Thressa (Schuch) Patak (1891 - 1982)

Born 13 Aug 1891 in Sopron-Ödenburg, Ausztria–Magyarország

Ancestors

Wife of Lorenz Patak — married about 1910 in Hungary

Descendants

Died 17 Mar 1982 at age 90 in Forest Lake, Washington, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Thressa (Schuch) Patak migrated from Hungary to Minnesota.

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Terez Schúh was born on 13 Aug 1891 in the city of Sopron-Ödenburg, Ausztria–Magyarország (in present-day Sopron, Hungary).^[1]

Her parents were András (also: Endre, Andreas) Schuh (also: Schúh, Schüh), a szőlőműves (viticulturist, grape specialist)^[2] or gazda polgár (farmer & citizen) and his wife Erzsébet Drescher.^[1] She was baptised on 19 Aug 1891 in the Lutheran church in central Sopron.^[1] Their surnames suggest that they were ethnic-Germans.

They lived at Kis utca 26. Also known as Kleine Potschi Gasse and Kis Potschy utcza, the address of the residence is presently called Pócsi utca 26.) , only about 400 meters south, as the crow flies, from the Lutheran church.

She was one of several siblings:

1. Teréz Katalin (b. 6 May 1886; d. 22 Apr 1889)^[3]
2. András Jósef / Andreas (b. 26 Aug 1887)^[2]
3. Tobias Pál (b. 5 Oct 1888)^[4]
4. Katalin (b. 3 Jan 1890; d. Sep 1890)^[5]
5. Terez / Theresia (b. 13 Aug 1891)
6. Pál / Paul (b. 15 Sep 1893)^[6]
7. Károly József (b. 20 Aug 1895; d. 20 Aug 1899)^[7][8]
8. Erzsébet (b. 26 Feb 1897; d. 20 Jul 1897)^[9][10]
9. Erzsebet / Elisabeth (b. 18 Jul 1900)^[11]

Thressa's father died on 20 Dec 1899 when she was just 8 years old.^[12] Her mother was pregnant at the time, and her youngest sister Erzsebet was born seven months later.

Thressa Schuch ... She passed away in 1982. To her children and grandchildren, she was affectionately known as "Ma Patak". She had a thick Hungarian accent, loved to bake and enjoyed gardening.^[13]

Immigration

Thressa emigrated to the United States from Cuxhaven on 1 Jun 1912 along with her daughter, Grace onboard the Ship called "Cleveland". They traveled in 3rd class accommodations. She lists her mother as the "nearest relative left behind", Elis Schuch, Sopron, Hungary.^[14]

Trez was a passenger in Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; to New York.^[15]

Theresa was in a naturalization record (Final Papers).^[16]

Marriage

Lorenz Patak married Thressa Schuch in Hungry prior to 1911. The 1930 Census states that she was 18 when she married. That would make the marriage about 1910. ^[17] Lorenz drowned in 1941. He was fishing on Rush Lake with another person when a surprise storm with a strong wind came up and turned their boat over. They were too far from land and neither knew how to swim. Both ended up drowning during the storm. Thressa never remarried.

Children

Lorenz and Thressa Schuch had three children: ^[17][18]

Grace Theresa Patak

Carl Lorens Patak

Warner Wilhelm Patak

US Census Records

In the 1920 census Thresia (age 28) was the wife of Lawrence Patak in Lent Township, Chisago, Minnesota, United States.^[19]

In the 1930 census Thressa (age 38) was the wife of Lawrence Patak in Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States.^[17]

In the 1940 census Tressa (age 48) was the wife of Lawrence Patak in Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States.^[20]

In the 1950 census Theresa (age 58) was in Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States.^[21]

Death and Burial

Thressa died on Mar. 17, 1982 in Forest Lake, Washington County, Minnesota.^[22]

She is buried in the Stacy Cemetery in Stacy, Minnesota. ^[23]

Research Notes

1. (Family Story) Thressa was known to constantly (and consistently) brag about dancing with Franz Joseph Karl Habsburg-Lothringen. No other information such as dates, location, event has been passed down. Thressa was 27 years old when Franz Joseph I died in 1916 but most recollections are that she danced with him prior to marriage about 1910. She was 18 years old in 1910.
2. (Family Story) For unknown reasons, her Grandson, Pat Patak, has stated several times that she was a Gypsy from a Gypsy family in Hungary. He did spend a tremendous amount of time with his Grandmother as she was a de facto "babysitter". This could be accurate or just family folklore. Proven False

Sources

FamilySearch Person: LBBS-2C1

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NSL-VLYH : 8 December 2022), Schúh Terez, 1891.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Baptism record of Thressa's brother András Jósef: "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NSL-43S3 : 8 December 2022), Schuh András Jósef, 1887.
3. ↑ "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NSL-8XRY : 8 December 2022), Schuh Teréz Katalin, 1886.
4. ↑ "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NSL-FXK1 : 8 December 2022), Schuh Pobiás Pál, 1888.
5. ↑ "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NS2-TKMG : 8 December 2022), Schúh Katalin, 1890.
6. ↑ "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NSL-6H2K : 8 December 2022), Schech Pál, 1893.
7. ↑ "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NSL-V56J : 8 December 2022), Schúh Károly József, 1895.
8. ↑ "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6V9N-9H16 : 8 December 2022), Schuh Károly, 1899.
9. ↑ "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6V9J-YX8W : 8 December 2022), Schuh Erzsébet, 1897.
10. ↑ "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6V9K-STL1 : 8 December 2022), Schuh Erzsébet, 1897.
11. ↑ "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6V9J-51WJ : 8 December 2022), Schuh Erzsebet, 1900.
12. ↑ "Hungary Civil Registration, 1895-1980", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6V9F-B4X2 : 8 December 2022), Schüh András, 1899.
13. ↑ MOP Family History.
14. ↑ Immigration Record at Ellis Island, NY https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGPQ-TYZF Last residence: Sopron, Hungary; nearest relative left behind: mother Elis Schuch, Sopron; birthplace: Sopron, Hungary.
15. ↑ Passenger List: "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934"
    Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 247; Page: 1270; Microfilm No.: K_1823; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 247
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1068 #2382612 (accessed 19 December 2022)
    Name: Trez Patak; Gender: weiblich (Female); Ethnicity/Nationality: Ungarn (Hungarian); Marital Status: verheiratet (Married); Departure Age: 21; Birth Date: abt 1891; Residence Place: Sapron; Departure Date: 1. Jun 1912 (1 Jun 1912); Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany); Arrival Place: Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; New York; Military service: Pass; Ship Name: Cleveland; Shipping Clerk: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft); Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft); Ship Type: Dampfschiff; Ship Flag: Deutschland; Accommodation: 3. Klasse;
    Household Members (Name):
    Trez Patak
    Trez Patak.
16. ↑ "Minnesota, U.S., Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957"
    Volume: 2; Page: 89
    Ancestry Record 3826 #47384 (accessed 12 January 2023)
    Name: Lorenz (Mrs. Theresa) Patak; County: Chisago; Reel: 5; Code: 14; Document Type: Final Papers; Years: 1911 -1920; Numbers: 1-100.
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
    citing enumeration district (ED) ED 17, sheet 1A, line 29, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1083; FHL microfilm 2,340,818.
    FamilySearch Record: X3CB-3JL (accessed 19 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHV-9XP Image number 00244
    Thressa Patak (38), wife, in household of Lawrence Patak (42) in Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States. Born in Hungary.
18. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" on Ancestry
    Year: 1930; Census Place: Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340818
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #80130055 (accessed 19 December 2022)
    Thressa Patak (38), wife, in household of Lawrence Patak (42) in Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, USA. Born in Hungary.
19. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 83;
    FamilySearch Record: MWYM-59W (accessed 19 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RXR-ZHF
    Thresia Patak (28), wife, in household of Lawrence Patak (32 years) in Lent Township, Chisago, Minnesota, United States. Born in Hungary.
20. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing enumeration district (ED) 13-18, sheet 1B, line 65, family 24, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1913.
    FamilySearch Record: KSK9-142 (accessed 19 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MT-W337
    Tressa Patak (48), wife, in household of Lawrence Patak (52) in Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States. Born in Austria.
21. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
    United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota; Roll: 6129; Sheet Number: 71; Enumeration District: 13-21
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #93269513 (accessed 19 December 2022)
    Theresa Patak (58) in Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, USA.
22. ↑ Minnesota Death Index [1]
23. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
    citing record ID 38197256, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
    FamilySearch Record: QVK6-X2FK (accessed 19 December 2022)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #38197256
    Theresa Schuch Patak burial (died on 17 Mar 1982) in Stacy Cemetery, Stacy, Chisago, Minnesota, United States of America.