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Tobaj
Village of 340 residents in the Güssing district.

Inhabitants in 1693: farmers: KELEMEN Hans, JAUZ Hans, FANDL Michl, MATYAS Michl, JAUZ Mert, HARRER Michl, FANDL Michel, DIENER Michl, SVAICZER Andre, SVAICZER Jerg (Richter), FANDL Mattes, SVAICZER Franz, UNGER Jerg, JAUZ Jerg, MEDEVICZ Motez, BABICZ Jerg, BASTL Christian, HARRER Hans, KEPPL Mert, STIMPFL Jerg, TUNSZT Jerg, MATYAS Hans, TIBAJ Ferencz, wife of TIBAJ Ferencz (free), DIENNER Mathes, wife of MOLNAR Ferencz (free), MUR Jerg, TUNSZT Mert, CANNEPES Gregor, RABOLD Jerg, RABOLD Mert, SIMONCSICS Istvan (free), GERGOVICSICS György (free, owner of 2 farms), TUNSZT Hans; Söllner: BABIS Jerg, FABICS Janos, CSERENCSICS Michl and Janos, KOVACS Pal.

Fires: 1897 (houses nr. 26-34 burned down), 1901 (houses 17-25), 1903 (houses 36-41).

18 men from Tobaj lost their lives in WW I. To build them a memorial, and to acquire two bells and a clock for the church tower, Franz LEITGEB (nr. 39) collected 1114 Dollars in America (More than 200 people from Tobaj are living there (in 1928!).)

Church: From 1668 onwards, all baptised children from Tobaj, Deutsch and Kroatisch Tchantschendorf and Tudersdorf are to be found in the Güssing church records. 1789-1874 Tobaj was a parish of its own together with Deutsch Tschantschendorf. Since 19 May 1874 Tobaj is again part of the Güssing parish.

School: Initially, the Tobaj children attended school in Deutsch Tschantschendorf (teacher there in 1757: Johann BERKOVICS). First known teacher in Tobaj: Franz WESSELY (1829). His successors: Franz PETZ (1834-59), Alois FREY and son Josef (1860-70), Johann PERNITZ (1871-74); Karl EIGL (1874-91); his son Innozenz EIGL (1891-92), Emerich ZUPPONITS (1892-97), Eduard HAFNER (1898-1908), Adolf HALLWACHS (1909-11), Nikolaus LEITTICH (1911-12), WONDRICSICS (SARDI in Hungarian) Willibald (1912-19), Josef FABIANKOVITS (1919-).

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 21-22/1956; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Family History Library microfilms:
Civil: Tobaj (Vas). Anyakönyvi Hivatal [VAULT INTL Film 700600]

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