! CONTENTS" Dedication One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Appendices
........................................................................................ VI Bill’s Ancestors Sail From Europe to Michigan ..................... 1 Keverns Come From Cornwall ........................................... 1 Holmgrens and Klosdotters Arrive from Sweden ............... 2 Life In Bessemer in the Early 1900s ................................... 3 Carlsons Come From Scandinavia ...................................... 5 Herald and Eva ................................................................. 12 Lou’s Ancestors Immigrate to Northern Ohio ...................... 15 The Hungarian Emigration .............................................. 15 Lajos and Mary Meet in Cleveland .................................. 20 The Danyis ....................................................................... 22 The Kozonics Move to Southside Lorain ......................... 25 Lorain in the Early 1900s ................................................... 27 A Hungarian-American Family........................................ 27 The Keverns in Eastside ................................................... 31 Idyllic Childhoods ............................................................ 36 Coming of Age ................................................................... 43 Working in Lorain ............................................................ 43 Number 21103 .................................................................. 46 Bill and Boats ................................................................... 48 World War II Emerges ..................................................... 51 Starting Out ....................................................................... 59 A Mixed Marriage ............................................................ 60 Newlyweds in Ada ............................................................ 64 Home to Northern Ohio .................................................. 69 Syracuse ............................................................................ 72 Winning the Race............................................................. 74 The Sixties in the South ...................................................... 81 Capri Circle ...................................................................... 84 Dancing in Dixie .............................................................. 88 Tim’s Love of Flying ........................................................ 91 Soaring in Arizona ............................................................. 97 A Move to Remember ...................................................... 97 Motorcycle Mama ............................................................ 99 Like Father, Like Son ......................................................101 Nan and Kevin .................................................................106 Tim and Linda ................................................................108 Outdoor Fun ....................................................................114 The New Millennium and Beyond ..................................119 Home to Hungary ...........................................................120 Pleasure Cruises ...............................................................124 Family Changes ...............................................................126 Bill and Boats, the Last Chapter .....................................129 The Last Hurrah .............................................................131 Kevern Family Genealogy ................................................ 137 Kozonics Family Genealogy .............................................. 153 Bill’s Lists and Notes ......................................................... 160 Chapter Notes and Sources .............................................. 163
! CONTENTS" Dedication One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Appendices
........................................................................................ VI Bill’s Ancestors Sail From Europe to Michigan ..................... 1 Keverns Come From Cornwall ........................................... 1 Holmgrens and Klosdotters Arrive from Sweden ............... 2 Life In Bessemer in the Early 1900s ................................... 3 Carlsons Come From Scandinavia ...................................... 5 Herald and Eva ................................................................. 12 Lou’s Ancestors Immigrate to Northern Ohio ...................... 15 The Hungarian Emigration .............................................. 15 Lajos and Mary Meet in Cleveland .................................. 20 The Danyis ....................................................................... 22 The Kozonics Move to Southside Lorain ......................... 25 Lorain in the Early 1900s ................................................... 27 A Hungarian-American Family........................................ 27 The Keverns in Eastside ................................................... 31 Idyllic Childhoods ............................................................ 36 Coming of Age ................................................................... 43 Working in Lorain ............................................................ 43 Number 21103 .................................................................. 46 Bill and Boats ................................................................... 48 World War II Emerges ..................................................... 51 Starting Out ....................................................................... 59 A Mixed Marriage ............................................................ 60 Newlyweds in Ada ............................................................ 64 Home to Northern Ohio .................................................. 69 Syracuse ............................................................................ 72 Winning the Race............................................................. 74 The Sixties in the South ...................................................... 81 Capri Circle ...................................................................... 84 Dancing in Dixie .............................................................. 88 Tim’s Love of Flying ........................................................ 91 Soaring in Arizona ............................................................. 97 A Move to Remember ...................................................... 97 Motorcycle Mama ............................................................ 99 Like Father, Like Son ......................................................101 Nan and Kevin .................................................................106 Tim and Linda ................................................................108 Outdoor Fun ....................................................................114 The New Millennium and Beyond ..................................119 Home to Hungary ...........................................................120 Pleasure Cruises ...............................................................124 Family Changes ...............................................................126 Bill and Boats, the Last Chapter .....................................129 The Last Hurrah .............................................................131 Kevern Family Genealogy ................................................ 137 Kozonics Family Genealogy .............................................. 153 Bill’s Lists and Notes ......................................................... 160 Chapter Notes and Sources .............................................. 163