Fifth Generation

Jan and Maria lived in a large one room log house with a large stone fireplace and a dirt floor. This house was torn down in 1909. They had a farm of 17 acres. Šiba is in a vally between two gently sloping hills. The Maçus homestead gradually rises from the stream. There is a small patch of flat land where the current two houses are. To get to the houses from the main highway one must cross a bridge over the stream. Two Maçus brothers live in two houses on this property, Andrej and Jozef.

Matyus means little Matthew. The family has passed down the story of how their name became Maçus as follows: Originally the family name was Kaspryzk ( this is a Polish name, Šiba is very close to the Polish border). The village where these Kaspryzk lived was overcrowded with Kaspryzk and it was very difficult to distinquish one from another. One of our ancestors with the name of Matus (Matthew) began to be referred to by his first name. He accepted it as his surname and passed it down to later generations. Due to illiteracy the name has evolved over the generations to become Maçus. This is not a Slovak name and tthe only persons of this name in Slovakia are our relatives. There are no persons of the name Kaspryzk living in Šiba.

Ján married Maria JACKO circa 1815 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia. (Maria JACKO was born circa 1795 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia and died in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia.)

Their children were:

8         i.  Ján MAÇSUS (born 3 Apr 1817 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia - , died in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia)

She was Ruthenian and a Greek Catholic.

Maria married Ján MATYUS circa 1815 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia. (Ján MATYUS was born circa 1790 in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia and died in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia.)

Ján married Susan GREGAS.

Their children were:

9         i.  Maria PETRASEK (born 18 Jun 1821 in Hervartov, Saris Co, Slovakia - , died in Šiba, Saris Co., Slovakia)

Susan married Ján PETRASEK.

George married Susan PALECSAR.

Their children were:

10        i.  Andrew HAVRILLA

Susan married George HAVRILLA.

Ján married Maria ISTOKOVÁ.

Their children were:

12        i.  Jozef ISTOK (born 15 Jul 1823 in Fricovce, Saris Co, Slovakia -)

Maria married Ján ISTOK, son of Unknown and Unknown.

Jozef married Alzbeta GRUSZOVÁ, daughter of Unknown and Unknown.

Their children were:

13        i.  Mária GRUSZOVÁ (born 27 May 1823 in Hendricovce, Saris Co, Slovakia -)

Alzbeta married Jozef GRUS.

Andrej married Alzbeta DZIVÁ, daughter of Unknown and Unknown.

Their children were:

15        i.  Anna HUSZIVARGÁ (born 25 Feb 1832 in Fricovce, Saris Co, Slovakia -)

Alzbeta married Andrej HUSIVARGÁ.