The household name Mikulaši likely originated ca. 1830 when the Ivičini household was split between two brothers, Ive and Mikula Jaketič. Ive remained at home, hence the Ivičini name, and Mikula built this house next door, starting the Mikulaši. The house was occupied until the early 1900s, when children married and left for North America, and their parents moved into the Tirolci household. This house, Zilje 39, was located between the Ivičini and Špeliči. Nothing remains of the house today.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Nikolaj Jaketič (Ivičin). He married Marija Čadonič (Gornje Mihelova). Together, they had at least 4 children, including:
1A. Jurij Jaketič b. 1832, m. 1872 to Marija Krajačić (Osojnik) — they remained at this house.
1B. Johan Jaketič b. 1834, m. 1860 to Ana Čemas (Majiščarska) — they remained at this house.
1C. Peter Jaketič b. 1837, died at the age of 27 in Leipzig. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Jurij Jaketič [1A] and his wife Marija Krajačić had 5 children, including:
2A. Jože Jaketič b. 1873, died at the age of 20 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
2B. Matija Jaketič b. 1881. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
2C. Nikolaj Jaketič b. 1884, m. 1912 to Ana Starešinič in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
At some point ca. 1895, Jure Jaketič [1A] built a new house, Zilje 53, and his family moved there.
Johan Jaketič [1B] and his wife Ana Čemas had 1 child:
2D. Johan Jaketič b. 1862, m. 1886 to Marija Vranešič (Matkova) — they remained at this house.
During this time, Štefan Brkopec, an illegitimate child born in Vinica, moved into the Mikulaši home and had one illegitimate child with Marija Jaketič (Pintarova). He then moved to Pittsburgh, USA and married Katarina Vranešič (Matkova).
Johan Jaketič [2A] and his wife Mare Vranešič had 5 children, including:
3A. Peter Jaketič b.1893, died at the age of 75 in Pittsburgh. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
3B. Miha Jaketič b. 1895, died at the age of 80 in Pittsburgh. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
3C. Mare Jaketič b. 1898. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
Johan Jaketič and Marija Vranešič moved into the Tirolci household (with her sister’s family) after all their children left home.