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Subject: Re: GEN-NEWBIE-D Digest V01 #1110
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2001 03:36:39 EDT


In a message dated 10/12/01 11:13:28 PM Central Daylight Time,
writes:


> Sam, I guess finding different names on the census is not unusual. It threw
> me the first time I found my grandparents on the 1900 census. Grandfather's
> name was what I expected from the information I had from my father. BUT the
> wife's name was listed as Rosa. My father always said his mother's name was
> Elizabeth. He also had a sister he called Lizzie. No daughter listed as
> Lizzie or Elizabeth, but another Rosa. In later census, both women are
> listed
> as Elizabeth. I still don't know if their names were Rosa Elizabeth,
> Elizabeth Rosa or if they just changed their names, maybe to sound more
> "American". I know my grandfather used the name Mike, which I am sure is
> not
> a Slovak name. Also in 1900 they are listed as being born in Hungary, but
> later listed as born in Austria. Years ago when I asked my dad where his
> folks were born his answer was "that part of Europe that changed hands
> every
> time they had a war". Lots of help, my dad. Now that I am older, I have
> come
> to believe, he didn't know but wouldn't admit it. Also have two different
> years for immigration, 1883 and 1884 for grandfather and 1883 and 1886 for
> grandmother. Now I don't know if they came as a family or he came first and
> wife and son later. Still looking for passenger lists. So my point is, that
> you have to take the information you find and evaluate and compare then
> make
> your choice as to what is accurate. Sandy
>

Hi Sandy:
Sounds like your family came from the Austro-Hungarian empire section known
as the Banat as did many of my own family. They are also listed as being
from Austria and Hungary and are always German. That's because that area of
Europe (includes Romania as well as parts of other countries) was settled by
Germans. There are many sources of research for the "Banat". If you want
some more info just let me know. Do you have any passenger list information
that gives you any town names? Go to: <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~banatdata/DDB/HomePage.htm">ShipStatsOfTheDreyerDatabase</A>;
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~banatdata/DDB/HomePage.htm
Linda Kubinski, TN

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