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The Vidas Family

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The Vidas Family

Posted: 28 Oct 2001 10:03AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 Mar 2003 11:55PM GMT
Surnames: VIDAS, WIDAS
This is what little I know of my Vidas family history.

My great grandfather and his brother came over to america in the early 1900's from Croatia which at that time was a part of Austria ( I think around 1912 - would have to look later). His wife came later.

Frank Vidas - Brother
Anton Vidas - Great Grandfather b. June 12, 1884 d. Oct. 1965 - His father was Franjo Vidas.
Marija Vidas - Great Grandmother. Her father was Nate Kanjer.

I can't make out all their names on their baptismal records and it is not written in english.

I do not know the Vidas's originated from there. But this is due to a story my grandfather told me. I don't know how much truth there is to it. He said the Vidas's were pirates that landed on the Island of Krk and then moved inland. My dad said they were fisherman. So who knows. But later they became farmers.

My grandfather gave me these Census statistics about the Vidas family in Croatia in 1948 (he had gone over there 7 times to visit the family).

Fuzine, Delmice(?) - 1 family (5 people)
Hreljin, Rijeka - 39 families (116 people)
Novalja, Rab - 53 families (257 people)
Svpetarska Draga, Rab - 24 families (128 people)
Turanj, Zadaz - 8 families (40 people)
+ others

Vid= Eyesight to - to see- prominent.
Vidin, Vidovich, Vidas are the same root.

Vidin and Vidovich have a family crest.
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
beartooth68 28 Oct 2001 5:03PM GMT 
gfalzon001 11 Jun 2003 10:14PM GMT 
dadofuz55 1 Apr 2014 8:24AM GMT 
Dawn Widas 2 Apr 2014 3:39AM GMT 
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