12. Franciscus Oravecz, born October 27, 1836 in Opatka, Slovakia¹; died November 14, 1894 in Opatka, Slovakia². He was the son of 24. Franciscus Oravecz and 25. Apollonia Gartsar. He married 13. Maria Kordovaner October 5, 1862 in Opatka, Slovakia^3,4. She was the daughter of 26. Joannes Kordovaner and 27. Anna Horvath.

Notes for Franciscus Oravecz:
On Franciscus' baptismal record, there is a notation that he married Maria Kordovaner on October 5, 1862.
In July 1995, Dorothy (Rebar) Polenik and I visited Opatka and located the grave of Franciscus Oravecz and Maria Kordovaner. The cemetery was the older of two in town, and it had only recently been cleared of brush and made ready for more burials. I estimate that it had been untouched for about 40-50 years, and most graves were unmarked. The Oravecz-Kordovaner grave marker was cast iron, but we could not make out the dates, nor did we have the materials with us to make an etching. In our travels to all the ancestral villages in Slovakia, this was the only grave marker we found for any of our ancestors.

Notes for Maria Kordovaner:
On Maria's baptismal record there is a notation that she married Franciscus Oravecz on October 5, 1862.
In July 1995, Dorothy (Rebar) Polenik and I visited Opatka and located the grave of Franciscus Oravecz and Maria Kordovaner. The cemetery was the older of two in town, and it had only recently been cleared of brush and made ready for more burials. I estimate that it had been untouched for about 40-50 years, and most graves were unmarked. The Oravecz-Kordovaner grave marker was cast iron, but we could not make out the dates, nor did we have the materials with us to make an etching.

Children of Franciscus Oravecz and Maria Kordovaner are:

1. Stephanus Oravecz, born December 8, 1864 in Opatka, Slovakia5; died November 1, 1872 in Opatka, Slovakia^6,7.
   
2. Franciscus Oravecz, born January 15, 1867 in Opatka, Slovakia⁸.
   
3. Joannes Oravecz, born July 13, 1869 in Opatka, Slovakia⁹; married Etel Soltesz May 14, 1894 in Opatka, Slovakia¹⁰.

   Marriage Notes for Joannes Oravecz and Etel Soltesz:
   Remark written on marriage record: 'With dispensation for third degree of consanguinity according to No. 1068 of 30 April 1894. The groom was transferred from Miskolc parish.' They were second cousins. I do not know what it means to be transferred from another parish, but he was working in the Miskolc area at the time.

4. Flori Oravecz, born April 22, 1872 in Opatka, Slovakia¹¹.
   
5. Istvan Oravecz, born August 17, 1874 in Opatka, Slovakia12; died August 28, 1874 in Opatka, Slovakia^13,14.
   
6. Andras Oravecz, born October 13, 1875 in Opatka, Slovakia15; married Maria Ducsay June 1, 1903 in Opatka, Slovakia¹⁵.
   
7. Antal Oravecz, born May 2, 1878 in Opatka, Slovakia¹⁶.
   
8. 6. Jozsef Oravecz, born January 7, 1881 in Opatka, Slovakia¹⁷; died July 31, 1935 in Barnesboro, Cambria Co, PA¹⁸; married 7. Maria Lelak March 31, 1909 in Barnsboro, Cambria Co, PA¹⁹.
   
9. Sandor Oravecz, born April 8, 1883 in Opatka, Slovakia²⁰; married Elizabeth Javorszky.
   
10. Maria Oravecz, born April 2, 1886 in Opatka, Slovakia²¹; married Janos Mallak November 19, 1905 in Opatka, Slovakia²².

    Marriage Notes for Maria Oravecz and Janos Mallak:
    On the birth record for Maria Oravecz, her marriage is noted: her husband's name is given as Janos Malak.

Endnotes

1. Opatka RC parish birth register 1824-1852 (LDS 1923149, Item 3)
2. Opatka RC parish death register, 1852-1950, p. 69 #8 (LDS 1923150, Item 1)
3. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 6, #6.
4. Opatka RC Parish Marriage Register, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 6.
5. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4).
6. Opatka RC parish death register, 1852-1950 (LDS 1923150, Item 1)
7. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 32. 8. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 37.
9. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 44.
10. Opatka RC Parish Marriage Register, 1852-1950 (LDS 1923150, Item 1), p. 23.
11. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 51, #5.
12. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 55.
13. Opatka RC Parish Death Register, 1852-1950 (LDS 1923150, Item 1).
14. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 55, (notation of death date written on birth record).
15. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 56.
16. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 58.
17. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 61.
18. Bacha Funeral Home Records, Barnesboro, PA
19. Declaration of Intention, No. 19079
20. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 63.
21. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 66.
22. Opatka RC Parish Baptismal Record, 1852-1888 (LDS 1923149, Item 4), p. 66, #10, (date of marriage noted on birth record).