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SIRL Archives: 1997-3
October 1997-December 1997



Archived: 29 January 1998 .......................................... FEEFHS Web Site Version
The following listings are on this page:

- entry for HARTTEN, Leslie M., 3 October 1997
- entry for PLAUTZ, George J., Jr., 14 October 1997
- entry for SABO, Bernice, 26 October 1997
- entry for STEWART, Elayne, 26 October 1997
- entry for SINKOVEC, Jerome Lee, 28 October 1997
- entry for SMITH, Arlo and Mary H., 2 November 1997
- entry for EPPLE, Susan KUHAR, 9 December 1997
- entry for OSBORNE, Marie KERZIC, 17 December 1997
- entry for ROUSSEAU, M. Antoinette, 17 December 1997


EPPLE, Susan KUHAR
eMail address: sepple@ix.netcom.com

I am searching for information on Jacob KUHAR born circa 1810. Jacob married ? circa 1837 at Sporne Duple ?, Slovenia. Their son John KUHAR was born circa 1843, married 1st Anna JAEGLICH in 1866; married 2nd Mary RAKOVEC in 1875. John and Mary had the following children: Joseph 1876-1943, married Mary TERAN GOSPODARIC 1905 at Joliet, Illinois; Frank 1877-1888; Anna 1879-?, married Thomas TEKOVEC 1903 at Cleveland, Ohio; Johanna 1881-?, married Ivan OSINIK 1902, and lived at Zwercke, Slovenia; Matthew 1883-1957, married Frances CERNIVCE 1921; Rosalia 1885-1929, married Andrea TOPORS 1909, lived at Spodne Duple.

I am searching for information on George KOSEM, born circa 1825, possibly at Kovor st. 11, Slovenia. George married Helena OVSENIK around 1850. Their daughter Miza, born 27 Jan 1853 in Kovor, married Peter TERAN 14 February 1870.

I am searching for information on Helena OVSENIK, born circa 1825, possibly at Kovor st. 11, Slovenia. Helena married George KOSEM around 1850. Their daughter Miza, born 27 January 1853 at Kovor St. 11 married Peter TERAN 14 February 1870.

I am searching for information on Peter TERAN, born 23 February 1841 at Bistrica st. 1, Slovenia. He married Miza / Marija KOSEM 14 February 1870. Peter died 9 January 1921 at Podbrezje, Slovenia. Peter TERAN and Marija KOSEM had the following children: Peter [1870- ] married Elizabeth ?; Mary [1872-1966] first married Frank GOSPODARIC; married 2nd Joseph KUHAR; Louis [1873-1894]; Johanna [1874-c1946], Sister Marija Alojzija ?, a nun at the convent school in Nova Mesto; Frances [1875-1955] first married Janez ROJC, married 2nd Andrej SIFRER; Janez [1876-1892]; Neza [1882-1962] married Janez MULEJ; Helena [1884-1967] married John VIVICH; Elizabeth [1885]; Anton [1886-1886]; Cecilija [1887-1967] married ? HABJAN; Anton [1889-1942] married Marija-Ana FINZGAR; Bertha [1890-1914] married John SABOTNIK; John [1891-1950]; Marija-Ana [1894-1962] married Anton STERN RAKOVEC.

I am searching for information on Mary RAKOVEC who married John KUHAR in 1875, probably at Sporne Duple, Slovenia. John and Mary had the following children: Joseph 1876-1943, married Mary TERAN GOSPODARIC 1905 at Joliet, IL; Frank 1877-1888; Anna 1879-?, married Thomas TEKOVEC 1903 at Cleveland, Ohio; Johanna 1881-?, married Ivan OSINIK 1902, and lived at Zwercke, Slovenia; Matthew 1883-1957, married Frances CERNIVCE 1921; Rosalia 1885-1929, married Andrea TOPORS 1909, lived at Spodne Duple.


HARTTEN, Leslie M.
eMail address: hartten@colorado.edu

I am looking for information regarding Frank SARC and his wife Johanna MAJDEC of Slovenia (then a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), parents of Frank SARC, Johanna SARC, Petre SARC and Dominik SARC (born 1989 in Kamnik region; emigrated to New York City, NY in 1922; died 1961).

I am also looking for information regarding Frank HRASAR and his wife Minka VIDENSEK of Slovenia parents of an infant, Frank HRASAR, Minka (Mary) HRASAR (born 1898 in Kamnik region; emigrated to New York City, New York circa 1922; died 1992) and Fannie HRASAR (born 1901; emigrated to New York City, New York; died 1983).

My husband's Slovenian pedigree is littered with the first names "Frank", "Dominik", and "Johanna". Were these given names used in Slovenia in the 1800's, or are there Slovenian-language equivalents that were used and not passed on to us orally by his older relatives? We have a baptismal record that used the latin form of "Dominik". Also, his grandmother used the name "Mary" in this country, but said that her real given name was "Minka". Is this a common equivalence?


I am researching the CERKVENIK family of Dana, near Ljubljana Slovenia. Joseph CERKVENICK married Lucille VITEZ. Their children were: Joseph, Franziska born 13 April 1889; died 6 March 1953 in Geneva Ohio, and Anton. Franziska and Anton emigrated to US and settled first in Cleveland Ohio. The
families were Roman Catholic. Any info greatly appreciated.


OSBORNE, Marie KERZIC
6310 Lakeview Drive, Ravenna, Ohio 44266-1526, U.S.A.

I am interested in any information on my grandfather, Frank KERZIC (Kerzic, KERZIE, KRZIC, KERZICH, KERSHIZH, KERSHELSH) or any relatives. Frank Kerzic Senior was born 9 March 1865 at Dol (Dole), Slovenia to Georg Kerzic (born 1825) and Anna MIHEL (born 1826). Frank Kerzic, Sr. married Johana PETROVCIC (PETROUZHIZH), born 1 December 1865 at Franzdorf (Borovnica) to Martin Petrouzhizh and Helen SMUK. Frank Kerzic left Borovnica in 1893 and settled somewhere in Pennsylvania. Johana came to the U.S. in 1900. By 1902, the family was at West Blocton, Alabama where Frank was a coal miner for the Hill Creek Coal Company. If you have any information to share, please write me; I have no eMail.


PLAUTZ, George J., Jr.
email address: g1plautz@aol.com

I am researching the PLAUTZ family of the Bela Krajina region in Southeastern Slovenia. They lived at the villages of Doblice, Metlika and Novo Mesto. Our ancestry starts with George PLAUTZ and Ana LAMUT Plautz. George was born sometime between 1765 and 1780. We do not know if George had any siblings yet, although we do know he had one son, John. John Plautz was born in house number 35, of the village of Doblice, sometime in 1800. He married, was widowed, and married again, this time to Ana Margaretha BRUNSKOLE, who bore him three children. All these locations are Doblice unless otherwise stated. John, born 24 April 1834, died 14 May 1838; George, born 31 March 1837, died 28 December 1918; and Josef, born 5 July 1840, died 22 December 1918. John remarried for a third time to Kate BUTALA; no children were born from this union. We do not know if John had any siblings.

George married Katarina MOVRIN 19 November 1862 and fathered seven children. They were: Georg, born 4 December 1863, died 28 January 1864; Joze born 13 March 1866, died 19 January 1876; Maria, born 30 January 1870, died 26 April 1872; Stefan, born 26 April 1872; died in the U.S. 11 October 1926; Katharina, born January 16, 1875, died in the U.S. on May 14, 1949; Anna, born 20 February 1877, died in the U.S. 20 September 1952; and Johan, born 14 January 1880, died 20 March 1889. We have traced the family of Kate MAURIB / MOVRIN back to 1776 at Gric Slovenia. She decended from a Frenchman who stayed in Slovenia after his military service ended and married a local girl. Her family has resided in house number 1 of the village Gric since that time. The house is currently occupied by Tone STARC and his family, to whom we are grateful for, for doing the preliminary research which enabled the obtaining records from Slovenia.

Stefan, Kate, and Annie immigrated to Calumet, Michigan, where after several years had passed, Stefan, having an accident in the mines, saw an advertisement in the mails, struck out for Willard, Wisconsin, where he made his home and became a farmer. Stefan met Mary POPOVIC in Calumet and married her 22 January 1900 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. This church subsequently burnt down, had to be rebuilt and all church records prior to the fire were destroyed. Stefan and Mary had 13 children, three born in Calumet, with the rest born in Willard, Wisconsin. We are also tracing Mary's POPOVIC / POPOVICH ancestors back to Krasni Vrh, near Metlika, Republic of Slovenia. We are looking for descendants of Gabriel and Pauline Popovic, who were the baptismal sponsors of my uncle, Joseph, and on whom we have no further information. I am a descendant of Stefan and Mary Plautz, through their son, George. Kate married Peter ZUNICH / SUNICH in Calumet and bore 11 children. Annie married Nicholas SAITZ / SEITZ at Calumet and bore ten children. We are still obtaining records for these descendants.

Josef Plautz, George's brother, signed up to join Maximillian in his campaign to obtain a throne in Mexico, sometime in 1864. Josef escaped from Mexico, and returned to Slovenia from the U.S. sometime in 1867. We hope to retrieve his military records from Austria. He married Josefina GERBEC, and settled at the village of Metlika. At some time he attended the University in Ljubljana and became a veterinarian, or he obtained enough experience in Mexico handling animals to become one.

Josef and Josephine had eight children: Mrs. Elisha (Josefina) ANDREWS, born 1871, date of death unknown (three children); John Plautz, born 1873, died 18 July 1943, who married Mary ILENICH, born 1879, [John attended a gymnasium in Novo Mesto and we are interested in what that attendance involved]; Joseph Plautz, born 26 December 1875, who married Mary STRUCEL 7 June 1898, (15 children); Mrs. Matthias (Mary) VERTACHICH, born 1877, date of death unknown (seven children); Mrs Antoine (Antoinette) SWETICH, born 1882, date of death unknown (three children); Louis Plautz, born 5 April 1888, died 7 August 1958, married to Sophia BOHTE on 6 June 1916 (three children); Mrs. Mike (Theresa ) SPEHAR, born 11 October 1892, date of death unknown (one child); and Frank Plautz, born 10 December 1895, died 4 April 1978.

Josef Plautz is mentioned in three books: Americans in America by Rev. J. Trunk, --the section on the State of Michigan; From Slovenia to America, by Marie Prisland; and Slovene Immigrant history, 1900-1950: Autobiographical Sketches, by Ivan Molek. We are looking for copies of the third book, by Ivan Molek, and are interested in buying at least six copies. Any aid in that effort would be appreciated as we have exhausted any leads that have developed thus far. We are also interested in determining or discovering any connection of Josef Plautz / Plavec with Count Anton Alexander Graf Von AUERSPERG, [1808-1876], a feudal landlord in Carniola.

We are looking for newspaper articles reflecting John Plautz, who was the editor of a newspaper, called Glasnik, published in Calumet, Michigan, and archived at the Michigan Technical Institute in Houghton, Michigan. Also looking for articles reflecting Joseph Plautz, who also managed the paper called Glasnika", and who also wrote for the KSKJ newspaper called "Glasilo"; and, was elected to the supreme judicial board in 1928 at Ely, Minnesota, for the KSKJ organization. Interested in archived articles found at the Immigration History Research Center located at the University of Minnesota at St. Paul, Minnesota which pertain to Joseph's activities in KSKJ. These newspaper articles would have been printed in the Slovne language.

We have made contact with another Plautz family whose ancestors resided at Doblice 24. They are descended from Michael (born 16 September 1870) and Frances (nee Malneric) Plautz. They had four children, two who lived to be adults and married. We feel that this family is related to us, however we have not established a connection. They currently live near Wixom, Michigan. There are several other families in Michigan whom we believe are from Doblice. They are buried in Lakeview Cemetary at Calumet, at sections F41, O-e, N21 & 22, S, and N d. Also interested in a John and Mary Plautz, parents of, at least, three children, in Calumet, Michigan. We have records supporting this from Slovenia and Houghton County, Michigan.

We have also made contact with Dr. John PLAVEC of Ljubljana, who is a descendant of a long line of men with the same name. His family, as he knows it, originated in Novo Mesto; and, we feel that there is a connection to this family also. In addition, Peter Hawlina ,of the Slovenian Genealogy Society in Slovenia, is researching the Plautz family of northern Slovenia, who resided near Skofija Loka, and were steel mill owners. Any help in defining the family's roots in Slovenia, or subsequent immigration to other countries would be appreciated. Family name variations are: PLAUTZ, PLAVEC (in Doblice), PLAVETZ, PLAVC, PLAUC, MAURIN, MAVRIN, MOVRIN, MORIN, MORRIN, GERBEC, GERVEC, STRUCEL, STRUCELL, POPOVIC, POPOVICH, SUNICH, ZUNICH, SAITZ, or SEITZ.


ROUSSEAU, M. Antoinette
P. O. Box 1239, Yucca Valley California 92286-1239, U.S.A.
FAX: 760-364-0075
eMail Address: martone@juno.com

I obtained a copy of the front page of a "Workers Pass" No. 25 for Franz OBOJNIK. His place of birth was Podveza, Slovenia, year 185 (9) - 1859? Home parish and political district Luce (Leutsch), Gornji Grad (Oberburg), Cilli, Catholic and married. The office of the issuing authorities was Luce (Leutsch) 29 August 1906. Omega Translation Services informed me that the village of Podveza lies 23 miles NE of Ljubljana and about 7 miles from the Austrian border. 46 deg. 21 mNorth lat. 14 deg 44 m East longitude.

I have the copies of the three documents for naturalization: Petition for naturalization: date March 1908 - Franc OBOJNIK age 44, born at Unterstyermark Austria 21 September 1863, arrived Baltimore Maryland 21 or 23 October 1906, departing from Bremen Germany 4 October 1906 on the vessel "Trave". I located the passenger list for the vessel TRAVE at the Los Angeles FHC and have copies. I wrote to the National Archives for Ship Passenger Arrivals ($10) to see if I could get a clearer copy, but it was not as good as what I copied at the FHC. The passenger list states Franz OBOJNIK, age 46, is described as an ethnic Slovenian, residing in the Austrian crownland of Steirmark. His wife Antonija DUBACEK OBOJNIK, age 28 yrs (born 1879; died 1908) My mother's letter states that Antonija's birth place is Seven Bergen (sic: Siebenbürgen) Austria. Daughter: Jozefa OBOJNIK age 7, born at Siebenbuergen Austria), but on the second Petition for Naturalization dated April 1917 gives birth place as Hungary. My mother. Daughter Maria age 3, birth place Bosnia Austria; son Ferdinand (Fred) age 2, birth place Bosnia Austria; son Paul age 4 months, birth place Bosnia Austria.

The passenger list states destination is to meet cousin Andras JELSA ? at Kansas City Kansas. I lived with my family and never heard or met any person related to us. Franc OBOJNIK went to work as a carpenter for the Missouri Pacific repairing box cars where he worked until he retired, however he had absolutely no skills as a carpenter. He had a railroad pension in lieu of Social Security. Antonija Dubachek Obojnik died in 1908, burial at Kansas City Kansas. I have two different dates for Petition for Naturalization, March 1908 and another April 1917. Declaration of Intention -- dated 4 April 1917, Oath of Allegiance 6 July 1921. The two witnesses were John E. Miller Blacksmith (710 Tennny Ave) and Lenard Resinger, Laborer 637 Barnett Ave Kansas City Kansas.

I have a copy of a post card with pictures of 4 people on it, it came from Europe ? Approx 1908. (translation) "Dear Uncle Here you have a picture of us: Joze, Anton, Jera, Angela MLINER. We greet you as well as our cousins". My mother wrote to family after WW II, so some did survive. I do not know any names or places. Franc OBOJNIK ( Frank Oboynick) died 1956 in Kansas City Missouri buried Kansas City, Kansas. Childhood conversations with my mother Jozefa (Josephine) Paul was born in Dubrovnik? My mother also mentioned Petroshin? Franc OBOJNIK sent money in the late 30's to a church of his village to ring bells for him. As a small child I remember them saying that he sent so much money that they built an addition to the church.

I located the Steamship Historical Society of America, Inc. University of Baltimore Library, S.S.H.S.A. Collection, 1420 Maryland Ave. Baltimore, Maryland 21201-5779 and received a picture of the vessel TRAVE, building date and data on construction plus history etc.

I would like to learn more about the village Podveza and Gornji Grad and Cilli. I would like to know how to write to the church archives in Slovenia and ask for a baptismal certificate for Franz(c) Obojnik I do not know where my grandparents were married. How can I locate any other Obojnik's and the MLINER family ?? Do I also ask for one for my mother, Josefa (Jozefa) Obojnik. Her nickname was Peffie, what does that mean? Do I hire a translator for the letter and because I am not on the internet how can I hire a person to do that connection for me? I am now 74 years old and time is important to my research for I only located the information a few years ago and all the years when I was young and I would ask questions about where did you come from they just said over there and that it was not a happy life and they were happy to be Americans (of course my grandfather never spoke English) they lived in a Slavic community where only the young spoke English. I would like to know why many villages end with NIK. What does it stand for? In the Readers Digest there is a story about Mirsada Buric, a middle distance runner training for the Olympics whose birth place was BOJNIK a village a few mile from Sarajevo. Because my grandfather name is OBOJNIK, I would like to find out what that name means? Any help will be appreciated.


SABO, Bernice
278 Garden Circle Drive, Manteca, CA 95336-9431
eMail address: Blsabo@aol.com

My Grandfather, John MERHAR was born at Blata, Austria in 1875. His Father was Anton Merhar and his Mother was Maria LOZAR. He had served in the Austrian Army prior to immigrating to the United States about 1900. In 1902 he married my Grandmother, Josephine SPORAR. They settled at Pueblo, Colorado. My Grandfather also had a brother Joseph and sisters Johanna and Frances who also settled in Pueblo. My Grandmother, Josephine Sporar was born in 1879 at Dolenjavas. Her parents were Joseph Sporar and Lucija RUSS.

I would very much like to trace their ancestry as far back as possible. My Grandmother had three brothers, Ludvig, Alphonse and Louis, and a sister, Rosalia, who also settled in Pueblo, but later the brothers moved to San Francisco. I would appreciate any information on them or where I can write to get information. I have previously corresponded with Mr. Edward Gobetz of the Slovenian Research Center of America, who then referred me to Dr. Bogdan Kolar, Archivist at Nadskofijski arhiv Ljubljan, Krekov trg 1, SLO-l000 Ljubljana. I recently joined the Slovenian Genealogy Society, and am just beginning to find information on the Internet.


SINKOVEC, Jerome Lee
Mail address: jer-sink@execpc.com

I spent time many years ago doing research on my ancestors, but lost interest in it eventually since information was at a premium and the "iron curtain" was still up back then. Only recently have I gotten a new computer and connected to the Web. In doing so, I stumbled through the web pages and happened across FEEFHS and its SIRL (Slovenia Research List). I am researching the ancestors of my grandparents, John SINKOVEC and Louise KUSELJ SINKOVEC who emigrated from Johanesthal (near Lubjiana) to settle at Milwaukee in 1912, only months after my father was born. Dad, who just celebrated his 85th birthday, remembers only bits about where his parents came from, but I hope the in this new era of communication I can learn more about that side of my ancestry.
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SMITH, Arlo
eMail address: mhsmith@foxinternet.net

I would like some help in locating town and anyone to link ancestor named Johann METELKO, born 13 May 1887 at Studenec Yugoslavia. His nationality was Slovenian; his wife in Yugoslavia was Aloiza ?. They had 3 children -- 1 boy - Johann Metelko - and 2 girls, Angela and ? The wife and children never came to US. He emigrated to the USA via Hamburg Germany on the SS President Grant arrived in New York 31 July 1912. He served in the Austrian Army according to family members but was caretaker of 'Horse and Livestock" and "cooking ?????" Can anyone on the Internet help me in locating any family in Slovenia. At least the location of the city of birth and last residence. The information above is from his from Petition for Naturalization ("1st papers"). The cemetery and death records indicate Zavrater, Kronjsko, Yugoslavia as his birth place. I am confused as to the correct birth place. The Naturalization paper indicates he former allegence to Peter II, King of Yugoslavia. I am not sure how and where to go with this to start researching. First on the internet, then where....??????? Thanks.
Webmaster's Note: FYI there are many listings in the Slovenia Telephone CD-RON for Metelko - 39 in the capital of Ljubljana, and others in 70 other Slovenia towns - it seems to be a common name in Slovenia. Three of the listings are for Studenec, Slovenia. Four others are in Zavratec, Slovenia. The three listings in Studenec have been forwarded to you by eMail. You have not listed his death date, but we infer that it occurred after the creation of Yugoslavia following WW I.

STEWART, Elayne
870 Dorncliff Lane, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089-
eMail address: JStew10448@aol.com

I am searching for any information concerning Anton REPAR (born circa 1875) at Dol which is a little south and west of Borovnica in Slovenia. Anton Repar married Ana ARTAC at Dol on November 20, 1898 in Dol. The couple had four sons: Franc Repar (1901-1951); Anton Repar (1904-1962); Rudolf Repar (1910-1994) and Janez Repar (1912-1996). Anton Repar Sr. came to America and remained here for the rest of his life. He died in America on 14 October 1918. Do you have any information concerning any Anton Repar in the Cleveland area? I know that JARC, JARTZ, GRDINA and Artac family members were living in the Cleveland area around 1920. Thanks for any possible leads.

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