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*Personal interviews with 'old time' South-Slav indicates that these Austrians were Croats Dalmatians and Slovenes. *could include Bohemians and Slovenians **Serbian Cemetery burial for 1920 to 1930 was 115. The Majority of these individuals came from Montenegro and Dalamatia. It would be safe to estimate that 90% of the total South-Slav count of 401 were from Dalmatia. From 1849 to 1930 there were 1650 individuals listed. F. Societies Society or lodge records are an excellent source of infonnation because they will usually indicate the exact place of birth. They also establish a true nationality for the South Slav insofar as being reported as Austrian or Italian is concerned. The two best source documents are the article of incorporation filings found in a state depository, or any local business directory. The following organizations in California were traced in this manner: I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Organizations in California Slavic American Benevolent Society of Watsonville Slavonian American Benevolent Society of San Jose Slavonian American Benevolent Society of Los Angeles Croatian Slavonian Benevolent Society of Los Angeles Slavonian National Social Club of San Francisco Austrian Benevolent Society of San Jose Austrian Protective Society of San Francisco Russian and Pan-Slavonic Benevolent Society of San Francisco Greek-Russian-Slavonian Benevolent Society of San Francisco Austrian Benevolent Society of San Francisco Austrian Military Benevolent Society of San Francisco Serbian Montenegrin Benevolent Society of San Francisco Slavenska Citaonica of San Francisco Slavonic Illyric Benevolent Society of San Francisco Newspaper Advertisements Belmont Curier 10-28-1876 Carson Daily Times 2- 5-1881 1898 1895 1895 1895 1897 1878 1889 1869 1872 1885 1883 1881 1869 1859 A good source of information has been the newspapers in the mining towns. They usually carried the events, stagecoach arrivals and departures, business advertisements and other important data. Examples of such for Nevada are listed: Descovich, John Gregovich, M. P. 7 Voted Monarch Saloon
Daily Terr. Enterprise Daily Trespass Esmeralda Union Wkly Eureka Sentinal Panamint News Sacramento Daily V. True Fissure 1-10-1863 2- 6-1867 11-23-1867 9-13-1882 3-13-1875 7- 7-1863 11-27-1880 IV. Yugoslavs in the U. S. Prior to 1900. A. Yugoslavs in California 1849 - 1900 Medin, Marco Gugnina, N. Novacovich, J. Pavlovich, N. Perasich, N. Millinovich, M. Slavonians S. F. Fruit Store Fire Engine Company Saloon Family Fruit Store A Horahle Murder Shot at Virginia City Pioneer Silver Locators The first Yugoslavs in California came from Dalmatia and Montenegro, as seamen and merchants. It is interesting to note that they were first known as 'Slavonians' by the American people. This, to the writer's knowledge, is the only place in the world that 'Slavonian' was synonymous with Yugoslav or South Slav. One would more readily understand the term 'Slavonian' during the 1850's and 1860's if the only other identity to use were'Austrian.' The general American public did not know where Dalmatia or Montenegro was, but they did know at the time what 'Slav' meant. By using 'Slavonian' they identified themselves to a Slavic heritage and Slavic land. Another interesting fact was the use of Serbian by the Montenegrin and and Dalmatian in California. To the writer's knowledge, the majority of the 'Serbs' or Serbians, as indicated by statistics and various benevolent society names in California, came from the area of the Boka Kotorska in in Montenegro. This was understandable in that the Montenegrin was culturally tied to Serbia and Serbian politics, and rather than be called and Austrian or Turk, they chose 'Mother Serbia' or the general term Slavonian. So then, the status of the South-Slav in California from 1850 to 1917 was to be called what he really was not, as far as the correct or formal meaning indicated. Being reported on statistics and the U. S. census as Austrian, Italian, Hungarian, Greek and Turkish was to his detriment. It was then refreshing to find entries listed as 'Serbian' or 'Slavonian,' at least one definitely knew the national origin. Following is a sampling from each census. Name Age Census Year Occupation Country Origin Antunovich, F. 33 1860 Coffee Saloon San Francisco Italy Same 53 1880 Coffee Saloon San Francisco Austria Barovich, N. 35 1860 Saloon San Francisco Russia Same 55 1880 Saloon Santa Clara Austria Calabota, S. 67 1870 Restaurant San Francisco Austria Same 77 1880 Restaurant San Francisco Slavonian Geicich, Vincent 30 1860 Physician San Francisco Italy Same 40 1870 Physician Los Angeles Dalmatia Same 50 1880 Physician Los Angeles Austria Lazarovich, John 31 1860 Grocer Los Angeles Slavonian Same 41 1870 Saloon Los Angeles Austria Same 51 1880 Saloon Los Angeles Montenegro Militich, Stephen 35 1870 Saloon San Francisco Austria 8
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