There is no Kolpeny in Slovakia, but there is a Kolpachy which is now called Bansky Studenec. No Volpeny or anything close. Bill Tarkulich > -----Original Message----- > From: Marlene Norton [mailto:marlene_norton@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 7:07 AM > To: SLOVAKIA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: KOLPENY > > > I found a Jurik who came from Kolpeny in 1905. Ellis > Island lists it as Volpeny but several people are listed > on the same sheet as Kolpeny. > > His first name is Janos. My grandfather was "Joe". He > went to Mansfield, Ohio. I would have guessed Lebanon, > Pa. The reason I am really curious about this person is > he went to his brother in law "Mike Pekovsky". Now the > Petosky, Peckovsky, etc. I am possibly related to was Stefan > and lived in Lebanon, Pa later in 1905 but there seem to be > so few "Peckovsky's" in the Ellis Island manifests I am > wondering if this isn't just too much of a coincidence not to > be followed up. > > Marlene Norton > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.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 > >