So with whom did the Milovancev family history all start? I wish that we knew going a long way back. Way further than we do now. The farthest back that has been recorded so far (to my knowledge) was to our "Pradeda" Paja Milovancev. He was my father's great-grandfather.
What do we know about Paja? We do not have any pictures of him that I am aware of. We do not know when he was born but we do know where, in Vrbas, Serbia. We also know when he died. He was tragically killed in 1870 by horses in a "suvač", which is a horse-powered dry mill. There are only three remaining in all of Europe, below is a picture of the one in Kinkinda, Serbia.
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| An example of a suvač in Kinkinda (Source: http://www.kikindskimlin.rs/mlinnekad-suvaca.htm) |
Paja Milovancev was married to Staka, whose maiden name was Mijatov. Staka died in the 80th year of her life. Paja and Staka Milovancev had seven children, six boys (Aca, Nikola, Djurica, Jovan, Ljubomir and Nenad) and one girl (Milica). Their fourth son, Jovan (Joca) Milovancev would be my great-grandfather. An upcoming post will be about Jovan (Joca).
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