Davor and Rosana Dumencic, and anyone with similar names, I have cousins who are DOMYANCIC's and the name is so similar to yours I thought I should write. The family is from Gorski Kotar, which I think includes Lika, since it's near Fuzine, but they might be more from Fuzine than Lika. I'm not sure of that, since I don't have any of the original papers, only what I have found since they first came to the United States. There is a story among my older cousins about relatives in South America though. I'm not sure what names they might remember since the aunt with the best memory and who has the best storytelling ability will not share information with me about the family history. She keeps saying 'It's private,' and unfortunately the information she has is going to disappear, as she is in her 80's. And of course no one in the family ever writes anything down, except for me, eagerly asking questions and so annoying the It's Private types. However, these cousins are from at least the Fuzine area, which is adjacent to Lica, and one of them is named Anton and i wonder if he could be your Anton. He would have been born about 1880, since the others were mostly born in the latter 80's and he was the oldest boy. By the way, the name in Croatian was spelt DOMIJANCIC and pronounced Dom-yahn-sich, which has led to several different spellings in the USA, and also to a change of name to DOMINIC for some Illinois cousins. Some other names I've recorded in association with the Domyancic's include VIDAS, GRENKO, SUBAT, TOMPTICH, and TODAY, which I took to be an Americanization of TADEJ. Much older generations included BUYAN or BUJAN and FRANCISKO or FRANCISKOVIC, also from Fuzine or that area. Please do write me if any of these names cross your line or if you think this Anton could be yours. The GRENKO and TADEJ names are numerous in that area and are probably all related somewhere but there are a lot of strands on those trees and I have only a little part of them. It would be most pleasant though to get another link in the network and you and your family may be that link. Hoping to hear more, Ashley >Hello,we are looking for our ancestors, coming from Lika, Croatia, >immigrated to Argentina either before or during the first or second >world war, their names are Anton, Josip and another whose name we >don't know Dumencic.Thank you for any information possible, Davor >and Rosana Dumencic --

DOMJANCIC is not found in Croatia on line phone books however it most likely be pronounced domyanchich (assuming diacritical mark over both C, C never has s sound, C with no diacritical sounds like ts as in cats) There is a close sp. DOMJANCIC, with no phone listing in Gorski Kotar nor Lika but 6 in Draganic in neighboring Karlovacka county. Also all but one DOMJANCIC found in Ellis Island records are from Draganic. There is one from Jana, which I could not find but may be Janja Gora near Slunj. Also I found none of these surnames listed in Argentina online phone books. However it was somewhat common for Croatians to immigrate to Argentina, as prior to 1920s-30s Argentina had one of the best economic situations in the world! Just goes to show us what government meddling can do! I have several cousins in Buenos Aires, whose family arr. around 1905. http://www.teldir.com/real/frame.asp?page=http://www.paginas-doradas.com.ar/ PDPortal/guia_telefonica/guia_telefonica.asp Robert Jerin Croatian Heritage Museum Cleveland, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Tiwara" <grubisic@netwurx.net> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 5:33 AM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Dumencic like Domyancic? > Davor and Rosana Dumencic, and anyone with similar names, > I have cousins who are DOMYANCIC's and the name is so similar > to yours I thought I should write. The family is from Gorski Kotar, > which I think includes Lika, since it's near Fuzine, but they might > be more from Fuzine than Lika. I'm not sure of that, since I don't > have any of the original papers, only what I have found since they > first came to the United States. There is a story among my older > cousins about relatives in South America though. I'm not sure what > names they might remember since the aunt with the best memory and who > has the best storytelling ability will not share information with me > about the family history. > She keeps saying 'It's private,' and unfortunately the > information she has is going to disappear, as she is in her 80's. > And of course no one in the family ever writes anything down, except > for me, eagerly asking questions and so annoying the It's Private > types. > However, these cousins are from at least the Fuzine area, > which is adjacent to Lica, and one of them is named Anton and i > wonder if he could be your Anton. He would have been born about > 1880, since the others were mostly born in the latter 80's and he was > the oldest boy. > By the way, the name in Croatian was spelt DOMIJANCIC and > pronounced Dom-yahn-sich, which has led to several different > spellings in the USA, and also to a change of name to DOMINIC for > some Illinois cousins. > Some other names I've recorded in association with the > Domyancic's include > VIDAS, > GRENKO, > SUBAT, > TOMPTICH, and > TODAY, which I took to be an Americanization of TADEJ. > Much older generations included BUYAN or BUJAN and FRANCISKO > or FRANCISKOVIC, also from Fuzine or that area. > > Please do write me if any of these names cross your line or > if you think this Anton could be yours. The GRENKO and TADEJ names > are numerous in that area and are probably all related somewhere but > there are a lot of strands on those trees and I have only a little > part of them. It would be most pleasant though to get another link > in the network and you and your family may be that link. > > Hoping to hear more, > Ashley > > > >Hello,we are looking for our ancestors, coming from Lika, Croatia, > >immigrated to Argentina either before or during the first or second > >world war, their names are Anton, Josip and another whose name we > >don't know Dumencic.Thank you for any information possible, Davor > >and Rosana Dumencic > > > -- >

Sorry, our names are simmilar but not the same.Good luck Rosana and Davor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Tiwara" <grubisic@netwurx.net> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Dumencic like Domyancic? > Davor and Rosana Dumencic, and anyone with similar names, > I have cousins who are DOMYANCIC's and the name is so similar > to yours I thought I should write. The family is from Gorski Kotar, > which I think includes Lika, since it's near Fuzine, but they might > be more from Fuzine than Lika. I'm not sure of that, since I don't > have any of the original papers, only what I have found since they > first came to the United States. There is a story among my older > cousins about relatives in South America though. I'm not sure what > names they might remember since the aunt with the best memory and who > has the best storytelling ability will not share information with me > about the family history. > She keeps saying 'It's private,' and unfortunately the > information she has is going to disappear, as she is in her 80's. > And of course no one in the family ever writes anything down, except > for me, eagerly asking questions and so annoying the It's Private > types. > However, these cousins are from at least the Fuzine area, > which is adjacent to Lica, and one of them is named Anton and i > wonder if he could be your Anton. He would have been born about > 1880, since the others were mostly born in the latter 80's and he was > the oldest boy. > By the way, the name in Croatian was spelt DOMIJANCIC and > pronounced Dom-yahn-sich, which has led to several different > spellings in the USA, and also to a change of name to DOMINIC for > some Illinois cousins. > Some other names I've recorded in association with the > Domyancic's include > VIDAS, > GRENKO, > SUBAT, > TOMPTICH, and > TODAY, which I took to be an Americanization of TADEJ. > Much older generations included BUYAN or BUJAN and FRANCISKO > or FRANCISKOVIC, also from Fuzine or that area. > > Please do write me if any of these names cross your line or > if you think this Anton could be yours. The GRENKO and TADEJ names > are numerous in that area and are probably all related somewhere but > there are a lot of strands on those trees and I have only a little > part of them. It would be most pleasant though to get another link > in the network and you and your family may be that link. > > Hoping to hear more, > Ashley > > > >Hello,we are looking for our ancestors, coming from Lika, Croatia, > >immigrated to Argentina either before or during the first or second > >world war, their names are Anton, Josip and another whose name we > >don't know Dumencic.Thank you for any information possible, Davor > >and Rosana Dumencic > > > -- >