Hello All, After seeing that the WW1 Draft records were being made available for a short time (thanks for posting this tidbit) I tried, again, to find something that would give me a lead on my Paternal Grandfather. I have searched the Draft records and the Census using every name variation I could think of; all to no avail. Sandor Regenyi / Alexander Regene b: 7/15/1885 (possibly 1884), Udvari, HU. d: 5/27/59, Milwaukie, WI. and is buried at the Wood National Cemetary. (I have contacted the funeral homes in that area and there are no records). The Death Certificate lists that, in WW1, he was a Private in the Medical Corps. Arrived: Ellis Island, 3/21/09, onboard the Pannonia, that sailed from Fiume'. He was 5'5", black hair, brown eyes, dark complexion (I can't make out the entry). The manifest lists his age as 24 yrs. and that he had a wife, Raganyi Sandorne', age 24 yrs. His destination is listed as a brother-in-law, Janos Puskas, in Clarksburg, W.VA. He appears again, this time on the manifest of the SS Patricia, that sailed from Bremen, DE, and arr.5/9/13. This time. his name is spelled Sandor Regeniyi and he lists his age as 29. He listed a Lidine (sp?) Regenyi in Udvari, HU. as his nearest relative. His destination is listed as Scranton, PA., his trade as "Smith". It lists his previous stay in the States as 1909 - 1912. He married Theresa Budroff/Rutroff, date/location unknown, from Rich Fountain, MO. (she is verified on the 1920 census). My father, Alexander Regene, Jr. (He later changed his name to Alex Henry Regene), b: St.Louis, MO. d: 1994, Rockford, IL. A younger brother, Albin, was b: Chicago, Il., in 1926. He also had an older sister, "Marge" and another sister, "Annie". No details are known about any of them. None in my family ever spoke of Sandor/Alexander. I have never seen a photo of him, do not know his religion, etc. In fact, it was from my father's death cerificate that I learned his name. My Grandmother, who died when I was young, she never spoke of him either. This is all I have after five years and the frustration is almost palpable. Can anyone help? Roger Regene

Roger, If your grandfather was suppose to be in the medical corp in WW1 perhaps you should look for men who were veterans. Perhaps you could find him thro those records. I believe the medical corp was part of the branches of service. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "R Regene" <rregene@hotmail.com> To: <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 12:23 AM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Did My Grandfather exist at all? > Hello All, > > After seeing that the WW1 Draft records were being made available for a > short time (thanks for posting this tidbit) I tried, again, to find > something that would give me a lead on my Paternal Grandfather. I have > searched the Draft records and the Census using every name variation I > could think of; all to no avail. > > Sandor Regenyi / Alexander Regene > b: 7/15/1885 (possibly 1884), Udvari, HU. > d: 5/27/59, Milwaukie, WI. and is buried at the Wood National Cemetary. (I > have contacted the funeral homes in that area and there are no records). > The Death Certificate lists that, in WW1, he was a Private in the Medical > Corps. > > Arrived: Ellis Island, 3/21/09, onboard the Pannonia, that sailed from > Fiume'. > He was 5'5", black hair, brown eyes, dark complexion (I can't make out the > entry). > The manifest lists his age as 24 yrs. and that he had a wife, Raganyi > Sandorne', age 24 yrs. His destination is listed as a brother-in-law, > Janos Puskas, in Clarksburg, W.VA. > > He appears again, this time on the manifest of the SS Patricia, that > sailed from Bremen, DE, and arr.5/9/13. This time. his name is spelled > Sandor Regeniyi and he lists his age as 29. He listed a Lidine (sp?) > Regenyi in Udvari, HU. as his nearest relative. His destination is listed > as Scranton, PA., his trade as "Smith". It lists his previous stay in the > States as 1909 - 1912. > > He married Theresa Budroff/Rutroff, date/location unknown, from Rich > Fountain, MO. (she is verified on the 1920 census). > My father, Alexander Regene, Jr. (He later changed his name to Alex Henry > Regene), b: St.Louis, MO. d: 1994, Rockford, IL. > A younger brother, Albin, was b: Chicago, Il., in 1926. He also had an > older sister, "Marge" and another sister, "Annie". No details are known > about any of them. > > None in my family ever spoke of Sandor/Alexander. I have never seen a > photo of him, do not know his religion, etc. In fact, it was from my > father's death cerificate that I learned his name. My Grandmother, who > died when I was young, she never spoke of him either. > > This is all I have after five years and the frustration is almost > palpable. Can anyone help? > > Roger Regene > > >