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Elek was born on 17 Jun 1878 in Deboruszka, Uzh County, Subcarpathian Rus', Austria-Hungary
(present day Slovikia). His parents are unknown
at this time. He married Julia Boyza in Rát, Uzh
County, Subcarpathian Rus', Austria-Hungary
(present day Ukranie). Date of marrigae unknown at this time. Elek and Julia had six children. Elek died
on 31 May 1967 while at the Washington Manor Nursing Home, in Washington,
Washington County, Pennsylvania.
He is buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Coal Center, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
For more information regarding Elek, his spouse Julia and his children, scroll down the page.
More
about Elek Brenzovics-Branswich:
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Age at time of death: 88 years 11 months
14 days
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Cause of Death: Carcinoma (cancer) of the
esophagus
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Census1910: House #7, California Road (Red Mill?), West Pike Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Census1920: House #67, No street specified, West Pike Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Census1930: House #67, No street specified, Crescent Heights, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Clubs/Organizations: United Mine Worker
of America Local #1787, Hungarian Beneficial
Society of Walkertown, William Penn Fraternal Association
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Employer: Pittsburgh Coal Co and Jones &
Laughlin Steel Corp
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Ethnicity/Nationality:
Elek considered himself a Hungarian
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Immigration: 6
Apr 1902, Port of Departure, Hamburg Germany,
Port of Arrival, New York NY; Ship name is unknown
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Apparently Elek returned to Europe and then returned to the United States on 15 Oct 1902, Port of Departure,
Bremen Germany; Port of Arrival
New York City; Ship name, SS Grosser Kurfurst
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Naturalization: 27 Dec 1923, Date oath of
allegiance taken and petition granted
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Occupation: Coal Miner
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Religion: Roman Catholic, Assumption (Hungarian)
RC Church, Daisytown Pennsylvania
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Residence at time of death: Crescent Heights
Pennsylvania, once know as West Pike, Elek lived in West Pike/Crescent Heights since 1902
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Retirement: Retired as a coal miner, date
unknown
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Selective Service: Elek registered for the World War II draft in 1942 at the local board in Washington Pennsylvania
Notes for Elek Brenzovics-Branswich:
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NAME: Elek's surname evolved from BRENZOVICS
(Hungarian version of Brenzovich) to BRANSWICH, which is the surname Elek's descendents now go by today. This transformation can be seen while research various documents.
This is illustrated as follows. Immigration & naturalization documents, the name is spelled "Brenzovics"; on the
1910 census it is spelled "Branzovic"; on the1920 census it is spelled "Bransotich" and on the 1930 census it is spelled "Branshwich". It is believed that the change in the surname occurred as a direct result of how the
name was pronounced and the translation of that pronunciation. As a side note, Elek's
obituary was titled "Alex Brenzovich", but began with "Alex (Branswich) Brenzovich....".
His headstone spelled his name as "Brenzovich", while his death certificate is also spelled "Brenzovich" followed
by "Brenzovitz" in parentheses after his name.
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BIRTH PLACE: The village
Deboruszka, also spelled Debro'ruszha, is now located the Kosice Region of the Republic
of Slovakia near the Ukrainian border. The village is now called
Ruska. Prior to the partitioning of the Hungarian Empire after World War I, Debo'ruszha
was part of Uzh County
(Ung in Hungarian) and was located in what was considered the low lands of the Carpathian Mountains;
this area was populated primarily by Hungarians (Magyars) who had a great influence on the language, culture
and heritage of the peoples living in the area. Uzh County was located in that part of the Hungarian Empire
what was the ancestral homeland of the Carpatho-Rusyn people. The region was known as Carpathian Rus'; also known as
Ruthenia. For more information about the Carpatho-Rusyn
people and their homeland, click here.
| Elek & Julia, Nov 1957 |
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Spouse: Julia (Boyza) Brenzovics-Branswich
Daughter of Stephen and Julia (Dalogh) Boyza. Julia was born on 10 May
1881 in Rát, Uzh
County, Subcarpathian Rus', Austria-Hungary (present
day Ukraine). Julia married Elek Brenzovics-Branswich in Rát, Uzh County, Subcarpathian
Rus', Austria-Hungary. Date of marrigae unknown at this time.
Julia and Elek had six children. Julia died on 7 Oct 1965 while in the Mouteforte Hospital
in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She is buried
in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Coal Center, Washington County, Pennsylvnia.
More about Julia (Boyza) Brenzovics-Branswich:
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Age at time of death: 84 years, 5 months, 1 day
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Cause of Death:
Circulatory failure due to pulmonary embolus (?), a blood clot of the lungs
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Census1910: House #7, California Road (Red
Mill?), West Pike Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Census1920: House #67, No street specified, West Pike
Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Census1930: House #67, No street specified, Crescent
Heights, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Funeral Director: Caleffie & Greenlief
Funeral Home, California
Pennsylvania
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Naturalization: 27 Dec 1923, Julia automatically
became a citizen when Elek became a citizen
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Occupation: Housewife
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Religion: Greek Catholic, St Nicholas Greek
Catholic Chuch, Brownsville Pennsylvania
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Residence at time of death: Crescent Heights Pennsylvania,
once known as West Pike, Julia lived in West Pike/Credscent Heights since 1902
Notes for Julia
(Boyza) Brenzovics-Branswich:
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PLACE OF BIRTH:
The village of Rát (with with a diacritical mark over the letter "a") is now located in the Ukraine near the border
with Slovakia. The village is now called Ratovcy. Prior to the partitioning of the Hungarian Empire after World War
I, Rát was part of Uzh County
(Ung in Hungarian) and was located in what was considered the low lands of the Carpathian Mountains;
this area was populated primarily by Hungarians (Magyars) who had a great influence on the language, culture
and heritage of the peoples living in the area. Uzh County was located in that part of the Hungarian Empire
what was the ancestral homeland of the Carpatho-Rusyn people. The region was known as Carpathian Rus'; also known as
Ruthenia. For more information about the Carpatho-Rusyn
people and their homeland, click here.
Children: Of
Elek & Julia (Boyza) Brenzovics-
Branswich
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