother. His father was born a Hungarian nobleman, named Pál István Ernő Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa (in Hungarian: nagybócsai Sárközy). This post will highlight on the information I was able to find on Nicolas Sárközy's family tree, beginning with his father Pál.

The marriage record of György Sándor Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa and wife Katalin Ilona Anna Tóth de Csáford. They were married on 20 Sep 1921, in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. It states that Dr. György Sándor Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa was born on 16 Mar 1896, in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. He was the son of György Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa and Róza Juhász. The bride was Katalin Ilona Anna Tamás Tóth de Csáford. She was born on 13 Jan 1902 in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary and was the daughter of Imre Tóth de Csáford and Adél Jeney de Boros-Jenő.

The birth record of György Sándor Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa. He was born on 16 Mar 1896, in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. György Sándor's father is listed as György Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa, a 33 year old who was born in Ér-Mihályfalva, Bihar, Hungary. He was of the Evanglical Reformed religion and resided in Szolnok at Number 4 Magyar Street. His occupation was a city councillor. György Sándor's mother is listed as Róza Juhász. She was 25 years old, born in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun, Szolnok, Hungary and of the Roman Catholic religion. She resided at the same residence as her husband, György, and her occupation is listed as the wife of the city councillor.

The birth record of Katalin Ilona Anna Tóth de Csáford. She was born on 13 Jan 1902, in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. Katalin's father is listed as Imre Tóth de Csáford, a 28 year old who was born in Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kis-Kun, Hungary. He was of the Roman Catholic religion and resided in Szolnok at Number 12 Szapáry Street. His occupation was a private official. Katalin's mother is listed as Adél Jeney de Boros-Jenő. She was 24 years old, also born in Budapest and of the Roman Catholic religion. She resided at the same residence as her husband, Imre, and she has no occupation listed.

The death record of György Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa. György died on 26 Sep 1933 in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. He is listed as being the city councillor and living at Number 7 Magyar Street, in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. He was of the Reformed religion and 71 years old. His wife is listed as Róza Juhász. The parents of György are listed as well: the deceased Ferencz Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa and the deceased Johanna Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa. His cause of death was myocardial degeneration.

The death record of Róza Juhász. Róza died on 02 Aug 1934 in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. She is listed as being the wife of the late György Sárközy and living at Number 7 Magyar Street, in Szolnok, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, Hungary. She was of the Roman Catholic religion and 67 years old. Her husband is listed as the deceased György Sárközy. The parents of Róza are listed as well: the deceased Ignácz Juhász and the deceased Erzsébet Maráz. Her cause of death was myocardial degeneration.

The Hungarian Ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II; Part 6

2011-08-08T15:03:00.000-05:00

A few months back, I had begun a project to display the Hungarian ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. This is a 17 part series with a goal of displaying nine generations of known ancestry for the Queen. Today's entry focuses on the ancestry of Baron László Bánffy de Losoncz, husband of Judit Dániel de Vargyas.

Take note of the Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor family, on lines number 7, 14 and 28. There is another line for this family in the Queen's ancestry on line 22 of the main page, which you can find >>here<<. You will find the ancestry of Baron László Bánffy de Losoncz below:

First Generation

1. Baron László Bánffy de Losoncz

Second Generation

2. Kristóf Bánffy de Losoncz

3. Anna Bethlen de Bethlen

Third Generation

4. János Bánffy de Losoncz

5. Fruzsina Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya et Vásáros-Namény

6. Farkas Bethlen de Bethlen

7. Anna Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor

Fourth Generation

8. György Bánffy de Losoncz

9. Zsófia de Csernavoda és Surány

10. Ferencz Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya et Vásáros-Namény

11. Margit Segnyey de Lapis-Patak

12. János Bethlen de Bethlen

13. Katalin Baládffi de Kiskend

14. Boldizsár Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor

15. Anna Lázár de Szárhegy

Fifth Generation

16. Miklós Bánffy de Losoncz

17. Orsolya Telegdi de Telegd

18. János de Csernavoda és Surány

19. Dorottya

20. Péter Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya et Vásáros-Namény

21. Magdolna Istvánffy de Baranyavár és Kis-Asszonyfalva

22. László Segnyey de Lapis-Patak

23. Katalin Pottornyay de Pottornya és Csáth

24. Gergely Bethlen de Bethlen

25. Anna Nyujtódi

26. Miklós Sükösd

27. Anna Baládffi

28. János Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor

29. Sarmasági de Sarmaság et Mező-Kövesd

30. Lázár de Szárhegy

31. Bogáthy de Bogáth

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: The Birth Record of Robert Gombash in 1898

2011-08-07T23:31:00.000-05:00

Robert, born as Balázs, was my great-grandfather's brother. Here is the extract of his civil registration birth record:

Page 62
Town: Szentmihály
Date: 15 Mar 1898
Who appeared before registrar: Gombás Sándor
Occupation: small land owner
Residence: Szentmihály house number 1041
The undersigned registerer

Father: Gombás Sándor
Religion: Evangelical Reformed
Occupation: small land owner
Residence: Szentmihály house number 1041
Birthplace: Szentmihály
Age: 26

Mother: Tóth Eszter, wife of Gombás Sándor
Religion: Evangelical Reformed
Occupation: Homemaker
Residence: Szentmihály house number 1041
Birthplace: Szentmihály (ERROR!)
Age: 24

Birth Place: Szentmihály house number 1041
Birth Date: 11 Mar 1898
Birth Time: 8:30 P.M.
Gender: Male
Religion: Evangelical Reformed
Name: Balázs

Notes at the top: It states that the mother was not born in Szent-Mihály, but instead Tisza-Dob.

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: The Birth Record of Alex Gombash in 1896

2011-08-06T12:53:00.000-05:00

I was delighted the other day, to see that FamilySearch had updated the Hungary Civil Registrations database. The new update added records for the towns of Szentmihály and Tiszadob.. the two towns my great-great-grandparents came from! The civil registration records for these towns weren't previously available on microfilm, so I was instantly excited! I knew I would finally be able to find the birth record of my great-grandfather, Alex Gombash. Here is an extracted copy:

Page 292
Town: Szentmihály
Date: 10 Nov 1896
Who appeared before registrar: Schvartz Fáni
Occupation: Midwife
Residence: Szentmihály house number 561
The undersigned registerer

Father: Gombás Sándor
Religion: Evangelical Reformed
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Szentmihály house number 1041
Birthplace: Szentmihály
Age: 24

Mother: Tóth Eszter
Religion: Evangelical Reformed
Occupation: Homemaker
Residence: Szentmihály house number 1041
Birthplace: Tiszadob, Szabolcs megye
Age: 22

Birth Place: Szentmihály house number 1041
Birth Date: 07 Nov 1896
Birth Time: 3 P.M.
Gender: Male
Religion: Evangelical Reformed
Name: Sándor

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Heritage Pie Chart

2011-07-17T02:41:00.000-05:00

Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings has come up with the following challenge this week:

Your mission tonight, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1) List your 16 great-great-grandparents with their birth, death and marriage data (dates and places).
2) Determine the countries (or states) that these ancestors lived in at their birth and at their death.
3) For extra credit, go make a “Heritage Pie” chart for the country of origin (birth place) for these 16 ancestors. [Hint: you could use the chart generator from Kid Zone for this.] [Note: Thank you to Sheri Fenley for the "Heritage Pie" chart idea.]
4) Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a post on Facebook or google+.

Here are the 14 I know (plus the states for the two that I do not know based on the information given by their daughter in the census).

1. Sándor Gombás, born 21 Feb 1872 in Büdszentmihály (today Tiszavasvári), Hungary. Died 02 May 1931 in Goff, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

2. Eszter Tóth, born 22 Sep 1874 in Tiszadob, Hungary. Died 04 Apr 1950 in Lore City, Guernsey County, Ohio.

3. Franciszek Grządziel, born 1872 in Barycz, Brzozów, Poland. Died 10 Jun 1927 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

4. Amelia Stec, born 29 Jun 1887/1888 in Barycz, Brzozów, Poland. Died April 1968 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

5. Joseph Adas, born 21 May 1882 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Died 20 Feb 1939 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

6. Josephine Domagalski, born 04 Sep 1886 in Medina, Orleans County, New York. Died 14 Nov 1958 in Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois.

7. Wojciech Czarny, born 24 Apr 1888 in Osobnica, Jaslo, Poland. Died Oct 1961 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

8. Rozalia Sophia Wozniak, born 1887 in Osobnica, Jaslo, Poland. Died 22 Oct 1959 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

9. Allen Parks Rodgers, born 29 Jun 1873 in Carroll County, Mississippi. Died 14 Apr 1945 in Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi.

10. Minnie Josephine Vance, born 03 Aug 1872 in Montgomery County, Mississippi. Died 16 Jun 1919 in Montgomery County, Mississippi.

11. Samuel Christopher Columbus Martin, born 02 Feb 1850 in Gaston County, North Carolina. Died 16 Feb 1922 in Grenada or Montgomery County, Mississippi.

12. Samantha Aylene Costilow, born 02 Dec 1869 in Holmes County, Mississippi. Died 13 Aug 1908 in Carroll County, Mississippi.

13. Johann Philip Julius Stuempges, born 30 Nov 1860 in Newton, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Died 16 Feb 1951 in Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

14. Anna Weishaupt, born 06 May 1867 in Graber, Leitmeritz, Bohemia. Died 11 Jan 1951 in Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

15. Herman Wilhelm Gustav Martin, born 21 Jun 1882 in Gross Schönfeld, Kreis Greifenhagen, Pommern, Germany. Died 17 May 1968 in Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin.

16. Maria Summ, born 23 Jul 1883 in Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin. Died 06 Apr 1972 in Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: Joseph Weishaupt's Baptism

2011-07-10T14:03:00.000-05:00

I was going through FamilySearch today, reviewing all the databases they've added lately and I stumbled upon some new Czech Republic databases. None of them related to my family, but it got me thinking about the previous database that DOES relate to my family. I have found most of everything that I possibly can with what's available, so I was reviewing some of the records I had previously found. I thought I'd share one of those records and show how thorough the Bohemian's were with their records! There are three generations listed in this single baptism record: the child, the parents and the grandparents.. maiden names and all! :)

Extract:

Born & Baptized: 29 Nov 1827, Graber
House Number: 64
Name: Joseph
Religion: Catholic
Gender: blank
Legitimate or Illegitimate: Legitimate
Father: Franz Weishaupt schneidermeister, son of Franz Weishaupt händler from Graber No. 64 and Dorothea born Tieze from Graber No. 84
Mother: Anna Maria, daughter of Joseph Müller händler from Johnsdorf No. 28 and Anna Maria born Grundmann from Johnsdorf No. 38.
Sponsor: Joseph Müller, schumacher aus Johnsdorf
Sponsor: Benedikt Weishaupt, schneider from Graber
Sponsor: Theresia Müller, häusler's daughter from Graber
Sponsor: Rosalia Lehmann, häusler's daughter from Hermsdorf
Performer of Baptism: Ignatius Münzberg, Decanus

My Connection To President Andrew Jackson

2011-06-29T21:37:00.000-05:00

With the addition of today's new database on FamilySearch called "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927", I've been scouring through the counties and records trying to find documents for my ancestors. I struck gold tonight! In the documents listing the sale of the personal estate of my 6th-great-grandfather, Samuel Hays, it lists that the future president Andrew Jackson had been made the legal guardian for Samuel Hays' children! How cool is that?

After reading through the entire document though, I found it a bit strange that the children were sent to live with Andrew Jackson and the entire personal estate of Samuel Hays sold... when his wife was still alive. Very weird. It makes no mentions of the sale of real estate, so I assume Samuel Hays' widow, Elizabeth, remained on the property. Did she remarry and when was the land sold?

Here is the extract of the typed record:

SAMUEL HAY'S Estate Divided & C. May 29th 1795. Pursuant to an Order of Court made last January Term 1795 Authorizing and Impowering John Bosley Michael Glaves and Samuel Donelson to Divide the monies Arising from the Sale of the personal Estate of Samuel Hay's Deceased Amongst the Legattees and heirs of the Afsd. Saml. Hays. And We the aforementioned John Bosley Michael Glaves & Samuel Donelson do Certify that We have placed in the possession of Andrew Esquire Special Guardian for sd. Legattees The Sum of four hundred And Seventeen Dollars and three Shillings in Notes, but that One hundred and forty one Dollars and five Shillings of the Afsd. Notes are yet due but that the Remainder of the NOtes Two hundred and Seventy five Dollars Six Shillings have been long due W. do further Certify that each Childs Propertionable part is Eighty three Dollars Three Shillings and Eight pence; We further Say that Mrs Hays Widow is indebted to the Children One hundred fifty Dollars Six Shillings and Ten pence and that She has not given in her Note for the Same or any part thereof and that no more Notes Than mentioned Above, nor any money, have come to our hands Certificed this 11th day of April 1795. Errors and Mistakes Excepted. Signed John Bosley, Michael Glaves & Samuel Donelson

If I Could Speak To My Ancestors...

2011-06-20T21:01:00.000-05:00

Earlier today, I was analyzing all the information in my family tree (no surprise there!). I was looking at my dead-ends and trying to figure out which records I needed to persue to crack the brick-walls. I then, again, began to dream and wish that I had some way to communicate with my ancestors and ask them questions. Thinking about it all more and more, I thought if it WERE a possibility, what three questions would I ask to any of my ancestors?

Rules:
1. You may ask any three questions to any ancestors from any period in time.
2. Not all questions have to be directed to one specific ancestor, you can have a single question for three different ancestors.
3. You can't repeat a question, they have to be three unique questions. Asking three different ancestors what their mother's surname was is far too easy!
4. Before each question, you must identify which ancestor you're asking the question to.
5. After identifying the answer and the question, give a little information about this ancestor that's related to your question. You never know who will stumble upon this information and contact you!

My Three Questions:
#1 Ancestor: Hiram Howell (b. about 1790, SC; d. 1853, Tippah Co, MS)
#1 Question: What complications lead to your murder?
Fact: Hiram Howell was murdered in 1853 (exact date unknown) by Lindsey Slaughter, his probable son-in-law. I believe that Lindsey Slaughter's wife, Bathsheba, is the daughter of Hiram Howell. Lindsey and Bathsheba Slaughter had a daughter named Temperance, a name extremely unique to the Howell family (the name of Hiram's daughter whom I descend from, and the name of Hiram's sister-in-law).

#2 Ancestor: Eszter Tóth (b. 1874, Tiszadob, Hungary; d. 1950, Lore City, OH)
#2 Question: What was the family information in the paperwork that you brought with you, when you immigrated to America?
Fact: Family stories from cousins all recollect that my great-great-grandmother had brought with her when she immigrated, papers about her family tree and ancestors. My cousin in Arizona (whom inherited the papers, yet won't share a single piece of information) has stated she DOES have these papers and it has a full family tree and also includes information about a King that we supposedly descend from. Hearing of this claim years ago, I knew it was at least more plausible than family stories of others.. Eszter was of nobility! A noblewoman is more likely to descend from a King than a peasant. Just in the past two years, I have researched enough to the point that I have proven that we DO descend from a King of Hungary. To be precise, we descend from the early "true" Magyar Kings of Hungary from the Árpád Dynasty. I just want those documents my great-great-grandma brought over from Hungary!!

#3 Ancestor: Martha A. Miller (b. 1836, AL?; d. 1877, Holmes or Yazoo Co, MS)
#3 Question: Who are your parents?!
Fact: According to a family bible (that no one seems to know where it is, or who had it), Martha A. Miller was born on 18 Nov 1836, married to James Andrew J. Costilow on 25 Jul 1855 and died 19 Dec 1877. No places for any of these dates were provided in this supposed family bible. There have also been claims that Martha has Native American roots. Martha truly is a brick-wall. I haven't been able to locate her in the 1850 census anywhere. Any possible matches have been disproven, so I always end up right at the brick-wall again.

What are your questions? :)

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Two Truths & A Lie

2011-06-12T02:24:00.000-05:00

It's Saturday again, and it's time for some genealogy fun! I really like this week's theme!

1) Play "two truths and a lie." Tell us three facts about your family history -- two have to be true and one has to be a lie.

2) Put them on your own blog post, in a Facebook status or in a comment on this blog. Ask readers to guess which one is a lie.

3) After one day, be sure to put the right answer as a comment to your blog. or Facebook status.

Here are mine:

* My 5th-great-grandfather was murdered.

* I have an ancestor with a mixed-racial background: White, Native American and African American.

* King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary is my 2nd cousin.

Which one do you think is a lie? Please comment!

My Wish List For FamilySearch

2011-06-07T23:51:00.001-05:00

With the massive undertaking of the digitization project by FamilySearch, researchers have been able to conduct more and more research at home with less need for the "big-box" genealogy websites, such as Ancestry.com. It was only back in March of last year that FamilySearch really began adding substantial amounts of new databases to their new website.. and a lot of them having indexes, as well.

FamilySearch has been adding new databases almost daily, and I'm constantly checking back (almost daily!) to see what new databases they have uploaded. I thought it would be fun to create a post containing my wish list of what records I would like to appear on FamilySearch. I know in due time that (most of) these records will appear online, whether it be days, months or even years from now.. but it's still fun to talk and think about.

Doing this wish list Genie style (you only get three wishes!), here is my wish list of records I'm hoping for on FamilySearch!

*1. Hungarian Church records
FamilySearch has done an amazing job with uploading two seperate databases for Slovakian Church records (areas that had previous belonged to Hungary, prior to the Treaty of Trianon). I was told by FamilySearch that they eventually plan on combining these two databases after they fix a few bugs. Although I haven't been able to find anything for my direct line in these records, I have actually found information pertaining to distant cousins.

*2. Polish Church records
Looking at my family tree, I'm mostly Polish. My father being 3/4 Polish! I have high hopes for this database, very very high hopes. They're high hopes, because nearly half of the areas that my Polish ancestors came from, do not have church records preserved on microfilm. I doubt these records will be preserved on microfilm or digitized and put online at FamilySearch.. but I can hope! The priests at these towns are very notorious for being extremely uncooperative with researchers. Even researchers who come in person.

*3. Land Deeds
It would be fantastic for the land deeds we all need for research, to become available online in one location. These records are what we use to track down where our family lived and moved to. They're essential to our research!

What kind of databases or specific records are on your Wish List for FamilySearch? And remember.. only three! Make sure to leave a comment on this post with a link to yours, I'd love to see what your Wish List contains!

What If Your House Was On Fire?

2011-06-07T14:24:00.002-05:00

Today, I saw that Kerry Scott of Clue Wagon had made a post called Your House Is On Fire. In her post, she wrote about a treasured family heirloom that was passed down to her as a wedding gift. She said that if she had time to grab only one thing in the house, if the house was on fire and the family was safe, this clock would be it. At the end of the post she asks: What do you grab? Why?

I've thought about this very topic many, many times. I couldn't even count on my hands how many times I've worried about this. While living at my old home, I stressed about knowing what I would take and being ready. But since moving into my apartment in December this past winter, I've been even more on edge about it. Just the fact that a single person burning a candle or smoking a cigarette, could destroy six homes in one building.. and very easily, at that. It's very scary and unnerving!

Since moving into my apartment, I've unpacked most of my things.. for the most part. Some things I have kept in their taped-shut cardboard boxes simply because I don't have the room for the stuff. It's much easier to store them in the few boxes in my closets. One such box is very valuable to me. This box contains ALL the old photographs I have ever owned, with the exception of 5 large oval portrait photographs in wooden frames (roughly 2 feet by 3 feet), which I safely have stored at my aunt's house fifteen minutes away from where I live now.

The first thing I would think of grabbing, is this box full of old photographs. The second thing, is my laptop and it's external hard drive. My life's work is stored on these two things.. If I lost them, everything I've ever worked on, would be lost. I should really consider an online storage website.. :-\

What would you grab, if your house was on fire?

Help Restore Waisner-Rickard Cemetery!

2011-06-05T18:16:00.000-05:00

Waisner-Rickard Cemetery is a long desecrated, overlooked and ignored pioneer burial ground that needs help! It was developed on in 1989 and now that the house has burned, Miami County, Indiana is going to let it be built on again.

Waisner-Rickard Cemetery was a pioneer Cemetery in Deer Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana and founded circa 1845 by Thomas Martindale, a pioneer on his farm. The cemetery served as a community burial ground circa 1845-1860 where any pioneer in the area was buried, especially those associated with the "New Light" Christian Church Community. Upwards of 50+ pioneers were buried on the site, with a Native American Miami Tribe burial ground to the north of the site across the ravine of Deer Creek.

The site was neglected for decades and became merely a “lost cemetery” mentioned in write-ups of 1926, 1943 and 1984. Today, Miami County, Indiana says its MERE EXISTENCE was "hearsay". In 1971, Country Development, Inc. purchased the old Martindale property and developed Deer Creek Estates. Although informed of the cemetery’s vicinity, the development company proceeded to develop the site in 1989 as Lot 78!

On April 4th, the home built on the site burned to the ground. Since that time, the State of Indiana and Miami County refuse to do anything to restore, preserve or even determine exactly where Waisner-Rickard Cemetery was – only acknowledging it existed within a “2.5 acre area”. The present property owners have shown interest in selling the property to the county or state. The county or state could then designate it a cemetery or nature preserve, yet still they have not attempted to make a deal. The Miami County Commissioners have merely decided to begin issuing initial rebuild permits stating that the cemetery’s existence is “merely hearsay” and perhaps if the cemetery was not disturbed underground the first time, it would be better to just develop it back AGAIN and take their chances.

How would you like a septic system draining on your ancestors? Or a home on top of them with no acknowledgement of their ever human existence or the lives they lived? STATE OF INDIANA and MIAMI COUNTY - This is the 21st Century – there are right and wrong ways to do things – do ground-penetrating radar, archaeology, whatever means necessary to FIND the exact parameters of Waisner-Rickard Cemetery and its pioneers. Then proceed from there – whether that be purchasing and restoring a “nature preserve” cemetery site, removal of graves for development, etc BUT DO THE MORAL and RIGHTEOUS THING!

Seeking support of genealogists, descendants and people who care!

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: The Birth Record of Joseph Adas in 1882

2011-06-05T18:14:00.000-05:00

Today I stumbled upon the database Michigan Births, 1867-1902. I knew that my 2nd-great-grandfather, Joseph Adas, was born in Detroit in 1882, so I gave it a search. His birth record popped right up, along with a few of his siblings! Woo hoo! Here is an extract of the record:

Record Number: 4033
Date of Birth: May 21, 1882
Name: Joseph Adas
Male/Female: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Detroit
Parents: Joseph Adas & Maria Adas
Residence: Detroit, Detroit
Birthplace of Each: Germany, Germany
Occupation of Father: Carpenter
Date of Record: May 31, 1883

My Great-Grandma Sylvia

2011-05-27T22:19:00.000-05:00

You've been gone three years now. If you were still here, you would be turning 102 tomorrow (May 28th). Although I didn't have the opportunity to get to know you as well as I would have liked, I always have and still do think about you often. I cherish the letters you had written to me and I always will; I will never ever throw them away.

What interests me the most about you, great-grandma, is all your names. To the family, they knew your name as Sylvia Marie. I on the other hand, know all six of your names! :D On your birth certificate it listed your name as Sylvia Laura Hattie. On your baptismal record, your name was Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig. Quite the mouthful, but I love it nonetheless.

I remember how mom would always tell me when I was younger, that I was due to be born on your birthday (I was born May 30th). She told me that you had promised her a pink Cadillac if I was born on your birthday! It would've been special to share a birthday with you.

I know you're keeping grandma company up there, please watch over all of us.

(Picture left to right: my grandmother Elaine, my great-grandmother Sylvia)

The Hungarian Ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II; Part 5

2011-05-16T13:23:00.000-05:00

Following suit with the previous entries, I'm highlighting the Hungarian ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II, through her second-great-grandmother, Countess Klaudina Rhédey de Rhéde. This post is all about Countess Klaudina's second-great-grandmother, Borbála Kapy de Kapivár.

Borbála is actually my fourth cousin, ten times removed. I descend from the Kapy de Kapivár family and Borbála's third great-grandparents (György Kapy de Kapivár and Klára Bárczay de Bárcza) are my thirteenth great-grandparents. This makes the Queen and myself, twelth cousins, two times removed.

Note the two "Perényi de Perény" lines in the fifth generation. Borbála's ahnentafel list is as follows:

First Generation
1. Borbála Kapy de Kapivár

Second Generation
2. György Kapy de Kapivár
3. Ágnes Bánffy de Losoncz

Third Generation
4. András Kapy de Kapivár
5. Borbála Gyulaffy de Rátót
6. Zsigmond Bánffy de Losoncz
7. Baroness Erzsébet Perényi de Perény

Fourth Generation
8. András Kapy de Kapivár
9. Katalin Sulyok de Lekcse
10. László Gyulaffy de Rátót
11. Katalin Széchy de Rimaszécs
12. János Bánffy de Losoncz
13. Fruzsina Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya et Vásáros-Namény
14. Baron György Perényi de Perény
15. Zsuzsánna Melith de Bribér

Fifth Generation
16. György Kapy de Kapivár
17. unknown
18. Ferencz Sulyok de Lekcse
19. Anna Csáholyi de Csáholy-Monostor
20. László Gyulaffy de Rátót
21. Margit Forgách de Ghymes et Gács
22. Tamás Széchy de Rimaszécs
23. Borbála Perényi de Perény
24. György Bánffy de Losoncz
25. Zsófia de Csernavoda és Surány
26. Ferencz Lónyay de Nagy-Lónya et Vásáros-Namény
27. Margit Segnyey de Lapis-Patak
28. György Perényi de Perény
29. Anna Thurzó de Bethlenfalva
30. unknown
31. unknown

The Hungarian Ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II; Part 4

2011-05-16T12:16:00.000-05:00

In this entry, which focuses on the Hungarian ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II, we're focusing on István Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György, the second great-grandfather of Countess Klaudina Rhédey de Rhéde. Note in the 5th generation, the "Szilvásy de Kecset-Szilvás és Cseszeliczk" name is entered twice! István's ahnentafel list is as follows:

First Generation
1. István Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György

Second Generation
2. János Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
3. Borbála Torma de Csicsó-Keresztúr

Third Generation
4. Mihály Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
5. Anna Szalánczy de Szent-Tamás
6. Kristóf Torma de Csicsó-Keresztúr
7. Klára or Krisztina Tholdalaghy de Nagy-Iklód

Fourth Generation
8. László Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
9. Erzsébet Kamuthy de Szent-László
10. Anna Szalánczy de Szent-Tamás
11. Anna Baládfi
12. Kristóf Torma de Csicsó-Keresztúr
13. unknown
14. János Tholdalaghy de Nagy-Iklód
15. Borbála Gyerőffy de Gyerő-Vásárhely

Fifth Generation
16. János Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
17. Erzsébet Szilvásy de Kecset-Szilvás és Cseszeliczk
18. Balázs Kamuthy de Szent-László
19. Erzsébet Szent-Györgyi de Szent-György
20. unknown
21. unknown
22. unknown
23. unknown
24. Dániel Torma de Csicsó-Keresztúr
25. Anna Glésán de Geges
26. unknown
27. unknown.
28. Ferencz Tholdalaghy de Nagy-Iklód
29. Klára Frátay de Magyar-Fráta
30. Ferencz Gyerőffy de Gyerő-Vásárhely
31. Borbála Szilvásy de Kecset-Szilvás és Cseszeliczk

The Hungarian Ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II; Part 2

2011-04-30T18:24:00.000-05:00

Earlier today I posted an introduction to a series of posts I'll be writing, about the Hungarian ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II. Not many know she has a Hungarian Countess as a second great-grandmother, let alone much of her Hungarian ancestry at all. My goal is to document that.

In my first post I highlighted Countess Klaudina (various spellings of her first name) Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde and four generations of her ancestors. In this second post, I'll be highlighting Klaudina's paternal second great-grandfather, János Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde. His ahnentafel list is as follows:

First Generation
1. János Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde

Second Generation
2. János Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
3. Margit Kornis de Homoród-Szent-Pál

Third Generation
4. Pál Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
5. Anna Sutha de Ladmócz
6. Ferencz Kornis de Homoród-Szent-Pál
7. Judit Kornis de Homoród-Szent-Pál

Fourth Generation
8. Pál Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
9. unknown
10. György Sutha de Ladmócz
11. unknown
12. Farkas Kornis de Homoród-Szent-Pál
13. Druzsiánna/Katalin Petky de Derzs és Királyhalma
14. Boldizsár Bornemisza de Kápolna
15. Anna Patócsy

Fifth Generation
16. László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
17. Erzsébet Recsky
18. unknown
19. unknown
20. unknown
21. unknown
22. unknown
23. unknown
24. Miklós Kornis de Homoród-Szent-Pál
25. Borbála Bikly de Bikal
26. János Petky de Derzs és Királyhalma
27. Katalin Kornis de Homoród-Szent-Pál
28. unknown
29. unknown
30. unknown
31. unknown

How To Locate Your Ancestor's Land

2011-04-30T15:23:00.000-05:00

After researching my family tree for ten years, I've encountered my fair share of land deeds and records. One of my biggest problems was actually locating where that land lies on present-day maps. It can be quite challenging using old surveyor maps and even present day plat maps, and then matching them up to the maps of today.. like Google Maps. One reason I'm particularly interested in finding where their land actually was, is because this land most likely holds buried family members. Down in the southern states, many family members were buried in family cemeteries on the land the family owned before the time of modern public cemeteries. To even have a chance of finding them, if any markers of any kind still exist at all anymore, you'd need to figure out where the land was that they were living on.

In the past two weeks, I've been able to find some land deeds that pertain to my Howell family from Tippah County, Mississippi (thanks to the new database on FamilySearch!). The person I am most interested in, is Hiram Howell, my 5th-great-grandfather. He was known to have been murdered in 1853 by his son-in-law, Lindsey Slaughter.

Hiram Howell (mistakenly written as Wren Howell) had actually bought his land on 10 Oct 1846 (record on the left) from Lindsey Slaughter, who himself had received the land as part of the homesteading acts. The specific details of the land are the North-East quarter of Section 9, Township 5 South, Range 2 East (NE1/4 of S9 T5S R2E). Just the other day, I stumbled upon a website that would map the exact location of Section 9 for me, using Google Earth. Google Earth is a program that you install on your computer that is much similar to Google Maps, but with much more features and way more powerful. The website is called Earth Point, and it's specifically used as a tool for Google Earth.

Once you get to the page, navigate to the section called "Convert Township, Range, and Section to Latitude and Longitude", as seen on the right. Enter your your data into the drop-down boxes and then click on "Fly To On Google Earth". Open the file once it's finished downloading.

After opening the file, Google Earth will automatically open and bring you to the exact location of Section 9, Township 5 South, Range 2 East, in Tippah County, Mississippi. From there, I can easily find the North-East quarter of Section 9. Pretty cool, huh? To the left is a snapshot of what you'll see. What kind of tools do you use to locate the land of your ancestors?

The Hungarian Ancestry of Queen Elizabeth II; Part 1

2011-04-30T00:11:00.005-05:00

With much fanfare going on about the royal wedding, I thought it'd be fun to analyze the Hungarian ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II. Not many people know, but the Queen's second great-grandmother was the Hungarian Countess Klaudina (various spellings out there) Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde.

Countess Klaudina died at the young age of 29 years old. While in Austria at a military event with her husband, Alexander Duke of Württemberg, Klaudina was trampled and killed by horses. Duke Alexander subsequently became mentally unstable afterwards, for the rest of his life. It sounds like it could've been true love, to me!

In the fifth generation of the Ahnentafel chart below, you will find links to information on that individual's ancestors.

Here is an Ahnentafel list for five generations, beginning with Countess Klaudina:

First Generation
1. Countess Klaudina Zsuzsánna Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde

Second Generation
2. Count László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
3. Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad

Third Generation
4. Count Mihály Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
5. Baroness Terézia Bánffy de Losoncz
6. Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
7. Karoline Barcsay de Nagy-Barcsa

Fourth Generation
8. László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
9. Mária Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
10. Baron Boldizsár Bánffy de Losoncz
11. Krisztina Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor
12. Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
13. Ágnes Kendeffy de Malomviz
14. Péter Barcsay de Nagy-Barcsa
15. Baroness Terézia Inczédy de Nagy-Várad

Fifth Generation
16. János Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
17. Erzsébet Macskássy de Rápolt
18. István Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György
19. Borbála Kapy de Kapivár
20. Baron László Bánffy de Losoncz
21. Judit Dániel de Vargyas
22. Simon Kemény de Magyar-Gyerő-Monostor
23. Anna Vay de Vaja
24. Pál Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
25. Klára Lipcsey de Bilke
26. Gáspár Kendeffy de Malomviz
27. Katalin Kún
28. Mihály Barcsay de Nagy-Barcsa
29. Ágnes Wass de Diód-Váralja
30. Baron Sámuel Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
31. Anna Lészay de Szent-Márton

The Second Marriage of Leon Leśniewski

2011-04-23T19:40:00.000-05:00

I was recently told about a website which holds some digitized records from the Poznan area of Poland. The website is called "szukaj w archiwach" and you can find it here: http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/ Not everything is digitized yet, but I was fortunate enough to find some records pertaining to my family, the Gotowy's and Leśniewski's.

Although the area is Poland, the records were actually kept in German.. well, these were at least. And if you know me, you know I can read these documents like their English. :-)

Document Number: 41
Registration town and date: Kurnik, 16 Oct 1885

Groom: häusler Leon Lesniewski of the Catholic religion, was born 07 Apr 1825 in Kurnik and is a resident of Daszewice. He is the son of the late (vestorben) maurer (a mason/bricklayer) Melchior and Marianna Kaminska Lesniewski, residents of Kurnik.

Bride: widow (wittwe) Marianna Maczkowiak of the Catholic religion, was born 13 July 1845 in Daszewice and is a resident of Daszewice. She is the daughter of the late (vestorben) häusler Franz and Marianna Smigaj Czubarra, residents of Daszewice.

Witness: Carl Sieben, 59 years old and resident of Kurnik

Witness: Michael Gasinski, 59 years old and resident of Kurnik

Signatures:
Leon Leśneski
+ + + (assumed to be Marianna's signature)
Carl Sieban
Michal Gasinski

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Genea-Wish List

2011-04-23T15:24:00.000-05:00

1) Think of the genealogy related wishes you have - what education, database, or information would make your genealogy research dreams come true? Be specific - as many wishes as you want to list!

2) Tell us about some of your genea-wishes in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or in a status or comment on Facebook.

Here's mine:

1) I wish (a VERY large wish) that all land deeds from all of the United States were digitized and put online. I'd have no problem browsing through the images, if there were digitized index books A-Z. I enjoy browsing through the images.

2) I wish that all the Hungarian parish registers were digitized and available online. Again, no indexes needed.

3) I wish that the records for my German ancestors from Brandenburg and Pommern were readily available.. even on microfilm.

4) I wish that the records for my Polish ancestors from Barycz (Brzozów County) and Osobnica (Jasło County) were readily available.. even on microfilm.

5) I wish I could find some kind of clue on my 3rd-great-grandmother, Martha A. Miller, the first wife and mother of the children to James A. J. Costilow.

6) I wish I could break down the brick-wall for my 5th-great-grandfather, Hiram Howell. He was murdered in Tippah County, Mississippi in 1853. Unfortunately, there was a court house fire and not much exists from that time period that is of use.

7) I wish I knew the maiden name of Hiram Howell's wife, Rachel.

8) I wish I could find the baptism record for my 3rd-great-grandfather of Martin Domagalski.

9) I wish I could find the original patent of nobility for each of my noble families.

10) Finally, I wish all Hungarian land records/deeds of any kind could be digitized and available online. Like above, no index needed as long as they're organized by towns. This is a BIG wish!!

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: Tippah County, Mississippi Deed for G. W. Vance

2011-04-19T23:10:00.002-05:00

Back in April, I had made a visit to the Newberry library in Chicago, which is known for it's genealogical resources. To my delight, I found a book entitled "Land Deeds of Tippah County, Mississippi, 1836-1870", by Don Martini. I made a post about this in a previous entry, which you can find here. I was thrilled to be able to browse through this book and find the indexed information I needed for my Howell and Vance lines. My brick-wall ancestor, Hiram Howell, was murdered in Tippah County, Mississippi in 1853. His daughter Temperance Howell was married to George W. Vance, place and date unknown.

I was ecstatic today to see that FamilySearch had added a database called "Mississippi, Tippah County Records, 1836-1923". Instantly, I knew I'd be able to view the actual documents from the indexes I had previously obtained. Oh boy, was I excited! The first entry I located was a deed concerning my ancestor, George W. Vance. He apparently owed Jesse Embry $200. George W. Vance's stallion, the "Duke of Gloucester", was taken as collateral and given to Simon R. Spight to sell upon the date the money was due, if not paid in full. Quite interesting! I wonder what made this stallion worth $200 in 1845! Was this stallion a predecessor and ancestor to some modern race horses? Below you can find an extract of the record:

Deeds, 1844-1846, Volume F
Pages 97-98

Simon R. Spight, in trust from G. W. Vance
This indenture made the 24th day of February in the year of our lord one Thousand Eight hundred and fourty five by and between G. W. Vance of the county of Tippah and State of Mississippi of the first partiam, Simon R. Spight of the county and State aforesaid of the other part whereas the said G. W. Vance is indebted to one Jesse Embry in the sum of Two Hundred Dollars by two notes of hand are of which is for one hundred dollars due the 25th day of December 1845 and one also for one hundred dollars due the 25th day of December 1846 each note dated the 25th day of February 1845 and the same G. W. Vance being willing to give Jesse Embry a certain assurance that his money shall be paid at the expiration of the time specified in each note Therefore this indenture witnessth that the said G. W. Vance as well in consideration of securing the said Jesse Embry in the faithfull payment of the debt as also the sum of one dollar to him the said G. W. Vance in hand paid by the said Simon R. Spight the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargain sold transfered and assigned and set over and by these presents doth grant bargains sell assign transfer and set over to the said S. R. Spight his heirs and assigns _?_ _?_ Stallion known by the name of Duke of Gloucester to have and to hold the said horse unto the said S. R. Spight his heirs and assigns forever in trust however and to the intent and purpose that if the said two notes for the sum of one hundred dollars each are not well and truly paid of and discharged before the expiration of the respective times specificed 25th December 1845 and 25th December 1846 for one hundred dollars each by the said G. W. Vance or some other person for him then in that case the said S. R. Spight shall in the executing the trust hereby taken upon himself Advertise the said Horse for the span of twenty days by written advertisement at four public places in said county one of which shall be at the court house door of the county aforesaid that he will expose to the highest bidder the said Horse on a particular day for ready money and if the money aforesaid be not still paid on the day designated as aforesaid then the said S. R. Spight shall proceed to sell the above described Horse to the highest bidder for ready money and aforesaid sale to make a good and sufficient bill of sale in for said Horse conveying all the right and will that said G. W. Vance or his heirs may have in and to hoe same provided nevertheless that the said money should be paid before the day of sale herein mentioned these this indenture to be wholely void and of no effect either in law or equily in witness whereof the said G. W. Vance sets his hand an seal the date above written.

G. W. Vance (Seal)

List
CHarles G. Yancey
Richard Shelton
James H. Embry

FamilySearch Find Of The Day: Death Certificate Of Eszter Tóth Gombash

2011-04-18T15:44:00.000-05:00

Today I'm highlight the death certificate of my great-great-grandmother, Eszter Tóth Gombash. She was born in the village of Tiszadob, in Szabolcs county, Hungary. Her parents were Károly Tóth and Mária Tóth. Yes, that was also Mária's last name, they were actually 4th cousins. She was married to my 2nd-great-grandfather, Sándor Gombás, in both Tiszadob and Büdszentmihály (the village Sándor was from), in 1895. They had a few children in Hungary and eventually immigrated to America, settling in Butler County, Pennsylvania, until Sándor's death in 1931.

Here is an extract of the record:

Reg. Dist. No.: 475
Primary Reg. Dist. No.: 4719
State File No.: 23475
Registrar's No.: 3
1a. Place of Death, County: Guernsey
1b. Place of Death, City or Village: Richland Twp.
1c. Place of Death, Length of Stay: 2 yrs
2a. Usual Residence, State: Pa
2b. Usual Residence, County: Butler
2c. Usual Residence, City or Village: Emleton P.A.
3. Name of Deceased: Esther Gombash
4. Date of Death: 4-4-50 (04 Apr 1950)
5. Sex: Female
6. Color or Race: White
7. Married, Never Married, Widowed, Divorced: Widow
8. Date of Birth: Sept 22, 1874
9. Age: 76
10a. Usual Occupation: Housewife
10b. Kind of Business or Industry: Own Home
11. Birthplace: Austria Hungary
12. Citizen of What Country: USA
13. Father's Name: Charles Toth
14. Mother's Name: Mary Toth
17. Informant's Signature: Mrs. Michael Mayors (Julia Gombash)
18. Cause of Death, I. Disease or Condition Directly Leading to Death: (a) Aortic valvulitis, several years
18. Cause of Death, I. Disease or Condition Directly Leading to Death: Due To (b) Syphilis probably
20. Autopsy? No
22. I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from 3/7, 1950, to 4/2, 1950, and that death occured at 4:30pm, from the causes and on the date stated above.
23a. Signature: William W. Bryant MD
23b. Address: Senecaville, Ohio
23c. 4/14/50
24a. Burial, Cremation, Removal: Burial
24b. Date: April 7, 50
24c. Name of Cemetery or Crematory: Old Anadale
24d. Location: Anadale, PA
Name of Embalmer: Charles R. Corwin, (Lic. No.) 3164A
Date Rec'd By Local Reg.: Apr 19, 1950
Registrar's Signature: James Stevens
25. Funeral Director's Signature: Wayne D. Womer, Clintonville, PA, (Lic. No.) 3926

FamilySearch Find Of The Day

2011-04-11T16:29:00.000-05:00

Today I'm focusing on the FamilySearch database "Czech Republic, Northern Bohemia, Litoměřice Archive Church Books, 1552-1905". My great-grandfather's mother, Anna (Weishaupt) Stuempges, came from this area of Bohemia. I was delighted a few years ago, when I saw that FamilySearch had added these digital records online, because these records weren't previously available on microfilm. You either had to hire a researcher, pay the archive for the records or actually go there yourself.. all very pricey!

Anna Weishaupt was born 06 May 1867 in Graber (also called Kraber, Kravare; today it's called Kravaře), as the daughter of Joseph Weishaupt and Maria Anna Kasper. To date, I've been able to trace back to Anna's 2nd-great-grandparents on her paternal Weishaupt line.

They were Anton Weishaupt and Anna Maria Sandrich. Here is an extract of the marriage record:

Date of marriage: 14 May 1753, Kraber
Groom: Anton, the son of Christoph Weishaupt, from Schönau
Bride: Anna Maria, the daughter of Wentzel Sandrich, from Kraber
Witnesses: Wentzel Kraus, the "bürgermeister" (mayor) and Joseph May, the "schulmeister" (schoolmaster); both of Kraber

FamilySearch Find Of The Day

2011-04-10T00:43:00.000-05:00

I thought it might be a neat theme for any random day of the week, to post a miscellaneous record that I periodically find on FamilySearch. With all the new databases they've been adding, I'm bound to find lots of new information on my family.

This post highlights the updated database "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942". They recently updated the database on Friday, so I thought I'd give it a try and see what I could find. Seeing that they had an index that covers West Virginia, I immediately thought of my great-grandfather, Alex Gombash. I entered his name and his record was the first result to appear. A bit too easy, considering Gombash is always spelled wrong and butchered by whomever is actually writing the records.

Extract:

Serial Number: 462

Name: Alex Gombash

Place of Residence: Caretta, McDowell, W.Va.

Mailing address: Same

Age in Years: 45

Date of Birth: 11 Nov 1896

Place of Birth: Deegan, Pa.

Name and Address of Person Who Will Always Know Your Address: Anna Gombash, Caretta, W.Va.

Employer's Name and Address: Carter Coal Co., Coalwood, W.Va.

Place of Employment or Business: Caretta, McDowell, W.Va.

Signature-Alex Gombash

Race: White

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 145lbs

Eyes: Brown

Hair: Gray

Complexion: Light

Signature of Registrar: Clyde Oney

Registrar for Local Board: 3, Beckley, W.Va.

Date of Registration: 27 of April 1942

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - You Might be a Genealogist if ...

2011-04-09T17:54:00.000-05:00

This is a fun blog post this week! It is based on Katie O's post You Might Be a Genealogist If ... on the You Are Where You Came from blog.

Here are the directions:

1) Make up your own "You Might be a Genealogist if..." sayings. One or more. Lots. The more the merrier. You can use Katie's tax theme, or any other theme - you're completely free to make up anything you want!
2) Tell us about them in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, in a Twitter feed, or in a Facebook status line or comment.

Here are mine:

1) You might be a genealogist if... the majority of your friends (if not all of them) are also fellow genealogists.
2) You might be a genealogist if... you dreams consist of researching in microfilmed records.
3) You might be a genealogist if... you're at the grocery store and think how many microfilms you could be ordering instead.
4) You might be a genealogist if... you hear a familiar surname and instantly think of genealogy.
5) You might be a genealogist if... the first section you go to in a library, is the genealogy section.
6) You might be a genealogist if... you travel half-way across the country, just to stand on the land your ancestor once owned.
7) You might be a genealogist if... you find yourself at the courthouse while on a family vacation.
8) You might be a genealogist if... your family's eyes glaze over when you try talking to them about the family tree.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - the 1940 US Census

2011-04-03T00:02:00.000-05:00

This is going to be a fun post. I saw on a website, that the 1940 census will be open to the public as of yesterday, one year from now. Immediately, I began thinking of who I should find first.

I've already been able to find my maternal grandparents. My grandfather, Thomas Thurman Rodgers, was born in Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi on 15 Jun 1928 to Fred Lamar Rodgers and Ellen Inez Martin. Here is an excerpt of him with his family in the 1930 census:

Rodgers, Fred L., Head, 30, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, Farmer
Rodgers, Ellen I., Wife, 27, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi, Farm laborer
Rodgers, M. J., Son, 11, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Virginia A., Daughter, 6, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Wilburn H., Son, 4 8/12, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi
Rodgers, Thomas T., Son, 16/12, Mississippi, Mississippi, Mississippi

My maternal grandmother was Elaine Florella Stuempges. She was born 31 Dec 1926 in Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin, to Walter John Stuempges and Sylvia Maria Martin. Here is an excerpt of her with her family in the 1930 census:

Stuempges, Walter, Head, 30, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Bohemia, Mechanic in Garage
Stuempges, Sylvia, Wife, 20, Wisconsin, Germany, Wisconsin
Stuempges, Elaine, Daughter, 3, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin
Stuempges, Eunice, Daughter, 1, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Wisconsin

As for my paternal grandparents, they were born after the 1930 census. My grandfather was John Edward Gombash. He was born 02 Oct 1935 in Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia and was the son of Alex Gombash (previously Sándor Gombás) and Catherine Grządziel. Along with my great-grandparents and my grandfather, there will be 6 other children listed.. siblings to my grandfather. They're all living, so I won't state names and dates out of respect for their privacy.

My paternal grandmother was Mary Louise Adas. She was born 02 Mar 1940 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Edward Robert Adas, Sr. and his wife Martha Violet Czarny. Now knowing she was born in 1940, I'm REALLY hoping she's listed in the census. I'm not sure of the months of which the census was take that year, so I'll have to do some research on that topic. She had one younger brother who was born in 1941.

I'm going to be really curious about my paternal great-great-grandmother, as well. She was Eszter (Tóth) Gombás. Her husband, my great-great-grandfather, had died in May of 1931. She will have been a widow for 9 years now. I'm not sure of the exact location of where she will be, but I believe she may be in Lore City, Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. That's where her daughter Julia (Gombash) Mayors was hopefully living at the time. I do know that Eszter died in April of 1950 in Lore City. Maybe she'll even appear in the 1950 census, too! Boy am I impatient! :)

Ancestor Approved Award

2011-03-02T01:52:00.000-06:00

I received the Ancestor Approved Award from my friend Nuccia the other day. I've neglected to write about it until now. You can find her blog here. Thank you for the award, Nuccia!

As a recipient of this award, I am to list 10 things I have learned about my ancestors that have surprised, humbled or thrilled me and then pass the award on to 10 other genealogy bloggers I feel are doing their ancestors proud. So here goes...

Humbled
1. My 5th-great-grandfather, Hiram Howell, was murdered in 1853.
2. Agnes Gotowa, my 3rd-great-grandmother, jumped out of a third story window in Chicago in 1917, only 5 months after her husband passed away. She died two weeks later due to injuries from her fall. The secondary contributing cause of death on the certificate stated "temporarily insane".
3. My grandmother died at 45 years old from a heart attack. My life could be more than half over already.

Surprised
4. I was surprised to learn of my talent of Hungarian research. It came naturally to me.
5. I descend from the Swayze family, which makes me kin to Patrick Swayze!
6. In 1990, I learned I was going to have a little sister. I didn't know until years later when I was older, that my sister was actually a twin.. my mother had miscarried the other one. Looking into my family tree directly down my maternal line, my 4th great-grandmother was the daughter of a twin. Perhaps it was genetics?
7. I descend from two men who served during the Civil War. One of them was Johann Peter Stuempges, serving for the Union from Wisconsin. The other was James Andrew Costilow, serving for the Confederates from Mississippi.

Thrilled
8. How many cousins I have!
9. I'm a direct descendant of King Béla IV of Hungary. I descend through his daughter Szabina, who was the wife of Mózes, Palatine of Hungary.
10. My 3rd-great-grandfather, Johann Georg Summ, was born in the house that would later become the focus of the Schwarzwalder Freilichtmuseum ("Open Air Museum") in Gutach, Baden, Germany. The house is called Vogtsbauernhof and is the only house in the museum to be in it's original location. The other houses featured in the museum were brought in from various parts of Germany.

Now to pick 10 blogs I feel are worthy of this award - not an easy choice since I think they're all great but since I have to choose then these would be my choices.

1. ChicagoGenealogy
2. Nolichucky Roots
3. Old Stones Undeciphered
4. The Slovak Yankee
5. What's Past is Prologue
6. Royal Musings
7. The Ancestry Insider
8. Blood And Frogs: Jewish Genealogy and More
9. Bayside Blog
10. 100 Years in America

Have fun with your awards!

Why You Should Re-Examine Your Documents

2011-02-13T20:49:00.000-06:00

There are times when we find documents and we seem to miss a few specific clues. We may be excited about our new find, or rushed for time and don't fully analyze all the wording. Whatever the case, it really does pay off to look over your documents and records every now and then. I do this every-so-often and find things I happen to have over-looked. I know I'm probably not the only one out there! Here is a great example that happened to me only a few days ago.

I was reviewing a few documents I received from a cousin around April 2010, that pertained to my noble Porkoláb family from Tiszadob, Hungary. The document is called "kihallgatás", which translates literally to mean "interrogation". The document is more of a testimony than it is an interrogation. On the second page, it explains in full detail the fourth testimony for the Porkoláb family by a Mihály Rácz. With-in this testimony, Mihály Rácz talks about an aged Márton Porkoláb with the nickname "szakálas" (bearded) and an István Zákány, from another known noble family living in Tiszadob. On the last few lines it states the following in Hungarian: "az öreg szakálas Porkoláb Mártonnak - kinek felesége Zákány leány vólt". This means "the aged 'bearded' Porkoláb Márton, whose wife was the daughter of Zákány".

"Szakálas" Porkoláb Márton lived before the time of recorded church records, in Tiszadob. So other than this document that list's his wife's (partial) name, she would've been lost to history forever. She has never been mentioned in any known document that I have for the Porkoláb family.

It really does pay to look over your previously found documents!

Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay Packers Quarterback and His Connection to the Chicago Bears & Pittsburgh Steelers

2011-01-23T18:55:00.001-06:00

While watching the big playoff game today, I became interested in the Green Bay Packer's quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. He shares the same surname with my mother's family.. and it's spelled the same way with the "D" too! I come across Rogers often, but not Rodgers. So, I became intrigued and wanted to know more about Aaron Rodgers' family tree.

A simple Google search brings up his name is Aaron Charles Rodgers and was born 02 Dec 1983 in Chico, Butte County, California. Knowing that Ancestry.com has database for birth, marriage and death records for California, I immediately head over there to do some simple searches.

I navigate to the database "California Birth Index, 1905-1995" and I find him with his full name and birthdate and the database also contains his mother's maiden name, Pittman. I then go to the sister database "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985" and search for a marriage between a groom Rodgers and bride Pittman. Bingo! His parent's names are Edward W. Rodgers (born about 1955) and Darla L. Pittman (born about 1958). They were married on 05 Apr 1980 in Mendocino County, California.

Going back to my trusted friend, Google, I search for Edward W. Rodgers in Chico, California. Up pops a bagillion results for a Chiropractor named Edward W. Rodgers, (JR!) in Chico, California. We now know he's a Junior! I also take note that he comes up as Edward Wesley Rodgers, Jr. I immediately go back to Ancestry.com and do an Advanced Search for an Edward Rodgers in Chico. I find what I believe to be Aaron's grandfather in the "Social Security Death Index" and also "U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002". Both name him as Edward W. Rodgers with the same birth date of 07 Nov 1917 and either living or died in Chico, Butte County, California. Noticing on the "Social Security Death Index" that he passed away in 1996, he should appear in the Ancestry.com database "California Death Index, 1940-1997". He shows up stating that he was born in Illinois and his mother's maiden name was Larrick.

This is when the fun really starts! I head over to the new FamilySearch.org and do an Advanced Search for Parent's surnames of Rodgers and Larrick. I find three definite results. The first two are a birth certificate for a Louis Alexander Rodgers and also a death certificate for him. The third result is what I'm looking for.. a birth certificate for Edward Wesley Rodgers, born 07 Nov 1917... in CHICAGO! As in the Chicago Bears?! So these documents state that the parents names are (with variations like abbreviations) Alexander John Rodgers and Cora Larrick. The birth certificates state that Alexander John was born in Pennsylvania and that Cora was born in Illinois.

I was then able to locate the family in the 1920 census, although they weren't living in Chicago anymore. They were living in Rock Island Township, Rock Island County, Illinois. It's definitely the right family, as you'll be able to see from the names and places of birth in the household.

According to the birth certificates of Alexander John's two children, he was born about 1892 or 1893.. prime age for the WWI draft! I find his WWI Draft Registration Card with him having registered in Jun 1917 in Chicago. It states that he was married, although unfortunately it doesn't state the wife's name. His place of birth more than makes up for the fact of a lack of his wife's name. It states he was born on 25/28 (hard to make out) Jan 1893 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.. as in the Pittsburgh Steelers! I sure wish these dang WWI Draft Registration Cards were much more clearer and easier to read. I've never seen a single clear image. Anyway..

Well considering we know his birth date and place of birth, we should look for him in the 1900 census in Pittsburgh.. and he's easily found.. maybe too easily. He is listed as Alexander J. Rodgers, born Jan 1893. He is with his widowed mother, Louisa Rodgers, born Mar 1870 in Germany. They're both living in the household of Louisa's parents (Alexander's grandparents), William and Sophia C. Houseberg.. natives of Germany. Them being from Germany leads me to believe their surname would've been Haasberg or something similar back in the old country. Haas is the German word for House.. they wouldn't have used "House" in Germany. The family is living at 646 Herron Ave, in Pittsburgh.

At this point, I'm now stuck in a rut. I'm not aware of any resources online for Pittsburgh vital records or even a state census for 1895 (does it even exist?). I then remember this awesome website that has tons of old Pittsburgh city directories digitized online, so I head over to DonsList.net to see what they have available. I find a directory for Pittsburgh 1900, so I decide to take a look.. considering I know Louisa Rodgers (widowed) was living with her parents are 646 Herron Ave. I'm surprised to locate Louisa and she's living at 648 Herron Ave.. and she's listed as the widow of Archibald! What are the odds?

As for Archibald, I did find one result in the Pittsburgh 1880 census for an Archibald that would be roughly 2 years older than Louisa; but I can't be positive it's him, I would need more proof. This Archibald is the son of Alexander (Archibald's only child's name!) and Mary Ann Rodgers, both born about 1837 in Ireland. Interestingly enough, Alexander's occupation is listed as a "puddler", which according to Wikipedia (horrible source, I know...), "puddling was an improved process to convert pig iron into wrought iron with the use of a reverberating furnace"

We now have Aaron Rodgers' connection to the Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers! Now I wonder if he has a connection to New York (New York Jets!).. other than immigrations, of course.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Ancestral Name List Roulette

2011-01-16T06:36:00.000-06:00

1) How old is one of your grandfathers now, or how old would he be if he had lived? Divide this number by 4 and round the number off to a whole number. This is your "roulette number."

2) Use your pedigree charts or your family tree genealogy software program to find the person with that number in your ancestral name list (some people call it an "ahnentafel"). Who is that person?

3) Tell us three facts about that person in your ancestral name list with the "roulette number."

4) Write about it in a blog post on your own blog, in a Facebook note or comment, or as a comment on this blog post.

5) If you do not have a person's name for your "roulette number" then spin the wheel again - pick a grandmother, or yourself, a parent, a favorite aunt or cousin, or even your children!

I used my maternal grandfather for this exercise, his name is Thomas Thurman Rodgers (born in 1928). My whole number comes out (when rounded up) to 21 and my ancestor that fits that number is my 2nd-great-grandmother Josephine Domagalski.

A few years ago, I knew practically nothing about Josephine nor had ever seen a picture of her. Today, I have two.. maybe three.. pictures of her and I know much much more about her! :)

Fact 1: She is the only child (and the eldest) out of her eleven siblings to have been born in Medina, Orleans County, New York. The rest of her eleven siblings were born in Chicago.

Fact 2: According to the 1930 census, she was living with her family at 6019 S. Fairfield Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Fact 3: She died in the now closed and supposedly haunted Manteno State Hospital in Kankakee County, Illinois.

Hungarian Dictionary Review

2010-11-16T18:18:00.000-06:00

A few years ago I purchased two Hungarian dictionaries on Amazon. I purchased an English-Hungarian dictionary as well as a Hungarian-English dictionary, both published by the same author, Z. Kiss.

I bought these a few years ago and I have recommended them to a few fellow Hungarian genealogists since. These dictionaries are fabulous! Both are just under 800 pages and they are about 5 1/2 inches by 4 inches..
perfect for traveling! I have used these dictionaries during all my research since purchasing them, and they have yet to let me down.

I know the price of $21.00 is a bit steep for a simple dictionary, but this book is definitely worth it. I'm very happy I purchased them and I would recommend them to anyone needing an English-Hungarian or Hungarian-English dictionary.

Baden-Württemberg Digital Civil Records - Staatsarchiv Freiburg - Breisach am Rhein District

2010-11-03T14:52:00.000-05:00

I recently discovered that the region of Baden-Württemberg has put records online. These records are digital copies of the civil registartion books for the Freiburg administrative district in Baden-Württemberg. These records range from 1810-1870 and are organized by "Amtsgericht", district courts. The district courts are organized alphabetically, with all the available towns arranged alphabetically with-in them. To easily find your town, I suggest using the ctrl + F function and searching your town name.

I will be featuring, in their own blog entries, each district court in the Freiburg administrative district.

Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg
Staatsarchiv Freiburg
>L: Selekte
>>L 10 - L 20: Bände
>>>Bestände
Click on "Findbuch mit Digitalisaten"

Breisach am Rhein District

Achkarren - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 455: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1833
L 10 Nr. 456: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1834-1848
L 10 Nr. 457: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1849-1870

Bickensohl - Evangelical Community
L 10 Nr. 458: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1801-1830
L 10 Nr. 459: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1831-1850
L 10 Nr. 460: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1851-1870

Bischoffingen - Evangelical Community
L 10 Nr. 461: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1800-1820
L 10 Nr. 462: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1821-1843
L 10 Nr. 463: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1844-1870

Breisach am Rhein - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 464: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1818
L 10 Nr. 465: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1819-1826
L 10 Nr. 466: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1827-1834
L 10 Nr. 467: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1835-1840
L 10 Nr. 468: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1841-1847
L 10 Nr. 469: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1848-1854
L 10 Nr. 470: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1855-1858
L 10 Nr. 471: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1859-1864
L 10 Nr. 472: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1865-1870

Breisach am Rhein - Jewish Community
L 10 Nr. 464: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1814-1822
L 10 Nr. 465: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1819-1826
L 10 Nr. 466: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1827-1834
L 10 Nr. 467: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1835-1840
L 10 Nr. 468: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1841-1847
L 10 Nr. 469: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1848-1854
L 10 Nr. 470: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1855-1858
L 10 Nr. 471: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1859-1864
L 10 Nr. 472: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1865-1870

Burkheim - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 473: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1836
L 10 Nr. 474: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1837-1849
L 10 Nr. 475: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1850-1870

Gottenheim - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 476: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1827
L 10 Nr. 477: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1828-1841
L 10 Nr. 478: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1842-1856
L 10 Nr. 479: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1857-1870

Gündlingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 480: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1838
L 10 Nr. 481: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1839-1855
L 10 Nr. 482: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1856-1869

Jechtingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 483: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1834
L 10 Nr. 484: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1835-1849
L 10 Nr. 485: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1850-1870

Ihringen - Evangelical Community
L 10 Nr. 486: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1800-1810
L 10 Nr. 487: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1811-1820
L 10 Nr. 488: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1821-1828
L 10 Nr. 489: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1829-1834
L 10 Nr. 490: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1835-1840
L 10 Nr. 491: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1841-1845
L 10 Nr. 492: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1846-1851
L 10 Nr. 493: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1852-1858
L 10 Nr. 494: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1859-1864
L 10 Nr. 495: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1865-1870

Ihringen - Jewish Community
L 10 Nr. 487: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1811-1820
L 10 Nr. 488: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1821-1828
L 10 Nr. 489: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1829-1834
L 10 Nr. 490: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1835-1840
L 10 Nr. 491: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1841-1845
L 10 Nr. 492: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1846-1851
L 10 Nr. 493: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1852-1858
L 10 Nr. 494: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1859-1864
L 10 Nr. 495: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1865-1870

Kiechlinsbergen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 496: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1834
L 10 Nr. 497: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1835-1849
L 10 Nr. 498: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1850-1870

Königschaffhausen - Evangelical Community
L 10 Nr. 499: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1800-1830
L 10 Nr. 500: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1831-1850
L 10 Nr. 501: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1851-1870
(499 includes Leiselheim)

Leiselheim - Evangelical Community
L 10 Nr. 502: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1802-1840
L 10 Nr. 503: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1841-1870
(502 includes Königschaffhausen)

Merdingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 504: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1830
L 10 Nr. 505: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1831-1842
L 10 Nr. 506: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1843-1855
L 10 Nr. 507: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1856-1864
L 10 Nr. 508: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1865-1870

Niederrimsingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 509: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1846
L 10 Nr. 510: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1847-1870

Oberbergen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 511: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1832
L 10 Nr. 512: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1833-1841
L 10 Nr. 513: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1842-1851
L 10 Nr. 514: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1852-1870

Oberrimsingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 515: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1835
L 10 Nr. 516: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1836-1847
L 10 Nr. 517: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1848-1870

Oberrotweil - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 518: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1828
L 10 Nr. 519: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1829-1841
L 10 Nr. 520: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1842-1848
L 10 Nr. 521: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1849-1859
L 10 Nr. 522: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1860-1870

Sasbach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 523: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1829
L 10 Nr. 524: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1830-1847
L 10 Nr. 525: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1848-1870

Schelingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 526: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1839
L 10 Nr. 527: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1840-1870

Wasenweiler - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 528: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1829
L 10 Nr. 529: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1830-1848
L 10 Nr. 530: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1849-1870

Baden-Württemberg Digital Civil Records - Staatsarchiv Freiburg - Bonndorf im Schwarzwald District

2010-11-03T14:12:00.001-05:00

I recently discovered that the region of Baden-Württemberg has put records online. These records are digital copies of the civil registartion books for the Freiburg administrative district in Baden-Württemberg. These records range from 1810-1870 and are organized by "Amtsgericht", district courts. The district courts are organized alphabetically, with all the available towns arranged alphabetically with-in them. To easily find your town, I suggest using the ctrl + F function and searching your town name.

I will be featuring, in their own blog entries, each district court in the Freiburg administrative district.

Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg
Staatsarchiv Freiburg
>L: Selekte
>>L 10 - L 20: Bände
>>>Bestände
Click on "Findbuch mit Digitalisaten"

Bonndorf im Schwarzwald District

Bettmaringen & Stühlingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 268: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 269: Death, 1810-1869
(268 includes Wittlekofen, Oberwangen and Bettmaringen; 269 includes Wittlekofen)

Birkendorf & Ühlingen-Birkendorf - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 270: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 271: Marriage & Death, 1810-1869

Igelschlatt - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 272: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Boll - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 273: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Bonndorf im Schwarzwald - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 274: Birth, 1810-1841
L 10 Nr. 275: Birth, 1842-1869
L 10 Nr. 276: Marriage, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 277: Death, 1810-1840
L 10 Nr. 278: Death, 1841-1869
(274 includes Ebnet; 275 includes Oberhalden; 276-278 include Ebnet and Oberhalden)

Brenden - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 279: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(Includes Bulgenbach & Staufen, Grafenhausen)

Brunnadern - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 280: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Buggenried & Mettenberg - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 306: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Dillendorf - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 281: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Ebnet - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 282: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1840-1869
(Includes Eberbach, Grafenhausen)

Ewattingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 283: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 284: Marriage, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 285: Death, 1810-1869
(Includes Überachen, Achdorf, Blumberg)

Faulenfürst - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 286: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 287: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(286-287 includes Schluchsee; 287 includes Schwarzhalden)

Geroldshotstetten & Rippoldsried - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 288: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Grafenhausen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 289: Birth, 1810-1840
L 10 Nr. 290: Birth, 1841-1869
L 10 Nr. 291: Marriage, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 292: Death, 1810-1869
(292 includes Geroldshotstetten, Rippoldsried & Schönenbach)

Grünwald - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 295a: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1824-1869

Gündelwangen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 293: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 294: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(Includes Boll & Holzschlag)

Holzschlag - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 295: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Hürrlingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 296: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 297: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Lausheim - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 298: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 299: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(Includes Blumegg)

Lembach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 300: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 301: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Mauchen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 302: Birth, 1810-1869; Death, 1830-1832
L 10 Nr. 303: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(Includes Oberwangen, Unterwangen, Wittlekofen)

Mettenberg - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 304: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 305: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(304 includes Buggenried, Seewangen, Hürrlingen, Igelschlatt, Kasslett, Rötenberg)

Münchingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 307: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 308: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Oberwangen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 309: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 310: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(Includes Bettmaringen, Mauchen, unterwangen, Wittlekofen, Berwangen)

Peiselfingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 311: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 312: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Riedern am Wald - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 313: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 314: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Schönenbach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 315: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Schwarzhalden - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 316: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Schwaningen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 317: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Staufen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 318: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Ühlingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 319: Birth, 1810-1846
L 10 Nr. 320: Birth, 1847-1869
L 10 Nr. 321: Marriage, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 322: Death, 1810-1869

Unterwangen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 323: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Wellendingen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 324: Birth, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 325: Marriage, Death, 1810-1869

Wittlekofen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 326: Birth, Marriage, Death, 1810-1869
(Includes Oberwangen, Bettmaringen, Horben, Bonndorf im Schwarzwald)

Baden-Württemberg Digital Civil Records - Staatsarchiv Freiburg - Achern District

2010-11-02T19:14:00.004-05:00

I recently discovered that the region of Baden-Württemberg has put records online. These records are digital copies of the civil registartion books for the Freiburg administrative district in Baden-Württemberg. These records range from 1810-1870 and are organized by "Amtsgericht", district courts. The district courts are organized alphabetically, with all the available towns arranged alphabetically with-in them. To easily find your town, I suggest using the ctrl + F function and searching your town name.

I will be featuring, in their own blog entries, each district court in the Freiburg administrative district.

Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg
Staatsarchiv Freiburg
>L: Selekte
>>L 10 - L 20: Bände
>>>Bestände
Click on "Findbuch mit Digitalisaten"

Achern District

Achern - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 1: Birth, 1810-1816
L 10 Nr. 2: Birth, 1817-1838
L 10 Nr. 3: Birth, 1839-1856
L 10 Nr. 4: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 5: Marriage, 1810-1816
L 10 Nr. 6: Marriage, 1817-1856
L 10 Nr. 7: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 8: Death, 1810-1816
L 10 Nr. 9: Death, 1817-1840
L 10 Nr. 10: Death, 1841-1856
L 10 Nr. 11: Death, 1857-1869

Achern - Jewish Community
L 10 Nr. 12: Birth & Death, 1865 and 1867
L 10 Nr. 12: Birth, 1868

Fautenbach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 14: Birth, 1810-1837
L 10 Nr. 15: Birth, 1838-1856
L 10 Nr. 16: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 17: Marriage, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 18: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 19: Death, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 20: Death, 1857-1869

Furschenbach & Ottenhöfen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 21: Birth, 1828-1856
L 10 Nr. 22: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 23: Marriage, 1828-1856
L 10 Nr. 24: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 25: Death, 1828-1856
L 10 Nr. 26: Death, 1857-1869
(21 includes Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald)

Gamshurst - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 27: Birth, 1810-1824
L 10 Nr. 28: Birth, 1825-1834
L 10 Nr. 29: Birth, 1835-1841
L 10 Nr. 30: Birth, 1842-1856
L 10 Nr. 31: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 32: Marriage, 1810-1824
L 10 Nr. 33: Marriage, 1825-1834
L 10 Nr. 34: Marriage, 1835-1856
L 10 Nr. 35: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 36: Death, 1810-1824
L 10 Nr. 37: Death, 1825-1834
L 10 Nr. 38: Death, 1835-1856
L 10 Nr. 39: Death, 1857-1869
(Includes Memprechtshofen, Rheinau)

Grossweier - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 40: Birth, 1810-1841
L 10 Nr. 41: Birth, 1842-1869
L 10 Nr. 42: Marriage, 1810-1869
L 10 Nr. 43: Death, 1810-1834
L 10 Nr. 44: Death, 1835-1869

Kappelrodeck - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 45: Birth, 1804-1806
L 10 Nr. 46: Birth, 1810-1821
L 10 Nr. 47: Birth, 1822-1834
L 10 Nr. 48: Birth, 1835-1842
L 10 Nr. 49: Birth, 1843-1856
L 10 Nr. 50: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 51: Marriage, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 52: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 53: Death, 1810-1835
L 10 Nr. 54: Death, 1836-1856
L 10 Nr. 55: Death, 1857-1869
(45-47 includes Seebach, includes Furschenbach, Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald, Ringelbach in Oberkirch district, Waldulm and Kappelrodek; 51 includes Furschenbach, Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald)

Mösbach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 56: Birth, 1812-1847
L 10 Nr. 57: Birth, 1848-1869
L 10 Nr. 58: Marriage, 1812-1847
L 10 Nr. 59: Marriage, 1848-1869
L 10 Nr. 60: Death, 1812-1847
L 10 Nr. 61: Death, 1848-1869
(61 includes Ulm, Renchen)

Oberachern - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 62: Birth, 1810-1832
L 10 Nr. 63: Birth, 1833-1854
L 10 Nr. 64: Birth, 1855-1869
L 10 Nr. 65: Marriage, 1810-1854
L 10 Nr. 66: Marriage, 1855-1869
L 10 Nr. 67: Death, 1810-1854
L 10 Nr. 68: Death, 1855-1869

Obersasbach & Sasbach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 69: Birth, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 70: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 71: Marriage, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 72: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 73: Death, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 74: Death, 1857-1869

Önsbach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 75: Birth, 1810-1839
L 10 Nr. 76: Birth, 1840-1856
L 10 Nr. 77: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 78: Marriage, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 79: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 80: Death, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 81: Death, 1857-1869

Ottenhöffen im Schwarzwald - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 82: Birth, 1824-1839
L 10 Nr. 83: Birth, 1840-1856
L 10 Nr. 84: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 85: Marriage, 1824-1856
L 10 Nr. 86: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 87: Death, 1824-1856
L 10 Nr. 88: Death, 1857-1869

Renchen - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 89: Birth, 1810-1830
L 10 Nr. 90: Birth, 1831-1845
L 10 Nr. 91: Birth, 1846-1859
L 10 Nr. 92: Birth, 1860-1869
L 10 Nr. 93: Marriage, 1810-1845
L 10 Nr. 94: Marriage, 1846-1869
L 10 Nr. 95: Death, 1810-1829
L 10 Nr. 96: Death, 1830-1845
L 10 Nr. 97: Death, 1846-1860
L 10 Nr. 98: Death, 1861-1869

Sasbach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 99: Birth, 1810-1838
L 10 Nr. 100: Birth, 1839-1856
L 10 Nr. 101: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 102: Marriage, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 103: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 104: Death, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 105: Death, 1857-1869

Sasbachried - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 106: Birth, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 107: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 108: Marriage, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 109: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 110: Death, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 111: Death, 1857-1869

Sasbachwalden - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 112: Birth, 1810-1836
L 10 Nr. 113: Birth, 1837-1852
L 10 Nr. 114: Birth, 1853-1869
L 10 Nr. 115: Marriage, 1810-1852
L 10 Nr. 116: Marriage, 1853-1869
L 10 Nr. 117: Death, 1810-1852
L 10 Nr. 118: Death, 1853-1869

Seebach - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 119: Birth, 1828-1856
L 10 Nr. 120: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 121: Marriage, 1828-1856
L 10 Nr. 122: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 123: Death, 1828-1856
L 10 Nr. 124: Death, 1857-1869

Wagshurst - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 125: Birth, 1810-1834
L 10 Nr. 126: Birth, 1835-1856
L 10 Nr. 127: Birth, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 128: Marriage, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 129: Marriage, 1857-1869
L 10 Nr. 130: Death, 1810-1856
L 10 Nr. 131: Death, 1857-1869

Waldulm & Kappelrodeck - Catholic Community
L 10 Nr. 132: Birth, 1826-1849
L 10 Nr. 133: Birth, 1826-1849
L 10 Nr. 134: Birth, 1850-1869
L 10 Nr. 135: Marriage, 1810-1849
L 10 Nr. 136: Marriage, 1850-1869
L 10 Nr. 137: Death, 1810-1824
L 10 Nr. 138: Death, 1825-1849
L 10 Nr. 139: Death, 1850-1869
(132 & 137 include Ringelbach, Atzelbach, Blaubronn, Heidenbach, Lauenbach, Simmersbach, Wolfersbach, Buchwald, Furschenbach and Ottenhöfen)

Best Hungarian Websites

2010-10-28T20:51:00.002-05:00

Family Tree Magazine releases an annual list of what they think to be the "101 Best Websites". I admit that these lists are very handy, but they neglect bringing attention to websites about specific ethnicities, nationalities and countries. This is why I'm creating my list of 'Best Hungarian Websites'. They're organized with what I think to be the most useful websites first. I unfortunately haven't been able to compile 101 links.. haha.

1.) RadixHub: 1877 Gazetteer of Hungary
http://www.radixhub.com/radixhub/gazetteers/1877/

This is the most useful website I have ever used, and continue to use on an almost daily basis. It's initially organized by counties and also alphabetically, which is very useful. If you happen to not know the county your town is in, you can easily find it alphabetically.

Within the county pages the towns are organized in a table by district, and then alphabetically within each district. Each town is listed by it's name, any know alternative names for the town and then finally the parishes for each religious denomination. Not every single town had a church for every religion, so it wasn't uncommon for residents to travel to a neighboring town to attend church.

This website is especially useful when you search the FamilySearch online Library Catalog, and find that the town your ancestors are from.. don't have church records for their religion. Check this website and you'll be able to figure out where the residents of your town attended church!

I'm not lying when I say I use this website on a nearly daily basis. It's an essential tool for the Hungarian researcher!

2.) Magyar Megyei Térképei, 1880 (Hungarian County Maps)
http://www.maproom.org/00/32/index.php

This is a website devoted to county maps, relating to the Kingdom of Hungary in 1880. Each map has a key of what certain symbols mean and also a guide displaying the districts within the county. It's very useful using it along with the 1877 Gazetteer of Hungary on RadixHub.

3.) A Magyar Országos Levéltár adatbázisai (The Hungarian National Archives databases)
http://www.arcanum.hu/mol/

The is the official database website of the Hungarian National Archives. They have made available eleven (11) various databases of great to use to researchers. There are two in particular that should be brought to attention.

The first is the 1715 national census. It has been indexed and it's fully searchable online. Please note that spellings are not always very accurate. You can also browse the 1715 census manually, going through the folders of counties. Images are available for these census records.

The second database of use is the Urbaria et Conscriptiones. It's census and taxation records from the the 16th to 19th centuries. No images are available for these. These records also have a website devoted entirely to them, with images available for every document. (See below)

4.) Urbaria et Conscriptiones
http://mol.arcanum.hu/urbarium/

This website has some fabulous information available! It's devoted entirely to early taxation and census records from all of Hungary ranging from the 16th to 19th centuries. There are images available!
Simply go to the website and perform your search under "Teljes szöveg" which means "full text". I've noticed that they don't have the images and records indexed by names of the people, but by towns. Click the button "keres" to perform your search. I recommend trying spelling variations of your towns. A new window will open when you perform your search and click on the numbered result you'd like to see. A second new window will open with the information pertaining to the specific document you clicked on. Clicking on the link "Képek megtekintése" will open up a program (that you will be prompted to install) with the actual images of the census and taxation documents. The program is perfectly safe to install on your computer.

5.) Királyi Könyvek (Libri Regii and also King's Book)
http://mol.arcanum.hu/digidat/opt/a100302.htm

The Királyi Könyvek is a valuable resource. It contains decrees, land & title donations, patents of nobility, rules & regulations for trade unions and also wills. Images are available for most records on this website. You must install the previously mentioned program to view the images. The program is safe to install on your computer.

6.) Magyarország Levéltárak Kiadványai (Hungarian Archival Publications
http://www.archivportal.arcanum.hu/mltk/opt/a100322.htm

This great website has made publications available that are fully searchable, with images. You can search for publications at the national level and also at the county level.

7.) HungarianReference.com
http://www.hungarianreference.com

This website is self-described as "the internet's most complete guide to the Hungarian language". I have found this website very useful during my research, especially with the grammar section. The Hungarian language is very complex and this website has helped explain every question I've had.

8.) Hadifogoly-Adatbázis (WWII POW Database)
http://www.hadifogoly.hu

This website has a searchable adatabase of Hungarian POW's (Prisoners of War) from World War II.

My 100th Post! It's my sister's birthday today!

2010-10-10T03:03:00.002-05:00

It's my 100th blog post today! In honor of my sister's birthday, I thought I would search my family tree database to see who else was born on October 10th.. much like I did for my birthday, on May 30th. Here's what I found:

Bereczky, Klára
b. 10 Oct 1772, Taktaszada, Zemplén megye, Hungary
She was the wife of Demeter Szük, the son of my 6th great-grand uncle, András Szük of Taktaszada.

Blaylock, Adeline
b. 10 Oct 1884, Carroll County, Mississippi
d. 17 Feb 1959, Carroll County, Mississippi
She was the wife of Bradford Pierce Heath (1861-1946), also of Carroll County, Mississippi. Adeline is my 2nd cousin, 4 times removed.

Blum, Barbara
b. 10 Oct 1869, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
d. 05 Jan 1947, Plover, Marathon County, Wisconsin
She was the wife of 1) Christoph Bauer and 2) Julius Meyer. Barbara is the younger sister of my 3rd-great-grandmother, Maria Blum Summ.

Cavendish, William, 3rd Earl of Devonshire
b. 10 Oct 1617
d. 23 Nov 1684
He was the husband of Elizabeth Cecil, my 6th cousin 12 times removed.

de Bourbon, Isabella II, Queen of Spain
b. 10 Oct 1830
d. 09 Apr 1904
She is the 2nd-great grandmother of the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos. She is my 15th cousin 7 times removed.

Gulyás, Károly
b. 10 Oct 1856, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs megye, Hungary
He was the brother of my 3rd great grandmother, Zsuzsánna Gulyás Gombás.

Habsburg, Catharina Michelle
b. 10 Oct 1567
d. 06 Nov 1597
She was the daughter of King Philip II of Spain and I of Portugal. Catharina is the ancestress of many kings and regents of Europe. She is my 8th cousin 13 times removed.

Péchy de Péchújfalu, Count Emánuel Gábor
b. 10 Oct 1813, Boldogkő-Váralja Castle, Boldogkő-Váralja, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
d. 24 Jul 1889, Boldogkő-Váralja Castle, Boldogkő-Váralja, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
He was the husband of Zenaide Octávia Juliánna Meskó. He is my 24th cousin 6 times removed.

Porkoláb, Károly
b. 10 Oct 1824, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 17 Nov 1825, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Károly is my cousin through several lines. We share blood connections on his paternal side through the Porkoláb family and Bódogh family. Oh his maternal side it's through the Tóth and Porkoláb families.

Rodgers, Caldonia Bell
b. 10 Oct 1890, Dialville, Texas
d. 18 Jul 1893, Dialville, Texas
Caldonia was the daughter of Lewis Banks Rodgers, Sr. and his wife Mary Jane Acker. She is my 2nd cousin 3 times removed.

Stümpges, Wilhelm
b. 10 Oct 1673, Rheydt, Rheinland, Prussia, Germany
He was the husband of Adriana Jensen (b. 1677). He is my 1st cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are his paternal grandparents: Thönis am Bleeckkamp and Giertgen Stümpges. Interestingly enough, all of their children took on their mother's surname of Stümpges. Weird, huh?

von Schaumburg-Lippe, Charlotte
b. 10 Oct 1864
d. 16 Jul 1946
She was the second wife of King William II of Württemberg. She is my 16th cousin 5 times removed.

My noble Tóth family of Tiszadob, Hungary

2010-10-09T20:24:00.003-05:00

My Tóth family's nobility is old, and the family is very distinct. They were given their nobility in 1580 by King Rudolf I of Hungary, also Holy Roman Emperor and was from the house of Habsburg. It was granted to four (4) brothers: Imre (Emerich), Benedek (Benedict), Jakab (Jacob) and Ambrúzs (Ambrose). You can see my previous blog entry HERE containing their patent of nobility.

Currently, the only know line of Tóth's to be descendants of these four brothers, resided in Tiszadob, in Szabolcs megye, Hungary. They were living in Tiszadob as early as 1725, and sometime prior to that they were from the Külsõ-Szolnok megye area (now known as the Heves megye area). It's to the south-west of Tiszadob, and not all entirely that far.

The family began small, with a single known progenitor in 1725 being a Mihály Tóth. Through my research, he has two known sons:
*István Tóth (abt1709-1786)
*Mihály Tóth (abt1716-1794).

István's wife, known from death/burial records from Tiszadob, is an Erzsébet Csetneki (abt1721-1789). Csetneki is not a known family to have lived in Tiszadob around the time they would have married, so I've made the assumption that Erzsébet must have been from a neighboring village. Mihály's wife is unknown.

According to a 1750 document about the family, which can be found in the Lelesz convent archives in the old Zemplén county, it gives this very small and brief explanation of the family: "Tóth István, Mihály fia, és Mihály, István fia". This essentially means that István had a son named Mihály, and Mihály had a son named István. This helps.. a lot!

My direct paternal line of descent for my g-g-grandmother Eszter Tóth, ends with two Mihály Tóth's. They also used the additional name of Boros, to help distinguish them from other noble and non-noble Mihály Tóth's in the town. They would appear as "Boros Tóth Mihály". The eldest died in 1818 at the age of 66, estimated birth would be abt 1752. He fits perfectly to be the son of the above mentioned István, who had a son Mihály.. although he was allegedly born two years after the document was created. This is a problem. After conducting my Tiszadob researching (and I'm STILL conducting research in Tiszadob), I've come to the conclusion that my Mihály is either a namesake for his elder sibling that died young.. or his estimated age is an error on his death record. Around the time he died, Tiszadob was notorious with giving incorrect ages on marriage records.. so why couldn't that be the case for deaths as well? I believe that's the case.

The direct maternal line of descent of my g-g-grandmother Eszter Tóth is also a noble Tóth line from Tiszadob. Yes, her father and mother were cousins.. 4th cousins. As you're guessing, Eszter.. through her mother.. descends from Mihály, who had a son named István. István was born about 1736 and died 1798. He was married to an Erzsébet Porkoláb, another noble family from Tiszadob. She was born about 1741 and died in 1788. Through them, I descend from another Mihály born around the same time as Mihály Boros "Jr". I can safely assume that this line of descent is correct, since Mihály Boros "Sr" wouldn't have had two sons with the first name Mihály. This wasn't the von Reuss family of Germany, who named all their male children Heinrich in honor of Heinrich VI, Holy Roman Emperor... yes, every single one of them. Talk about a boring and probably difficult family tree. haha

I haven't found any other mentions of a Tóth family in Hungary descending from these four original brothers, other than my Tiszadob Tóth's. If you believe you may descend from these four brothers, please contact me with your research!

Patent of Nobility - Imre, Benedek, Jakab & Ambrúzs Tóth - 26 Feb 1580

2010-10-09T17:10:00.004-05:00

NOS RUDOLPHUS Secundus Dei Gratia Electus Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus ac Germaniae, Hungariae, Bohemiae, Dalmatiae, Croatiae, Sclavoniae, Ramae, Serniae, Gallitiae, Lodomeriae, Cumaniae, Bulgariae, & REX Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Brabantiae, Styriae, Carinthiae, Carmolae, Marchio Moraviae, Dux Lucemburgae, ac Superioris de Inferioris Silesiae, Wirtembergae & Thekae, Princeps Sueniae, Comes Habspurgi, Tyrolis, Ferretis, Kyburgi & Goritiae, Landgravius Alsatix, Marchio Sacri Romani Imperii, Supra Anasum, Burgouia, ac Superioris & Inferioris Lusatiae, Dominus Marchiae Sclavonicae, portus Naonis & Salinarum. Memoriae commendamus tenore praesentium significantes quibus expedit universis, Quod nos cum ad nonnullorum fidelium nostrorum Praelatorum et Baronum humilimam supplicationem, nostrae propterea factam Maiestati, tum vero attentis & consideratis fidelitate et fidelibus servitiis fidelium nostrorum EMERICI, BENEDICTI, JACOBI et AMBROSY THOT, fratrum carnalium, quae ipsi Sacrae primum regni nostri Hungarie Coronae, et deinde Maiestati nostrae pro locorum et temporum varietate fideliter exhibuisse et impendisse, et in futurum quoque exhibere et impendere velle dicuntur. Cum igitur ob id, tum vero ex gratia et munificentia nostra Regia, qua quosque de Nobis et Republica Christiana benemeritos et virtutis colendae studiosos, antecessorum nostrorum Divorum quondam Hungariae Regum exemplo prosequi eisque certa virtutum suarum monumenta, quae ad maiora quoque praestanda eos incitare possent, decernere consuevimus. Eosdem EMERICUM, BENEDICTUM, JACOBU et AMBROSIUM THOT, de siatu et conditione ignobili, in qua hactenus perstitisse dicuntur, de Regae nostra potestatis plemtudine & gratia speciali exemptos, in Coetum et numerum verorum atque indubitatorum regni nostri Hungariae Nobilium duximus cooptando annumeran et adscriben. Annuentes et ex certa nostra scientia amimoque deliberato concedentes, ut ipsi a modo in posterum futuris semper et perpetius temporibus, omnibus illis gratis privilegis bororibus, indultis, libertatibus, juribus, prerogativus immunitatibus, quibus caeteri veri regni nostri Hungariae et partium ei subiectarum Nobiles; hactenus quomodolibet de iure vel consuetudine usi sunt et gauisi, ut unturque et gaudent, uti frui et gaud ere possint et valeant, heredesque et posteritates ipsorum utriusque sexus umuersae valeant atque possint. Inc cuius quidem nostra erga ipsos exhibitae gratiae & clementiae, ac liberalitatis testimonium, veraque nobilitatis signum hec arma sine nobilitatis insignia. SCUTUM vegt militare erectum rubei coloris, cuius in ima parte est brachium seu manus Thurcica, veste caesy coloris induta, ac tenens feria _rmeam nudam, in acumine caput hungaricum cruentum habentem. Scuto incumbit galea militaris clausa _leae supereminet ___ decus Corona, ex qua druidius Angelus, veste colestini coloris annctus, ac alas extergas colestini, rubei et aurei coloris, crucemque supra caput habens assurgit. A summitate vero galea lacini seu lemnisci hinc aurei et coelstini, illinc vero albi et rubei color ad utranque Scuti oram optime defluent, illudque dec_r et apposite exornant, Quemadmodum hec omina in capite seu principio praesentium Literarum nostrarum, pictoris manu et artificio propris suis coloribus recte depicta esse cernuntur. Eisdem EMERICO, BENEDICTO, JACOBO et AMBROSIO THOT, ipsorumque haeredibus & posteritatibus utriusque sexus universis gratiose danda duximus & conferenda : Decernentes, et ex certa nostra scientia animoque deliberato concedentes, ut ipsi amodo imposterum futuris semper perpetuis temporibus, eadem Arma nobilitatis insignia, injfar aliorum Regni nostri Hungariae et partium ei subiectarum Nobilium, sub bis iuribus, prerogatiuis indultis, libertatibus et immunitatibus, quibus ijdem uel natura uel consuetudine usi sunt & gauisi utunturque et gaudent ubique in paelijs, certaminibus, bastiludijs, torneamentis, duellis, monomachijs, ac alijs omnibus et quibusuis exercicijs militaribus et Nobilitaribus, nec non sigillis, uelis, cortinis, auleis, annulis, vexillis, clypeis, tentorys, domibus. Generaliter vero in quarumlibet rerum et expeditionum generibus, sub merae et syncerae Nobilitatis titulo, quo eos ac haeredes ipsorum utriusque sexus universos, ab omnibus cuiuscumque status, conditionis et praeminentiae homines existant dici nominari, haberique et reputari volumus, ferre gestare illisque uti, frui et gaudere possint et valeant, haeredesque et posteritates ipsorum utriusque sexus universae, valeant atque possint imo damus et concedimus praesentium per vigorem. In cuius rei memoriam firmitatemque perpetuam, presentes literas nostras Secreto sigillo nostro, quo ut Rex Hungariae utimur impendenti communitas; Eisdem EMERICO, BENEDICTO, JACOBO et AMBROSIO, ipsorumque haeredibus et posteritatibus utriusque sexus universis dandas duximus et concedendas. Datum manus fidelis nostri nobis dilecti, Reverendi Georgy Draskowyth, Electi Archiepiscopi Colocen ac Aepiscopi Jaurien, Locique eiusdem Comitis perpetui, Consiliary Aulae nostrae summi Cancellary in arce nostra Regia Pragensj vigesimo sexta die mensis February. Anno domini Millesimo Quingentesimo Octogesimo Regnorum nostrorum Romani quinto, Hungariae et aliorum octavo, Bohemiae vero anno similiter quinto. VENERABILIBUS in Christo patribus dominis Praefato Georgu Draskowyth Colocensis et Bachien, Aecclesiarum canonice unitarum Aelecto Archiepiscopo, Stephano Radecio Agrien, Joanne Monozloy Zagrabien, Gregorio Bornemiza Waradien, Nicolao Telegdino Quinque Aecclesien, Stephano Feierkewy Wesprimien, eodem Georgio Draskowyth Jaurien, Balthasare Melegh Chanadien, Zacharia Mossoczy Wacien, ae fratre Michaele de Cztino Electo Segmen, necnon Administratore Modrusien Ecclesiarum Episcopis Ecclesias dei foeliciter gubernantibus, Strigonien Metropolitana, Transylvamen, Nittrien, Sirmien, Boznen et Tinimen Cathedralibus sedibus vacantibus. Item Spectabilibus et Magnificis Comite Nicolao de Barhor, Indice Curiae nostre, Christophoro Wugnad Regnorum nostrorum Dalmatiae, Croatiae, et Sclavoniae Bano, Comite Georgio de Zrino Tauernicorum, Ladislao Banffy de Alsolyndwa Agazonum, Balthasare de Batthyan Dapiferorum, Emerico Czobor Cubiculariorum, Michaele Reway Janitor, Joanne Krwsyth de Lwpoglaw Curiae nostrae & Michaele Warday Pincernary nostrorum Regalium Magistris Comite Nicolao a Salmis et Newburgh Comite Posonien. Caeterisque quamplurimis regni nostri Comitatus tenen et honores.
RUDOLPHUS

Patent of Nobility - Gusztáv Grimm de Szepes-Etelvár - 01 July 1886

2010-10-08T19:33:00.005-05:00

Mi Első Ferencz József, Isten kedvező kegyelméből Austriai Császár, Magyar, Cseh, Dalmát, Horvát, Tót, Halics, Ladomér, Ráma, Szerb, Kún és Bolgárországok apostoli, úgy Illyria, Jeruzsálem stb. Királya, Austria főherczege, Tocsana és Krakkó nagyherczege, Lotharingia, Salzburg, Steyer, Karantha, Krajna és Bukovina herczege, Erdély nagy fejedelme, morvai őrgróf, Felső és Alsó Szilézia, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Quastalla, Osviecim? és Zára stb. herczege, Habsburg, Tyrol, Kyburg, Görz és Gradiska grófja, Hohenembs, Feldkirch, Bregenz, Sonnenberg stb. grófja, Triest, Cattaro és a szláv őrgrófság Ura stb. Emlékezetül adjuk czennel tudatván mindenekkel, kiket illet: Hogy Mi Személyünk körüli magyar Ministerünk előterjesztése folytán, kegyelmes, tekintelbe, és figyelembe vevén GRIMM GUSZTÁV őrnagy-hadbiró Hivünknek, Felségünk és Felséges Uralkodó Házunk izánti állandó hüségét és azon irdemeit, melyeket ő közös hadseregünkben 27 évi szolgálata közben jeles és kitüno tevékenysége által magának szerzett; figyelembe vevén különösen azt, hogy ő fennebb érintett folytonos hadbirósági alkalmazásában kiválo szakértelmet, erélyt és tapintatol tanusitván, kötelmeinek mindenkor teljesen eleget tett; s sikeres müködéseért Ferencz József rendünk lovagkerestjével is lett jutalmazva, tekintettl végre azon rendithetlen hüség és ragaszkodására, melylyel Felségünk és Felséges Uralkodó Házunk iránt minden körülmények között viseltelett, nevezett GRIMM GUSZTÁVOT és általa hites nejétől születt SZEPESSY ETELKA bárónőtől származó LAJOS GYULA EHRENREICH

és HUBERT MIKLÓS ÁDÁM nevü fiaitss MÁRIA KAROLINA ANTONIA nevü leányát s Isten áldásából netán ezután születendő mindkét nembeli valamennyi törvényes ivadékát és matadékát, mind az imént emlitett kiváló érdemekért, mind pedig királyi kegyelmünk és kegyelmességünknél fogva, melylyel dicső emlékezetü Elődeink, a boldogutt magyar Királyok példájára mind azt, ki Felségünk és Felséges Uralkodó Házunk és Magyarországunk szent koronája izánt szép, jó és nemes tettek által maganak érdemeket szerezni és the erény ösvényét követni törekozik, jutalmazni és hathatós buzditásul a jutalom kitünő és maradandó jelével és emlékével feldisziteni szoktuk, királyi hatalmunkból és különös kegyelmünk és kegyelmességünkból Magyarországunk és társországai valóságos, igaz, régi és kétségtelen nemesei közé és sorába a "SZEPES ETELVÁRI" előnév használhatásának engedélyezése mellett felveendőnek tartottuk, begselsőbb királyi akaratunk szerint kegyelmesen megengedvén, hogy ezentúl jövendő örök időkig fennevezett GRIMM GUSZTÁV s mindkét nembeli valamennyi törvényes ivadéka és maradéka a "SZEPES ETELVÁRI" előnév használata mellett mind azon jágokkal élhessen és birhasson, melyekkel emlitett Magyaroszágunk és társországainak valóságos, igaz, régi és kétségtelen nemesei eddig elétörvény, vagy hajdani szokás szerint bármikép éltek és birtak, vagy élnek és birnak. Mely iránta tanusitott legfelsőbb királyi kegyelmünk és kegyelmességünk bővebb tanuságául s a valoságos, igaz és kétségtelen nemesség örök idők, ig fennmaradandó jeléül Neki és mindkét nembeli valamennyi törvényes ivadékának és maradékának következő czimert, vagy nemesi diszjett, adtunk és engedtünk: Egy álló vitézvért, hasozában félig, keresztben egészen átvágva, felső ezüst és arany s alsó kék mezőkre asztva; az első felső ezüst mezőben arany koronán befelé forditott meghajlott jobb kar könyökén nyugszik, mely arany markolatu kardot maga fölött forgat s arra levágott vérző törökfő van áttüzve; a másik felső arany mezőben vörös grifkeselyü felállva jobbra lépdel, és maga elött ezüst buzogány tart; a hazmadik alsó kék mezőben talapzat széléből zöld házmas hegy emelkedik fel, s annak közép telején arany korona van, melyből ezüst szinü egyszarvú arany szamval, lábkörmökkel és sörénynel nő fel, s előlábain arany koronát hord. A vitézvért felső főszélén koronázott nyilt lovagsisak nyugszik, melyről jobbra kék ezüst, baba vörös arany sisaktakarók diszesenfüggenek alá, a sisak

arany koronájábó ugyanazon ezüst szinü egyszarvú nőki; előlábain arany koronát tartván. A vért alatt kék szalag vonul körül, melyen arany nagy betükkel e jelmondat van irva: "AUDAX ET FIDELIS." Kegyelmesen elhatározván és megengedvén továbbá, miszerint ezen czimert, vagy nemesi diszjelt, jövendő örök időkig többször nevesett és ezentúl már nemes SZEPES ETELVÁRI GRIMM GUSZTÁV mindkét nembeli valamennyi törvényes ivadékai és maradékai val együtt Magyarországunk s társarszágai valóságos, igaz gyökeres és kétségtelen többi nemesei ként mind azon joggal, melylyel ugyanazok törvény, vagy hajdani szokás szerint éltek és birtak, vagy élnek és birnak, viselhesse és használhassa ezen valóságos, igaz és ketségtelen nemesi czimmel hogy őt és mindkét nembeli valamenyi törvényes ivadékát és maradékát minden rendü, állapotu, hivatalu, méltóságu és tekintetü egyének felruházottnak s diszesitettnek tartsák és ismerjék nemcsak akarjuk, de kegyelmesen parancsoljukis. Minek emlékül és örök jeléül többször emlitett SZEPES ETELVÁRI GRIMM GUSZTÁVNAK s mindkét nembeli valamenyi törvényes ivadékának és maradékának apostili magyar királyi függő pecsétünkkel megerősitett jelen czimeres nemesi kiváltság levelünkel tartottuk kegyelmesen kiadandónak és engedendőnek. Kelt a Mi őszintén kedvelt Hivünk, nagyságos báró Orczy Béla, valóságos belső tilkos tanácsos, a vaskorana rendünk első osztályi lovagja, a magyar királyi Szent-István rend köszékeresztese; a norvégiai Olapés a bajor polgári érdemrend nagykeresztese; a porosz vörös sas és a porosz koronarad első osztályu lovagja; III Károly nevü spanyol királyi és perzsa nap és oroszlánred nagykeresztese; bölcsészeti és jogtudor és Személyünk körüli magyar Ministerünk kezei által, Schönbunnban Ausztriában Szent-János hava első napján, az Ur ezerny olczszázny olczvanhatodik, Uralkodásunk harmincznyokczadik évében.
Ferencz József s.k.
Báró Orczy Béla s.k.

János Cserpák, Part 2

2010-09-12T21:03:00.003-05:00

Three months ago, I found a headstone for a fellow Hungarian. His name was János Cserpák, and I explained my find in this entry here. I've been able to find more information on this young man, and his family. I hope that one of his very distant nieces or nephews finds these blog entries one day and finds them useful. :)

As I already know from János's headstone and immigration manifest, he was born on 22 Jul 1903 in Vencsellő. I do know that he was the son of Jakab and Mária Cserpák. Well, thankfully for FamilySearch and their wonderful uploading of digitized records, I was able to find his birth record! FamilySearch has a database for Hungarian civil registration records for various counties. I love these records! I just wish they had them available for my towns of Tiszadob and Büdszentmihály/Tiszavasvári. But anyway, back to my story!

I was able to find János's birth record and here is the wonderful information I was able to find out:

János was born on 22 Jul 1903 at 284 Kápolna street in Vencsellő, to parents Jakab Cserpák and Mária Türk. His parents are both listed as being born and residing in Vencsellő, and both of the Roman Catholic faith. His father's occupation is listed as "igás kocsis" which translates out to be draft-carter or draft-teamster. Not sure what kind of occupation is. Any ideas? It lists his father is 24 years old and his mother is 22 years old.

Well noting that both parents, Jakab and Mária, were born in Vencsellő, I figured their marriage record would be here too. And I was right!

They were married on 12 Jan 1902 in Vencsellő, and this document lists their parents names, birth dates and places.

Jakab Cserpák was born on 22 Dec 1878 in Vencsellő. His parents are the late János Cserpák, a day laborer and Mária Bereznai, both were residents of Vencsellő. Mária Türk was born on 28 Jan 1882 in Vencsellő. Her parents are the late Ignácz Türk, a day laborer as well, and Anna Héri, both were also residents of Vencsellő.

Noticing the Héri surname, I can make the assumption that the "Jacob Iheri" living with the Jakab and Mária Cserpák family in Chicago, in the 1920 census.. is a relative to Mária somehow.

Interestingly enough, I have a friend who's trying to research his surname of Bereznai, the same surname as Jakab Cserpák's mother. I may have found a new lead for him!

The Gombash's Very Distant Spanish Ancestry

2010-07-06T17:21:00.006-05:00

If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know very well that my family, the Gombash's, are of Hungarian descent. Through-out my research I find new documents and records that shed light on the diversity of my Hungarian heritage. Through our Hungarian ancestry we're also Slavic, Swedish and Transylvanian. Now with some new research on our noble origins, I'm discovering that we're very distantly Spanish.

Through Eszter Tóth, we descend from the old and now extinct Nagy-Martoni family. The Nagy-Martoni began in Hungary with three brothers Bertram, Simon, Michael and their sister Tota. In 1198, the four siblings left their home of Aragón in Spain to accompany Constance, who was bethrothed to King Imre of Hungary. Much was recorded about the Nagy-Martoni family as several members of the family became quite powerful and well-to-do.

Modern location of Aragón in Spain

I was able to find an English source that wrote about the family: [At the court there were people who understood Provençal, because Constance had brought some families from Iberia with her. The most famous were the three brothers, Bertram, Simon and Michael, who freed Mallorca and Minorca from the Saracens, and had to leave Southern Spain because of the Almohadian invasions. They fought against the heathen in Hungary too. In 1241 "Simon Hispanus" and Bertram played a decisive role in the successful defence of the Hungarian capital city of Esztergom against the Tartars. In 1204 the Hungarian King gave a village to the sister of the three knights, a "beautiful" Tota and the Spanish family received its Hungarian name from that village. Later they were known as the counts Nagy-Martoni/or the Fraknói or the Bajóti family.] (1).

Seal of Simon Nagy-Martoni's son Pál

There was another additional English source that described in more detail the sister Tota: [Constance brought with her a girl called Tota, the sister of Count Simon and Count Bertram. She was exceedingly beautiful, so fair, indeed, that scarcely any woman in the world in those days was considered her like. This girl was given in marriage to Duke Benedict, son of Conrad, and her dowry was the town of Martinsdorf, a gift from King Emeric and Queen Constance.] (2).

Interestingly enough, I descend from King Imre's sister Margit through my mother's family.

Sources:
(1) Actes du Deuxiem̀e congres international d'étude des cultures de la mediterranée occidentale, Volume 2
Author: International Association of Studies on Mediterranean Civilizations
Publisher: Société nationale d'édition et de diffusion, 1978
Page 403

(2) Deeds of the Hungarians
Author: Simon Kézai
Editors: László Veszprémy, Frank Schaer, Jenő Szűcs
Central European University Press, 1999
Pae 173

Queen Elizabeth II related to Vlad Dracula?

2010-06-25T12:47:00.007-05:00

Yesterday I wrote an article explaining the connection between the current reigning English monarchy and Vlad Dracula, otherwise known as Vlad "the Impaler". It showed their connection, not a relation. A new line of descent was brought to my attention last night that I need to analyze, and I thought I would do it here. Here is the alleged line of descent of Queen Elizabeth II to Vlad Dracula's father, Vlad II Dracul:

*Elizabeth II
*George VI
*Mary of Teck
*Francis, Duke of Teck
*Klaudia Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde
*Countess Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
*Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad
*Baroness Ágnes Kendeffy de Malmoviz
*Katalin Kun de Osdola
*Kristina (Christiana) Racz de Galgo
*Peter (Petru) Racz de Galgo
*Adam Racz de Galgo
*Zamphira Logofat de Szazsebes (Female)
*Stanka (Stanca) Basarab of Wallachia (Female)
*Mircea "The Shepherd" (Voivode) of Wallachia (Male)
*Radu cel Mare Radu IV `the Great' (Voivode) of Wallachia
*Vlad Călugărul (half-brother to Vlad Dracula)
*Vlad II Dracul (father to Vlad Dracula)

My previous article focuses on Klaudia Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde's paternal lineage, this alleged descent focuses on Klaudia's maternal lineage. We do know that Klaudia's parents are Count László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde and his wife Baroness Ágnes Inczédy de Nagy-Várad. Ágnes is the known granddaughter of Baron Gergely Inczédy de Nagy-Várad and his wife Countess Ágnes Kendeffy de Malmoviz.

According to pedigree charts published by Iván Nagy in Magyarország családai, Ágnes Kendeffy de Malmoviz is most definitely the daughter of Gáspár Kendeffy de Malmoviz and his wife Katalin Kún. No other information is given on Katalin Kún in the Kendeffy family's pedigrees and information.

No additional information is given on Katalin Kún in Béla Kempelen's word Magyar Nemes Családok, and neither in any of these other following publications: Magyar nemzetségi zsebkönyv by the Magyar Heraldikai és Genealogiai Társaság (Hungarian Heraldry and Genealogy Society), A Magyar Nemzetségek A XIV. Század Közepéig by János Karácsonyi and finally Középkori Magyar Genealógia by Pál Engel.

Assuming that the alleged family tree is correct, Ágnes Kendeffy's mother is possibly Katalin Kun de Osdola. Considering I cannot find any additional information on Katalin Kún under the Kendeffy's, I must look under the Kún's and hope for the best. I do locate a countly Kún de Osdola family, but I do not locate any Katalin being married to a Gáspár Kendeffy.

There are, although, some interesting marriages and connections to known family names of Gáspár Kendeffy de Malmoviz and his wife Katalin Kún's descendants. Note the two (2) Rhédey's, the Kendeffy and also the Inczedy. The alleged ancestry above states that Katalin Kun's mother was a Kristina Racz de Galgo. There is indeed a Krisztina Rácz married to Miklós Kún do Osdola, right smack-dab in the middle of all the name connections. But that doesn't mean anything, we need proof that they are our Katalin Kún's parents.

Let's assume that Katalin Kún's parents are indeed Miklós Kún do Osdola and Krisztina Rácz shown on the pedigree chart. Continuing analyzing the alleged line of descent stated above, we need to look into the "Rácz de Galgo" family.

I locate a Rácz de Galgó family and indeed there is a Krisztina, who's second husband was a Miklós Kún. The pedigree chart fits perfectly with what was given on the alleged pedigree above. It does show the line of descent to a Zafira Logofét. The entry on the Rácz de Galgó family also gives some information on Zafira; it states: "neje oláh származású volt: Logofét Zafira". This says that Zafira Logofét (surnames are always listed before the given names in Hungary and Transylvania), was originally from Wallachia (Oláh). This seems to continually fit, as Vlad Dracula's family was from Wallachia and Vlad himself was once Voivode of Wallachia.

This is when my research starts to dry up with my Hungarian resources that I have. The resources are primarily for Hungary, not Transylvania. I now go to a trusted source for nobility and royalty information: http://genealogy.euweb.cz/. This website was created by Miroslav Marek and he has a whole page devoted to his sources. The alleged ancestry above from Zamphira Logofat de Szazsebes to Vlad II Dracul is correct, according to his website.. which I do not doubt. The only problem is with "Stanka (Stanca) Basarab of Wallachia". It lists her husband as "Ioan Norocea, Logofat de Pitesti, Great Chancellor of Wallachia", but no children (Zafira) are listed for them or can be found on his website. Also note that the name is "Logofat de Pitesti", not the "Logofat de Szazsebes" listed in the alleged pedigree.

All in all, the line of descent from Queen Elizabeth II to Vlad II Dracul, the father of Vlad "the Impaler", is very possible. The only contradictory facts, that need to be proven, lie with Katalin Kún and Zafira Logofat. Does anyone have any sources to prove or disprove these two remaining pieces of this alleged line of descent? If so, please contact me!

Sources:
*Magyarország családai, by Iván Nagy
*Magyar Nemes Családok, by Béla Kempelen
*Magyar nemzetségi zsebkönyv, by Magyar Heraldikai és Genealogiai Társaság
*A Magyar Nemzetségek A XIV. Század Közepéig, by János Karácsonyi
*Középkori Magyar Genealógia, by Pál Engel
*http://genealogy.euweb.cz/, by Miroslav Marek

Robert Pattinson is related to Dracula?

2010-06-24T23:08:00.003-05:00

Today while doing my daily genealogy blog readings, I stumbled upon Randy Seaver's article Is Robert Pattinson a cousin to Vlad the Impaler?. I was instantly intriuged because I myself have a connection to Vlad Dracula Tepes "the Impaler".

Reading his article, I find that the entry originated with a article posted today (June 24th) on the UK version of Ancestry's Blog. You can find the article here: Twilight star Robert Pattinson is related to Dracula!. Reading the article and looking at the [very] tiny hard to see pedigree, I become confused and dumbfounded.

The article was written by Annabel Bernhardt, the PR Manager for Ancestry.co.uk. In the article she claims that King George VI of England is a direct descendant of Vlad II Dracul, the father of Vlad III Dracula.. otherwise known as Vlad "the Impaler". At this point I could care less about Robert Pattinson's connection to Vlad, or even the current reigning English monarchy. I needed to clear the air of King George VI's ancestry.

King George VI of England is a descendant of countless royal and noble houses of Europe, but one: the Basarab family of Transylvania. The Basarab's were a very large Transylvanian family with powerful aristocratic, noble and also royal connections. It is through these that Vlad "the Impaler" is connected to King George VI and his descendants, not related.

King George VI's mother is the well-known Mary of Teck, wife of King George V of England. Mary's paternal grandmother was the Countess Klaudina Zsuzsánna Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde. Klaudina ia a documented descendant of the Szilágyi de Horoszeg family. The connection with the current England monarchy is through this Szilágyi family. The wife of Vlad "the Impaler" was a noblewoman from that same Szilágyi de Horoszeg family. Here is the descend of Klaudina to the Szilágyi de Horoszeg family:

Klaudina Zsuzsánna Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde is the great-granddaughter of László Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde and his wife Mária Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György. Mária herself is the daughter of István Toroczkay de Toroczkó-Szent-György and his wife Borbála Kapy de Kapivár.

In this next pedigree chart, you see that Borbála Kapy de Kapivár is the descendant of Miklós Kapy de Kapivár and his wife Katalin Lipcsey de Nagy-Lucse. Katalin is the daughter of Damian Lipcsey de Nagy-Lucse and his wife Margit Macedóniai de Macedónia.

This next pedigree shows that Margit Macedóniai de Macedónia is the granddaughter of János Macedóniai de Macedónia and his wife Anna de Gara.

You can see this this next pedigree that Anna de Gara is the great-granddaughter of Dezső de Gara and his wife Anna Szilágyi de Horogszeg.

This final pedigree chart does not show Anna, but she is a known granddaughter of Miklós de Szilágy, alive in 1408. She is the daughter of Mihály, who was the uncle to Erzsébet. Erzsébet was the wife of János Hunyadi, Regent of Hungary, and mother of Mátyás Corvinus, King of Hungary. Vlad Dracula "the Impaler"'s wife is the known daughter of Osvát, brother of the previously mentioned Erzsébet.

A lot of false pedigree and assumptions are made when it comes to celebrities, royalty and family trees. Embellishments are made and facts are not documented and sourced. I'm honestly a little upset that this fabricated pedigree for King George VI of England shows that he is a direct-line descendant of the Transylvanian Basarab family. This is false and there is no given proof by Annabel Bernhardt of her sources for this information.

Source: Nagy, Iván, and István Fribeisz. Magyarország Családai.

Hungarian Marriage Project Update: 09 Jun 2010

2010-06-09T13:48:00.003-05:00

I had taken a 2 1/2 month break from extracting marriage records, but I'm back at it again. Today I have added the Roman Catholic parish of Ibrány from Szabolcs county. This addition to the database adds 520 marriages from 1801 to 1894. This brings the Hungarian Marriage Project well over 12,600 marriages! You can search the Hungarian Marriage Project here:

Hungarian Marriage Project

If you have have records to contribute to Hungary Exchange, don't hesitate to contact me! Your contributions will helps others! :)

Tombstone Tuesday - János Cserpák

2010-06-08T17:04:00.006-05:00

I was at the Mount Olivet Catholic cemetery yesterday, which is on the south side of Chicago. I was originally looking for my half-uncle's great-grandmother, Anna Felton nee Vearon or Vieron. I found her lot easily enough and she unfortunately didn't have headstone or marker. Neither did the random three other people completely unrelated to her, that were around her. Quite sad.

While walking back to my car I stumbled upon a headstone of a fellow Hungarian: János Cserpák. His headstone stated he was born on 22 Jul 1903 and he died on 20 Mar 1922 at the age of 18 years old. I snapped two pictures of his headstone; one of the headstone and one of the picture on the top. You can see them below:

During the car ride home I got to wondering what he could have died from so young. I got home and went onto FamilySearch's Record Search and searched for him in the Cook County, Illinois Deaths, 1878-1922. I found his death certificate listed under John Cherpak. In Hungarian, "CS" is pronounced "CH" as in 'chug'. The Americanized spelling of his name makes perfect sense.

John died at his home, 916 East 92nd Place in Chicago, on 20 Mar 1922. He was buried two days later in Mount Olivet cemetery on 22 Mar 1922. The cause of death is listed as "Lobar pneumonia" for the duration of 4 days and the secondary contributor was "cardiac failure". It's sad to think that something as common as pneumonia is so easily cured with today's medicine. He was listed as 18 years old and was a machinist at the "Nickle Plate R.R." His parents are listed as Jacob Cherpak and Mary Turk. John and his parents were listed as being born in "Austria". His father was the informant for the death certificate.

I found the Cherpak family in the 1920 census living at 916 East 92nd Place in Chicago, Illinois:
Cherpak, Jacob, Head, 52, married, immigrated 1911, alien, Hungary
Cherpak, Mary, Wife, 41, married, immigrated 1913, alien, Hungary
Cherpak, John, Son, 16, single, immigrated 1913, alien, Hungary
Cherpak, Anna, Daughter, 14, single, immigreated 1913, alien, Hungary
Iheri, Jacob, Boarder, 48, married, immigrated 1912, alien, Hungary

Jacob was a carpenter for the railroad shop and John (2 years before his death) was an apprentice at the railroad shop. Looking at the whole census page, every single family was Hungarian.. it must've been a predominantly Hungarian area that they lived in.

I was then able to locate John with his mother and sister in the Ellis Island passenger manifests. They were listed as Cserpak Mária (30), Cserpak János (9) and Cserpak Anna (7). They were of both Hungarian nationality and race. Their last residence, which happened to also be their place of birth, is a town called Vencsellő. They were residing with Mária's mother Anna Turk. (John's death record stated his mother's maiden name was Turk!) They were traveling to their husband and father Cserpak Jakab in Chicago. Vencsellő was in Szabolcs county of Hungary and was actually not too far from where my family came from. Vencsellő is roughly an hour North-East of Tiszadob and Büdszentmihály (now Tiszvasvári). Today, Vencsellő is combined with the town of Gáva and called Gávavencsellő (how original, huh?).

I've actually been researching in the Reformed church records of Gáva with my friend Sharon for her noble Bakó family, for the past few weeks. What are the odds? :)

My Birthday - May 30th

2010-05-30T00:47:00.003-05:00

Today is my birthday and I'm now 24! I thought it'd be neat to search my database and see who all was also born on May 30th. Here is what I found:

Acker, Mary Jane:
She was born 30 May 1864 in Pickens County, Alabama to Baylis Grace Acker and Elizabeth Frances Clardy. She was married to my 1st cousin 4 times removed Lewis Banks Rodgers, Sr., on 04 Jan 1883 in Cherokee County, Texas. They had eleven children from 1883 to 1908!

Berzeviczy de Berzevicze, Mária:
She was born on 30 May 1895 in Eperjes, Sáros megye, Hungary. Her father was Elek Berzeviczy de Berzevicze and her mother was Anna Hrabéczy de Vágujhely. Mária is a very distant cousin of mine, and to date I'm related to her three times:
*9th cousin, 3 times removed
*11th cousin, 2 times removed
*12th cousin, 2 times removed

Blum, Georg
Georg was born 30 May 1786 in Sulzbach, a tiny community in Gutach, Ortenau district, Baden, Germany. He was the son of Conrad Blum and Anna Maria Lauble. Georg's paternal 3rd-great-grandparents Christian and Magdalena Blum (born in 1590's) are my 10th-great-grandparents. Georg is my 4th cousin, 7 times removed.

Bodogh, Eugene John
Eugene was born 30 May 1912 in Alpha, Warren County, New Jersey. He was born to Kálmán Bódogh and Paulina Szankó. Kálmán was born in Nemesszalók, Veszprém megye, Hungary. This line of Bódogh's were a branch of my cousins who left Miskolc in Borsod megye and resettled in Veszprém megye. The earliest members of this branch that I know of are the two brothers János and István. János was the progenitor of the Veszprém megye branch and he was a reverend. He was born about 1809 and died 05 Dec 1880 in Mihályháza, Veszprém megye, Hungary. István was a land-owner in Felsõ-Iregh, Tolna megye, Hungary. I'm not sure if he had any children or descendants. I believe the two brothers may have been born in Miskolc.

Cielewich, Edmund Edward
Edmund was born 30 May 1899 in Medina, Orleans County, New York. His parents are William P. Cielewich and Anna C. Gottovi. I also descend from the Gottovi family, and Anna is my 2nd cousin, 5 times removed.

Savoy-Carignano, King Amadeus I of Spain
He was born 30 May 1845 to King Victor Emanuele II of Italy and his wife Maria Adelaide Habsburg-Lotharingen. I'm related to King Amadeus I of Spain through countless connections, but our closest link is 15th cousins, 9 times removed through our ancestor Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland. Amadeus's wife was Maria Laetitia Bonaparte, the great-niece of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Erwin, William Armstrong
He was born 30 May 1840 in McMinn County, Tennessee. He was the son of James William Erwin, Jr. and Sarah Elizabeth Rodgers. Elizabeth is the daughter of Joseph Rodgers and Elizabeth Donaldson. My 5th-great-grandfather James Rodgers, is the brother of Joseph.

Habsburg, Claudia Felicitas
She was born 30 May 1653 to Ferdinand Charles Habsburg and Anna Medici. She was the wife of Leopold I, King of Hungry and Holy Roman Emperor. Claudia is a prime example of the extent of inbreeding with the royalty of Europe. Her paternal grandfather is the brother of her maternal grandmother. Her paternal grandmother is the sister of her maternal grandfather. Her paternal great-grandparents are the exact same as her maternal great-grandparents. It doesn't help her case that her ancestors married into more Habsburg and Medici lines. Our closest line of connection makes us 11th cousins, 10 times removed.

Kolpack, Herman Gustav
He was born 30 May 1860 in Western Prussia, Germany. He was the son of Christoph Kolpack and Karolina Majewska. Herman Gustav is the grandfather of Milton, the husband of my grandmother's step-sister, Gloria Flemming.

Porkoláb, Erzsébet
She was born 30 May 1835 in Tiszadob, to Lajos Porkoláb and Borbála Szabados. Erzsébet is my 4th cousin, 4 times removed.

Porkoláb, László
He was born 30 May 1855 in Tiszadob, to György Porkoláb and Erzsébet Tamási. I'm related to László through both the Porkoláb and Bódogh families. His paternal grandmother is my 5th great-aunt.

Rodgers, Kenneth Orman
He was born 30 May 1919 in Montgomery County, Mississippi to Norman Lester Rodgers and Myrtle Pearl Bennett. Norman is the brother of my great-grandfather Fred Lamar Rodgers. Myrtle is my 2nd cousin, 4 times removed (twice, as her mother and father were first cousins).

Summ, Conrad
Conrad was born 30 May 1850 in Gutach, Ortenau district, Baden, Germany. He was the son of Johann Georg Summ and Anna Maria Schondelmaier. They were the owners at one point in time of the house called Vogtsbauernhof in Gutach. The house was passed onto Conrad's brother Jakob and then onto Jakob's daughter Christina. She was the last owner of the house until it became a museum. Conrad is the brother of my 3rd-great-grandfather Johann Georg Summ, who married Maria Blum.

Wöhrle, Georg
Georg was born 30 May 1722 in Gutach, Ortenau district, Baden, Germany. He was the son of Johannes Wöhrle, a bauer in the community Herrenbach, and Maria Breithaupt, my 1st cousin, 10 times removed. Georg was married to Barbara Schüssele, on 25 May 1745 in Gutach. Barbara is my 2nd cousin, 9 times removed.

The Family of László Tóth and his wife Zsuzsánna Bódogh, of Tiszadob

2010-05-26T00:17:00.004-05:00

My last blog entry was focused on the family of my 3rd-great-grandparents, Károly Tóth and Mária Tóth. Today I'm going to detail Károly Tóth's parents and siblings.

Károly was the son of László Tóth and his wife, Zsuzsánna Bódogh. Both László and Zsuzsánna were born into noble Hungarian families. I have sourced the Tóth family's nobility back to four brothers on 26 Feb 1580, recorded three years later in Heves county in 1583. The four brothers are Ambruzs, Benedek, Imre and Jakab Tóth. Not much is known about them other than their names at the moment. I have sourced the Bódogh family back to 11 Jan 1611 with two brothers: Mihály and Péter. Them and their descendants were known to have lived in Miskolc and the Borsod county area.

László and Zsuzsánna were married on 15 Jan 1834 in Tiszadob. He was 19 years old and she was 17 years old. The witnesses to their marriage were István Horváth and István Vámos, who were not relatives. Note the word "nemes" before László's name in the marriage record. "Nemes" translates to mean "noble" in English.

Their first child was named Zsuzsánna and she was born the same year her parents were married, on 11 Nov 1834. She was baptized three days later on the 14th. She died two days later on 16 Nov 1834. Here is her baptism record:

Their second child was Károly. He was born on 09 Dec 1835 and baptized two days later on the 11th. You can find the information on him and his family on my previous post here. Here is his baptism record:

Their third and final child was Terézia. She was born on 29 Nov 1838 and was baptized two days later on 01 Dec 1838. Her marriage was mentioned in my previous blog about her brother Károly's family. You can find her marriage record here. Terézia was married to Imre Németh on 09 Jan 1856 in Tiszadob, the same day as her brother's marriage. Terézia and Imre had a total of six children: Terézia (1856), Zsófia (1858), Imre (1861), László (1864), Zsófia (1866) and János (1869). All of their children except one died: Terézia in 1856. The daughter Terézia went on to marry a farmer from Tiszaszederkény named Gergely Kis, on 29 Nov 1876. No baptisms for children are found for them in Tiszadob. Here is Terézia's (the mother) baptism record:

László died on 23 Nov 1870 at the age of 56 years old. On his death record he was listed as a "biró" - a judge. Zsuzsánna died seven years later on 10 Feb 1878, at the age of 62 years old.

The Family of Károly Tóth and his wife Mária Tóth, of Tiszadob

2010-05-24T14:34:00.004-05:00

Two weeks ago, I posted an entry about the first Hungarian document I found. That document is what began my entire search on my Hungarian ancestors. I thought it'd would be neat to show my documented work for a single family for each blog entry.

This entry will be focused on my great-great-grandmother's family. Her name was Eszter Tóth, and she was the daughter of Károly Tóth and Mária Tóth (who were 4th cousins). Károly and Mária were married on 09 Jan 1856 in Tiszadob, entry number 5. Károly was 20 years old and Mária was 19, both were from Tiszadob and were listed as földmives - farmers. Fortunately for me, the sister of Károly was married on the same day. Her name was Terézia Tóth and she was married to an Imre Németh. She was 17 and he was 26. Terézia was a földmives, like her brother Károly, and Imre was a mólnár - a miller. Here is their marriage record:

Their first child was named Károly. He was born 22 Nov 1856 and baptized a day later on the 23rd, both in Tiszadob. In his baptism record he is listed as "elsö-születt", which means "first-born". Károly only lived to be 10 years old. He died on 04 Jun 1867 in Tiszadob. The circumstances are quite sad for the death of Károly. According to his death record, he fell into some kind of pit or hole in the ground in the neighboring town of Szerencs, and drowned. Looking more into his death, it seems very odd. Szerencs is about 17 miles north of Tiszadob (where they were living) and would have been a good 5 hour walk. What was little 10-year-old Károly doing in Szerencs? Here is his baptism record:

Their second child was named Lajos. He was born 17 Oct 1860 and was baptized three days later on the 20th. I can only presume that Lajos lived to an old age, as he was married and had children. He was married to Borbála Balogh on 14 Sep 1884 in Tiszadob and had four children that I know of: Lenke (1886), Terézia (1888), Borbála (1891) and Lajos (1894). The record available to me end in 1895, so it's entirely possible that Lajos and Borbála had several more children. Here is his baptism record:

Their third child was László, a name-sake for his paternal grandfather. He was born on 01 Mar 1863 and was baptized two days later on the 3rd. László only lived to be two years old. He died on 25 Sep 1865 of "red smallpox". Here is his baptism record:

Their fourth child was Zsuzsánna. She was born on 04 Oct 1865 and was baptized a day later on the 5th. Zsuzsánna had two spouses and seven known children. Her first husband was László Porkoláb and they were married on 16 May 1883 in Tiszadob. They were divorced within a matter of two years, as László remarried in 1885 in the neighboring town of Tiszadada. He was divorced again and married four years later in Tiszadob. I feel bad for the women who had to deal with him, he must've been a real jerk. Anyway, Zsuzsánna was remarried to a man named Dániel Szuhai on 31 Dec 1888 in Tiszadob. It was with Dániel that Zsuzsánna had her children: Dávid (1889), Dávid (1891), András (1892), Bénjámin (1896), Dániel (abt 1905), Pearl (1908) and Samuel (abt 1909). It is to Dániel and Zsuzsánna that my great-great-grandparents (Sándor Gombás and Eszter Tóth) immigrated to when they came to America in 1909. Zsuzsánna died on 16 Nov 1937, in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Her and her husband are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, in Painesville, Ohio. They have many descendants still living today. Here is her baptism record:

Their fifth child was Mária. She was born 03 Oct 1871 and was baptized two days later on the 5th. Mária was married to Bálint Balogh on 29 Dec 1890. Bálint was the brother of Borbála Balogh, wife of Mária's brother Lajos. Mária and Bálint had a set of twin sons in 1891 named Máté and Bálint. As I stated before, the records available end in 1895, so they could have had more children that we don't know about yet. Here is her baptism record:

Their sixth and last child was Eszter, my great-great-grandmother. She was born on 22 Sep 1874 and was baptized two days later on the 24th. On 13 Mar 1895 in Tiszadob, she was married to Sándor Gombás from the neighboring village called Büdszentmihály. Sándor came to America in 1902. Eszter followed suit and came a year later in 1903. While during her stay she had two children, Susan (1904) and Gyula (1906). She returned to Hungary with her daughter Susan and then finally came to America for good with her children in 1909. Sándor and Eszter had a total of eleven children: Alex (1896), Sándor? (1897), Balázs/Robert (1898), József (1900), Susan (1904), Gyula/Julius (1906), Esther (1910), Sophie (1912), Elizabeth "Betty" (1913), Dallas "Casey" (1916) and Julia (1920). Sándor died on 02 May 1931 in Goff, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Eszter died on 04 Apr 1950 in Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio. They're both buried in the "Old Anadale" Eau Claire Cemetery, in Venango, Butler County, Pennsylvania. Here is her baptism record:

Greene County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1785-1810 - HAYS

2010-05-21T19:17:00.004-05:00

Greene County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1785-1810, Volumes 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8
By: Murray, Joyce Martin
Published: Dallas, TX, J. M. Murray, c.1997

Book 1, page 27
Indenture, 04 May 1784
James Englis and James Hays, both of Greene Co, NC, 50 pounds paid, 200 acres on Limestone fork of Lick Creek.
Signed J. E. and E. E.

Book 1, page 90
Indenture, 28 Sep 1789
Joseph Walker and David Froster, 90 pounds paid, 100 acres in Greene Co, NC, adjoining James English.
Witnesses: James Hays, Jurat, Lewis Tadlock
Registered: 11 Nov 1789

Book 1, page 123
Indenture, 09 Jan 1790
Asabel Rawlings and Henry Lackey, 175 pounds paid, 320 acres, 105 acres, 121 acres, and 30 acre tracts in Greene Co, NC as set out.
Witnesses Peter McNamee, James Hays, Daniel Rawlings

Book 1, page 144
Indenture, 26 Jan 1792
David Foster and Richard Condry, 90 pounds, 100 acres in Greene Co and Territory South of Ohio, adjoining James English.
Witnesses: James Hays, Isaac White, Jr.

Book 1, page 180
Indenture, 04 Mar 1792
James English of Western Territory and South of River Ohio, Greene Co, one part, and Heirs of William Hibits, decased, of some Territory, othe rpart, 50 pounds paid, 140 acres in said Territory on waters of Lick creek.
Witnesses: James Hays, Rebeckah English

Book 1, page 231
Indenture, 27 Apr 1793
Asabel Rawlings, Greene Co, and Samuel Hamilton, Washington Co, 25 pounds paid, tract joining James Hays, 200 acres.
Witnesses: Thomas Rogers, James Hays

Book 1, page 271
Indenture, 14 Feb 1794
Nicholas Hays and John Coplin, both of Greene Co, 100 pounds paid, 100 acre tract on branch of Sinking creek, and being Grant to said Hays, No. 519, dated at Kingston 20 Sep 1787.
Witnesses: Thomas Galbreath, Alexander Galbreath, James Hays

Book 1, page 279
Indenture, 07 Jul 1804
Thomas Johnston and Joseph Hays, both of Greene Co, TN, 200 silver dollars, 108 acres in said county beginning at corner Charles Hays.
Witnesses: James Hays, Samuel Caldwell

Book 1, page 291
Indenture, 22 Jul 1799
Samuel Hays, Jefferson County, TN, and James Hays, Greene Co, TN, one part, and Enoch Murray, Greene Co, TN, other part,

100 pound paid, 345 1/2 acres in said county, lying on both sides Alexander's creek and adjoining Swan Pond creek, Samuel Hays and James Hays.
Witnesses: George Crosby, William Crosby.
Recorded 11 Aug 1800.

Book 1, page 311
Indenture, 27 May 1793
Michael Harrisson of Greene Co, and George Purcell of same place, 130 pounds Virginia currency, 237 acres in 2 tracts, on Mill fork of Big Limestone creek, joining the John Kennedy, Frances Hughes and Daniel Henderson lands.
Witnesses: James Hays, James Stinson

Book 1, page 331
Indenture, 28 Nov 1791
Nicholas Hays, Jefferson County, TN, one part, and Michael Barger of Greene Co, TN, other part, 5 pounds paid, 3 acres on branch of Big Limestone creek, part tract conveyed by NC to Alexander McFarland, 24 Oct 1782, No. 235.
Witnesses: James Stinson, Jurat, John Hays, John Todd
Registered: 24 Mar 1799

Book 1, page 373
Indenture, 07 Jul 1798
James Stinson and William Wilson, Esquire, both of Greene Co, Tn, $1,000 paid, 250 acres in said county on Lick creek, including plantation William Young formerly lived on and adjoining John Carter, said tract being 250 acres; also 50 acres as set out.
Witnesses: John Hays, John Maloney
Registered: 10 Feb 1801

Book 1, page 374
Sheriff's Deed, 16 Apr 1800
George Conway, High Sheriff of Greene Co, TN, and James Hays, of said county, by virtue executions issued in suits of James Dalzell, King and Dickson and Baldwin Harrell, assignee of John McCarrick, against James Guthrie, $175 paid, conveyed 2 tracts of 580 acres in said county, on Lick creek and adjoining Robert Stevenson and Charles Hays. Signed by Henry Conway, Dep. Sheriff.
Witnesses: James Stinson, ? Neilson.
Registered: 28 Feb 1801, Greene County, by Daniel Kennedy

Book 1, page 344
Indenture, 01 Mar 1797
James Hornback, Jefferson Co, TN, one part and Thomas McAmish, Greene Co, TN, other part, 60 pouds paid, 100 acres on Lick creek adjoining Lane and Mulkey. Granted 23 Oct in 7th year of our Independence, to Dutten Lane by NC.
Witnesses: Samuel Hays, Jurat, Benjamin Thornbught
Registered: 10 Apr 1799

Book 1, page 368
Indenture, 18 Oct 1796
William Terrel Lewis, Davidson Co, TN, one part, and James Hays and Samuel Hayes, same place, other part, 100 pounds paid, tract on Alexander's creek, waters of Nolachuckey, including claim of William Hodges and most of Swan Pond creek, being 500 acres.
Witnesses: Isaac Carlock, Thompson Gresson, JP.
Registered 20 Apr 1799

Book 1, page 370
Indenture, 10 May 1794
Nicholas Hays and John Copeland, Greene Co, 120 pounds paid, 295 acres on Big Sinking creek, part same tract granted to Alexander McFarland by Grant of 13 Oct 1782, No. 235.
Witnesses: John Hays, Jurat, Samuel Hays, Nathan Nielson

Book 1, page 413
Indenture, 12 Jun 1801
Nathaniel Hood, one part, and George Glasscock, latter of Fauquier Co, VA, other part, $833.33 1/3 paid, 200 acres in Greene Co, on both side of Lick creek, and adjoining James Maham and Lemuel Hibbert.
Witnesses: George Crosby, John Hays, James Hays.

Book 1, page 414
Indenture, 01 Mar 1795
Charles Hays and Robert Hays, Greene Co, TN, 30 pounds paid, tract on branch of Lick creek as by original deed dated 1782, 100 acres adjoining line of Shederach Morris.
Witnesses: John Collier, Jr.

Book 1, page 422
Indenture, 02 Jun 1798
Robert Warren and William Mascat, both of Greene Co, TN, $400 paid, tract on Potters creek, beginning at corner to Bejamin Robertson survey, 200 acres.
Witnesses: James Hays, Henry Conway.

Book 1, page 443
Indenture, 10 Oct 1800
James Hayes, one part, and Alexander Hayes, other part, both of Greene Co, TN, 100 pounds paid, tract on Limestone fork of Lick creek, tract being 100 acres as in 2 patents, the first No. 40 to James English, second being No. 106 to James Hayes.
Witness: John Hayes

Greene County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1785-1810 - RODGERS

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Greene County, Tennessee Deed Abstracts, 1785-1810, Volumes 2, 4, 6, 7 and 8
By: Murray, Joyce Martin
Published: Dallas, TX, J. M. Murray, c.1997

Book 1, page 4
Indenture, 01 Apr 1806
James Rodgers and John Rodgers, both of Greene Co, TN, $300 (silver) paid, tract on Lick creek, 200 acres, half of 400 acres as appears by deeds granted to Asabel Rawlings in 1790, and conveyed to James Rodgers in 1792, said tract including Rodgers improvements.
Witnesses: Samuel Caldwell, William Patterson, John Olinger
Registered: 04 Nov 1806

Book 1, page 47
Indenture, 15 Feb 1797
Andrew English, Greene Co, TN, one part, and Jonathan Vanoy, said state, other part, 50 pounds paid, 200 acres on Lick creek joining Chimney Top mountain and held in original Grant No. 508.
Witnesses: William Dinwiddy, James Rodgers

Book 1, page 83
Indenture, 05 Mar 1806
James Rodgers and Samuel Caldwell, both of Greene Co, TN, $300 paid, 100 acre tract on Lick creek and being half of 200 acres as by deed granted to Asabel Rawlings in 1790, and conveyed to Rogers in 1792. Tract includes camp of Richard Pruit.
Witnesses: Hugh Williams, John Olinger, John McRodgers
Registered: 04 Jun 1807

Book 1, page 107
Indenture, 21 Nov 1804
Henry Dryman and John Olinger, Shenandoah Co, VA, 300 acre tract on Lick creek at the mouth of Long fork of said creek, adjoining James Rogers, Patrick Morrisson.
Witnessess: Cornelius Newman, Simon Pope, Daniel Olinger, James Newberry
Registered: 14 Sep 1806

Book 1, page 130
Indenture, 26 Sep 1799
James Campbell, the eldest son of Robert Campbell, deceased, and Ann Campbell, his widow, of Washington Co, NC, convey to Richard Hayworth, of Hawkins Co, NC, 20 pounds paid, tract on West side of Little Sinking creek, adjoining land of James Rogers and George Gilespie, 229 acres conveyed.
Witnesses: James Rogers, Peter Dillon

Book 1, page 140
Indenture, 22 Oct 180?
Jacob Clearwaters and Alexander Armstrong, 50 pounds paid, 50 acre tract beginning at Knobbs on said Armstrong line.
Witnesses: James Dinwiddie, Jr., Samuel Rodgers
Registered 22 Dec 1807

Book 1, page 187
Indenture, 01 Mar 1808
Abraham Smith, Washington Co, TN, one part, and James Cowan, Greene Co, TN, other part, $700 paid, 325 acre tract as conveyed by Thomas West to said Smith, and adjoining Rogers and Owens.
Witnesses: Alw. Stephenson, John Rodgers, William C. Edmondson.
Registered: 08 Jun 1808

Book 1, page 192
Indenture, 15 Feb 1796
David McNabb, Washington Co, one part, and Abraham Smith, planter, said county, by Power of Attorny from George Taylor, other part, 50 pound paid, 80 acre tract granted to said Taylor on 11 Jul 1794, Warrant No. 2539, beginning on line of James Rodgers.
Witnesses: Joseph Tucker, Jurat, John Bowers
Registered: May 1796 session of Greene County Court

Book 1, page 195
Indenture, 13 Jan 1796
James Roberts and Thomas McMackin, Greene Co West Territory South of Ohio, 32 pounds Virginia currency paid, tract in Washington and Greene Counties West Territory South of Ohio, and on Mill Creek and Big Limestone, and adjoining said Robrts and John Rodgers and said McMackin.
Witnessess: Robert Henry and David Russell

Book 1, page 199
Indenture, 06 Nov 1792
Asabel Rawlings and James Rogers, 60 pounds paid, tract on Lick creek joining Benjamin Presents camp and being 200 acres; also tract of 200 acres on said creek joining Rawlings entry which includes Pruit's camp.
Witnesses: John Woolsey, Thomas Robinsin

Book 1, page 217
Indenture, 28 Oct 1806
John Olinger and David Logan, both of Greene Co, TN, $165.16 paid, 50 acres on Lick Creek adjoining lands of James Rogers, part of said Olinger's track, conveyed to him from Henry Dryman.
Witnesses: Cornelius Newman, Thomas Perry
Registered: 26 Jul 1808

Book 1, page 231
Indenture, 27 Apr 1793
Asabel Rawlings, Greene Co, and Samuel Hamilton, Washington Co, 25 pounds paid, tract joining James Hays, 200 acres.
Witnesses: Thomas Rogers, James Hays

Book 1, page 245
Indenture, 08 Sep 1798
James Rodgers, of Greene Co, TN, one part, and Mary Rodgers, other part, 300 silver dollars paid, tract of 100 acres on Lick creek, being the half of 200 acres as by deed granted to Asabel Rawlings in 1798, conveyed to James Rodgers in 1792, said tract including Benjamin Prewit Camp.
Witnesses: James Patterson, John Woolsey
Registered: 23 Apr 1800

Book 1, page 270
Indenture, 01 Apr 1806
Samuel Caldwell and James Rodgers, 100 silver dollars paid, tract on Lick Creek, being 50 acres including part of said Rodgers improvement.
Witnesses: William Patterson, John Olinger, David Logan

Book 1, page 274
Indenture, 30 May 1798
Benjamin Gist, Knox Co, TN, one part, and John Wilson, Greene Co, TN, other part, 20 pounds paid, 44 acre tract in Greene county, part said Benjamin Gist's plantation that he formerly lived on, beginning on South side of a ridge corner to Thomas Russell land.
Witnesses: John Temple, James Stinson, James Rodgers

Book 1, page 292
Indenture, 09 Sep 1805
Samuel Rodgers and Shobal Ellis, both of Greene Co, TN, $1,000 paid, part of tract willed to said Rodgers by his father, being on Little Sinking creek, being 250 acres.
Witnesses: Joseph Allen, John Rodgers

Book 1, page 293
Indenture, 31 Oct 1804
Joseph Rodgers, Knox Co, TN, and Shobal Ellis, Greene Co, TN, $333 1/3 paid, tract on North side of McCartney's mountain, beginning at line with Campbell.
Witnesses: Samuel Rodgers, John Rodgers.
Registered: 12 Dec 1808

Book 1, page 322
Indenture, 21 Jan 1800
John Smith and Walter Headerick, both of Greene Co, TN, 40 pounds paid, tract on Lick creek between Richard Mullinex's old plantation now owned by William Crawford, and Chimney Top mountain. Original Grant No. 1388 dated 02 Dec 1796, and being 100 acres.
Witnesses: William Rogers, Samuel Caldwell

Book 1, page 352
Indenture, 23 Mar 1799
James Rodgers, Washington Co, TN, one part, and Benjamin McNutt, Greene Co, TN, other part, $100 paid, Lot 67 in Town of Greeneville.
Witnesses: Daniel McClellen, Andrew Luckey

Book 1, page 364
Indenture 29 Mar 1793
Thomas West, Greene Co, and Territory of US south of river Ohio, one part, and Abraham Smith, Washington Co, said territory, 30 pounds paid, tract in said territory on Little Sinking creek, 30 acres.
Witnesses: Samuel Frazier, Jurat, Isiah Roe
Registered: 19 Apr 1799

Book 1, page 515
Indenture, 07 Jul 1795
William Morrison, Attorney of Patrick Morrison, one part, of Mero District, Territory of US south of River Ohio, and Alexander Newberry, Greene Co, formerly Washington County of said Territory, on Lick creek above mouth of Cedar creek, 107 pounds on track being 200 acres.
Witnesses: James Rogers, John Woolsey, James Patterson
Recorded: 11 May 1802

My Berzeviczy Lineage

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On Monday, I posted several blogs about the lineages of my four grandparents. Now I'm deciding on posting my lineages to my specific noble families that I descend from.. the ones that I'm constantly posting information about in my blog. Today I'm going to focus on my noble Berzeviczy family.

1) Nick M. Gombash

2) John E. Gombash, Jr.

3) John E. Gombash, Sr.
Born 03 Oct 1935, Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia
Died 02 Jun 2005, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Married Mary Louise Adas, 30 Nov 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

4) Alex Gombash
Born 07 Dec 1896, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 04 Jan 1968, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois
Married 1st Emma Hido (Irma Hajdú), 19 Aug 1916, Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Married 2nd Catherine Grządziel, abt 1920-1922

5) Eszter Tóth
Born 22 Sep 1874, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 04 Apr 1950, Richland Twp, Guernsey County, Ohio
Married Sándor Gombás, 13 Mar 1895, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

6) Károly Tóth
Born 09 Dec 1835, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died after 1895, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Mária Tóth, 09 Jan 1856, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

7) László Tóth, biró and gondnok
Born 09 Feb 1814, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 23 Nov 1870, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Zsuzsánna Bódogh, 15 Jan 1834, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

8) Mária Tóth
Born 23 Mar 1783, Kesznyéten, Zemplén, Hungary
Died 22 Jun 1823, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Mihály Tóth, boros, 06 Feb 1805, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

9) István Tóth
Born 14 Jan 1742, Bőcs, Borsod, Hungary
Died unknown
Married Erzsébet Nagy, 10 Feb 1768, at both Bőcs and Kesznyéten

10) Mária Izdenczy de Izdencz és Komlós
Born unknown, probably in Komlós, Sáros, Hungary
Died unknown, probably in Bőcs, Borsod, Hungary
Married Mihály Tóth, 29 Sep 1715, Bőcs, Borsod, Hungary

11) Borbála Horváth de Perlak
Born unknown
Died after 29 Sep 1715, probably Komlós, Sáros, Hungary
Married Márton Izdenczy de Izdencz és Komlós, military captain

12) Margit Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died after 14 Oct 1694, Cselfalva, Sáros, Hungary
Married 1st Miklós Héderváry
Married 2nd István Horváth de Perlak

13) János Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died 1604
Married Ilona Berzeviczy de Berzevicze (See below for her line)

14) György Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died aft 1562
Married Ilona Kapy de Kapivár

15) Kristóf Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died after 1555
Married Katalin Berthóthy de Berthót

16) Miklós Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died after 1488
Married Potentiana Merse de Szinye

17) Jakab Lomniczky de Berzevicze
Died after 1477

18) Henrik de Berzevicze
Died after 1425

19) Miklós de Berzevicze
Died after 1405

20) János de Berzevicze
Died after 1357

21) János de Berzevicze et Lomnicza
Born before 1296
Died after 1343

22) Rikolf de Scepus
Born before 1246
Died after 1270

23) Rutkér of Mátray, Tirol, Austria
Married to the sister of Adolf, prépost of Szepes county, lady-in-waiting to Queen Gertrude von Meran wife of King András II of Hungary.

(From Above)
13) Ilona Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Born abt 1582
Married János Berzeviczy de Berzevicze

14) István Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died after 1563
Married Zsófia Gombos de Gombosfalva

15) Frigyes Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died after 1546
Married Borbála Zombory de Zombor

16) János Berzeviczy de Berzevicze
Died after 1471
Married Ilona Sebessy

17) Szaniszló de Berzevicze
Died after 1479
Married Katalin Buchai

18) Henrik de Berzevicze
Died after 1425

19) Miklós de Berzevicze
Died after 1405

20) János de Berzevicze
Died after 1357

21) János de Berzevicze et Lomnicza
Born before 1296
Died after 1343

22) Rikolf de Scepus
Born before 1246
Died after 1270

23) Rutkér of Matray, Tirol, Austria
Rutkér arrived in Hungary in the 12th century with the arrival of Queen Gertrude von Meran as the future bride to King András II of Hungary. His ancient home was Matray, which was anciently known as Matreium (and also Matrei) and was destroyed by the Bavarians in the 9th century. Rutkér was married to the sister of Adolf, the prépost of Szepes county. She was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Gertrude von Meran, wife of King András II of Hungary. Adolf was at one time the teacher of Queen Gertrude. Rutkér, his wife and Adolf all received vast amounts of land from King András II.

My Father's Maternal Lineage

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1) Nick M. Gombash

2) John E. Gombash, Jr.

3) Mary Louise Adas
Born 02 Mar 1940, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Died 03 May 1986, Burbank, Cook County, Illinois
Married John E. Gombash, Sr., 30 Nov 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

4) Edward Robert Adas, Sr.
Born 14 Apr 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Died: 10 Jan 1962, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married Martha Violet Czarny, 16 May 1934, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

5) Joseph Adas
Born 21 May 1882, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Died 20 Feb 1939, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married Josephine Domagalski, 11 Oct 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

6) Joseph Vincenz Adass
Born 21 Jan 1853, Oslanin, West Prussia, Germany
Died 21 Sep 1932, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married Marianna Rosalia Pletzke/Plotzke, 18 Jan 1874, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

7) Johann Adass
Born 31 Oct 1825, Blansekow, West Prussia, Germany
Died before 08 Jan 1853, Oslanin, West Prussia, Germany
Married Maria Meina, 15 Oct 1850, Putzig, West Prussia, Germany

8) Anton Adass
Born 15 Sep 1788, Blansekow, West Prussia, Germany
Died before 23 Nov 1840, Oslanin, West Prussia, Germany
Married Marianna Kolp, 25 Nov 1821, Putzig, West Prussia, Germany

9) George Adass
Born abt 1750, West Prussia, Germany
Died unknown
Married Anna Hirt, 28 Sep 1777, Putzig, West Prussia, Germany

My Mother's Paternal Lineage

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1) Nick M. Gombash

2) René Rodgers

3) Thomas Thurman Rodgers
Born 15 Jun 1928, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Died 11 Feb 1983, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Married 1st Emma Sue Cheatham, 07 Aug 1947, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Married 2nd Elaine Florella Stuempges, 01 Dec 1961, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana

4) Fred Lamar Rodgers
Born 22 Feb 1900, Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi
Died 10 Jul 1958, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Married Ellen Inez Martin, 10 Jun 1917, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi

5) Allen Parks Rodgers
Born 29 Jun 1873, Carroll County, Mississippi
Died 14 Apr 1945, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Married 1st Minnie Josephine Vance, 08 Jan 1894, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Married 2nd Fannie Davidson, 23 May 1920, Montgomery County, Mississippi

6) Allen Rodgers
Born 17 Apr 1820, Clarke County, Alabama
Died 11 Aug 1894, Carroll County, Mississippi
Married 1st Judith Walker McGehee, 05 Jan 1843, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Married 2nd Nancy Abigail Chatham, 08 Aug 1860, Carroll County, Mississippi

7) Hays Rodgers, Sr.
Born 01 Feb 1793, Greene County, Tennessee
Died Dec 1862, Pine Springs, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Married Mary A. Scott, 16 Dec 1816, Clarke County, Alabama

8) James Rodgers
Born 1767-1769, Virginia
Died before 09 Aug 1826, Copiah County, Mississippi
Married Elly Hays, 20 Dec 1790, Greene County, Tennessee

9) James Rodgers
Born 1730's-1740's, possibly New England
Died between 05 Jul 1794 and Feb 1795, Greene County, Tennessee
Married Margaret ?, 21 May 1766, Augusta County, Virginia

10) James Rodgers
Born before 1718, possibly Tyrone County, Ireland
Died before 22 May 1760, Augusta County, Virginia
Married Ann ?

My Paternal Lineage

2010-05-10T15:56:00.002-05:00

I liked the idea of doing my maternal line so much, I thought it'd be fun to do my paternal line. Here it is:

1) Nick M. Gombash

2) John E. Gombash, Jr.

3) John E. Gombash, Sr.
Born 02 Oct 1935, Caretta, McDowell County, West Virginia
Died 02 Jun 2005, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
Married Mary Louise Adas, 30 Nov 1957, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

4) Alex Gombash
Born 07 Dec 1896, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 04 Jan 1968, Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois
Married 1st Emma Hido (Irma Hajdú), 19 Aug 1916, Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Married 2nd Catherine Anna Grządziel, abt 1920-1922

5) Sándor Gombás
Born 21 Feb 1872, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 02 May 1931, Goff, Butler County, Pennsylvania
Married Eszter Tóth, 13 Mar 1895, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

6) József Gombás
Born 19 May 1845, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 10 Nov 1886, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Zsuzsánna Gulyás, 15 Dec 1869, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

7) Sándor Gombás
Born 27 Aug 1814, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 04 Jan 1856, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Erzsébet Sajti, 01 Dec 1835, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

8) József Gombás
Born before 1793, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died unknown
Married Katalin Mezei, 06 Jan 1813, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

9) Péter Gombás
Born before 1737, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died unknown
Married Erzsébet Balogh, before 1771, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

10) György Gombás
Born abt 1696, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Died 19 Apr 1776, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary
Married Mrs. György Gombás, Born abt 1703 and Died 17 Feb 1771, Büdszentmihály, Szabolcs, Hungary

My Maternal Lineage

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I'm a day behind with mother's day and the trend with posting our maternal lineage, so I figured I'd better hurry up and do mine! Here we go:

1) Nick M. Gombash

2) René Rodgers

3) Elaine Florella Stuempges
Born 31 Dec 1926, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Died 19 Jun 1987, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married 1st: James William Felton, 14 Jun 1948, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Married 2nd: Thomas Thurman Rodgers, 1 Dec 1961, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana

4) Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig Martin
Born 28 May 1909, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Died 12 Jan 2008, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Married 1st: Walter John Stuempges, 21 Sep 1927, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
Married 2nd: Ewald Ferdinand Flemming, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin

5) Maria Summ
Born 23 Jul 1883, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Died 06 Apr 1972, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Married Herman Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" Martin, 23 Jul 1907, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin

6) Maria Blum
Born 06 Oct 1860, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
Died 14 Oct 1951, Norwood, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Married Johann Georg Summ, 16 Oct 1882, Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

7) Barbara Schneider
Born 06 Sep 1824, Knappenacker, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
Died 04 Mar 1864, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
Married Georg Blum, 17 Apr 1851, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany

8) Barbara Brohammer
Born 24 Sep 1788, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
Died 13 Aug 1856, Knappenacker, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
Married Jacob Friedrich Schneider, 24 Sep 1820, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany

9) Catharina Beilharz
Born 16 Jan 1761, Hohenweg, Hornberg, Ortenau, Baden, Germany
Died unknown
Married Christian Brohammer, 26 Sep 1787, Gutach, Ortenau, Baden, Germany

My First Hungarian Document

2010-05-09T16:00:00.004-05:00

The first Hungarian document I ever found was the marriage of my paternal great-great-grandparents, Sándor Gombás and Eszter Tóth. I found this record in February or March of 2003, and it's what began all my research into my Hungarian ancestors. They were married on 13 Mar 1895 in Tiszadob, Szabolcs megye, Hungary. From this union they would have eleven children, eight of which surviving to become adults.

In the marriage record it gives their town of birth/residence as well as their birth dates in the "notes" column to the right. Sándor Gombás was born 02 Feb 1872 in Büdszentmihály and Eszter Tóth was born 22 Sep 1874 in Tiszadob. The witnesses to the marriage were an Mihályi Enyi from Büdszentmihály and a Sándor Porkoláb of Tiszadob, a brother-in-law to Eszter's sister Zsuzsánna. Zsuzsánna was married for a short time (until they divorced) to László Porkoláb, who was the brother to Sándor.

Bogát-Radván Genus - Bogát-Radván Nemzetség

2010-05-06T20:08:00.002-05:00

The Bogát-Radván genus dates itself back to the 13th century. The genus begins with a man named Bogát who according to Simon Kézai, a famous Hungarian chronicler from the 13th centuery, came from Bohemia (Csehország). Bogát had two known sons and they were named István and Fülke (sometimes written as Fülöpke). Fülke was murdered sometime before 1252 by a relative of the same genus named Csiz (sometimes written as Chyz). Csiz was the son of Csépán, who may have been a brother or first cousin to Bogát.

The original home of the Bogát-Radván genus was the late Zemplén county. Although the Bogát-Radván genus may have held early noble titles, documentation is lost in those areas on the family. The only information that is known on the early crest of the family is a bird. That bird can be found on many of the coat of arms of the direct-line descendants of the Bogát-Radván genus. [Note the several coat of arms included in this blog post.]

Here are the families who can trace their origins to the Bogát-Radván genus:
Cseley de Csele (cseley Cseley)
Doby de Dob (dobi Doby)
Gyapoly de Morva (morvai Gyapoly)
Hosszúmezey de Kólcs-Hosszúmezõ (kólcs-hosszúmezõi Hosszúmezey)
Körtvélyessy de Kólcs-Hosszúmezõ (kólcs-hosszúmezõi Körtvélyessy)
Isépy de Magyar-Isép (magyar-isépi Isépy)
Luczy de Lucz (luczi Luczy)
Monoky de Monok (monoki Monoky)
Morvay de Magyar-Isép (magyar-isépi Morvay)
Possay de Possa és Legenye (possai és legenyei Possay)
Rákóczy de Rákócz és Felsõ-Vadász (rákóczi és felsõ-vadászi Rákóczy)
Szaday de Szada (szadai Szaday)

There were many Bogát-Radván descendants who were prominent members in Hungarian history. In 1558, Balázs Hosszúmezey was the alispán of Zemplén county. In 1560 the same Balázs was then commissioned by the Hungarian king to calm down the disturbances in Upper-Hungary. György Hosszúmezey became the Parliamentary ambassador for Zemplén county in 1578. A László Körtvélyessy was alispán of Zemplén county in 1597. In 1835 a László Isépy was a juror and later in 1843 he was a magistrate, both for Zemplén county. In the late 14th century, an István Monoky was a canon-guard of Székesfehérvár. Mihály Monoky was captured at Monoki castle and held captive by the Turks in 1566. He later paid his own ransom for his release. Miklós Monoky repeatedly held of the Turks as captain of Ónodi in 1607, and in 1625 was created a Baron by king Ferdinand II. György Morvay was present at the Battle of Mohács in 1526, it's not stated whether he lived or died in battle. Sándor Rákóczy was a magistrate of Bars and Zólyom counties in the late 18th century. Sándor's brother Ádám was a laywer in Pest (prior to the city's merging to create Budapest). There was a line of Transylvanian Princes from the Rákóczy family. It began with Zsigmond (1544-1608) and passed from father to son: György (died 1648), György (1621-1660), Ferencz (1645-1676) and finally Ferencz (1676-1735).

The Baksa Genus - Baksa Nemzetség

2010-04-27T01:11:00.002-05:00

The Baksa genus (also sometimes written as Boksa, Boxa and Baxa), is a Hungarian clan dating itself back to the era of the Árpád dynasty. The Baksa genus held large amounts of land possessions primarily in Heves, Szabolcs and Zemplén counties. Their largest possesions were Bodrog-Szerdahely, Dorogháza, Gyüre, Homoki, Kövesd, Lagmócz, Nagy-Halász, Szöllőske and Zemplén.

It wasn't until the 13th century that the Baksa genus reached significant political roles in Hungary. Important figures of the Baksa genus at that time were the Ispán named György and also Tamás and László. György was a general in the Hungarian army during the Battle on the Marchfield allied with Habsburgs, which involved the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian lands and the Kingdom of Hungary. The opponent of the Habsburgs and Hungarians of the battle were the Bohemian army led by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. Oddly enough, King Ottokar II's paternal grandmother was of the Árpád family.. the ruling dynasty of Hungary.

Tamás and László fought along-side king Károly I of Hungary against the rising oligarchs after the end of the Árpád dynasty. They then participated in King Lajos I of Hungary's Italian wars, for his claim on the throne of Naples.

There are numerous branches of the Baksa genus that took on their own independent names and are still thriving today. The known Hungarian families that can trace their origins to the Baksa genus are the following:

Agóczy de Agócz (agóczi Agóczy)

Bacskay de Bacska (bacskai Bacskay)

Bocskay de Bocskó és Kis-Maria (bocskói és kis-mariai Bocskay)

Csapy de Csap (csapi Csapy)

Eszenyi de Eszeny (eszenyi Eszeny)

Gálszéchy de Gálszéch (gálszéchi Gálszéchy)

Kellemessy

Kendy de Kende (kendei Kendy)

Kövesdy de Kövesd (kövesdi Kövesdy)

Pósváraljai de Pósváralja (pósváraljai Pósváraljai)

Soós de Sóvár (sóvári Soós)

Széchy de Gálszéch (gálszéchi Széchy)

Szerdahelyi de Szerdahely (szerdahelyi Szerdahelyi)

Szürtey de Szürte (szürtei Szürtey)

Zrittey de Zritte (zrittei Zrittey)

The Genus of Aba - Aba Nemzetség

2010-04-26T00:44:00.005-05:00

The Genus Aba is an extremely old clan of Hungary dating itself back to about the 9th century. Their ancestors belonged to the Kabars, which consisted of three nomadic tribes that joined the federation of the Magyars around the same time period. The clan's origins are traced back to two brothers named Ed (also written as Ede) and Edumer (also written as Edemen) from the 5th or 6th century, who are the documented grandchildren of Attila the Hun.

The family connection is recorded in the Latin medieval manuscript Gesta Hungarorum, known in English as The Deeds of the Hungarians. It was written sometime around 1200 by an anonymus author who referred to himself as "Anonymi Bele Regis Notarii", the anonymous notary of King Bela. In this manuscript, the ancestry of the Genus Aba is recorded:

Iste igitur Chaba filius Ethelæ est legitimus ex filia
Honorii imperatoris Græcorum genitus, cui Edemen
et Ed filii sui sunt vocati. Edemen autem, cum Hungari
in Pannoniam secundario sunt reversi, cum maxima
familia patris sui et matris introivit, nam mater eius de
Corosminis orta erat. Ed vero in Scitia remansit apud
patrem. Ex isto enim Chaba generation Abæ est egressa.

Csaba was Attila's legitimate son by the daughter of the
Greek emperor Honorius. Csaba in turn had two sons,
Edemen and Ed. Edemen entered Pannonia with his
father's and mother's great entourage (his mother being
a Chorasminian) when the Hungarians came back for
the second time, whereas Ed remained in Scythia with
his father. Csaba is the ancestor of the clan of Aba.

The manuscript documents the Genus Aba's ancestry back to Attila the Hun (406-453), Emperor Flavius Honorius (384-423) and a Chorasminian woman. Much is known about Attila the Hun and also Emperor Flavius Honorius, so I will not go into detail about them. I would like to explain more about this Chorasminian woman. Chorasminia is mainly known as Khwarezmia, and was an Empire in the current Greater Iran area in the High Middle Ages, from 1077 to 1231. Reading more closely into the Genus Aba's entry in Gesta Hungarorum, we can properly assume that Csaba's unnamed Khwarezmian wife was of royalty. Khwarezmia was ruled by the herditary Shah's of Khwarezm, a Persianate Sunni Islam dynasty of Turkic origins.

The dynasty was founded by Anush Tigin Gharchai, a governor of Khwarezm who was formerly a slave of the Seljuq sultans. His son, Qutb ud-Din Muhammad I, was the first hereditary Shah of the dynasty. The founder of the dynasty, Anush Tigin Gharchai, was of either Khalaj or Qipchaq origin. What is troubling is the two major differences in the origins of Khalaj and Qipchaq. Khalaj was to the south, in present-day Iran and the language is still spoken today. It's primarily spoken in the Markazi Province of Iran. Qipchaq came slightly more from the north and their ancestors originally coming from Siberia. They're also known as Cumans (or Kumans), who eventually settled throughout the Great Hungarian Plain in the 13th century. They assimilated into the population with the Hungarians of the area.

There are numerous branches of the Genus Aba that took on their own independent names and are still thriving today. There are no-doubt thousands upon thousands of descendants of the Genus Aba alive today. The known Hungarian families that can trace their origins to the Genus Aba are the following:

Athinay de Athina (athinai Athinay)
Amade de Várkony (várkonyi Amade)
Bakos de Gágy (gágyi Bakos)
Báthori de Gágy (gágyi Báthori)
Berthóthy de Berthót (berthóti Berthóthy)
Budaméry de Budamér (budaméri Budaméry)
Csehi de Pánczel-Csehi (pánczel-csehi de Csehi)
Csirke de Póly és Alattyán (pólyi és alattyáni Csirke)
Csobánkay de Csobánka (csobánkai Csobánkay)
Frichi de Frich (frichi Frichi)
Gágyi de Gágy (gágyi Gágyi)
Györkei
Hedry de Hedri (hedrii Hedry)
Keczer de Lipócz (lipóczi Keczer)
Keczer de Radvány (radványi Keczer)
Kompolthi de Nána és Visonta (nánai és visontai Kompolthi)
Kõszeghi/Keöszeghy
Laczkffy de Nádasd (nádasdi Laczkffy)
Lapispataky de Lapispatak (lapispataki Lapispataky)
Makranczy de Makrancz (makranczi Makranczy)
Nekcsey de Nekcse (nekcsei Nekcsey)
Rhédy de Kis-Rhéde (kis-rhédei Rhédy)
Segnyey de Lapispatak (lapispataki Segnyey)
Sirokay de Siroka (sirokai Sirokay)
Solymosy de Solymos (solymosi Solymosy)
Somosy de Somos (somosi Somosy)
Tornay de Torna (tornai Tornay)
Vendéghy de Vendég (vendégi Vendéghy)
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