1920 Stark County, Ohio census

The Tandaric family is listed on line 75 of the 1920 Stark County census. Matt or Mata is listed here as Nat. Their son in law, George, and daughter, Mary, are listed just below them. They had another daughter, Anna a twin of Mary, who was married and lived in Summit County Ohio. They had a son, Joseph, who was born after this census in 1922.

Mata/Matt Tandaric was born 09 Aug 1879 in Velika Grljevac, Croatia and died on 16 Mar 1953, probably in Stark Co., OH. He married Bara/Barbara Markovic on 25 May 1903 in Tanovcj, Yugoslavia. I don't know where Tanovcj is, as I have not been able to find it in Croatia or Yugoslavia. Barbara was born 22 Mar 1880 in Velika Grljevac, Croatia., which is on the coast of southern Croatia.

They had six children:

1. Anna M. Tandaric, born 04 Aug 1904 in Velika Mlinska, Croatia; died 15 Jun 1981 in Summit Co., OH. She married Anton Vodopia on 11 Aug 1919 in Navarre, Stark Co., OH.
2. Mary A. Tandaric, born 04 Aug 1904 in Velika Mlinska, Croatia; died 20 Feb 1994 in Navarre, Stark Co., OH. On 25 Nov 1918 she married Misko Vugric, who later changed his name to George Frank Benkovich.
3. Frank Tandaric, born 14 Aug 1911 in Barberton, Summit Co., OH; died 05 Nov 1998 in Allegheny Co., PA.
4. Catherine Tandaric, born 18 Jul 1913 in Brewster, Stark Co., OH; died Aft. 1981. She married Maseric.
5. Mildred Tandaric, born 18 Mar 1918 in Brewster, Stark Co., OH; died Aug 1987 in Stark Co., OH. She married George Vissoc.
6. Joseph A. "Joe" Tandaric, born 19 Jan 1922 in Brewster, Stark Co., OH; died 15 Nov 2001 in Stark Co., OH.

1910 Tuscarawas Co., OH census

It suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't put anything on this Meeks blog specifically on the Meeks family. So here's a 1910 census record, William Meeks with his family starts on line 17. William Meeks was born in Dec 1866 in Ohio. He married Mary around 1892, and she was b. about 1871. Their children were:

1. Edith Meeks, b. abt 1891
2. William C. Meeks, b. 18 Jun 1893 in Freeport, OH
3. Harold J. Meeks, b. 24 Jul 1895 in OH, d. 25 Mar 1969 in Summit Co., OH
4. Earl P. Meeks, b. Mar 1897 in OH, d. 4 Jun 1895 in Summit Co., OH
5. Leonard Raymond Meeks, b. 30 Jan 1899 in OH, d. 16 Jun 1991 in Barberton, Summit Co., OH. Leonard was the father of Howard Emerson Meeks.
6. Alfred Meeks, b. abt 1901 in OH, d. 8 Dec 1964 in Summit Co., OH
7. Jesse Meeks, b. abt 1905 in OH.
8. Josephine, b. abt 1909 in OH.

1880 Jasper Co., IL census

James W. Anderson appears with his family in the 1880 Jasper Co., IL census. He is listed with his wife Emma, daughter Martha, son August, and his brother Felix Thomas "Tom". James and Tom were the sons of Felix and Martha Anderson. James was the oldest, and Tom the youngest. Felix died between 1865 and 1870 and Martha apparently died between 1870 and 1880, based on the census records.

1870 Jasper Co., IL census

The Andersons appear in the 1870 Jasper Co., IL census beginning on line 8. Martha married Felix Anderson, who died between 1865 and 1870. Their son Thomas Felix "Tom" Anderson was born 1866 and died in 1907, and he married Julia Anne Gwaltney.

Milton & Izorah Smith census records

Below is the 1910 Red River Co., Texas census, listing Milton, Izorah, and their daughter Claris starting on line 30.


This is the 1920 Cleburne Co., Arkansas census. Milton Smith, wife Izorah, and family begin on line 98. Milton's brother, William, and his wife (who was Izorah's sister) and their children begin on line 90.


Page 2 of the 1920 Cleburne Co. census:

1840 Dyer Co., TN census

Census record for William Fuller, 1840. He is listed second from the bottom. For a clearer description of the different labels, click here. You can also see a typed version of the census record here.

The Vodopias

This is Anton (form of Anthony) Vodopia and his wife Anna Tandarić. Anton is holding his grandson, David Meeks, the little boy in the middle is their grandson, John, and Anna is holding Marsha, their granddaughter.

Anton was born 7 Jun 1893 in Croatia. He died 29 Sep 1961 in Barberton, Ohio. His parents were Blaz Vodopia and Kata Vojković. I don't have much information on Blaz and Kata. Kata had a brother named Vid Vojković who came to the United States.

Anna Tandarić was born 4 Aug 1904 in Croatia. Her parents were Mata/Matt Tandarić and Barbara Marković. I believe Barbara had a sister named Marica Marković who married Mader. They had three children, Jana, Evica, and Josip.

She died 15 Jun 1981 in Barberton, Ohio. According to the 1930 Summit Co., OH census (click on the image below), Anton came to the United States in 1913, Anna came in 1910, and Anton worked as a machine operator in a boiler factory. They had 3 children, Kathryn, Mary, and Anna Barbara "Babe". It also says they were both born in Yugoslavia, but in 1930, all of Croatia was a part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. They came from Croatia to the United States through Ellis Island, NY and were married in August 11, 1919 in Navarre, Ohio. Anton was born in Kaniska Iva, Croatia and Anna was born just about 10 miles (or 16 km) from there in Velika Mlinska, Croatia.