From Germany to From Germany to Hungary to Russia Hungary to Russia

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Agenda Agenda Germany to Hungary Germany to Hungary •• Why Why •• When When •• Where Where

Hungary to Russia Hungary to Russia •• Why Why •• WhenWhen•• WhereWhere

How to research Germans from Hungary How to research Germans from Hungary

Germany Germany –– Why Leave? Why Leave? Marriage Marriage Lack of land Lack of land Military duty Military duty Threat to existence Threat to existence Religion Religion Recruiting activity Recruiting activity

Danube Swabian Farmers

Source: http://www.geocities.com/werner_family2001/genw5.html

Why Hungary?Why Hungary?Early immigrants recruited Early immigrants recruited Travel stipends Travel stipends Loans for seeds, implements, and Loans for seeds, implements, and toolstoolsHouses in masterHouses in master--planned villagesplanned villagesFields allotted in farmlands Fields allotted in farmlands surrounding the villagessurrounding the villagesFreedom from serfdomFreedom from serfdomInitial exemption from taxesInitial exemption from taxes

Leave Germany Leave Germany –– When? When? The Great The Great SwabianSwabian Trek Trek –– 3 phases 3 phases •• 17181718––1737 1737 -- KarolinischeKarolinische AnsiedlungAnsiedlung

15,000 German settlers killed 15,000 German settlers killed –– Turkish raids/plagueTurkish raids/plagueRestricted to Roman Catholics Restricted to Roman Catholics

•• 17441744––1772 1772 -- Maria Maria TheresianischeTheresianische AnsiedlungAnsiedlung75,000 Germans rebuilt what was destroyed by Turks75,000 Germans rebuilt what was destroyed by TurksRestricted to Roman Catholics Restricted to Roman Catholics

•• 17821782--1787 1787 -- JosephinischeJosephinische AnsiedlungAnsiedlungApprox. 60,000 new German settlersApprox. 60,000 new German settlersOpen to Protestants as well as Catholics Open to Protestants as well as Catholics

•• After 1789 After 1789 –– government sponsored colonization closedgovernment sponsored colonization closed500 Guilders cash needed to resettle 500 Guilders cash needed to resettle

•• More than 1,000 German villages established in More than 1,000 German villages established in Southern HungarySouthern Hungary

EuropeEurope

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Hungary Hungary

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BatschkaBatschka

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Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– BulkesBulkesOfficial name MaglicHungarian name Bulkesz• Variants: Buljikes, Bulkess, Bulkeszi, Keszi

Earliest German settlement – 178695% German - 7 families to Russia

Location now – Serbia near Bačka PalankaPopulation in 1880 was 2,953Churches: Evangelical Lutheran/Bánya dioceseVillage name in FHL records – Bulkesz• FHL Census Microfilm: Bulkesz in 1828: 622963

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– BulkesBulkesSurnames: BENDER, BIBER, BURGHARD, EIDENMILLER, FLEMMER, HOEHN, AND LANGWeb site: http://www.bulkes.de/

Source: http://www.bulkes.de/

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka -- KleinkerKleinkerOfficial name Backo Dorbo Polje• German variants: Kleinker, Kischker, Klein Keer• Hungarian variant Kiskér• Other variants include Mali Ker, Pribicevicevo

Earliest German settlement - 1787 98% German – 26 families to Russia Location now - West Bačka District of Vojvodina,

Serbia near Kula

Population in 1880 was 2,848 Churches: Evangelical Lutheran/Bánya dioceseFHL Census Microfilm: Kis-Ker in 1828: 622965

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka -- KleinkerKleinker

Surnames: ALTHEIM, ANDERST, BECKER, BERG, BRECHENMACHER, ENGELMANN, GÄRTNER, GERSTHEIMER, GRUEBELE, GUTSCHE, HÄTTERLE/HETTERLE, HÄTTIG, HERRMANN, HERT, HISSUNG/HUSSUNG, HUMMANN, KOENIG, KOHLER, KREIS, KROU--, KUNDERT, LAUTENSCHLAGER, LITZ, LOSING, MARTIN, MOHR, MÖNCH, NESSEL, REITTENBACH, SCHEPP, SCHLAFMANN, SCHOEPP, SCHUELER, STROH, WEIDMANN, WOLFKleinker was the location of a prisoner camp for Germans held by Partisans during World War II

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka -- MilititschMilititschOfficial name Srpski-Miletic• German variant Berauersheim• Hungarian variants Militics, Nemesmilitics, Ráczmilitics• Other variants: Svetozar Miletic, Rac-Milititsch, Srpski-

Militic, Millitics

Earliest German settlement - 1786Churches: Roman Catholic/Kalocsa dioceseLocation now - West Bäcka District of Serbia near SomborPopulation in 1880 was 2,896Surnames: GERBER, KUSSMAUL, LUTZ, STAUB/STRAUB

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka -- MilititschMilititschVillage name in FHL records: Roman Catholic Village name in FHL records: Roman Catholic Church: Church: NemetmiliticsNemetmilitics or or RacsRacs MiliticsMiliticsChurch records available at FHL: 1826 Church records available at FHL: 1826 –– 1895, 1895, 1826 1826 –– 1895; FHL Microfilm Nr.: 638204 1895; FHL Microfilm Nr.: 638204 ––638208; 638188 638208; 638188 –– 638191; 638191; FHL Census Microfilm: FHL Census Microfilm: NemesNemes MiliticsMilitics in 1828: in 1828: 622966, FHL Census Microfilm: 622966, FHL Census Microfilm: RatzRatz MilitsMilits in in 1828: 6229681828: 622968MilititschMilititsch was the location of a prisoner camp for was the location of a prisoner camp for Germans held by Partisans during World War IIGermans held by Partisans during World War II

MilititschMilititsch

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– NeuNeu WerbassWerbassOfficial name Novi Vrbas• German variant Neu-Werbass• Hungarian variant UjverbászEarliest German settlement - 1784 Evangelical from area of Upper RhineLocation now - South Bačka District in the province of Vojvodina75% German – 22 families to Russia Population in 1880 was 5,050Churches• Roman Catholic/Kalocsa diocese• Evangelical Lutheran/Bánya diocese• Reformed/Dunnamellék diocese

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– NeuNeu WerbassWerbassVillage name in FHL records is Ujverbasz• Church records are available at FHL for 1875-1895, FHL

Microfilm # 639140. FHL Census Microfilm Neu Verbacz in 1828 is 622966

Surnames: ARNOLD, BADER, BECKER, BI(E)BER, BITZ, DAFFE, ELSÄSSER, ENZMINGER, ERBS, FREIER, FRISCH, GEISSLER, GERMANN, GROSS, HIRSCH, HOF(F)MEISTER, HUTHER, HÜTTER. KLEIN, KÖPPEL, KRAMMLING, LEBERT, MAIER, MENGEL, MOSER, NACHTRIEB, NEHLICH, NESSEL, NEU, NEUBAUER, NEUMU(E)LLER, NUBER, OBERLÄNDER, OTT, PFAFF, REITZ, ROHRBACH, SCHIFFLER, SCHMIDT, SCHMOLL, STEINMETZ, STOLZ, UHL, WEBER, WEINGARTNER

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– SekitschSekitschOfficial name Lovcenac• Hungarian dialect Szeghegy• Other variants Winkelsberg,

Szegegyhaz, and Sekics

Earliest German settlement – 178695% German – 14 families to Russia

Location now - North Bačka District near Topola

Population in 1880 was 3,395Churches: Evangelical Lutheran/Bánya dioceseWeb site: http://www.sekitsch.de/indexe.html

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– SekitschSekitschSurnames: ANTONI, BAUER, BECK, BLATTER, FETZER, GERMANN, GEYER, GLASER, HARSCH. HEPFER, HUMANN, JUNG, LOSING, NEISS, NEUFER(T), NIETHAN, OSTER, REISER, SCHMAUTZ, SCHMIDT, STRASSER, STUTZMANN, THOMAS, WACKER, WALTER, WEBER, WEINGÄRTNER

SekitschSekitsch

Lutheran (German) Church until 1946

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– TscherwenkaTscherwenkaOfficial name Official name CrvenkaCrvenka•• German variant German variant RotweilRotweil•• Hungarian name Hungarian name CservenkaCservenka•• Other variants Other variants CervenkaCervenka

Earliest German settlement Earliest German settlement --17841784Protestants from area between Mosel & RhineProtestants from area between Mosel & Rhine80% German 80% German –– 35 families to Russia 35 families to Russia Location now Location now -- West West BaBaččkaka District of Serbia District of Serbia Population in 1880 was 7,025Population in 1880 was 7,025Churches: Evangelical Lutheran/Churches: Evangelical Lutheran/BBáányanya diocese, diocese, Reformed/Reformed/DunamellekDunamellek diocese diocese

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– TscherwenkaTscherwenkaSurnames: AMMON, BECKER, BENDER, Surnames: AMMON, BECKER, BENDER, BIEDERMANN, BINGENHEIMER, BISCHOF, BIEDERMANN, BINGENHEIMER, BISCHOF, BRETTER, BRUST, DAFFE, DOBLER, EDER, BRETTER, BRUST, DAFFE, DOBLER, EDER, FUCHS, FFUCHS, FÜÜHRER, GEIST, HED(D)RICH, HRER, GEIST, HED(D)RICH, HUSSONG, KEHL, KIEFER, KLEIN, KNIESEL, HUSSONG, KEHL, KIEFER, KLEIN, KNIESEL, KRIEGER, LAUBENSTEIN, LORENZ, MACHEDKRIEGER, LAUBENSTEIN, LORENZ, MACHEDÄÄUS, US, MARTIN, MAYER, MEIER, MUENCH, MUNSCH, MARTIN, MAYER, MEIER, MUENCH, MUNSCH, NEUBAUER, OSTER, PFLUG, REISS, RIEGEL, NEUBAUER, OSTER, PFLUG, REISS, RIEGEL, ROSE, RUPPERT, SANDMAIER, SCHAEFFER, ROSE, RUPPERT, SANDMAIER, SCHAEFFER, SCHAUER, SCHLECHT, SCHOCK, SCHUETZ, SCHAUER, SCHLECHT, SCHOCK, SCHUETZ, SCHSCHÜÜTZ, STEPHANN, TANN/THOM, VOLLWEITER, TZ, STEPHANN, TANN/THOM, VOLLWEITER, WEIZ, WELKER, WILGANG, ZECHMEISTERWEIZ, WELKER, WILGANG, ZECHMEISTER

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– TorschauTorschauOfficial name Official name TorzaTorza•• Hungarian name Hungarian name TorzsaTorzsa•• Variants: Variants: SavinoSavino, , SeloSelo, , TorschaTorscha, , ThorzatelekeThorzateleke, and , and TharcsaTharcsa

The earliest German settlement The earliest German settlement –– 17841784All Evangelical from Rhine Palatinate & All Evangelical from Rhine Palatinate & ZweibrZweibrüückencken70% German 70% German –– 22 families to Russia 22 families to Russia The population in 1880 was 3,068The population in 1880 was 3,068Location now Location now -- West West BaBaččkaka District District in Serbiain SerbiaChurches: Evangelical Lutheran/Churches: Evangelical Lutheran/BBáányanya diocese, diocese, Reformed/Reformed/DunamellDunamelléékk diocesedioceseWeb site: http://Web site: http://www.dvhh.org/torschauwww.dvhh.org/torschau//

Villages in the Villages in the BatschkaBatschka –– TorschauTorschauSurnames: BAUER, BECHTEL, BECHTOLD, BECK, BECKER, BERG, BERNHARD, BIETZ, BISCHOF(F), BITLINGMEYER, BLUM, BRAUSCH, BROECKEL, CHRISTMANN, DAVE/DAFE, DIETRICH/DITRICH, ENTZI /ENTZY, ENZI/ENZY, ERHARD, FAAS, FAUL, FISCHER, FORSCH, FRANK, FREY, FRISCH, GEISSLER, GERHARDT, GLASSER, GOTTFRIED, HAEMBACH/HEIMBACH, HARISH /HARICH, HEDERLE, HERTH, HIMMERICH, HIMRICH, HIRSCH, ILG, JANTASIN/JANTASSIN, JUNG, KALMBACH, KAPPEL, KAST, KESSLINGER, KIRSCH/KERSCH, KIRSCHNER, KLEIN, KNER(R), KONRAD, KORELL, KOSCHEL, KRAUS(S), KRYSNER /KRUTZNER, KUHN, LAUBENSTEIN,, LITZ, MAIER, MAURER, MERZ, METZGER, MICHAELI, NIEDAN, NIETHAN, NITAN, NONNENMANN, NUBER, ORSCHIT, PETRI, PFAFF, PHILIPPI, REBMANN, REISS, REITZ, ROTH, SCHATZ, SCHELL, SCHLAHT, SCHLATIN, SCHLECHT, SCHMIDT, SCHMOLL, SCHNEIDER, SIMON, SPEH/SPEE, STEINMETZ, STELZ/STOLZ, STOLZIN, TASSE/TAFFE, UHL, VOGEL, WACKER, WAKERLIN, WALLER, WEBER, WEINGÄRTNER, WEISSGAERBER, WEITZ, WILHELM, WILL, WIRTH, ZIEGLER, ZISCH

Other Villages in the Other Villages in the BatschkaBatschkaApatinApatin –– now in West now in West BaBaččkaka District of Serbia District of Serbia •• Web site: http://Web site: http://www.dvhh.org/abthausenwww.dvhh.org/abthausen//

JarekJarek –– now in South now in South BaBaččkaka District of Serbia District of Serbia •• Web site: http://Web site: http://www.feldenzer.com/jarek.htmwww.feldenzer.com/jarek.htm

NeuNeu--SchoveSchove•• 90% German 90% German –– 8 families to Russia 8 families to Russia

NeuNeu--SiwatzSiwatz -- West West BaBaččkaka DistrictDistrict//VojvodinaVojvodina, , SerbiaSerbia•• 98% German 98% German –– 2 families to Russia 2 families to Russia

PalankaPalanka –– now in Serbia now in Serbia •• Web Web site:http://www.feldenzer.com/palanka.htmsite:http://www.feldenzer.com/palanka.htm

Banat Banat

Source: http://www.talmamedia.com/map/hhcounty/hhcounty.htm

Villages in the Banat Villages in the Banat –– FranzfeldFranzfeldOfficial name Kacarevo, Kraljevicevo, Banatsko Kraljevicevo• Hungarian dialect Francfold, Ferencfalva,

Ferenchalom

Location now - Yugoslavia 10 km N of PantschowaFounded in 1792 - mainly EvangelicThe population in 1921 was 4,450 (97.7% Germans)Some of the settlers continued their migration to the Ukrainian village of FranzfeldWebsites: http://www.franzfeld.de/

http://www.franzfelder.de/

Source:http://www.franzfelder.de/

Villages in the Banat Villages in the Banat –– FranzfeldFranzfeldVillage name in FHL records: Franzfeld, Francfold, Ferencfalva. Church records available at FHL• Christenings 1793-1835• Marriages 1793-1835• Deaths 1793-1835• films also contain approximately 86 pages of christening

records of original settlers. FHL Microfilm Nr. 1190286, 1190287

Surnames: ALLERDINGS, BAIER, BLATTER, BRANDNER, ERDMANN, FREI(Y), KLESS, KÜHFUSS, MAYER, SCHWEINFORT, WEBER, ZIMMER

FranzfeldFranzfeld, Banat , Banat

Source: http://www.franzfelder.de/

Villages in the Banat Villages in the Banat –– LieblingLieblingOfficial name Official name LieblingLiebling•• Variants include Variants include LiblingLibling, , KedvenczKedvencz, , BBáásztszt

Founded in 1786Founded in 1786Location now Location now -- Romania, 31 km SE of Romania, 31 km SE of TemeswarTemeswarPopulation in 1910 was 4,351 (95.5% Germans)Population in 1910 was 4,351 (95.5% Germans)Mainly Evangelic Mainly Evangelic FHL records FHL records -- LieblingLiebling, , BBáásztszt•• Church records: Christenings 1786Church records: Christenings 1786--1857, Marriages 1857, Marriages

17871787--1864, Deaths 17861864, Deaths 1786--1857; Index of christenings 1857; Index of christenings 18581858--1944. FHL microfilm # 1271554; Index 04882371944. FHL microfilm # 1271554; Index 0488237

Web site: Web site: http://www.lieblinghttp://www.liebling--banat.debanat.de//

Villages in the Banat Villages in the Banat –– LieblingLieblingSurnames settling in this village include: Surnames settling in this village include: BECKER, BENZ, BERRET(H). CHRISTMAN, HEER, BECKER, BENZ, BERRET(H). CHRISTMAN, HEER, HEBER, KLEIN, KRAUSS, MAURER, MHEBER, KLEIN, KRAUSS, MAURER, MÜÜLLER, OPP, LLER, OPP, ORSCHIT, OHLHAUSEN, SCHATZ, VOLK, AND ORSCHIT, OHLHAUSEN, SCHATZ, VOLK, AND WEBERWEBER

Source: http://www.liebling-banat.de/

Why Leave Hungary?Why Leave Hungary?Living conditions not favorable Living conditions not favorable Hard feudal service Hard feudal service ““The first encounters death, the The first encounters death, the second need, only the third has second need, only the third has breadbread””StumppStumpp pg 103pg 103--104 104 •• escaped by climbing over 9 ft. wall escaped by climbing over 9 ft. wall

middle of nightmiddle of night•• False documents False documents •• About 240 families departed About 240 families departed

Emigrant Families Emigrant Families Odessa = 184 families Odessa = 184 families •• AlexanderhilfAlexanderhilf –– 21 Families 21 Families •• FreudentalFreudental –– 78 Families 78 Families •• GGüüldendorfldendorf –– 3 families 3 families •• JosefstalJosefstal –– 7 families 7 families •• NeuburgNeuburg –– 29 families 29 families •• PeterstalPeterstal –– 5 families 5 families •• Bergdorf Bergdorf –– 1 family1 family•• GlGlüückstalckstal –– 27 families 27 families •• HoffnungstalHoffnungstal –– 1 family1 family•• NeudorfNeudorf –– 11 families 11 families •• KatharinentalKatharinental –– 1 family 1 family

Emigrant FamiliesEmigrant FamiliesBessarabia = 33 familiesBessarabia = 33 families•• AltAlt--Postal Postal –– 2 families 2 families •• ArzisArzis –– 3 families 3 families •• BeresinaBeresina –– 1 family 1 family •• BrienneBrienne –– 1 family 1 family •• FriedenstalFriedenstal –– 5 families 5 families •• HoffnungstalHoffnungstal –– 2 families 2 families •• KlostitzKlostitz –– 2 families 2 families •• TeplitzTeplitz –– 16 families16 families•• Wittenberg Wittenberg –– 1 family 1 family

How to Research Germans from Hungary?How to Research Germans from Hungary?GDO RIG Web site GDO RIG Web site –– GaylaGayla’’ss KornerKorner•• http://http://www.grhs.org/rig/gdo/gaylaskorner.htmwww.grhs.org/rig/gdo/gaylaskorner.htm

LDS Library onlineLDS Library online•• http://http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/library_main.aswww.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHL/library_main.as

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AKdFFAKdFF•• http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AKdFF/ortsfamilienbuechttp://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AKdFF/ortsfamilienbuec

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