The Palkovic Family History

Thomas Palkovic of Schenectady, NY, USA and Cyril Palkovič of Kúty, Slovakia,

are the sons of Michal Palkovič and Julia Rosivačova of Kúty, Slovakia

Introduction

These two brothers, Tomas and Cyril Palkovič, were born in Kuty, Slovakia. On 1907, when Thomas immigrated to the United States, Slovakia was part of Austria-Hungary. Cyril did not leave his homeland. The families communicated by mail, but the brothers never saw each other again.

Thomas married Josephine Vavra. Their children are Joseph, Rose, Marie, Francis, Genevieve, Mildred, and Theodore.

Cyril married Johana Valachovič. Their children are: Anton, Anka, Pauldina, Francis, and Pavol.

In 1984, a grandson of Thomas, who was also called Thomas Palkovic, set out to find his Slovak family. He made a trip to Kúty, Czechoslovakia, a communist country behind the Iron Curtain. He met Pavol Palkovič, the youngest son of Cyril. Thomas did not speak Slovak, but Pavol did speak English. After almost 80 years, the families were reunited again. What a happy time that was!

Úvod

Títo dvaja bratia sa narodili v Kútoch, na Slovensku. V roku 1907, keď Thomas emigroval do Spojených Štátov, Slovensko bolo súčasťou Rakúsko-Uhorska. Cyril svoju rodnú krajinu neopustil. Rodiny komunikovali pomocou pošty, ale bratia sa už nikdy viac nevideli.

Tomas sa oženil s Josefina Vavra. Ich deťmi sú Josef, Rose, Marie, Francis, Genevieve, Mildred, a Theodore.

Cyril sa oženil s. Johana Valachovic. Ich det'mi sú: Anton, Anka, Pauldina, Francis, and Pavol.

V roku 1984 sa Thomasov vnuk, ktorého tiež volali Thomas Palkovic vydal hľadať svoju Slovenskú rodinu. Podnikol cestu do Kútov v Československu, komunistickej krajiny za železnou oponou. Stretol sa s Pavlom Palkovičom, Cyrilovým najmladším synom. Thomas nehovoril po slovensky, ale Pavol hovoril po anglicky. Po takmer 80 rokov sa rodiny opäť spojili. Aká šťastná doba to bola!

As time goes on, we hope to develop bilingual stories of these two Palkovic families. We welcome stories from both and encourage you to write in your own language--English or Slovak. We will look for people who can translate for us.

Please email us with your information.

Dúfame,že postupne objavíme, príbehy týchto dvoch rodín Palkovičových v oboch jazykoch. Vítame príbehy z oboch strán a budeme radi ak nám napíšete vo vašom rodnom jazyku –angličtine, alebo slovenčine. Budeme hľadať ľudí, ktorí to pre nás preložia.

Prosím kontaktujte nás emailom.

We wish to thank Michal Razus from the Slovak Republic for his translation of the above text.
Michal is a researcher of Slovak and Rusyn genealogy. Visit his site at http://www.slovak-ancestry.com

and

Ivan Faltejsek, a fellow genealogist in Slovakia.
While researching his own family, Ivan found our site. We now share information about
Palkovics, Skodas and Maderics in Kuty and the United States. Visit his site at http://faltejsek.com.

The Ancestors of Tomas and Cyril Palkovič

UPDATE 2010: Records from Kuty, Slovakia are now available in the United States from the Family History Library (FHL) and we have gathered more information about this family. Our two researchers of FHL: records are Ivan and Virginia. Family information from Rose Julia Palkovic (daughter of Thomas) is also included.

1--Michael Palkovič and Helena Brankovičova of Kúty, Slovakia were married on January 20, 1845.

Michael Palkovic. We don't yet know his date of birth or date of death.

Helena Brankovicova died on November 24, 1884 at the age of 52 (Address: 229), which would probably make her birth date in 1832.

So far, we know that they had at least five children (the second generation): Michael, Theresa, a second son named Michael, Matej, and Joseph

2--Michael	Theresa	Michael	Matej	Joseph
Died young	Born 1858 In 1876, married Jan Palkovic (born 1834)	Born 1860 In 1885, married Julia Rosivacova They had six (maybe seven) children Parents of Tomas and Cyril	Don't know birth date yet. Married Anna Komorna At least one daughter, Helena	Born 1869
		Tomas Palkovic is the only child of Michael Palkovic and Julia Rosivacova who immigrated to the United States in 1905	Matej has some decendents in Minneapolic, Minnesota. We don't know yet who immigrated from his family.
		The third generation Tomas, Cyril, Hermina, Julianna, Constantina, Teresa, Leopoldina See family history below	Helena Palkovicova (April 18, 1893--July 26, 1951). Married Frantisek Maderic "gofr" (Dec 15, 1883--April 23, 1955) His parents were Jan Maderic (1856) and Helena Mraz (1862) They had at least one daughter, Maria.
		The fourth generation Joe, Rose.... Anthony, Anka..... Macovic children Mikus children Theresa Orth Marz children	Maria Madericova married Leopold Kozina.

. 2--Michal Palkovič (1860) and Julia Rosivačova were married in Kúty on February 4, 1885.

Michael Palkovic was born in 1860.

Julia Rosivacova was born on Dec 13, 1863.

Her parents were Mathias (Matej) Rosivac and Anna Krajcir. See link: Rosivac Family

So far, we know they had at least six children. They are listed in the chart below.

3--Thomas Palkovic (1886--1958) married	Cyril Palkovic (1887--1969) married	Hermina Palkoviĉová married	Julianna Palkoviĉová (born 16.2.1889--22 Apr 1959) married in 1907	Constantina Palkovic (1890--1890)	Terezia Palkoviĉová (born 28.1.1893) married	Leopoldina Palkoviĉová (29 Jun 1905-- 26 Feb1987) married in 1925
Josefina Vavra in the U.S. (1893--1981)	Johana Valachoviĉová (born 1890)	Anton Macovic	Adam Mikus		1--Martin Trubiroha, then 2--Josef Orth on 10.8.1919	Stefan Mraz (1902--29 Jun 1978)˛
They had 7 children	They had 5 children	They had 4 children.	They had 3 children		She and Orth had 1 child	They had 2 children
4--Joseph, Rose, Marie, Genevieve, Francis, Mildred, Theodore	Stephanie (Sr. Filomena), Father Anthony (Tonek), Anka, Francis, Pavol	Johanna, Stephanek, Gustove, Anton	Francis Mikus, William Mikus, Anna Mikus		Theresa Orth, who married Henrik Gasparik	Poldina Mraz, Emile Mraz

Update 2009: As a result of this 2009 research, the Thomas Palkovic family of Schenectady, NY has found relatives of our grandfather in the United States.

Update Jan. 2010. Barbara found a sheet that Aunt Rose Palkovic wrote for her before Barbara went to Slovakia in 1987. Those entries are in black. We have not yet verified Hermina in the FHL records.

In Thomas Palkovic's obituary on Tues. Feb. 17, 1959, his survivors include the following people from Slovakia: brother: Cyril Palkovic and three sisters: Mrs. Julia Mikus, Mrs. Theresa Orth, and Mrs. Leopoldina Mraz

Update Aug. 2010. We learned more about the other children of Michael and Helena Palkovic.

Four generations are listed here. In our library, we have trees which include the fifth, sixth and seventh generations. (See below)

We also maintain an online library where registered members can find more information about our families.
Registration is free. Please email us, if you are interested.

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