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Tom Burcak has submitted some very interesting information on the villages of Korunkova, Potocky, Solnik, and Varechovce.
Mia Fleegel has submitted surname lists for the villages of Lukowe, Tarnava, Tarnava Gorna and Zernica Wysna
Jim Huratiak has submitted surname lists for the villages of Krilova Ruska (Grybov county) and Bogusha.


Ihor- Researching:
Villages:

  • Smilnyk, Lesko district

Surnames:

  • Kopko

Settled In:

My Grandfather emigrated to the US in 1895, settled in Vermont, (slate quarry region), them moved to Elmira, then Syracuse NY. His Brother moved to Yonkers, NY and another Brother (Hnyat) moved to Saskatoon, SA Canada.


Susan Ingram- Researching:
Villages:

  • Varechovce (Varehocz), Zemplen county
  • Ploske, Bereg county

Surnames:

  • Mikita
  • Kostos)

Settled In:

Pittsburgh, PA area.


Jessica Jordan- Researching:
Villages:

  • Kolibabovce (Bolcsos), Ung County

Surnames:

  • Ihnat'
  • Hostovichak (Hostovicak)
  • Kovach (Kovac)

Settled In:

Pittsburgh, PA area.
Searching for info on the families of my great-grandparents. My great-grandfather, Jurij (George) Hostovichak (born 1891) came to America around 1920, wife Hana (Anna) Kovach Hostovichak (born 1898) arrived about 1921 with daughter, Mary, to join him. He worked in Jones & Laughlin Steel Mill in Aliquippa, PA. Wife, Anna, died in 1935 in Aliquippa. Marriage certificate says married in Cibova(?), Slovakia, around 1918. Both left behind siblings in Slovakia, in Michalovce, but don't know about Kolibabovce. Some members of the Kovach family settled in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada area. Any info would be appreciated.


Charl A. Paleschic- Researching:
Villages:

  • Jawornik/Javirnyk, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Paleschic/Peleschak
  • Karlitskie/Karlitsky/Karlicka

Settled In:

Grandmother, Lucy (Tatianna) Karlitskie/Karlicka came to USA from Galicia, in 1905. Grandfather Daniel (Demetrius) Paleschic/Peleschak came to USA from Galicia, 1906. They were married in 1906 at St. Michael's Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Shenandoah, Schuylkill Co., PA. They lived in Mahanoy Plane, Schuylkill Co., PA. I'm looking for any info on them, the village they came from and other family members.


Basil Demczak- Researching:
Villages:

  • Czarna, Grybow district
  • Bielanka, Gorlice district

Surnames:

  • Demczak (Demchak)
  • Horoszczak

Settled In:

Josef Demczak was born in the late 1800's in a Lemko village named Klymkivka and mostly lived in Czarna. He died in a village called Orivskivchi. He had two brothers, Roman and Volodimyr (Dmitro). Josef had 5 sons from his first marriage including Alexander, Evgen, Vasil, Ceman, and Ivan. In the early 1900 Josef's first wife died and he remarried Domiya Kyrda. She had two daughters from a previous marriage, Maria and Anna, and they used the surname of Peregrym. Domiya and Josef had two of their own children, Kuzma (my father) in 1923 and Katerina in 1925. Roman Demczak had settled in the Ambridge, PA area and Kuzma Demczak settled in the Downers Grove, IL area.


Frank Bove - Researching:
Villages:

  • Scavnyk, Nowy Sacz districtt

Surnames:

  • Bobak
  • Laszenyk

Settled In:

Passaic, NJ


Deme2303@aol.com- Researching:
Villages:

  • Smerek, Lesko district
  • Wetlina, Lesko district
  • Velyki Polany, Zemplin county
  • Krywke k. Cisnej, Lesko district

Surnames:

  • GARBINSKY
  • BUNGO
  • FERENCE
  • ORISAK
  • WOLINZCZAK
  • BALANDA
  • TANCZAK

Settled In:


Linda Hill- Researching:
Villages:

  • Kotow, Nowy Sacz district

Surnames:

  • Pelak
  • Gogotz

Settled In:

Peter Pelak b. 12/24/1869 immigrated to North Dakota 1892 settled in Casselton. Anna Pelak b. 06/18/1880 immigrated to Prosaic, NJ March 25, 1898 married Peter Pelak in January 1900 in Fargo, ND. Peter's father's name was Anthon and his mother Jestina Gogotz.


PeeKay2029@aol.com- Researching:
Villages:

  • Homonna (now Humenne) Zemplen County
  • Ungvar (now Uzhhorod) Ung County

Surnames:

  • Gluck (Americanized - Glick)
  • Guttman (Americanized - Goodman)
  • Feder

Settled In:

These family ancestors arrived in the U.S. in the 1880's and settled in New York City for a few years and then moved on to Cleveland, Ohio and suburbs of Lakewood and Wickliffe. Any Any information regarding these families will be sincerely appreciated.


Joseph Leibovich [resides in Eilat Israel]- Researching:
Villages:

  • Krive, Saros county

Surnames:

  • Leibovich
  • Engelman
  • Davidovich
  • Shimenovich

Settled In:

My grandhparent's, my father parents they come to Argentina from carpato-rusyn in 1.930. My granfather Joseph Engelman grandson from Rabi Ijezquel Lando ( Hanoda be Iehuda), was from Krive, the most part of his family died in the Holocaust. My grandmother Gitl Davidovich ( her mother family name was Shimenovich) was from Lee, after the war she try to find her father and 8 brothers but she hadn't find no one, so I'm interesting in obtain information about her family, and the town Lee, what ocurr there during the war, and today what is the situation in Lee and also in Krive.


David Mermelstein- Researching:
Villages:

  • Klichanev on the outskirts of Mukacevo
  • Svalata
  • Irshava, Bereg county

Surnames:

  • Mermelstein
  • Melech
  • Yoland
  • Berger

Settled In:

Both of my parents lost most of their family at Auchwitz.They came to the US in 1948-49 and both now deceased.I am most interested in finding any long lost > family members


Maggie Wheale- Researching:
Villages:

  • Spisska

Surnames:

  • Vasco/Vasko
  • Keselack

Settled In:

Pittsburgh, PA, Braddock, PA, Newton Falls, Ohio


Paula Acquaviva- Researching:
Villages:

  • Habura, Zemplen county
  • Sambron, Saris county

Surnames:

  • Dimun/ Dymun/ Gyimun/ Gimon/ Gymun
  • Septak/Sheptak
  • Russin
  • Potisak
  • Hrinva
  • Zydik/Zeedick/Zidick/Zidek

Settled In:

At first, for a short time, the Simpson, Pa./Binghamton, NY area finally, in Lyndora, Pa. or Western Pa. area


Joann- Researching:
Villages:

  • Mukacevo, (Munkac) , Bereg County
  • Turja Remete, ( Turi Remety), Uzhorod (Ungvar) ,Ung County
  • Presov, Saris County

Surnames:

  • Haluska
  • Petsko / Peczko / Pecka / Peska / Peczkoi
  • Fagula
  • Portic

Settled In:

Ashland, Pa - Republic, Pa. - Thomas, WV - Morgantown, WV


Deme2303- Researching:
Villages:

  • Kryve aka Krywe k. Cisnej, Lesko district
  • Velyka Polijana, Zemplyn County

Surnames:

  • Oriscsak
  • Ruzhanich

Settled In:

They came to western Pa. finally settling in the Cambria County, Beaverdale area.


Margaret Jarecki- Researching:
Villages:

  • Habura, Zemplin County
  • Rokytovce, Zemplin County

Surnames:

  • Druga, Dyug

Settled In:

Lyndora, Pa.


Mr. Zalutka- Researching:
Villages:

  • Kunkova, Gorlice district

Surnames:

  • Zoludko / Zaludko / Zholudko

Settled In:


Nicholas- Researching:
Villages:

  • Vysny Hrusov, Zemplen county
  • Pcoline, Zemplen county
  • Nyzna and Vysna > Jablonka, Zemplen county

Surnames:

  • Kascak (Kaschak]

Settled In:


Pete Hrycenko- Researching:
Villages:

  • Prybyshiv, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Hrycenko

Settled In:


Fritz Wasco- Researching:
Villages:

  • Vilagy now Svetlice, Zemplen county

Surnames:

  • Wasko

Settled In:

Allegheny City, now known as the North Side of Pittsburgh. They attended Alexander Nevsky church that was razed for the West Pen jail expansion in Woods Run, and is now Holy Ghost in Allison Park, PA. The Waskos moved to Leetsdale right by Ambridge, PA. The only paperwork that I have linking them to the old country is a birth certificate extract from the church my great grand mother was born. Her maiden name was Pizur. Her mothers maiden name was Horvath. These are the surnames that I know.


Joann- Researching:
Villages:

  • Packan'ove [Patakos], Bereg county - present Transcarpathia
  • Szimorki, Ung Co

Surnames:

Settled In:


Bill (Rusinko) Kane- Researching:
Villages:

  • Petna, Gorlice region
  • Malastow, Gorlice region

Surnames:

  • Rusinko / Rusenko

Settled In:

Auburn, NY


NICHOLAS RAKOVIC - Researching:
Villages:

  • Novoje Davydkovo, Bereg county [Mukacevo region]

Surnames:

  • Rakovic

Settled In:


Oma - Researching:
Villages:

  • Jaworki, Nowy Targ district
  • Szlachtowa, Nowy Targ district

Surnames:

  • Szlachtowski (various spellings: Shlyaktoosky, Slatowski)
  • Krupiak

Settled In:

Settled in Camden, New Jersey and some years later settled in Chester, Delaware County, PA.


Gloria Butler Davis- Researching:
Villages:

  • Litmanova, Szepes county
  • Ropczyce

Surnames:

  • Karpiak
  • Hlinka
  • Burik/Buryk
  • Kadelak
  • Fajone

Settled In:

Donora, Washington Co., PA USA and later moved to Gary, Lake Co., IN


Bernie Pehanich Jones- Researching:
Villages:

  • Poruba, Ung county
  • Jovsa, Ung county

Surnames:

  • Pehanics
  • Tovcsak

Settled In:


Shirley Nicholson- Researching:
Villages:

  • Kamienka, Spis county

Surnames:

  • Zima
  • Herzak

Settled In:


duelltd- Researching:
Villages:

  • PODPROC, Spis County

Surnames:

  • DUTKO (DUTKA)

Settled In:

8 members of family Dutko left to USA in begining of 20th century (Johnstown, Cleveland, PA) I am looking any information on family in USA
NOTE - This request comes from Slovakia


Andrea Leone- Researching:
Villages:

  • Dubrova, Zemplen county

Surnames:

  • Rusin, Russin, Ruzin, Ruszin, Rusyn
  • Tritinik, Tretinik

Settled In:

Stefan Rusin, who was the brother of Basil, (Wasil, Wallace), posted $300 bond for Ula (Julia, Julie) Tritinik to come to the United States on 5/26/1898. Her father was listed as Andro Tritinik. She married Basil and Stefan married her sister Anna. This was in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Basil and Julia moved to Lyndora, Pennsylvania. He went by Wallace, was born in 1880 and died in 1921. She went by Julia and was born in 1884 and died in 1972. I would like information on either of the families either in Scranton, Lyndora, Butler, or the village in Slovakia.


Dolly- Researching:
Villages:

  • Unknown

Surnames:

  • URDANICK

Settled In:

Binghamton, New York


SHEILA STASKO- Researching:
Villages:

  • Unknown

Surnames:

  • FARYNA

Settled In:

Little is known about John Faryna. He married Tekla Maus in Buffalo, NY (1903-1904) and then migrated to Northampton, Pennsylvania. Any information would be greatly appreciated.


Doreen Rosko - Researching:
Villages:

  • Husak, Ung county
  • Teplice

Surnames:

  • Rosko / Ruska

Settled In:

Settled in coal mining area of PA may have been living in or around McKeesport PA---some family members moved into upstate NY while some remained in PA and Czechoslovakia--any info


Don Chesnut - Researching:
Villages:

  • Dabrowka Ruska, Sanok district
  • Strachocina, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Wozniak
  • Kocylowski/Kockoloski
  • Lisowski

Settled In:

Ambridge, PA


Mark Petruno- Researching:
Villages:

  • Volosjanka, Ung County
  • Lubnja, Ung County

Surnames:

  • Svajko
  • Musak
  • Petrunyak or Petruno.

Settled In:


Mike Kolody- Researching:
Villages:

  • Labova, Grybow district
  • Labowiec, Nowy Sacz district
  • Dudynce, Sanok district

Surnames:

  • Kozar
  • Sheptak
  • Kolodziej (Changed to Kolody
  • Fedorchack

Settled In:

Settled in Shamokin PA, Nothumberland CO. Homepage


Mark Moya- Researching:
Villages:

  • Perehrymka, Jaslo district
  • Klopotnica, Jaslo district

Surnames:

  • Yurkovsky (Yurkiwski, etc.)
  • Velsko (Volchko, Volcko, etc.)
  • Danilo (Danylo, etc.)
  • Kulick (Kulik, etc.)
  • Propoka (maybe this should be Prokop?)
  • Guzy (Huzy, etc.)

Settled In:


Theodore Perch- Researching:
Villages:

  • Uscie Ruskie (now Uscie Gorlickie)
  • Hajtovka, Saros County

Surnames:

  • Pyrcz (Perch]
  • Leshko (Lesco]

Settled In:

Olyphant, Pa.


Cynthia Siemens- Researching:
Villages:

  • Huta,

Surnames:

  • Doneilo/Danilo
  • Kozik

Settled In:

Massachusetts


Andy Gula- Researching:
Villages:

  • Tysovec (Rusyn) Cisowiec (Polish) --Lesko District present day SE Poland
  • Lukiv (Rusyn) Lukowe (Polish)--Lisko District, present day SE Poland

Surnames:

  • Gula
  • Sloyka
  • Metrick
  • Ivaniszyn? Ivaniszyk? Ewaniszak?

Settled In:

Syracuse, NY
Father (Iwan Gula) came over in 1906. My mother ( Eva Ewaniszak) came over in 1910. They were married in 1914. My father worked in Scranton, Pa. between 1907 and 1912. My mother, my sister and myself visited a family by the name of Olenick in Butler, Pa. This was in the late 20's or early 30's. We may have been related.


Daniel J. Homick- Researching:
Villages:

  • Krempna, Jaslo district

Surnames:

  • Homick

Settled In:

Cleveland, Ohio


Marie- Researching:
Villages:

  • Mukacevo, Bereg County

Surnames:

  • Yudicsak

Settled In:


Denise Mollo- Researching:
Villages:

  • Osturna, Szepes county
  • Brezovice Saris County

Surnames:

  • Oravetz
  • Kovalchik
  • Harabin
  • Buynak, Bujnak

Settled In:

Larksville, Luzerne, and Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.


Kathy Gartrell- Researching:
Villages:

  • Lukowe, Lesko district

Surnames:

  • Lewicki

Settled In:

Anthony Lewicki came to America, in 1938 to New York, and I would like any information, and would like to find relatives anywhere in the world.


Carol Menges- Researching:
Villages:

  • Smerek, Lisko District

Surnames:

  • STAHURSKI
  • ARDON
  • HUTNIK
  • PRUSAK

Settled In:

My maternal grandmother, Katarina STAHURSKI, herded sheep for her father, Metro STAHURSKI. She immigrated alone through New York in 1910 and settled in Gary, Indiana where she married Wasyl ARDON/ARDAN, also from Galicia (immigrated through New York in 1904). Neither of them were English literate, so their names received various treatment here in the US. Wasyl basically changed his name to "Charley ARDEN." He worked in a railway depot in Indiana and way killed 8 Aug 1933 in Gary, Indiana. They had six living children, five boys and a daughter. I would like to find information on Wasyl's parents, his original home town, other family, and Katarina's ancestors in Galicia. I will be glad to share information.


Robin- Researching:
Villages:

  • unknown

Surnames:

  • Krivjanski
  • Koytko
  • Toth
  • Palko
  • Gaydos

Settled In:

Pittsburgh, PA in the early 1900's and Eastern Ohio/Western PA


Joan H. Albers- Researching:
Villages:

  • Hrabske, Saros County

Surnames:

  • Hnath
  • Kajovsky

Settled In:

Would like to know if relatives of Susie(Kajovsky) and Peter Hnath who settled in Cleveland, Ohio in early 1900's are still living in Hrabske? William Hnath returned to Hrabske - are there any descendants?


Martha Zimet- Researching:
Villages:

  • unknown

Surnames:

  • Zimet
  • Kolinsky

Settled In:

Cleveland, OH USA


JPlaz59@aol.com- Researching:
Villages:

  • Smerek, Lesko district

Surnames:

  • Nedwid/Medwid/Medvid
  • Lazoryszyn/Lazoration
  • Tokarczyk
  • Holobinko
  • Legdan
  • Zazworskij
  • Wowk

Settled In:

Settled in Cambria, Clearfield, and Indiana counties of Pennsylvania. My GGF (Nedwid) came to Pa. before 1900 and settled in Glen Campbell, working in the coal mines. He died in Indiana, Pa. in 1922. Would like to be in contact with anyone with these names from village of Smerek or surrounding area, regardless of spelling. Have noticed many variations to the spelling of the names.


Becky Andrews Peeling- Researching:
Villages:

  • unknown, Zemplin County

Surnames:

  • Andrejko

Settled In:

I'm looking for any information on the Andrejko family from Zemplin county.
My grandfather, John, came to the U.S. in 1902 and settled in McKeesport, Pa. We believe he left a brother in Europe. Around WWII, the family changed their name to Andrews.


                           

Peggy Swiec- Researching:
Villages:

  • Jablonka, Lesko district
  • Nowy Targ, Poland

Surnames:

  • OPRONDEK
  • KAPRAL
  • PROKOP
  • YATSKA
  • PAPROCKI
  • KAWA
  • STAHULAK
  • WADAS

Settled In:

Chicago, Illinois


Rachel Duffalo- Researching:
Villages:

  • Jakubany, Szepes County

Surnames:

  • Duffalo
  • Duda

Settled In:

Michael Duffala and Susanna Duda came to the U.S. in 1905. They settled in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.


The Mackay's- Researching:
Villages:

  • Zvala, Zemplin County

Surnames:

  • Makaj
  • Mikulova

Settled In:


Belinda Holland- Researching:
Villages:

  • Rokosiv / Rokosov, Ugocsa County

Surnames:

  • POPP
  • POGANY

Settled In:


egolya- Researching:
Villages:

  • Snina
  • Pichne, Zemplen County

Surnames:

  • Golla (phonetically Golya changed to Gallo upon arrival in U. S.)
  • Hrebenak/Hrebeniak
  • Oroz
  • Motsibobo (Mos'ibobo Mat'abobo)

Settled In:

Cleveland, OH
Also searching info on village of Medzev (Medzenseifen) w/surnames of Eiben(s)


John Zuban- Researching:
Villages:

  • Sucha, Saros County
  • Felsoladics (Vladica), Zemplen County
  • Staskovice, Zemplen County
  • Dreinca, Zemplen County

Surnames:

  • Prokopic (Prokopich, Prokopick)
  • Bejda (Bader, Bayda)
  • Rachko
  • Chulock

Settled In:



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