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Yelena 'Helen' 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' Mijaves, b. abt 1865 in Torein, Yugoslavia. In 1921, while expecting her first child, the unmarried Yelena emmigrated from Yugoslavia to the U.S. Shortly after her departure, she gave birth to her son, John Dadovich, in French waters, on Jul 16, 1921. She didn't arrive in the U.S. until September 11, 1921, having spent almost 2 months onboard with a newborn. Yelena arrived in America on the ship Saxony, docking in New York on September 11, 1921. She joined her family in Akron, Summit Co, Ohio and later moved to Michigan, where she worked in the auto factory. Yelena married Nick Stoyanoff in 1923 and Mark Banich in 1925. About 1929, she met and married a man named Pesich, her son, Metha (Mike) Pesich, was born 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.
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Ralph Nokovich, 18 years old, is pictured with his mother, Yelena, 53 years old, in Flint, Michigan, in 1954 |
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Taken in Flint, Michigan about 1951.
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Sam Nokovich on Naturalization papers.
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This really big rolling pin, approximately 26 inches, was made for Yelena (Helen) by a friend, before she left Yugoslavia in 1921. She was 19 years old. It must have had special meaning for her to include it in her baggage, as she was traveling alone and nine months pregnant. It was passed down in her Nokovich family, and is now in the posession of her great granddaughter, Amanda.
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