Csordas

ELLIS ISLAND ENTRY RECORDS
Retrieved from Microfilm,National Archives,
Pittsfield Massachuesttes Researched by Janet Szymanski Spring/2001

Csordas Family ---Ships Manifest Records

The following are Ellis Island Manifest Records for the Csordas branch of the family. They are sorted by entry date, the earliest being reported first.

Andras (Andrew) Csordas - Father of John Kerezsi

1^st KNOWN TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES
Ship SS Graf Waldersee
Sailed from Hamburg, Germany on 11/25/1900
Arrived Ellis Island, New York on 12/9/1900

#14 on the ships manifest
       Andrew Csordas was 32 years old, married, Occupation Farmer
       He could read and write
       Paid his own passage,
       He had $12 (crossed out), recount shows $13 dollars in his pocket.
       Came from Hungary

Because of language barriers, the following information appears
to be sounded out, not spelled correctly.

            Last Residence was Lehota
              Going to Sigford Bridge, Pennsylvania,
              Probably Chestnut Ridge Pa
              Chestnut Ridge was a common destination
               south of Brownsville Pa.
               Traveling to meet this person, brote il Whaly Ballsy, Brother in law ??

      He could have been traveling with #15 on the ships manifest:
      Andras Rindolfer Age 25 Going to meet Mihaley Ballsy|
    Also #17 Janos Whaly Age 30 traveling to Sigford Bridge
      Note: Others on the manifest were traveling to Leisenring Pa
      Which is very close to Chestnut Ridge.

2ND KNOWN TRIP TO THE UNITED STATES

SHIP SS PANNONIA
Arrived Ellis Island, New York 3/21/1909
Ships manifest was too faded to read.
...end

SOFIE CSORDAS and her daughters, Sofia and Esther
SHIP SS CARONIA
Sailed from Fiume Italy on 2/1/1912
Arrived Ellis Island, New York on 2/15/1912

#8 on the ships manifest

        Sofie Csordas was 30 years old, married, housewife
       Last permanent residence Ertarcea, Hungary
        (Present day, Tarcea Romania)
         Place of birth was reported as Ertarcea, Hungary
       Traveling to meet her husband, Andras Csordas,
       509 Milford Street, Aurora Il
       She had a ticket to her final destination,
       the ticket was purchased by her husband.
       Her final destination was Aurora, Illinois.
       Her nearest relative or friend in Hungary was her brother, Janos Lacsi.

#9 on the ships manifest
Sofia Csordas Daughter of Sofie, Age 11

#10 on the ships manifest
Esther Csordas Daughter of Sofie, Age 3
...end

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Page Author Janet Seksay Szymanski Jan1333@cox.net or janet359@hotmail.com 9/2001