Susan, The convent was located on Star Avenue in Broome County, New York. Jeanette -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Susan Williams" <swilliams1200@comcast.net> > Where was the Convent of St. Cyril and Methodius located? Thank you. Susan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [CZ] PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY GF > > > > > > Here is what I have found. > > > > 1930; Census Place: Binghamton, Broome, New York; > > Roll: 1406; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 771.0. > > April 8 > > Star Avenue Block 245 > > 74 110 198 Frank Walla Head Rent $25.00 M W 40 married age 39 reads/writes > > born in Czecho Slovakia parents born in Czecho Slovakia Language Spoken > > before coming to America: Slovak Immigrated in 1910 Naturalized speaks > > English Occupation Sole Molder-shoe factory Veteran > > Filomena Wife F W 41 married age 17 reads/writes born in Czecho Slovakia > > parents born in Czecho Slovakia Language spoken before coming to America > > Slovak Immigrated 1910 papers speaks English no occupation > > Walter Son M W 1 3/12 single born New York parents born Czecho Slovakia > > > > *Note: it appears they lived next to or near the Convent of St.Cyril and > > Method > > > > > > > > > > World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 > > about Fred Walla > > Name:Fred Walla > > City:Manhattan > > County:New York > > State:New York > > Birthplace:Austria;Hungary > > Birth Date:29 Jan 1894 > > Race:White > > Roll:1766251 > > DraftBoard:127 > > > > > > > > New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 > > about Franz Walla > > Name:Franz Walla > > Arrival Date:18 May 1910 > > Estimated Birth Year:abt 1890 > > Age:20 > > Gender:Male > > Port of Departure:Hamburg > > Ethnicity/Race/Nationality:slovakian > > Ship Name:Bluecher > > Search Ship Database:View the Bluecher in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' > > database > > Port of Arrival:New York, New York > > Nativity:Hungary > > Line:12 > > Microfilm Serial:T715 > > Microfilm Roll:T715_1482 > > Birth Location:Hungary > > Birth Location Other:wejfalu > > Page Number:70 > > > > > > > > Other infor from passenger list: > > Nearest Relative L. NYSALU State: New York City: New York > > Birth Location looks like Gy(o/u)rgy [there is a little dot-dot above the > > o or u.] > > Sailing fromHamburg 7th May 1910 > > > > > > Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 (in German) > > Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 > > about Franc Walla > > Name:Franc Walla > > Departure Date:8 Mai 1910 (8 May 1910) > > Estimated Birth Year:abt 1890 > > Age Year:20 > > Gender:männlich (Male) > > Marital Status:ledig (Single) > > Family:Household members > > Residence:Szt. György > > Ethnicity/Nationality:Ungarn (Hungarian) > > Occupation:Landmann, Tagelöhner > > > > Ship Name:Blücher > > Shipping Line:Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische > > Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) > > Ship Type:Dampfschiff > > Accommodation:Zwischendeck > > Ship Flag:Deutschland (Germany) > > Port of Departure:Hamburg > > Port of Arrival:Boulogne; (New York) So (Southampton)uthampton; New York > > > > Volume:373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 222 > > Page:1041 > > > > > > > > > > Perhaps Franc was buried in a military cemetery, at the sanitorium > > cemetery, or he was cremated. Have you contacted the Broome County Clerk > > of Court or Vital Statistics for a copy of his death record or checked the > > death index? > > > > Jeanette > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Joseph Szikora > > > >> > >> > >> CAnne16560@aol.com wrote: > >> > >> >After 6 years of research over multitudes and multitudes of websites, > >> >census's, stats, stats, and more stats, I have just about given up > >> >trying to > >> find > >> >out when my grandfather died and where he is buried. I have used > >> >Ancestry to > >> > > >> > > >> >His name is Franz (Frank) Walla (1888-195?) > >> >Birthplace: Laksarnafalu, Hungary > >> >Immigration: May 10, 1910 on SS Blucher > >> >Siblings: Ferdinand & John > >> >Parents: Unknown > >> >Occupation: Ship fitter - Raritan Ship Yards, Perth Amboy, NJ > >> > Sole molder - Endicott-Johnson Shoe Factory, Broome, NY > >> >Military: WWI - US Army Le Somme, France > >> >Spouse: Filomena M. Kupecz (1888-1939) > >> >Marriage date: Unknown > >> >Children: 1 Son, Walter Francis Walla, born 1/19/1929; Binghamton, NY > >> > died 9/8/1987; > >> >Warren, NJ > >> >Last known address: 316 E. 70th St. Brooklyn, NY > >> >Social Security #: Unknown, no records found in SS Death Records > >> >Language spoken: Slovak > >> >Census: 1920 and 1930, but not before. > >> > > >> > > >> ====================================================== > >> > >> > >> I found 20 WALLA's in the Hungarian phonebook: > >> > >> > >> > >> I suspect, the quoted village doesn't exists anymore. It probably > >> has been annexed by a nearby town or is now in one of the new > >> countries. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> > >> Joseph. > >> > >> -- > >> ========================================================= > >> E-Mail addresses: jszikoratelus.net > >> jszikoraalumni.ucalgary.ca > >> jszikorayahoo.com > >> ========================================================= > >> This E-Mail has been scanned by NORTON Antivirus and it is free of viri. > >> ======================================================== > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> CZECH-request@rootsweb.com > >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > >> body of > >> the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > CZECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CZECH-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message
Thank you. I believe there was a church by this name in Manhattan, NY. Maybe I can find the address elsewhere. I was just curious. Thanks for your help. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: <savasnia@comcast.net> To: <czech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [CZ] PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY GF > Susan, > > The convent was located on Star Avenue in Broome County, New York. > > Jeanette > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Susan Williams" <swilliams1200@comcast.net> > >> Where was the Convent of St. Cyril and Methodius located? Thank you. >> Susan >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 11:05 AM >> Subject: Re: [CZ] PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY GF >> >> >> > >> > Here is what I have found. >> > >> > 1930; Census Place: Binghamton, Broome, New York; >> > Roll: 1406; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 6; Image: 771.0. >> > April 8 >> > Star Avenue Block 245 >> > 74 110 198 Frank Walla Head Rent $25.00 M W 40 married age 39 >> > reads/writes >> > born in Czecho Slovakia parents born in Czecho Slovakia Language Spoken >> > before coming to America: Slovak Immigrated in 1910 Naturalized speaks >> > English Occupation Sole Molder-shoe factory Veteran >> > Filomena Wife F W 41 married age 17 reads/writes born in Czecho >> > Slovakia >> > parents born in Czecho Slovakia Language spoken before coming to >> > America >> > Slovak Immigrated 1910 papers speaks English no occupation >> > Walter Son M W 1 3/12 single born New York parents born Czecho Slovakia >> > >> > *Note: it appears they lived next to or near the Convent of St.Cyril >> > and >> > Method >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 >> > about Fred Walla >> > Name:Fred Walla >> > City:Manhattan >> > County:New York >> > State:New York >> > Birthplace:Austria;Hungary >> > Birth Date:29 Jan 1894 >> > Race:White >> > Roll:1766251 >> > DraftBoard:127 >> > >> > >> > >> > New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 >> > about Franz Walla >> > Name:Franz Walla >> > Arrival Date:18 May 1910 >> > Estimated Birth Year:abt 1890 >> > Age:20 >> > Gender:Male >> > Port of Departure:Hamburg >> > Ethnicity/Race/Nationality:slovakian >> > Ship Name:Bluecher >> > Search Ship Database:View the Bluecher in the 'Passenger Ships and >> > Images' >> > database >> > Port of Arrival:New York, New York >> > Nativity:Hungary >> > Line:12 >> > Microfilm Serial:T715 >> > Microfilm Roll:T715_1482 >> > Birth Location:Hungary >> > Birth Location Other:wejfalu >> > Page Number:70 >> > >> > >> > >> > Other infor from passenger list: >> > Nearest Relative L. NYSALU State: New York City: New York >> > Birth Location looks like Gy(o/u)rgy [there is a little dot-dot above >> > the >> > o or u.] >> > Sailing fromHamburg 7th May 1910 >> > >> > >> > Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 (in German) >> > Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 >> > about Franc Walla >> > Name:Franc Walla >> > Departure Date:8 Mai 1910 (8 May 1910) >> > Estimated Birth Year:abt 1890 >> > Age Year:20 >> > Gender:männlich (Male) >> > Marital Status:ledig (Single) >> > Family:Household members >> > Residence:Szt. György >> > Ethnicity/Nationality:Ungarn (Hungarian) >> > Occupation:Landmann, Tagelöhner >> > >> > Ship Name:Blücher >> > Shipping Line:Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische >> > Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) >> > Ship Type:Dampfschiff >> > Accommodation:Zwischendeck >> > Ship Flag:Deutschland (Germany) >> > Port of Departure:Hamburg >> > Port of Arrival:Boulogne; (New York) So (Southampton)uthampton; New >> > York >> > >> > Volume:373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 222 >> > Page:1041 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Perhaps Franc was buried in a military cemetery, at the sanitorium >> > cemetery, or he was cremated. Have you contacted the Broome County >> > Clerk >> > of Court or Vital Statistics for a copy of his death record or checked >> > the >> > death index? >> > >> > Jeanette >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------- Original message -------------- >> > From: Joseph Szikora >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> CAnne16560@aol.com wrote: >> >> >> >> >After 6 years of research over multitudes and multitudes of websites, >> >> >census's, stats, stats, and more stats, I have just about given up >> >> >trying to >> >> find >> >> >out when my grandfather died and where he is buried. I have used >> >> >Ancestry to >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >His name is Franz (Frank) Walla (1888-195?) >> >> >Birthplace: Laksarnafalu, Hungary >> >> >Immigration: May 10, 1910 on SS Blucher >> >> >Siblings: Ferdinand & John >> >> >Parents: Unknown >> >> >Occupation: Ship fitter - Raritan Ship Yards, Perth Amboy, NJ >> >> > Sole molder - Endicott-Johnson Shoe Factory, Broome, NY >> >> >Military: WWI - US Army Le Somme, France >> >> >Spouse: Filomena M. Kupecz (1888-1939) >> >> >Marriage date: Unknown >> >> >Children: 1 Son, Walter Francis Walla, born 1/19/1929; Binghamton, NY >> >> > died 9/8/1987; >> >> >Warren, NJ >> >> >Last known address: 316 E. 70th St. Brooklyn, NY >> >> >Social Security #: Unknown, no records found in SS Death Records >> >> >Language spoken: Slovak >> >> >Census: 1920 and 1930, but not before. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> ====================================================== >> >> >> >> >> >> I found 20 WALLA's in the Hungarian phonebook: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I suspect, the quoted village doesn't exists anymore. It probably >> >> has been annexed by a nearby town or is now in one of the new >> >> countries. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> Joseph. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> ========================================================= >> >> E-Mail addresses: jszikoratelus.net >> >> jszikoraalumni.ucalgary.ca >> >> jszikorayahoo.com >> >> ========================================================= >> >> This E-Mail has been scanned by NORTON Antivirus and it is free of >> >> viri. >> >> ======================================================== >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> CZECH-request@rootsweb.com >> >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> >> body of >> >> the message >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > CZECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes >> > in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> CZECH-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >> body of >> the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CZECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message