Croatia Old Photos

Eva Helen Tomasic Mogush, 1890-1988

bjmogush — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:57:10 -0600

Eva Helen Tomasic, daughter of Mate and Rosa Tomasic, was born in Generaliski Stol, Austria, (Tomasici, Croatia), on January 6, 1890. She emigrated to the United States on May 29, 1913, on the ship, President Grant, from Hamburg, Germany. She married George Mogush on May 5, 1907, in Croatia. They lived on a farm in Littles Corners, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. She had ten children. She died January 5, 1988, in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

George Mogush, 1889-1945

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:53:38 -0600

George Mogush was born Aug 17, 1889, in Govinci, Croatia. He emigrated, June 29, 1907 from Bregi, Hungary, on ship, Potsdam, to Ellis Island. He was naturalized, Nov. 21, 1927, in the Court of Common Pleas, Crawford County, PA. He married Eva Helen Tomasic, May 5, 1907, in Croatia. They bought a farm in Littles' Corners, Hayfield Township, Crawford County, PA and raised a family of ten children.

Unknown Mogus

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:22:51 -0600

We think this is a brother to George Mogush.

Photo taken in Croatia

Danica, a young Croatian Girl

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:20:56 -0600

Written on back of photo translated from Croatian: Dear sister-in-law, this is my daughter Danica.

Photo taken in Croatia

Katica and Steve Margetic Wedding, Croatia

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:17:02 -0600

Written on back of photo in Croatian: Draga teta saljm vam svoju vjencanu slihu sa uspomeun, a seljela bi da i vi meni posoljete od svoje obitelji. Katica i Stevo Margetic

Wedding Photo taken in Spehari, Croatia

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:07:18 -0600

The large group wedding photo with no names, has Vid and his wife, Barbara Tomasic Spehar, seated on the left side. The bride is one of their daughters. Also the girl standing behind, and between Barbara and Vid Spehar, (with flowers in her hair) may be another daughter, named Kata Spehar. Kata is married and lives in Canada. The wedding is in town of Spehari, groom from place Duga Gora, he died. (The last sentence was the best I could get from the translation of Croatian into English. The older couple who gave us the most help with these photos, spoke only Croatian, and Ana Ivankovic translated for us. But the lady talked so fast, and didn't give Ana much of a chance to translate a large amount of information. From Paula Verne's letter to Barbara Mogush on April 28, 2002.

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Kata Zivcic Tomasic and Mate Tomasic, Tomasici, Croatia

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:57:06 -0600

Kata Zivcic Tomasic was the second wife of Mate Tomasic. They were the parents of Barbara Tomasic Spehar.

This photo was taken in Tomasici, Croatia.

Barbara Tomasic Spehar and Vid Spehar

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:51:07 -0600

Barbara Tomasic Spehar was a daughter of Mate Tomasic and Kata Zivcic. She married Vid Spehar.

Photo taken in Croatia

Ankica's Wedding, 1966, Tomasici, Croatia

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:29:23 -0600

Ankica Mogus, daughter of Matthew and Roza Brodanc Mogus, married an unknown Skrtic. They lived in Canada. Ankica died of cancer.
Written on the back of the photo: "Draga strina ovo vam je moja vjencana slika. Ankica"

Matthew Mogus Family,Tomasici, Croatia

bjmogush — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:15:38 -0600

Left to right: Ankica, boy behind is Drago "Charlie" Mogus (lives in Ontario), Roza Brodanc Mogus holding baby, Jure Mogus, (became a priest in Croatia), Matthew Mogus holding Miko Mogus (lives in Ontario), and Stephen Mogus (lives in either Germany or Zagreb, Croatia).

Steven Lalich and Amelia Ruby Bengez Lalich headstone

Barb Pyle — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:45:07 -0500

Headstone of Steven Lalich and Amelia Ruby (Bengez) Lalich. Steven and Amelia Ruby Lalich were born in Croatia. Immigrated to the US in 1904-1906. Parents of Mary Mae (Lalich) Pyle, wife of Melvin Roy Pyle. Buried at St. John's Cemetery, Tidioute, Warren Co., Pa.