The Carpatho-Rusyn Surname Project Archive


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Mike Mitrik - Researching:

Villages:

  • Slavkovce, east of Kosice
  • Budkovce

Surnames:

  • Mitrik
  • Ondik

Settled In:


Lisa L. Gierlach-Walker - Researching:

Villages:

  • Jasionka, Gorlice district

Surnames:

  • Gierlach

Settled In:


Nicki J. Nielsen - Researching:

Villages:

  • Florynka, Grybow county
  • Kempna, Jaslo county
  • Czarna, Grybow county
  • Kempna, Jaslo county
  • Polany, Grybow

Surnames:

  • Drejowycz (Drayovitch, Draovitch in U.S.)
  • Merena
  • Panvzyk, Panvayk
  • Maticzak, Matyczak, Matychak
  • Kowalaska
  • Dziadyk, Dziadik; Dziadick, Jadick in U.S.
  • Makysmczak
  • Ciowka, Ciolka

    Kania

Settled In:

    Mt. Carmel, Pa. then Beacon, NY. Also Philadelphia, PA, Yonkers, NY and Newburgh, NY


Don Weston - Researching:

Villages:

  • Szerednye - now Seredne, former Ung county, now Transcarpathia
  • Oroszkomoro - now Ruski Komarivci, former Ung county, now Transcarpathia

Surnames:

  • Kaplun
  • Serock / Szirak
  • Komnyat/Komjat
  • Singlyak
  • Rizsak

Settled In:

    Kaplun settled in Wilpen, Ligonier area of Pennsylvaia in 1908. Family members moved to Detroit in 1920, St. Clair, Pa. and East Chicago, Indiana
    Serock (spelling changed from Szirak in USA) settled in Hibbs, PA.


Andrew Segal (Sagal) - Researching:

Villages:

  • Zatwarnica, Lesko district
  • Lutowiska, Lesko district
  • Dwerniczek, Lesko district
  • -----------------------
  • Strwjazyk

Surnames:

  • Sagal
  • Shutiy
  • Fedywiak
  • Drewecka
  • _________
  • Krekota
  • Kosnowska (or Kornosky)

Settled In:


Theresa Fidurski - Researching:

Villages:TFFTADF3@STNY.RR.COM

  • Vislava, Saros county
  • Cernina, Saros county
  • Choca or Hoca

Surnames:

  • Manchak
  • Dzubay
  • Lois`h
  • Zappy

Settled In:


Audrey Deitz - Researching:

Villages:

  • Losie / Losha, Gorlice district
  • Klimkowka, Gorlice district

Surnames:

  • Trembacz/Trembach
  • Malecka/Malecki
  • Telech/Telek

Settled In:

    Settled in Pricedale/Charleroi, PA area. My grandmother, Eva Trembacz arrived here 1909. she had 4 brothers that came between 1903 and 1909, they all married, had children born in u.s.a. and returned with their families in 1945 only to be relocated throughout Russia during the war.
    Their names were Bartholomew, Stephen, William and Michael.
    My intention is to locate any offspring to communicate with them or anyone that has knowledge to complete the geneaology on the Trembacz family.


Barbara - Researching:

Villages:

  • Ulic, Zemplen district

Surnames:

  • Szorosczak
  • Mitro

Settled In:


Anne Mann nee Bohonko - Researching:

Villages:

  • Unknown - Uzhhorod area

Surnames:

  • Bohonko (Bojunko)
  • Kohut
  • Meledrun
  • Banik
  • Hotro

Settled In:


TerryinSR - Researching:

Villages:

  • Zarshyn - filial parish to Novosil'ci-Gnjevosh, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Staruchowicz
  • Buczek

Settled In:


Jan Augusta - Researching:

Villages:

  • Holjatyn, >Maramaros county

Surnames:

  • Cherepko
  • Chimley / Schimley / Chmil

Settled In:

    Settled in: Export, PA and Bellaire, Ohio


Tom Guba - Researching:

Villages:

  • Lipova, Saros county
  • Orutova, Saros county
  • Sasova, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Guba
  • Chura

Settled In:


Tom Hubiack - Researching:

Villages:

  • Wola Michowa, Lesko district
  • Jaskowa, Grybow district
  • Czarna, Grybow district

Surnames:

  • Pliska (Plishka)
  • Soroka (Seroka)
  • Sulyk
  • Hubiak

Settled In:

    Pliska's, Hubiak's, and the Soroka's have all settled in the Wilkes-Barre, Scranton area of northeastern Pennsylvania.


Suzy - Researching:

Villages:

  • Svetlice aka Vilagy, Zemplen county
  • Vyrava,Zemplen county
  • Mikova, Zemplen county

Surnames:

  • Dusak
  • Kachur
  • Panko
  • Kavula
  • Prexta
  • Linchesome(sp?)

Settled In:

    Pittsburgh. PA and Caldwell OH


delta-b@gtinet.sk - Researching:

Villages:

  • Olka, Humenne district

Surnames:

  • Gavulitch
  • G Kmet

Settled In:

    This message is from a person in NE Slovakia seeking relatives who settled in the Pittsburgh area


galan@uvt.tuzvo.sk - Researching:

Villages:

  • Eastern Slovakia

Surnames:

  • Jurcak

Settled In:

    This message is from a person in NE Slovakia seeking relatives in the USA


Judi Rosso - Researching:

Villages:

  • Uzhhorod

Surnames:

  • Jencik

Settled In:

    Arrived Ellis Island in 1888 and settled in the Uniontown/Connelsville area of SW Pa. [Brownfield].


Bonnie Eldridge - Researching:

Villages:

  • Jaslo, aka Jasiel, Sanok district
  • unknown, Zemplin district

Surnames:

  • Gzuik
  • Tyburczyk/Tyburczak
  • Lastowski

Settled In:

    Joseph Gzuik born June 4, 1890 in Jaslo Poland. Came to the US, Passic NJ and Pittsburg PA.with several brothers- Date unknown- Marrried Mary Tyburczyk/Tyburczak in Pittsburg Pa about-1912. They had Casmir, Stanley, Helen & Walter Guzik. Joseph died at age 34 (1924)and was burried in St Stanislaus Cemetery PA.

    Steve and Anna Lastowski born in Zemplen county. Came to the US before their daughter Anna. Anna was born 1882 in Zemplen and her parentscame to the US In about 1896-lived in Yonkers NY. Believed to be buried in in Yonkers Cemetery


Howard Esko - Researching:

Villages:

  • Kyvjazd, now Kamjans'ke, Bereg district
  • Ardanovo, Bereg district

Surnames:

  • Mermelstein
  • Eskovic or Eiskowitz

Settled In:


DFeig@aol.com - Researching:

Villages:

  • Craciunesti, former Maramaros district now Romania
  • Sighetul Marmatiei, former Marmaros district now Romania

Surnames:

  • Feig

Settled In:


THOMAS KOSTEK - Researching:

Villages:thomkost@aol.com

  • Wroblik Szlachecki, Sanok district
  • Iwonicz-Zdroj
  • Krzeszow

Surnames:

  • OLEKSZAK (OLEKSIAK)
  • BURKA
  • BOCZAR
  • SZYNOWSKI

Settled In:


Barbara Mc Donald - Researching:

Villages:

  • Florynka, Grybow district
  • Wysova, Gorlice district
  • Krynica, Nowy Sacz district

Surnames:

  • Dziadyk, Dziadik, or english Jadick
  • Okarma
  • Gorski
  • Maxsymcraz, Maxsimcrak, various spellings
  • Wasylenko

Settled In:

    Dziadyk - Philadelphia, Pa. and Yonkers, NY then Beacon, NY
    Okarma - Yonkers, NY, Pittsburgh, Pa.
    Gorski - Troy, NY
    Maxsymcrak stayed in Poland, as far as we know.
    Wasylenko, Hudson, NY and in Wysowa Poland


Stefan Meholick - Researching:

Villages:

  • Helmanovce, Szepes county
  • unknown, Dobromil district

Surnames:

  • Meholick / Mihalic
  • Krul
  • Hruby
  • Walko
  • Labick

Settled In:

    They came to New York at the turn of the century (through Ellis Island) and settled in Western Pennsylvania


Melissa Mehall - Researching:

Villages:

  • unknown

Surnames:

  • MEHALL
  • MATKO

Settled In:


Betty Short - Researching:

Villages:

  • Rakosin - Bereg county
  • Lochove - Bereg county
  • Kalnyk - Bereg county
  • Maly Lipnik - Saros county

    county

Surnames:

  • KRAVCSIK
  • SZEMANCSIN
  • CSECSUR/CHECHUR
  • VARGA
  • KOVACS
  • DUDAS
  • BARTKO


Settled In:

    Perth Amboy, NJ and Lansford and Ashland, PA. Also Passaic, NJ and near Buffalo, NY.


Gary Douglas Krynicki- Researching:
Villages:

  • Lukowe, Lesko district
  • Banica, Gorlice / Grybow district

Surnames:

  • Szpyrka
  • Krynicki/Krynyts'ky

Settled In:


Gordon Kostyk- Researching:
Villages:

  • Szczawnik, Nowy Sacz district
  • Jaslo / Jasel'ko, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • KOSTYK
  • SUDYK
  • KULCHISKY

Settled In:


Tanya M. Markin- Researching:
Villages:

  • Szczawnik, Nowy Sacz district
  • Circ, Saros county
  • Leluchiv, Nowy Sacz district
  • Obrunce, Saros county

Surnames:

  • MILANOWICZ
  • HAVRILLA
  • VARCHOL
  • VOLYANSKI
  • PYDA
  • HRABCZAK
  • KIERPCZAR
  • PETRIK
  • ZYDOWSKI
  • STEFANCSIK / STEFANCHIK
  • NALEPA
  • POPOV

Settled In:


Mike Roelofsen, London Ontario:

Jim Cupedro, Lakewood Ohio- Researching:
Villages:

  • Kurimka, Saros county
  • Benedikoc / Benadikovce, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Pavlus / Pavlis / Pauluyus / Paulyus / Pavlyis / Paulus / Pavlusova
  • Kurilla / Kurila / Kurillova

Settled In:

    Maternal Grandmother known as Mary Pavlus, born Kurimka 14July1895. Three daughters, Mary (Maria) born 05Aug1916 (Cleveland,Ohio) Anna (Anne) born 06July1925 (London, Ontario) and Helen, born 23August1932 (Forest, Ontario). Mary Pavlus died 1982. Daughter of Michaelis and Anna Kurilla. Maternal Grandfather Demeter or Demetrius Pavlus, or Pavlyis born Benadikovce 18Nov1893. Son of Demetrii Pavlyis and Suzannae Marezona (spelling??). Died 1948.


TGeorge9- Researching:
Villages:

  • Ruska Nova Ves, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Fetchko

Settled In:


Auriane Ugalde - Researching:
Villages:

  • Livovska Huta, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Petras
  • Doras

Settled In:


Frank Barna, Jr. - Researching:
Villages:

  • unknown

Surnames:

  • BARNA
  • KULIKOWSKI

Settled In:


Faith B. Beckwith - Researching:
Villages:

  • Losie/Losha, Gorlice District

Surnames:

  • Yewusiak
  • Shlanta
  • Krill
  • Karel
  • Gal

Settled In:

    Charleroi, PA. My grandmother, Mary Yewusiak, emegrated from Losha in 1910 and settled in Charleroi, PA. She had two brothers, John and Andrew, who setted in Charleroi and arrived prior to her. I would be interested in hearing from anyone with connections to the village of Losie and the above surnames.


Bob Havrilla - Researching:
Villages:

  • Orlov, former Saros county now Stara Lubovna district

Surnames:

  • Havrilla

Settled In:

    My great-grandfather, Peter Havrilla emigrated from Orlov in the 1880's and settled in the village of Adrian (Delancey) PA, near Punxsutawney


Elaine Pulwer - Researching:
Villages:

  • Velyki Komjata/Magyarkomjat, Ugocsa district
  • Lipowiec , Sanok district
  • Turka

Surnames:

  • Krajryai/Krajnyay/Kryan
  • Oniszko/Onesko

Settled In:


Paul J. Halesky - Researching:
Villages:

  • Losie, Gorlice district
  • Lipowiec , Sanok district
  • Turka

Surnames:

  • Gurnik
  • Javornisky
  • Halesky

Settled In:


K. Golojuch - Researching:
Villages:

  • Sarisske Jastrabje, Sarys County]
  • Ljutyna / L'utina, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Demchak
  • Mudry, Mudre
  • Semanchik

Settled In:


Michael J. Molchan - Researching:
Villages:

  • unknown

Surnames:

  • Yasenchak
  • Halischak
  • Molchan

Settled In:


Greg Renoff - Researching:
Villages:

  • unknown

Surnames:

  • Hrivniak

Settled In:


Barbara Kasten - Researching:
Villages:

  • Orichovycla / Orichovica, Ung county, now Uzhhorod district, Transcarpathia
  • Volkovoe

Surnames:

  • Fredmunsky
  • Baloga

Settled In:


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