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Question:Upon getting a copy of my gr-grandparents license, I learned the names of my gr-gr-grandparents Imre Kish and Elizabeth Bakos. There daughter was Anna Kish, born 1912 in Large, PA. I know of one other child, James Kish born about 1904 in Hungary.

Imre Kish was born in Dercske, Hungary, and his wife Elizabeth Bakos was born in Csicser, Hungary. They probably immigrated around 1908, as that's when James said he immigrated on the 1930 Census. At the very least it was between 1904 and 1912, after James' and before Anna's birth. I believe at the time of their daughter's marriage in April 1928 they were living at 2502 Walnut Street, McKeesport, PA, as that's Anna's residence on the marriage license. (Anna was living w/husband and brother there in 1930.) Imre was a Mill Worker.

I can't find them on the Census or immigration lists, despite trying various tricks I've found successsful with other relatives. Any ideas would be appreciated, like alternate names for Imre?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Upon getting a copy of my gr-grandparents license, I learned the names of my gr-gr-grandparents Imre Kish and Elizabeth Bakos. There daughter was Anna Kish, born 1912 in Large, PA. I know of one other child, James Kish born about 1904 in Hungary.

Imre Kish was born in Dercske, Hungary, and his wife Elizabeth Bakos was born in Csicser, Hungary. They probably immigrated around 1908, as that's when James said he immigrated on the 1930 Census. At the very least it was between 1904 and 1912, after James' and before Anna's birth. I believe at the time of their daughter's marriage in April 1928 they were living at 2502 Walnut Street, McKeesport, PA, as that's Anna's residence on the marriage license. (Anna was living w/husband and brother there in 1930.) Imre was a Mill Worker.

I can't find them on the Census or immigration lists, despite trying various tricks I've found successsful with other relatives. Any ideas would be appreciated, like alternate names for Imre?

www.ellisisland.org--passenger record

First Name: Elizabeth
Last Name: Bakos
Ethnicity: Hungary, Slovenian
Last Place of Residence: Verbocz, Hungary
Date of Arrival: Dec 06, 1909
Age at Arrival: 20y Gender: F Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Lapland
Port of Departure: Antwerp
Manifest Line Number: 0006

First Name: Imre
Last Name: Kiss
Ethnicity: Hungary, Magyar
Last Place of Residence: Derecski
Date of Arrival: Feb 24, 1903
Age at Arrival: 26y Gender: M Marital Status: M
Ship of Travel: Belgravia
Port of Departure: Hamburg
Manifest Line Number: 0008

www.ancestry.com
Imre
Hungarian form of the Germanic name Emeric or Emmerich. This seems to be a byform of Henry, but it has possibly also absorbed a rarer name composed of the elements "amal" work + "ric" rule. St Emeric (1007-–31) was the son and heir of St Stephen of Hungary. In spite of his comparatively short life, he was canonized together with his father in 1063

1930 United States Federal Census
Anna (Kish) Kasyan
Home in 1930: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Pete Kasyan

Peter Paul Kasyan, Sr.
Home in 1930: McKeesport, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907
Birthplace: Romania
Occupation: on original view, it looks like "heater, tinsmith"
Household Members: Name Age
Pete Kasyan-- 23 ; educated in Romania
Anna Kasyan-- 18; educated in Pennsylvania
Pete Kasyan-- 10
James Kish-- 26 (occupation on original view shows "steel mill laborer"); educated in Hungary

Family tree--
James Kish
Born: abt 1904, Hungary
1920 United States Federal Census shows:
Home in 1920: Jefferson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Age: 16 years
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Birthplace: Hungary
Father's Birth Place: Hungary (name-- Imre Kish)
Mother's Birth Place: Hungary (name-- Elizabeth Bakos)
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Year of Immigration: 1900
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Imre Kish
Birth: Derecske, Bihar, Hungary
Married to:
Elizabeth Bakos
Birth: Csicser, Hungary

Children:
Name Sex Birth
James Kish-- M --b.abt 1904 in Hungary
Anna Kish-- F--b. abt 1912 in Large, Pennsylvania

(NOTE: Could the following be Anna and Pete's son, Pete Jr??):
Peter KASYAN
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1916
Death Date: 29 Oct 1990
Social Security Number: 201-01-0452
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Pennsylvania



(Hope this helps you out a little.)

Another alternate name for Imre is Jim.