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Yelena Dadovich was born Aug 04, 1901 in Mitrovica, Yugoslavia and died Mar 07, 1973 in Burton, Genesee Co, Michigan, U.S.A. She was the daughter of Simeon 'Mitar' Dadovich, b. abt 1859 in Yugoslavia and Marishka 'Maria' Miyoue, b. abt 1865 in Torein, Yugoslavia. In 1921, while expecting her first child, Yelena emmigrated from Yugoslavia. Midway through her journey, she gave birth to her son, John Dadovich, in French waters, on Jul 16, 1921. Yelena arrived in America on the ship Saxony, docking in New York on September 21, 1921. She joined her family in Akron, Summit Co, Ohio and later moved to Michigan, where she worked in the auto factory. Yelena married a man named Bannick about 1928 and had her second son, Bob Bannick, about February 1929. About 1929, she married a man named Pesich, and had a third son, Metha (Mike) Pesich, on Jan 06, 1930, in Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI. In 1934, while living in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan, she was married to Sima (Sam) Nokovich, who was born Dec 15, 1890 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Three children were born of this marriage: Stevan (Steve) Nokovich was born in 1935; Rade (Ralph) Nokovich, b. Jun 20, 1936 in Burton, Genesee Co, MI and Yvonka (JoAnne) Nokovich, b. May 31, 1937 in Flint, MI.
In the above photo, Ralph Nokovich is pictured with his mother, Yelena, taken in Flint, Michigan, in 1954 |
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Taken in Flint, Michigan about 1951.
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