Surname Saturday #27: Bódogh

The Bódogh family is by far my absolute favorite family I have ever researched, and am continually doing so. I became obsessed with anything to do with the Bódogh family in 2004, when I found within the Borsod county archives' nobility records, copies of nobility records pertaining to the Bódogh family's nobility investigation. It contained 118 documents full of details about the family.. and the best part, hand-drawn pedigrees of the Bódogh family tree! To date (29 Dec 2012), I have 1,607 known descendants of János Bódogh and his wife Anna Péterváradi, the earliest known progenitors of the Bódogh family. Here is my line to them:

1. Zsuzsánna Bódogh (noble)
b. 31 Jan 1816, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 10 Feb 1878, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. László Tóth (noble); 15 Jan 1834, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Zsuzsánna Tóth, b. 11 Nov 1834, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Károly Á. Tóth, b. 09 Dec 1835, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Terézia Tóth, b. 29 Nov 1838, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

2. János Bódogh (noble)
b. abt 1782, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 07 Mar 1854, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. Erzsébet Székely; 09 Jan 1805, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Terézia Bódogh, b. 15 Oct 1806, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Károly Bódogh, b. 16 Jul 1809, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Zsuzsánna Bódogh, (above)
*Imre Bódogh, b. 07 Nov 1821, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

3. Mihály Bódogh (noble)
b. abt 1744, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
d. 13 Jun 1816, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. Sára Varga; bef. 1770, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Sára Bódogh, b. abt 1770, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Mihály Bódogh, b. abt 1775, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Erzsébet Bódogh, b. abt 1776, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*János Bódogh, (above)
*Katalin Bódogh, b. abt 1782, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Zsuzsánna Bódogh, b. 1786, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Péter Bódogh, b.26 Jul 1788, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*István Bódogh, b. 17 Mar 1791, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary

4. Péter Bódogh (noble)
b. abt 1699, Hungary (possibly Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary; but no proof)
d. March 1775, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
m. (first name unknown) Molnár; 09 Feb 1723, Ónod, Borsod, Hungary
*Anna Bódogh, b. abt 1723, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
*Sára Bódogh, b. abt 1724, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
*Katalin Bódogh, b. abt 1735, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
*János Bódogh, b. abt 1737, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
*György Bódogh, b. abt 1737, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
*Mihály Bódogh, (above)
*Erzsébet Bódogh, b. date unknown, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary

5. Mihály Bódogh (noble)
b. unknown
d. after 13 Dec 1726, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
*János Bódogh, b. unknown
*Mihály Bódogh, b. abt 1686
*Sára Bódogh, b. aft. 1692
*Péter Bódogh, (above)
*István Bódogh, b. bef. 1702

6. unknown generation (noble)
b. unknown
d. unknown
m. unknown
*Péter Bódogh, b. unknown, d. Miskolcz or Tiszaszederkény
*Mihály Bódogh, (above)
*János Bódogh, b. unknown, d. Miskolcz or Tiszaszederkény

-GAP-

8. János Bódogh
b. unknown
d. aft 1593
m. unknown
*Mihály Bódogh, b. unknown, d. unknown (noble)
*Péter Bódogh, b. unknown, d. unknown (noble)
***Mihály and Péter were the originaly grantees of the Bódogh family patent of nobility, issued in 1611.

9. János Bódogh
b. unknown
d. bef. 19 Apr 1560
m. Anna Péterváradi (noble)
*János Bódogh, (above)
***There is a document dated 19 April 1560, written in Latin, that describes this family:

Ferdinandus Divina favente Clementia electus Romanorum Imperator, semper Augustus, ac Germaniæ, Hungariæ, Bohemiæ Rex &c. FideH noftro Magnifico Stanislao Thurzo , Comiti Comitatus Scepusienfis, Salutem, & Gratiam. Expofitum est Majestati nostræ in persona Nobilis Dominæ Anna, Relictæ quondam Joannis Bodogh, Sororis fidelis nostri Reverendi, quondam Blasii de Varadino Petri, Episcopi Vaciensis, ac Præpofiti Scepufienfis ; quemadmodum tu defuncto Episcopo nostro dicto Vacienfi , statim universæ res ejus in Præpositura sua Scepusiensi existentes, in arcem istam tuam Scepusiensem adduci fecisses, ac ab eo tempore omnes Proventus quoque illius Præposituræ percepisles, supplicando Majestati nostræ humillime, ut ei superinde gratiose providere dignaremur. Quare nos supplicatione ejusdem clementer exaudita, quoniam nos testamentum præfati Episcopi Vaciensis clementer confirmavimus, nolumusque eandem Dominam rebus Fratris quondam sui, sibi per eum lega'js privari, fidelitati tuæ harum serie firmissime committimus, & mandamus, quatenus acceptis præsentibus, dictæ Dominae universas res per te ablatas, cujuscunque materiæ existant, statim, & fine ulla difficultate integre, & sine omni defectu reddere, ac restituere; reliquos autem Proventus ejusdem Præposuuræ post mortem memorati Episcopi Vaciensis per te perceptos, futuro Præposito Scepusiensi resignare debeas, & tenearis, secus nullo modo facturus. Præ/entibus perlectis exhibenti restitutis. Datum Viennae XIX. die Aprilis Anno Domini MDLX.

The line "persona Nobilis Dominæ Anna, Relictæ quondam Joannis Bodogh, Sororis fidelis nostri Reverendi, quondam Blasii de Varadino Petri" states "the noblewoman Anna, widow of the deceased Joannis Bodogh, sister of our faithful Reverend the descend Blasii de Varadino Petri (Péterváradi Balázs or Balázs de Pétervárad)".

Surname Saturday #9: Tóth

This is one of my favorite families in my family tree; the first one being Bódogh (a future post!). Tóth is the surname of my direct-paternal line second-great-grandmother. Her name was Eszter Tóth, and I've been fascinated with her and her family tree ever since I started all my research over a decade ago. Here is her information:

1. Eszter Tóth (noble)
b. 22 Sep 1874, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 04 Apr 1950, Lore City, Guernsey, Ohio
m. Sándor Gombás; 13 Mar 1895, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Children can be found on the Gombash post.


2. Károly Á. Tóth (noble)
b. 09 Dec 1835, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. aft 1895, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. Mária Tóth (noble); 09 Jan 1856, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Károly Tóth, b. 22 Nov 1856, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Lajos Tóth, b. 17 Oct 1860, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*László Tóth, b. 01 Mar 1863, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Zsuzsánna Tóth, b. 04 Oct 1865, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Mária Tóth, b. 03 Oct 1871, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Eszter Tóth, (above)


3. László Tóth (noble), a judge
b. 09 Feb 1814, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 23 Nov 1870, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. Zsuzsánna Bódogh (noble); 15 Jan 1834, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Zsuzsánna Tóth, b. 11 Nov 1834, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Károly Á. Tóth, (above)
*Terézia Tóth, b. 29 Nov 1838, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary


4. Mihály Boros Tóth "junior" (noble), a vineyard grower/winemaker
b. abt 1781, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 09 Jan 1846, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m1. Mária Tóth; 06 Feb 1805, Kesznyéten, Zemplén, Hungary
m2. Sára Gorzás; 29 Jun 1823, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*László Tóth, (above)
*Zsuzsánna Tóth, b. 04 Dec 1816, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Juliánna Tóth, b. 24 Jul 1820, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Károly Tóth, b. 03 May 1824, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Károly Boros Tóth, b. 04 Jun 1826, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Juliánna Tóth, b. 15 Jul 1829, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Juliánna Tóth, b. 13 Aug 1830, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Zsuzsánna Tóth, b. 18 Sep 1833, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*Sándor Boros Tóth, b. 04 Jan 1839, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary


5. Mihály Boros Tóth "senior" (noble), a vineyard grower/winemaker
b. abt 1752, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
d. 17 Apr 1818, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. Erzsébet Handa; bef 1772, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
*István Tóth, b. abt 1772
*Mihály Boros Tóth, (above)


6. István Tóth (noble)
b. abt 1709, Hungary
d. 04 Jul 1786, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. Erzsébet Csetneki
*Mihály Boros Tóth, (above)


7. Mihály Tóth (noble)
b. bef 1689, Hungary
d. aft 11 Jul 1755, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
m. unknown
*István Tóth, (above)
*Mihály Tóth, b. abt 1716


Some information regarding their nobility:


*A document dated 05 July 1775 from the Szabolcs county nobility investigation papers, lists a nobleman named "Michaël Tóth" living in Tiszadob. It mentions that his family received nobility from King Rudolf I and that the nobility as well as a genealogy was recorded in Szolnok county. No date of when the nobility was received was given.

*In the publication, "Magyarország vármegyéi és városai", by Sámuel Borovszky, it states the following:
Tóth family, entry 4. Nobility received from King Rudolf. Recorded in Külsõ-Szolnok county. Tóth Mihály a resident of Tiszadob in 1725.


*In the publication, "Turul 1883-1950", by the Hungarian Heraldry and Genealogy Society, it states in the 1895-3 issue the following:
The brothers "Tóth Imre, Benedek, Jakab és Ambrus" received nobility from Rudolf in 1580. It was recorded in Lelesz, by Tóth István, son of Mihály and Tóth Mihály, son of István.


*In the publication, "Siebmacher's Wappenbuch", it gives a full detailed description (in German) of the coat of arms of the Tóth family. It also states that the family received nobility from King Rudolf, in Prague, on 26 Feb 1580. It was later recorded in 1583 in Eger, Heves county. It was issued to the brothers "Emerich, Benedikt, Jacob u. Ambrosius Tóth".

The Family of László Szepessy & Terézia Csoma

The Szepessy de Négyes family was the first connection to "large" nobility I had in my family tree. I discovered this cousin line of mine back around 2004 and have been working on it since; filling in the blanks with data that I found here and there. I'm connected to this family through their daughter Malvina, whose second husband was my 4th cousin 5 times removed: Doctor Albert Bódogh of Miskolcz. Here is the information on this family:

László Szepessy de Négyes was born on 17 Jul 1797 in Ládháza, Borsod, Hungary, to László Szepessy de Négyes and Katalin Ragályi de Ragály és Kis-Csoltó. He was one of five children. László was married to Terézia Francziska Klára Csoma de Ragylocz, who was born on 19 May 1809 in Noszvaj, Borsod, Hungary, to Zsigmond Csoma de Ragylocz and Terézia Szilassy de Szilas és Pilis. She was one of four children. László passed away on 27 Jun 1853 in Berente, Borsod, Hungary and Terézia passed away on 04 Jan 1867 in Radván, Zólyom, Hungary. László and Terézia had the following children:

*1.) Terézia Antonia Paulina Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 29 Mar 1826, Átány, Heves, Hungary

*2.) Amália Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 11 Jan 1828, Átány, Heves, Hungary
  d. 15 Jun 1892, Tornallya, Gömör, Hungary
  m. Antal Hámos de Pelsőcz

*3.) Zsigmond Gyula Albert Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 17 Jun 1830, Átány, Heves, Hungary

*4.) Béla Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 24 Feb 1832, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary

*5.) Gyula Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 03 Apr 1834, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
  m1. Polixena Patay de Báj
  m2. Jolán Szepessy de Négyes

*6.) Mária Zsuzsánna Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 24 Dec 1835, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary

*7.) Malvina Antonia Vilma Szepessy de Négyes (see below)
  b. 27 Mar 1838, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
  d. 25 Jan 1880, Budapest, Pest-Pilis-Solt-Kiskun, Hungary
  m1. Gusztáv Imre Darvas de Nagy-Réth
  m2. Albert Bódogh

*8.) László Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 22 Feb 1840, Berente, Borsod, Hungary

*9.) Etelka Jozsefa Vilma Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 10 Jun 1841, Berente, Borsod, Hungary

*10.) Katalin Etelka Szepessy de Négyes
  b. 27 Apr 1843, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
  d. 22 May 1913, Sztárnya, Gömör, Hungary
  m. Károly Radvánszky de Radványi

Malvina Antonia Vilma Szepessy de Négyes (child #7 above) is my link into this family; her second husband being my cousin. She was married first to Gusztáv Imre Darvas de Nagy-Réth. He was born on 05 Jul 1822 in Onga, Abauj-Torna, Hungary, to Antal Darvas de Nagy-Réth and Erzsébet Karpé. He died on 16 Feb 1901 in Kassa, Abauj-Torna, Hungary. The marriage later ended in divorce and both were remarried. Malvina was remarried to Albert Bódogh, a doctor from Miskolcz. He was born on 10 May 1829 in Nemesbikk, Borsod, Hungary, to Péter Bódogh and Erzsébet Szeghö. He died on 12 Apr 1886 in Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary. The following are all of Malvina's children:

*1.) Malvina Terézia Erzsébet Darvas de Nagy-Réth
  b. 14 Dec 1855, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
  m. József Lichtenstein de Homrogd

*2.) Antal László Gyula Darvas de Nagy-Réth
  b. 16 Jul 1858, Onga, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
  d. 01 May 1883

*3.) Róza Mária Katalin Darvas de Nagy-Réth
  b. 19 Sep 1859, Onga, Abauj-Torna, Hungary
  d. 23 Mar 1931, Gesztely, Zemplén, Hungary
  m. Miklós Kóczán de Tuzberk

*4). Imre László Antal Gábor Darvas de Nagy-Réth
  b. 23 Feb 1857, Onga, Abauj-Torna, Hungary

*5.) Tivadar Béla Darvas de Nagy-Réth
  b. 26 Oct 1861, Onga, Abauj-Torna, Hungary

*6.) Margit Bódogh (twin)
  b. 08 Feb 1872, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
  d. 30 Dec 1876, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary

*7.) Albert Bódogh (twin)
  b. 08 Feb 1872, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary

*8.) Katalin Bódogh
  b. 19 may 1875, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary

*9.) Erzsébet Bódogh
  b. 17 Apr 1877, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
  d. 1922, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
  m. Ernő Demeter de Szeő-Demeter

Do You Know Many Twins Are In YOUR Family?

Today I was doing some quick research for a fellow geneablogger. The information I came across seems to conclude that her distant grandmother was a twin; and she mentioned she didn't know of any twins in her family. It got me thinking how many sets of twins were within my own family, and how I was related to them. So.. here's an article devoted to all the twins within my family.. immediate and distant! The order in which I'll list them are: direct ancestors, then aunts/uncles and then cousins.

5th-great-grandfather & 5th-great-aunt
Christina & Jacob Friedrich Schneider; born 07 May 1794, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Christian Schneider & Anna Mari Erhardt

6th-great-grandfather & 6th-great-aunt
Anna Maria & Jacob Schondelmaier; born 20 Aug 1751, Reichenbach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Johann Jacob Schondelmaier & Johanna Schillinger

1st-great-uncles
Frank & Stanley Bogusz; born 23 Nov 1922, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Children of Frank Bogusz & Amelia Stec

2nd-great-uncles
Ceabron & Samuel Costilow; born 19 Nov 1871, Yazoo County, Missisippi
Children of James Andrew J. Costilow & Martha A. Miller

2nd-great-uncles
Allen Jasper & William Franklin Rodgers; born 12 Sep 1853, Carroll County, Mississippi
Children of Allen Rodgers & Judith Walker McGehee

3rd-great-aunt/uncle
Jacob & Christine Summ; born 12 May 1860, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Johann Georg Summ & Anna Maria Schondelmaier

4th-great-aunts
Cyena & Cyrena Blaylock; born 21 Apr 1820, Barnwell County, South Carolina
Children of Levi Benjamin Blaylock & Sarah Tyler

5th-great-aunts
Borbála & Zsuzsánna Marjai; born 06 July 1787, Pthrügy, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Mihály Marjai & Erzsébet Szabó

5th-great-uncles
Anton & Stephen Grundmann; born 21 Feb 1805, Johnsdorf, Auscha Kreis, Leitmeritz, Bohemia
Children of Joseph Grundmann & Anna Dorothea Heller

6th-great-aunts
Anna & Catharina Blum; born 08 Jun 1701, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Adam Blum & Maria Moser

6th-great-aunt/uncle
Anna Dorothea & Franz Joseph Paschant; born 19 Dec 1728, Graber, Auscha Kreis, Leitmeritz, Bohemia
Children of Georg Paschant & Maria Kasper

8th-great-uncles
Adam & Roman Steiger; born 28 Apr 1672, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Hans Melchior Steiger & Anna

1st cousins, 1 time removed
Kelvin & Kenneth Gombash; dates omitted for privacy
Children of Robert Gombash & Shelby Canoy

1st cousins, 2 times removed
Julie & Susan Dudash; dates omitted for privacy
Children of Stephen Dudash & Susan Gombash

1st cousins, 3 times removed
Máté & Bálint Balogh; born 21 Sept 1891, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Bálint Balogh & Mária Tóth.

1st cousins, 3 times removed
Walton & Walter Costilow; born 28 Aug 1917, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Children of Ceabron Costilow & Della Lott

1st cousins, 4 times removed
Ernest & Waldemar Foltz; born 10 May 1897, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Children of Louis Foltz & Christine Blum

1st cousins, 4 times removed
Christina & Johann Summ; born 01 Jul 1880, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Christian Summ & Barbara Wöhrle

1st cousins, 5 times removed
Jozefa & Jakub Czwojdrak alias Czwojdzinski; born abt 1892, Daszewice, Poznan, Poland
Children of Wiktor Czwojdrak alias Czwojdzinski & Konstantyna Lesniewska

1st cousins, 5 times removed
Bénjámin & Sándor Tóth; born 15 Mar 1873, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Károly Boros Tóth & Rákhel File

1st cousins, 6 times removed
János & Juliánna Péchy de Péchújfalu; born 29 Nov 1803, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Miklós Péchy de Péchújfalu & Katalin Bódogh

1st cousins, 6 times removed
Constantia & Dorothea Quart; born 10 Jan 1824, Blansekow, Westpreußen, Preußen
Children of Jacob Quart & Catharina Adass

1st cousins, 7 times removed
György & Mária Handa; born 25 Apr 1801, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Mihály Handa & Katalin Gajdos

1st cousins, 9 times removed
Adam & Christian Steiger; born 24 Dec 1702, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Roman Steiger & Christina Baumann

2nd cousins, 3 times removed
James & John Rodgers; born 20 Aug 1883, Dialville, Cherokee County, Texas
Children of Lewis Banks Rodgers, Sr. & Mary Jane Acker

2nd cousins, 4 times removed
András & Eszter Bodnár; born 02 Jan 1870, Taktaszada, Zemplén, Hungary
Children of András Bodnár & Zsófia Szük

2nd cousins, 4 times removed
Eszter & Mária Bódogh; born 09 Nov 1913, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of István Bódogh & Eszter Tóth

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
András & Zsófia Batta; born 08 Feb 1836, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of András Batta & Zsófia Porkoláb

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
Eszter & Juliánna Cserés; baptized 04 Nov 1851, Tiszaeszlár, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of István Cserés & Sára Bódogh

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
Charles & Mississippi Howell; born 03 Jul 1862, Fayette County, Tennessee
Children of Charles Chester Howell & Frances Elizabeth Carpenter

2nd cousins, 5 times removed
Sándor & Sára Péchy de Péchújfalu; born 13 Feb 1833, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of Sándor Péchy de Péchújfalu & Sára Porkoláb

2nd cousins, 6 times removed
János & Sándor Handa; born 21 Oct 1827, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of János Handa & Mária Nagy-Köteles

2nd cousins, 7 times removed
Katalin & Sára Oláh; born 19 May 1770, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of János Oláh & Katalin Bódogh

3rd cousins, 4 times removed
Juliánna & Zsuzsánna Bódogh; born 14 Sep 1886, Tiszadob, Szabolcs, Hungary
Children of László Bódogh & Zsuzsánna Mátyus

3rd cousins, 4 times removed
Alexander William & Jones Philip Harrold; born 28 Jul 1877, Delaware County, Indiana
Children of Jonathan Harrold & Phebe Turner

3rd cousins, 5 times removed
Juliánna & Mária Kun; born 23 Sep 1846, Gelej, Borsod, Hungary
Children of József Kun & Erzsébet Bódogh

3rd cousins, 6 times removed
György & István Bódogh; born 08 Jan 1791, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of Mihály Bódogh & Anna Bede

4th cousins, 2 times removed
Flora & Mattie Blaylock; born 31 Aug 1936, Grenada County, Mississippi
Children of Hardy Benson Blaylock & Myrtle Millie Brown

4th cousins, 4 times removed
Borbála & Erzsébet Deák; born 16 Mar 1871, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of Pál Deák & Juliánna Belényesi

4th cousins, 4 times removed
Eleanóra & Piroska Évva; born 13 Feb 1870, Mád, Zemplén, Hungary
Children of Ferencz Évva & Erzsébet Réthy de Aszaló

5th cousins, 4 times removed
Albert & Margit Bódogh; born 08 Feb 1872, Miskolcz, Borsod, Hungary
Children of Albert Bódogh & Malvina Szepessy de Négyes

5th cousins, 4 times removed
János & Zsuzsánna Sipos; born 23 Jul 1840, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of István Sipos & Mária Bódogh

5th cousins, 4 times removed
István & Zsuzsánna Sipos; born 04 Dec 1848, Tiszaszederkény, Borsod, Hungary
Children of István Sipos & Mária Bódogh

6th cousins, 4 times removed
Barbara & Christina Aberle; born 08 May 1844, Gutach, Ortenau Kreis, Baden, Germany
Children of Conrad Aberle & Maria Wälde

There are many MANY more, but this should be enough for now. I descend from two twins!! :)

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

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

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

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 Birthday - May 30th

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

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 Lichtenstein de Homrogd Family of Miskolc

Yesterday, as I was copying the marriages from the Evangelical church for Miskolc, Borsod county, Hungary, I stumbled upon a marriage for a relative of mine. I didn't know they belonged to the Evangelical church. So needless to say, that lead to a lot of findings! You'll notice the name Malvina Darvas. She was my cousin Dr. Albert Bódogh's step-daughter. Here are the results of yesterday's research:

József Lichtenstein was married to Zsuzsánna Brunner. They had the following children, all born and baptized in Miskolc:
*József Lichtenstein, abt 1800
*Károly Lichtenstein, 1802
*Zsuzsánna Lichtenstein, 1804
*János Lichtenstein, 1806
*Lajos Lichtenstein, 1807

József Lichtenstein, born about 1800, was married to Róza Skarkay. They had the following children, all born and baptized in Miskolc:
*Henrietta, 1831
*Ferdinand József, 1832
*Karolina, 1833
*Irma, 1836
*József, 1837
*László, 1841
*Mária, 1843

József Lichtenstein, born 1837, was married first to Mária Hornbacher on 10 Jun 1861 in Miskolc. Mária was the daughter of Frigyes Hornbacker and Katalin Lazarus, and was born abt 1843 in Nagy-Szlabos, Gömör county, Hungary. Mária died in Miskolc on 05 Jul 1869. József was married second to Malvina Darvas de Nagy-Réth on 08 May 1872, in Miskolc. József had the following children, all born and baptized in Miskolc:
*József Frigyes Lichtenstein, 1863
*Mária Erzsébet Margit Lichtenstein, 1865
*Malvina Lichtenstein, 1873
*Imre Lichtenstein, 1874
*László Lichtenstein, 1875
*Pál Lichtenstein, 1876
*Gyula Lichtenstein, 1879

József (born in 1837) and his family was granted nobility on 29 Jan 1902. You can find the coat of arms of the Darvas de Nagy-Réth family below:

Record Search Findings: A Few Bódogh Obituaries

I was browsing through Record Search's database "Hungarian Funeral Notices", and I came upon these obituaries for our cousin Dr. Albert Bódogh and his wife Malvina Szepessy de Négyes.

Albert was born on 10 May 1829 in Nemesbikk, Borsod megye to Péter Bódogh and Erzsébet Szegö. He at some time was married to Malvina Szepessy de Négyes, she was the widow of Imre Darvas de Nagy-Réth. Albert was a docter of medicine in Hungary. The above obituary states "Borsodi orvos-gyógyszerész egylet", which means he was member of the Borsod Doctors of Medicine Club. He died on 12 Apr 1886 in Miskolc, Borsod megye, Hungary. His funeral services were held on 14 Apr 1886 in Miskolc.



In the beginning of this obituary, it states the names of this two children: Albert and Erzsike (Erzsébet).


This obituary is for Albert's wife, Malvina Szepessy de Négyes. She was born about 1838 in Hungary, to László Szepessy de Négyes and Terézia Csoma de Ragyolc. She died on 25 Jan 1880 in Budapest, Hungary and the services were held on 26 Jan 1880. Her obituary includes the following family:

Husband: Albert Bódogh

Children: Albert Bódogh and Erzsébet Bódogh

Children from previous marriage: Malvina Darvas de Nagy-Réth, wife of József Lichtenstein de Homrogd, Antal Darvas de Nagy-Réth, and Róza Darvas de Nagy-Réth, wife of Miklós Kóczán de Tuzberk

What's Been Going On Lately

I've been doing a lot more Hungarian research lately, in several new towns.  And i've been doing some new nobility research in Zemplén megye as well.  I'm finding that our great-great-grandmother Eszter (Tóth) Gombash's family is much more complex and diverse than I originally thought.

Only a week or two ago, I found the death record for her 2nd great-grandmother, Zsuzsánna (Fekete) Szük.  She died in 1791 at the young age of 38.  What I found in her death record was what I had been hoping for, the mention of 'nemes'.. which of course means 'noble' in Hungarian.  There was another noble Fekete family in the same village, and I have a feeling it might be her nephew's family.  I'm going to have to track this noble Fekete family down.  Just a fun fact; 'Fekete' means 'Black' when translated into English.

As of right now for Eszter (Tóth) Gombash, I have her descending from 6 distinct noble families: Tóth (in 1580), Bódogh (in 1611), Porkoláb (in 1635), Szük (in 1690, possibly previously in 1638), Fekete (unknown date) and Miskolczy (unknown date).

The Miskolczy family comes through Erzsébet Miskolczy.  She was  Eszter (Tóth) Gombash's 3rd great-grandmother.  Erzsébet was born about 1710 and married to András Szük.. they lived in Taktaszada.  There was a very well-to-do land owning Miskolczy family in the neighboring town Mád.  A Péter Miskolczy held possessions in Mád from at least 1670 to 1689.  I believe him to be Erzsébet's grandfather.  This Miskolczy family that resided in Mád was the korponai Miskolczy family, or otherwise known as Miskolczy de Korpona.  This family was a branch of the pávai Miskolczy family (Miskolczy de Páva).  This was a Transylvanian family.  Their coat of arms was recorded in Count Teleki's family archives in Marosvásárhely, Transylvania.  I have ordered the receords for this coat of arms; they should be arriving at my local FHC any day now.  Hopefully there will be some kind of nobility information along with the coat of arms.

I'll have more to write in the next few days.

Tiszadob, Hungary: Eszter Tóth's Ancestry & Family; March 08, 2008

It's been a while since I last wrote, so I decided to write a new entry.  I've done an extensive amount of research in the Tiszadob church parish registers.  In my first entry I mentioned how I had 1,255 individuals from Tiszadob in my database.  After just under a month's worth of research, I now have 1,602.. that's 347 new individuals!

I've also received an email from a wonderful woman named Linda (Toki) Walters, who is a distant relative of ours through the Bódogh family.  Her contacting me with information has added a whole new line of descendancy information to the family tree!

I've recently been thinking about adding a section to the website devoted to the nobility of Tiszadob, which involves our family.. and those that tie into our family.  Of the 1,602 individuals in my database, 699 of them are of noble birth.. so far.  I'm sure I've skipped a few that I need to find.  They're mostly from these families:

Balogh Dancs Péchy Tóth

Baráth Jánossy Porkoláb Zákány

Bódogh Lakatos Szük .

My First Entry; February 13, 2008

This is the first entry in my new genealogy blog I've recently decided to write. In this blog I'll discuss things I come across during my research, like websites, databases, people connected to the family tree.. just things that I find useful in my daily scouring of the internet and of records.

In my first blog I wanted to discuss my family tree and the immense amount of information in my database. As of right now, writing this blog, I have 49,943 individuals in my database. I want to explain who all of these people are. In my database I of course have my direct lineage for all of my ancestors.. but I also like to research the families and descendants of the siblings of my ancestors. This is where a big portion of the individuals come from.

The major portion of my database comes from the extensive amount of information on noble and royal families. I am descended from nobility on my father's side (which you will read below) and royalty on my mother's side. I have a love and an obsession for all things to do with nobility (mostly Hungarian), royalty and monarchies in Europe, so I naturally have nearly every single King or Queen of every country of Europe in my database. As of my information right now, I currently descend from 234 Kings or Queens of Europe.. they're from Armenia, Bohemia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Serbia, Spain and Sweden. So naturally, this makes me related to every single European monarch or royal family.

My Father's side:

The ethnicities of my father's side is comprised of Hungarian and Polish.

From the oldest-known progenitor of the Gombash line, a György Gombás who was born in the 1690's, I have a total of 294 descendants. I also have 197 individuals from Büdszentmihály, the village Alex Gombash came from.

The other branch is Eszter Tóth, Alex Gombash's wife. The oldest-known progenitor of the Tóth line, a Mihály Tóth who was alive during the early to mid-1700's, currently has a total of 355 descendants. I also have 1,255 individuals from Tiszadob, the village Eszter Tóth came from.

I have lacked on the research in Büdszentmihály, but I have done extensive research in Tiszadob. This is because Eszter Tóth comes from an extremely noble background; each of her four grandparents were of noble birth. There were two Tóth families, the Bódogh family and the Szük family.

There is a family story or legend that says one of our families was descended from a King from around 1500, and the earlier surname of the family as 'Matis'. We have a distant cousin of ours who lives in Ohio; we're related to her through the Bódogh and Tóth families. Her family also has a family story or legend, and it says that a prince had married a gypsy and he therefore lost all inheritance rights (what a love story, ya?!). If you know anything about either of these stories, or know who might, please contact me.

Tóth is the single most common surname in Hungary, and it means 'Slovak' (the ethnicity).

The Bódogh's were granted a patent of nobility and a coat of arms in 1611 by King Matthias II. The Bódogh name means 'happy'. I currently have 1,370 descendants of the Bódogh family and 374 individuals that carry the surname. This family is the main focus of all my research.

The Szük's were granted a patent of nobility and a coat of arms in 1636 by King Ferdinand II. The Szük name means 'narrow' or 'thin'.

My Mother's side:
As proud as I am of my heritage on my father's side, I am by far more proud of my heritage on my mother's side. The ethnicities of my mother's side is comprised of Bohemian, English, German, Irish, Native American, Scottish and Welsh. Her family consists of individuals involved in the Civil War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812, WWI and WWII. It has deeply rooted Native American ancestry connected to the beginning of the United States and Jamestown, royalty from all over Europe, and vast land owners in Germany.

The Rodgers family has been in America since the early 1700's. The oldest-known progenitor is a James Rodgers, who died around 1760 in Virginia. I currently have 1,953 descendants for him in my database, and 552 of them bearing the Rodgers surname.

The Stuempges have an interesting quirk from their early beginning. The oldest-known Stuempges progenitor is a Vit Stümpges, who lived from 1545 to 1592. It is through his granddaughter Giertgen Stümpges (1617-after 1693) that the Stuempges carry their surname. She was married to a Thönis am Bleeckkamp and they had 9 children. Their children carried the Stümpges surname.. their mother's name.. not their father's.

The one last main portion of my research is the Summ/Blum family, from Gutach, Germany. I have many lines dating back to the early, mid or late 1500's. I currently have 928 individuals from Gutach. Our ancestor John George Summ who married Maria Blum, came from a family that owned a house called 'Vogtsbauernhof' in Gutach. This house is currently the main focus point of a large museum in Gutach.