Re: Benko's from Zalata,Czechoslovakia
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Benko's from Zalata,Czechoslovakia
4/18/01
Kim, I don't know if this will help you in any way but, my grandmother was Anna Benko. Her father was John Benko. Her mother's name is still unknown to me. The Benko family lived in Bardejov, Czechoslovakia. In the early 1900's, Anna immigrated to the U.S., eventually settling in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA. She married Steve Pruni, of Hungary, whom she met in America. They eventually divorced. Together they had three children together: Josephine, 1921?-1982, Steve, 1924-1987, and Margaret Elizabeth, my mother, 1927-2001. Before her marriage my grandmother had a son born out-of-wedlock, (while in Europe?). His name was Joseph Rudy, b.'teens-1980?. She also adopted a son, Michael (Pruni), 1917-1962. My grandmother died in Pittsburgh, PA on Dec. 17, 1936 at age 42. Surviving relatives of my grandmother are located in Pittsburgh, PA area; Dover, OH area; Ohio in general; Knoxville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Walker, LA; Venice, FL; old leads - Las Vegas, NV; L.A. area, western CA