On April 6, 1948, a significant portion of the population of the village of Ecsény in Somogy County, Hungary, was expelled from their homeland. This was the result of Protocol XIII of the Potsdam Declaration of 1945 calling for "the orderly and humane transfer of German populations now living in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary" The families involved were descendants of German settlers who began to arrive in what would become the village of Ecsény as early as 1754. They formed an Evangelical Lutheran congregation at the outset that would survive as an underground movement until the Edict of Toleration promulgated by the Emperor Joseph II of Austria in 1782. These two governmental actions taken centuries apart, play pivotal roles in the lives and destinies of the families who would call Ecsény their home. The families that were expelled were sent to the then Russian Zone of Germany from which large numbers later escaped into the American and British Zones. Numerous families were successful in emigrating from there to Canada, the United States, and Australia. This publication is addressed to their English-speaking descendants, providing them with genealogical information about their forebears. In addition, the families associated with the various affiliated congregations in Hács, Polány, Ráksi, Somodor, and Vámos are included as well as information about the families that emigrated to Slavonia, the United States, and Canada prior to World War II. There are also introductory articles to assist the reader in having a basic knowledge of the history, lifestyle, and origins of their families. This work is published on the 260th anniversary of the founding of Ecsény. From Toleration to Expulsion The Families of Ecsény Somogy County, Hungary 1784-1948 By Henry A. Fischer AuthorHouse Copyright © 2015 Henry A. Fischer All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-4969-6634-6 CHAPTER 1 FAMILIENBUCH (Book of Families) LACKO Josef *around 1785 (+08.08.1849 Egres) LAFTSIK Pál oo Rozalia Szabó Children born in Vámos : Katalin 21.03.1860 LAHM Georg *around 1804 (+23.12.1850 Polány) oo Elisabeth Mann *07.07.1802 Tékes (Kv) (+10.05.1849 Polány) daughter of Heinrich Mann and Anna Dorothea Kreb II oo Kristina Steger *around 1830 Putenda the daughter of Konrad Steger and Katharina Elisabeth Leipold on 02.09.1849 in Hács Children born in Polány : Gaspar 24.07.1850 +26.11.1850 LAHM Heinrich *around 1917 Ecsény the son of Johann Lahm and Anna Maria Krissmannits oo Katharina Stein *23.09.1921 Ecsény the daughter of Heinrich Stein and Anna Maria Dechert on 10.01.1939 in Ecsény LAHM Johann *around 1873 Bonnya oo Anna Maria Krissmannits *28.07.1874 Ecsény daughter of Heinrich Krissmannits and Karolina Hedrich on 18.01.1900 in Ecsény Children born in Ecsény : Elisabeth 23.03.1901 oo 05.01.1928 Georg Weissmandl Johann around 1902 oo 16.01.1926 Margareta +World War II Sabján Peter around 1905 oo 05.01.1928 Anna Maria +World War II Loch Anna Maria 16.09.1908 oo 05.01.1928 Ferenc Szuládi Katharina 10.07.1911 +10.07.1911 Katharina 06.02.1914 +19.11.1914 Heinrich around 1917 oo 10.01.1939 Katharina Stein Two of Johann Lahm's sons, Johann and Peter were killed in action on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. They were among the older men conscripted into the Waffen-SS in September of 1944. LAHM Johann *around 1902 Ecsény (+World War II) son of Johann Lahm and Anna Maria Krissmannits oo Margareta Sabján *around 1907 Bonnya on 16.01.1926 in Ecsény Children born in Ecsény : Johann 28.02.1927 Katharina 29.03.1928 Heinrich around 1931 Johann Lahm was killed in action while serving in the Waffen-SS. LAHM Johann Konrad *14.03.1829 Keszöhidegkút (Hi) the son of Christoph Lahm and Katharina Elisabeth Scheiler oo Margareta Jäckl *05.10.1833 Belecska (Hi) daughter of Johann Jäckl and Anna Maria Ziegenheim on 19.01.1852 in Keszöhidegkút (Hi) Children born in Belecska : Johann 16.01.1852 (Hi) Philipp 30.06.1855 (Hi) Heinrich 06.12.1858 (Hi) Children born in Ecsény : Elisabeth 31.12.1859 oo Heinrich Jusst LAHM Peter *around 1905 Ecsény (+World War II) the son of Johann Lahm and Anna Maria Krissmannits oo Anna Maria Loch *01.04.1900 Ecsény the daughter of Katharina Loch on 05.01.1928 in Ecsény Children born in Ecsény : Anna around 1930 Peter Lahm was killed in action serving in the Waffen-SS early in 1945. LAHM Valentin *around 1823 Belecska the son of Heinrich Lahm and Katharina Sierer (+28.06.1867 Felsö Mocsolád) LAJCSEK János son of István Lajcsek and Katalin oo Erszébet Bohár daughter of István Bohár and Erzsébet Sisko on 04.08.1850 in Toponár Children born in Totker : János around 1869 LAJCSEK János *around 1869 Totker the son of János Lejcsek and Erzsébet Bohar oo Elisabeth Stickl *15.10.1873 Ráksi (+08.06.1894 Toponár) daughter of Johann Stickl and Elisabeth Kähler on 24.01.1893 in Ráksi LAKITS János of Igal, *around 1848 a widower the son of Lukas Lakits and Maria Mergovits oo Kristina Ja