Surname Saturday #12: Wozniak

I don't know too much about this branch of my family, because church records are not readily available on microfilm. Here is what I do know:

1. Rozalia Zofia Wozniak
b. 1887, Osobnica, Jaslo County, Rzeszow Province, Poland
d. 22 Oct 1959, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Wojciech (George) Czarny; 26 Oct 1908, Saints Peter & Paul Church, Chicago
*Children omitted for privacy reasons.

2. Wawrzyniec (Lawrence) Wozniak; (supposedly a 'mayor')
b. possibly Osobnica, Jaslo County, Rzeszow Province, Poland
d. possibly Osobnica, Jaslo County, Rzeszow Province, Poland
m. Agatha Turek; date unknown (may have died young?)
*Rozalia Zofia Wozniak, (above)
*Andrew Wozniak, b. 15 Sep 1889, Osobnica, Jaslo County, Rzeszow Province, Poland

The Nobility of Demeter Szük in 1690

Yesterday, I was able to obtain a written transcription from the 1730's of the 1690 patent of nobility that was issued to my 8th-great-grandfather, Demeter Szük. He was granted the nobility on 09 Jun 1690 by King Lipót I of Hungary, and was later recorded in Nagy-Ida, Abaúj county, Hungary on 11 Jan 1691. The four following images are copies of the transcription written in the 1730's. It has some great information on it! :)

Surname Saturday #11: Domagalski

This has been one of my most dead-end lines up until a few years ago, thanks to the Poznan Project. This is the family of my 2nd-great-grandmother, Josephine Domagalski:

1. Josephine Domagalski
b. 04 Sep 1886, Medina, Orleans County, New York
d. 14 Nov 1958, Manteno State Hospital, Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois
m. Joseph Adas; 11 Oct 1903, St. Joseph Church, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Anna Adas, b. 26 Jul 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Thomas L. Adas, b. 19 Dec 1905, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Joseph Vincent Adas, b. 27 Oct 1907, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Lawrence Adas, b. 01 Sep 1909, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Edward Robert Adas, Sr., b. 14 Apr 1911, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Raymund Adas, b. 18 Aug 1913, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

2. Martin (also Marcin) Domagalski
b. abt 1861-1865, Poland
d. 05 May 1917, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
m. Agnieszka Gotowa; 26 Oct 1885, Medina, Orleans County, New York
*Josephine Domagalski, (above)
*Ignacy Domagalski, b. 01 Mar 1888, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*John Domagalski (later Smith), b. 23 Dec 1889, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Lucy Domagalski, b. 11 Dec 1891, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Clara Domagalski, b. abt Oct 1893, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Wladislaw Domagalski, b. 16 Jun 1896, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Eleanora Domagalski, b. 15 Jan 1899, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Frank S. Domagalski, b. 05 Feb 1901, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Edward Domagalski, b. 10 Apr 1903, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Roman Domagalski, b. 15 Feb 1904, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Cecilia Agnes Domagalski, b. 22 Nov 1906, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Helen A. Domagalski, b. 06 Dec 1908, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

3. Wojciech Domagala/Domagalski
b. abt 1814-1817, Poland
d. aft 1876, Buffalo, Erie County, New York
m1. Margarita Bogaczyk; 25 Oct 1841, Słupy, Gmina Szubin, Bydgoszcz, Poland
m2. Marianna Gadacz; 14 May 1853, Brzyskorzystew, Gmina Żnin, Bydgoszcz, Poland
m3. Magdalena Welniak; 31 Jul 1865, Słupy, Gmina Szubin, Bydgoszcz, Poland
*Jan Domagala, b. 29 May 1842
*Michael Domagala/Domagalski, b. 03 Aug 1843
*Jakub Domagala, b. 22 Jul 1846
*Franciszka Domagala, b. 15 Aug 1849
*Franciszek Domagala, b. 29 Aug 1852
*Anna/Antonia Domagala/Domagalski, b. 16 Jul 1857
*Jozefa Domagala, b. abt 1857
*Martin/Marcin, (above)
*Martina, b. abt 1863

4. Jan Domagala
b. unknown
d. bef 31 Jul 1865, Poland
m. Marianna
*Wojciech Domagala, (above)

Surname Saturday #10: Stec

Amelia Stec is my 2nd-great-grandmother. She immigrated to America via Ellis Island with her daughter, Katarzyna (Catherine) Grządziel on 27 Nov 1908. This is the little I know on her family:

1. Amelia Stec
b. 29 Jun 1887, Barycz, Brzozów, Lwów, Poland
d. 12 Apr 1968, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
m1. Franciszek Grządziel; 23 Nov 1904, Barycz, Brzozów, Lwów, Poland
m2. Franciszek Bogusz; 20 Feb 1922, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
*Catherine Anna Grządziel, b. 05 Nov 1906, Barycz, Brzozów, Lwów, Poland
*Thomas Grządziel, b. abt 1909, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
*Joseph Grządziel, b. 01 Mar 1910, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
*John Grządziel, b. 12 Jun 1912, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
*Mary A. Grządziel, b. 24 Jun 1914, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
*Walter Grządziel, b. abt 1917, Joliet, Will County, Illinois
*Walter Kenneth Grządziel, b. 31 Mar 1919, Joliet, Will County, Illinois

*Frank L. Bogusz, b. 23 Nov 1922, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

*Stanley R. Bogusz, b. 23 Nov 1922, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

*Anna Virginia Bogusz, (information omitted for privacy reasons)

2. Jan Stec

b. unknown

d. unknown

m. Sophie Swiczek? (indexed as Kostancya Snirzek on daughter Mary Stec Karnas death record)

*Amelia Stec, (above)

*Katarzyna Stec, b. 11 Oct 1892, Barycz, Brzozów, Lwów, Poland; m. Franciszek Wojewoda

*Mary Stec, b. 10 Apr 1893, Barycz, Brzozów, Lwów, Poland; m. George Karnas

*Tekla "Tillie" Stec, b. unknown; m. ____ Domaradzki

*Jan Stec, b. unknown

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".

Surname Saturday #8: Martin/Märten

Martin is the surname if the only great-grandparent I was fortunate to meet and spend time with. Her name was Sylvia Martin, and she passed away only four years ago. I think about you often, grandma and I miss you. This is her family:

1. Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig Martin
b. 28 May 1909, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
d. 12 Jan 2008, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
m1. Walter John Stuempges; 21 Sep 1927, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
m2. Ewald Wilhelm Flemming; Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
*Children omitted for privacy reasons.


2. Herman Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" Martin
b. 21 Jun 1882, Gross Schönfeld, Kreis Greifenhagen, Pommern, Germany
d. 17 May 1968, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
m. Maria Summ; 23 Jul 1907, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
*Harold Johann Gustav Martin, b. 18 Apr 1908, Polar, d. 04 Apr 1943, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
*Sylvia Maria Bertha Hedwig Martin (above)
*Leonard Herman Martin, b. 28 Oct 1911, Polar, d. 21 Nov 2009, Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
*Marlow Charles Martin, b. 09 Jul 1914, Polar; d. 20 Jul 2006
*Oscar Carl Herman Martin, b. 18 Feb 1916, Polar, d. 07 Feb 1997, Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
*Anita Maria Florella Martin, b. 23 Nov 1917, Polar, d. 02 Mar 2000, Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois


3. Carl Gustav Märten
b. 23 Aug 1846, Töpperkuthen, Kreis Landsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
d. 12 Mar 1934, Polar, Langlade County, Wisconsin
m1. Henrietta Kurth, of Schildberg, Kreis Soldin, Brandenburg, Germany
m2. Louise Friederike Auguste Lübke; 15 Jun 1876, Gross Schönfeld, Kreis Greifenhagen, Pommern, Germany
*Wilhelm Herman Otto Martin, b. 14 Mar 1877, Gross Schönfeld, d. 07 Jul 1955, Polar
*Carl Martin, b. abt 1880, Gross Schönfeld, d. bef 1885, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin
*Herman Wilhelm Gustav "Gust" Martin (above)
*William Frederick "Bill" Martin, b. 21 Jun 1883, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, d. 25 Feb 1970, Polar
*Alvina Emelia Augusta Martin, b. 11 Feb 1885, Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, d. 11 Apr 1909, Polar
*Anna Martin, b. Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin, d. Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin


4. Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Märten
b. Berneuchen, Kreis Landsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
d. Pätzig bei Schönfleiss, Kreis Königsberg/Neumark, Pommern, Germany
m. Amelia Wehlitz, of Töpperkuthen, Kreis Landsberg, Brandenburg, Germany
*Carl Gustav Märten (above)

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