From the statements in the Register No. 1178 comes the following:

          My father was a master shoemaker until the industrialization.  Then he was a small farmer.  I was the eighth child of nine.  The oldest and youngest brothers died as small children.  One brother perished in a Russian prison.  One sister died when she was 22 years old from the Spanish influenza.  So did my father.  The whole family was sick at times except me.  My oldest memories go back to when I was three years old.  For five years I had scarlet fever.  Since this time I have remained physically behind and because of it my parents had to care for me.  I was teased a lot about it.  My classmates who I helped with their arithmetic protected me.  When I was 12 years old, after the 6^th grade in public school, I went to my teacher as a private student and after three months I took the examination at the citizen’s school in Obecse.  Six months of it was the second grade.  In the third grade I was an ordinary student in Obecse.  For the fourth grade I was prepared by Rev. Kund (later in Pantschewo).  From 1919 to 1921 I was in Baja, then in Sombor at the teaching institute, where I graduated in 1923.  My first position was in Tscherwenka where I was also a Reformed choirmaster and organist.  In 1925/26 I took an examination as reserve officer in Sarajevo.  My last rank was as captain.  After this I was still in Tscherwenka for a year, and on the 6^th of September 1927 I started service in Beschka.  From 1946 to 1951 I was in Erbstetten and after that in Unterweißach I was active as a teacher.  Since January 1^st, 1967 I have been in retirement.