....But a > surname of Suzecky being from the town of Szuszek is a lot of > coincidence. Looks like a mistake in the transcription. BT > -----Original Message----- > From: Marlene Norton [mailto:marlene_norton@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 10:57 AM > To: SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: SUSEK > > > I am still trying, with no luck so far, to find anything > about my grandfather. He came to America around 1906. We > spelled his name Urick but so far I've found it Uhrick, Uric, > Uhuch on census records, etc. I think he was from Erdevik or > near there. Somewhere across the Danube from Palanka, Hungary. > > Another family that might be related was Petoskey or > Peckovsky or something like that. > > On an earlier message to this site, someone replied the > ending "sky" can mean they were from that city. > > Searching Ellis Island, I found the wife of this Peckovsky > from Erdevik. What I didn't notice at the time on the > same page was Marton Suzecky from Szuszek going to the > same address and person as his brother in law. Following > the above information, Marton's surname could mean he was > from Susek. There is such a city and it is near > Erdevik!!!. I can't help but think there is a connection. > > Any suggestions about information on families from Susek? > I found the Peckovsky's in the 1910 census but not Marton. > If "Suzecky" means he was from "Szuszek" or Susek, > wouldn't he have a different Surname? Certainly not > everyone in the town would use the same "Suzecky"? But a > surname of Suzecky being from the town of Szuszek is a lot of > coincidence. > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=> 1237 >