Samuel
(Sam)
Perovich
Born in Montenegro
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Annie Katherine (Warney) Perovich
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Olga Marie (Perovich) Easter, Milton Perovich, Florence Katherine (Perovich) Hillyer, Sammie Jo (Perovich) Starosta, [private daughter (1920s - unknown)] and John Clifton Perovich
Died
at age 73
in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Nov 2015
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Biography
Samuel "Sam" Perovich was born in Montenegro, 18 Jan 1894.
Sam immigrated to the USA, 1910.[1]
- 09 Oct 2021: Onboard a Celebrity cruise ship, we met waiter, Balsa, from Montenegro. He explained that many fled his country during and after WWI. He was familiar with the name Perovich, a family that traditionally worked for the king.[2]
Samuel lived in Texas.
- c. 1917: Samuel married Annie Katherine Warney. His marriage year is estimated based on the birth of his daughter.
- 1917-1920: Sam Perovich, Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States.[3][1]
- World War 1, 28 Jul 1914 - 11 Nov 1918 killed 14 million
- Spanish flu, 1918 killed 17-50 million worldwide
- Wall Street Crash, 1929
- The Great Depression, 1929 to 1939
- World War 2, 1 Sep 1939 - 14 Aug 1945 killed 70-85 million
- Cold War, 12 Mar 1947 - 26 Dec 1991
- Korean War, 25 Jun 1950 - 27 Jul 1953
- Vietnam War 1 Nov 1955 - 30 Apr 1975
- 1964: Death of his son, Milton Perovich, 23 Jan 1964.[7]
Death of Samuel Perovich, 12 Jan 1968, a week before his 74th birthday, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States.[8][9][10][11]
- Samuel Perovich (1894–1968), San Fernando Cemetery #3, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA.[12][13]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Census, 1920
- ↑ Cari Starosta - first hand information
- ↑ Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920
- ↑ United States Census, 1940
- ↑ United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
- ↑ United States Census, 1950
- ↑ Death of Milton Perovich
- ↑ Texas Deaths, 1968
- ↑ Texas Death Index, 1968
- ↑ United States Social Security Death Index
- ↑ United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #96272902
- ↑ BillionGraves Index
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