Hello great listers! I would appreciate some help if possible. I finally found my cousin's father's parents on the Ellis Island Records site. (his mother died when he was 4, and he was put into the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New York, knew he had older siblings, but lost contact with them as they left the orphanage. Finally last year found his sister, living in Queens, NY, he is in New Jersey! Both older brothers are dead, but another sister lives in Brooklyn. He changed his name from what he thought was Leffler to Loeffler, but the major hurdle or brick wall was that they thought their original name was Leffler but it was Laufer. Found the mother in the Richmond Cemetery - Hebrew Free burial Cemetery, NY City, under Roza Laufer, through the help of a great man, David, which led me to the Ellis data base - phew! I took a breadth!!) I am having a hard time reading the towns that they came from and were born in. The transcribed record from Ellis says they were from the town of Legyesbenge, Hungary, and I deciphered where Roza was born as Spegimalur (see, I told you I need help!). I tried google.com, but nothing came up, and I know there are other sites out there, (Suzanne's), but due to computer memory problems (or lack of) I cannot get into my favorites or my old emails to find them, without upgrading my memory on my computer, which I can't do until next week. Below is the Url for the ship manifest, if anyone can decipher the towns, or knows anything about them, please help. My uncle is getting very old, and I would love to find out all I can about his family as soon as possible. The great thing is, he always thought he was German, now I have found out that he is Hungarian like my favorite males. (my husband and boys!) Thank you ever so much for any help you can give. Sincerely, Marge Duffy Virgulak http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif %2Eexe%3FT%3DH%3A%5C%5CT715%2D1971%5C%5CT715%2D19710037%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5& pID=101027140314&name=Jozset%26nbsp%3BLaufer&doa=November++09%2C+1912& port=Fiume&line=0001 Jesus, A Never Ending Friend De nobis fabula narratur, their story is our story. Beannachtai agus Siochain An Irish Blessing May God grant you always A sunbeam to warm you A moonbeam to charm you A sheltering angel So nothing can harm you Laughter to cheer you Faithful friends near you And whenever you pray Heaven to hear you.

MKVIRG@aol.com wrote: > > Hello great listers! > > I would appreciate some help if possible. I finally found my cousin's > father's parents on the Ellis Island Records site. (his mother died when he > was 4, and he was put into the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New York, knew he had > older siblings, but lost contact with them as they left the orphanage. > Finally last year found his sister, living in Queens, NY, he is in New > Jersey! Both older brothers are dead, but another sister lives in Brooklyn. > He changed his name from what he thought was Leffler to Loeffler, but the > major hurdle or brick wall was that they thought their original name was > Leffler but it was Laufer. Found the mother in the Richmond Cemetery - Hebrew > Free burial Cemetery, NY City, under Roza Laufer, through the help of a great > man, David, which led me to the Ellis data base - phew! I took a breadth!!) > I am having a hard time reading the towns that they came from and were born > in. The transcribed record from Ellis says they were from the town of > Legyesbenge, Hungary, and I deciphered where Roza was born as Spegimalur > (see, I told you I need help!). I tried google.com, but nothing came up, and > I know there are other sites out there, (Suzanne's), but due to computer > memory problems (or lack of) I cannot get into my favorites or my old emails > to find them, without upgrading my memory on my computer, which I can't do > until next week. Below is the Url for the ship manifest, if anyone can > decipher the towns, or knows anything about them, please help. My uncle is > getting very old, and I would love to find out all I can about his family as > soon as possible. The great thing is, he always thought he was German, now I > have found out that he is Hungarian like my favorite males. (my husband and > boys!) Thank you ever so much for any help you can give. > > Sincerely, > Marge Duffy Virgulak Legyesbénye is located 106 miles ENE of Budapest, Hungary and near Bekecs. Located 28 miles from the current Slovakia Border (not Croatian) border. Laufer is a German and/or Jewish surname. Expect Spegünalom ? was "sound-like" for Szegilong located 12 miles distant from Legyesbénye is located 106 miles ENE of Budapest, Hungary and near Bekecs. Located 28 miles from the current Slovakia Border (not Croatian) border. After WW 1 peace treaty, Zemplén megye (county) Hungary was split, part remained in Hungary and part went to new country of (Czecho)Slovakia. Laufer is a German and/or Jewish surname. Expect Spegünalom ? was "sound-like" for Szegilong located 12 miles distant from Legyesbénye, Hungary. http://216.239.51.100/search?q=cache:CTQ2-mNiT0QC:dereszla.zemplen.ion.hu/ioneventcalendar/viewcategory/33+Szegilong&hl=en v Frank Kurcina http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif > > %2Eexe%3FT%3DH%3A%5C%5CT715%2D1971%5C%5CT715%2D19710037%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5& > pID=101027140314&name=Jozset%26nbsp%3BLaufer&doa=November++09%2C+1912& > port=Fiume&line=0001 > > Jesus, A Never Ending Friend > De nobis fabula narratur, their story is our story. > Beannachtai agus Siochain > > An Irish Blessing > > May God grant you always > A sunbeam to warm you > A moonbeam to charm you > A sheltering angel > So nothing can harm you > Laughter to cheer you > Faithful friends near you > And whenever you pray > Heaven to hear you.