Koss wrote: > > Also.... he did not use his family surname, Korica, in the US. He kept his > assumed name, Kos. It was interesting though that when he named his 4 boys, > all born in the US, he gave them all the middle name of Korica. Even his > wife was known as Bessie Korica Kos(s). The family was told that Korica was > the real name. That is interesting. A Korica in a sea of Kos(s) In Croatia the surname could have been spelled either Kos or Kos^. There are probably 900-1300 surname Kos bearers just in the U.S. If you add the surname Koss that is another 3500-5000 surnames. The U.S. Social Security Death Index (SSDI) lists only 11 surname Korica. The Croatian telephone directory lists 27 surname Korica just under Zagreb. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Koss" <tkoss5@cox.net> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:21 AM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] misspellings of names on ellis island records > > > My husband's grandfather used someone else's name to leave the country. > He > > did not want to get drafted into the Austrian Army. > > Diane Koss > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "amy davis" <amy@syndromedist.com> > > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 4:06 PM > > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] misspellings of names on ellis island records > > > > > > > oh! well, i don'y know about that. this relative came over first before > > his > > > family. > > > > > > i wonder why people would use someone else's name? > > > > > > Mary Hegarty wrote: > > > > > > > on 3/17/02 9:31 PM, CMSWI04@aol.com at CMSWI04@aol.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 3/17/2002 9:25:32 PM Central Standard Time, > > > > > JPIPICH@aol.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> have a distant cousin-in-law who used someone else's name, so his > > > > >>> record will never be found. i wonder how he applied for > > naturalization? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> My father-in-law used someone else's name when he came to US, but > > when he > > > > >> was > > > > >> naturalized he had to admit to that and it gave the person's name > he > > used > > > > >> on > > > > >> his naturalization papers. > > > > >> > > > > >> Joan > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Also keep in mind not everyone was naturalized. > > > > > Chuck > > > > But would it be possible to use someone else's name for a child too? > > > > Mary > > > > >