THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 67
DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY
(issued biweekly by G. Berghold)
October 31, 1999
(all rights reserved)

"Shake your family tree and see what falls."

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This first section of the 3-section newsletter contains:
- a Notice of New Archives,
- Visit of Dr. Walter Dujmovits,
- a primer for new members called: Don't Know What To Do?
- a Source of Pre-1826 Gols Church Records,
- Newsletter Printing Suggestion,
- More on Status Animus,
- Historical Atlas of East Central Europe,
- Village of Rehgraben,
- Earliest Hungarian Literacy, and
- Marriages in the Village of Rabaszentmihály (Hungary).


DR. WALTER DUJMOVITS TO VISIT

Information was just received that Dr. Walter Dujmovits will be visiting
Pennsylvania, November 10th to 18th. Bob Strauch (BB correspondent) is
arranging a reception on Friday, November 12 at 7:30 P.M. at the Coplay, PA
Saengerbund, with a trek to the Edelweis Haus afterwards where Joe Weber is
playing the accordion for the usual Friday night session. Dr. Dujmovits, from
Stegersbach, Burgenland is president of the Burgenländisches Gemeinschaft and
edits their newsletter based in Güssing. He is also author of many publications
concerning Burgenland emigration including 'Die Amerika-Wanderung der Burgenländer',
often quoted in this newsletter. While I will be unable to meet with Dr. Dujmovits
due to prior commitments, BB members in the Northampton,PA area can get further
information by contacting contributing editor Frank Teklits.


DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO?

I've written other guides for finding Burgenland ancestors but I still get
mail similar to what follows. A typical message reads: "I'm sorry but I don't
know what to do. I go to the bb site and read the newsletters etc. and I go
through all the member and village lists. I find some family names and I
think I found my village. Now what do I do??"

Answer: You have two problems. The first is that you're just starting
genealogy. The second is that you do not have much experience with computers
and the internet. Let's see if we can help.

Genealogy:
Always start with what you know and work back from there. First, complete the
names, dates and places of birth, marriage and death of your four grandparents
(assuming you already have that data for your parents-if not start there).

Look at records you may have. Check what's missing. Then ask relatives. Write
it all down. Then look for records where they settled. Old telephone books,
city directories, local church records of baptism, marriage and death, court
house records, wills, naturalization papers, US census, Social Security death
list, etc. If you do not live near sources, try the internet. Check our BB
URL lists for helpful sites. Sometimes you must write for information. You
should get a good genealogy book and read it. Once you have your
grandparents' data, look for their parents data. Also look for information
about their brothers and sisters and their children. Find that and then do
the same for your great-grandparents. By that time you will be an expert and
you'll know what to do next.

Computer
Learn how to print, copy files and download from the internet. Review how to
send email. Read your computer instruction books pertaining to these items.
Practice downloading to a floppy for virus protection. Add the BB addresses
shown at the end of each newsletter and some of the BB URL listings to your
internet address file (also known as bookmarks). Our help is just a click
away.

Establish a BB file on your computer's hard disk or email server personal
file. Copy all BB correspondence, newsletters, downloaded material (follow
Virus safety precautions) to this file. Delete it only when it no longer has
value. Back-up your data.

Buy yourself some genealogy software and update it with your genealogical
data. Now you can print some charts.

Internet
Once you find the genealogical data pertaining to your family in the United
States, look at the Burgenland church and civil records copied by the LDS. Go
to the Burgenland Bunch Homepage. Look at the village list. Write down the
Hungarian name, German name, Bezirk (district) and where the church (parish)
is located. If you can't find the information ask the BB staff or other
members who are researching that village. Look at the member list and write
down the names and email addresses of members researching your family names
or village. Send them email and ask if they have any information. Offer to
share what you have. You must eventually go to an LDS family history center
and order the film for your church as found above. Then follow research
directions supplied in our newsletters.

Go to our archives and see what has been written about your family name or
village. Download it (copy or print) to your computer. Add this information
to your files. Maybe it will furnish more clues.

There is no short cut to this procedure unless someone has already done it
for you. But beware, what they've done could be wrong. You'll never be sure
until you do it yourself. There is nowhere you can go on the internet and
have someone supply you with all of your genealogy. You might find bits and
pieces and maybe some clues but there is no substitute for doing your own
work.


SOURCE OF PRE-1826 GOLS CHURCH RECORDS (from Gary L. Portsche)

Gary is another of our charter members from whom we don't often hear because
he's done a lot of Burgenland research and doesn't have much we can help him
with. Now he's helping us. Gary writes:

Gerry: Relative your mention of church records in 66b of newsletter. As
pertains to the village of Gols which I research, the LDS has records of
births, deaths and marriages from 1826 to 1895. Last year when we were
there, we copied the records from 1783 to 1826 and I have them on hand. If
anyone is in need of records from this period for Gols, they may contact me.
Best regards, Gary L. Portsche, Olathe, KS. (Ed. Note- maybe some day we'll
have a file of all villages!)


NEWSLETTER PRINTING SUGGESTION (from Hank Dilcher)

Hank writes: Thought I'd let you know that I sent letters to the two
remaining RAPPOSCH/RAPOSCHs living in Burgenland (as listed in ETB Online) in
September. Received a reply this weekend from HELMUT RAPPOSCH's sister, EMMA
STEINBACHER, in Schladming. From what she wrote we are definitely second
cousins! She took the trouble to go to the Lutheran Church in Neuhaus am
Klb. to obtain family data for her response. I hope to obtain more info from
her via a second letter.

A thought: I always print out the BB news letters you send by E-mail. This
consumes about 18 pages. I have a small DOS shareware program called SAVER
that permits printing two pages of text per page both front and back.
Therefore, only six pages are consumed in the printing process. If you think
other members would like to save some paper, I'll be happy to E-mail it.
Thanks again for all your help. (Ed. Note- some printer systems already
incorporate this feature. Another method is to change the font used for the
email to something smaller and/or adjust spacing. If you do use shareware,
please remember to comply with any registration requirements.)


MORE ON STATUS ANIMUS (from Martin Friedrich)

Martin writes: Hi: I read your story about the "Status animorum" in the BB
letter. Don't bother to look for a connection to Switzerland, I have come
across these books on occasions in other areas. The one parish that springs
to mind is Abtenau in the State of Salzburg where the census lists are called
"Seelenbücher" (soul books), but also other parishes in the Salzburg diocese
have these record sometimes called "liber animorum". I don't know whether
these registers were kept upon the initiative of the particular bishop, or
were part of a papal directive. At any rate they are real treasure troves
since they may also contain the origin of the parishioner. In the Salzburg
diocese the registers are only preserved from about 10 percent of the
parishes.


HUNGARIAN VILLAGES FROM HIZI ATLAS (from Fritz Königshofer)

Hungarian Settlements http://testver.sednet.hu/e_homepage.html -(site still
under construction) aid to identifying Hungarian villages.

Fritz writes:
As to the village descriptions from the Hiszimap Atlases, I recently
noted that the web site http://testver.sednet.hu/e_home.html contains many of
the almost identical village descriptions. While the web site has little yet
about villages in Vas county, it already has available the majority of the
villages of Gyr-Moson-Sopron county, including the ones I recently
transcribed for the BB newsletter.

As far as I can tell, the descriptions used on this web site either come
straight from the Hiszi atlases, or there is a common source somewhere for
both of them. I feel that is only a matter of time when this web site will
have the Gyr-Moson-Sopron county complete, and when we shall see the
villages descriptions of Vas county gradually become available.

Under these circumstances, I feel I should not spend time working on these
transcriptions. Instead, you might perhaps mention these circumstances in
one of the next newsletters, refer readers to the url mentioned above, and
invite them to contact me directly for any village summary that is not yet
available from the web site.


HISTORICAL ATLAS OF EAST CENTRAL EUROPE

I imagine it's no secret that some of us are as much interested in Burgenland
history as we are in family history. I'm not certain if there is a
difference. We can't understand our families unless we understand the history
of where they lived. I've been buying the 10-volume University of Washington
Press "A History of East Central Europe." It's a very good historical account
(in English) of what transpired in the areas surrounding and including the
Burgenland region since 400 AD. Like all English histories, it only touches on
the Burgenland. The best actual detailed account I've found so far has been
"Geschichte Des Burgenlandes" - Lehrbuche für die Oberstufe - the Burgenland
History text book used in Burgenland secondary schools. That work is in
German and no translation is available.

I recommend the Washington Press Series, particularly the atlas, to serious
students of the Burgenland. The maps alone are superb even though they do not
detail villages. Do not buy this atlas hoping to find some obscure village.
Our newsletter archives will show map sources for them.

The paper-back atlas measures 9 X 12 inches, printed on 218 glossy pages.
Contents include 50 chapters covering Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia,
Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece. Bohemian, Moravian, Hapsburg and
Ottoman involvement with these areas are also included. Austria as such is
excluded. There are 89 maps depicting historical movement, economic matters,
population shifts and transfers, political changes, etc. It is well indexed.

HISTORICAL ATLAS OF EAST CENTRAL EUROPE, by P. R. Magocsi, is available from
book stores at $39.95. Published 1995, 1998 by University of Washington
Press, Seattle and London. ISBN 0-295-97445-1.


VILLAGE OF REHGRABEN (from Albert Schuch to Anna Kresh)

Albert writes: Anna, following is the information you requested on Rehgraben.
It is taken from: Harald & Leonhard Prickler: Hoheitszeichen der kroatischen
Gemeinden des Burgenlandes. Eisenstadt 1997 (published by the hkdc = hrvatski
kulturni i dokumentarni centar), p. 257-258:

The (Güssing) Urbarium of 1576 mentions the following surnames for Rehgraben:
BELOSOWYTT, BOZNYCH, GLYSWYTH, JENAKOWYTT, MYSYTH, PAWSYTH, SKORYOWYTT,
WKOWYTH, ZLOKLYOWYTH. At that time the village was called "Verhovina" (today
the Croatian village name is "Prascevo").

[spelling of names changed later like JENAKOWYTT to JENAKOVICS]

Güssing church records of the years 1670-1689 mention the following surnames
of inhabitants: BALLA, DUIMOUICH, ENTRIS, FRANCHIC, HUSZOUICH
(HUSOVICZ),JANDRICZ, JOKOVICZ, JUNGER, JUSICH, KEDEL, KEGLEVICZ, KODNAR,
KOKIKAVICZ, KOMAYS, KONHANTL, KRAKOVICZ, LAKY, LOKVIKOVICZ, MATICICZ, MIXICH,
MICICZ, ROUINSAZ, SILADI, SUBICH, SZTIPAN, SZUETICH (CZUETICH, SUETICZ),
TANCZOS, TRGOVCICZ, VALICZ (VALITZ, BALICZ), ZTANCHICH, ZWANICZ, ZWITKOVICZ.

Many different names, seems to have been a constant movement of families
during these years. When the parish Gerersdorf (bei Güssing) was established
in 1789, Rehgraben became a part of it. In the census of 1910 the village had
399 inhabitants. 349 of them declared that Croatian was their mother tongue.
The census of 1923 reports 428 inhabitants, 317 of them with Croatian mother
tongue.


EARLIEST HUNGARIAN LITERACY

(material in quotation marks has been extracted from "East Central Europe in
the Middle Ages, 1000-1500", Jean W. Sedlar, A History of East Central Europe
Volume III, Washington University Press 1994)

I've suggested that after exhausting church records we should look for
monarchial and aristocratic records. Having been an accountant, this is an
educated guess based on the common sense thought that property, tenantcy,
rents etc. would require written records. In the above mentioned history,
chapter 15 "Education and Literacy", pages 465-466, I find the following
comments which reinforce my contention:

"As society became more complex, literacy became more necessary in secular as
well as clerical life. A growing commerce demanded that merchants be capable
of keeping written accounts. By the late 12th and 13th centuries (although
much earlier in the southern sector) writing began to be used for private
documents, such as the transfers of property. For example, in Hungary by the
early 12th century a fair number of higher state officials either were
literate themselves or used the services of a scribe. It is safe to say that
the overwhelming majority of nobles in medieval Hungary were illiterate. The
archives of the great noble families contained only the the records
pertaining to royal gifts, mortgage deeds, or lawsuits. Sometimes these
charters were entrusted to ecclesiastical institutions for safekeeping. By the
15th century, letter writing did develop among the aristocracy (ED. Note: see
Batthyány 16th century letters concerning settlers, etc. in "People Along the
Border"). Peasant scribes functioned as notaries in some of the several
hundred market towns existing in medieval Hungary. Great estates also began
keeping written accounts, RECORDING TENANTS' RENTS AND DUES FOR THE
INFORMATION OF OVERSEERS, LORDS WHO HELD LAND COMMUNICATED IN WRITING WITH
THEIR STEWARDS."
(caps added by editor)

We must ask ourselves how many of these records still exist. Based on
disertations and German translations appearing in the historical publications
available from the Eisenstadt Landesarchiv (some of which have been made
available to us as English tranlation extracts by Burgenland Editor Albert
Schuch), I'd guess a fair number are still extant, with Batthyány, Esterhazy,
and church records predominating. We wonder how many have yet to be read or
translated. Who but a genealogist would be interested in the fact that in a
certain year, someone rented so many hectares from the local Herrschaft?
Those researching a particular subject probably ignore such facts if they
don't pertain to their subject matter, given the complexities of translating
medieval script. Likewise, how many records of this type, in ecclesiastical
institutions, have ever been read, inasmuch as they do not pertain to
religious matters? Have the records in the Franciscan Cloister in Güssing
been exhausted for family history material? I doubt it, even though Pater
Gratian Leser may have scanned some for his 1930's area histories. Let's hope
that someday some scholars with the necessary skills will do just that. In
the meantime, we must be thankful for what has been made available.


MARRIAGES IN THE VILLAGE OF RABASZENTMIHÁLY (from Fritz Konigshofer)

Fritz writes: Dear fellow BB members,

In the course of giving a hand to a BB member whose access to LDS records is
very limited, I recently ordered the film with the marriages in the
roman-catholic parish of Rábaszentmihály (today's Vasszentmihály), the
neighboring village to the east of Rönök (Radling). I was struck by finding
in this film many recordings by roman-catholics from Alsó-Rönök, some from
Felsö-Rönök, and even a few by parishioners living in Rábafüzes (Raabfidisch).

For many there may not be any surprises, but I had not expected these
records. My assumption had been that the catholics of Alsó-Rönök had been
recording their vital events in the parish of Felsö-Rönök. Whatever the
reason, I was struck by the many names which some of you search (and more).
For those of you who may not have searched the records of Rábaszentmihály
yet, I'd be happy to make lookups as long as I have the film for perusal
(though I am leaving for a one month trip on October 11). To save time, let
me merely list the names of the couples of whom I found marriage records with
names that rang a bell with me from your searches. I will not add any
details right now, but would be happy to elaborate for any of you who is
interested. In many of the entries, the names of the parents and the village
of descent are indicated, besides ages and housenumbers.


Marriages in the parish of Rábaszentmihály (names searched by BB members and
mostly involving at least one of the couple being from Alsó-Rönök):

1894 Ferencz Szimitz and Terzia Jost [these are clearly Lea Buzby's ancestors]
     Samu Motzer and Mária Szimitz [there are many other Motzer entries]
1893 József Stangl and Terézia Szimitz
1892 József Szimitz and Teréz Fuchs
1891 Mihály Joszt and Julianna Wagner
1889 József Ehrnhofer and Terézia Fandl
1888 József Zimits and Rosália Krolyi
1886 Károly Simitz and Karolina Motzer
1878 József Fandl and Mária Heigl
1875 Antal Szuszter and Eva Szimicz
     Imre Motzer and Julianna Artinger
1873 Peter Artinger and Josepha Dömötör
     Josef Steiner and Anna Fandl
1871 Josephus Szimitz and Maria Keppel
     Joannes Artinger and Barbara Töth
     Stephanus Jost and Rosina Steiger [once again,
        clearly the ancestors of BB member Lea Buzby]
     Joannes Gerger and Barbara Fandl
1870 Anton Fandl and Julianna Kováts
     Josephus Zimitz and Julianna Gietl
1868 Michael Artinger and Barbara Märx
1866 Georg Szimitz and Catharina Rathgeber
     Stefan Artinger and Julianna Dömötör
1865 Stephanus Fandl and Theresia Keppel
1863 Michael Heigl and Julianna Fandl
     Andreas Gerger and Julianna Heibl
1851 Joannes Artinger and Rosalia Wagner
1850 István Jost and Terézia Dömötör

(Newsletter continues as no. 67A)

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 67A
DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY
(issued biweekly by G. Berghold)
October 31, 1999

This second section of the 3-section newsletter contains"
- an historical genealogy of the Batthyány family.
  (It is brought to us by member Robert Bathiany and is indicative of the data
   available to noble lineage. We'd all like to be able to run our lineage back
   to 1046. Current generations have been omitted due to privacy considerations
   Note: this newsletter will never publish genealogical data concerning living
         persons unless instructed to do so).
   The article concludes with some Batthyány source data.
- some memos from new members, and
- a plug for Heritage Quest.


FAMILY HISTORY - Batthyány

1. URS (EORS, ORS)
- Arpad chieftain who took over the Lake Balaton region of Zala & Veszprem counties, Hungary
- had son BUHNA

2. BUHNA URS
- died in 1046
- his sons were Suimur, chief of Croatia & Dalmatia country, who was childless and died in 1088 & UGRA.

3. UGRA URS
- was living in 1095 and had a son BELUS

4. BELUS URS
- was ban of Croatia and a palatine of Hungary
- was living in 1150 and had a son MISKA

5. MISKA URS
- was alive in 1156, and was educated by King Bela III (1173-1196)
- sons were Abraham, who had no successors, Salamon, who had no successors, & RENOLD, the eldest son

6. RENOLD URS
- was living in 1160
- had a son MISKE

7. MISKE URS
-was alive in 1230
- he restrored a ruined ancestral palace called Miske Palace
- he first married a Russian women, then married Margit Urs, the daughter of Stephan Peter Urs
- by the second marriage he had sons Renold, Abraham and PAL, and a daughter Gyongy, died 1276, who married Barleus Boroch

8. PAL URS
- died in 1272
- by his wife Kela he had a unnamed DAUGHTER

9. DAUGHTER (unnamed)
- first married a member of the Gelian family
- married second MATTHAIS KOVAGO-URS. He obtained possession of the URS and Peze palaces for his heirs
- events in his life were recorded in 1172, 1274 & 1299
- he was Veszprem county Sheriff from 1274 to 1299
- sons were Peter, Andras, Beke & MICHAEL
- with MATTHAIS the URS line became KOVAGO-URS

10. MICHAEL KOVAGO-URS
- was living in 1334, and was MATTHAIS' heir-apparent
- his sons were: Johann, who was living in 1341 and had a son Jakab who was
alive in 1360; Peter; Danords, with events recorded in 1341 & 1353; and NICHOLAS

11. NICHOLAS KOVAGO-URS
- was born in 1333, died in 1380
- married Katalin Battyan, whose father was John Battyan, the son of Miklos Battyan
- they occupied the ancestral property

- their sons were John and GEORGE

12. GEORGE KOVAGO-URS
- married Elisabeth Ugal
- performed services for king Sigismund (1387-1439), who gave GEORGE the
village of Battyan and nearby town of Polgardi in 1398
- took name of Batthyány from town and registered it in a 1401 document
- became Squire of Estergom in 1401
- had sons ALBERT & LESLIE (see excursion)

 - ------------------------------(EXCURSION)----------------------------------

The purpose of the excursion is to point out the diversion of my family line
(Bobolds), to emphasize that there were two Barons Franz in the same time
frame resulting in confusion in the records, and to include some additional
historical data of this period.

13a. LESLIE Batthyány
- died in 1432.
- had a daughter MARGIT

14a. MARGIT Batthyány
- first married 15. BALTHASAR Batthyány
- second married Andrew Alapy. In the 15th century the Alapy family settled at Nagykemleki
- had two Alapy sons Istvan & BENEDICT

15a.BENEDICT ALAPY
- was adopted by Peter Batthyány, the son of 13. ALBERT, and took the name
Batthyány
- was King Ulasszlos' II (1490-1516) Treasurer from 1506 to 1514
- was Captain of the Buda fortress in 1514
- was former Governor of Dalmatia
- married Alma Erdely
- had sons George, Urban, John & MICHAEL. George was Captain of Peter
fortress in 1524 and lost his life to the Turks. Urban died in 1549. John
died at an early age.

16a MICHAEL Batthyány
- was living in 1520
- married Magdalene Lengyeltol
- their sons were FRANZ & John. John was alive in 1526, had a son Leslie who had a son Christopher

17a FRANZ Batthyány
- was captured by the Turks, imprisoned at Temes fortress (Romania) where he lost his life
- married Catherine Csemetey
- had sons George, Benedict, Jaspar & FRANZ (FRANCIS)

18a FRANZ (FRANCIS) Batthyány
- married Catherine Banfy
- received title of Baron at Prague in 1628 from King Ferdinand III of Austria
- had Anton and Franz (This appears to be the connection to my family)

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

13. ALBERT Batthyány
- was King Sigismund' deputy in 1424
- when brother 13a. LESLIE died in 1432 he obtained LESLIE's Meres possessions
- married Clara Pogany
- had sons John, Peter & ANDREW. Peter adopted 15a BENEDICT ALAPY (see excursion)
.
14. ANDREW Batthyány
- obtained the Ugal possessions by inheritance
- married Verona Szerdlahely
- lived at Zakany in 1449
- had sons Jaspar, Melchior, Christopher & BALTHASAR

15. BALTHASAR Batthyány
- was King Matthais (1458-1490) Lord Steward in 1484
- was Captain of Koszeg fortress
- was Vas county Lord Lieutenant in 1489
- was Governor of Jajcza and Bosnia in 1489
- under King Mathais and King Ulaszlo II (1490-1516) was Secretary of Legations
- first married 14a MARGIT Batthyány (see excursion)
- second married Helene Nach-Archei
- sons of 2nd marriage were Francis, George & BALTHASAR. (Francis was born
in 1497. Was governor of Croatia, was the kings Cupbearer & Chief Treasurer.
In 1523 King Lajos gave him the gift of Szalonak fortress and Rohonaz
(Rechnitz) estate. In 1524 he obtained the Nemetujvar estate from Lawrence
Ujlaky, which contained Csakany (Gussing) castle and the Eors (Urs) district
in Vas county. He married Katherine Svetkovitz, but didn't have children. He
received the Alapy & Zamardi estates from his brother 16.BALTHASAR)
- died in 1520
- left his possessions to 18. BALTHASAR, son of 17. CHRISTOPHER

16. BALTHASAR Batthyány
- born in 1497
- was King Lajos II (1516-1526) Lord Steward
- was governor of Bosnia
- was castellan of Koszeg fortress
- married Catherine Edody
- son was CHRISTOPHER

17. CHRISTOPHER Batthyány
- was King Janos II (1540-1570) cupbearer in 1554
- third marriage was to Elisabeth Kanizsay
- their children were Jaspar & BALTHASAR
- died in 1570

18. BALTHASAR Batthyány
- born in 1528
- was King Ferdinand I (1556-1564) Chief Secretary, and was a General.
- was member of Parliament from Pozsony in 1572
- died in either 1588 or 1590
- had son FRANZ

19. FRANZ Batthyány
- born in 1557
- was the king's Master of the Horse
- was Sopron county Lord Lieutenant
- married Eva Poppel-Lobkovicz in 1607

- acquired the Neuhaus fortress and Rakicsany castle in 1620
- was living at Rohoncz in 1620
- received title of Baron from King Ferdinand II in 1625
- died at Szalonak in 1625
- had a son ADAM

20. ADAM Batthyány
- born in 1609, died in 1659
- was the king's Chief Secretary, and was Chief Military Commander of lower Hungary
- added the estates of Pinkafeld & Bernstein to his possession
- added the estate of St. Groth, Zala county, to his possession
- married Aurora Formantine in 1632
- sons were Christopher & PAUL

21. PAUL Batthyány
- born in 1639, died in 1674
- married Catherine Illeshazy in 1661
- resided at Kanizsay fortress
- sons were Francis, who was the king's Cupbearer, & SIGISMUND

22. SIGISMUND Batthyány
- married Isabel Gallenburg in 1695
- died in 1726 or 1728
- sons were Paul, Adam, Sigismund & IMRET

23. IMRET Batthyány
- born in 1707, died in 1774
- 1st. married Anna Maria Sauran in 1737
- sons were Ignatz, Antoine, Emerich, Alajos, Kajetan & JOSEF GEORGE
- 2nd married in 1768 Eva Kantz
- son of 2nd. marriage was Nep. John

24. JOSEF GEORGE Batthyány
- born in 1737, died in 1806
- was the king's Lord Lieutenant and Internal Secret Councilor
- married Frances Illeshazy in 1765
- sons were Vinczet, Miklos & JOSEF ANTON

25. JOSEF ANTON Batthyány
- born in 1770 at Graz, died 1851
- 1st. married Anna Lazar in 1807
- 2nd. married Antoinette Tarnoczy in 1832
- son of 2nd marriage was JOSEF

26. JOSEF Batthyány
- born in 1836
- was Lord Lieutenant of Moson county
- married Ludovica Batthyány, the great granddaughter of 23. IMRET
- sons were Josef, John & LADISLAUS

27. LADISLAUS Batthyány
- born at Kiliti in 1870, died in 1931
- married Maria Theresa Coreth in 1898
- lived at Vienna, and was a medical doctor
- sons were LADISLAUS, Ivan, Josef, Franz, Karl & Odon

28. LADISLAUS Batthyány
- born at Kittsee in 1904, died in 1966
- married Antoinette Przssin in 1935
- sons were of present generations
- was last possessor of the Prince title, which was originally given by Maria
Theresa in 1769 to Charles Batthyány and his heirs. Charles had married
Frances Strattmann. He was a great grandson of 20. ADAM. The title then
passed down through several different family lines.

(note: Batthyány L is a grandson)

From: Bob Olds
To: GBerghold

I read with interest BB Newsletter #66. After doing so, I went through my
records to see if there might be anything of interest to Burgenland or the
German question. I am listing some items that may be of interest or which you
may already have.

1. Nemet-Ujvar, a section of Batthyány Herczegi S Grofi, Soskuti Tarnok
Alajos, Nagy-Kanizsan, 1875. It is Hungarian and I have not had it translated.

2. Festschrift fur Balduin Saria. zum 70 Geburtstag. Buchreihe der
Sudostdeutschen Historischen Kommission, Vol. II, Munchen, 1964. I have a
copy of one chapter - Ein Stuck Grenzlandgeschichte im Spiregel des
Batthyányschen Familien-und Herrsschafts-archives auf der Burg Gussing, by
Karl Homma, Dir. Burgenland County Archives (d.1967). 16 pages.

3. Magyar Tortenet, III & IV Kotet, Szekfu Gyula, 1935, Budapest. 19 pages.

4. Burgen und Schlosser Burgenland, Harald Prickler, Vienna, 1972. I have
copies of 3 maps covering areas of Jennersdorf, Gussing, Oberwart,
Oberpullendorf, Mattersburg, Eisenstadt-Umgebung, Neusiedl am See.

5. Amt der Burgenlandischen Landesregierung, Eisenstadt, 1967, Dr. Ernst. It
refers to several variations of the Batthyány name, such as Buttian, Budianei
& Bottyan.

6. Two larger maps, 1772 and 1825, with town given in German. I could copy
sections that apply to the Burgenland area.

Let me know if any of these are of interest. I would prefer to send the
copies by regular mail, but would need an address. I don't know German or
Hungarian, so they would have to be translated by someone. Bobolds @aol.com.


THANKS FROM NEW MEMBERS

We get a number of these and we're always grateful for the kind words. The
net is a pretty inpersonal place and sometimes we aren't sure if our efforts
are really filling a need. A message like this every so often tells us it is
all worth while.

Kathleen Kelly writes: "I am so grateful and impressed with all the
information and resources you have assembled to assist in our family history
research. It takes a measure of self-control not to stay up all night
delving into these sites! Thank you for all your work and for forwarding it
on to me. Regards."

Jeanette Selleck writes: " Thanks again...I did as you suggested and joined
the BB. I also downloaded Article 1(Rooting around in Burgenland). Do you
have the LDS number for Fraunkirchen also! You have been a great help with a
novice in the area. I appreciate all of your help and suggestions.

Joe and Ildiko Szikora write: "We would like to tell you how much we enjoy
reading the BB news letter, we find it very interesting. Also we "met" quite
a few relatives and friends through BBunch. Recently I (Ildiko)wrote to the
Vas megye Archives, wanting to get some information about the county
orphanage. They told me that the orphanage records before 1902 were all lost.
At the same time they sent me a copy of a document dated Feb.2.1881. It
concerns the inheritance of a minor: Ferenc Klepits of Hannersdorf. His
father: Janos Klepits died Nov.13.1878. The names mentioned in the document
are: widow Agnes Klepits nee Dunst, Erzsebet Grelber nee Klepits, Janos
Klepits, Gyorgy Klepits and his wife Maria Klepits nee Klepits. This document
is not interesting to me because it does not belong to the Klepits family
I am researching, but it could be valuable to someone else. If there is
somebody who recognizes these names in his or her family research I am glad to
send it or send a copy of it. It is in Hungarian, but I can translate it if needed.

We would like to mention that I am (Joe) from Mosonmagyarovar (Ungarisch
Altenburg) which was the capital of the county Moson (Moson megye) before the
treaty of Versailles. Moson was a separate village 3 km from Magyarovar and
its German name was Wieselburg. I don't remember the German name of Moson
megye, but I can find out. In your newsletter I ran across family names which
are similar to those of many of my classmates, who came from the named
villages like Moson - Szentjanos, Pusztasomorja, etc. I know all those places
as well as many of the places in Northern Burgenland where my relatives
(Goetz) still live. Keep up the good work, regards,(Searching the descendants
of Goetz, Johannes Nepomuk (b.1854), who came to Nebraska in 1878 Oct.)


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THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 67B
DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY
(issued biweekly by G. Berghold)
October 31, 1999

This third section of the 3-section newsletter contains:
- an article called BB Missionary Work,
- Burgenland Trip Tips,
- a Message from Bob Unger, and
- Member Changes.


BB MISSIONARY WORK

I often wonder how many potential new members contact us because a friend or
relative told them of our existence. Many of you do this and it's something
we should all be doing. The more members we attract, the more data we receive
and the better our chances of finding what we're looking for. To help you to
be a good missionary, I'm including a letter I recently sent. It includes our
"official" invitation which some of you may not have seen. Feel free to copy
it and pass it on to prospective members. Tell them it can be a week or so
before they hear from us depending on volume.

While we appear to be adequately covered in internet circles, I know there
are many organizations that do not know we exist. One that I've recently
contacted is the Lehigh County Historical Society (Allentown, PA), of which
I'm a member.

One of their contributors submitted an immigration article which was included
in their recent Proceedings (1994 published 1999). He barely mentioned
Burgenland immigrants. I then sent them the message below. I know Anna Kresh
has been actively spreading the BB word in local historical (genealogical)
circles as has Hap Anderson, Dale Knebel and Bob Unger. You may wish to do
likewise. Use this message as a guide, changing it to meet the circumstances
as you get involved with your own local groups.

Lehigh County Historical Society
September 15, 1999
PO Box 1548
Allentown, PA 18105-1548

I offer the attached article "BURGENLAND IMMIGRANTS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY" for
publishing consideration in the "Town Crier" and/or your web site at
www.voicenet.com/~lchs. The article "Immigration To Allentown, Bethlehem and
Reading, 1870-1920", (T. A. Sanelli- LCHS Proceedings 1994, p110) supports my
contention that the history of this fascinating and voluminous immigrant
Burgenland group in the Lehigh Valley is largely being forgotten. As such I
hope to stimulate some local interest.

While I feel the Town Crier would be a most effective medium to reach members
of the historical society or greater Valley residents with Burgenland
origins, I also am aware that this publication is space limited. I have tried
to keep my article as short as possible consistent with the message, but
please feel free to edit as required. If you like, I'll be happy to email
the article for ease of publication. You can check our credentials by
accessing our web site at: http://www.the-burgenland-bunch.org

I have been a member of the LCHS for six years and I've attached a short
profile. Thanks for your consideration.

(Author's profile: G. Berghold descends from south Burgenland grandparents
who emigrated to Allentown in the early 1900's. He was born in Allentown, PA,
graduated AHS class of 1948, BS from Lehigh University, class of 1957,
retired from the DuPont Co., Wilmington, DE. and currently resides in
Winchester, VA. His genealogical articles have been published both here and
in Austria and he has traveled extensively in central and south eastern
Europe. He has identified and linked his own Burgenland ancestors to the
late 1600's.)

BURGENLAND IMMIGRANTS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY
by Gerald J. Berghold

The Austrian Province of Burgenland was formed in 1921 from the western
Hungarian counties of Vas, Moson and Sopron which contained a mix of German,
Croatian and Hungarian speaking ethnic groups. During the period 1880-1924,
forty thousand people from this area migrated to the United States.
Emigration then slowed due to passage of stringent quotas, but some migration
continued well into the 1950's. (see Harvard Encyclopedia of Ethnic Groups).

The Lehigh Valley provided a new home for many of these immigrants. The
largest majority of this group came from southern Burgenland, villages now in
the districts of Güssing, Jennersdorf and Oberwart (the pre 1921 Hungarian
districts of Sankt Gotthard, Körmend, Nemetjuvar, Koszeg, and Felsöör).
Burgenland family names from these districts are well represented in the
telephone and city directories of Allentown, Bethlehem, Northampton, Coplay,
Whitehall and surrounding townships. Cemeteries and church records also
attest to their presence (see holdings in the Lehigh County Historical
Society library) as do the US Census (Lehigh & Northampton Counties) of 1910
and 1920. They made significant contributions to Valley growth, providing
much needed labor for cement and steel mills, breweries, cigar and textile
mills, truck and tool production, construction, food production and similar
labor intensive industries. While many of their descendants are no longer
residents of the Valley, family names will still be found today throughout
the commercial, educational and political spectrums.

An English language history of these immigrants is still to be written. While
there is ethnic interest in some Valley locales, many later generation
descendants now know very little about their heritage. An excellent German
language history "Die Amerika-Wanderung der Burgenländer", by Dr. Walter
Dujmovits, has been published by Desch-Drexler, Pinkafeld, Austria, 1992, but
German is no longer a second language in the Valley. The LDS (Mormon Church)
can also provide microfilm of Burgenland 1828-1921 church and civil records
at their family history centers; however, while translatable, they are hand
written in Latin, German and Hungarian.

Changes in European politics and geography compound research problems.
Austrian, Hungarian and Croatian village names and political sovereignty are
part of the Burgenland mix. It's easy to become confused when reviewing such
origins.

Realizing help was needed, our internet group called the "Burgenland Bunch"
was formed in 1997. We now have almost 400 members worldwide plus links to
related web sites, Austrian publications and voluminous archives.

If any readers of the "Town Crier" claim Burgenland heritage and are
interested in joining us, we'd be pleased to have you. The invitation below
provides additional information:

BURGENLAND BUNCH INVITATION
If you have an interest in the Burgenland and wish to join our group, please
contact the author via email >> Subject "Burgenland Bunch membership".
Furnish your name, your email address, city and state,
Burgenland family surnames (IN CAPS) being researched, villages of origin if
known and where emigrants settled.

Example (data is fictitious): John Doe, Jdoe@email.isp; Allentown, PA. SCHMIDT,
HOLPER, Güssing. MIRTH, NEUBAUER, Eltendorf. Settled in Northampton, PA.

Your data will be added to our membership list and homepage (web site
listings) and you will receive future editions of our biweekly email
newsletter (averages 24 pages in 3 sections). Some of our material is being
translated into English for the first time. You will also be told how to
access lists of villages, family names, useful internet genealogical
addresses and other members researching your family names. Our listings are
not available for commercial purposes. Previous newsletters and other
information (our archives) may be read or downloaded from our homepage.

No dues or other obligations are required. Our staff are volunteers, donating
their time and expertise in the interests of world wide Burgenland family
history. Our area of research includes immediate Burgenland border villages
in Hungary and the Austrian Provinces of Styria and Lower Austria, but please
restrict any non-Burgenland queries to these areas. We can not send our
newsletters via surface mail nor can we list those who do not have internet
(email) capability. We can not help with non-Burgenland genealogy. We caution
you that listing with us will make your email address available to the world
at large. BURGENLAND HOME PAGE is available at: http://www.the-burgenland-bunch.org

-End of article-


BURGENLAND TRIP TIPS

We get many requests for information from members planning a trip to the
Burgenland. I could write a travel guide, but it's difficult to know
individual board and lodging preferences, so I rarely address that type of
data, staying with gasthaus accommodations when spa or hotel accommodations
may be preferred. My own preferences are for local gasthauses (I've never
stayed at a bad one although some are better than others). I like the idea of
regional food and talking to the "wirt" and his family over a glass of wine.
This invariably leads to all sorts of contacts and information. I've found
it's easier to fit into village life if you stay at a local gasthaus.
Elsewhere you're often just another English speaking tourist. After a week or
more of this, I may then go to a spa and live in the lap of luxury.

Board and lodging aside, there are many things every traveler to Burgenland
should do. The following was written for someone visiting southern Burgenland
where I've had the most experience. More tips will also be found in my
Heritage Quest Magazine article and the trip reports found in our archives.

Member Alex Tschaar writes: "Do hope this finds you and your family in the
best of health. The reason I am writing is because I need some information.
My wife and I are planning a trip to the Burgenland, sometime between Oct.
9th,10th or 11th. We are very apprehensive as to where to stay. We would
like the PENSION PLAN [I believe that is what you call it]. I have been in
touch with my cousin who lives in Oberwart. However, we do not plan to stay
with them because I do not want to impose on them.

I also wrote to Fritz Konigshofer, he gave me some fine suggestions, he also
suggested contacting you. He said he usually stayed with family when he was
over there, and had little knowledge of decent places to stay. Do you have
the names of any of the places you stayed, including the address and cost per
week or two weeks? Is this a good time to go or should we hold off till
spring? I had so many more questions I wanted to ask, but this old mind of
mine just doesn't want to remember things anymore. I know how busy you must
be and may GOD BLESS you, for the help you have already given to me. Any
information you feel like sending that may guide two GREENHORNS in the "OLD
COUNTRY" will be appreciated."

Answer: Alex, early October is fine. Warm days and cool nights. The new wine
is ready. Be sure to visit a "Buschenshank" (you drink new wine and eat
homemade smoked pork products in a farmer's place built for that
purpose-special hours, ask around). What you are referring to is a "pensione"
plan" (one or two meals plus breakfast). I always get breakfast and one meal
(dinner). Lunch time, I'm traveling and have picnics with wine, bakery bread,
cheese, wurst, fruit-all from local stores-be sure to take along a knife and
a cork puller- sometimes I try a different restaurant or gasthaus for lunch.

By all means try to find lodging in or near Olbendorf (Alex's family
village). Terms change so often that I don't keep track of them but I think
you'll find them reasonable (comparable to US motel prices) everywhere except
in Vienna which can get very expensive.

Why not try Gasthof "Kirchenwirt"-Helmut and Barbara Tury in Olbendorf or
Hotel-Restaurant Novosel in Stegersbach. I've not stayed at either but
they're both mentioned in some of my literature. The "Kirchenwirt" in
Eltendorf (Rudy Mirth, owner) is familiar to me, but I last stayed there in
1993. It was very good and since has been enlarged. Bit to the south of
Stegersbach. Look below for some ideas on prices.

FROM BURGENLAND INTERNET LINKS:
o Urlaub am Bauernhof im Burgenland
http://www.burgenland.farmholidays.com/ - Links to farms offering "Urlaub
am Bauernhof" in Burgenland, with photos and prices, that may be of interest
to members who plan to visit Burgenland. Inquiries are relayed to the
selected farm, and if the farm has no email-connection, the inquiry is
automatically converted into a fax.

I was looking through some of my old correspondence and found some tips for
visiting southern Burgenland. You may find them useful. I'd suggest you first
head for Olbendorf and Stegersbach and see how the above two places strike
you. Inquire for prices and look at the rooms. This is customary in Austria.
You might also find a nice place in some of the surrounding villages. Don't
be concerned about lodging, they're all clean, friendly and have good food.
Just don't expect US menus or fast food (except in larger towns). When in
doubt order a "schnitzel (breaded veal or pork) with "pomes frits" (French
fries) and a "gemischt salat". Goulasch is also always good. Breakfast is
generally juice (orange is rarely good), fresh rolls, butter, honey,
preserves, bread and coffee, cheese, cold cuts, sometimes an egg.

Trip Tips

In Güssing don't miss the "Auswanderer" Museum. Stop first at the office of
the Burgenländische Gemeinschaft at Hauptlpatz 7 (Rathaus Parterre). They
also operate a travel agency for Austrians so don't think you're at the wrong
place. Ask for Frau Renate Dolmanits (she runs the agency but is also
secretary to the BG). Tell her you are a BB member. She speaks English. Ask
her about the museum. You may also wish to buy a copy of the best book
written about Burgenland emigrants. Ask for Dr. Dujmovit's (he's BG president
and an authority on the migration to the US) book "Der Amerika Wanderung der
Burgenländer"-it's not expensive (about $20). Also ask if she has any more
copies of "Nach Amerika". Great history of the "Auswanderung" and many
pictures, little more expensive. She may ask if you want to join the BG-it's
$15 a year and their bimonthly newsletter is worth it. Being a member may
also open some doors and provide some information. The Fremdenvehrkehr
(tourist bureau) is upstairs. You can get some brochures. If you want more
German books about the Burgenland walk a few blocks west from the BG. (on the
way stop at the post office and ask for a Burgenland phone book-they were
free, maybe still are). There's a good book store (only one in Güssing)
beyond the post office. BY ALL MEANS BUY Kirsner & Peternell's book "Der
Bezirk Oberwart im Wandel der Zeit", about 400 s -$33. Great pictures and
history of your village. If you're not on a budget, also buy "Der Bezirk
Güssing im Wandel der Zeit". There are 7 of these books in all. One for each
of the 7 Burgenland Bezirks (districts). They may show you some other
interesting books including Robert Hajszan's "Die Kroaten der Herrschaft
Güssing" -150 s. This is the history of the Croatians in the Güssing area.
There's an English summary in the back. Look over their stock. If you like
such things ask to see postcards. If you buy over 1000 s worth of items at
one shop ask for a VAT form, you can get 17% returned when you leave the
country. You must get the form stamped at customs on the way out, then go to
the VAT office and get your money. Lastly if you want a picnic lunch, stop at
the super market on the Güssing bypass (east) and buy from their great
delicatessen variety (including fresh rolls, strudels). I'm sure you'll visit
the castle, the church and Fransciscan Cloister and the 12th century church
of St. Jakob by the cemetery.

Szt. Gotthard cathedral is worth a visit. Cross into Hungary at Heiligenkreuz
im Lafnitz. Buy Paprika while in Hungary. Don't change too much money. My
people are from Güssing (Rosenberg), Poppendorf and Eltendorf, just west of
Heiligenkreuz, so this is my area. My g-grandmother Julianna Tarafas was from
Pinka Mindszent. If you want a good lunch, stop in Eltendorf at the "Gasthaus
Kirchenwirt" just across the street from the Lutheran church. The owner Rudy
Mirth is also Bürgermeister. Tell him Bob Unger (San Diego and one of the BB
staff) and I say hello. Rudy's son recently visited Bob Unger. There is also
a nice brick oven pizza shop in Eltendorf. The finest meal can be had at
Gasthaus Gibiser in Heiligenkreuz. World class restaurant. Nice drives are to
the villages like Zahling, Kukmirn, etc. north to Stegersbach. These are on
secondary roads that still have old European charm.

Frstenfeld, Styria (medium size city) is worth a visit. Just across the
Burgenland border, west of Eltendorf. This was the border region pre 1921.
Here Austria stopped and Hungary started. Also visit Eisenstadt, the capital,
visit the churches, the Esterhazy Palace, the Burgenland museum and state
library (Landesbibliothek) and state archive (Landesarchiv) on the
Freiheitplatz, for maps and German language publications about Burgenland.

If you wish to see more of Hungary on a day trip (avoid the weekends),
continue east from Heiligenkreuz on route 8 to Herend and visit the porcelain
factory. In a class with Meissen porcelain. If you like porcelain and want to
buy something, bring lots of money. Lake Balaton is a little further on.
Worth a look. Fine wines are found in this region. The immediate Hungarian
border region was full of family related to present day Burgenländers.
Separated by politics and then the iron curtain.

I've visited all of the Burgenland and many Styrian castles and if you like
such things you may wish to download my article concerning them. Riegersburg,
Forchtenstein and Güssing are a must. See the index. The lake (Neusiedler
See) is definitely worth a visit. Can be seen best at Mürbisch or Rust.
Church across the lake at Frauenkirchen is worth visiting. Great genealogical
tree of local aristocracy on east wall. Give us a report when you get back.

A NOTE OF CAUTION!

Unless you've done your homework and are an experienced genealogist with a
working command of German (including script) and experience with Burgenland
records, don't expect to find your ancestors' records or data concerning them
on your first visit. This may be possible if you have local relatives or
contacts or find a friendly priest or official with some English, and some
free time and the inclination to help you. It's always possible but don't
count on it. If you do want to see records, make advance appointments and do
it in writing. This is particularly necessary if you want to use the Catholic
Diszesanarchiv in Eisenstadt on St Rochus Strasse 21. I don't recommend this
unless you are very familiar with Burgenland church records and have lots of
time.

Even if genealogical data is not found, you can still enjoy the area in which
your ancestors lived, maybe see their home (take along the house number from
LDS records), sample their food, see their vistas, visit cemeteries with
family names, attend a service in your ancestors' church and come home with
lots of pictures, books, pamphlets, etc. You may also find a distant cousin
who may show you around. After "doing" your family villages-go to Vienna and
live it up, no place like Vienna, as the song goes, "Wien, Wien nur du
allein", and if you have the time also see Salzburg, Innsbruck, Budapest,
Graz, Baden, Zell am See, Millstadt, the Wachau, Bad Gleichenberg, Melk, etc.
etc.


MESSAGE FROM CONTRIBUTING EDITOR BOB UNGER

Alice & I just returned from an extensive cruise of the East coast, starting
in Halifax, Nova Scotia, then on to Philadelphia, PA and all points in
between We were initially scheduled to visit Annapolis, MD; St. Michaels,
MD; and Norfolk, VA; but the hurricane kept us in Baltimore. After the
weather cleared we continued on to Charleston, SC; Savannah, GA, Brunswick,
GA; and ultimately disembarked at Port Everglades, FL.

When we returned home I was faced with much surface mail and 75 email
messages.

In the surface mail I received a letter from the Archiv Verlag of Vienna,
which included an 1803 map of Burgenland - great. They also offered a set of
books detailing the history of Burgenland from the time of the Romans up to
the present, in the form of words and pictures. Did you receive that
communication? The set of books are available for only S 128 plus postage.
They claim that this is a limited edition of only 1,000 copies. Sounds great
for only S 128 which equates to 128/13 = $9.85.


MEMBER CHANGES

CHANGE
Jürgen Brandweiner; Austria.
Eisenhüttl: WEINHOFER; VUKISEVICS; SCHAER( OR: SCHEUHER)
Gerersdorf b. Güssing: URSCHLER; PETZ
Stinatz: KIRISITS; GRANDITS; TOMSICS; FABSITS; STIPSITS; RESETARITS
Burgauberg: LUGITSCH; SCHWARZ; SCHITTL; SIGL; Mischendorf: GRAF
Neudauberg: WINDISCH; BARMLLER; HUBMAN; FUGGER; FRENTZ; PLTL; JGL;
JANISCH; PFEIFER; GOGER; STROBL: GORTTET/GOTTHARDT;
Stegersbach: PENDL; KRAMMER; ROTHEN; SIDERITS; NOVAKOVITS; PIBER; FENEZ;
KERN; STROBL; Kukmirn: BRANDWEINER; WAGNER; Rohr: HOPITZAN; OFNER;
Litzelsdorf: FASSL; SAMMER; TABELLI; HOCHWARTER; DRNBECK; JANISCH; KONRAD;UNGER
Wörterberg: GRILL; BRCKNER; MUSSY; WOHLFAHRT; SCHALK; SUMMER; RATH; KAPFER;
FASCHING. All district Güssing, only Litzelsdorf and Mischendorf are Oberwart
(Note-most of the above are new surnames and villages)

Albert Schuch (email address change)

Joseph Tanzosh; Nazareth, PA; TANZOS (TANCZOS); Rehgraben;
OSWALD, WOLFE; Güssing; YAGERHOFER (JAEGERHOFFER); Eisenhüttl; BILOVITS,
HUSZOVITZ, ZIMMERMAN (new address)

Benjamin Roman Zotter (email address change)

NEW

Aviva Atlani; Toronto, Ontario Canada. ALT, ROSENBERGER, NEUMAN, Sopron, Kobersdorf.

Frank Buzolits, N. Topsail Beach, NC, BUZOLICH, KIRISITS,
OHR, WUKOVITS, IFKOWICH, Kroatisch Minihof, Kleinmutschen (Kroatisch
Pervane), Stegersbach and Steinbach. Families settled in South Bend, Indiana.

Carolyn Cecil, Lincoln, IL, SHALLA, SCHIMETZ, do not
know place of origin, settled Lincoln, IL.

Pat Harmon; (Phalynx50@ AOL.com); Griffin, GA. DULD, FLAMISCH, DAMHOESEL,
Kukmirn. Settled in Allentown, Pa.

Laura Hradelowitz-Cuellar; Miami Springs, Florida.
ZWICKL, HDRADELOVITZ; MosonSzolnok, Hungary. Settled in Wisconsin, Ohio, and
Minnesota.

Kathleen J. Kelly; NY, NY. TSCHIDA, GRUBER, WEISS,
KLEIN, HETZEL (WETZEL). Pamhagen, Illmitz, Apetlon. Decendants of Stephen
Tschida (b. 26 Dec 1864 Pamhagen) settled primarily in Tacoma, Washington
with some migrations elsewhere.

Ginger McGurk; Omaha, Nebraska. OPITZ, KLEIN,
fApetlon; PLATZER, PRIEGL(or BRIGL), and RAINER, from HALBTURN and
FRAUENKIRCHEN; also MULLNER, from APETLON; and HOFER, but unsure where they
came from. Settled mainly in the Omaha, Nebraska and Mandan, ND areas. Some
descendants moved to Canada and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Viktor Schranz, Los Angeles, CA. SCHRANZ, Drumling
(Stadtschlaining, Bezirk Oberwart). Great-great grandfather, Johan Schranz
lived in Drumling in the early 1800's. He married Rosina Bruckner. Their son,
Janos Schranz was born in 1830.

Jeanette Selleck; Houston, Tx. ZWINGER, HAFNER,
NOLZ, GOELTL, Frauenkirchen, and or St. Andras, Settled in Parkston, S.D.

Ruby Uhazie; Houston, Texas UHAZIE / JHASI /YOUSEY / DOLAK /
Settled in Dunbar, Pennsylvania.

Christopher Wagner; Rumney, NH; SOMMERS'
Kleinmürbisch?), IMRE- Zahling. Married, settled in Allentown, PA 19??

Stephen Yautz; Bayonne, NJ. JAUTZ, Tobaj; WAGNER, Punitz.


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