The town of Unter-Metzenseifen
This portion of my family tree originates in the town of Metzenseifen, now called Medzev in Slovakia. In actuality, Metzenseifen was two towns: Unter-Metzenseifen and Ober-Metzenseifen. At the time my ancestors came over the towns were part of Austria-Hungary, although the majority of the inhabitants were Germans.
Two of my Great Grandparents, Paulina Stark and Anton Stark (who happended to be fourth cousins), were born in Ober-Metzenseifen, while the other two - Louis Weet (born Ludwig Friedl) and Agnes Kundt were born in Unter-Metzenseifen. All four came over in the mid to late 1880's and settled in Pittsburgh, PA. The South Side and Beltzhoover areas of Pittsburgh were home to a large number of Metzenseifen immigrants, drawn to Pittsburgh by the abundance of steel mills and mines.
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