In a message dated 11/26/2001 2:06:31 AM Central Standard Time, frankur@worldnet.att.net writes: > > Stephan - Martin - Anna & Magdeline. Anna & Magdeline stayed in Europe. > Other > > relatives were Henk - Pfeffer - and Nikolaus all from Cabuna. Any > information > > at all would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much - Charles M. > > Schaefer > > Don't know your surnames. > Schaefer and Pfeffer are German surnames. > Since the Yugoslavs expelled 3 million Germans in 1945 > would not expect the surname bearers to be listed in Croatian > telephone directory. > > Cabuna is located 76 miles east of Zagreb and is now in Virovitica > z^upanija (county) > > 1. When did surnames emigrate to the U.S. ? > 2. What was the U.S. port of entry ? > 3. Were surnames naturalized ? Thanking you for your interest in helping research my family in what was then Austria-Hungary - now Croatia. In answer to your three questions - most of my family from Austria-Hungary arrived between 1900 & 1915 (I do have their passenger lists) port of New York. Most of them were not naturalized.