Marija "Mary" Emer, BILIC, was born in Trogir Austria, the former Yugoslavia and now Croatia, on 17 Sep 1884. She married Blas Emer and started a family, but their firstborn, a girl, died in infancy. Two more children followed, with Winifred in 1909 and Pave in 1910.
Mary's husband Blas immigrated in August of 1910, just one month after their son Pave was born on July 7, but Marija and the children were unable to accompany him, due to the costs of their travel expenses. Once in California, Blas worked until he saved enough money to bring his family to America. Their reunion was to be further delayed, with the advent of W.W.I. which severely curtailed all immigration. So, after an 11-year separation, Mary and the children arrived in New York aboard the Cunard R.M.S. Pannonia, from Trieste on 12 Aug 1921. From New York, they traveled west to Roseville, California, and at long last, reunited with their husband and father. Once the family was together again, Marija and Blas had three more children, Katie, Annie, and Mary. In addition to raising the children, Mary tended a garden growing fruits and vegetables in their back yard, raised chickens, and made wine in the cellar.
As a child growing up in the 1950s, I remember the huge wine barrels in the basement which were later cut in half, distributed among the sisters, and used as garden planters. I also remember Grandma preparing some of her old country recipes served at family gatherings, a tradition that continued for years to come after her passing. A large pomegranate tree in the back yard, fully grown I'm told in the 1920s, still produces fruit today in 2017. I remember her shelling the seeds of so many pomegranates into a large bowl, for my cousin Kirk and me to eat to our heart's content. Grandma passed away at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California on 2 Jul 1958.
Father: Petar Bilic-Panto, (1847-1902) Trogir, Croatia.
Mother: Vincencija Maravic, (1850- ?) Trogir, Croatia.
Scott Adell, 2015
Mary's husband Blas immigrated in August of 1910, just one month after their son Pave was born on July 7, but Marija and the children were unable to accompany him, due to the costs of their travel expenses. Once in California, Blas worked until he saved enough money to bring his family to America. Their reunion was to be further delayed, with the advent of W.W.I. which severely curtailed all immigration. So, after an 11-year separation, Mary and the children arrived in New York aboard the Cunard R.M.S. Pannonia, from Trieste on 12 Aug 1921. From New York, they traveled west to Roseville, California, and at long last, reunited with their husband and father. Once the family was together again, Marija and Blas had three more children, Katie, Annie, and Mary. In addition to raising the children, Mary tended a garden growing fruits and vegetables in their back yard, raised chickens, and made wine in the cellar.
As a child growing up in the 1950s, I remember the huge wine barrels in the basement which were later cut in half, distributed among the sisters, and used as garden planters. I also remember Grandma preparing some of her old country recipes served at family gatherings, a tradition that continued for years to come after her passing. A large pomegranate tree in the back yard, fully grown I'm told in the 1920s, still produces fruit today in 2017. I remember her shelling the seeds of so many pomegranates into a large bowl, for my cousin Kirk and me to eat to our heart's content. Grandma passed away at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California on 2 Jul 1958.
Father: Petar Bilic-Panto, (1847-1902) Trogir, Croatia.
Mother: Vincencija Maravic, (1850- ?) Trogir, Croatia.
Scott Adell, 2015
Marija "Mary" Emer, BILIC, was born in Trogir Austria, the former Yugoslavia and now Croatia, on 17 Sep 1884. She married Blas Emer and started a family, but their firstborn, a girl, died in infancy. Two more children followed, with Winifred in 1909 and Pave in 1910.
Mary's husband Blas immigrated in August of 1910, just one month after their son Pave was born on July 7, but Marija and the children were unable to accompany him, due to the costs of their travel expenses. Once in California, Blas worked until he saved enough money to bring his family to America. Their reunion was to be further delayed, with the advent of W.W.I. which severely curtailed all immigration. So, after an 11-year separation, Mary and the children arrived in New York aboard the Cunard R.M.S. Pannonia, from Trieste on 12 Aug 1921. From New York, they traveled west to Roseville, California, and at long last, reunited with their husband and father. Once the family was together again, Marija and Blas had three more children, Katie, Annie, and Mary. In addition to raising the children, Mary tended a garden growing fruits and vegetables in their back yard, raised chickens, and made wine in the cellar.
As a child growing up in the 1950s, I remember the huge wine barrels in the basement which were later cut in half, distributed among the sisters, and used as garden planters. I also remember Grandma preparing some of her old country recipes served at family gatherings, a tradition that continued for years to come after her passing. A large pomegranate tree in the back yard, fully grown I'm told in the 1920s, still produces fruit today in 2017. I remember her shelling the seeds of so many pomegranates into a large bowl, for my cousin Kirk and me to eat to our heart's content. Grandma passed away at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California on 2 Jul 1958.
Father: Petar Bilic-Panto, (1847-1902) Trogir, Croatia.
Mother: Vincencija Maravic, (1850- ?) Trogir, Croatia.
Scott Adell, 2015
Mary's husband Blas immigrated in August of 1910, just one month after their son Pave was born on July 7, but Marija and the children were unable to accompany him, due to the costs of their travel expenses. Once in California, Blas worked until he saved enough money to bring his family to America. Their reunion was to be further delayed, with the advent of W.W.I. which severely curtailed all immigration. So, after an 11-year separation, Mary and the children arrived in New York aboard the Cunard R.M.S. Pannonia, from Trieste on 12 Aug 1921. From New York, they traveled west to Roseville, California, and at long last, reunited with their husband and father. Once the family was together again, Marija and Blas had three more children, Katie, Annie, and Mary. In addition to raising the children, Mary tended a garden growing fruits and vegetables in their back yard, raised chickens, and made wine in the cellar.
As a child growing up in the 1950s, I remember the huge wine barrels in the basement which were later cut in half, distributed among the sisters, and used as garden planters. I also remember Grandma preparing some of her old country recipes served at family gatherings, a tradition that continued for years to come after her passing. A large pomegranate tree in the back yard, fully grown I'm told in the 1920s, still produces fruit today in 2017. I remember her shelling the seeds of so many pomegranates into a large bowl, for my cousin Kirk and me to eat to our heart's content. Grandma passed away at Sutter Hospital in Sacramento, California on 2 Jul 1958.
Father: Petar Bilic-Panto, (1847-1902) Trogir, Croatia.
Mother: Vincencija Maravic, (1850- ?) Trogir, Croatia.
Scott Adell, 2015
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