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The orginal family name, prior to Ellis Island and the US Census of 1910 was Kas'saj. Verona immigrated to the USA in 1900 arriving on Ellis Island on Aug 15 via the Konigin Luise out of Bremen. The Ellis Island records report her as being Hungarian, which is indeed what the ship's record indicates, but is incorrect. She left for the US from Vienna, Austria, which had been her home for years. Her place of birth is believed to have been in what is now The Czech Republic, probably near Kocise, which is most likely the origin of the name. Also, Ellis Island has incorrectly transcribed the spelling of her last name, which is Kas'saj, not Kazzaj nor Kaszay. That was an easy mistake for them to make when allowing for the difference in writing styles and the poor penmanship of the ship's purser. Her husband was John (Jon) Kas'saj. He was a captain in the Austrain Royal Guard assigned to Princess Elisabeth at the time of her assasination. Their first born son, Tony Kas'saj immigrated at the same time, with Verona though he does not show on the Koginin Luise's manifest. There was also a female infant, possibly named Mary carried by Verona about whom nothing else is known. Jon and Verona Kas-saj were born c 1874. He was born in Vienna. Her actual site of birth is unknown. Tony Kas'saj (who later went by Tony Kas'ay or Kasay) was born in 1897. Joh, Verona and Tony settled in Mercer, PA and appear there in the 1901 census.

Possible alternate spellings are: Kas'aj, Kasaj; Kas'say, Kassay; Kas'ay, Kasay: Kaz'zaj, Kazzaj; Kaz'zay, Kazzay.

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