[Sergej]

Just reposting my previous post:

OK, I will look at the files. One thing I can tell you that the surname should be spelled as: Djuriš or Đuriš(which is the same). So in English that would be pronounced phonetically as ” jurish”.
I’ll let you know more when I have time to look at the other documents. Glad to see uploading things to the forums are active again.

I saw the email as well. I’ll get back to you later. Most likely this weekend.

[Sergej]

OK, I will look at the files. One thing I can tell you that the surname should be spelled as: Djuriš or Đuriš(which is the same). So in English that would be pronounced phonetically as ” jurish”.

I’ll let you know more when I have time to look at the other documents. Glad to see uploading things to the forums are active again.

[Sergej]

Hello Jennifer,

OK I see some options and possibilities here.
You should see the possibility to attach up to 4 files below the form you type in. If you can upload the documents in Serbian and that what you have I can check the writing. We’ll take it from there 😉

[Sergej]

Hello Frances,

Did you check with Ellis Island for any immigration papers?
Most likely the surname Ostoic would be properly spelled as: Ostojić
The Kokier surname is a Serbian surname from the Vojvodina and Panonia region (Croatia today) and they can predominatly found in the village of Javorovcu near Đurđevac.

Please let me know if you checked with Ellis Island or if you need help with it.

[Sergej]

YEs, I would like a little bit more info please as well.
A place would be nice, as surnames are sometimes tied to certain places. It would save me a lot of work.

[Sergej]

Ok, you can give this a try:
PROTESTANTSKA EVANDEOSKA CRKVA
SIMINA 8, BELGRADE

Let me know if you can find the letter template on the left menu and if you run into anything.

[Sergej]

Just following up, how do you know they were 7th day Adventists? Just checking if you had it written somewhere on their documents. This will help me narrow some addresses for you.

[Sergej]

You should see a link on the left hand side that says Letter to the Arhives.
Let me get some addresses for you and get back to you.
Yes, Serbia is lagging behind when it comes to the archives (among things).

[Sergej]

OK, after some researching I dug up the following. Now I don’t know if you already have this info or not, let me know please.

http://vojvodinakom1941.org.rs/lt/okrug/06/80284/70696.htm Has some Kulik’s listed that were casualties during WWII. You can use the search for more results.

Miroslav Niškanović wrote a paper about the Slovenian minorities in Vojvodina: http://isn.zrc-sazu.si/files/file/Traditiones/Traditiones_39_1_separati/273_pdfsam_Traditiones_39-1_web.pdf

Although the paper is in Serbian the Kulik surname is listed on page 278.

There are still Kulik’s in Vojvodina today, not that many. Considering the frequency of the surname most likely they would be related. Did you ever consider using the phonebook and contacting some of them? If you didn’t we can help with that.

Also, for members we have a letter template that one can send to the archives in Novi Sad and Belgrade. Have you contacted them? Also a letter to the Protestant church will most likely yield info as these are small and tight knit communities.

Please let me know what you tried and with what you need help with!

[Sergej]

This is where Vrbas is today: https://goo.gl/maps/SXvd46BKVHE2
Its above Novi Sad and holds a Hungarian/German population still. Do you happen to know the name of the shop?

The area heavily suffered during WWI and WWII, there is a list of casualties here : http://www.vojvodinakom1941.org.rs/lt/okrug/06/80462.html see #449

I am still checking some more things and will get back to you.

[Sergej]

Yes and Kiszacs belongs to the suburbs of Novi Sad these days. The surname Kulik is Slovak of origin. Vojvodina has an historic Slovak minority so they could have been indeed Protestant. Would like to see if you have something from Ellis Island? I’ll go check around as well.

[Sergej]

Hi Tom,

Nope, I need to have an account.

I found these online people for you. You could contact them as the surname is rare and local and the chance exists they are related. And usually in Serbia in those small communities everybody knows everybody.

https://www.facebook.com/josip.urlan.1
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008471160736&fref=ufi&rc=p
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1058828050829640.1073743982.107404402638681&type=3 (picture from Golubinci)

Radix has this info on them: http://www.radixindex.com/en/surnames/surname/urlan

FYI, city hall and the arcives should have more info as well but they are not online. I am checking with out webmaster to see when the attachment feature is active again in the forums.

[Sergej]

The links you gave don’t work for me.

[Sergej]

Hello,

Is the data you stated here from the Canadian immigration papers? Do you have any documents from their country of origin?

[Sergej]

Did you check with Ellis Island?

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