Ooops! The last name I was referring to is DOBRIHA. "Dobreha" does not exist and is a misspelling! Sorry Cherie and rest of list! Regards, Lea ----- Original Message ----- From: Lea Benedejcic <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 6:24 AM Subject: Re: Re:Dobreha > Hi Cherie! > > Dobreha is a Slovene last name. Have you tried the SGS list of immigrants > (published on the SGS website)? > > I do not have the surnames you listed in my database but will pass your > query on. > > Lea Benedejcic > ------------------------------------------- > Searching for: Benedejcic, Rutar, Sivec, Kranjc, Fortunat, Jereb, Tonin, > Kobal, Rieger, Homan, Strazar, Kermel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cherie <[email protected]> > To: Lea Benedejcic <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, June 30, 2000 12:59 AM > Subject: Re:Dobreha > > > > My Matija KOCJAN md Josefa BLATNIK 1905 Sunnyside, Carbon co , Utah. > Matija > > father was Janez KOCJAN and his mother was Katerina HOCEVAR or KOCEVAR. > > Josefa's father was Josef BLATNIK and her mother was Sophia DOBRIHA. > Matija > > KOCJAN was from Stopno near Skocijan and Josefa BLATNIK was from sv > Primoz > > near Studenec (Sevnica) both close to Krsko in Slovenia. > > > > Matija (Matt) KOCJAN had brothers Andy, John, and Martin who also came to > > US. (Matt came in 1895 via Germany) We do not know anything about Martin > > or his descendants. Andy had a son Andy Jr. who settled in Niles, Girard > co > > , Ohio. John has descendents named PAUSIC in Alabama and YAKISH near > > Pittsburg,PA. > > > > Josefa BLATNIK (entered US 1905 via Mass.) had one brother John BLATNIK > who > > md Rosie MIKILICH of Montana. > > > > Has anyone heard of the surname DOBRIHA as a Slovenian name? I have never > > seen it in the lists of Slovenians who came to this country. > > > > Cherie Gardner Harmon > > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lea Benedejcic <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > Date: Saturday, June 24, 2000 2:27 AM > > Subject: Re: Joseph Santa > > > > > > Kay: maybe I can offer some help on the surnames. > > > > Santa - this surname is found in Slovenia but pronounced "shanta". Also, > in > > case there was a misspeling as suggested by Poldi, you might want to > search > > unter Sente. > > > > Gripp - is not a Slovene last name. It is definitely of German origin, > > there are no Gripps listed in the Slovene telephone directory. You should > > try searching in Slovakia. A good page to start would be: > > http://www.slovensko.com/forum/list.php3?num=3 > > > > Good luck with the search! > > Lea > > > > > > > > > >