You're welcome Robert Jerin ----- Original Message ----- From: <kathy@ring.com> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:47 AM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Pongerc Surname > I didn't know that! Thanks for the info! > > Kathy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Jerin" <rjerin@adelphia.net> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:54 AM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Pongerc Surname > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <kathy@ring.com> > > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 8:08 AM > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Pongerc Surname > > > > > > > I thought the same thing - maybe Pongerc is Pongrac! I am researching > the > > > Pongrac family from the Kraljevec na Sutli/Radakovo area (nw of Zagreb). > > > I've also seen the spelling as Pongratz. > > > > > > Stephen Pongrac (born January 1, 1873) came over to the US on the SS. > > Alice > > > out of Trieste on September 16, 1907 with his niece, Teresa Rose Pavlic' > > (my > > > paternal grandmother). I "believe" that Stephan married Anna Stipcic', > > also > > > of Kraljevec on July 5, 1914 in the US. > > > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Robert Jerin" <rjerin@adelphia.net> > > > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 6:44 AM > > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Pongerc Surname > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Connie" <Connie.1@t-online.de> > > > > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:45 PM > > > > Subject: [CROATIA-L] Pongerc Surname > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking for people with the surname Pongerc in Croatia. > > > Unfortunately > > > > I don't have any information on the localities and the surname was not > > > found > > > > on the Croatian online phone directory. Thank you! > > > > > > > > Are you certain of the sp? Searching Ellis Island records from the > link > > > > below for ALL names beginning with PONG, following was found: Pongrac, > > > > Pongracz from Croatia but zero listing for PONGERC from anyplace. > > > > > > > > http://home.pacbell.net/spmorse/ellis/ellis.html > > > > > > > > Robert Jerin > > > > > > > > Hello Kathy, > > > > The name PONGRAC is sp. w/o a diacritcal mark over the C thus it would > have > > the sound as the ts in the word cats. Some immigrants would have changed > > the sp to pongrats or pongratz, same effect in keeping the original sound, > > otherwise Americans would have pronounced it pongrak. -ac endings on > > Croatian surnames "sometimes" mean some is from a place. > > > > Robert Jerin > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > For your protection, this e-mail has been scanned for known > > viruses and damaging content by http://GATEWAYDEFENDER.com > > >