I'm looking for info on Mike Tamok. I believe he came to USA in 1909 from Oborar, Hungary. I have found a Mihaly Tamoh in the Ellis Island listing could Michael be americanized Mihaly? Where is Oborar? Where could I get information on his birth, family etc. in Hungary? Mike died in 1961, his wife Esther in 1947, and all of his four daughters are now deceased so I am having to research for all information. I think his first stop in USA was in southern Ohio, he died In Lorain, ohio. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Al in NM __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Al Wharton wrote: > I'm looking for info on Mike Tamok. I believe he came > to USA in 1909 from Oborar, Hungary. I have found a > Mihaly Tamoh in the Ellis Island listing could Michael > be americanized Mihaly? Where is Oborar? Where could I > get information on his birth, family etc. in Hungary? > Mike died in 1961, his wife Esther in 1947, and all of > his four daughters are now deceased so I am having to > research for all information. I think his first stop > in USA was in southern Ohio, he died In Lorain, ohio. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Al in NM Hi Al, it should be safe to assume that your Mihály, which is equivalent to Michael, came from Abara, county Zemplén, district Nagymihály. Presently called Oborin in Slovakia. Looking at his ship manifest that Oborar must have been the Hungarian pronunciation of the Slovak name of the place, which I have never heard before. LDS has copies of the Reformed church books for Abara, alas only 'til 1895. Hopefully their birth records fall within that time frame. Joe Equinunk, PA - USA jjarfas@ezaccess.net --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by ezaccess.net]

Would like to thank every one who helped with info on Hungarian research for Mike Tamok. Will admit I was thrilled to see it as Mike Tamok is my husband's maternal grandfather. I've made connections with Mr. Wharton & we're in the process of exchanging information. Again, thanks to everyone who offered suggestions. Sheila ----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Wharton" <redmim2@yahoo.com> To: <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 10:31 PM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Michael Tamok > I'm looking for info on Mike Tamok. I believe he came > to USA in 1909 from Oborar, Hungary. I have found a > Mihaly Tamoh in the Ellis Island listing could Michael > be americanized Mihaly? Where is Oborar? Where could I > get information on his birth, family etc. in Hungary? > Mike died in 1961, his wife Esther in 1947, and all of > his four daughters are now deceased so I am having to > research for all information. I think his first stop > in USA was in southern Ohio, he died In Lorain, ohio. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Al in NM > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >