I am Vickie Tschantz from Tennessee. My grandparents were Hungarian. Viktor (Gyoza) Benis came from Borzavar, Hungary. He arrived in the port of New York on January 31, 1907 on vessel “Slavonia” at the age of 19. His name was later changed to Benish. He traveled alone. My Grandmother was from Vas Hossyalo, Hungary and she arrived in New York in 1912 on the vessel “S.S. Saxonia” at the age of 15. She also traveled alone to the United States to help an Aunt with her children but never was able to return to Hungary and therefore never saw her family again. Viktor Benis and Magellan Kersa were married in Ohio in 1914. Both obtained Citizenship. They had five children , my Mother was one of them. I’m looking forward to learning more about my family so I can pass it on to my nieces and nephew.
