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I AM TRYING TO CREATE SOME HISTORY FOR MY MOTHER WHO KNOWS VERY LITTLE OF HER FAMILY. HER GRANDPARENTS WERE IMMIGRANTS FROM SERBIA AND ENTERED THE USA IN 1903.THEY WERE SHOWN IN THE 1910 CENSUS AS JOHN AND JENNIE ENICH. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANY INFO PRIOR TO 1910 TRACING THEM BACK TO THEIR ROOTS. NAME CHANGE??. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Posted : 03/11/2010 7:02 pm
Did you check with Ellis Island?
Posted : 03/11/2010 9:47 pm
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Yes I did. It was a dead end as was also Ancestry.com
Thanks for the reply!
Posted : 03/11/2010 11:19 pm
Do you have a date of birth of the GP's, otherwise its really hard to find anything. Also, any cards or family saints, anything that reminds of the old country.
Regards,
Sergej
Posted : 04/11/2010 8:02 pm
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John Enich b1881 +-1 Entered USA 1903
Jennie Enich b1885 +-1 Entered USA 1904
*info taken from 1910 census
addl info-
1920 census has Johns 1st name as Nick,as does his headstone
Jennie died during child birth 1916
1910 census shows bplace as Aust Servian
1920 census shows bplace as Austria
All stories and artifacts say he was Serbian.A medallion he owned was from a
Serbian order he belonged to in Montana USA.
Thanks again!!
Posted : 04/11/2010 10:59 pm
Ok, please read the FAQ first and post as much info as you can spare next time. It saves time 
Yes parts of the former-Yugoslavia region were part of Austria during those times. The surname Enić is not a common one and can be found in the Banat and Slavonia region. However, his immigration record from e.g. Ellis Island should list a place not just a country. Any other information that you have would be helpful because without I can only give you general directions.
Any known relatives that came along, perhaps their records provide more info.
Regards,
Sergej
Posted : 07/11/2010 6:03 pm