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From wedding license, November 22 1906:
Husband: Mate Matesa, born in Croatia on March 15 1883, occupation Laborer
Wife: Bara Fabac, born in Croatia on March 21, 21 years old (b. ~1885), signed with an X
both living at 1604 E. Ohio St. Allegheny, PA

From birth certificate:
Child: Petar Matesha (Peter Matessa), born August 14 1907 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Father: Mathew Matesha, 25, born in Generalski Stol, Croatia (1882?) 

Mother: Barbara Fabac, 22, born in Netretic, Croatia (1885?)



From Miroslav Caic:
Barbara Fabac was born February 29 1884 in Kolenovac, Croatia to Mirko Fabac and (second wife) Ana Brodaric
Barbara married Mato Matesa and had two children: Petar (b. August 14 1907) and Ana (b. Aug 28 1911)
Mirko Fabac was first married to Dora Mikulinac and lived with the Mikulinac clan, so Mirko had the surname of Mikulinac
Mirko (croatian) was also known as Emerik (latin), Imbro or Imro (hungarian), or Misko (family name)

From ellisisland.org:
1875? - Mate Matesa born in Mazeskas.lo (Mateskoselo), Croatia, and married Barb there
1881? - Mato Matesa born in Matesko, Croatia
1884? - Bara Fabac born in Nutsrutic, Croatia
1894? - Mata Matesa born in Stupnik, Croatia
1901 - 26 year old Mate Matesa arrived at Ellis Island heading to Export PA, previously in Fregaled PA 1896-1900
1905 - 16 year old Mata Matesa arrived at Ellis Island headed to Allegheny PA to visit brother Pavo
1906 - 22 year old Bara Fabac arrived at Ellis Island to visit brother Janko at 1635 Ohaj St, Allegheny, PA
1909 - 34 year old Mate Matesa arrived at Ellis Island again heading to Arcadia OH, previously in Arcadia PA 1896-1900
1910 - 29 year old Mato Matesa arrived at Ellis Island with wife Jane heading to Alexandria PA, previously in Pittsburgh PA 1904-1906

From familysearch.org:
1901 - Rosa Fabac marries Mike Ivicsak in Allegheny, PA

From 1910 census:
John Matesha, age 32, from Austria, lived in Redstone Township, Fayette county, PA
From 1920 census:
Mike Matesha, age 59, from Croatia, lived in Morse Township, St Louis county, MN, with wife Barbara and son Mathew

From ancestry.com:
1891 - Stanley Benich born to George Benich and Anna Matesha in Yugoslavia
1917-1918 - The World War I Draft Registration Cards indicate that Matt & Joe Matesa served in the military, and lived in Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
1917-1918 - The World War I Draft Registration Cards indicate that Peter Matesa served in the military, and lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

From Joe Matesa:
1892 - Joso Matesa born in Matese, Croatia
1909 - 17 year old Joso Matesa arrived at Ellis Island to visit Vale Matesic in Benwood, WV
1939 - son Joe Matesa born in McKeesport, PA with relatives in Ambridge, PA

Matesha/Fabac in GenForum
Map of Generalski Stol
Birthplaces in live.com maps
Matessa SSDI
Matesa SSDI

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