Re: Krenn's from Austria/Hungary 1900
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Krenn's from Austria/Hungary 1900
Shannon Clay 7/19/05
Ellis Island records show a few Krenn and Kerschbaum arriving from Szent Péter.The question is which of the many places Szentpéter in old Hungary.Since all the last names you are listing are German, chances are they came from one of the Szentpéters with ethnic German inhabitants.
There was one ethnic German Szentpéter in old Temes county (Németszentpéter), which today is in Romania.There was also a Szentpéter in Borsod county (Sajószentpéter) with a few German families.There are records of the latter available from LDS, but not of the one in Temes county.
Nevertheless, my hunch is that your ancestors may have hailed from Mosonszentpéter in Western Hungary.This particular St. Peter has been amalgamated with nearby Somorja and Szentjános.Today it is called Jánossomorja.LDS has both parish and civil records.Since you have dates and names, it should be possible for you to establish whether your Krenn and Kerschbaum ancestors hailed from there.
For the film numbers go to http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asphttp://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchcatalog.asp , and enter Szentpeter as place name, then follow the leads to the one in Moson county.When you reach the film numbers of the parish records, please note that the last two rolls listed deal with the specific records of Szentpéter.However, also keep an eye on the records of Szentjános.
The on-line phone directory of Hungary lists a Mrs. Krenn right in Jánossomorja.Please see for yourself at http://www.magyartelekom.hu/fooldal.vmhttp://www.magyartelekom.hu/fooldal.vm