Hi Are you sure that the origin is Slovenia? In modern day Slovenia, there appears to be only one place called Suha (near Skofja Loka) and this rather negates the Hungarian connections. Moreover, this is ignoring the accent on the a (á) which would be unusual for Slovene. Similarly for Solják. As you indicate that he is listed as Austro-Hungarian, it is possible that he is Hungarian and you may have more luck on the Hungarian board. Failing this, you perhaps should centre your research on the Slovene border area to Hungary and consider that place name may have changed. With his name being Michael (Mikita), he would most likely have been Miha in Slovene or Mihael in Austrian. I don't know what it would be in Hungarian. Lastly check the reference that they are Slovenes as it is possible that they Slovaks instead. You may note that I use the term Slovene rather than Slovenian as the latter is very much a 1990 onwards term. Consequently, recheck the manifesto and census data to confirm the listing as Austrian-Slovenian. Br S > Author: a2thez > Surnames: Hotra, Hegedus > Message Board URL: > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.eeurope.slovenia.general/6590/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I'm looking for any information on the Hotra family of Westmoreland, > Pennsylvania. Specifically, I'm trying to identify where my great > grandparents Michael and Anna Hegedus Hotra came from. > > I believe Michael (Mikita) Hotra 1873-1937 came over on the Kensington, > arriving 23 May 1900 in New York. He is listed as Austrian-Hungarian on > the ship manifest, and his last place of residence was Suhá, which is in > modern-day Slovenia. The 1900 census puts him in Hahntown, North > Huntingdon, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania. The 1910 census lists him as > Austrian-Slovenian. Also of note, the Kensington ship manifest stated that > he was on his way to join his brother-in-law Mike Solják in United, PA > (Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania); however, I > can't find anyone that I can confirm to be Mike Solják (whom I might then > link to Michael's sister). Michael Hotra was a coal miner, and based on > his location, I believe that he worked in the Penn Gas No. 2 mine (Adams > Mine, Hahntown Mine). > > Anna Hegedus Hotra 1886-1932 came over to the United States in 1904. I > believe she arrived on the Aurania on 19 Jan 1904 in New York. This leaves > her enough time to travel to Pennsylvania, meet Michael, marry, and have > their first child Mary by 1905. Anna's last place of residence on the ship > manifest is listed as what I can only decipher as Kiozte, which I can't > find anywhere. The 1910 census also listed Anna as Austrian-Slovenian. > The ship manifest stated that she was joining her father Andr. Hegedus in > Penn, PA (Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania). I have not found Andr. > Hegedus. > > Any knowledge of the Hotras or how to research in Slovenia would be > extremely helpful. Thanks. > > 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. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the SLOVENIA list administrator, send an email to > SLOVENIA-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the SLOVENIA mailing list, send an email to > SLOVENIA@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SLOVENIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of SLOVENIA Digest, Vol 6, Issue 11 > ***************************************