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Entry to Hajtovka

NOTE: I maintain the parish films on permanent loan. I am willing to do a LIMITED look-up for those like myself that had ancestors from Hajtovka. Since I am volunteering my time please keep your request within reason. Send your requests to Steven Osifchin at editors@tccweb.org

1951-1954

(Second from Left) Orthodox Priest serving the villages of Ujak and Hajtovka

(Third from Left) Fr. John Dornic

 

Eternal Memory...

Suzanna Zavaczky Osifchin

Paternal Great-Grandmother of TCC's Co-Editor - Steven M. Osifchin
Immigration Date - 1901
In 1910 Returned to Slovakia
Photo Courtesy of Julia Biss
Born in Hajtovka in 1864 - Died in Ujak in 1918

Suzanna was the daughter of John Zavaczky of Hajtovka & Maria Kollar of Ujak. Her paternal Grandparents were Michael Zavaczky of Hajtovka & Suzanna Mikulik of Ujak. Her paternal Great-Grandparents were John Zavaczky & Maria Sova. By the time Suzanna was 12 years old both of her parents and paternal grandparents had passed away from a cholera epidemic. Her brother Michael and two sisters named Anna also died. Suzanna may have been cared for by her surviving Zavaczky Uncles, her Aunt Anna Zavaczky Arendacs, or sent off to work and live with another family. As of 1885 Suzanna was residing in Ujak house #82 working as a domestic servant in the Joseph & Suzanna Fabian Osifchin household. It appears that Joseph was Suzanna Zavaczky's future husband's Uncle. Joseph Osifchin died in February of 1888. In May of 1888 Suzanna married his nephew Michael. Suzanna emigrated to America in 1901. She returned with her family in 1910. She died in Ujak in 1918 from an influenza outbreak.

It is unknown what became of Suzanna's sister Maria born February 07, 1867. Her elder brother John (1862-1945) emigrated to America in 1897. John Zavaczky married Maria Arendacs (1879-1954) February 10, 1896 in either the Greek Catholic Church in Hajtovka or the one in Ujak. Maria was the daughter of Michael Arendacs and Anna Fedush of Hajtovka. John and Mary Zavaczky settled in Passaic, New Jersey. They had four children all born in Passaic, John 1901-1974; Anna 1903-1992; Mary 1905-1980; and Michael 1908-1993. Most of John's family went by the surname of Zuwatsky.

 

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Immigration
Photo
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Jozef Chlipala 1911-1988 & wife Mária 1914-1992 Gravestone Photo The Chlipala family did not originate in Hajtovka although Jozef's wife Mária may have origins in Hajtovka. In memory of Jozef & Mária Chlipala

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Anna Fedus 1887- ? (daughter of Michael Fedus & Catherine Arendacs); wife of Nicholas Hnat 1898- ? of Udol. Married 27 Mar 1919 Hajtovka or Udol.   Anna remained in Slovakia In Memory of Anna Hnat nee Fedus

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John Fedoush 1872 - ? (son of Michael Fedus & Catherine Arendacs); Husband of Anna Mikulik of Udol 1888-?. Married 16 Jul 1905 Hajtovka or Udol. John had a prior marriage.   John settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania In memory of the John & Anna Fedoush Family

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Michael Fedoush 1884-1954 (son of Michael Fedus & Catherine Arendacs); Husband of Mary Mizenko 1888-1950   1901-1902

Michael settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

In memory of the Michael & Mary Fedoush Family

Courtesy of Richard Fedoush

Mikulas 'Nicholas' Fedus 1887-1943 (son of John Fedus & Anna Arendacs) Gravestone Photo Nicholas lived out his life in Hajtovka In memory of Nicholas Fedus
Stefan Fedus 1899-1982 (son of Michael Fedus & Helena Tengi); Husband of Suzanna Fengya of Ujak Gravestone Photo Stefan lived out his life in Hajtovka In memory of Stefan Fedus
John Sedlar 1859-?; Husband of Julianna Surgent of Ujak. Son of Joseph Sedlar and Catherine Arendacs   John lived out his life in Hajtovka In memory of John Sedlar

Courtesy of great-granddaughter Diane Rowland

Jan Tengi 1911-1988; Husband of Maria Kravcak of Ujak Gravestone Photo Jan lived out his life in Hajtovka In memory of Jan Tengi
Michal Tengi 1940-1984 (son of Stefan Tengi & Maria Liscinska) Gravestone Photo Michal lived out his life in Hajtovka In memory of Michal Tengi

Herman Reichman 1900-1942

In memory of those of Jewish ancestry who resided in Hajtovka, were forced from their homes, suffered, and ultimately perished during the Second World War. 

Village History

Over time there have been varying names for the village:

1427 Ayathuagasa, 1773 Hajtuska, Hajtuvka, 1920 Hajtuvky, 1927 Hajtovka; Hungarian: Hajtuvka, Hajtoka; hajtovsky, Hajtovcan,-ka;

County and Region:

Saris County; district Stara Lubovna, region Presov from 1960; district Presov, and from 1968 district Stara Lubovna, Eastern Slovakia Region.

The names of the parts of surrounding areas:

Becirok, Cigonivka.

The population has been in a steady decline over the years:

1869-313, 1880-288, 1890-281, 1900-225, 1910-207, 1921-196, 1930-199, 1940-208, 1948-198, 1961-175, 1970-160.

Village size:

305 HA is the size of the village. HA is short for Hektar. 1 Hektar is 2.471 acres

Background:

The center of the village is 525 meters above the sea level. Surrounding area is between 490-744 meters above the sea level. HAJTOVKA is situated on the south slope of the middle part of Lubovna highlands. The area is mostly highlands, strongly undulated surface of the area is made of cliffs zone. Most of the area was clear cut long time ago and the pine forest is only on the steep slopes of the valleys. Soils are mostly brown.

The village was incorporated under purchasing charter in the first half of 14th century. It is mentioned in 1427. It belonged to the PLAVEC holdings nearby with the castle. In 1787 it had 27 houses and 196 inhabitants, in 1828 it had 35 houses and 271 inhabitants. They were farmers. Even after 1918 the village kept its farming character. Farmers co-op was established in the village in 1949. Most of the people work in farming with some working in Stara Lubovna. 

Editors Note:
The Hajtovka Greek Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths (1827-1937) are included with the parish register of Údol, Slovakia; formerly Uják, Sáros, Hungary. They are available via the LDS (Family History Center). The film numbers are 1794352 & 1794353.
The current Greek Catholic resident priest is Father Marek Belej. The parish address is Údol c. 120, 06545 Plavnica, Okres Stara Lubovna. Telephone 0963/4393383

Hajtovka Cemetery

The following is a complete list of all legible gravestones found in the Hajtovka Cemetery. The upper portion of the cemetery is mostly grass but appears to have once been the old section of the graveyard. The cemetery is to the immediate left of the Greek Catholic Church. This list was compiled by Steven M. Osifchin in May 2004.

 

StoneType Name MaidenName Birthdate Deathdate OtherInfoAndNotes
Stone Cross Fabianová, Mária Murckov Jan 1, 1876 Jan 31, 1918
 
Single Stone Arendáč, Michal
 
Nov 26, 1867 April 1916 Odpočívajte v Pokoji
Single Stone Leško, Petro
 
1843 1916 (Written in Cyrillic)
Same Stone as Závacký, Jozef Závacká, Helena Liščinská April 29, 1912 April 15, 1959 Milovanym Rodicom Od Deti Na Vecnu Pamiatku
  Závacký, Jozef
 
March 17, 1907 August 7, 1999  
Same Stone as Tengiová, Mária Tengi, Michal
 
Feb 26, 1940 June 26, 1984 Photo of Michal on Stone
 
  Tengiová, Mária Liščinská April 26, 1911
 
 
Same Stone as Arendáčová, Anna Arendáč, Michal
 
Nov 13, 1904 July 28, 1996
 
  Arendáčová, Anna Tengiová Aug 20, 1906 Feb 24, 1980 Tu Odpočíva Ju, Roky Sa Pominu Zial Srdca Ulavi Vas Drahi Rodicia Nikto Nenahradi
Same Stone as Murcko, Andrej Murcková
 
Jan 24, 1922
 

 
  Murcko, Andrej
 
May 18, 1913 March 24, 1977 Tu Odpočíva
Same Stone as Fabinaová, Veronika Fabian, Andrej
 
March 18, 1908
 
Tu Spočíva, Odpočívaj V Pokoji
  Fabinaová, Veronika Fedušová Feb 26, 1910 March 15, 1977 Tu Spočíva, Odpočívaj V Pokoji
Same Stone as Knapík, Ján Knapíková, Anna Sovová June 17, 1898 May 5, 1980
 
  Knapík, Ján
 
March 13, 1897 April 28, 1984
 
Same Stone as Tengiová, Mária Tengi, Ján
 
April 10, 1911 Oct 22, 1988 Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji (Photo on Stone)
  Tengiová, Mária Kravcaková Feb 27, 1915 Oct 12, 1980 Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji (Photo on Stone)
Same Stone as Sovová, Zuzana Sova, Michal
 
Nov 30, 1901 March 25, 1982 Tu Odpočíva Ju, Boh Vas Pozval Odpocivajte V Pokoji
  Sovová, Zuzana Muchová Dec 5, 1901 Aug 18, 1987 Tu Odpočíva Ju, Boh Vas Pozval Odpocivajte V Pokoji
Single Stone Lysáková, Mária Sedlaková June 8, 1886 Aug 6, 1967 Tu Odpočíva
Iron Cross Sovová, Julia
 
June 1, 1871 Aug 19, 1953 Tu Odpočíva
Same Stone as Murcková, Anna Murcko, Ján
 
Dec 1, 1882 Oct 2, 1952 Tu Odpočíva
  Murcková, Anna
 
Dec 5, 1885 Jan 28, 1971 Tu Odpočíva
Single Stone
 

 
Sept 8, 1908 ? 6, 1943 Stone is difficult to read and written in Cyrillic. Appears to be Andras Fedus
Same Stone as Fedušová, Anna Feduš, Ján
 
Feb 10, 1894 Feb 3, 1968 Tu Odpočíva Ju V Kristu Panu, Boze Nebud Nam Sudcom Ale Spasitelom
  Fedušová, Anna Sovová Jan 10, 1896 Sept 30, 1980 Tu Odpočíva Ju V Kristu Panu, Boze Nebud Nam Sudcom Ale Spasitelom
Same Stone as Kundrat, Ján Kundratová, Helen
 
June 15, 1919 Nov 1, 1991
 
  Kundrat, Ján
 
May 29, 1909 July 24, 1968 Tu Ospočíva
Same Stone as Knapová, Zuzana Knap, Stefan
 
Feb 3, 1903 Sept 18, 1971 Tu Odpočíva
  Knapová, Zuzana Arendáčová Nov 14, 1904 Aug 2, 1970 Tu Odpočíva
Same Stone as Feduš, Ján Fedušová, Helena
 
Oct 22, 1899
 

 
  Feduš, Ján
 
July 12, 1886 March 4, 1973 Tu Odpočíva
Same Stone as Arendáč, Michal Arendáčová, Anna Fabinaová Aug 15, 1903 Oct 17, 1983
 
  Arendáč, Michal
 
Jan 31, 1903 March 17, 1989
 
Same Stone as Arendáč, Michal Petricková, Anna Arendáč Nov 1, 1932 Nov 15, 1973 Tu Odpočíva
Same Stone as Fedušová, Anna Feduš, Michal
 
Nov 29, 1923 May 19, 1974 Tu Odpočíva
  Fedušová, Anna
 
Nov 1, 1929
 

 
Same Stone as Sedlár, Śtefan Sedlárová, Helena Kollarová Oct 14, 1903 Dec 1, 1985
 
  Sedlár, Śtefan
 
Aug 12, 1900 Nov 18, 1975
 
Stone Cross as Sovová, Mária Sova, Ján
 
1891 1976 Tu Odpočíva Ju
  Sovová, Mária
 
1887
 
Tu Odpočíva Ju
Same Stone as Liščinsky, Ján Liščinská, Anna Murcková Nov 22, 1907 Sept 24, 1988 Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji
  Liščinsky, Ján
 
Nov 30, 1904 1982 Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji
Single Stone Arendáčová, Helena
 
July 27 1873 Oct 9, 1964 Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivajte V Pokoji
Single Stone Lešková, Zuzana
 
July 29, 1874 09 Mar 1963 Tu Spočíva
Single Stone Liščinská, Anna Tengová Jan 28, 1884 Dec 22, 1961 Tu Odpočíva
Same Stone as Murcko, Andrej Murcková, Anna Hriňová Nov 15, 1884 July 9, 1984 Tu Odpočíva V Kristu Panu, Odpocivaj V Pokoji
  Murcko, Andrej
 
Jan 18, 1888 June 16, 1961 Tu Odpočíva V Kristu Panu, Odpocivaj V Pokoji
Single Stone Murcková, Fedušová Aug 23 1889 March 2, 1959
 
Same Stone as Tengi, Ján Tengiová, Anna
 
Aug 20, 1887 June 5, 1966 Tu Spočíva
  Tengi, Ján
 
Oct 8, 1879 Feb 23, 1958 Tu Spočíva
Same Stone as Bircak, Andrej Bircaková, Anna
 
1882 1959 Tu Odpočíva Ju
  Bircak, Andrej
 
1882 1966 Blazeny In Pokaj A Vecne Odpočívajte
Single Stone Liščinská, Anna
 
Aug 15 1878 Feb 12 1955 Tu Odpočíva
Single Stone Tengi, Śtefan
 
May 31, 1902 May 30 1954 Tu Spočíva
Single Stone Feduš, Voitech
 
Jan 1, 1899 May 28, 1963 Blazeny Jemu Pokoj
Single Stone Fabianová, Mária
 
Feb 3, 1896 Feb 8, 1954 Tu Odpočíva, Odpocivaj V Pokoji
Iron Cross Muchova, Zuzana
 

 

 
(hand painted name, no dates)
Single Stone Arendáč, Anna ? June 14, 1887 Oct 3, 1945 (Written in Cyrillic)
Same Stone as Lysáková, Veronika Lysák, Mikuláš
 
April 3, 1922
 
Odpočívajte v Pokoji
  Lysáková, Veronika Murcková April 17, 1924
 

 
Iron Cross Knapík, Jozef
 
May 10, 1923 March 9, 1938 Tu Odpočíva
Iron Cross Sova, Ján
 
March 29, 1863 July 8, 1936 Tu Odpočíva
Iron Cross Arendáčová, Helena Murcková July 27, 1873 Oct 9, 1964 Tu Odpočíva
Single Stone Feduš, Mikuláš
 
Sept 9, 1887 March 8, 1943 Tu Spočíva V Bohu, Odpočívajte V Pokoji (Photo on stone)
Single Stone Fedušová, Anna Lešková May 23, 1889 Nov 3, 1980 Tu V Panu Bohu Odpočíva, Pane Bože NebuĎ Mi Sudcom Ale Spasiteľom
Single Stone Lystinsky, Stefan
 
June 1, 1876 Feb 29, 1952 Tu Spočíva, Odpočíva V Pokoji
Single Stone Leško, Helena R. AR. 1860 July 22, 1932 Tu V Bohu Spoč, Odpočívaj V Pokoji!
Single Stone Lystinska, Zuzana
 
Sept 1883 Dec 9. 1935 Tu Spočíva, Odpočívaj V Pokoji!
Single Stone Murcko, Ján
 
Feb 21, 1883 Dec 22, 1935 Tu Odpočíva
Iron Cross Vengrinová, Mária
 
No Dates
 
Tu Odpočíva
Single Stone Arendáč, Jozef
 
1902 1988 Odpočívajte v Pokoji
Single Stone Arendáčová, Mária Liščinská 1908 1941 Tu Odpočíva
Iron Cross Fedušová, Margita
 
June 5, 1936 July 8, 1936
 
Stone Cross Fabian, Andrej
 
May 2, 1872 Feb 13, 1933 Tu Odpočíva
Iron Cross Sova, Andrej
 
Nov 22, 1878 Jan 18, 1932 Tu Odpočíva, Pokoj Prachu Jeho!
Iron Cross Mucha, Jozef
 
No Dates
 

 
Iron Cross Sovová, Anna
 
1866 1927 Tu Odpočíva
Single Stone Sova, Jozef
 
1856 Aug 25, 1924 Cyrillic Writing
Iron Cross Liščinská, Helena
 
No Dates
 

 
Single Stone Murcko, Andrej
 
Jan 18, 1888 June 16, 1961 Tu Spočíva V Kristu Panu, Odpocivajte V Pokoji!
Same Stone as Fedušová, Helena Feduš, Michal
 
1856 1929 Cyrillic Writing
  Fedušová, Helena
 
1863 1934
 
Same Stone as Fedušová, Zuzana Feduš, Śtefan
 
1899 1982
 
  Fedušová, Zuzana
 
1903 1976
 
Iron Cross Fedušová, Mária Fabinaová No Dates