The First Hungarian Baptist Church of Elyria, Ohio
Church Clerk's Book 1936-1951
With records from January 4, 1934
Interpreted from the original Hungarian (Magyar) into English

By Clara Petes Butti With Louis Butti
Compiled by Sharon Sprouse Bramhall, 2004

CLARA'S GLOSSARY
(This is not part of the original church clerk record)

alamerites - baptized
Andras - Andrew
Bela (pron. "Bay-la") - "Bill"
el lett fogadva - accepted this, approved
Erzsebeth - Elizabeth
Geza - Jesse
Gyula - Julius
Hungulagal - one accord
"Id." - Senior
"If." - Junior
Ifjusagi - young people
kamat - interest (%)
Lina - Lena
mindenki - everybody
Pirosha - "Red"
razni - to shake up
Testver (Tr.or T.)- Brother
Testverne (Tno.) - Sister
testveriseg - majority
ujab togok - newer members
veszet [misspelled in records as "vezet"] - something has gotten lost
Vilmos - William
Zsidokhoc - Hebrews

Mr. & Mrs. Louis (Clara) Butti of Avon, Ohio, are members of Calvary Baptist Church, formerly the First Hungarian Baptist Church of Elyria, Ohio. Clara Petes Butti was born in Hungary and came to the United States as a child after World War II. Louis is a son of Paul and Elizabeth (Toth) Butti, Hungarian immigrants and early members of our church. CBC is very grateful to Clara & Louis for their time, patience, and skill in interpreting these records.

If you are a descendant of one of the early church families, or you, yourself, have memories of the First Hungarian Baptist Church of Elyria, share your story or pictures with us by contacting Sharon Bramhall at 440/734-7434 or bramhall@earthlink.net.

Watch for the next issue of early church clerk book pages at this website. The interpreting of the these Hungarian records is a work-in-progress. As they are completed, they will be added here.
 

Jan 5, 1936. Page 8

October 1939. Pages 9, 10, 11

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