Hello Viktor. It's been quite a while since you've been here. How are you?
Blanche is looking for Hlyboka/today Hlyboke > Uzhorodskij raion. Her Grandfather was a Carpatho-Rusyn/Ruthene.
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Blanche:
As per Ellis Island I found a Janos Prokop (Janos is Hungrian name for John) arriving in NY 1/27/1903. This was his third trip from Hlyboka > Hungary > Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was heading for his brother-in -law's (John Klepacs???) in Mckeesport. Appx age 31.
From late 18th century into the Interwar Period Hluboká (Hung, name Melyut) > Ung megve/county > Karpatajla > Kingdom of Hungary > Austro-Hungarian Empire. In the Interwar Period it was part of Subcarpathia > Czechoslovakia. Post WW2 it became a part of SSR Ukraine.
Today selo/village Hlyboke is located near the Solotvynka River (coordinates 48.33-22.25 on Rte M17) and is clustered with selo Ruski Komarivtsi > Uzhorodskij raion/district > Zakarpatska oblast/region > Ukraine, latest zip 89433. Population 577.
I checked Hlyboke phone directory for your surnames. Only 2 Tovt listed. Many villagers have moved to the larger towns and cities for economic reasons and there are 10+ Prokop listed in Uzhorod. The other consideration is that in these rural areas, telephones are still considered a luxury for many.
Your inquiry will have to be submitted to the Uzhorod Archives. Unfortunatey this area of Ukraine is not available on LDS Films, not yet anyway. I can recommend a local, who has a gd relationship w/the infamously difficult archives director. Maxym's rates are very fair and he does come w/references. Additionally, if you like, he can make a personal inquiry on your behalf in the village and ask about any surviving relatives still residing there. He interviews any extended family members and e-mails video to you. As per my agreement w/him, I cannot post his e-mail here, because he does not want to be inundated w/inquiries, in which place names have not been checked. If you are interested, you can e-mail me
MITEHELP@AOL.COM and I will provide you contact e-mail.
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