The following information is based on the transcriptions of Johann Müller of the parish records of the Reformed Church in Nagyszékely. Alt, Elisabeth Maria from Hessen/Kassel married Johann Wilhelm Nagel on 20.11.1732 in Nagyszékely. Bartsch, Friedrich from Lachten zu Schorzheim married Catharina Heil in Nagyszékely on 02.11.1773. Bauss, Nikolaus from Heimbuch, Amt Schwarzenfels, Hessen married…
Family Origins of Settlers in Kismanyok
The following information comes from the transcriptions of Johann Müller of the parish records of the Lutheran Church in Kismányok. Deckmann, Wiegand from Reichenbach in Hessen married Margaret Klein in Kismányok on 24.07.1734. Eckersberger, Johann Carl was born in Asch in Bohemia and died in Kismányok on 14.11.1805. Feller, Johann was born in Oberkalbach, Hessen…
Family Origins of Settlers in Kistormas
As indicated in the title of this article the following information comes from the Church Record transcriptions of the late Johann Müller of Bietigheim/Bissingen. Barth, Johann Georg of Henneberg in Hessen married Magdalena Immel in Kistormás on 19.04.1774. Birkenstock, Johann Conrad was born in Rainrod-Schwalm in Hessen where he married his wife Anna Elisabeth Keil…
Family Names in Kaltenstein
Kaltenstein was among the Heidebauern villages on the Ungarisch-Altenburg Domain that once belonged to Queen Maria of Hungary, the widow of Louis II who lost his life and the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács against the Turks. It was also one of the six Heidebauren communities where Lutheranism survived. Today the community…
Early Settlers in Zavod and Musci in the Tolna
(These are excerpts from “Heimatbuch Závod in der Tolnau” by Anton Mayer, translated by Henry A. Fischer.) The period of time allotted to the settlers, in which they were free from paying taxes to the County was extended and a new agreement was negotiated and new settlers were included in the terms. The following…
Heidebauern in Zurndorf in the Heideboden
There is little known of Zurndorf’s prehistory. The first documentation of this Heidebauern community as a market town first appears in 1207. The names of landholders in 1546 included: Gleichentheill Grummensteiner Teutscher Strobner Rueprecht Fleischacker Druffet Vischer Reissner Lohmer Strobbl …
Heidebauern in Szarszentlorincz in the Tolna
This village originally began as a Magyar Lutheran settlement after they left Györköny with their pastor, George Barany in 1728. In the years that followed many of the Heidebauern in the area who lived in non-Lutheran communities continued to come to Szarszentlorincz for the services of the pastor, but very few of them actually lived…
Heidebauern in Strasssommerein/Hegyshalom
This was one of the oldest of the Heidebauern settlements and had its origins in the 11th century but was preceded by Celtic and Roman settlements. It is located on the border between Hungary and Austria and is the major entry point towards Budapest. The following are the most common names associated with…
Church Records in Swabian Turkey
“Swabian Turkey: the Counties of Tolna, Baranya and Somogy.” Church Record Transcriptions Alsonána, Tolna County (Evangelical Lutheran) 1789-1866 Bataápati, Tolna County (Evangelical Lutheran) 1770-1895 (Also includes: Zsibrik) Bataszék, Tolna County (Roman Catholic) 1722-1783 (Also includes: Alsonána, Morágy) Bikács, Tolna County (Evangelical Lutheran) 1661-1867 Bikál, Tolna County (Roman Catholic) 1729-1792 (Also includes: Nagy Hajmas, Rackozár, Mekényes,…
Heidebauern in Ragendorf (Rajka)
The first documentation we possess with regard to this Heidebauern community is dated 1187. At that time it was called Reugen. It later became a market town and was the birth place of Franz Liszt, better known there as Franz Lisztmayer. Unfortunately I have only limited information on the names of families who had…