Hi: I am trying to research my Husband’s Great Great Grandfather. He was born in Baranya Megye in about 1820. The problem is I have so many spellings of his name I don’t know which one is even close. I have Joseph Tomas Tomicz, Tomice, Tolmich, Tolmiche, and Talmadge. Do any of these sound like they could be right? We think that his parents were Austrian and Italian. He came to the United States about 1848 and supposedly served in the Austrian military before that. I have heard mention of a war with Kasheau. If anyone has any suggestions on where to look I would appreciate them. Thanks Ann

Ann Martinez wrote: > Hi: I am trying to research my Husband's Great Great Grandfather. He > was born in Baranya Megye in about 1820. The problem is I have so many > spellings of his name I don't know which one is even close. I have > Joseph Tomas Tomicz, Tomice, Tolmich, Tolmiche, and Talmadge. Do any > of these sound like they could be right? We think that his parents > were Austrian and Italian. He came to the United States about 1848 and > supposedly served in the Austrian military before that. I have heard > mention of a war with Kasheau. If anyone has any suggestions on where > to look I would appreciate them. Thanks Ann Hi Ann, those name spelling variations all look equally plausible. Here is a web site where you can see the frequency of names gleaned from a 19th century collection. http://www.radixindex.com/surnameindex/surnameindex.shtml But without a place of birth it's hard to locate genealogical data. You can not query the Military Archives in Austria without a proper name and at least the mother's maiden name. If you have any clue whatsoever for his place of birth you can order the the relevant film rolls from LDS for the 'neighborhood' and search through village by village. A tremendous task, but not impossible. Joe Equinunk, PA - USA jjarfas@ezaccess.net

I found Ann's great-great-grandfather among the Kossuth emigration. His name was Jozsef Tomics. I have privately sent her quite a bit of information about the fate of the group that he immigrated with. He was among those who followed Kossuth to Turkey during his temporary exile there and then immigrated to America in 1851. They were hoping to join the Hungarian community in New Buda, Iowa, but lack of funds prevented most of them from going that far. Janet Kozlay