as to my inquirer of antone tomac.my mothers dad,tony tomac born dec 25 1888/9,austria trying to find family?

Question

i am trying to find who my famly was and is ,my father tony tomac`s father`s name was,antone tomac of austria who emegrated to america and know of one brother who was last reported in canada in the 1970`s .my dad tony,tomac died ester sunday 1969 in eugene oregon without revealing who if any realitives i still have here or in austria .tony`s brothers name was goerge tomac i was left at a orfanage in washington state in 1928.my mothers name was justina rice.

Answer 1

Just a potential clue... need to fit this with your own information to see if it makes sense....

1913 Border Crossing Manifest from Marcus, Washington (from Canada to US)

Anton Tomac, age 23, (birth abt. 1890), Male, Single, Laborer, Can read and write, Nationality: Austrian, Race: Croatian, Last Permanent Residence Country: Canada, Town: Kelavina, Father was K. Tomac living in Bihos, Austria.

Also, there is a Sacred Heart Orphanage in Seattle, Washington (very large orphanage) which in 1930 had three Tomac's listed - Margaret M. Tomac (b. abt 1924), Teresa D. Tomac (b. abt 1924) - possibly twin with Margaret and Antoinette Tomac (b. abt 1927). All are listed as born in Washington, but father born in Austria.

This could be a really interesting search. Make sure you look for anglicised names such as Anthony and Tony (for Anton) and also search for surname mangles such as Tomac, Tomack, Tomec, Tomeck, Tomek.

If the above Anton from the border crossing is in fact your grandfather, note that he was able to read and write so that probably means that most records (if any) will have his surname spelled Tomac. That's a good thing.

Answer 2

www.ancestry.com :

Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
Name: Tomac, Tony
County: Lane
Death Date: 17 Apr 1966
Certificate: 5559
Spouse: Justine

www.familysearch.org--could this be a son or even grandson, perhaps??
Antone TOMAC
Birth Date: 5 Oct 1915
Death Date: 3 Aug 2002
Social Security Number: 553-03-6203
State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: California

Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 99206
Localities: Spokane, Spokane, Washington

www.ancestry.com--note year difference, but location and mother's name matches:

Oregon Death Index, 1903-98 Oregon Death Index, 1903-98
Name: Tomac, Tony
County: Lane
Death Date: 17 Apr 1966
Certificate: 5559
Spouse: Justine

www.ancestry.com

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Tony Tomac
City: Not Stated
County: Houghton
State: Michigan
Birthplace: Croatia;Austria
Birth Date: 13 Jun 1887
Race: Caucasian (White)
Roll: 1675664
DraftBoard: 1
Age: 29 (as shown on original image)

Occupation: Copper mining (on original)

Nearest Relative: Wife and 1 child (on original)

Height/Build:

Color of Eyes/Hair:

Signature:
(The original image also says he was from WINONA, MICHIGAN. Do you know if this is true?? I might have the wrong one, but this is closest to the birth year you mentioned of 1888 or 1889)

www.ancestry.com--Canadian phone directory, 1995-2002 (again, is the right one??)

Name: Geo Tomac
Street address: 1510 Kennedy St
City: Sudbury
Province: Ontario
Postal Code: P3a 2g2
Phone Number: 705 566 3736
Years at Residence: 1995 1996 1997 2000 2001 2002

www.ancestry.com
1920 United States Federal Census

Name: George Tomac
Home in 1920: Cook Inlet, Third Judicial District, Alaska Territory
Age: 49 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Austria
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Father's Birth Place: Austria
Mother's Birth Place: Austria
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Year of Immigration: 1907
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 237