The (-1G) etc. after the names indicates the number of generations before Erven Thoma.

Tom's father immigrated in Dec. 1937 and applied for a Social Security card on 21 Feb. 1938 in Missouri. At the time Paul was living at 4352 Chippewa in St. Louis and was working for John Gartner-Paul Brown Shoppe at 204 N. 9th St. in St. Louis. He started working on 28 Jan. 1938.

Tom's parents married on 15 Aug. 1943 in St. Louis. Carl's brother, Tom, was born on 2 July 1945; in 1946 they lived at 4215 Bates in St. Louis (city).

Carl was born on 28 Apr. 1951.

Carl's parents moved their family to Affton (Zip Code 63123), a suburb of St. Louis, ca 1951.

The 1955 St. Louis County Directory has Paul Rezsonya and his wife Lois living at 9338 Rambler Dr. He is a barber at the Paul Brown Barber Shop in St. Louis [city].

Carl's father Paul helped his own brother Nandor and Nandor's wife to immigrate to the U.S. before Dec. 1957.

Carl's uncle Nandor applied for a Social Security card on 10 Dec. 1957 in Missouri. At the time Nandor was living at 9338 Rambler Dr., St. Louis, MO 63123 (Affton), the same address as Carl and his parents.

Here is a winter 1958 picture of the house at 9338 Rambler Dr. in Affton, MO. The Rezsonya family lived here from before 1955 through at least 1975. Nandor also lived at this address for a short time. Click the thumbnail to enlarge.

The St. Louis County Directory of 1958 has Paul Rezsonya and his wife Lois living at 9338 Rambler Dr. in Affton. He is a barber at the Paul Brown Barber Shop in St. Louis [city]. The 1961 St. Louis County Directory shows Paul Rezsonya and his wife Lois living at 9338 Rambler Dr. He is a barber at Paul Brown Barber Shop in St. Louis.

At the time of Carl's mother's S. S. application (23 Jul. 1963) they are still living at 9338 Rambler Dr.

This group picture was taken in May 1965 (or 1966). Thomas is in the back row, the tall man with glasses in the center. His brother Carl is on his right. His parents are in the front row on our left. Click the thumbnail to engarge.

The 1965 St. Louis County Directory lists Paul F. Rezsonya and his wife Lois L. living at 9338 Rambler Dr. in Affton. He is working at the Bel Air Barber Shop in St. Louis [city]. The 1966 County Dir. lists Paul F. (Lois L.) Rezsonya, Bel Air Barber Shop in St. Louis, with a home at 9338 Rambler in Affton.

Carl's brother, Tom and his wife moved to Kokomo, IN after 2 Nov. 1968 and before 19 Dec. 1969. Their children were born in Indiana. There is no separate listing for Carl in the 1969 County Dir.

The County Dir. of 1970 shows Paul Rezsonya with his wife Lois L living at 9338 Rambler in Affton. He is a barber at the Florsheim Barber Shop in St. Louis. The 1971 County Dir. has the same information as in 1974. The 1972-73 combined issue of the County Dir. has the same as 1974. The 1974 County Dir. has Carl Rezsonya, student, living with his parents at 9338 Rambler in Affton. The County Dir. of 1975 shows Paul F. Rezsonya with his wife Lois L. living at 9338 Rambler Dr. He is a barber at Exec[utive?] Barber Shop.

Carl married Linda Kern (0G) on 11 Oct. 1975 in St. Louis, MO. Sometime before Feb. 1979 Carl and his family moved to Ballwin, MO.

Daughter Kelly Rezsonya (+1G) was born 16 Feb. 1979 in Ballwin, MO. Son Jason Rezsonya (+1G) was born 13 Jul. 1982 in Ballwin, MO

At the death of Tom's father (3 Nov. 1983), his residence was in the 63123 Zip Code (Affton, MO) area. At the death (28 Apr. 1995) of his mother Lois, her last residence was also in the 63123 area.

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Carl's uncle Nandor and Carl's father Paul are the only people in the S. S. Death Index with this surname from Missouri.

See the Rezsonya Web Pages for pictures and more information.

I want to thank Carl for the permission to include his page and he and his brother for supplying most of the information contained therein.

Created Sun. 30 June 2002.  Updated 13 Feb. 2006.