That's an especailly nice compliment about the people on this list. Hope to hear more from you in the future. Dave On Mon, 3 Jun 2002 18:46:12 +0200 "Davor" <ddavor@volja.net> writes: > Hey Dave, there is almost no way to connect names Mokowig and > Matkovic, > especially not because your person was born in Lithuania, even if he > was > Polish. Matkovic is Yugoslav name, at least I believe so (born and > raised in > Yugoslavia). By the way all of you must be asking yourselves: what > is she > doing looking for her ancestors here? It turned out that you folks > are way > more helpfull than people around here. Thank you for that. > Good luck with Mokowig ! > Rosana > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <dave9759@juno.com> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 4:08 AM > Subject: [CROATIA-L] Surname search- requesting some help! > > > > Would some of you mind helping me search this name > > I am trying to determine if Joseph Frances > Mokowig/Makowig/Makorvig could > > possibly be Joseph Matkovic. > > > > Here's what I have so far on his SSI application the writing is > different > > from the signature, which looks more like a mark.. it reads Joe > Frank > > Mokow@ig - the first "O" looks like an "a" corrected then the > @looks > > like a corrected and scratched out letter possibly a or e > followed by > > the ig. > > > > address listed is 422 1/2 Lafayette St. Sioux City, Iowa > (coincidentally > > this is half a block from my father's home of 512. > > It states unemployed, 48 (a corrected 9) DOB listed at > 10-14-1890, > > Poland, John Jake Mokowig and Tekla Helen Sheprispa(? lettering is > faded > > and difficult to read) for parents. > > > > male white dated 3-16-1939 > > > > this signed his writing (Bold and shakey)Jos -then the other > > writing(clerks maybe?) Makowig which also looks like the "g" is > > corrected. > > > > I'd be glad to send a scan.. > > > > also I have a death certificate from Iowa.. on 1-5-48 > information > > obtained shows the following > > > > name -Joseph Frances Makowig > > birthplace - Lithuania > > dob 10-15-1890 > > last address of 1625 E. 5th st. Sioux, City Ia. > > in the us for 25 years, > > died December 31, 1947 > > Laborer > > he was under doctors care from 25 Nov 47 - Dec 31, 47 and died > from > > Tuberculosis of the lungs. > > > > I couldn't find him listed in EI , Ancestry, Rootsweb, or > Familysearch.. > > maybe someone has a better technique which will turn up a > possibility. > > > > Any help appreciated. > > Dave M. > > > >