The vast majority of the Donauschwaben settlers in Hrastovac and
surrounding area came after 1865 from the counties of Tolna, Baranya
and Somogy, known as the Swabian Turkey. Here is some information on
that area:
Swabian Turkey
History
Austro-Hungary's_Population_Distributions_in_1910
Researching in
Swabian Turkey by Henry Fischer:
http://geocities.com/childrenofdanube/html/genealogy.html
Researching
in Swabian Turkey by Wally Schlegel
Early_Lutheran_Church_In_Swabian_Turkey
Hungarian
1715 Census
Marriage Index of the Lutheran Parish in Pressburg starting at 1688:
http://www.gschweng.de/Trauindex-Pressburg.htm
Books
on Heidebauern
Heidebauern-Communities
Villages in Hungarian 1828
Census
http://www.iabsi.com/gen/public/Documents/1828%20Census.doc
Swabian_Turkey_Trachten
CHILDREN
OF THE DANUBE
By Henry Fischer:
http://geocities.com/childrenofdanube
Hungarian Maps 1910:
http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/
Hungarian
Counties Map 1913
http://www.talmamedia.com/map/hhcounty/hhcounty.htm
BARANYA
RESEARCH
SOMOGY
RESEARCH
TOLNA
RESEARCH
Most of
our Hrastovac ancestors came originally from Hesse down the River Danube to the
Swabian Turkey areas. See: Hessian Emigration
Ellis Island Swabian
Turkey Records