In a message dated 9/18/04 4:21:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gdb86@hotmail.com writes: Dan, My Budins never Americanized their last name. They are still using it to this day. Do you have any Budins from either towns of Zirovnice or Zdesov? Gale Hi Gale, thanks for the reply. My Budinsky is from Prague. This is all I know of her. Born Anna Budinsky in Prague ca 1880. Married Michael Alexander (born ca 1875 in Budapest Hungary) in Prague ca1900. Between 1900 and 1902 they had three daughters born in Czechoslovakia, date of births unknown. Mary Alexander, Anna Alexander, Susie Alexander The Alexander family came to the United States of America ca1902. One of their daughters died en route. Julia Alexander was born ca1902 to Michael and Anna. Their first child to be born in the United States. They had a son, Steven Alexander, born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, USA, on 23 August 1903. They had a daughter, Wilhelmina Alexander, born 31 December 1918, in Westmoreland County, Sewickley Township, Pennsylvania. She was baptized on 9 January 1919 at Seven Dolors Church (RC), Yukon, Pennsylvania. Her Godparents were John and Catherine (nee Uxor) Rosina. Their last name may have been spelled Ruzena. The Reverend Alex Krajewski presided. Wilhelmina Alexander was confirmed a 1921. Her confirmation name was Theresa. They are known to have had six other children born in the USA: Michael, Emma, Anna, Augustus, and two others Anna Budinsky died 18 Mach 1936. If anyone knows anything about any of these people I would be most pleased to hear from you. Dan, in USA.