I just noticed something today and thought it was odd. One of my ancestors got engaged within 3 weeks of arriving in the US, and married within 4 weeks of her arrival. Another ancestor on a different side ( both Hungarian) married within a month of her arrival in the US. Was it common to do this? The men they married were Hungarian immigrants, and had not become citizens yet. Anyone else have real quick marriages like these? Anne

Many times those men lift their women in the "old country" and came to make a beginning for themselves and their intended and when they had enough money they sent for the lady and married them as soon as they arrived. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Sprentz" <asprentz@buckeye-express.com> To: <HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:45 PM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Marriages in the US >I just noticed something today and thought it was odd. One of my ancestors >got engaged within 3 weeks of arriving in the US, and married within 4 >weeks of her arrival. > Another ancestor on a different side ( both Hungarian) married within a > month of her arrival in the US. > > Was it common to do this? The men they married were Hungarian immigrants, > and had not become citizens yet. > > Anyone else have real quick marriages like these? > > Anne > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.4/255 - Release Date: 2/9/2006 > >

I have an interesting story regarding marriages from some family history and I will copy it exactly as portrayed by my grandfather who was born in Ebergoc, Hungary in 1909 and emmigrated to "Delray" Detroit in 1912: "So here was Mari with five kids aged thirteen to newborn to take care of, taking in boarders - as many as eight boarders at the same time. With the move to Lyon Street and the new home, it was decided that Mari would no longer take in boarders. These boarders are mentioned both to show the industriousness of the couple and because one of them, Steve Hadju, was instrumental in bringing (the Fuzi's) Kalman, Mari, and family to live in the vicinity of Cadillac. Steve during the time he was a boarder with the Fuzi's, along with two other young gentleman (names lost) decided to respond to an ad which advertised "Hungarian women looking for Hungarian men interested in matrimony." The ad Steve responded to was written by a young lady named Anna Fulky who was living with her uncle outside of Boon. Anna's response to Steve's letter was to show up on the Fuzi doorstep asking to meet this man Steve Hadju. They were married soon after." This all took place in what was known as "Delray" in Detroit about 1919. This Steve and Anna kept in contact with my great-grandparents continually writing of the beautiful country surrounding their farm and the high price paid for potatoes and always included an invite for the Fuzi family to visit. Needless to say My great-grandparents visited and it just so happened a farm about a mile from Steve and Anna's was for sale. My family purchased the farm and now we, and descendants of Steve and Anna still live near eachother on the same lands...same homes...and still communicate. Hope this may help with your question....to me it made for some interesting reading! Tina Fuzi-Southwick southwick@voyager.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Anne Sprentz To: HUNGARY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 4:45 PM Subject: [HUNGARY-L] Marriages in the US I just noticed something today and thought it was odd. One of my ancestors got engaged within 3 weeks of arriving in the US, and married within 4 weeks of her arrival. Another ancestor on a different side ( both Hungarian) married within a month of her arrival in the US. Was it common to do this? The men they married were Hungarian immigrants, and had not become citizens yet. Anyone else have real quick marriages like these? Anne