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    1. FUZI-FUZY-MESZAROS-KOPCSO-TOTH
    2. cheryl BALOG wenberg
    3. Thanks to Joseph Jarfas....he was kind enough to send me this info a while back regarding Hungarians to Chicago. Andras and Pal FUZY were distinguished as the first Hungarian settlers in South Chicago (Andras was there first) and became successful businessmen and church leaders, founders and supporters. He immigrated as a 26 year old in 1887 to Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. In 1888 his wife came with his two year old daughter and three year old son, who later became the first Hungarian Judge in East Chicago, Indiana. Andras then moved to South Chicago in 1889. We don't know where Pal was living at that time, but fact is he emigrated in 1883 - and as such he was the first emigrant from the family (supposedly an engineer per 1900 census). Andras bought a house and opened a "saloon" or pub. A few years later two of their sisters also came and settled, and later numerous other relatives as well. According to the book, others from Goncruszka included Daniel MESZAROS, Daniel KOPCSO, Janos TOTH. Andras moved to East Chicago in 1901 and soon after most of the people of Goncruszka also disappeared from South Chicago. They also endured some calamities : fires, illnesses and deaths; according to the book one family lost six children one after the other and soon after the breadwinner also died. In one of the footnotes he registers the death of Andras and his wife: died in 1936 a few months apart. cheryl BALOG wenberg Please contact me if connected to any of these families.

    08/25/2005 09:41:22