This family is part of my one-place study of St. Dimitry’s Greek Catholic (today Byzantine Catholic) Church parish, serving Udol and Hajtovka, Slovakia, covering the years 1827-about 1920. I will be sharing family records, roughly once a week, until all families in the parish are posted. Be aware that ages at marriage and death frequently don’t match baptismal records, when found. If you have ancestors who lived in these two villages and would like to receive an invitation to a shared Dropbox folder, please leave a comment and I will contact you.

DRAGAN

 Dragan, Anna, Ujak 73, GC
Children:

1. Stephen, born 30 July, bp 4 August 1901

Dragan, Anna, Ujak, born c1784, buried 20 January 1844, aged 60 years

 Dragan, Anna, Ujak, born c1787, buried 5 June 1847, aged 60 years

 Dragan, Catherine, Ujak 43, born c1808, died 17 January, buried 19 January 1865, aged 57 years

Dragan, George & Anna Fedorko, Ujak, GC
Children:

1. Helen, born c1812, married John Arendacs, born c1808, son of Andrew Arendacs & Susanna Hencsko, 21 November 1843

Dragan, George, Ujak, born c1781, buried 15 June 1831, aged 50 years

Dragan, Helen, Ujak 43, GC
Child:

1. Anna, born 1 July, bp 6 July 1862

Dragan, Jacob, Ujak, born c1781, buried 18 August 1831, aged 50 years

Dragan, John & Maria Kravecz, Ujak, GC
Children:

1. John, born c1808, married Catherine Bisz, born c1812, daughter of Nicholas Bisz & Maria Havran, 11 November 1833
2. Maria, born c1810, married Michael Lendacky, RC, born c1806, son of Joseph Lendacky & Maria Hontsar, 21 November 1831

Dragan, John (c1798-1833+), son of John Dragan & Maria Kravecz & Catherine Bisz (c1812-1833+), daughter of Nicholas Bisz & Maria Hontsar, married 11 November 1833, Ujak, GC, GC

Dragan, John & Maria Matisz, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:

1. John, bp 12 January 1835; buried 22 February 1835, aged 1 month
2. Maria, bp 14 May 1837. Mother is called Maria, no maiden name
3. Peter (written over), bp 28 May 1839
4. Basil, bp 3 November 1844; buried 5 January 1845, aged 1 year
5. Anna, bp 10 February 1846

Dragan, John (c1805-1842+) & Maria Unknown (1819-1842+), married 23 May 1840, Ujak, GC, GC
Maria is probably Maria Oscifcsin, who married John Dragan 23 May 1840.
Children:

1. Andrew, bp 6 February 1842; buried 19 April 1845, aged 3 years

Dragan, John (c1810-1869+), widower & Helena Fengya (c1825-19 March 1879), widow Szoroka, married 23 May 1869, Ujak 52 & 53, GC, GC

Also in the home was the family of Michael Szoroka & Maria Timko. Helen, wife of John, died 19 March, buried 21 March 1879, aged 54 years.
Children:

1. Michael born 18_6 (blurred and written over). He is called not married, not described as a child, so he may or may not be a son. He could be John’s brother if born 1816.

Dragan, John & Catherine Havran, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:

1. Susanna, bp 5 February 1842; married (1) Michael Gerak, born c1835, 17 November 1870 (2) Alex Varhol, 50, widower of Kis Lipnik 48, 18 February 1877
2. Michael, bp August 1845; married Susanna Szurgent, bp 20 January 1850, daughter of Michael Szurgent & Maria Knapik, 12 February 1871
3. Anna, bp 18 March 1849; died 1 February 1890; married John Mikulik alias Kacsmar, 23 May 1869

 Dragan alias Fabian, John (c1842-1873+), & (1) Anna Fabian (c1844-7 March 1874), married 4 November 1861, Ujak 12, 14 & 16, GC, GC

Also in the home in 1869 were Michael Fabian, born 1853 and Maria Fabian, born 1857, both servants. Michael died 10 October 1872, aged 22 years and is called son of John Fabian, orphan. This John, with whom he lived, is likely his older brother. Anna, wife of John, born Fabian, died 7 March, buried 9 March 1874, aged 30 years.
Children:

1. John, born 29 September, bp 30 September 1862; married Maria Hnat, born 22 January, bp 4 February 1872, daughter of Peter & Anna Leskoszifa of Ujak 39, 27 January 1890
2. Susanna, born 20 March, bp 21 March 1866, twin; died 12 March, buried 14 March 1866, aged 15 minutes
3. Anna, born 20 March, bp 21 March 1866, twin; married John Fengya, born 19 April, bp 23 April 1865, son of John Fengya & Maria Fecsisin of Ujak 20, 13 February 1887
4. Nicholas, born 18 March, bp 26 March 1871
5. Daughter, died 8 August, buried 8 August 1873, aged 2 years
6. Susanna, born 20 March, bp 30 March 1873

Dragan, John (c1842-1891+), widower & (2) Anna Pruzsinszky (c1856-1876+), daughter of John Pruzinszky & Anna Hrinya, married 14 February 1876, Ujak 14, 15, 16, 20 & 22, GC, GC
Children:

1. Maria, born 15 December, bp 31 December 1876; died 7 March, buried 9 March 1881, aged 4 ¼ years
2. Juliana, born 23 December, bp 29 December 1878; died 22 February, buried 24 February 1881, aged 2 years
3. Maria, born 18 December, bp 25 December 1881
4. Julianna, born 20 September, bp 28 September 1884
5. Anna, born 13 April, bp 24 April 1887; died 4 February, buried 6 February 1890, aged 2 years
6. Michael, born 30 June, bp 12 July 1891; emigrated

Dragan, John (c1820-1866+), widower & Anna Fecsisin (c1840-1866+), married 25 January 1866, Ujak 43, GC, GC

Dragan alias Fabian, John (29 September 1862-1911+), son of John Dragan alias Fabian & Anna Fabian; & Maria Hnat (22 January 1872-1911+), daughter of Peter Hnat & Anna Leskoszifa of Ujak 39, married 27 January 1890, Ujak 20, 22 & 23, GC, GC

Children:

1. Maria, born 8 January, bp 15 January 1893
2. Anna, born 12 November, bp 18 November 1894
3. Helen, born 16 November, bp 18 November 1900
4. John, born 14 June, bp 22 June 1902
5. Michael, born 10 March, bp 13 March 1904
6. Susanna, born 27 December 1908, bp 3 January 1909
7. Veronica, born 11 May, bp 14 May 1911

Dragan, John, son of Jacob, Ujak, born c1822, buried 11 February 1831, aged 9 years

Dragan, John, Ujak, born c1780, buried 28 March 1843, aged 63 years

Dragan, John, Ujak 65, born c1812, died 12 January, buried 14 January 1883, aged 71 years

Dragan, Maria, Ujak, born c1777, buried 14 November 1829, aged 52 years

Dragan, Maria, Ujak, born c1811, buried 26 February 1854, aged 43 years

Dragan, Maria, Ujak 11, born c1826, died 20 February, buried 22 February 1888, aged 62 years

Dragan, Michael & Maria Petrisin, Ujak, GC, GC
Children:

1. Michael, bp 9 January 1842

Dragan, Michael (bp August 1845-1884+), son of John Dragan & Catherine Havran & Susanna Szurgent, bp 20 January 1850, daughter of Michael Szurgent & Maria Knapik, married 12 February 1871, Ujak 52 & 65, GC, GC

Children:

1. Helen, born 18 November, bp 1 December 1872; married Michael Kundrat, born 30 October, bp 7 November 1860, son of John Kundrat alias Arendacs & Susanna Leskopetra of Ujak 72, 29 July 1890
2. Maria, born 24 June, bp 4 July 1875; died 30 January, buried 1 February 1878, aged 2 ½ years.Mother called Susanna Szova in baptism.
3. Anna, born 4 June, bp 12 June 1881
4. Maria, born 7 October, bp 13 October 1884

Dragan, Michael, Ujak, born c1816, buried 21 October 1836, aged 20 years

Dragan, Michael, son of Michael, Ujak, buried 29 October 1840, age illegible

Dragan, Peter, Ujak, born c1826, buried 14 June 1852, aged 26 years

Dragan, Susanna, daughter of George, Ujak, born c1827, uried 12 February 1831, aged 4 years

Note that the Dragan family sometimes used aliases. Therefore, it is necessary to search all surname variations.

This family is part of my one-place study of St. Dimitry’s Greek Catholic (today Byzantine Catholic) Church parish, serving Udol and Hajtovka, Slovakia, covering the years 1827-about 1920. I will be sharing family records, roughly once a week, until all families in the parish are posted. Be aware that ages at marriage and death frequently don’t match baptismal records, when found. If you have ancestors who lived in these two villages and would like to receive an invitation to a shared Dropbox folder, please leave a comment and I will contact you.

JURECSKO, JUREK, JURIK, JURCS, JURCO

Jurco, Anna, daughter of John, Ujak, born c1844, buried 1 May 1846, aged 2 years

Jurko, Catherine, born c1787, buried 18 December 1847, aged 60 years

Jurecsko, George, born c1816 & Judith Sztarinszky, born c1820, married 13 November 1838 in Plavnica, Ujak 71, RC, RC

They may be the couple in the 1869 census called George Torisinszki, born 1808 in Ujak, & Judith Sztarinszki, born 1820 in Plavnica. Also at home were Susanna Pruzinszky, born 1852 in Ujak, Maria Prisztas, born 1845 in Ujak and grandson Miklus Prisztas, born 1869 in Ujak. There was also the Michael Toresinszki household next door in Ujak 72.
Children:

1. John Torinsinszki, born 1838 in Ujak

Jurek, John & Rosalia Hedi, Matisova, GC
Children:

1. Simeon, born c1808, married Maria Drabisin, born c1812, daughter of John Drabisin & Helen Kolyar, 18 November 1833

Jurcso recte Kravcsak, John (c1810-15 June 1882) & Anna Tidik (c1815-19 January 1896), married 15 November 1838, Ujak 62, 81, 98 & 105, GC, GC – See Kravcsak.

Jurecsko, John & Anna Hrinya, Ujak, GC – See Pruzsinzky.

Jurecsko recte Pruzsinszky, John (c1841-1883+) & Maria Prisztas recte Arendacs (c1847-1883+), married 3 November 1867, Ujak 60, 62, 71, 86, 93 & 94, GC – See Pruzsinszky.

Jurek, Julianna, Ujak 97, GC
Children:

1. Michael, born 9 January, bp 10 January 1892

Jurecsko, Michael & Anna Mikulik, Ujak 61 & 62, RC, GC

Children:

1. Peter, born 1856; died 29 October, buried 30 October 1857 in Ujak. Burial recorded in Plavnica.
2. Peter, born 10 December, bp 12 December 1858;

Jurcs, Michael (c1822-1859+) & Anna Murczko (c1830-23 July 1873), Ujak 49, GC, GC

They lived with the families of John Fengya & Maria Fecsisin and Michael Miklus & Maria Motusko in 1869. Maria (sic), wife of Michael, born Murczko, died 23 July, buried 23 July 1873, aged 45 years.
Children:

1. Anna, born c1857
2. John, born c1859
3. Maria, born c1868

Jurcso, Michael & Anna Dornics, Ujak 41, GC, GC
Children:

1. Maria, born 22 July, bp 27 July 1867

Jurecsko, Michael & Anna Kacsmar, Ujak, GC
Children:

1. Susanna, born 14 September, bp 23 September 1868

Jurcso alias Fengya, Michael (recte Jurcsiv) & Maria Knapik, Ujak, GC, GC – See Kravcsak.

Michael seems to have had two aliases – Fengya alias Jurcsiv and Jurcsiv alias Kravcsak, since both men were about the same age and both married to Maria Knapik – unless there were two different Maria Knapiks, which is possible. However, both couples had sons named Michael within two years of each other and both sons died soon. No other records have been found for them.
Children:

1. Michael, born 29 August, bp 11 September 1870; died 17 January, buried 19 January 1871, aged 4 months, 2 weeks

Jurecsko, Stephen, son of Michael, Ujak 61, born cSeptember 1861, died 30 July, buried 1 August 1862, aged 10 months

Jurecsko appears in many spelling forms and all seem to be variations of Jurko, the nickname for George. In America, it is also spelled Jurechko and Jureczko.

It is not a name limited to eastern Slovakia, either, by any means so careful research needs to be done to tie into this small Udol family.