1808 Baptism Record of Gertrude Kraft

 

From the Segenthau Catholic Church record books:

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Our 4th G-grandmother, Gertrude Kraft, baptized 9 Mar 1808; daughter of Franz Joseph Kraft & Eva Taub

Married Johann Wild in Segenthau on 24 Jan 1830.

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Romanian records on Ancestry

New Romanian records on Ancestry

Romania, Vital Records from Selected Regions, 1607-1914

This collection includes a combination of civil and church records from Transylvania, focusing on German populations. It contains extensive family history information from areas in Romania that formerly belonged to the historic Hungarian Habsburg Monarchy (excepting Bukovina).

This set includes records from Șagu, Arad, România, also known as Segenthau. 

Below is the death record for our 3rd G-Grandfather, János Stoss

d. 20 May 1875; age 69

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Rauners of Segenthau

We are descendant of Maria (Rauner) Stosz, born 12 Oct 1884, in Segenthau, Austria-Hungary (now Romania), daughter of Georg and  Theresa (Ballner) Rauner who are pictured below. This is followed by his known Rauner ancestry gleaned from the Segenthau Catholic Church records.

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Naturalization Certificate of Anton Stosz

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We were very pleased to find this certificate in our papers.

The Naturalization Certificate for our ancestor, Anton Stosz.

Dated 09 Feb 1927 Certificate # 189088, Chicago, Cook, Ilinois

Anton was born 25 Oct 1886 in Segenthau, Hungary 

 (Now known as Sagul/Sugal or Dreispitz, Romania)

Son of Michael Stoss &  Anna Wild

Married Maria Rauner 25 Jan 1910 in Segenthau, Austria-Hungary

Immigrated 03 Aug 1914 Port of NY on the SS George Washington of the North German Lloyd line.

d: 16 Feb 1954 in East Brunswick, New Jersey

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Nikolaus & Anna (Stoss) Lakatos

Nikolaus LAKATOS

b: 20 APR 1881 in Segenthau, Austria-Hungary

d. 1942

•Married: ABT 1910 in Segenthau

Wife: Anna (Stoss) Lakatos

b: 25 NOV 1881 in Segenthau, Austria-Hungary

(Daughter of Michael Stoss b: 08 JUL 1851 in Segenthau

& Anna Wild b: 09 JAN 1852 in Segenthau)

d: 23 OCT 1957 in Montreal, Canada

•Residence: 1910 - neighbors to Anton (Anna's brother) & Mary (Rauner) Stosz; house #71, Segenthau, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)

Children:
1. John LAKATOS b: 23 JAN 1911 in Segenthau, Austria-Hungary
2. Ida LAKATOS b: ABT 1914 in Segenthau, Austria-Hungary
3. George LAKATOS b: 28 DEC 1919 in Segenthau, Romania

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The Village Church of Segenthau

Established in 1771, this Roman Catholic Church in the Banat village of Segenthau, located in Romania, 15km S of Arad, is the place where the majority of my maternal grandmother’s ancestors worshipped.

Some of the Family Surnames from Segenthau that we are related to are:  Stoss, Rauner, Ballner, Menrath, Wild, Leilech, Dissler, Balthasar, Czimerin, Mayer, Bernath, Kraft, Brunner, Brischler, Welsch, Kottig, Matz , Krebs, Morgenthaler, Tenzler , Lambert

For genealogical records:
· Village name in FHL records: Segenthau, Sagu, Nemetsag
· Church records available at FHL: Christenings 1772-1812, Marriages 1772-1849, Deaths 1771-1848
· FHL Microfilm Nr. 0858425, 1271607
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Madness Monday - Place Names

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Place of Birth?   - A simple question but depending on the document or person the answer was always different....

One town - so many different names:

Segenthau, Hungary (German)
Dreispitz, Romania (German)
Németsag / Nemetsag, Hungary (Hungarian)

Segentau, Romania (Other)
Sag/Arad, Romania (Other)

Sagu, Romania (Official)
Segenthau, Austria-Hungary

Kirchweih

Elisabeth Rauner with Nikolaus Feisthammel wearing traditional costumes at Kirchweih (church dedication festival) in the Banat village of Segenthau, located in Romania.

Tombstone Tuesday - Andrew & Anna Bauman

Andrew Bauman b.29 Jan 1901 B. Oszlop, Veszprem, Hungary;
Son of Ferenc Bauman & Zsuzsanna Grosz

m. 16 Oct 1937 in Manhattan, NYC, NY

Anna Stosz b. 16 Nov. 1910 Segenthau, Temes, Romania;
Daughter of Anton Stosz & Maria Rauner

Buried in St. Peters Cemetery in New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ

Anton & Maria Stosz

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Great-Grandparents: Anton Stosz b. 25 Oct 1886 in Segethau, Austria-Hungary (now Sagul, Romania), son of Michael Stoss & Anna Wild, married Maria Rauner, daughter of George Rauner and Theresa Ballner, on 25 Jan 1910, and had two daughters, Anna and Theresa.

Maria and Anton Stosz are buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex, NJ