The (-1G) 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. Tom was born on 2 July 1945; his brother

The 1946 St. Louis City Dir. shows Paul (Lois) Rezsonya, barber, with a home at 4215 Bates. No Rezsonya household appears in the County Dir. of 1946.

Carl was born on 28 Apr. 1951. Tom's parents moved their family to Affton, 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].

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

Thomas' uncle Nandor applied for a S. S. 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 Thomas and his parents.

Here is a winter 1957-58 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 Thomas' 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 a Paul F. (Lois L.) Rezsonya, Bel Air Barber Shop in St. Louis, with a home at 9338 Rambler Dr. in Affton.

Tom and his wife moved to Kokomo, IN after 2 Nov. 1968 and before 19 Dec. 1969. Their children were born in Indiana.

At the death of Tom's father (3 Nov. 1983), the father's 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.

Tom and his wife, Lynn. Given to me in June 2003. Click on the thumbnail to enlargen.

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

Thomas knew my parents and my paternal grandmother.

See the Rezsonya Web Pages for pictures and more information.

I want to thank Thomas and his wife for the permission to include his page and for supplying most of the information and pictures contained therein.

Created Fri. 28 June 2002.  Updated 13 Feb. 2006.