Re: Banik, Anthony Joseph 192? PA
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In reply to:
Banik, Anthony Joseph 192? PA
3/30/01
Hi Melissa --
Banik means "miner" in Slovak. There are several towns near the mines that actually have it in their name. It's Banyik in Hungarian -- I ran into that in the church records from the latter part of the 19th century (when the Magyars were in charge of that area).
Sarah