Hrastovac Names

Village Information

Adam, Peter – Hrastovac, first pastor from Tolna Komitat. 12 years later returned back home.

Arnot, Peter- Hrastovac, house #16, husband of Christina Ellenberger, father of Heinrich Arnot, born 15. January 1878

Arnot, Heinrich- born 15. January 1878, bapt. 16. Jan. 1878 in Hrastovac, house #16 to father Peter Arnot and mother Christina Ellenberger. Godparents: Heinrich Reide, Eva Faust, Heinrich Krehling, Katharina Raasele, registered into the church book by the teacher Joh. Haas. Heinrich died 15. October 1893.

Arnot, Johann – Hrastovac, house #13. Husband of Barbara Sauerwein, father of Heinrich Arnot.

Arnot, Heinrich – Born 12. Februar 1878, bapt. 17. Februar 1878, house #13, Hrastovac to father Johann Arnot and mother Barbara Sauerwein. Godparents: Heinrich Weber, Anna Bierer, Heinrich Krehling, Katharina Rausch. Registered in the church book by teacher Joh. Haas.

Baecker, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #61, fallen in 1944

Baecker, Christina – Hrastovac, house #113, fallen 1945

Baecker, Johann – Hrastovac, house #113, fallen 1945

Baecker, Heinrich – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers

Bammer, Georg – Hrastovac, house #35, fallen 1945

Bayer, Theophil – Hrastovac, second pastor, from Burgenland. Returned to Goens after three years.

Bierer, Anna – Hrastovac, moved into the settlement in 1876 with her husband Heinrich Weber. She was born in Barcs.

Bierer, Michael – Hrastovac, brother from Anna Weber, nee Bierer, Came from Barcs.

Bierer, Heinrich – Hrastovac, brother from Anna Weber, nee Bierer, from Michael and Konstantin Bierer. Came from Barcs.

Bierer, Konstantin – Hrastovac, brother of Anna Weber, nee Bierer, Michael, and Heinrich Bierer. Came from Barcs.

Buchenauer, Jacob – Hrastovac, House #5, fallen in 1944

Buchenauer, Peter – Hrastovac, house #5, fallen in 1945 in Berlin

Buchenauer, Heinrich – Hrastovac, smith and settler

Christ, Elizabetha – Hrastovac, house #92, wife of Heinrich Tenz and mother of Anna Margaretha Tenz.

Dewald, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #137, missing in action in 1945

Dobrovoljac, Mr. – Hrastovac, pastor, former Cath. Priest.

Dynies, Johann – Hrastovac, smith and settler

Ebersold, Wilhelm – Hrastovac, teacher following Jakob Keller. Earned money as cabinet maker too. Married a girl from Switzerland. Bought a homestead in Hrastovac, sold it later and moved to Kutina. His only son became after the First World War school director of a protestant school in Agram/Zagreb.

Ellenberger, Christina – Hrastovac, house #16. Wife of Peter Arnot, mother of Heinrich Arnot, born 15. Jan. 1878

Ellenberger, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #99, fallen in 1944

Englert, Erwin – Hrastovac, teacher 1914-1925 from Austrian Silesia. Wrote the booklet “Hrastovac in 1955, 10 years after fleeing Hrastovac and settling in Austria.

Ernst, Georg – Hrastovac, house #10, husband of Anna M. Schaedel, father of Anna Maria Ernst.

Ernst, Anna Maria – Born and bapt. 25. March 1878 in Hrastovac, house #10 to father Georg Ernst and mother Anna M. Schaedel. Godparents Jakob Hak?, Anna M. Buchert; Georg Muench, Ana M. Stoell. Registered in to the church book by teacher Johann Haas.

Ernst, Hans – Hrastovac, house #7, fell in 1943 in Russia

Fack, Theodor – Hrastovac, bought the mill and the store from Peter Ochs’ estate. Came from Gmuend, Austria. Married millers daughter from Kutina, Ms. Hafner. Renovated and upgraded the mill in 1920. Relocated ca. 1922 to Poljana next to the train station.

Faul, Jakob – Hrastovac, settled there from Sardovac , Croatia

Faust, Georg – Hrastovac, house #58, fallen in 1945

Faust, Michael – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers, brother to Georg Faust

Faust, Georg – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers, brother to Michael Faust

Fleisch, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #56, fallen in 1945

Fleisch, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #56, killed in 1945

Fleisch, Katharina – Hrastovac, house #56, killed in 1945

Fleisch, Jakob – Hrastovac, first settler, came in spring 1865 from Rackozar

Gossler, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #34, fallen in 1944

Gossler, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #83, missing in action since 1945

Haas, Johann – Hrastovac, teacher following pastor Wilhelm Ebersold. Moved into the brand new one-room  school building, attached with a three bedroom teacher’s apartment.  Johann Haas was the last teacher sent from Krischona’s monastery in Schwitzerland.  He was very influential for the village life in the community.  Died at his only daughter’s Emilie home in Lexa in Brsljanica.

Heinz, Nikolaus – Hrastovac, settled there from Batschka, was bricklayer

Heller, Hinko – Hrastovac, Married in Hrastovac Katarina Pamer on 22. III. 1914

Jany, Georg Hermann – Hrastovac, settled there from Burgenland

Jeckel, Hans – Hrastovac, house #26, missing since 1945

Kah, Peter – Hrastovac, house #59, killed in 1944

Kah, Jakob – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers, brother to Peter Kah

Kah, Peter – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers, brother to Jakob Kah

Kah, Johan Reinhardt – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers

Kaiser, Hans – Hrastovac, house #145, fallen in 1942, Russia

Kaiser, Johann – Hrastovac, house #145, fallen in 1943

Kehl, Michael- Hrastovac, house #18, fallen in 1943, France

Kehl, Eva – Hrastovac, house #18, killed 1945

Kehl, Michael – Born in 1822 in Mekenyes, Baranya.  Came to Hrastovac in 1870 with wife Anna Maria (Ami) Jung and sons Michael, 17, Johann 19, Jakob 7. Michael died in 1871 in Hrastovac #28. Daughter Elisabetha was born on 8th July 1871 in Hrastovac, but died soon after.

Kehl, Michael – Born in 1853 in Gerenyes, son of Michael Kehl and Anna Maria (Ami) Jung. Married (1) Elisabeth Buchenhauer, (2) Katalin Melcher.

Kehl, Johann – Born in 1860 in Gerrnyes,  son of Michael Kehl and Anna Maria (Ami) Jung. Married (1) Eva Pammer, (2) Katharina Kilgus.

Kehl,  Jakob – Born in 1863 in Gerrnyes, son of Michael Kehl and Anna Maria (Ami) Jung. Married Erszebet Meissner.

Kehl, Mr. – Hrastovac, cabinetmaker and settler

Keller, Jakob – Hrastovac, second teacher. Moved a year later to Sidski Banovici in Syrmien. Died there in 1922.

Kettenbach, Jakob – Hrastovac, pastor from 1916. Moved later to Neudorf.

Kiffer (Kiefer), Katharina – Hrastovac, house # 7, wife of Heinrich Kitzel, mother of Barbara Kitzel.

Kitzel, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #7. Husband of Katharina Kiffer?, father of Barbara Kitzel, born 22. January 1878.

Kitzel, Barbara – Born 22. January 1878, bapt. 23. January 1878 in Hrastovac, house #7 to father Heinrich Kitzel and mother Katharina Kiffer?. Godparents: Heinrich Ackermann and his wife Barbara Haas; Jakob Wasjaud(?) and his wife Barbara Ferler, registry marked in the church book by teacher Joh. Haas.

Koehler, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #16, missing since 1945

Koehler, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #16, missing since 1945

Koehler, Johann – Hrastovac, lumber supplier and settler

Koehler, Heinrich – Hrastovac, store owner and settler

Kroepfl, Mr. – Hrastovac, lawyer, relocated later to Daruvar

Kuehnapfel (Kienapfel?), Mr. – Hrastovac, first teacher. Died two years later on malaria. Is buried on the just opened cemetery.

Lang, Johann – Hrastovac, tailor and settler

Lotz, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #28, missing since 1945

Lotz, Jakob – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers.

May, Helmut – Hrastovac, pastor, brother of Austrian Bishop May. Under his leadership the church was erected. Pastor May left for Groebming in the Steiermark.

Meisinger, Mr. – Hrastovac, bought a farm there already partly established for a “Leibl” (waistcoat)

Melcher, Ms. – Hrastovac, settled there in 1872 with her husband Michael Kehl and children Michael, Johann and Jakob.

Menz, Susanna – Wife of Peter Abel at House #9;  later 2nd wife of Konrad Schmidt, mother of Georg Schmidt at house #11.

Mernyi, Franz, von – Hrastovac, pastor, moved later to Klein Bastaji

Mueller, Andreas – Hrastovac, house #3, fallen in 1945

Mueller, Andreas – Hrastovac, house #36, fallen in 1945

Mueller, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #36, fallen in 1943, Russia

Mueller, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #84, fallen in 1945

Mueller, Johann – Hrastovac, house #122, missing since 1945

Mueller, Peter – Hrastovac, house #15, fallen in 1943

Mueller, Peter- Hrastovac, house #90, missing in 1945

Mueller, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #94, fallen in 1944

Mueller, Johann – Hrastovac, first settler, came in spring of 1865 from Racz-Koszard

Mueller, Andreas – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers

Mueller, Heinrich – Hrastovac, tailor and settler

Mueller, Ludwig – Hrastovac, teacher from Neudorf

Muench, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #75, fallen in 1944, in Yugoslavia

Muth, Katarine – Hrastovac, Married in Hrastovac Hinko Schuchmann on 6. Mar 1905

Ochs, Peter – Hrastovac, house #121,  husband of Anna Novak, father of Julianna

Ochs, Julianna – born 25. Dec. and bapt. 26. Dec. 1877 in Hrastovac, house #121, daughter to Peter Ochs and Anna Maria Schneider. Godparents: Joh. Rohrer, Elizabeth Frank, Heinrich Buschmann, Elizabetha Stickel. Registered in to the church book by teacher Joh. Haas.

Ochs, Philipp – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers. Brother to Elias Ochs

Ochs, Elias – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers. Brother to Philipp Ochs

Ochs, Peter – Hrastovac, owned and operated a mill and a store

Ochsenhofer, Johann- Hrastovac, settled there from Burgenland

Pamer, Katarina – Hrastovac, Married in Hrastovac Hinko Heller on 22. Mar 1914

Peter, Jakob – Hrastovac, one of the first settlers

Petrik, Mr. – Hrastovac, pastor, from East Prussia.

Plivelic, Filip – Hrastovac, pastor, former a Franciskan priest. Left Hrastovac in 1916 for Neu Banovci

Ploss, Gustav – Hrastovac, teacher from Egerland

Rauch, Hans – Hrastovac, house #110, missing in 1943

Reith, Hans – Hrastovac, house #72, missing in 1945

Reith, Andreas – Hrastovac, house #72, fallen in 1943 in Yugoslavia.

Reith, Andreas – Hrastovac, insurance agent and settler

Ruppert, Peter – Hrastovac, house #140, fallen  in 1942, in Russia

Sauerwein, Barbara – Hrastovac, house #13. Wife of Johann Arnot, mother of Heinrich Arnot.

Sauerwein, Johann – Hrastovac, first settler, came in spring 1865 from Rackozar

Schaedel, Anna M. – Hrastovac, house #10. Wife of Georg Ernst and mother of Anna Maria Ernst.

Schaefer, Johan – Hrastovac, house #1, husband of Katharina Hofmann, father of Elisabetha Schaefer, born 9. January 1878, bapt. 10. January 1878.

Schaefer, Elisabetha – born 9. January 1878, bapt. 10. Jan. 1878 in Hrastovac, house #1 to father Johan Schaefer and mother Katharina Hofmann. Godparents: Johan Ochs und his wife Elisabeth Schneider, Johann Strott(?) and his wife Elizabeth Strott(?) Registered in the church book by the teacher Joh. Haas

Schaefer, Johann – Hrastovac, house #31, fallen in  1944

Scherer, Hans – Hrastovac, house #1, missing in 1944

Schmidt, Georg – Born 20. March 1878 in Isidorhaze,  bapt. in Hrastovac house #11, to father Konrad Schmidt and mother Susanna Menz. Godparents: Joh. Thewald’s Elizabetha Bohlau; Joh. Haas und Theresia Lotz.. Registered in the church book by teacher Joh. Haas. Grandfather of Rosina Schmidt.

Schmidt, Konrad, born 18. Aug 1827 in Majos, Tolna – House #11, 3rd husband of Susanna Menz, father of Georg Schmidt

Schmidt, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #131, missing in 1945

Schmidt, Jakob – Hrastovac, major in town

Schneider, Anna – Hrastovac, house #12l, wife of Peter Ochs, mother of Julianna Ochs.

Schuchmann, Hinko (Heinrich) – Hrastovac. Married in Hrastovac Katarine Muth on 6. III. 1905

Schuster, Johann – Hrastovac, house #112. Husband of Elisabetha T…, father of Katharina Schuster.

Schuster, Katharina – Born 30. April 1878, bapt. 5. Mai 1878 in Hrastovac, house #112 to father Joh. Schuster and mother Elisabetha T… Godparents: Heinrich Reidt(?) and his wife Katharina Trautmann. Registered in to the church book by teacher Joh. Haas.

Seregeli, Bela – Hrastovac, pastor from Burgenland. Returned to Unterschuetzen.

Spisak, Mr. – Hrastovac, teacher

Stark, Hans – Hrastovac, house #2, fallen in 1942, Russia

Stikl, Hans – Hrastovac, house #120, missing in 1945

Tenz, Heinrich – Hrastovac, house #92, husband of Elizabetha Christ., father of Anna Margaretha.

Tenz, Anna Margaretha – Born 14. March 1878, bapt. 15. March 1878 in Hrastovac, house #92 to father Heinrich Tenz and mother Elizabetha Christ. Godparents: Johann Konrads Anna Gaertner; Friedrich Nikolaus’ Margaretha Karl, Registered in the church book by teacher Joh. Haas.

Tikery, Baron – Daruvar, Landowner of future Hrastovac settlement. Subdivided the land in 1865 and sold parcels to the first settlers for 40 Gulden. The size of each farm was 6.5 Joch, 1 Joch for the house and property and communal 400 Joch for grassing land. 5 Gulden had to be paid up front, the rest in five years, with no interest.

Torinus, Erhard – Hrastovac, pastor, Russian refugee, left for East Prussia three years later.

Vankoes, Mr. – Hrastovac, teacher from Polster

Volkmann, Lagler – Hrastovac, teacher, died there.

Weber, Heinrich – Hrastovac, moved into the settlement in 1876 from Apati with his 14 year old wife Anna Bierer. He was bricklayer, built his home as the first brick building in town, which was also a pub.

Wink, Jakob – Hrastovac, house #38, missing in 1945

Wink, Peter – Hrastovac, house #100, fallen in 1945, Frankfurt/Oder.

Wink, Peter – Hrastovac, smith and settler

Zetter, Mr. – Hrastovac, teacher

Zulauf, Heinrich – Hrastovac, pastor from Hungary. Married in Hrastovac teacher Ms.Neufeld. Moved back to Hungary in 1922