The family originally came from Bavaria, in southern German. It is believed to have been Felban, then.
At the time there was an altercation with authorties over on the Telban’s invention of a double-barrelled gun. The Telban family began burying their possessions in the mountains, and then at the appropriate time fled south to Sovodenj, Austria. (later to be called Slovenja, Jugoslavia). They later returned to get their possessions back.
Sovodenj is located in the western province of Slovenia in the Julian Alps, near Ljubljana.
Joanes (John) Trax had two brothers, Andrej (Andrew) and Tona.
Andrej was the father of three children, Lovro (Lawrence), Blaz and Franc (Frank).
More information on John Telban brothers and children to come.
1857 ~ 400 years old ~ photo taken in 1940’s
View of Lovro farm
the old mill that ground the wheat for Lovro family
his two sons are Alozzji on the left and Lovro Jr
Back row ~ left to right: Vinki 16, Alojzji, 29, Lovro 32, Francelj 28, Stanko 14.
In front row: daughter Natke 4. One son Ferdinand in the army and not in picture.
Back row form left: Jerca, Matjaz Rakovee (Jerca boyfriend), Lojzka Cadez (Telban), (Jerca aunt; sister of Lovro and mother of Rezka Jerca’s mom), Ines Bajt (Lucija’s & Marko’s daughter), Lovro Telban (son of Zefka), Marko Bajt (Lucija’s husband not married yet), Viktor Krzisnik (Jerca’s father), Gorazd cadez (son of Lojzka Cadez, Katarina Krzisnik (Jerca’s sister). Center: Nevenka Telban (wife of Lovro) and Zefka Telban (Grandmother of the family). Bottom: Lucija Telban (daughter of Lovro), Jaka Krzisnik (Jerca’s brother they call him Jake), Rezka Krzisnik (Telban, Jerca’s mother) and Gregor Telban (son of Lovro and he’s the only one whom is Telban in family, they hope that he will have lots of sons, they call him George). Information and picture from Jerca our Slovenia cousin who was found on Facebook in 2004 by our cousin Linda Leslie McNamee who is the daughter of Rose Marie Telban Leslie.
