BB News No. 67 dtd 31 Oct 1999

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." Note to recipients. If you don't want to receive Burgenland Bunch newsletters, email with message "remove". ("Cancel" will cancel membership, homepage listings and mail.) To join, see our homepage. We can not help with non-Burgenland family history. Comments and articles are appreciated. 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.) HERITAGE QUEST The BB is non-commercial but we will bring you excerpts of advertisements which offer items relating to our objectives. It should be no surprise to you that I think Heritage Quest Magazine is perhaps the best genealogy magazine available, since I've written articles for them (see our archives). They now publish a free internet newsletter and offer various books and publications for sale at their online bookstore. If you're new to genealogy you might want to look over what they have. If you're an expert you already know what they offer. The following have been snipped from their latest newsletter: GO ONLINE Get this week's Genealogy Bulletin: http://www.GenealogyBulletin.com Special Product Offers --> Save 15% on Family Focused, by Janice T. Dixon, Ph.D. A step-by-step guide to writing your autobiography and family history -- Just $16.96, retail $19.95 GOTO: http://www.heritagequest.com/genealogy/books/html/focused.html OR: Navigate to Home >Book Store --> Heritage Quest Magazine Subscriptions -- Just $24.95 That's 1/3 OFF Newsstand Price for America's Leading Genealogy Magazine GOTO: <https://www.HeritageQuest.com/genealogy/hqsub/index.html> OR: Navigate to Home >Magazine Stand GO ONLINE- Visit the Heritage Quest site for all your genealogy needs! http://www.HeritageQuest.com (Newsletter continues as no. 67B)

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. BURGENLAND BUNCH STAFF Co-ordinator & Editor Newsletter > (Gerald J. Berghold; Winchester, VA) Burgenland Editor > (Albert Schuch; Vienna & Kleinpetersdorf, Austria) Home Page Editor > (Hap Anderson) Internet/URL Editor > (Anna Tanczos Kresh; Butler, PA) Contributing Editors: Austro/Hungarian Research > (Fritz Königshofer) Burgenland Lake Corner Research > (Dale Knebel) Chicago Burgenland Enclave > (Tom Glatz) Croatian Burgenland > (Frank Teklits) Home Page village lists > (Bill Rudy) Judaic Burgenland > (Maureen Tighe-Brown) Western Hungary-Bakony Region > (Ernest Chrisbacher) Western US BB Members-Research > (Bob Unger) WorldGenWeb-Austria, RootsWeb Liason-Burgenland > (Charles Wardell, Austria) BB ARCHIVES (can be reached from Home Page hyperlink) BURGENLAND HOME PAGE http://www.the-burgenland-bunch.org Burgenland Bunch Newsletter distributed courtesy of (c) 1999 RootsWeb.com, Inc. http://www.rootsweb.com/ P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 Newsletter and List Rights Reserved. Permission to Copy Granted; Provide Credit. END OF NEWSLETTER