BB News No. 93 dtd 28 Feb 2001

THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 93 DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (now issued monthly by Gerald Berghold) February 28, 2001 (all rights reserved) Have you checked out ALL lists shown on our homepage at: http://www.the-burgenland-bunch.org BEGINNING WITH THIS ISSUE: THE NEWSLETTER WILL NO LONGER LIST NEW MEMBERS OR MEMBER & URL CHANGES. SEE THE HOMEPAGE LISTS FOR THIS DATA.(we added 21 members this month) *WE NEED YOUR HELP-IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM IN BB NEWS NO. 93A* NOTE TO RECIPIENTS. If you don't want to receive these Burgenland Bunch newsletters, use the Membership Forms to update your status. We can't help with non-Burgenland family history. Comments and articles are appreciated. Our staff and web site addresses are listed at the end of newsletter section "B". Introductions, notes and articles without a by-line are written by the editor and reflect his views. This first section of the 4 section newsletter contains: * Immigrant New World Addresses In Allentown, PA * Schachendorf History Question ETHNIC LANGUAGE PUBLICATION HAS IMMIGRANT NEW WORLD ADDRESSES (Hundreds of surnames with villages of origin and subsequent Pennsylvania addresses. We are very pleaased to bring you this series courtesy of Phyllis Sauerzopf and Bob Strauch.) ED. Note:In addition to proper spelling of surnames and Burgenland villages of origin, the name and address of new world (US) settlement place is of equal importance. If you have this data, you have a tool to search other genealogical sources. Census records, city directories, court house files, local church records, cemeteries etc. can then all yield up more data. Those of us born where immigrant ancestors settled frequently have this information; however, later generations may have only vague recollections or family tradition. One source of US origin can be ethnic publications, printed here in the United States, to which immigrants subscribed. Most of our "Auswanderung period" immigrant ancestors could read and write, although their schooling was limited. The Empire believed in literacy and most children of the "Auswanderung" period attended school through the equivalent of our sixth grade. This was my grandmother Sorger's level of formal schooling in Güssing. She read German novels and cook books, a few German language newspapers and also a German weekly dedicated to Austro/Hungarian immigrants. This was in addition to reading books, magazines and newspapers written in English. Her ability to write English was limited, but she wrote well using German script. For immigrants, reading ethnic publications was and is a link to the "Heimat" and they were eagerly shared among friends and relatives. I remember my retired "Uncle Louie" (great-uncle Louis Hadle, born Vas Megye, Hungary 1878, to US 1902) visiting weekly and exchanging his German language newspaper for his sister-in-law's German magazine. He was always served a glass of whiskey and I'm sure this had something to do with the regularity of his visits. While not certain, I believe the traded magazine was published by National Weeklies, Inc. Winona, Minnesota and printed in the US. This same organization also published the German-Hungarian Family Yearbook or Deutsch-Ungarischer Familien Kalendar- Ein Jahrbuch der Deutschen aus Banat, Batscha, Burgenland, Slavonien, Ungarn und Oesterreich (We mentioned this publication in previous newsletters. Chicago correspondent Tom Glatz sent me some pages showing Chicago area immigrants. The Kalendar was an annual publication listing subscribers' names and addresses and the name of their European village, a way to locate and keep track of former family, neighbors and friends. BB member Phyllis Sauerzopf contacted Bob Strauch, our Allentown BG correspondent (Bob has no email address) for tickets to an Allentown Austro/Hungarian Vets Club affair and Bob showed her a 1951 copy of the Kalendar. They thought it would be of interest to the BB membership and Phyllis agreed to key the data and send it to me. Phyllis writes: "I would be happy to copy all of the names from all of these towns and email them to you. Bob Strauch graciously told me if I have any questions to call him. The front cover of the Calendar is in German type script: (aus Oesterreich on one line), then für das Jahr 1951. There is a large picture of a church on a hill with mountains behind it. It also shows: Zwanzigster Jahrgang Preis $1.00 N A T I O N A L W E E K L I E S, I N C. WINONA, MINNESOTA Printed in U.S.A. (ED Note: I've searched the net, but I've not been able to determine if this organization is still extant. If anyone has further information, please let me know.) SUBSCRIBERS FROM THE 1951 "Deutsch-Ungarischer Familien Kalendar"(courtesy Phyllis Sauerzopf and Bob Strauch) Phyllis writes: "There are some misspellings of villages and surnames (and street names) but I will print them as spelled. There are some that are not from Burgenland, but from other parts of Hungary, and Romania and elsewhere." (ED.-we have added some suggested spellings in parens where appropriate. Data includes name, village of origin, spouse name, village of origin, house number and Allentown street. "Aus" means "out of" or "from." Majority of the villages are from southern Burgenland. Allentown street names are in the 1st, 6th, 9th, and 10th wards. These wards (contiguous) almost comprised a Burgenland village although they were also home to other ethnic groups including Italian, Ukrainian, Syrian, Russians and earlier Palatinate Germans. Allentown does have "1/2" addresses.) FROM ALLENTOWN, PA: *ALBRECHT, Elise, 640 Whitehall Street. *AUGUSTIN, Franz und Julianna KOTER, aus Konigsdorf. 720 Mohr St. *BENDEHOVITS, Stephan, aus Harmich (Harmisch), und Johanna KISS, aus Gross-Ernstdorf (Gross Ehrendorf). 455 Whitehall St. *BAUER, Charles, aus Konigsdorf, und Fannie GROLLER, aus Kohfidisch. 162 Oak St. *BAUER, Frank, aus Gukenmirn (Kukmirn), und Karolina KLOIBER, aus Raks (Rax). 811 St. John St. *BLAUKOVITCH, Gustave, aus Konigsdorf. 327 N. 2 Street. *BLAUKOVITCH, Rudolf, aus Konigsdorf, und Mary WESCHLER, aus Neustift. 215 Chew St. *BRANDL, Anton, und Rose PERI, aus Zaling (Zahling), Burgenland. 147 Chestnut St. *BRUNNER, Julius, aus Ober-Neusiedl, und Theresia HEILMAN, aus Urlersdorf. 433 Ridge Ave. *DALKNER, John, und Grence DOLHNER, beide aus Dobersdorf. 540 N. 4 St. *DAPLER, Gustave, aus Altendorf (NÖ?), und Katherina DAPLER, aus Chechaslavark (Czechoslovakia?). 415 N. 2 St. *DECKER, Franz, aus Konigsdorf, und Bertha PANNER, aus Limbach. 170 Chew St. *DECKER, Theresia, aus Zahling. 4221/2 East Court Street. *DEUTSCH, Charles, aus Deutsch-Kaltenbrunn, und Theresia PIMMPERI, aus Wolfau. 228 Liberty St. *DEUTSCH, Ernst, aus Krobotek, und Emilia WEBER. 621 N. Penn St. *DEUTSCH, Johann und Anna WUSCHER, aus Mogersdorf. 415 Washington St. *DEX, John, aus Zahling. 420 Greenleaf Street. *DOBITSCH, Stella, geb. Trausch (Drauch?), aus Poppendorf. 170 Gordon St. *EBNER, Anton, aus Kohfidisch, und Maria JUSITS, aus Deutsch Ehrensdorf. 3801/2 Washington St. *EBNER, Stephan, und Anna WELFER, aus Kohfidisch, Burgenland. 742 Meadow St. *EHRITZ, Jos., aus Konigsdorf, und Loici (Lucy?)HRITENFELDER, aus Hendorf (Henndorf, Styria?). 433 Railroad St. *EHRITZ, Rudolf, aus Krobotek. und Anna BARTOWITS, aus Weichselbaum. 730 N. 4 St. *ERITZ, Raimond, aus Krobotek, und Bertha ZENS, aus Wallendorf. 903 N. 4th St. *ERNST, Frank, aus Kukmirn, und Johanna PREINIGER, aus Minnifof-Libau (Minihof-Liebau). 229 Bryan St. *FRANZ, Karl, aus Konigsdorf, und Theresia RESLER (Rössler?), aus Eltendorf. 931 Cedar St. *FREISMUTH, Joseph. und Rosina FREISMUTH, aus Kukmirn. 214 Gordon St. *FRITZ, Mrs., aus Neumarkt. 433 N. Oswego St. *FRITZ, Cilli, geb. MIRTH, aus Eltendorf. 542 N. 4 St. *FRUHWIRTH, Josef - Heating and Plumbing - aus Güssing, und Katherine MIKOVITS, aus Hosendorf (Hasendorf). 1624 Tilghman St. *FUCHS, Johann, aus Linbach (Limbach), und Mary STROBL, aus Rudarsdorf(Rudersdorf). 525 Cedar St. *GARGER, Johann, aus Elitz, Oesterreich, und Josephine SCHIMENEK, aus Konigsdorf. 160 Turner St. *GERGER, Stella, aus Stegersbach. 165 Gordon St. *GIBISER, Johann. aus Zahling, und Theresia JOST, aus Zahling. 515 Tilgham (Tilghman) St. *GILLY, Johann, aus Neustift, und Maria SCHUBITS, aus Klein-Petersdorf.934 Penn St. *GLOIBER (Kloiber?), Catherina, aus Raks. 811 St. John St. *GRANITZ, Frank, aus Deutsch-Minihof, und Theresia HODL, aus Wallendorf. 527 N. 4th St. *GRANITZ, Julius, aus Mogersdorf, und Julianna WILFINGER, aus Heiligenkreuz. 986 N.6 St. *GRANITZ, Louis, aus Deutsch-Minihof, und Maria HOLLER, aus Steingraben. 539 N.4 St. *GROLLER, Josef, aus Neustift, und Theresia SCHARNITZ, aus Eltendorf. 909 N. Penn St. *GROFF, Anastasia, aus Olbendorf, Oesterreich. 820 N. 4 Street. *HAAS, Joseph, aus Kothezichen, und Maria KLEPEIS, aus Strem. 6161/2 Jordan St. *HAAS, Karl und Hermina KLEE, aus Güssng. 824 N. Penn St. *HARDNER, Ignatz. 325 Railroad St. *JOST, Edmund. aus Inzenhof, und Theresia JOST, aus Inzenhof. R. 2 Coopersburg, Pa. *JOST, Johann und Anna BARTOLEVITS, aus Mogersdorf. 4151/2 Cedar St. *HEBENSTREIT, Josef, aus Wien, Oesterreich. 864 Penn St. *KEGLOVITS, Michael und Anna FRISCH, aus Sulz. 324 N. Law St. *KISS, Josef, aus Kroat. Ehrensdorf, und Anna ROSENKRANTZ, aus Boksdorf. 2019 Union Blvd. *KLOBOSITS, Josef, aus Steingraben, und Theresia DRAXLER, aus Neustift. 940 N 6th St. *KEBER, Josef und Theresia JOST, aus Jennersdorf. 313 Railroad St. *KONIGSHOFER, Emerich, aus Poppendorf, und Julia STOBL, aus Kaltenbrunn. 100 N. 2nd St. *KUDER, Johann, aus Allentown, Pa. und Catherina HOFFMAN aus Northampton, Pa. 918 S. 10th St. *KURNIG, Johann, aus Steiermark, Oesterreich. 550 N. 4 St. *KURTZ, Adolf, aus Rabfidisch, Ungarn, und Julia ZOTTER, aus Kukmirn. 149 Chestnut St. *LEGATH, Albert, aus Deutsch Ehrensdorf, und Anna GRAZL, aus Moschendorf. 940 N. 4th St. *KEGLOWITSCH, John, aus Sulz, und Mary SCHLEDER, aus Sulz. 318 N. Jordan St. *LORENZ, Franz und Julianna VENUS, aus Dobersdorf. 325 N. Law St. *LORENZ, Josef, aus Dobersdorf, und Louisa FIEDLER, aus Raks (Rax). 407 N. 4. St. *MARX, Joseph, aus Poppendorf, und Anna GLOBUSITS, aus Steineacher (?). 829 Greenleaf St. *MAYER, Adolf, aus Mogersdorf. 316 Railroad St. *MAYER, Adolf, und Mutter Theresia, geb. Deutsch, aus Mogersdorf. 316 Railroad St. *MAYER, John, aus Mogersdorf, und Rosei LERDERER, aus Mogersdorf. 547 Park St. *MIRTH, Alexander, und Julia ROSSLER, aus Eltendorf. 622 E. Lusgnehana(Susquehanna) St. *MITARA, Johann, aus Bosaro, und Mary MITARA aus Stara Bistrica, Slavonien. 512 N. Meadow St. *MULZET, Albert, aus Inzenhof, und Maria GOSSY, aus Woppendorf. 903 N.Penn St. *MULZET, Frank. und Anna SCHOBER, aus Deutsch-Kaltenbrunn. 762 N. 10 St. *MULZET, Joseph, aus Inzenhof, und Hedwig HAMMERL. aus Caropolis, Pa. 628 S. Carldon St. *NIKLES, Johann, aus Neustift, und Julia JOST, aus Zahling. 909 N. 4 St. *OSWALD, Frank. aus Deutsch-Schutzen, und Hilda POSCH, aus Coplay, Pa. 748 Meadow St. *PANDL, Julius, aus Neustift. 4181/2 Liberty St. *POANDL, August, aus Zahling, und Rosa WIRTH, aus Eltendorf. 428 Front St. *POANDL, Herr und Frau. 309 Ridge St. *POANDL, Anton, und Rose PERL, aus Zaling (Zahling). 147 Chestnut St. *POLTZER, Michael, aus Kirchfidisch, und Cecelia KNAUTZ, aus Raabfidisch. 160 Oak St. *PRANDL, August, aus Zahling, und Rosa WIRTH aus Eltendorf. 239 Railroad St. *REITER, Chas., aus Boksdorf, und Karolina KLEMENT, aus St. Michael. 1037 Hanover Ave. *ROESCH, Alfred, aus Munchen, Deutschland, und Cecilia GRANITZ, aus Allentown, Pa.1020 Green St. *ROSNER, Johann, aus Kirchfidisch. 919 N. Penn Street. *RUISZ, Franz, aus Kukmirn. 202 Ridge Ave. *SARKA, Ferdinand, aus Siget a. d. Wart, und Louise NEUBAUER, aus Neuhaus. 905 N. Penn St. *SAUERZOPF, John, aus Strem, und Maria TALIAN, aus Oberpatgoria. 428 Allen St. *SCHANDL, Adolph, aus Kothenzicken (Kotezicken), und Maria JANISCH, aus Litzelsdorf. 453 N. 5th St. *SCHIMEK, Franz, aus Krobotek, und Maria GRANITZ, aus Minihof. 628 Mohr St. *SCHIMENEK, Josef und Hedwig STRINI, aus Krobotek. 5391/2 N. 4th St. *SCHIMENEK, Paul, aus Maria Bild., und Rosa KESTL, aus Lindbach (Limbach?). 448 Allen St. *SCHEINER, Andreas, aus Zaling, und Ida LIEBEZEIT, aus Grossmurbisch. 525 N. 4 St. *SCHLACHTER, Joseph, aus Engeischwand, Baden, Deutschland. 109 E. Ellsworth St. *SCHMALL, Karl, aus Moschendorf, und Francis EBERHARDT, aus Kroat. Ehrensdorf. 907 Penn St. *SCHNEEMANN, Franz, aus Rudersdorf, und Theresia BODISCH, aus Kaltenbrunn. 502 N. Front St. *SCHRAMPF, Frank. aus Limbach. und Rosa KRENN. 904 N. Penn St. *SCHUSTER, Otto, aus Bucovina, Oesterreich, und Hermina STEINHOFER, aus St. Neit a. d. Triesting, Oesterreich. 626 N. 4 St. *SIMON, Josef und Julia HOLZER, aus Kohfidisch. 917 Coege(?) St. *SPISSZAK, Fred Sr, aus Unter-Radling, und Mary TRAGOSITS, aus Sulz. 304 N. 2 St. *STABER, Ludwig, aus Kaltenbrunn, und Amalia KOGELMANN, aus Furstenfeld. 415 Greenleaf St. *STEINER, Johann, aus Neustift, und Theresia TAPLER, aus ELtendorf. 346 2nd St. *STROBL, Frank, aus Deutsch-Kaltenbrunn, und Anna HIMLER, aus Burgenland. 221 Chew St. *TAPLER, Alois, aus Neustift, und Justina BEMERL, aus Spielburg, Waldmuchen, Oberfalz, Bayern. 451 Whitehall. *WAGNER, Rudolf, aus Kohfidisch, und Katharina PREISLER, aus Gaas. 421 Cedar St. *WERL, Johann, aus KÃ¥rnten, und Josefine WERL, aus Allentown. Pa., 442 Grant St. *WERNER, Frank, aus Krobotek. und Mary WEBER, No. 5 aus Krobotek. 6221/2 N. 4 St. *WIND, A., aus Güssing, und Theresia WAGNER, aus Limbach. 840 N. 4 St. *WOLF, Karl, 522 Law St. Allentown, Pa. *WUNDERLER, Johann, aus Gerersdorf, und Mary WEINHOFER, aus Limbach. -Painting and Decorating- 836 1/2 N. 4 St. SCHACHENDORF HISTORY QUESTION (from Charles Stuparits) Dear Mr. Berghold: Thanks to your help I was able to get my dual citizenship, after 8 months of research for various records that you were able to direct me to. When I went to the Austrian Consulate office in Chicago to finalize all the qualification, I was told by the Consul General that Schachendorf was famous because of the murders of citizens either pre-WWI or right after. He didn't elaborate, and was called away. I was wondering if anyone could fill me with the facts, as I never heard about this. (newsletter continues as no. 93A) THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 93A DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (now issued monthly by Gerald Berghold) February 28, 2001 (all rights reserved) This second section of the 4 section newsletter contains: * Burgenland Pioneers-First Emigrant From Each Village * Continuation of Immigrant New World Pennsylvania Addresses In Bethlehem, Coplay, Stiles (West Coplay), Mixed Locales, Nazareth, PA * Szt. Peterfa Records To Be Donated To LDS * BB Web Site Statisitics READ FIRST!-BURGENLAND PIONEERS-FIRST EMIGRANT FROM EACH VILLAGE-READ FIRST! In the Jan/Feb 2001 issue of the Burgenländische Gemeinschaft News, Dr. Walter Dujmovits has initiated a series featuring the first Burgenland emigrant from each village. While we are aware of some, we can never be sure that someone didn't precede them. We'd like your help. If you have a Burgenland immigrant ancestor who emigrated before 1870, please let us know. We'd like name, village, year of birth, date of emigration, where settled and source of data (census, naturalization, tax record, ship list, etc.) Later we will ask for later periods. Send me what you have. If you can add more data to those we publish, let us know. We absolutely needthe source of your data. Some early emigrants follow (from the BG News): 1777-Neutal-Lorenz Schönbacher-1752-North Carolina 1845-Unterschützen-Grabenhofer 1849-Oberschützen-Josef Mücke-Tennessee 1853-Eisenstadt-Franz Walter 1854-Purbach-Kloiber, Reimer, Trummer-Texas CONTINUATION OF IMMIGRANT NEW WORLD ADDRESSES (from Phyllis Sauerzopf and Bob Strauch) BETHLEHEM, PA: *BLIER, August, aus Gissing (Güssing), und Irene JAGER, aus Bethlehem, Pa. 604 Sioux St. *DAMANDL, Louis, aus P(B)ocksdorf, und Anna SCHWARTZ, aus Rohr. 616 Mushlitz St. *DAMHOSL, John, aus Konigsdorf, und Theresia ANTONI, aus Geresdorf. 939 Wyandotte St. *EIHNER, John, aus Rudersdorf, und Caroline SHANTA, aus Coplay, Pa. 711 Ontario St. *GRAF, Simon, und Anna TELL, aus Porva, Kom. Veszp. Ung. 833 Evans St. *GILLY, Josef, aus Oberradling, und Julia ZIEGER, aus Heiligenkreuz. 1607 E. 2nd St. *GROGLER, Ignatz, aus Lindabrun, Oesterreich, und Leopoldine YOST, aus Oberradling, Ungarn. 716 Herzog Ave. *HALLEMAN, Johann, aus Eld(t)endorf, und Theresia MUHR, aus Heiligen-Kreuz.619 Sioux Street. *JOST, Julius, aus Inzenhof, und Hermina PETERSOVITSCH, aus Gross-Mürbisch. 605 Sioux St. *KELLER, Franz, aus Tothvarsony, Veszp. Ung., und Theresia ORTWEIN, aus Bethlehem, Pa. 317 Adams St. *KUTOS, Stefan, aus Jugoslawien, und Theresia GMEINDL, aus Unter-Zaming,Ungarn. 220 5 St. *LENNARD, Johann, aus Tothvarsony,Veszp. und Minna EBELING, aus Osnabruch, Deutschl, 746 2 St. *LENNERT, Johann, aus Tothsvasany, Veszp. und Minna EBELING, aus Osnabruch, Deutsch. 746 Seed Ave. *MARTH, Ignatz, aus Kroatisch Ehrensdorf und Anna CSENCSITS, aus Kroatisch Ehrensdorf. 617 Sioux St. *MEYER, Alois, aus Poppendorf, und Agnes JOST, aus Inzenhof. 613 Mushlitz St. *MUHR, Frank, aus Heiligenkreuz. 616 Muschlitz St. *PFLIEGLER, Frank, aus Deutsch Piling (Bieling), und Julia MEYER, aus Bethlehem, Pa. 611 Mushlitz St. *SCHABHUTTL, Josef, und Theresia SPITZEN, aus Poppendorf. 601 Caronee St. *SCHADL, Frank, aus Rabfidich (Rabfidisch), und Maria HITTER, aus Rabfidich. 1015 Seneca St. *SCHNEIDER, Albert, 901 Sioux St. *SPIRK, Herman, aus Ober-Radling, Ungarn, und Carolina NEUHERTZ, aus Wollendorf. 1315 Broadway. *WERNER, Frau Mary, aus Rabafuzses, Ungarn. 1037 Jeter Ave., Hawaian Garden. *WINKELBAUER, Anton, aus Bernau, und Theresia ZIMMERMANN, aus Ober Bildein. 221 Van Buren St. COPLAY, PA: *BAUKOVITS, Frank, aus Urbersdorf, und Josephine TACKER, aus Ober-Radling, Ungarn. 212 4. St. *BAUKOWITS, Stephen, aus Glossing, und Maria BAUER, aus Northampton, Pa. 49 Front St. *BAUER, Frank, aus Rabfidich, Ungarn, und Julia REIF, aus Rabfidich. 1021 Oak St. *BIEBER, John, aus Güssing, und Julianna SEMLER, aus Klein-Mürbisch. 16 N. 8. St. *CSENCSITZ, Alois, aus St. Kathrein, und Theresia EBERHARDT, aus Kroat-Ehrendorf. 36 2. Street. *DERKETS, Frank, aus Gross-Murbisch, und Angela JANDRASITS, aus Gross-Murbisch. 40 S. 2. St. *DRAGOVITS, Julius, aus Tudersdorf, und Iuliana LEGATH, aus Deutsch-Ehrensdorf, No. 28. 106 N. Front St. *FEICHTL, Rudolph, aus Gross-Mürbisch, und Hedwig THOMAS, aus Klein-Mürbisch. 101 S. Front St. *GESSITZ, George, aus Rehgraben, und Theresia WUNDERLY, aus Sulz. 1106 Chestnut St. *GOLLATZ, Julius, aus Kirchfidich, und Katharina STEINER, aus Kolom. 252 S. Front St. *GRELLER, Josef, aus Neustift,Burgenland,und Rosia MILL, aus Stiles,PA 1009 Oak St. *GROLLER, Ambros, aus Glossing, und Paulia KLEMENT, aus Glossing. 119 S. 2nd St. *GROLLER, Louis, aus Neustift, und Theresia FAILER, aus Zumendorf. 228 S. 4. St. *HACKER, Florian, und Julia BREITFELLER, aus Gerersdorf. 47 N. 8. St. *HALPER, Christof, aus Ulbendorf, und Agnes ZWETOLICH, aus Ungarn. RD1, Coplay, Pa. *HANZL, Jacob, aus Rauchwarth, und Bertha KNARR, aus Rauchwarth. 107 Chestnut St. *JANDERSCHITSCH, Frank, aus Gross-Mirbich, und Hermina BUZALICH, aus Gross-Mirbich. 5th St. *JANDRASITS, Stefan, aus Gross-Mirbisch, und Antonia KLUCEARITS, aus Coplay, Pa. 141 N. 2. St. *KALCH, Johann - Paperhanger and Painter - aus Neustift, und Anna LAMM, aus Limbach. 116 Front St. *KROBOTH, Karl, aus Krottendorf, und Angela KUCLAERITS, aus Coplay. Pa. 18 N. 6. St. *LEDER, Alfred, aus Ober-Radling, Ungarn. 145 Cherry St. *LEINHAPPET, Johann, aus Lassnitzhoh, Steiermark, und Mary SICKAR, aus Kirchberg in der Raab, Steiermark. 15 S. 3rd St. *MALITSCH, Charles, aus Tobaj, und Maria SOLDERITSCH, aus Inzenhof. 53 S. 2. St. *MAYER, Johann, aus Neustift, und Theresia KANABEUS, aus Steingraben. Box 273. *MAYER, John, aus Neustift, und Cecilia SCHMIDT, aus Heiligenkreuz. 20 N. 5. St. *MULITS, Frank, aus Northampton, Pa. und Paulina UNGER, aus Strem No. 95. 102 Coplay St. *NIKLES, Witwe Johanna, geb. HAMMERL, aus Deutsch-Ehrensdorf, No. 20. 17 2. St. *POANDL, Vincent, aus Gerersdorf, und Mary DRAGERSITS, aus Rechtgraben. Box 136. *POLZER, Joseph, aus Eberau, Oesterreich, und Theresia WUKICH, aus Langzell. 26 S. Front St. *PREUSCHOFF, Fritz, aus Ostpreussen, Deutschland, und Johanna NIKLES, aus Northampton, Pa. 126 Front Street. *RAMBECK, Karl, aus Rauhwart, und Jusina BODISCH, aus Glasing. 131 S. 5. St. *RECKER, Ignatz, aus Brebensdorf bei Geisdorf, Steiermark, und Johanna KURDA, aus Rabfidich, Ungarn. Box 441, Coplay, Pa. *SCHRAPITS, Frank, Schuhmacher, aus Prostrum, und Anna SCHMOLZL, aus Unter-Bildein. 101 Front St. *SEMLER, Johann, und Emilia GANSTER, beide aus Klein-Mürbisch. 129 Cherry St. *SOMMER, Herman, aus Gross-Mirbisch, und Anna GUTTMAN, aus Langzell.132 Cherry Street. *SOMMER, Ludwig - Schuhmacher- aus Gross-Mürbisch, und Theresia KOINTZ, aus Dobersdorf. 4. N. 7. St. *STANGEL, Johann, aus St. Nikolaus, Burgenland, und Theresia SPANITZ, aus Gerersdorf. 6. St. Coplay. Postoffice Stiles, Pa. *STEURER, Alois, aus Tullnat, Donau, Niederosterreich, und Anna JAGERHOFFER, aus Eisenhüttel. 12 South Front St. *STIPKOVITS, Ludwig, aus Gross-Mirbich, und Rossi GROHOTOLSKY, aus Kr. Reinersdorf. 210 Front St. *TACKER, Gottfried, aus Inzenhof, Burgenland, und Gisela PAMER, aus Stiles, Pa. 1115 Oak St. *TANSEOS, Johann, aus Kroat.-Chancsandorf. 143 Cherry St. *UNGER, Stephen, aus Strem, und Theresia GOBER, aus Strem. 28 S. 3. St. *WALAKOVITS, Charles, aus Gross-Mirbisch, und Catharina BUSCALITS, aus Gross-Mirbisch. 8. S. 3. Street. *WEBER, Adolf, Witwer, aus Eisenburg. Coplay, Pennsylvania. *WEINNER, Stefan, aus Deutsch-Schützen, und Josefina PIKL, aus Ginersdorf, Ungarn. 112 Chestnut St. *YANDRISEVITS, Alois, aus Tudersdorf, und Teresia SCHATZ, aus Glasing. No. 5 S. 3. St. STILES (West Coplay), PA: *BREM, Paul, aus Gerersdorf, und Johanna SCHRETTNER, aus Rabfidisch. Box 244. *FEICHTEL, Frank, aus Ober-Radling, und Theresia SAMMER, aus Litzeldorf. 4 Third St. Stiles, Pa. *GROLLER, Joseph, aus Neustift, und Johanna BREITFELLER, aus Geresdorf. 8 N. 4. St. *HERCH, Johann, aus Raks. und Anna FIEDLER, aus Raks. box 174. *JOST, Johann, aus Geresdorf, und Christina PAMMER, aus Inzenhof, Haus No. 28. Stiles, Pa. *KEPPEL, Frank, aus Chanigraben, und Justina HAMERL, aus Klein-Mürbisch. Box 153. *KLEMENT, Johann, aus Glossing, und Hedwig FRISCH, aus Inzenhof, Burgenland. Stiles, Pa. Box 193. *KNAUSS, Adolf, aus Tauka, und Josephine SCHREINER, aus Welten. 47 Oak St. *MARX, Karl, und Theresia SCHADL, aus Rabfidisch, Ungarn. Box 287. *NIECKLIES, Josef, aus Gattin. geb. Nithman, aus Neustift. Box 36, Stiles,Pal *PAMER, Frank, aus Chanigraben, und Irma BINDER, aus Inzenhof. Box 195. *PENNER, Johann, aus St. Nikolaus, und Rosina JUDT, aus Stiles, Pa. Box 225. *SCHADL, Joseph, aus Chanigraben, und Josephine SOLDERITS, Inzenhof. 3 Hobson St. *STRAUCH, Anton, aus Ober-Radling, Ungarn, und Cecelia ECKER, aus Klein-Mürbisch 32 *SOMMER, Stephen, und Hermina SOMMER, aus Inzenhof. Box 278, Stiles Pa. *YMP, Josef, aus Heugraben, und Anna DALK, aus Gross-Estergar. Box 257. MIXED PENNSYLVANIA CATASAUQUA, PA: *KONRATH, Joseph. R. und Helen HASELBACHER, aus Rotenturn, Pinka. 812 Bath Ave. NESHAMINY, PA: (Bucks County) *LAKITS, Rudolf, aus Schlaning, und Stella LAKITS, aus Stegersbach. *MANDLER, Frau Marie. HOKENDAUQUA, PA: *MALITS, Frank, aus Gross-Mirbisch, und Johanna STELZMAN, aus Güssing, 302 Hokendauqua, Pa. *STANGLE, Ignatz, aus St. Nikolaus, und Agnes HACKER, aus Geresdorf, Gasthaus, Front St. FULLERTON, PA: *MIRTH, Frau Theresia, geb. WAGNER, aus Heiligenkreuz. 317 Fullerton Ave. MILLVALE, PA: *PUM, Karl, aus Neumarkt, und Julia ADELMANN, a Markthodis. P.O. Box 5807. CENTER VALLEY, PA: *SCHABHIITTL, Frank, aus Poppendorf, und Angela JANTRASITZ, aus Gross-Mürbisch. EGYPT, PA: *EBERHARDT, Frank, aus Rauhnorth, und Gisella BAUER, aus Gamisdorf. Box 71. *MAGELITS, Louis, aus Punitz, und Julia SOLDERRITCH, aus Egypt, Pa. Box 13. NAZARETH, PA: *BENDL, Frank, aus Sulz, Bgld., R. 1 *CENSITZ, Louis, aus Urbersdorf, und Mary KEGLOWITSCH, aus Urbersdorf. 163 Heckman Avenue. *DEUTSCH, Kosmas, aus Deutsch-Bieling, und Francisca HOFER, aus Strem. 348 Madison Street. *DEUTSCH, Stephanna, 24 Heckman Ave. *DITOVITSCH, Johann, aus Sulz, und Helen LON , aus Nazareth, Pa. 9 Dexter *FRICH, Witwe (widow) Angela, aus Langzall bei Güssing. 16 Dexter. *DOMITROVITSCH, Stefan, aus Billing. und Gisella KARLOVITZ, aus Strem. 413 Mauch-Chunk Street. *ENBERGER, Johann, aus St. Marechten, und Mary HENDLER, aus St. Marechten. R. 2 Heigh Street. *GERENSER, Frank, aus Strem, und Marie GRANITZ, aus Mogersdorf. 7 Dexter. *GOSITZ, John, und Anna NOOCK, beide aus Steingraben. 142 Spring St. *HACKER, John. aus Geriesdorf, und Mary KLEINSCHUSTER, aus Geriesdorf. R. D. F. 1 Nazareth. *HADL, Louis, aus Urbersdorf, und Mary STRANZEL, aus Urbersdorf. 127 Heckman Ave. *HANNER, Louis, aus Neuhaus, und Julia OBOGKOVTS, 196 Heckman Ave. *HOFER, Frank, und KLEPEIS, Senevieve, beide aus Strem. 835 Lincoln Ave. *KEMMETLER, Frank, und Theresia, aus Sulz No. 47, bei Güssing. Heckman Ave. *KOLLER, Witwe Elizabeth, geb. Remsing, aus Soltur(Gilat), B.J.R. F.D. No. 2 Box 139, Nazareth. *KOSITZ, Mathias, aus Steingraben, und Gisella STELTZMANN, aus Moschendorf. Mauch-Chunk St. *KRANTZ, Johann, aus Geresdorf, und Martha POLLICH, aus Ulbendorf. R. 1 *OSWALD, Michael, aus Gaas, und Rosina LEGATH, aus Deutsch- Ehrensdorf. 114 Spring St. *PAUKOVITS, Julianna, aus Strem. 176 Heckman Ave. *RECKER, Anna, aus Strem No. 62, bei Güssing, Oesterreich. Heckman Ave. *SAUERZOFF, Gustav, aus Steingraben, und Theresia SCHALLER, aus St. Michael. Seip Ave. *SCHRANTZ, Rudolf, aus Luising No. 14, Post Strem, Oesterreich. 376 E. Walnut St. *TRAUPMAN, John, aus Eberau, und Mary STRANZEL, aus Güssing. Heckman Ave. *TRINKEL, Frank. aus Heiligenbrunn, und Maria BETZMAN, aus Wien. 343 Lincoln Ave. *WUKOVITZ, Frank, aus Strem, und Catherina WIND, aus Sulz. 409 Mauch-Chunk St. *YANDRISEVITS, Frank, aus Sulz, und Rose STRANZEL, Heckman Ave. *YANDERSITZ, Johann, aus Kroat-Tschantschendorf, und Anna JANDERSITZ aus Kroat-Tschantschendorf. No. 13 Dexter. SZT. PETERFA RECORDS TO BE DONATED TO LDS (Frank Teklits) Portions of an email forwarded to the LDS Library on 1/16/01: "Thanks to the LDS, & its Family History Centers, we were able to trace our lineage back to the 1790's using FHC microfilms 0602026/2027 among others. We have continued tracing our lineage by digitizing older available Szentpeterfa, Hungary Church records dating from 1681 to 1796. It is our desire to donate these digitized church records, births & marriages, to the LDS, providing the LDS Library with a CD containing the digital images, & a CD containing the digitized records thereby preserving this information for future generations. We have taken no action on digitizing death records as of this date. This project began in mid- 1999, & as of this date, we have progressed through a complete 2nd review of the marriage records (approximately 1450+ entries) dating from 1683 - 1796. Birth records dating from 1681 - 1796 are in process of a 2nd review, & it is estimated that an additional 6 to 9 months is required to individually review the 6600+ births contained in these records. The experience we have gained dictates another round of taking more digital photographs (on site) of specific periods, followed by a 3rd review. We are willing to donate these marriage & birth records using the outcome of the 2nd review, & will forward the outcome of the 3rd when it is completed. It is not too soon to begin discussions with the LDS as to the process required to donate these digitized church records to your library, & we would appreciate your recommendations as to how best to proceed." Part of any agreement made to proceed is our plan to make these same church records available to members of our genealogical group known as the "Burgenland Bunch". Your requirement that in order for the LDS to accept these digitized church records, a written statement (of permission) from the priest (at Szt. Peterfa)is being passed on to my partner in this endeavor, Mr. John Lavendoski. With your concurrence, I'll provide periodic progress reports to whomever the LDS assigns as the project coordinator. Please see that appropriate levels of the LDS are informed of our intentions, & that a complete understanding of what the LDS requires for these church records to be donated is forwarded as soon as possible. BB WEB SITE STATISTICS You may wish to know who sees your family history data. The following is from Hap Anderson: Here's the latest (08 Feb 02) numbers for the BB web site: 49530 hits since Jan 97. We averaged 75 hits per day for the last ten days (Jan 30 to Feb 8, 2001). Where Our Visitors Came From: Country (source), Number of Hits Network/ISP 18223, USA Commercial 16289, Austria 3656, Canada 908, USA Educational 773, United States 525, Australia 520, USA Military 425, Non-Profit Organizations 351, Germany 335, United Kingdom 164, Netherlands 143, USA Government 140, Switzerland 116, Hungary 110, New Zealand 86, Brazil 79, Sweden 73, Belgium 54, France 46, Italy 42, Old style Arpanet 27, Argentina 27, Israel 24, Croatia 24, Japan 23, Finland 18, Norway 18, Poland 17, South Africa 16, Denmark 15, Czech Republic 15, Slovak Republic 15, Slovenia 12, etc. (newsletter continues as no. 93B) THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 93B DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (now issued monthly by Gerald Berghold) February 28, 2001 (all rights reserved) This third section of the 4 section newsletter contains: * Notes On The Genealogy Of Franz Liszt (Ed. Note: this is the second in a series which addresses the genealogy of composers with Burgenland roots. The first, concerning Franz Josef Haydn, appeared in BB Newsletter No.89B. Due to the length of this article, it will be serialized in two parts-the second will appear in newsletters nos. 94B & C.) NOTES ON THE GENEALOGY OF COMPOSER FRANZ LISZT (by Fritz Königshofer) Franz Liszt, born on October 22, 1811 in Raiding, Burgenland as the son of the overseer of an Esterhäzy sheep-farming estate, is one of the true giants of music. He earned worldwide fame as the greatest virtuoso on the piano ever. The term "recital" was coined by him. As a composer, he was the inventor of the symphonic poem. As a conductor and "Kapellmeister" at the court of Weimar, he taught many brilliant students and worked ceaselessly in fostering the development and spread of new music. Nobody did more for Richard Wagner. Liszt not only actively helped Wagner escape from Germany when the latter was sought for his involvement on the side of the revolutionaries in the 1848 uprising in Dresden and had to fear for his life, but he provided financial support during Wagner's exile in Switzerland, staged his operas in Weimar when Wagner was still defamed, including the world premiere of Lohengrin in 1850, and worked behind the scenes to obtain a pardon and the invitation of King Ludwig for Wagner to work in Bavaria which assured Wagner's livelihood and status. Liszt did much for other composers too. For instance, in 1877 in Weimar, he staged and conducted the world premiere of the opera Samson and Delila by Camille Saint-Saëns (who had been one of his students), while the first performance of this opera in Paris, in Saint-Saëns' home country, had to wait till 1892. Liszt usually gets credit as being one of the inventors of the Romantic era of music and was the leader of the so-called "Neo-Germans" who, among others, included Berlioz, Wagner, Cornelius, von Bülow and Goldmark. When Liszt died from pneumonia on July 31, 1886 in Bayreuth, Anton Bruckner played the organ at his memorial service. Saint-Saëns dedicated his already premiered Organ Symphony to the memory of Liszt. As a child, Franz Liszt grew up in a simple country home, but his father, Adam Liszt, had had a good education and was an accomplished amateur musician. Adam had lived in Eisenstadt and had personally known Haydn (for whom he played the cello in the summer orchestra and with whom, he later claimed, he had often played cards). At his cottage in Raiding (Hungarian name Doborjän), today preserved as Liszt's birth house, Adam staged chamber concerts in which, it is said, occasionally Kapellmeister Fuchs, one of the later successors of Haydn in Eisenstadt, took part. While Franz was a weak child who had his bouts with death, he avidly listened to the concerts, showed an early uncanny ability to memorize the melodies, and expressed his eagerness for playing the piano of his father at age 5. Adam then taught son Franz with his reasonable, yet naturally limited, skills. After a performance by the 8-years old child in Sopron (Ödenburg), young Franz was given the opportunity to play, at age 9, in Bratislava (Pozsony, Pressburg, then still the seat of the Hungarian Parliament) in front of Hungarian magnates. The concert was such a success that the aristocrats decided to finance a formal education for the boy in Vienna, where he was taught by Karl Czerny, a famed pianist and composer who himself had been a student of Ludwig van Beethoven. Czerny took no money for teaching the incredibly gifted young Liszt. From Vienna, Liszt moved on to the Conservatoire of Paris and into a spectacular career in Europe's concert halls. However, in 1847, at only age 35, he abruptly decided to give up his life as a concert pianist and from then on never again performed on the piano for any personal compensation (Liszt did occasionally return to the stage, but only for free or for charity). Liszt had already accepted an offer by Prince (soon to be Grand Duke) Karl Alexander of Saxony-Weimar to serve as director of music at the court in Weimar. Liszt lived in Weimar for more then ten years. However, in 1860 Liszt left Weimar, and from then on divided his time between Rome, Budapest and Germany. He was ennobled by the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef in 1859. Attempts to obtain a legal annulment of the first marriage of his mistress since 1848, Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein (so that Liszt could legally marry her) failed and he joined the Franciscan Order in Rome, receiving lower ordainment in the 1860's, making Liszt an abbé. Much of the detail in this article is owed to the three-volume biography written by Prof. Alan Walker titled "Franz Liszt," and published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York (first volume "The Virtuoso Years, 1811-1847" was published in 1983). Since it is hard to improve on Walker's work, I ask for forgiveness in often staying with his text, occasionally too close for comfort. However, interested readers will nevertheless find much additional material in Walker's books, besides a truly captivating prose. My wife and I were unable to stop reading Walker's biography of Liszt until we both were through all three volumes. I am thankful to Burgenland Bunch member Edward Drimmel for copies from Walker's first volume which came in handy for this article. As a good source of material on the family's history, Walker refers to a book by Istvän Csekey published by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest in 1937, titled "Liszt Ferenc szärmazäsa és hazafisäga" (The Descent and National Identity of Franz Liszt), but it is evident from his book that Walker also did his own research of original parish records. Family history The earliest known ancestor in the paternal line is the composer's great-grandfather Sebastian List [sic]. Sebastian was a cotter ("Söllner"), said to be born in Rajka, Moson county, in about 1703, where he died on January 7, 1793. Rajka lies a few kilometers east of Deutsch Jahrndorf, practically at today's intersection of Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. The German name of this market town was Ragendorf. In the Hungarian census of 1910, the population declared itself as 2,200 ethnic Germans, 400 Magyars and a few Slovaks, by religion about half/half Roman-catholic and Lutheran, with a strong Jewish minority of 170. From all that is known, the List family was catholic (other religions were suppressed until the tolerance edict of 1781). Strangely, in his biography, Prof. Walker writes that Sebastian List had come to Rajka/Ragendorf in, apparently, one of the Swabian settlement treks under Empress Maria Theresia. In this case, he obviously could not have been born in Rajka. Since the Salt Lake City Library of the LDS has copies of the roman-catholic church records of Rajka for which baptisms go back to 1685, I have decided to review these records myself and will let the readers of the Burgenland Bunch newsletter know of the results. Sebastian List first married Anna Maria Roth, born about 1713, who died in Rajka, house no. 120, on October 17, 1786. On January 9, 1787, Sebastian married a second time, a widow with name Christina Sändor, born in 1731. (For the marriage date, I am indebted to Mr. Bruno List of Switzerland who, while not related to the composer, has compiled his own family's history and, in doing so, has kept an active interest in other List lines including a special interest in the composer.) Christina List, born or widowed Sändor, died in Rajka on March 9, 1791. Children appear to exist only from Sebastian's first marriage. The Liszt tree in Walker's book mentions an Ursula List, born on October 30, 1748 in Rajka, who on January 25, 1767 married Franz Liebenwein. A brother of Ursula, Johann Christoph List, was born in Rajka on August 26, 1851, but died a few days later on September 2. The third and apparently last child of Sebastian and Anna Maria List was Georg Adam List (Liszt), Franz Liszt's grandfather. Franz Liszt's paternal grandparents As stated, Liszt's paternal grandfather was Georg Adam List/Liszt, born on October 14, 1755 in Rajka. Georg was an exceptionally unbending, controversial character with a checkered career. He served as cantor-teacher and local notary in Edelstal (Hungarian name Nemesvölgy), Kittsee (Köpcsény), Pottersdorf (see the discussion below), and Sankt Georgen (Lajtaszentgyörgy), today almost a suburb of Eisenstadt. He must have made enemies of at least part of the population of St. Georgen. After he had taught there for seven years, the school's principal laid charges against him and Georg was dismissed from his job. A reconciliation attempt by Superintendent Siess of Eisenstadt ended in failure. In October 1801, at age 46 and after 25 years as a teacher, Georg was forced to leave his profession, and never managed to return to it. Perhaps with the help of son Adam (Franz Liszt's father-to-be), who had started to work for the Esterhäzys in Forchtenau, and may have pointed his father to a job vacancy in Marz, the Eszterhäzy family now gave Georg an administrative job at one of their lumberyards in Marz (Märczfalva). Soon new suspicions, probably related to careless bookkeeping, fell on him. Son Adam perhaps once again intervened behind the scenes, and is believed to have helped secure yet another assignment for his father, this time at the Esterhäzy lumberyards in Mattersdorf (today's Mattersburg, Hungarian name Nagymärton). After his third marriage in 1807 with a wife 25 years his junior, Georg engaged in diversions such as day-trips to Vienna's Prater amusement park (at least 60 kilometers away) using his official coach, exploits which tended to fatigue him for his duties. After two more investigations by the authorities, Georg Adam finally lost his job with the Esterhäzys for good. It was the year 1812, and his soon to be famous grandson Franz had just been born. A poorly documented period of desperation for Georg's family followed. Among others, it appears that he first (in 1812) moved in, together with wife and eight underage children, with son Adam in Raiding in Adam's rather small cottage, and the family stayed there for at least a full year. It must have been an unbearable situation. In about 1819, the family ended up in Pottendorf (Lower Austria), not far from Eisenstadt, where Georg, already over 60, sought a job in a clothing factory. The factory had been founded around 1801 and was partly owned by the Esterhäzys (who had also acquired the estate/possession of Pottendorf). Only after the stunning performance of his genius grandson Franz in Pressburg in 1820, did Prince Nikolaus II Esterhäzy start to look more favorably at Georg, and granted him an appointment as organist and choirmaster in Pottendorf. Georg faced poverty once more in 1838 and Prince Paul Esterhäzy, who by then had taken over as head of his family, stepped in and granted Georg an appointment and salary for life. Georg died on August 8, 1844 in Pottendorf. (I thank Burgenland Bunch member and co-editor Albert Schuch for providing the time-line for the reign of Nikolaus II and the facts about the foundation of the clothing factory in Pottendorf.) Walker's research suggests that there is a question mark about the identity of "Pottersdorf," the third station in Georg's career as a teacher. It may have been the village of Pottendorf in Lower Austria, but other options might be Podersdorf in the Lake Corner (Pätfalu), or Pöttelsdorf (near Mattersburg, Hungarian Petöfalva). Indeed, as we shall see, the birthplace of one of Georg's children, Theresia, born in about 1792/93, just between the tenures in Kittsee and St. Georgen, appears to be still unidentified. Georg List/Liszt first married at age 19. His wife was Barbara Schlesak, born on November 28, 1753 in Rusovce, northwest of Rajka. The marriage of the couple took place on January 17, 1775 in Rusovce. The Hungarian name of Rusovce was Oroszvär, its German name Karlburg. In the census of 1910, Rusovce's ethnic composition was about 1,250 Germans, 450 Magyars, and 30 Slovaks, of which 1,450 were Roman-catholic and 300 Lutheran. Today, Rusovce is part of the Slovak Republic, located on the only tiny sliver of land of Slovakia that is on the right bank of the Danube, to the south of Bratislava. Barbara's parents were Johann Schlesak, a cotter ("Söllner"), born likely in Rusovce at an unknown date, and Maria nee Düring, born on February 28, 1733 in Rusovce. Barbara's parents had married on September 16, 1749 in Rusovce. Until her death on March 31, 1798 in St. Georgen, Barbara bore Georg 13 children (for details see next section). Her second child, Adam, was Franz Liszt's father. Only six weeks after her death, Georg remarried, this time Barbara Weniger, born April 29, 1778 in St. Georgen. With her, Georg had 5 more offspring. Soon after the birth of her fifth child, Barbara nee Weniger died, on December 21, 1806 in Mattersburg. Barely seven weeks after her death, Georg, at age 52, was married for the third time, in February 1807 with Magdalena Richter, born 1780. Magdalena bore Georg seven more children. She died on March 17, 1856 in Vienna, probably under the care of her most famous child, Eduard Liszt, the last of Georg's children, a half-brother of Adam, who became K&K Public Prosecutor in Vienna. There is an interesting anecdote connected with the third marriage of Georg Adam List. He was severely reprimanded for not informing his superiors about this marriage beforehand, and asked for an explanation. Georg replied that he had 12 small children who were without proper care while he was at work, and that these children needed a mother more than he needed another wife. However, there might be a subliminal alternative reason for Georg's action of telling nobody of the planned marriage. Since 1794, Nikolaus II had been at the helm of the Esterhäzy family which, at these times, still ruled as overlords over their possessions and subjects. Nicholas became one of the most avid collectors of rare objects and art, and the collection of excellent paintings he gathered together for his family by canvassing all of Europe, later formed the basis of the collection of the Fine Arts Museum in Budapest. However, Nikolaus II also became notorious for his ruthless chasing of young women. He apparently had a team of scouts engaged who had to tour his possessions on the lookout for young maidens. It is quite possible, I believe, that considering his peculiar character, informing his superiors about the planned marriage was quite an unpalatable thought for Georg. Finally, it is noteworthy in connection with Georg that he was the first generation of his line who changed the writing of the family name from List to the "Hungarian" spelling Liszt (which will be discussed later). However, he may have taken a cue from his son Adam (Franz Liszt's father) who appears to have been the first in time who had switched to the new spelling. Georg used the new spelling only in his late years.(to be continued next issue). Newsletter continues as no. 93C. THE BURGENLAND BUNCH NEWS - No. 93C DEDICATED TO AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN BURGENLAND FAMILY HISTORY (now issued monthly by gerald Berghold) February 28, 2001 (all rights reserved) This fourth section of the 4 section newsletter contains: * More Immigrant New World Addresses- Northampton, PA * Member Correspondence-Frauenkirchen * Member Correspondence-Fuller Park, IL * Bob Unger Comments On Fuller Park Book * Eisenberg-Eisenburg Confusion * It Pays To List Your Data In OZ * To Order Book- "Burgenland Panorama" * Austrian Museum Update * Staff Masthead and BB URL Addresses *See BB Homepage for Member & URL Changes* MORE IMMIGRANT NEW WORLD ADDRESSES NORTHAMPTON, PA: *AUGUSTIN, Anna, (probably Königsdorf). 1666 Railroad St. *BAUER, Floria, aus Rauchwart, und Mary HATTLER, aus Ginisdorf. 482 E.10th St. *BUGNITS, Joseph, aus Pernau, und Catherina LAGITCH, aus Schilting. 834 Main St. *CSAR, Karl, aus Ulersdorf, und Mary GASPAR, aus Moschendorf. 806 Washington Ave. *CSENESITS, Paul, aus St. Kathrein, und Mary FRUHWIRT, aus Edlitz. 132 W. 14 St. *DEUTSCH, Alois, aus Reinersdorf, und Theresia KISS, aus Kathrein. 1386 Newport Ave. *DEUTSCH, Eugene, aus Northampton, Pa., und Juliana SZERENCSIS, aus Reinersdorf, No. 9 East 8. St., Wind Block *DRAGOSITS, Joseph, aus Kroat.-Chancsendorf, und Theresia MARTH, aus Kathrein. 1362 Newport Ave. *GOOL, Frank, und Maria DEUTSCH, beide aus Reinersdorf. 9 E. 8. St. *GROHOTOLSKY, Josef, und Anna STOISITS, aus Reinersdorf. 11 E. 8. St., Northampton, Pa. *GROF, Joseph, aus Schalendorf, Burgenland, und Theresia SCHNEIDER, aus Eberau. 1642 Poplar St. *GROHOTOLSKY, Frank, aus Reinersdorf, und Hermina WAGNER, aus USA. 939 Main St. *HAMEL, Rudolph, aus Deutsch-Erensdorf, und Anna PELZMANN, aus Bocksdorf. 730 Main St. *HEIDL, Leonhard, aus Northampton, Pa. und Lena REINICH, aus Moschendorf. 312 E. 9. St. *JANDRIS, Martin, aus Deutsch-Csancsandorf, und Anna KARNER, aus Ober-Neusiedl. 138 Canal St. *JANDRISEVITS, John, aus Kroat. Chancsdorf, und Agnes KLUSCARITS, aus Kroat. Chancsendorf. 128 Star St. *JANDRISOVITZ, Joseph, aus Reinersdorf, und Agnes GRODOLSKY, aus Reinersdorf. 1337 Canal St. *JOST, Frank Sr., aus Ynzenhof, und Julianna KROBOTH, aus Gerersdorf. 204 E. 21. St. *KERBACHER, Joseph, aus Deutsch-Chancsandorf. 7 E. 8. St. *KISS, Stephen, aus Deutsch-Ernsdorf, und Rosia GESCHEL, aus Gaas. 339 E. 8. St. *KOPFER, Robert, aus Deutsch-Ehrensdorf, und Theresia TITZ, aus Kroat.-Ehrensdorf. 320 E. 9. St. *LAKY, Stefan, aus Moschendorf, und Mary STUBITS, aus Harmisch. 842 Washington Ave. *LANG, Fritz, aus Eisenberg, und Theresia KRATZL, aus Moschendorf. 727 Lincoln Ave. *LEGATH, Robert, und Maria KOPFER, aus Deutsch-Ehrensdorf. 552 Washington St. *MAIKITSCH, Jos., aus Gross-Mirbisch, und Anna GRINWALD, aus Gaas. 565 Washington Ave. *MARAKOVITS, Edward, aus Poniz, und Mary DRAGOVITS, aus Kroat. Chancsendorf. 1364 Newport Ave. *MARAKOVITS, Johann, aus Winten, und Mary STUBITS, aus Harmisch. 467 E. 10th St. *MARSCH, Charles, aus Mochendorf, und Emma GROHOTULSKY, aus Reinersdorf. 952 Washington Ave. *MARTH, Alex, aus Gissing, und Mary KERN, aus Strem. 2127 Siegfried Ave. *MARTH, Frank, aus Moschendorf, und Theresia POLZER, aus Eberau. 1067 Main St. *MARTH, Joseph, aus Moschendorf, und Elisabeth PELZMANN, aus Bocksdorf. 353 E. 11. St. *MARTH, Louis, aus Glossing, und Rose PELZMANN, aus Pokstorf. 1284 Newport Ave. *MARX, Mike, aus Hasendorf, und Josephine DERKITS, aus Gross-Mürbisch. 137 W. 14. Street. *MORTH, Alois, aus Moschendorf, und Katharina MATTIS, aus Moschendorf. R. 2. Northampton, Pa. *OBERADARTS, aus Reinersdorf, und Emma LAIMAN, aus Bocksdorf. No. 2 Wind Block. *PANY, Ignatz, aus Dudersdorf, und Elizabeth GARGER, aus Elitz. 561 Washington Ave. *PELTZMANN, Michael, aus Boksdorf, Burgenland, und Maria PELTZMANN. 1397 Stewart St. *PFLIGLER, Georg, aus Steinfurt, und Theresa FRICH, aus Inzenhof. 812 Main St. *PINTER, Franz und Theresia SCHWAB, aus Moschendorf. 950 Lincoln Ave. *PRICKLER, Frank, aus Unterbildein, und Mary KOGER, aus Unterbildein. 803 Lincoln Ave. *PUSKOVITZ, Felix, aus Reinersdorf, und Hedwig GRATZL, aus Moschendorf. 565 Washington Ave. *RECHER, S. Johann, aus Gaas, und Rose A. TOTH, aus Moschendorf. 816 Main St. *RADAKOVITZ, Paul, aus Scholidorf, und Cecilia SCHRAMMEL, aus Güssing. 351 E. 9. St., Northampthon, Pa. *RECKER, Johann. 337 E. 9. St. *REINICH, Frank, und Kate SEIER, beide aus Moschendorf. 470 E. 12. St. *REITER, Franz, aus Unter Bildein, und Theresia GRAFF, aus Schalidorf. 1504 Newport Ave. *SCHADL, Rudolf, aus Rabfiditsch, und Anna SCHADL, aus Gerersdorf. 702 Main St.--- Gasthaus und Restaurant. *SCHMIDT, Balthasar, und Margreth TOTH, aus Gaas. 1340 Vienna St. *SCHMIDT, Stephen, aus Pernau, Ungarn, und Julia KORNHEISL, aus Oberlaa bei Wien. 411 E. 8. St. *SCHLAFFER, Franz, aus M. Nabrdje, Slav., und Josefine, aus Eberau. 448 E. 10th St. aus Eberau,. 457 E. 11th St. *SCHOCK, Joseph, aus Grosspetersdorf - Bricklayer and Plasterer - und Josephine SCHOCK. 304 E. 10. Street. *STUBITSCH, Louis, aus Hamich, und Ida KEGLOWITSCH, aus Kroat. Chanscendorf. 1382 Newport Ave. *SCHUH, Louis, aus Kroat.-Ehrensdorf, und Mary JANDRISOVITZ, aus Kroat.-Chancsandorf. 164 Star St., Northampton, Pa. *SERENCSITS, August, aus Kroat.-Chancsandor, und Anna MALITSCH, aus Kroat.-Chancsandorf. 1362 Stewart St. *SEIER, Anton, aus Moshendorf, und Julia MULZERT, aus Neustift, Burgenland. R. 2, Northampton, Pa. *STELTZMANN, Paul. aus Gross-Mirbisch, und Maria LEIGEB, aus Langzall. 474 E. 10. St. *STRANZL, Alois, aus Urbersdorf, und Mary STUBITS, aus Scharkor. 814 Main St. *SZABARA, Michael, aus Edlitz, und Rosina KARNER, aus Deutsch-Ehrendsorf. 349 E. 9th Street. *SZERENSITS, John, aus Kroat.-Chancsandorf, und Caroline LEGATH, aus Deutsch-Ehrensdorf. 459 E. 11. St. *TRINKL, Adolf, aus Heiligenbrunn, und Anna DRAGOWITHS, aus Tohbeiy. 334 E. 9. St. *WOLFER, Frank, aus Kirchfidich, und Maria PANNY, aus Tutersdorf. 832 Main St. *WOLFER, George, aus Kohfidisch, und Magdalena SCHLOFFER, aus Steinfurt. 1666 Newport Ave. *YFSITS, Joseph. 445 E. 10. St., Phone 3898, Northampton, Pennsylvania. MEMBER CORRESPONDENCE FRAUENKIRCHEN RESEARCH Since joining the BB, I have read with great enthusiasm your newsletters and am amazed at the detailed research you have done. Acting on your advice, I was able though LDS records to document the birth records of my greatgrandfather Wolf Rechnitzer b.1838 and grandfather Ignatz Rechnitzer b.1872 in Frauenkirchen. Thankyou so much for your help and keep up the good work. Sincerely, Dr. Bob Rene FULLER PARK, IL Just a minor correction in this last newsletter. I know how careful you are to be accurate. Fuller Park is a neighborhood on the near south side of Chicago. It is not a suburb. My parents took me there many, many years ago. Keep up the good work, so many of us appreciate all that you do so we may learn and enjoy our Burgenlander Heritage Sincerely, Edward Wolf, Frankfort, IL MORE ON FULLER PARK BOOK (from Bob Unger) Yesterday I received a copy of Rudolph Unger's book entitled "The Community of Fuller Park - Those Were the days My Friend." What a great book! Reading it brings back many, many fond memories of my earlier days. I also received a letter from Rudolph, in which he told me that his Unger ancestors came from Kohfidisch, which lies due north of Güssing. His grandfather was born in 1869 in Neumarkt on Tauchental where his father was born in 1897. So, there is a good possibility that we are all part of a large Unger clan. Rudolph also informed me that his dad published his early years memoirs- "Twenty-Five Years of My Life on My Homeland" - at age 83 in 1980. He said it was a fascinating, insightful book of life in Burgenland, which unfortunately is out of print. Thus I asked him if I could get a copy, also asked if he would consider having that book republished. I'll keep you informed of my progress in getting a copy of that book. EISENBERG-EISENBURG CONFUSION (FROM WGW-BURGENLAND) Burgenland Province Austria Queries. A new message, "New info," was posted by Susan on Wed, 17 Jan 2001. It is a response to "Strem, Austria and Eisenberg, Hungary," posted by Susan on Fri, 29 Dec 2000; Surname: MONDSCHEIN, GROLLER. The message reads as follows: Since posting my last query, I found from the Aug 13, 1901 Zeeland passenger list on microfilm that Michael "Mike" and Johanna "Jennie" Gröller were from Strém, Hungary. They were married before emigrating. On the Naturalization paper, it stated they were both born in Eisenberg, Hungary. I am going to back-track by ordering the marriages from Strem, Austria on microfilm in the civil records and hope to find something new. Another message, "Eisenberg," was posted by Susan Chimento on Sun, 21 Jan 2001. It is a response to "New info," posted by Susan on Wed, 17 Jan 2001; Surname: Graf, Fassel. The message reads as follows: It was with great interest that I read the queries and responses about Eisenberg or Eisenburg. My grandfather, Leonard Graf, emigrated from Austria in 1910. I never heard of Eisenberg until I sent away for his naturalization papers. On the petition for naturalization, with the information typed, it stated he was from Litzelsdorf, Eisenberg, Hungary. The declaration of intent, which is a poor copy, has the information written (in script). There it appears as though Eisenburg is spelled with a u. Years ago, I had asked my Uncle Joe where he was from in Austria and he said Eisenberg. Even though I've collected much information about my family, these are the only times I've run across the place name Eisenberg. A new message, "Litzelsdorf," was posted by Fritz Königshofer on Sun, 21 Jan 2001. It is a response to "Eisenberg," posted by Susan Chimento on Sun, 21 Jan 2001. The message reads as follows: Susan: While there is a little hamlet Eisenberg just to the east of Litzelsdorf, I believe that, from the context you are citing, it is evident that the meaning there is Eisenburg, which was the German name of the county. "Litzelsdorf, Eisenburg, Hungary" would have been the normal, ascending sequence of defining the village of your grandfather. (ED. NOTE: Village of Eisenberg was called Schauka and Cseke in Hungarian, it was in the district of Szombathely, Hungary and is now in the district of Oberwart as the Gemeinde (community) of Deutsch-Eisenberg, which includes the villages of Edlitz i. B., Eisenberg an d. Pinka, Höll and St. Kathrein i.B. I agree with Fritz that, when you see Eisenburg shown on documents, they probaly mean Komitat (county) Eisenburg (Hungarian Vas Megye) and not the village. I have seen Eisenburg and Eisenberg shown as the place of origin in the US Census for 1910-1920, Lehigh-Northampton Counties, PA. Village of Eisenberg only had 473 inhabitants in 1873. Be aware of this when considering an Eisenberg place of origin.) IT PAYS TO LIST YOUR DATA IN OZ For some time, Burgenland Editor Albert Schuch has been sending German language immigrant queries to the Oberwart Zeitung (OZ). All you have to do is contact him. (See previous newsletter articles concerning OZ listings.) They frequently result in contacts like this: Subj: Re: Verwandtensuche (From: Susan Stahley to Albert Schuch) Thank you very much for sending me the addresses and for posting my query! In less than a month, I was able to send letters to the two relatives in Moschendorf, and I heard from one of them today. Emma was able to send me pictures of the family gravestones, a picture of herself, and sent me family group sheets filled out with more information! I just want you to know that you have helped me find relatives, and I know that you have probably helped hundreds of others! ----- Original Message ----- From: Albert Schuch To: Susan Stahley Susan, Your Verwandtensuche-inquiry has been printed in yesterday's edition of The OZ. Also yesterday, I received an email from Ms. Renate Dolmanits in Güssing who is the secretary of the "Burgenländische Gemeinschaft" in Güssing.(If you are not familiar with this organisation, see http://go.to/bg) Ms Dolmanits told me that she had read the article and talked to it about a visitor from Moschendorf, who happened to stop by at the office later that day. The visitor was a lady with good knowledge about the old families of Moschendorf who herself has spent several years in the USA. Now according to this lady your relatives in Moschendorf are: Ms. Emma Seier nee Schrammel (her father's name was Peter Schrammel)postal address: A-7540 Moschendorf 163 and Ms. Katharina Adam postal address: 7540 Moschendorf 166 Ms. Dolmanits suggested that you write for further details. BOOK ORDER- "BURGENLAND PANORAMA" This informative illustrated book (reviewed by Burgenland editor Albert Schuch in BB Newsletter No. 92A) may be ordered from the following (be sure to specify English language edition): Dr. Günter Stefanits Landesschulrat für Burgenland Kernausteig 3 A-7000 Eisenstadt Price is $38 plus $18 (book is quite heavy) for surface shipping (28 days delivery) or $26.50 airmail (8 days delivery). AUSTRIAN MUSEUM UPDATE from Kitty Sauber Just an update on the Austrian Museum being completed on Fifth Avenue at 86th St, New York City. It is turning into a most beautiful building with adaptations that have revived a historic mansion. One can look within, through layers of glass entrance doors, in the evening, as it is often "lit" (despite not yet open). No official announcement has been given, but opening date had been slated for Spring 2001. END OF NEWSLETTER BURGENLAND BUNCH STAFF Coordinator & Editor Newsletter (Gerald J. 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