Peter C Andreasen wrote: > > I'm searching for the parents of Luka Bakovic. He was born 8 June 1884 > in Murvica, Dalmatien, Austria (now Croatia). I know that he came to the > United Stated in 1900 with 4 or 5 of his brothers. Also would like to > know how common the name of Bakovic is. Also any information on Luka > Bakovic's ancestors will be helpful as well. Thanks. Sincerely, > Marget There are 2 place names Murvica located in Croatia. 1) Murvica located 120 miles SSW of Zagreb and near Zadar (C) Zara (I) Murvizza (Italian) (also called Murvica), Dalmatien, Austria; now Murvica (Zadar), Croatia. The Croatian telephone directory for Zadarska z^upanija (county) lists 46 surname Bakovic'. The LDS-Mormons filmed the R.C. parish church records (1824-1881) for Murvizza (Italian) Murvica (Croatian) Text in Croatian and Italian. film # 1925212 These microfilm reels are available for rental and viewing at any Family History Center (FHC) worldwide. 90% of patrons are non-Mormons doing surname research. LDS - Mormon FHCs - LOCATIONS http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchfhc2.asp 2 ) Murvica located 177 miles south of Zagreb in Split region on otok (island) Brac^. Murvica (Croatian) (Brazza (Italian), Dalmatien, Austria; now Murvica (Brac^), Hrvatska (Croatia) The Croatian telephone directory for Splitsko-dalmatinska z^upanija (county) lists 187 surname Bakovic'.