The Albin Glojek family is from Gornji Grad and Ljubno, Slovenija (near Šoštanj). Albin's wife was prob. Mary Kolenc, his parents were prob. Joseph and Mary (Hresan) Glojek, and his grandmother may have been a Wasin. I doubt that they were related.

Helena Tornick lived with her mother, Apolonia, and was going to live with her cousin, Markus Kiemer of Milwaukee. She may have had a brother, Josef Tornik (1876/77-), of "Suhastoli" (Šoštanj?), who emigrated to the US in 1903. The Tornick name apparently has died out in Šoštanj.

19. Franciska (/Fannie) Sitar

• b. 24 Oct. 1861 Austrian Empire
• d. 12 June 1907 Austrian Empire, of Schönstein, Steiermark (now Šoštanj, Slovenija)
• Nationality: [prob. Austrian Slovenian]
• Family: (18) Anton Druks/ Drucks
• i. Maria/ Mary Druks

  b. 5/8 Aug. 1885 of Šoštanj, Styria, Slovenija d. 10 Sep. 1965 Elsinore, MO (Auto Accident) 5'0" light complexion, brown hair, grey eyes liv. 1920/25 Ward 9, St. Louis, MO ARV Ellis Island, NJ 3 Sep. 1907, "Kroonland", Antwerp (with father & sister)

  • Family (1): Anton Janko/ Yanko 1908 of 1215 South 10th St. Milwaukee, WI
    • b. 15 Jan. 1878 Savodne, Yugoslavia
    • d. 31 Jan. 1925
    • liv. 1920 Ward 9, St. Louis, MO Age 40
    • Ethnicity: Slovenian (ship's manifest)
    • Occupation 1905: Farmer, literate
    • ARV Ellis Island, NJ 12 May 1905 from Havre on "La Savoie"
    • Father: Alois Janko liv. 1905 at 1215 S. 10th Ave., Milwaukee, WI
    • Mother: b. Yugoslavia
  • a. Walburga Janko
    • b. 1909/10 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
    • liv. 1920 Ward 9, St. Louis, MO Age 10
    • Single, literate 1920
  • b. Mary J. Janko /Yanko
    • b. 4 Jan. 1910 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
    • d. Feb. 1986 St. Louis, MO
    • liv. 1920/30 St. Louis, MO
    • Single, literate 1920
    • Family: Charles L. Kacin 1932
      • b. 1907 PA
      • d. 28 Mar. 2002 St. Louis, MO
      • Father: Jakob Kacin s/o Matevž & Urš. Eržen
      • Mother: Anna Murgley (1878-61)
  • c. Joseph Wyktor Janko /Yanko 495-12-6363
    • b. 22 Feb. 1912 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
    • d. Aub. 1981 of St. Louis, MO 63118
    • liv. 1920/81 St. Louis, MO
    • Single, literate 1920
    • poss. m. Anna unknown div. 26 Jan. 1954

    REF: http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/281/281.F2d.156.16330_1.html

  • d. Fannie Janko
    • b. 1914/15 MO
    • liv. 1920 Ward 9, St. Louis, MO Age 5
    • Single, literate 1920
  • e. (living)
  • f. Bertha Yanko
    • b. 1920/21 MO
    • liv. 1930 Ward 9, St. Louis, MO Age 10
    • Single, literate 1920
  • g. Edward A. Yanko 498-16-1024
    • b. 23 Dec. 1921 MO
    • d. 23 Jan. 2002 i. Jefferson Barracks Nat. Cem., St. Louis, MO
    • liv. 1930/02 Ward 9, St. Louis, MO
    • Single, literate 1920
    • Cpl., US Army Air Force Jan. 1942-Sep. 1945

  Family (2): Valentin(e) Korenak Mar. 1930 Trinity Slovak Church, St. Louis, MO b. 14 Feb. 1882 Hungary; "Bohemian" (1930 census) d. Nov. 1965 Elsinore, Carter, MO liv. 1930 Ward 9, St. Louis, MO Age 48

  • ARV US 1907
  • Father: Prawel Paul Korenak
  • Mother: Frances Taraba
  • m(1): 7 May 1906 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
• ii. (9) Josefa/ Josephine Marie Druks

SIXTH GENERATION

under construction...

32. unknown1 Marčić

• b. [ABT 1822/23] of Austria
• m. (33) unknown*

33. unknown (poss. Hoinik or Schlambeyer?*) (*See NOTE, below)

• b. [ABT 1824/25] of Austria
• Family: (32) unknown1 Marčić
• i. 50% chance unknown A* (F) (*See NOTE, below)
  • b. [ABT 1850/51] of Marburg, Styria
  • Family: Franz Wentz/ Wenz (poss. 1848/49-) of Germany
• ii. poss. unknown B* (F) (*See NOTE, below)
  • b. [ABT 1852/53] of Willendorf, Austria
  • Family: Mich Pristonik of Willendorf, Austria
• iii. (16) John Marcic

The Marčić/ Maricic name seems (based on Ellis Island records) to have originated on the island of Krk in Croatia, which belonged to the Republic of Venice until given to the Austrians in 1797. One source says the name is of French origin, in which case it may be connected with the name, "Maurice". Krp was ruled by Napolean from 1805-1814, but the Marcic/ Marish name had already been in the area for a long time before this.

The Marcic name is not uncommon in the Maribor area.

34. unknown Donik

• b. [ABT 1824/25] of Austria
• m. (35) unknown*

35. unknown (poss. Hoinik or Schlambeyer?*) (*See NOTE, below)

• b. [ABT 1826/27] of Austria
• Family: (34) unknown Donik
• i. 50% chance unknown A* (F) (*See NOTE, below)
  • b. [ABT 1850/51] of Marburg, Styria
  • Family: Franz Wentz/ Wenz (poss. 1848/49-) of Germany
• ii. poss. unknown B* (F) (*See NOTE, below)
  • b. [ABT 1852/53] of Willendorf, Austria
  • Family: Mich Pristonik of Willendorf, Austria
• iii. (17) Maria Donik

*NOTE: (8) Josef Marčić was the cousin of Heinrich Wentz (1875/76-). Heinrich, leaving his wife Helena in Maribor, Slovenia, had come to Milwaukee 27 Mar. 1909 to stay with his friend, Johann Hoinik (/Hornik?). Accompanying (8) Josef were Heinrich's wife Helene (1873/74-), her three young children Wilhelm, Emma and Helena, and another counsin of Heinrich named Alois Pristonik (b. 1880/81 Willendorf, Lower Austria-), all of Marburg and described on the ship's manifest as German Austrians. Pristonik seems to be a Slovak name.

Heinrich's nationality was listed as "Slovenian" on the ship's manifest. A Henry Wentz (30 Apr. 1876-19 Dec. 1924) died on the West Side of Milwaukee, and was buried in Holy Cross Cem. His father was Frank Wentz. His widow Helen and son William also lived and died in the Milwaukee area. He was listed as born in Germany, father from Germany, though on the ship's manifest Heinrich is said to have been born in Marburg. His wife was the daughter of Josef Schlambeyer.

The Donik name is found in Slovenija, Austria, Ukraine, Armenia and other countries. It is not common in Slovenija.

36. (Meheuer*/) Michael Druks

• b. 1803/04 [poss. Bursztyn, Galicia]
• d. 4 Jan. 1880 Steiermark, Austria
• Religion: [married Roman Catholic. Heb. is מיכאל]
• [poss. moved to Šoštanj BEF 1842]
• poss. m(1): unknown (F) [ABT 1825]
  • [b. ABT 1806]
  • [d. BEF 1842?])
• a. poss. unknown Druks (M)
  • [b. ABT 1833]
  • m. unknown (F)
  • poss. 1. Ernest Druks ? = יוסף (?) (M)
    • b. Aug. 1863 Austria
    • liv. 1900 977 St. Clair St. Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH 8th Ward Age 36 Microfilm Roll #T623-1252
    • Occupation: Tailor, literate June 1900
    • Boarder of Frank Spakof, Saloon Keeper
    • ARV US 1898 Alien; Parents b. Austria
    • m. unknown (F) 1892
      • [b. ABT 1865]
      • liv. 1900 prob. Austria (husband "married" boarder in America)
    • poss. A. Rosa Druks = רֵייזָא (F)
      • b. 1899/00
      • d. 4 at 1190, Kaufm. Krh.; i. 5 May 1933 Wiener Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Austria Sec T4 Group 14 Row 9 Grave 32
      • liv. 1933 1200, Burghardtg. 4
• m(2): (37) Ana Hriberšek 26 Feb. 1843 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria

37. Ana Hriberšek

• [b. ABT 1820/21 prob. Slovenia]
• Family: (36) (Meheuer/) Michael Druks
• i. Martin Druks = משה? (M)
  • b. 18 Oct. 1842 Steiermark, Austria (out of wedlock)
  • d. 20 June 1904 Steiermark, Austria
  • m: Jozefa Zajc (14 Mar. 1843-) 18 Oct. 1869 Steiermark, Austria
  • a. Josefa Druks
    • b. 6 Feb. 1873 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • b. Michael Druks
    • b. 11 Sep. 1875 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 22 Feb. 1882 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • c. Francisek Druks
    • b. 11 Sep. 1881 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 1889 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • d. Marija Druks
    • b. 2 Mar. 1884 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 11 May 1963 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
• ii. Josef Druks = יוסף
  b. 4 Feb. 1846 Steiermark, Austria
  • m. unknown 3 Feb. 1879 Steiermark, Austria
• iii. Marija Druks
  • b. 10 Aug. 1848
  • emigrated to US BEF 1914
  • Family: Johan Grebensek (14 Sep. 1849-) 21 July 1873 Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • a. Antonia
    • b. 6 June 1871 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
• iv. Franz Druks
  • b. 27 Mar. 1854 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • d. 15 Nov. 1921 Sv. Mihael, Šoštanj, Jugoslavia
  • m. Katarina Schrutchman/ Strucman (29 Nov. 1857-16 Oct. 1921) 25 May 1887 Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • a. Antonija Druks
    • b. 19 May 1880 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • b. Marija Druks
    • b. 30 July 1882 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 24 Feb. 1974
  • c. Franc Druks
    • b. 4 Dec. 1884 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 8 Feb. 1888 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • d. Johanes Druks
    • b. 12 Apr. 1888 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 1 Aug. 1889 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • e. Alojzija Druks
    • b. 29 May 1890 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • f. Johan/ Ivan Druks
    • b. Druzmirj, c. 2 May 1892 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 1974
    • Occupation: Blacksmith
    • m. Agnez/ Nežka [Vrtacnik?]
  • g. Francisek Druks
    • b. 1 Apr. 1894 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 6 Dec. 1896 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
  • h. Jozef Druks
    • b. 30 Jan. 1897 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria
    • d. 10 Feb. 1897
• v. (18) Anton Druks = אהרון? (M)
• vi. Peter Druks

  Peter Druks? (from family group photo)

  b. 27 June 1860 Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark, Austria d. 2 July 1941 Sv. Mihael, Šoštanj, German-occupied Slovenia of Schönstein, Styria, Austria 1907 of Torpolsica, Styria (46°25'N 15°00'E) 1913 m(1): Marija Tajnik (5 Nov. 1860-) 25 May 1887 Schönstein, Styria, Austria m(2): Elizabeth unknown of Austria

• a. Josef Druks/ Joseph Drucks
  • b. 11/ 14 Mar. 1890 Schönstein, Styria, Austria (Šoštanj, Styria, Slovenija)
  • d. 23 Apr. 1925 Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Washington, WI
  • d. of fractured skull -- struck by a brand from a circle saw
  • i. Holy Cross Cem., Milwaukee, WI
  • liv. 1920 Ward 12, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
  • Farmer, living Road 5, Hartford, WI 1925
  • 5'10" fair complexion, med. build, brown hair, brown/ hazel eyes
  • Served 2 mo. as Private, Austrian armed forces
  • Father: Peter Druks
  • Ship: "Kaiserin Wilhelm de. Gr.", Bremen 6 Nov. 1913
  • Destination: "friend, Mr. [prob. (18) Anton] Druks", 200 Maple St., Milwaukee, WI
  • m. Theresa Mozer ABT 1915
    • b. 1897/98 Yugoslavia Slovenian
    • d. BET 1950/70
    • liv. 1920 Ward 12, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
    • liv. 1930 at 8018 Cornwall Ave., 3rd Ward, West Allis, Milwaukee, WI
    • Occupation: Seamstress, Auto Body 1930 alien, immigrated 1912
    • Parents b. Yugoslavia
  • 1. Frances /Fannie Drucks (F)
    • b. 1915/16 Wisconsin
    • liv. 1920 Ward 12, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
    • liv. 1930 at 8018 Cornwall Ave., 3rd Ward, West Allis, Milwaukee, WI
    • SSAN issued WI
  • 2. Joseph Drucks 389-07-0106
    • b. 23 Feb. 1917 Wisconsin SSAN issued WI
    • d. 22 May 1982 of Montello, Marquette, WI 53949 (/Cudahy, Milwaukee, WI)
    • liv. 1920 Ward 12, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
    • liv. 1930 at 8018 Cornwall Ave., 3rd Ward, West Allis, Milwaukee, WI
    • m. Betty Jane Kirk 399-14-7050 14 Aug. 1943 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
      • b. 18 Dec. 1923 prob. of Milwaukee, WI
      • d. 7 Apr. 2001 of Montello, Marquette, WI 53949
      • (Obit: Marquette Co T 19 Apr.; Milwaukee J-S 15 Apr.)
      • Father: William Thales Kirk s/o T Allen K & My Eliz Taylor
      • Mother: Luella Mae Hockpeier d/o Jn & Jn Wm Louisa Homeyer
      • SSAN issued WI

*(36) Michael Druks and (37) Ana Hriberšek are listed as parents in the marriage record of (18) Anton Drucks & (19) Franciska Sitar in the Sv. Mihael, Schönstein, Steiermark records in Maribor. "Meheuer" is the name given for Anton's father on the certificate for his second marriage to Helena Dunaj in Milwaukee, WI

NOTES: (37iii) Marija Druks and apparently also her mother, (37) Ana Hriberšek, both had their first child before marriage.

A Steve Druks, of 78th St. & Greenfield, Av., Milwuakee, died as an infant 17 Dec. 1918 (during the Great Flu Epidemic) and was buried in Holy Cross Cem. This may have been (72[2]c_1) Joseph's son.

The name Zajc is the 31st most common in Slovenija, comprising 1 of 500 surnames in the Ljubljana telephone directory, and 2445 persons in Slovenia in 1994. It means "rabbit".

(37iv_f) Johann Druks suffered greatly under the Nazi occupation. Because he spoke German and was a blacksmith, he was sent to do forced labor on the Russian front. He escaped, was sent to Siberia by the Russians, escaped again, and was reduced by hunger to about 77 lbs. by the time he made it back to Slovenia.

38. poss. unknown Sitar (M)

• [b. ABT 1836]
• poss. m. (39) unknown (F) of Godic, Krain, Austria (now Slovenia)

39. unknown (F)

• [b. ABT 1838]]

  mtDNA subclade H*:   HVR1 16261T, 16262T, 16291T, 16297C and 16519C     HVR2 146C, 263G, 309.1C, 315.1C

• Family: (38) unknown Sitar (M)
• i. (19) Franciska (/Fannie) Sitar
• poss. ii. Frank Sitar
  • b. 1870/71 Godic, Austria (Slovenian)
  • Occupation: Laborer, literate 1911
  • living Herminia, Westmoreland, PA 1911/13
  • 5’10” white cplx bro hair bro eyes
  • Ship: "La Provence", Le Havre 8 Apr. 1911
  • Ship: "Majestic", Southampton 25 Dec. 1913
  • Dest. 1911: Anton Zgouc, Box 140, Hermimie, PA
  • Dest. 1913: son, Franz Sitar, Hermine, Westmoreland, PA
  • m. Maria/ Marija unknown ([ABT 1972/73-]) of Godic BEF 1911
  • a. Franz/ Franc Sitar
    • b. 1894/95 Godic/ Mekinje, Austria (Slovenian)
    • liv. Godic, Austria 1913
    • 5'4"/ 5'6" fair/white cplx black/brn hair brown/blue eyes
    • Occupation: Cordwainer, literate
    • Mother: Maria/ Marija Sitar, Godic, Austria
    • Ship: "Oceanic", Southampton 14 May 1913
    • Ship: "France", Le Havre 13 Oct. 1922
    • Dest. 1913: father Frank Sitar, Hermime, PA 318
    • Dest. 1922: friend Frank Zarbist Box 76 Johnstown, PA

A family member who visited Slovenia said that the (18) Druks/ (19) Sitar family "lived in Celje and farmed out of Ljubljana". Šoštanj is a few miles N of Celje, and Godic is a few miles N of Lmubljana and 24 mi. WSW of Šoštanj -- on the road from Ljubljana to Šoštanj.

A search of the Ellis Island site and other sites for Slovenia showed no Sitars in all of Styria, but a small cluster of apparently related families in the Kamnik-Godic area, and a larger (and apparently older) cluster focussed on the town of Mirna -- both in the Ljubljana District, part of the former Krain. The name "Fany" -- a variant of Franciska, and so possibly a cousin -- appears in a family in the smaller cluster in Vrhpolje, near Kamnik. Of all the families researched, therefore, the above guess seems the most reasonable, but please note that it is only a guess.

Most Sitars in the Ellis Island records from Slovenija were Slovenians; of these, all lived in Krain (Carniola). Other Sitars were Slovak, German, Czech, Croatian, Polish, & Hungarian. It is a common name in Ljubljana, comprising 1 in 2000 surnames in the telephone directory. The earliest record I can find in Slovenija is Janez Sitar (M), b. ABT 1817 Mirna, Krain.

The Sitar female line appears most likely to be native to Slovenia or the surrounding area, though it may be from the Near East or even Western Europe (see table, below) The haplotype is unique; the most closely related samples in MitoSearch, from Old World locations (along with their differing base pairs), are:

TESTED HVR1 & HVR2:

• Hg H (16262G, 16297A, _200G, ___146A) - Italy (Abruzzo)
• Hg H (16262G, 16297A, _16291G, _146A) - Ireland, Norway
• Hg H (16262G, 16297A, _16291G, _16261G) - Netherlands, Hungary, Poland

(Note that the above are from a database strongly skewed towards the British Isles and NW Europe)

"The paraphyletic ancestral cluster, H*, is the main Near Eastern representative of haplogroup H, in agreement with the suggestion that the haplogroup evolved in the Near East and spread subsequently into Europe. Its distribution is to some extent the inversion of the distributions for H1 and H3 (W. European subclades, centered in Navarre and Sardinia): It is most frequent in east-central Europe and the Balkans, but is also well represented on the western fringes of Europe, including Iberia and Ireland." -- Pereira, et al, "High-resolution mtDNA evidence for the late-glacial resettlement of Europe from an Iberian refugium" Pereira2005.pdf

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