Looking for information of the family of Luka Belafuza and Tereza Zaputovic and the family of Bogdan Miholovic and Kate Poljak. My grandmother, Kristina Belafuza married Vincent Miholovic' in San Francisco around 1907. My grandmother's sister, Nina, married Gracia Vucinovich and moved to Buenos Aires around 1907. Any information regarding these families from Lepetane will be much appreciated. I would especially like the ancesters of these families.

Hello from Croatia, Diane. Lepetane village is in Boka kotorska bay in Montenegro. Red star on this map shows Lepetane position:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&se...


In the time your folks left it was part of Austria Hungary, and that bay was populated with numerous ethnic CROATS community. Croats there were - and still are today - Roman Catholics (ethnic Montenegrins and Serbs from this area are Eastern Orthodox). Meanwhile most of Catholic Croats fled out from that region.

So, were your folks CATHOLIC (Croats) or ORTHODOX (Montenegrin or Serbs)? This is crucial to proceed your search (you need to know their religion in order to know their parish - in order to trace church books for family history).

Btw, I checked Montenegro online phone book, some of surnames you listed still exist in Lepetane.

Roko

Hello Roko. thank you for your reply, my mom's family were Catholic.

Diane

In that case I guess contacting local Croats community in Boka kotorska bay region might help. I’ll send some interesting addresses to your email.

Hey,am from Miholovic family,it's actually my surname.Who r u??

Hello sebicancg;

My grandfather, Vincent "Vicko" Miholovic/h was born in Lepetane (1857) and immigrated to San Francisco around 1875. His parents were Bogdan Miholovic and Katherina Poljak. Vincent married Kristina Bellafusa also born in Lepetane (1880). Her parents were Luka Belafusa and Teesa Zaputovic.

I am looking for information on their ancesters and families.

Diane

Hello,again!...Nd,I still don't know who u r?!...Nyway,I believe this can b interesting 4 u...I found out that there were 2 brothers,or so,one was Vicko that u've mentioned,nd d other was Marko.Now,am little short with years...He had son Anto Miholovic,nd Anto's wife was Andrijana Bellafuza.Afetr them came my grandfather,rip,Luka MIholovic with his wife Andjelija Abramovic.They had 6 childern.Some of them r still alive,just like my father,he is d youngest of 6,Spiro MIholovic,nd finally me like his son,again Luka Miholovic.Actually,with my brother,4 now,v r last from Miholovic line.Now is ur turn 2 write sm info,pls!!!

Hello sebicancg;

I am the granddaughter (Diane Liening Nelson) of Vicko Miholovic who was born in Lepetane 15 Aug 1857. He immigrated (family lore has him jumping ship) in 1875 to San Francisco, California, USA. His sister, Angelina, I understand married a Vucinovic, also lived with him in San Francisco at least from 1900 till 1930. I don't have her death date. Vicko/Vincent married Kristina Bellafuza around 1912. She too was born in Lepetane.

Vicko had the following children:
Vincent, Theodore, Luca and Catherine (my mom).

The following is a list that John Miholovich wrote - date unknown.

Names of our relatives:
Luka & Tripo Miholovich your first cousins.
Anton Vucinovich also your first cousin
Frana? Zaputovich and her family my first late cousin wife and chilren
Gildo Vucinovich and his sister Gjova Andrich your second cousins,
Leonora Zlobi and her family, she is Dominic Bradovic? sister
My sister, Nina and her family, Gracia, Vicko & Rosa in Argentina

Your information is very interesting to me. Thank you.

Hello Luka;

In looking at the notes I have, I've come across information on my grandmother's (Kristina Bellafuza) siblings. They are: Mara, Katina, Andrijana, Nina, and Niko. Niko went to Africa. Could Andrijana be Anto Miholovic's wife?

Diane

Hello DK Nelson....My name is Radovich and we were from
Lepetane coming to USA, Seattle 1904..My grandmother was a Vucinovich born 1872, Jelena, Brothers:Anton, Pero and Josef
Anton stayed in Lepetane because of having TB..They left Montenegro and went to Egypt in 1903..My father was born in Port Said Aug 19, 1903...His father was George Radovich and oof course his mother was Jelena nee Vucinovich...Josef
went ahead to Seattle and settled with Pero...My father with
his parents went to Naples and stayed a year before leaving for Seattle in 1904 thru Ellis Isl..Arr Seattle 1904.I think
she had cousins in Naples as I recall some letters from there...She had some in Argentina and Johannesburg, S.A. too
I live in Shelton, Wash. now via Seattle..Josef Vucinovich I remember well, his wife was Lucretia or Luba??

Regards George A. Radovich