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Re: Rom family in Carinthia/Austria

firedog580 — 2013-04-16 18:56:46Z

Yes, they came from Gottschee area of Austria. Josef arrived in 1899 and Jacob came over in 1901. A couple years later, in 1903, Josef's wife Mary (Lanahner) and their son, Joseph P, arrived. Josef and Jacob worked as miners in Michigan before moving to Idaho where they farmed.

Re: Roms from Slovenia

ErinNeathery — 2012-08-04 07:46:14Z

I'm August Henigman's granddaughter. My middle name is Elizabeth after Aunt Betty. Aunt Mary left me a ton of information and photos. Search August Henigman and it should take you to the family tree. If you'd like to add information, please let me know. I haven't had much time to work on it lately.

Best,

Erin

Re: Roms from Slovenia

cdsprague16 — 2012-08-04 03:19:23Z

Alosia Rom Henigman was my great grandmother. Her daughter Elizabeth
(Betty) was my grandmother. I have a start of a family tree from my fathers Aunt Mary. Would love to learn more.

Re: Rom family in Carinthia/Austria

miweber — 2012-05-06 08:10:20Z

Hi, do you have any idea where your grandfather Josef and his brother Jakob came from?

Re: Roms of Pinczow

mmkrzus — 2011-08-20 01:14:05Z

Thank you so much. With every piece of information, I find out less about this man. Thank you, though. Marilyn

Re: Roms from Slovenia

ErinNeathery — 2010-10-10 22:28:10Z

I grew up hearing stories about Mat and Justina. I'm fairly sure they lived in Jenny Lind, Arkansas as well as Clinton, Indiana, and may have finally settled in Oklahoma.

They were apparently cousins of my great grandmother Aloisa Rom, who emigrated from Tschermoschnitz, a tiny town in Gottschee. Aloisa married John Henigman, (originally Honigman)who also came from the same area. My grandpa was August Henigman, their son. There is a great deal of information online about the Gottschee area.

Hope this helps!

Re: Roms from Slovenia

austina611 — 2010-03-21 04:40:29Z

Hello, Just started doing some digging here. I am not exactly sure where my Great-Great Grandparents are from. I do know Slovenia/Yugoslavia and their names are Josjeph and Mary A Rom. Could we be talking about the same people? I have them living in Clinton, Indiana. Their daughter, Justina is my Great Grandmother and her Daughter, Zella (though on the census is listed as Gizella) is my Grandma.

Re: Roms of Pinczow

nasusp — 2010-01-24 22:33:26Z

I Received this email on Jan 14,2010
I hope this will add more info.
Susan

"I came across your entry for Josef Grahek and Katharina Geshel, parents of John D. Grahek (b. 7/24/1862 in Lokve #2) in Rootsweb.com. John's parents married in Tschernembl/Crnomelj parish, Krain, Austria on 2/18/1852. Josef Grahek was born abt. 1819 and was from Lokve #2 and his parents were Johann Grahek and Katharina Kocevar. Katharina Geshel/Göstl (also Göstel), but pronounced Geschtel in German (I believe meaning "little Gus" or "Gus' son" - what it turned into in Slovenish would be something similar like Geshel) was born abt. 1830 in Döblitsch/Doblice #10, Tschernembl parish, Krain, Austria. Her parents were Peter Göstl and Katharina Vertin. Tschernembl borders on the German-speaking region formerly known as Gottschee (now Kocevje) and the GHGA (Gottscheer Heritage and Genealogy Association) has transcribed the Tschernembl marriage records and are for sale on their website - Gottschee.org (under "Publications" and then under "Marriages").
By the way, John's wife's name, Rom, is also a German name from the old German Rahm, meaning "blackbird".
Barry Deutschmann
Lake George, N.Y."

Re: Roms of Pinczow

edrom023 — 2009-07-18 01:00:11Z

I know of two different possible meanings of the name Rom. In the Gottscheerisch dialect "Rom" ("Rabe" in hochdeutsch) means "crow." Another meaning is a Hebrew contraction for "Rosh Metitva," which means "head of the yeshiva."

Gottschee, Austria was an ethnic German community located in what is now Slovenia. Due to events having to do with WWII, most of the Germans are gone, and the town is now known as Kocevje, Slovenia -- in Slovenian, it's always had that name. The Slovenian word for "German," incidentally, is "Kocevar."

I myself grew up in Ely, Minnesota, thinking I was of Slovenian descent (on my father's side). When I was 49 I found out that the Gottscheers in Ely were just pretending to be Slovenian, because of the anti-Hun hysteria of 1917.

I suspect, but can't conclusively prove, that my ancestors were previously Jews pretending to be Germans.

I didn't know there were any Polish Roms. I hope my information is of help.

Re: Rom family in Carinthia/Austria

firedog580 — 2009-06-26 07:02:03Z

Josef Rom was my Great Grandfather. He had a brother named Jacob. Josef had a son, Jack T Rom, a builder in Salem, OR. Jack married and had three daughters. My mother was one of them and she had 7 children. My name is Eric Rom Heenan and I've been trying to find out about the Roms for a long time. I know they came from Austria and that one of my great Aunts survived a concentration camp during WWII.

PHOTO'S

nasusp — 2009-02-09 01:28:41Z

Need Help with photos, please look at the
"PUHEK" Board

Re: Roms from Slovenia

mgrundy150 — 2008-04-05 16:33:17Z

My mothers parents immigrated from Slovenia and settled in Idaho. They had 2 children in Idaho. Sophie and Joseph.
Margaret (Rom) Grundy.

Re: KARDOS, Pruzina, SK

ZlaticaBeca — 2008-03-25 00:39:58Z

WONDERFUL to hear that.

Re: KARDOS, Pruzina, SK

dondeevogrin — 2008-03-25 00:36:35Z

Fortunately, I have received an unbelievable positive response from a distant relative and we seem to unraveling some of the mysteries of our families. What a glorious gift. Thanks for the concern. Don Vogrin

Re: KARDOS, Pruzina, SK

ZlaticaBeca — 2008-03-25 00:23:40Z

Don

What sort of help?
Have you posted on other boards?
http://genforum.com
An ALL site for research in Slovakia:
www.iabsi.com/gen/public
www.helenezx.homestead.com
www.cgsi.org
www.iarelative.com
SK's phone book: www.zoznamst.sk KARDOS list in Pruzina's phone book.
Pruzina's old name: Pruszina, Prusyna, Pruzsina and Baroshaza, Trencsen megye.
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910
www.kuijsten.de/navigator
www.genealogienetz.de/reg
Jilava no such but I think it is Illava aka Ilava, Trencin region, SK.
www.jewishgen.org/ShtetlSeeker/loctown.htm

The Vogrin and Kardos Families of Jilava and Pruzina Austra/Hungary

dondeevogrin — 2007-09-20 18:03:43Z

My father Ferdinand Vogrin born in 1879 and his wife Maria Wilma Kardos born in 1888 came to America separately before World War I, my father first to New York then to Chicago, Ill, and three years later my mother with her six year old child Anna. They were Slovaks although my father leaned more towards a German background. My fathere served three years in the Army under France Joseph. My family tree is shaping up, but I could use some help. Don Vogrin

Rom family in Carinthia/Austria

2006-11-01 20:17:03Z

Looking for information on the ROM family from Parish Klein St. Veit near Feldkirchen in Carinthia (Austria) - maybe originally from other former Austrian region.

My linage start with:

Anton(ius) ROM around 1700 married to Regina
Their son: Peter ROM oo 1744 Gertrud PRUGGER
Having at least 5 children among them: Jakob ROM oo 1782 Anna KURZLEBEN
Having at least 4 children ...

Roms of Pinczow

2005-11-10 14:23:25Z

I'm researching the surname Rom. The Rom I am beginning with, Marion Rom (Maryan?), came from Pinczow near Warsaw in Poland. We think the name Rom was shortened from a lengthier, more Polish sounding surname, but this is all I have to go on right now. My Marion Rom was born in Pinczow in 1887 and came to America in 1914 and settled in Chicago, Illinois, as a furniture reupholsterer, working first for John Colby & Sons and then owning his own furniture upholstery business. He went on to have one daughter with his first wife (Rybicka), who continued her life in Downers Grove. I am, again, quite sure that Rom was a shortened version of his name but cannot find the name on any ships' manifests. Thank you for any further information you can give me.

Re: Roms from Slovenia

2004-12-23 00:39:34Z

They came from Doblice and Rucetna Vas.

Re: Roms from Slovenia

2004-12-23 00:16:56Z

Hi, George,

Where in Slovenia were they from?

Re: Roms from Slovenia

2004-12-03 00:42:20Z

Hi, my Roms came to Calumet, Michigan, and stayed in Michigan.

Re: Roms from Slovenia

2004-12-02 16:47:11Z

I have John and Franceska Rom and children: Anna, Joseph, Frank (I think) and Sofie that immigrated from Bloska Polica, Slovenia in 1911 via Spokane, Washington. They settled in the Hells Canyon area on the Idaho/Oregon border: Windy Ridge.

Roms from Slovenia

2004-08-31 02:04:53Z

I am looking for Rom family members from Doblice, a small village in Crnomelj Parish. Some names are Josef Rom and Mary Vogrin, whose children settled in Houghton County in Michigan in the early 1900's. But I am interested in all Roms from Doblice. Thanks for your attention.

Rose Rom

norb — 2003-09-12 01:48:09Z

Mary, your message seems to be incomplete. send it again.
Ray

Re: Rose Rom

dugatree — 2002-06-21 01:16:24Z

When you asked about whether these were the Jewish Roms from Lithuania, I am most interested in the Jewish Roms that came from Lith and went on to Pittsburgh. Very prominent family in wholesale grocery business. Any connectiosn that you know of?

Re: Rose Rom

stepfranklin — 2002-02-24 03:41:26Z

Jules,

I really know very little about this side of the family. A few comments on my mother's part and a rather tentative reconstruction of the possible connection, to be found here: http://www.bcpl.net/~franklin/Franklin/20.htm . I do, however, have further information about the ROMs of Lithuania in general, specifically those from Zasliai and nearby areas. Email me at og0lr001@sneakemail.com .

Steve

Re: Rose Rom

2001-09-08 02:21:35Z

By any chance are you talking about the Jewish ROMs from Lithuania?

Steve Franklin

Ellen Victoria Rom Gustafson

2001-08-24 03:45:44Z

I have a death certificate for Ellen Victoria Gustafson (her married name). Per the death certificate she was born 7-21-1866 in Ostergotland, Sweden. Her father's name is listes as Johannes Rom. She was 72 when she died on 7-19-1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was married when she died and her husband's name was Gustaf Adolph Gustafson. I thought Ellen might be a relative of mine, but she is not. Contact me at siz1051@aol.com if you want the death certificate.

rose rom

2000-03-29 01:18:25Z

rose rom of the bronx new york. went to ola