Eastern Slovakia
Slovak and Carpatho-Rusyn Genealogical Research
Slovak Rusyns to Romania
Being published in Satu-Mare is a short study about the settling in the
17th and 18th centuries of Rusyns in the districts Ugocsa and Szatmar.
Between 26-29 November 1998, at Satu-Mare District Museum will be a
Rumanian-Ukrainian historical seminar where Paul Dancu will present this
study.
Title: Kolonizovanie slovekov do satmarskej, ugocskej a
marmarosskej zupy v 18. a zaciatkom 19. storocia
ISBN 973-9292-11-9
Vydavatelstvo Kulturnej a vedeckej spolocnosti "Ivana Krasku"
You may contact Mr.Ondrej Stefanko to order:
Kulturna spolocnosti "Ivan Krasko"
Phone / FAX : +40 57 473320 - This number was corrected 21 October 1998
Paul Dancu - email dankupali@yahoo.com
Contents:
The book describes the settling of Slovaks in the following villages and
mining-towns:
Livada - Baron Vacsey settled here Slovaks in 1799 from the following
villages of Zemplin, Ung, and Saris districts:
Senne n.Uhom, Modra, Dlhe N.Cirocha, Lastomir, Vinne, Butkovce, Snina,
Cemerne, Palin, Cecehov, Visna Rybnice, Tisinec, Sorosin, Mlinarovce,
Rudlov.
Family names were Podolyak, Krajnyak, Szpivak, Maskulik, Mucha, Radvanszky,
Lelenka, Beluska, Hriczu, Ozsohanics, Antku, Ondko), Micsku, Szmutku,
Kancsura, Hornyak, Kukta, Trapcsanszki, Demcsak, Varhanyovszki, Matyiko,
Andzik (Ondzik), Drotar, Koleszar, Princz, Struczuj, Purguly, Kicska,
Tronkos, Csipkar, Mondics, and Luka.
Now only a few very old people speak Slovak (they speak Hungarian).
Referring to Livada (Sarkozujlak), many of his inhabitants
emigrated at the begining of the 20th century to the U.S.A. and Canada,
especially in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Ontario, and Winnipeg.
Cities include Kitchener, Windsor, Tillsonburg, London-Ont, Kingston,
Toronto, and Cleveland.
Boinesti - Slovaks were settled in 1889 by the priest Pasztory. They speak
yet the Slovak language. They have origins in Janovec (Spis district).
Family names were Zvaleny, Simony, Madak, Matisovsky, Golena, and Slobodnik.
Huta-Certeze - Slovaks Were settled in here 1854-1862 from Spis and Saris.
They speak a little Slovak.
Family names were Tomasovsky, Snep, Olar, Slovensky, Bertics,
Zsurovszky, Knezovich, Mikics, Topeczer, Sztopka, Beliczki, Vrozgyak,
Tokar, Blanda, Kresila, Kulik, Galbavi, Vagacs, Gladovszki, Palcsik,
Slina, and Hamarcsik.
Viseu de Sus (FelsoViso, OberWischau) was settled with Germans and Slovaks
from Spis in 1770. The Slovaks were Germanized. Slovak names include
Maszilka, Zavadszky, Torosinszky, Varhanovszky, Skurka, Jantsik, Bilitsky,
Szovinszky, Lipovszky, Brohotszky, and Andrejovszky.
Ocna Sugatag - Miners as in Viseu. Slovak names were Kramarik, Kropacs,
Simanovszky, Szlavitszky, Kantsek, Melega, Zahoranszky, Poptelnik, Huttira,
Hoppa, Csajkovics, Kuhar, Urban, Michla, Budzik, and Szlavik.
Ocna Slatina - Salt-miners from 1789. Slovak names were Kosztinka, Sobreszki,
Szpivatsek, Paulik, Zboroszki, Koszinszki, Grubiszek, Gurka, Lanszky,
Szolinszki, Novak, Medvecz, Kozak, Malacinszky,and Krupa.
Kabola-Poljana- Forgery workers from 1818. Slovak names were Zadranszki,
Javorszky, Kazanitzky, Novoveszky, Zelenak, Kovalik, Skerhak, Bliha,
Dombrovszki, Panovits, Kiszlinszky, Varvasovszky, Lehoczki, Zemko, and
Komanovszki.
Baia-Sprie - (Felso-banya) Slovak miners from Banska Stiavnica in 1803.
Slovak names were Brezovszki, Majertsak, Rotzik, Marianik, Kovotinszky,
Jeszenszky, Mikulik, Harmanetzky, Moravetz, Holovats, Majdik, Kusinszky,
Mihalycsek, Csendelik, Fialkovits, Bisztricsan, Zahorec, Smilar,
Krizsanovszky, Maternik, Jablanovszky, Lendetzky, and Szurinak.
Baita - (Laposbanya) as for Baia-Sprie. Slovak names were Liptak, Dobrik,
Fiadovszky, Kamenitzky, Vilhy, Zavadszky, Koleszar, Demek, Hutka, Szlavik,
Csernik, Krizsanovszky, Hudak,
Rona - (Ronaszek) Salt miners from Zemplin, Ung, Spis, Nitra, and Turiec.
Slovak names were Muszinszky, Novotarszky, Paltsik, Leszniczky, Supka,
Rihak, Franko, Zborovszky, Majevszky, Liptak, and Demisovszky.
Rachov - (Raho, Rachiv) Slovak miners from 1814 from Spis. Slovak names were
Donzanszky, Siroky, Stenich, Stulszky, Szedlak, Klimko, Zahanovits, Foltinko,
Vodicska, Bednarik, Huszkuj, Andrejovszky, Baran, Nozsanszky, Csernak,
Oravcsek, and Zalanszky.
Other villages were Tarna-Mare (Nagytarna), Halmi, Baita, Baia-Sprie,
Rona, Ocna Slatina, Rachov, Kabola Poljana, Baia-Mare (Slovak
miners in the years 1789-1812, now assimilated Hungarians or German).
In the Roman Catholic Bishopric Archives exist the complete evidence of
parishes from Podkarpatsky Rus and Eastern Slovakia (parts of Zemplin
and Ung )between years 1825 and 1945.
For example Vinne, Tibava, Sobrance, Rybnice, Senne n.Uhom, Palovce, Palin,
Stretava, Jenkovce (copies of birth records).
I discovered also letters of Andrej Hlinka to the Bishops Council and
other letters to Pacelli (Pius XII ) or to Edvard Benes.
I am sorry but I have only an item from my book and I have no financial
possibilities to publish it again.
I have also the evidences of vilages of Szatmar district situated now in
Hungary (for example Patyod, Cseke, Nyircsaholy, Papos, Pusztadobos,
Csegold).
I made my family-tree which begins in 1721. If you have some information
about this ancestors, it will help me to continue.
My ancestors:
Mayerheber Jan born ~1751 in Trebisov. His wife Drotar Maria born in 1745
Mucha Pal (or Pavel ) born ~!761 in Senne n.Uhom
Jakubcso Michal born`1772 in Snina.His wife Vajda Maria ~1774
Kracsunyik Gergely born~1774 in Snina
They all were Romano Catholics.
Also the Greek Catholic Sipos Miklos born~1840 in Senne n.Uhom
Awaiting Your kind response,
Paul Dancu - email dankupali@yahoo.com
For additional background information on this subject we suggest
Hungarian
Exiles & the Romanian National Movement, 1849-1867: A Social History of
the Romanian Minority under Hungarian Rule, 1867-1918 and the Hungarian
Minority under Romanian Rule, 1918-1940.
Str.Independentei No.34
2954 NADLAC jud.Arad
Romania
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