Kish
Kiš – Kiss
13 December 1877 – 13 August 1960
Andrew Joseph Kish Sr
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See the History section below for explanation on the languages used, but here are the spellings for the Zrelak names:
| English | Slovak | Hungarian |
| Andrew | A/Ondrej | András |
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Slovak History & Language
A brief and simplified history of Slovakia principally as it pertains to our family genealogy, the spelling of names and places, and the birth country recorded on U.S. censuses. Our ancestors’ nationality or ethnicity is Slovak.
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History
Slovakia was part of the Austrian Empire, aka Habsburg Empire, from 1804 to 1867. In 1867 the Austro-Hungarian Empire was formed and during this time, Hungary forced everything (first names, surnames, village names) to be renamed using the Hungarian, or Magyar, language; but in 1910, the government began a new program and many names were restored to their original Slovak. Additionally, Latin was utilized in Catholic church records.
Fall 1918 (end of WWI) – The Czechoslovak Republic was officially formed and recognized by the U.S.
Fall 1938 – The Nazis invaded
March 1939 – Slovakia became a German Protectorate
Aug-Oct 1944 – The Slovak National Uprising occurs but is crushed by the Germans and they dissolve the nation of Slovakia
April 1945 (end of WWII) – Czechoslovakia is formed and Germans and Magyars are expelled
Jan 1993 – Czechoslovakia is dissolved and the Slovak Republic is formed
At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, 1/3 of Slovaks emigrated, principally to North America. One-third of those would later return to Slovakia with the money they earned overseas to purchase land and re-establish their lives. This large percentage of population puts the Slovak diaspora second only to the Irish for European emigrants.
According to www.cisarik.com:
– names used for Andrew’s village are: