ZOLOTI Family (from Oreszka and Sztara)
The ZOLOTY family of Cleveland, Ohio finds its roots in the present day village of Oreske, Slovakia and nearby Stare. They were of Rusyn ethnicity and attended the Greek Catholic church in the nearby village of Volya (or Laborcz-Volya), which is present day Vola.
The surname is spelled ZOLOTI in the Latin alphabet church records, and is transcribed as ZOLOTA from the church records that are written using the Cyrillic alphabet.
The ZOLOTI family has been traced back as far as Georgius and Anna ZOLOTY. According to the church records from Volya, Georgius and Anna gave birth to Josephus in 1809. Josephus (or Josef) is enumerated in the 1869 Hungarian Census in Oreszka. At that time he was married to Mária TKACS. I have found an earlier marriage of a Josef ZOLOTI to an Anna DEMTSISAK. For the time being, I am not sure which of these women is my ancestor.
Michael ZOLOTY, the first known ZOLOTY to immigrate to the United States, arrived in Baltimore on 29 May 1890 aboard the Dresden. Mihály ZALATI was 20 years old and is listed as traveling from Austria.
NOTE: This research is still in progress. Some of the family links may not be correct at this point in time.
