MARRIAGE: License application lists AGLER, IRENE and MONDRY Sr, JOHN P (v.0675 pg.0545)

OBIT: Cleveland Press 21 Apr, 1976, pg. 01 sec. 00 (MONDRY, JOHN : Husband of Irene)

MONDRY; MUDRY
In the Slavic languages the root mudr- means "wise, clever, intelligent"; we see the adjective mudry
with that meaning in Russian and Ukrainian. The vowel changes slightly in some of the Slavic
languages, thus it is moudry in Czech, and in Polish it takes the form of the nasal vowel written as an
a with a tail under it, pronounced much like "own" -- on-line we write is as ma~dry to represent the
nasal vowel. So in all the Slavic languages the name means pretty much the same thing. Furthermore,
the actual form of the name gives a general hint where it originated. If your ancestors had been ethnic
Poles, or had lived in a predominantly Polish linguistic environment, we would expect the name to be
Ma~dry. (Information on the surname obtained from http://polishroots.org/)

OCCUPATION:
Worked for the railroad.

RESIDENCES:
1920 - Thompson Township, Geauga County (per 1920 census). Had a farm in Madison, Ohio
1930 - 5031 E. 90th, Garfield Hts. (per 1930 census)
Nottingham and St. Clair

OBIT:
Name: Mondry, Peter J.
Date: Nov 2 1971
Source: Cleveland Press
Notes: Mondry. Peter J. Mondry, beloved father of Mrs. Edward Andraltis (Alice), Beatrice Cunningham
(deceased), John P., Joseph, Steven, Mrs. Joseph Glodenis (Marian), Mrs. George Mallory (Anne), grandfather and great-grandfather. Friends received at C. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home, 15319 St. Clair Ave., Tuesday 2-4 And 7-9 P.M., where services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 10 A.M. Interment Calvary Cemetery.

The name 'Agnes' was found in the 1930 census (listed as Agnes J. Mondry).

TODO: [***RESOLVED***] Check date of death. Obit lists 1925 but Helen (Myczkowski) Wanicki says that she took a streetcar to visit Jadwiga at her house sometime around 1935. She was trying to reunite her mother with her sister. [Note of Jan 28, 2006 -- property transfer gave her date of death as 23 Jul 1946.]

ARRIVED: 19 May 1905 at Ellis Island on the ship Graf Waldersee out of the port of Hamburg, Germany.
First of the family to arrive in USA. Last residence before emigration was Magdalevka (49n26 25e50) which is 6.7 miles west of Skalat. She declared that she was 19 years old and single. Lived on a farm in Madison, Ohio and then moved to Nottingham Road in Cleveland.

OBIT: Name: Mondry, Jadwiga
Date: ? 1925 <--- Error
Source: Source unknown
Notes: Mondry: Jadwiga (nee Horwath), beloved wife of Peter; dear mother of Mrs. Alice Andraltis, Mrs.
Beatrice Cunningham, John, Joseph, Mrs. Marian Glodenis, Steve and Ann. Friends may call at C. J. Smith & Son Funeral Home, 15319 St. Clair. Services St. Josephat's Church, 1435 E. 33. Saturday, July 27, at 10 a.m.

BURIAL: Calvary Cemetery Sec 80

1. Alice K. MONDRY b. Abt 20 May 1910, New York; d. Abt Dec 1983, Eastlake, Ohio.
2. Beatrice (Bridget) MONDRY b. 10 Jun 1911, ,, New York, USA; d. Sep 1967.
3. 1. John Paul MONDRY b. 6 Jun 1912, ,, New York, USA; d. Abt Apr 1976, Mantua, Portage, Ohio.
4. Joseph T. MONDRY b. 19 Dec 1913, ,, New York, USA; d. 3 Jan 1997, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. Marion J. MONDRY b. 14 Aug 1917, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. Apr 1977, Chesterland, Geauga, Ohio.
6. Steve J. MONDRY b. 25 Sep 1919, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. Feb 2001, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Anne MONDRY b. 13 Aug 1924, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 10 Mar 1996, Eastlake, Lake, Ohio.

The surname was originally spelled HORWAT by this family. The ending "H" was added later.

HORWATH origins (or Horwat or Horwatt)

[info provided by dbabic@tethys.phy.hr]
Many of historicians agree that a tribe of (probably) Iranian origin, named Hu-ur-vatha (probably meaning friend) came to the area around todays Krakow in 6th or early 7th century. They were asimilated by Slavs of this area, but gave their name to surrounding Slavs, and organized them in something what later in todays Croatia became a nation. It is worthwhile to note that many experts in Slavic linguistics claim that it is impossible to construct the name "Hrvat" by using solely Slavic linguistic rules.

By the legend (mentioned also in chronicles of Constantin Porfirogenet, a Byzantium ruler) todays Croats (in Croatian - Hrvati) came to western Balkan peninsula in the first half of the 7th century, and were led by seven brothers and two sisters, of which the most important was one with the name Hrvat.

In Croatian history, the first homeland of Croats, in south Poland, is called "White Croatia". I have found a support to this idea in one German book, where in 11th century there is "Kroatien" in todays Croatia, but also a province in Kingdom of Poland called "Chrobatien". Of course, this name for the area around Krakow ceased to exist later, and has no real meaning today. So, contrary to the Hungarian name Horvath, which is closely related to todays Croats, any north-Slavic name of this sort is just a memory on the ancient times, and cannot be related to todays Croatian nationality.

[opposing viewpoint provided by armata@vms.cis.pitt.edu]
I take the opposite view. Surnames developed so late in Poland, even more so for the peasants than the nobles, that I find it hard to relate a Horvath surname in Poland that was probably chosen or assigned in the late 1600-1700s to the White Croatia of 1000 years ago. As you point out, this term passed into oblivion long ago without a local trace. Also note the spelling, especially the -th ending, which is not found in Polish. For what it's worth, this looks to me like a clearly Hungarian name, referring to Croatia. That it wound up in Poland is not at all surprising, given the proximity of the 2 countries and the heavy trade they carried on in the old days (e.g., a Croatian carter named Horvath in Hungarian bringing up a wagon of Hungarian wine to Poland could have decided to stay in Poland, got married & started the line). Joe armata@vms.cis.pitt.edu

[further thoughts provided by spiridan@ASAHI.COM.AU]
Also, there is some evidence, of semi-legendary nature that the Hrvati, or Croats, emerged from the Bug-Dnieper-White Carpathian region at the time of the great Slavic mgrations, and part of the nation remained behind in this region, thus giving their name to place names, regions and people.


SKALAT
City and railway station in the Pidvolochysk district on the Hnyla river. Population: 5,000. First mentioned in documented sources in 1564.

CASTLE, 1630. Once surrounded by a deep ditch. Towers with battlements are located on the defensive walls. Large sections of the castle have been preserved.

1) Encyklopedia Powszechna T. 23. Rok 1866.
2) Encyklopedia Powszechna Krowlewstwa Polskiego T. 10. Rok 1889.

According to the 1866 "Encyklopedia Powszechna," Skalat was originally under
Russian rule. In the second half of the nineteenth century, Skalat is under the
jurisdiction of Galicia, near the Ganila River. An old fortress, built in the sixteenth
century for defence purposes, made the city well-known. During this time, there
were about 3000 residents.

"Encyklopedia Powszechna," published in 1889, has more details about the town.
At the end of the nineteenth century, Skalat was a district (Miasto Powiatowe) in
eastern Galicia, southeast of Ternopol. In 1870, there were 4952 residents, 2553 of
them Jews.

According to Korpetnicki in "Geography of Galicia" from 1786, Skalat was the
property of the Terlov family of Czecanowicz. The property was transferred to the
Poniatowski princes and they sold it around 1869 to a Jew named Ziskind
Rosenstock.

Ziskind Rosenstock was a famous Jew in his time and a baron. One of his
descendants, Alexander, became a Christian. He sold the Skalat lands. In 1920,
Josef Tenenbaum bought the Novosiolka lands from him.

I had been told Margaret's mother's first name was Michalene but her marriage license (for Kostanty Borak) lists her mother's name as Margareta Dolkowski.

1. Henry HORWATH b. , , , Poland; d. , , , Poland.
2. Frank Peter HORWATH b. 15 Apr 1888, Magdalowko, , Tarnopil, Poland; d. 1958, Cumberland, , Maryland.
3. Anne HORWATH, [twin] b. 11 Jul 1890, , , , Poland; d. Jun 1971, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York,USA.
4. Magda HORWATH, [twin] b. 11 Jul 1890, Skalat, , , Poland.
5. 3. Agnes Jadwiga (Hedwig) HORWATH b. 15 Oct 1891, , , , Poland; d. 23 Jul 1946, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Magadalena (Margaret) HORWATH b. 22 May 1895, Skalat, Skalaja Podol'skaja, Ternopil, Ukraine; d. 17 May 1962, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; bur. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.