Thanks Robert and Frank for you help and very interesting dialogue about the manifests. I guess maybe I just want this to be my grandfather after all the searching I have done. I have reviewed every Tadej name that I could find on Ellis Island and this was the first time it came close to sounding like him. I know that the Ivan Tadej Robert mentioned is not him. My great-grandfather's name was Tom and he stayed in Fuzine. I think I may have just discovered what county in Illinois my grandfather first went to work in the mines, so I am going to write for Declaration of Intent papers. And I will definitely look at microfilms at my local LDS Church. I didn't mention previously that I can't find my other grandfather from Fuzine - Ivan Mihaljevic on Ellis. I have his papers that say he boarded at Harve, France on vessel LaSavoya and arrived at port of New York on 8 July 1900. I think that his brother's name was on 1892 Stuttgart manifest on page 0114. His name was Franjo Mihaljevic, age 14, born in Fuzine but listed as Bohemia. The family knew that he came at a very young age. I really appreciate your help, Frank & Robert. I enjoy reading both of your comments to everyone. Thank again Louise

----- Original Message ----- From: <TodeyL@aol.com> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 5:24 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Tadej on Passenger List > Thanks Robert and Frank for you help and very interesting dialogue about the > manifests. > > I guess maybe I just want this to be my grandfather after all the searching I > have done. I have reviewed every Tadej name that I could find on Ellis Island > and this was the first time it came close to sounding like him. I know that > the Ivan Tadej Robert mentioned is not him. My great-grandfather's name was > Tom and he stayed in Fuzine. > > I think I may have just discovered what county in Illinois my grandfather > first went to work in the mines, so I am going to write for Declaration of > Intent papers. And I will definitely look at microfilms at my local LDS > Church. > > I didn't mention previously that I can't find my other grandfather from > Fuzine - Ivan Mihaljevic on Ellis. I have his papers that say he boarded at > Harve, France on vessel LaSavoya and arrived at port of New York on 8 July > 1900. I think that his brother's name was on 1892 Stuttgart manifest on page > 0114. His name was Franjo Mihaljevic, age 14, born in Fuzine but listed as > Bohemia. The family knew that he came at a very young age. > > I really appreciate your help, Frank & Robert. I enjoy reading both of your > comments to everyone. > Thank again > Louise Hello Louise, I hate to say this but I am going to add some more mystery to your search! As far as a ship called LaSavoya I believe that sp should be La Savoie. I used the "alternate" Ellis Is search page and found the following: 1. Ivan Mihaljeviz Fuzine 1900 28 married 2. Franjo Mihaljeviz Fuzine 1900 18 single destination for both was to brother Vinko in Rathbun, Iowa (?) ship was La Gascogne port of departure was Le Havre, Seine-Inferior, France I used the web page searched for name begins with mihal, gender, dates 1892-1924 and that is what I found. You can enter any number of letters that you want, a first name can be added or just an initial. You can even add the ship name, click on boat spellings for correct sp. http://home.pacbell.net/spmorse/ellis/ Of course MIHALJEVIZ does not exist in Croatia and I doubt that surname ever existed there. Robert >