There is a Grbac family in/from Nerezine (otok Losinj), descendents of Matteo Garbaz, b. ~1757, and Elena Mavrovich, b. ~1759. 'Garbaz' or 'Gherbaz' was the spelling in areas where Italian is spoken, such as the Istrian peninsula, the Dalmatian coast, and the islands of that area. The Grbac family name is also found throughout this area; it may be elsewhere in Croatia, I don't know. I don't know of anyone of the Nerezine family who fits the Ivan and Elizabeth of the time period you mention; however, there was a John Grbac, 4Dec1898-Aug1978, and an Elizabeth Grbac, 1Nov1897-Sep1979, both of whom last lived in San Pedro, CA, a community of many Istrians and Dalmatians. Maybe these are your Ivan and Elizabeth...? There are also Grbac in Italy, many of whom use the name Garbassi. All variations of the name -- Grbac, Garbaz, Garbac, Gherbaz, and Garbassi -- are found in the USA. Joe Staugaitis jjs@qis.net ----- At 01:56 PM 5/21/02 -0400, PUZEXPRESS@aol.com wrote: > >Does anyone have information on the Grbac family? > >Ivan and Elizabeth were born in the 1900-1913 period and immigrated to >America. <cut>