This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ZlaticaBeca Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.queens/38.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You're welcome. Up to 1918 it was http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/austhung.htm where 12 different languages were spoken. After break up several new countries were born and one was Czechoslovakia www.cgsi.org 2 nationalities with 2 different but similar languages. In 1993 Czechoslovakia separated into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. Your ancestor spoke in a dialect and were from present Slovak Republic. In 1995 in Slovakia locations where NIZ'NIK was: http://slovniky.juls.savba.sk/?w=niznik&s=exact&c=9c90&d=kssj4&d=psp&d=scs&d=sss&d=peciar&d=ma&d=hssjV&d=obce&d=priezviska&d=un&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Saros megye is Hungarian http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/saros.jpg Here are villages in Hungarian that were in Saros meyge. http://www.bogardi.com/gen/g145.shtml Your St. Mihal could be Szentmihályfalva, Saros megye, Hungary now Sarisské Michalany SB/PV saris. 1773 Szent-Mihály, Mihalyany, 1786 S[ent]-Mihály, Mihalane, 1808 Szent-Mihály, Mihaljany, Michalany, 1863-1902 Szentmihály, 1907-1913 Szentmihályfalva, 1920 Michalany, Mihalany, 1927-1960 Michalany nad Torysou, 1960- Sarisské Michalany {all the names this village was known by} Brazonici sounds like Brezovica which is in Saris (Saros} 1773 Berzevicze, Brezowicza, 1786 Berzewicza, Berzowicza, 1808 Berzevicze, Berzowice, 1863-1913 Berzevice, 1920 Brezovica, 1927-1965 Brezovica nad Torysou, 1965- Brezovica {all the names this village was known by} Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.