Re: Looking for Sovenian relatives

Bill,

It is very hard to help you, but I will try.
You do not know for sure that there was Roman Catholic church in Velike Lasce. There are nomicrofilmed church records .

This is the entry of your Great Grandfather into the USA
9.       Andrej Praznik                Vel Lasce                1899        25

Andrej's wife was Agnes. She was born about 1876 in Slovenia. I have not found her entry into the USA. From some of my research on www.familysearch.org looks like her maiden name was Agnes Koslar. There was a male stillborn October 31 1908 in Eveleth to Andrew Prasnik and Agnes Koslar.

1910 Census AndrewPrasnik 35 from Austria
Agnes34 from Austria
Mary9 Minnesota
Andrew6 Minnesota
Louis3 Minesota
Mary Zidar27 from Austria

1920 Census Andrew Prosznik born 1875 Slovenia
SpouseAgnes Prosznikborn 1876 Slovenia
ChildrenAndrew Prosznik , Louis Prosznik

1940 Census Andrew Proznick born 1875 Austria residence Eveleth City , Minnesota

Notice the different spellings, Praznik 1899
Prosznik 1920
Proznick 1940

Agnes immigrated in 1900. Do not know if she was married to Andrew at that time.

Joe esterreicher