The Jerkovich Chronicles

Pio Churin

1876 – 1912

Life

Also known as
Peter (Pijo) Curin
Born
5 May 1876 in Dugi Dolac, Gdinj, Hvar, Croatia
Died
May 1912 in At sea, on the way to Yugoslavia
FamilySearch
Family Tree record GMFV-PN2

Family

Parents

Ante Curin and Perica Curin

Spouses and children

Vica Theresa Churin 1892 – 1978

Brothers and sisters

Ante Curin, Vicko Curin 1871 – ?, Ivanica Curin 1869 – ?, Marija Curin 1867 – ?, Stjepan Curin 1876 – 1954

Photographs

Peter Churin (Mary Jerkovich's father)
Peter Churin (Mary Jerkovich's father)
Photograph taken at George Studio
(the frame indicates so) in Fresno, California,
in 1910 or 1911. Why it was taken there is not known. There was no known Churin family in the
Fresno area at the time. The George Studio was a favorite studio for Tony to have family photographs taken there.
Just another unsolved puzzle
About Churin Family
Vica Churin, husband Peter Churin, Stjepan Curin and daughter Mary, later to become a Popovich. Stjepan went back to Dugi Dolac, Gdinj, Dalmatia, Austria, leaving Mary with a cousin.
Picture taken about 1911 at the Churin house.
in Mountain View, California

From Family Treasures, the family’s photographs with Bob’s notes.

Line of descent

From the earliest ancestor in the family file, through fathers where known. Pio is generation 5.

  1. 1 Ivana “Ivan” Curin abt 1730 – ?
  2. 2 Stjepan Curin 1765 – ?
  3. 3 Vicko Curin 1791 – ?
  4. 4 Ante Curin
  5. 5 Pio Churin 1876 – 1912