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The earliest Hajostek/Hayostek family record found so far is a marriage in Ruzbach in 1675. I have no
doubt that the family goes back much further than that. At present, it appears that records may be
available back into the 1500's.
Probably the best way to start to understand the history of a family is to start gathering information
in the living family. My father told me that grandpa came from Laskowa. The only places I have found
with such a town name are Lackovo in Poland and Lackova in Slovakia. LDS church records show no
Hajosteks in Poland, but in Slovakia numerous Hajosteks were born and lived (all the way back to
1675). By using the search feature available for immigration records on ancestry.com and
ellisislandrecords.org the last residences can be found. Common last residences were Ruzbach,
Lackova (Laczkowa), Saros (County), Locse, Pal(y)in, Spiska (County), Saris (Stara Lubovna) and
Podolin. All of these origins are within a fourty mile diameter circle. See notes, below.

The earliest records should indicate the family origin and this appears to be Lower Ruzbach (Also
Ruzbach, today Nizne Ruzbachy). To be sure that the family did not start in another location at the
same time, church records in the 1800-1840 were examined. No Hajostek births were found in the
Levoca (Palin, Locse) and Stara Lubovna (Saris) towns. Strangely, no Hajostek births were found in
Hniezdne either (only four miles from Ruzbach). Using the Six Mile Rule (hard to ride a horse more
than six miles out and six miles back without getting a sore posterior), most of the births should have
been close to Ruzbach. Today, there are still Hajosteks living in Ruzbach. The cemetery in Lackova
has examples of Hajostek gravestones.
Another piece of family info that was known in my family was the common greeting "ako sa mas,
pani?" In Slovak this means "how is it going, lady?". My own hardy manhood withstanding, if I had
known what I was being asked, I would have hit him/her with my hustle (Slovak, violin).
Note; The following immigration records were found on ellisislandrecords.org (1892-1913 and later);
Name; Hajostek- 5 records,
Name; Hajosztek- 15 records,
Name; Hayostek- 0 records.

Note; The following immigration records were found on ancestry.com (back to early 1800"s);
Hajostek- 2 records,
Hajosztek- 3 records.
Hayostek- 3 records (all three records are mis-transcriptions, actual name is Hajostek).

Immigrant ancesters on board ship of the
times. The food was not great. The
accomodations in steerage were not
wonderful. They came with all the hope
in the future. All ages. All shapes. All
clans.

Notice; the ethnic dress of the girl, third
from end on right, they all look cold, the
heels of the shoes of the two on the
left, how very young the second on the
left looks, all the girls have babushkas.

Notice; the man in the background
appears to be smoking a cigarette.