Third Generation

4. Nz. József BERECZ²⁰ was born on 9 March 1823 in Szepezd, Zala m, HUN.²¹ At the time of his birth, his father was identified as Érd. János Beretz, the Evangelical school teacher in Szepezd. [Notes: Szepezd is now known as Balatonszepezd. The abbreviation "Érd" stands for Érdemes -- meaning "worthy or excellent" -- the title given to teachers at that time.] He was baptized on March 17 with five pairs of godparents, including a judge, an Evangelical pastor, a Reformed teacher, a tavern owner, and a landowner. He died on 9 March 1894 at the age of 71 in Kissomlyó, Vas m, HUN.²² He died at age 71. Cause of death was listed as "bladder trouble." He was buried at the Kissomlyó cemetery on March 11 by the pastor, Károly Nagy. József began his career in 1842 as the evangelical teacher in Nemeskocs, Vas megye. This was a daughter-chapel of the Lutheran church in Boba, which was from 1832-75 under Pastor Sándor Kiss. He then taught from 1846 or 1847 until his retirement in 1880 at Alsóság. That school was originally built in 1791, was expanded in 1862 under his direction, and by 1880 had 206 students: 195 from Alsóság and 11 from Izsákfa. From 1869 he had a student teacher to assist him. Ns. Etelka SZALAY and Nz. József BERECZ were married on 7 February 1848 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN.²³ They were married by Samuel Kis, the evangelical pastor in Szilsárkany. Witnesses were Sándor Kis, the evangelical pastor in Boba, Vas m. and Ns. Mihály Szabó of Izsákfa, Vas m. The bride as given away (kiadó) by Ns. Zsigmond Kovács of Szilsárkany, the husband of her aunt Terézia. It was noted that the álispán (LtGov) of the county provided a dispensation for the bride to marry outside the area.

5. Ns. Etelka SZALAY was born on 2 September 1824 in Szilsárkany, Sopron m. HUN.²⁴ She was baptized on the day of her birth by Samuel Mátisz, evangelical pastor of Vadosfa. Godparents from Szilsárkány were Ns. Mihaly Szalay and wife Éva Berendi; Ns. János Kováts and wife Julianna Szalay. There were also several other godparents from Felsó Pasztori, Vadosfa, and Kissömlyó. Note on the name "Etelka" -- it is not a Hungarian diminutive of Ethel, rather it is an old Hungarian name popularized as the name of the daughter of the Magyar chief, Árpád. She died on 14 November 1876 at the age of 52 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.²⁵ She died at age 52 of edema -- probably congestive heart failure. She is identified as the wife of the teacher József Berecz. She was buried in the Ság cemetery on Nov 16.

Children were:

	i.	Ilona BERECZ was born on 5 November 1848 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.²⁶ She was baptized on Dec 03. She died on 27 May 1849 at the age of 0 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.²⁷ She was buried on May 29.
	ii.	Ábel BERECZ was born on 26 August 1850 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.²⁸ He was baptized on Sep 22. He died on 2 April 1937 at the age of 86 in Sopron, Sopron m, HUN.²⁹ He was buried on April 4 at the Sopron evangelical cemetery. He was educated at the Sopron Lutheran Lyceum and received his law degree from the Royal Academy or Law in Györ in 1873. He served his military obligation as an army officer and was involved in the 1878 occupation of Bosnia by Austria-Hungary. He was a lawyer in Sopron. He was elected to represent Sopron in the national Parliament in 1905 as the candidate of the "48 Party" (which favored complete independence from Austria). He also served as attorney for the Transdanubian district of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church, deputy city attorney for the Royal Free City of Sopron, and a member of several municipal committees. In the 1930's, Ábel Berecz lived in the 2nd floor corner apartment of the Storno House ... now the site of the city museum. This historical house was home to King Mathias in the 15th century, and later to Franz Liszt.
2	iii.	Gábor BERECZ.
	iv.	Ilona "Ilka" BERECZ was born on 15 March 1857 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.³⁰ She was baptized on Mar 19. She died after 1937 at the age of 80 in Hungary. In her later years, she was referred to by Gyözö Berecz as a "society woman".
	v.	Péter BERECZ was born on 29 June 1865 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.³¹ He was baptized at home on Jul 16. He died on 16 July 1865 at the age of 0 in Alsóság, Vas m, HUN.³² He was buried on Jul 18.

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