tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703211276812353950.post29701513142942288..comments2024-02-06T17:48:13.341-05:00Comments on Tangled Trees: Madness Monday - More than one Maiden Name?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703211276812353950.post-19305227634002170062009-03-31T13:53:00.000-04:002009-03-31T13:53:00.000-04:00Thank you for your suggestions. I do have Bergner...Thank you for your suggestions. I do have Bergner labelled as her primary name, but as you say, I cannot be sure which family it originated from. She was a German Catholic. An uncle suggested that the preferred surname might have been influenced by the time period and community they lived in. T.TCasteelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261694755025450452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8703211276812353950.post-49426146124014201592009-03-30T11:12:00.000-04:002009-03-30T11:12:00.000-04:00Have you checked the Family History Library Catalo...Have you checked the Family History Library Catalog? They have microfilm for Budapest (Hungary) -- like census, church records, civil registrations, etc. Do you have a satellite Family History Library near you, or a library that participates in their system? You can order and rent the microfilm and use there (abt. $5/film). My thinking was that maybe she was baptized/christened, and if you can find that record, that should list parents and possibly siblings, if she had any...Also, concerning her maiden name, I'd go with what she said it was - it's probably the closest to the actual one, but it might be the name of the family that raised her. Her youngest daughters are the furthest from the actual event, and it seems to be similar. Unfortunately, the name Bergner is sometimes a Jewish name, but also has German/Dutch/Swedish or Scandinavian origins. So,that's not much help in determining if it's her actual maiden name or the name of the Jewish family that took her in (assuming yout great grandmother isn't Jewish). Maybe first check church records to see if it's "easily" found. Then, check for available census records...Just a thought.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440331516671118735noreply@blogger.com