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REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« on: Tuesday 01 February 05 13:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi

I am trying to find out more information about my Great-Uncle Joseph Remenyi   and in particular, when he came to America,

I have records for him at Ellis Island in 1922 and 1923, but one source says he came to America in 1914.

He lived in Cleveland, Ohio and was a professor at the University there.

I have put all I know so far on my web-site
http://www.margulies-chronicles.com/ag/_margulies/bio/remejose1892.php

Would it be possible for SKS to look for him on the 1920 and 1930 censuses, and let me know any details there.

Another thought, are naturalization records accessable online, and if so, where could I look ?

Thanks in advance,
Bob
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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 14:56 GMT (UK) »
Hi

could this be him? this is the only Remenyi living in Ohio 1930 Fed Census... He was a Music Teacher born Hungary Could it be Fred Joseph Remenyi..and he droped the Fred and Used Joseph Instead?


Personal Information  Census Image  What to do next? 
 
Name:    Fred J Remenyi
Age:    40
Estimated birth year:    abt 1890 
Birthplace:    New York 
Relation to head-of-house:    Head 
Race:    White 
Home in 1930:    Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Family and neighbors:    View Results
Occupation:    Music Teacher
Education:    .
Military service:    .
Rent/home value:   Rented
Age at first marriage:    Single
Parents' birthplace:    Hungary
Owned a radio:    .
Image source:    Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1768; Page:  ; Enumeration District: 137; Image: 
 

Everything looks possible except his place of birth which is stated as New York..

There are No Joseph Remenyi on the 1830 census

Hope this helps in some way

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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 15:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi Iria,

Many thanks for the quick reply, but I don't think it is him, he was definitely born in Europe, and almost certainly Hungary. 

He was quite famous / well-known as a Professor of Philosophy at Cleveland University, so maybe he was on holiday when the census was taken  :)

Second thoughts:  he's playing games with the census taker ??  The date of birth I have is 1892. Do you have his wife's name anywhere ? It should be Margaret,  and they had no children.

Thanks again,
Bob
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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 01 February 05 23:03 GMT (UK) »
Hi
Took a quick peek at the 1920 census
found in Cuyahoga, Ohio

Joseph Remenyi, age 28,  B Hungary, parents born Hungary, to USA 1898, Naturalized in 1915. Newspaper Writer.

Marguerite, 27,  emigrated same year, born Hungary, parents born Hungary,

Could this be your Joseph?

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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 02 February 05 07:14 GMT (UK) »
Hi Valerie,

Many thanks for the look-up. 

It's very tantalising, the age is right, but .....

This source  http://www.margulies-chronicles.com/ag/_margulies/img/remejose1892-mem2.jpg says he came to the States in 1914, and my Aunt say, her Uncle came to the States "in the early twenties", and certainly not with parents. They had three other children, who were all in Europe !

Maybe she meant "in his early twenties" (in 1914 he would be 22 years old)

I don't know what he was doing in 1920, but in 1929 he was a lecturer at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, ending up as professor.

Thanks again,
Bob

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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #5 on: Friday 10 June 05 01:01 BST (UK) »
REMENYI, JOSEPH (1 Dec. 1892-25 Sept. 1956) was a widely recognized Hungarian-American writer who served as professor of comparative literature at Western Reserve Univ. (see CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY) for a quarter-century. Born in Pozsony, Hungary, he was educated at Francis Joseph Royal Univ. in Szeged and also studies at the Universities of Budapest and Vienna. He worked for several European newspapers before emigrating to Cleveland in 1914 to become an editorial writer for the Hungarian-language daily, SZABADSAG. In 1918 he married Margaret Papolczy (1892-1975), a Hungarian-born actress who thereupon gave up the stage except for an appearance later that year in a one-act play written by her husband for the CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE. Entitled 30 Jefferson Arcade, its setting was reminiscent of LAUKHUFF'S BOOKSTORE in the Taylor Arcade. Remenyi also began writing novels about the Hungarian-American immigrant experience, which were published in Hungarian back in Budapest. Some of them, such as Szerelmesek Voitak (They Were in Love), had a Cleveland background. He was hired by RAYMOND MOLEY† in 1922 to conduct social surveys for the CLEVELAND FOUNDATION and also was an immigration consultant for Cleveland Trust (see AMERITRUST). He began teaching in 1929 at WRU's Cleveland College, where his lectures on European writers often earned spontaneous applause from his classes. In 1935 he published an anthology of American authors, Modern American Fiction, in Budapest, while a collection of his own writings, Hungarian Writers and Literature, was published posthumously in this country under the direction of his widow in 1964. He died childless.

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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #6 on: Friday 10 June 05 01:44 BST (UK) »
Remenyi

Name:    Joseph Remenyr
Age:    38
Estimated birth year:    abt 1892 
Birthplace:    Hungary 
Relation to head-of-house:    Head 
Spouse's Name:    Margaret Remenyr
Race:    White 
Home in 1930:    Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: 1776; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 457


Name:    Joseph Reminge
Age:    28 years 
Estimated birth year:    abt 1892 
Birthplace:    Hungary 
Race:    White 
Home in 1920:    Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio
writer - news paper
immigrated 1898


387 E118 St. U.S. Census 1920 United States Federal Census > Ohio > Cuyahoga > Cleveland > District 385 Ward 19 sheet 14 B
Roll:    T625_1370 
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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #7 on: Friday 10 June 05 05:25 BST (UK) »
Jozsef Remenyi correspondence, 1922-1948.
by Reme�nyi, Jo�zsef, 1891-1956.
Subjects

• Reme�nyi, Jo�zsef, 1891-1956.


• Authors, American -- Correspondence.
Description:
0.2 linear ft. (59 items)
Notes:
Organized by author. Arranged chronologically within author.
Historical Note:
Hungarian author, educator, newspaper editor, and professor of comparative literature at Western Reserve University.
Summary:
Letters from 27 well-known literary figures to Remenyi. Correspondents include James Branch Cabell, Willa S. Cather, Waldo Frank, Langston Hughes, Robert Nathan, Allen Tate, and Mark Van Doren.
Add Author:
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958.
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947.
Frank, Waldo David, 1889-1967.
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
Nathan, Robert, 1894-
Tate, Allen, 1899-
Van Doren, Mark 1894-1972.

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Re: REMENYI, Cleveland, Ohio
« Reply #8 on: Friday 10 June 05 05:43 BST (UK) »


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