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Cuper connect to Popovec

Cuper connect to Popovec

Posted: 24 Jun 2004 10:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Popovec, Popovecz, Cocula, Cuper, Scherba, Chomutova
Welcome all...I have had this board added to research the Popovec line established in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Czechoslovakia, the Slovak Repulic, and the United States of America.

I am trying to find my family from the city of Dubova near the Carpathian Mountains. My Great Grandfather Michal Popovec married Kristina (Christena) Scherba from Chomutova or Kristina Chomutova from Scherba? They lived in the Austria-Hungarian Empire. They had four children Andrej, Jozef, Michal, and a daughter that I do not know the name of. Three of the four came to the USA.

The daughter and Michal are supposed to have gone to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, or Ohio. Andrej went to Flint, Michigan. Jozef stayed in what became Czechoslovakia and is now the Slovak Republic.

The daughter (died 1963) married a man named John Olijar (Oljear) pronounced “Olear”. They had four daughters. I know that one was named Helen, she married a Hudak, and they had two children, David and Dianne. Dianne married a Musheff. I believe two of the other daughters were named Mary and Annie. Neither had any children and both are deceased.

Supposedly Michael ended up in Cleveland. He is supposed to be homeless with no wife or children.

Jozef married an unknown woman. They had a daughter Anna. Anna visited the US back in 1977 or 1978 about the age of 20. Anna married an unknown man and has a child. They currently live in the Slovak Republic.

The youngest Andrej Popovec (born 1902 died 1992), my Grandfather, came across on the Cunnard line with his wife Anna (Cocula) Popovec (born 1907 died 1971) with their son Andrej (born 1934 died 1997) in 1936 and moved to Flint, Michigan. The immigration office added a "Z" to their last name changing it to be Popovecz, so it "looked more American". Both men went by the name of Andrew as a Sr. and a Jr. with no middle name. In flint, Andrew and Anna had a girl, Mary.

Anna Cocula was the daughter of Michal Cocula and Suzie Cuper.

If anyone has any information about this line please contact me.

John
Olgranddad@yahoo.com
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