Musings on G-G-Grandmother Terezia Dojcsán 1837-1902

Here is what I have of the skeletal Hurbanek family tree so far (click to enlarge):

There was a Terezia Dojscan in the correct age bracket who is from a small town called Hurbanovo in Slovakia.  The town is named after Jozef Miloslav Hurban. 

• Hurbanovo (until 1948 Stará Ďala, Hungarian: Ógyalla, German: Altdala) is a town and large municipality in the Komárno District in the Nitra Region of south-west Slovakia. In 1948, its Slovak name was changed to Hurbanovo, named after Slovak writer Jozef Miloslav Hurban.

• Jozef Miloslav Hurban (19 March 1817 in in Beckov, Kingdom of Hungary, Austrian Empire, now Slovakia), was a leader of the Slovak National Council and the Slovak Uprising in 1848/1849, a Slovak writer, journalist, politician, organizer of Slovak cultural life and a Protestant priest. He first supported Ján Kollár, but later turned to Ľudovít Štúr. His son Svetozár Hurban-Vajanský followed his father's footsteps both as a writer and nationalist.  The city of Hurbanovo in southern Slovakia and asteroid 3730 Hurban are named after him.

An ASTEROID named after him!!!!  Wow!

Joef Miloslav Hurban was a leader in the Slovak uprising of 1848/49 - how did that impact Terezia?  If this is her, she was born during the end of this.

• The Slovak Uprising (of 1848/49) or Slovak Volunteer Campaigns was an uprising of Slovaks against the Hungarian rule in Upper Hungary (now Slovakia), within the 1848–49 revolutions in the Habsburg Monarchy. It lasted from September 1848 to November 1849.

Wikipedia link:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_Uprising_of_1848%E2%80%9349

This uprising, among other things, called for the abolishment of serfdom, the abolishment of the privilege of nobility and to make all persons equal before the courts, abolish tax exemption for nobility and inheritance, ensure commoners the right to serve in public office and ensure freedom of the press.

The Wikipedia article is interesting.  Not sure how much impact this uprising had, but would need to explore that further. 

Jozef is possibly not a  relation, but it's interesting that it's a possibility G-G-Grandmother Terezia Dojcsan may have come from a town of the name Hurbanovo.  Here are the distances between Hurbanovo and Gbely - see below.

 

 

 

 

If she did live in Hurbanovo and moved to Gbely, wonder why they moved?  Also wonder when they moved.  What is in Gbely that is not in Hurbanovo? 

Below is what is on Family Search for Terezia Dojscan's birth records.  Could not find any others who come close, but maybe there are more records in Slovakia which are not recorded online.

Here is the record in Slovak:

I'm thinking the names in the fifth column are the godparents?

Tried to get marriage or death records of Terezia Dojcsan Hurbanek on Ancestry and Family Search, but no luck.  Will have to explore online how to get records in Slovakia.


Other random thoughts:

• Our Hurbanek American migration began with Terezia and Vincentius Hurbanek's son, John (Jan) Hurbanek and his family including my grandfather, Louis Hurbanek, Sr. in 1901 who was their only child (out of 6) born in Gbely, Slovakia.

• Louis Hurbanek, Sr. is also the oldest child from a large family like Gram Rose Schury Hurbanek.

NOTES TO SELF: 

1.  Find out if there is a place to write to online or snail mail on how to get Slovak marriage and death records

2.  Look up more info on the Hurban name.  G-G-G-G-Grandfather Michael had a last name of Hurban.  What does the "ek" mean and when was it added?  Well, while I'm at it, what does Hurban mean? 

3.  Maybe I should start from the back and work to the front.

• Michael Hurban, DOB:  unknown
• Martinus Hurbanek, DOB;  11/12/1797, Slovakia
• Vincentius Hurbanek, DOB:  1844, Gbely, Slovakia
• John (Jan) Hurbanek, DOB:  5/14/1875, Egbell, Hungary (aka Gbely, Slovakia)
• Louis Hurbanek, Sr., DOB:  9/11/1900, Egbell, Austria (aka Gbely, Slovakia)

4.  Need to cite sources!  While working on another tree for a friend, I went down the wrong branch and didn't realize this until the wee hours of the morning after thinking her family had a huge part in the history of Virginia.  Still, the work wasn't completely wasted as they are some of her cousins and I learned some history, but the findings were not her actual G-G-Grandparents.  Need to have something to back up dates and findings!

5.  Is Hurban a common name in Slovakia?  Like Smith? 


As I end this, I ponder if we are cousins/relations to Slovakia uprising leader  Jozef Miloslav Hurban who was born in 1817 in a town by the name of in Beckov (82.8 km from Gbely, Slovakia,(about 1 hour 20 min minute drive).  Well - probably unlikely.  Also, if Terezia Dojcsan is from Hurbanovo, the town named after Jozef Miloslav Hurban.  More research needed.

In any case, I learned a little bit of Slovak history over a cup of excellent blueberry coffee on this rainy Sunday morning.