VACHAY
Bertha VACHAY
Born: circa 1882
Married:
1st: Matthew ROTH around 1898
2nd: Samuel SABO (b 15 Oct 1875, d before 1930)3
Immigration Age: 21 (1903)/ 23 (1905)
Died: 31 Oct 19392
Address: 240 Culver Ave., Jersey City, NJ2
and 169 Culver Ave., Jersey City, NY3
Immigration Notes: There is not a Bertha VACHAY or Bertha ROTH
who came through Castle Garden in 1903 or 1905.
Census Notes:
In 1910 Federal Census, she immigrated to the US in 1895/8. She and Mathyas
(Matthew) had been married for 12 years. They lived in Jersey City, Ward 8.
In 1920 Federal Census, she was married to Samuel SABO and listed
with his children: Helen (a 14), John (a 11), Margaret (a 7), Joseph (a 5),
Marie (a 1)
1920 Census says that she immigrated in 1903.
In 1930 Federal Census, she was head of household with the last name of SABO
which also listed her son Michael ROTH (see below) living with the family.
Children: John (a 22), Margarete (a 16), Joseph (a 15), Mary (a 11), Steve (a 9)
They lived on Culver Ave., Ward 8
in Jersey City.
1930 Census says that she immigrated in 1905.
Other Census Notes: 1925 NY Census has Jennie (a 17) (is this actually Johnny or John?),
Margaret (a 11), Joseph (a 10), Mary (a 5), and Stephen (a 4) are living with
their step sister Anna (below) and her husband Charles Paul MERTLIK in Clinton, Dutchess, NY
Children of Bertha and Matthew:1
Anna ROTH
Born: 23 Nov 1904 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Married: 17 Mar 1921 to Charles Paul MERTLIK
Died: 9 Feb 1990 in Hyde Park, NY
Age: 86
Census Notes:
In 1920 Federal Census, she is living with Samuel and Bertha Sabo
where she and brother Matthew are listed with the last name of Sabo.
In 1930 Census Federal Census, she is living in Clinton, Dutchess Co., NY
with husband Paul and children: Joseph ( a 7), Paul (a 3), Mary (a 0), and
Boarder Herman ROLFES (a 68)
In 1940 Federal Census, she is living in Clinton, Dutchess Co., NY as head
of household with children: Paul (a 13), Mary (a 10), John (a 9), Michael (a 7),
and Lodger Herman Rolfes (79) from Germany on Mountain View Road
Michael ROTH
Born: 4 Nov 1908 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Married:
Died: 10 Feb 1991 in Palm Beach Florida
Notes:
He is listed in the 1910 Federal Census with his parents
Matyas and Bertha Roth.
In 1920 Federal Census, he is living with Samuel and Bertha Sabo
where he and sister Annie are listed with the last name of Sabo.
In 1930 Federal Census, he is living with Bertha Sabo and her children
working as an Asst. Receiving Clerk working with Chemicals.
He is listed as Michael Roth in the 1930 Census.
Random Family Notes:
1920 Federal Census shows a John VACHAY (Age 32) in the house with the family
and immigrated from Hungary in 1912. According to family notes, John was related
to Bertha. Relationship is not clear. Also, according to family notes, John was
married to Teresa ?.
JOHN VACHAY web information:
John Jr. WWII Draft Reg Card, NJ; Military Service in Albany New York from 1938-1946
SSDI for John (b 31 Dec 1887, d May 1975) at Berlin, Somerset, PA
SSDI for Teresa (b 19 Apr 1899, d Apr 1974) at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY
SSDI for John Jr. (b 3 Jan 1911, d Nov 1987) at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY
SSDI for Josephine (b 17 Mar 1914, d Feb 2001) at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY
Sources:
1Family Notes
2Family Search.org
3WWI Draft Registration Card for Sam (Samuel) Sabo
This web page was last updated on April 12, 2014
