Elizabeth (Alzbeta) was born in Mala Hradna, Beckov Parish, Trencin, Slovakia, the daughter of John (Jan) Miskovic and Katarina Pevala. When she was a girl, her family moved to nearby Nove Mesto nad Vahom. As a teenager, Elizabeth was trained for a time in Budapest, Hungary, where she learned culinary and baking skills. She had her portrait taken at that time (see image).
She married Michael (Michal) Papa on 15 Feb. 1904 in Nove Mesto. He had come to Solvakia from what is now Poland. They had six children together, all linked below.
Elizabeth and her oldest children Grace and John followed her husband to New York City in July 1909 aboard the S. S. Kroonland. She had to leave her third child, Michael, with her family in Slovakia at that time because he had cradle cap. (He remained there until 1913.)
In the United States, the family first lived in New York City and subsequently owned homes in Rahway and Elizabeth, NJ. In 1926, they purchased 96 Locust Ave., Wallington, NJ, where Michael and Elizabeth, and their sons, operated a grocery store.
She is remembered for her exquisite pastries, among other things, and is believed to have supplied the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.
Note: Her name is given as "Elizabeth K. Papa" at the time of her death, but not in earlier records. She may have adopted her mother's name as a middle name.
She married Michael (Michal) Papa on 15 Feb. 1904 in Nove Mesto. He had come to Solvakia from what is now Poland. They had six children together, all linked below.
Elizabeth and her oldest children Grace and John followed her husband to New York City in July 1909 aboard the S. S. Kroonland. She had to leave her third child, Michael, with her family in Slovakia at that time because he had cradle cap. (He remained there until 1913.)
In the United States, the family first lived in New York City and subsequently owned homes in Rahway and Elizabeth, NJ. In 1926, they purchased 96 Locust Ave., Wallington, NJ, where Michael and Elizabeth, and their sons, operated a grocery store.
She is remembered for her exquisite pastries, among other things, and is believed to have supplied the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.
Note: Her name is given as "Elizabeth K. Papa" at the time of her death, but not in earlier records. She may have adopted her mother's name as a middle name.
Elizabeth (Alzbeta) was born in Mala Hradna, Beckov Parish, Trencin, Slovakia, the daughter of John (Jan) Miskovic and Katarina Pevala. When she was a girl, her family moved to nearby Nove Mesto nad Vahom. As a teenager, Elizabeth was trained for a time in Budapest, Hungary, where she learned culinary and baking skills. She had her portrait taken at that time (see image).
She married Michael (Michal) Papa on 15 Feb. 1904 in Nove Mesto. He had come to Solvakia from what is now Poland. They had six children together, all linked below.
Elizabeth and her oldest children Grace and John followed her husband to New York City in July 1909 aboard the S. S. Kroonland. She had to leave her third child, Michael, with her family in Slovakia at that time because he had cradle cap. (He remained there until 1913.)
In the United States, the family first lived in New York City and subsequently owned homes in Rahway and Elizabeth, NJ. In 1926, they purchased 96 Locust Ave., Wallington, NJ, where Michael and Elizabeth, and their sons, operated a grocery store.
She is remembered for her exquisite pastries, among other things, and is believed to have supplied the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.
Note: Her name is given as "Elizabeth K. Papa" at the time of her death, but not in earlier records. She may have adopted her mother's name as a middle name.
She married Michael (Michal) Papa on 15 Feb. 1904 in Nove Mesto. He had come to Solvakia from what is now Poland. They had six children together, all linked below.
Elizabeth and her oldest children Grace and John followed her husband to New York City in July 1909 aboard the S. S. Kroonland. She had to leave her third child, Michael, with her family in Slovakia at that time because he had cradle cap. (He remained there until 1913.)
In the United States, the family first lived in New York City and subsequently owned homes in Rahway and Elizabeth, NJ. In 1926, they purchased 96 Locust Ave., Wallington, NJ, where Michael and Elizabeth, and their sons, operated a grocery store.
She is remembered for her exquisite pastries, among other things, and is believed to have supplied the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York.
Note: Her name is given as "Elizabeth K. Papa" at the time of her death, but not in earlier records. She may have adopted her mother's name as a middle name.
