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Tomas Palkovic of Schenectady, NY, USA and Cyril Palkovic
of Kuty,
Slovakia,
the sons of Michal Palkovic and Julia Rosivac
| Homepage | Thomas Palkovic | Pavol Palkovic | Kuty, Slovakia |
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Introduction These two brothers, Thomas and Cyril Palkovic, 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 Valachovic. 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 Kuty, Czechoslovakia, a communist country behind the Iron Curtain. He met Pavol Palkovic, 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 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 are Ivan (Bratislava Archives, 2009) and Virginia (FHL in the US, 2010). Family information from Rose Julia Palkovic (daughter of Thomas) is also included. |
First Generation: The grandparents of Thomas and Cyril are Michal Palkovič (1822) and Helena Brankovičova (1835)
They were married [in Kuty] on January 20, 1845.
So far, we know that they had at least six children , the second generation, all born in Kúty.:
Michal (1852) Matej (1856) Theresa (1859) Michal (1862) Ana (1867) Joseph (1869)
Matej married Anna Komorná. .
They had a daughter Helena Palkoviĉová (18 Apr 1893--26 Jul 1951), who married Frantisek Maderič.
Some of their descendants live in Minneapolis, MN..Michal Palkovič (1862) married Julia Rosivačova (born 13.12.1863) [in Kuty] on 4.2.1885. The parents of Julia Rosivačova are Matej Rosivač and Anna Krajčir
So far, we know, Michal and Julia Palkovic had at least six children , the third generation: Tomas, Cyril, Julianna, Constantina (was born and died in 1890), Terezia and Leopldina. The third and fourth generation are listed on the chart below.
| Tomas Palkovic 1886--1959 |
Josefina Vavra 1893--1981 |
Cyril Palkovic 1887--1969 |
Johana Valachovic 1890-- |
Julianna
Palkoviĉová
(1889- 1959) |
Adam Mikus | Terezia Palkoviĉová 1893 |
1--Martin Trubiroha |
Leopoldina
Palkoviĉová
(1905--1987) |
Stefan Mraz (1902-- 1978) |
| Joseph Palkovic 1916--1971 | Stephanie | Francis Mikus | Theresa Orth | Poldina Mraz | |||||
| Rose 1917--2002 | Anka | William Mikus | Emile Mraz | ||||||
| Marie 1918--1964 | Anton Palkovic 1920--1995 | Anna Mikus | |||||||
| Francis 1921--1977 | Francis --died 2005 | ||||||||
| Genevieve 1929--2002 | Pavol 1930--2009 | ||||||||
| Mildred 1925--1969 | |||||||||
| Theodore born 1932 | |||||||||
Four generations are listed here. In our library, we have trees which include the fifth, sixth and seventh generations. (See below)
| Homepage | Thomas Palkovic | Pavol Palkovic | Kuty, Slovakia |
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.