"Jackie (nee Adamowicz)" wrote: > > At 10:34 PM 5/9/2002, you wrote: > >What was your great-GM's maiden name ? > >What was the village ? > > My grandmother's name was Agnes and she listed her father as Ivan on the > ships manifest and her village as Brod Moravice. > > I found an Ivan Sneperger in Brod Moravice in the Croatian phone book, and > thought I would send a letter asking if he might be a relation. > > My thanks, > Jackie Yes. Brod Moravice is located in the Rijeka and Gorski Kotar region of Croatia and near the Slovenian border. The Croatian telephone directory also lists 1 surname S^neperger under Maklen. A Geo S^neperger, age 16, emigrated to U.S. in 1900 from Brod Moravice. A Markus, age 24, emigrated in 1905 from Maklen. A Jevea ? , age 35, emigrated in 1901 from Maklen. A Marya, age 21, emigrated in 1913 from Maklen. A Veronika, age 33, emigrated in 1902 from Sela (near Brod Moravice) Seem to also remember some surname connection with Banja Loka which is located just across the border in Slovenia. v Frank Kurcina > > Researching: > ~~~~~~~Poland~~~~~~~ > ADAMOWICZ - BANASZEK - BURDA > CHOJNACKI / HOJNACKI > MIKULSKI / MIKOLSKY > CIEBIEN~ - MAZIK - KROL / KRUL > ~~~~~~~Croatia~~~~~~~ > OCVIRAK / OCVIRK - SNEPERGER