Help for my friend Z

MikeSavoca91 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 399

Hey everyone, my friend Z's dad asked me to help him with a project but I need a little bit of help. I am looking for any info on Antonio Glavan, he was born in Privlaka, Croatia (Yugoslavia at the time) on May 24, 1891. His parents were Tomaso Glavan and Giacoma Busculich. He came to the U.S. and died in Staten Island, on March 23, 1945.

That is all the info I have, this is my friend's great grandfather, and her father would like to visit his grandfather's grave. I need to find out what cemetery he is in. Can anyone help, I really like these people and really want to help. Thanks kiss

MikeSavoca91 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 399

Oh by the way I guess he could also have went by Ante or Anthony. Thanks!

ricbru · Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Help for my friend Z

on his long format death record there is stated where he was buried
i hope it helps
bye Riccardo

Biff83 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1263 Location: Florida

Hi Mike,

Any chance that he was employed as a crew member on ships? I located a few manifests from the early 1940s that have an Ante Glavan born about 1891 working as a fireman. Here's one manifest.
1940 manifest line 25

Same vessel next year
1941 manifest line 25

Same vessel same date
List of deserted seamen 1941 manifest

And one more manifest of seamen signing on a vessel berthed in Staten Island
1943 manifest

One more manifest from 1939
1939 manifest

Biff

Biff83 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1263 Location: Florida

World War II Draft Reg Card
Name: Ante Glavan
Birth Date: 13 May 1891
Residence: 127 Willow Ave Hudson, New Jersey
Birth: Privlaka, Jugoslavia
Employed by: ILA Local 890--International Longshoremen's Association

Back side of card, physical description

Biff

Biff83 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1263 Location: Florida

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Biff

MikeSavoca91 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 399

Oh My God Biff!!! I had hoped you would have seen this this is wonderful! Thank you! Riccardo, you are right, I thought of that last night, I might order it.

Biff83 · V.I.P. Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1263 Location: Florida

Mike,

You might want to check with Z's Dad to see if Ante was a merchant seaman which would verify the crew manifests I posted. What I found interesting is that the 1942 draft card showed him working in a related career field for the Longshoremen's association; but that might just be a coincidence.

As a sidebar, I also found ship manifests for another Ante Glavan born about 1923 who also worked as a merchant seaman.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do.

Best,
Biff