While every house in Slovenia has a civic address, many houses also carry a household name. These names are how other people typically referred to that family. This house originally carried the name of Špeharji. This household name is directly derived from the surname of the family that lived here.
Through the period of our studies, we have found only one house in Hrast with the Špehar surname. This surname is more commonly found in Damelj as well as villages in the Sinji Vrh parish.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Jurij Špehar b. 1787. He married Ana Jesih b. 1787 and had at least 3 children, including:
1A. Katarina Špehar b. 1811, m. ca. 1840 to Jurij Flajnik (Belinov from Perudina) — they lived at Perudina 9.
1B. Matija Špehar b. 1817, m. 1839 to Barbara Pavlešič (Ivančeva from Perudina) — they remained at this house.
1C. Nikolaj Špehar b. 1826. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
Matija Špehar [1B] and his wife Barbara Pavlešič had 10 children, including:
2A. Matija Špehar b. 1842, m. 1872 to Katarina Mravinec (Hrast 20)1 2 — they remained at this house.
2B. Jurij Špehar b. 1844, m. 1875 to Marija Mravinec (Hrast 20)2 — they remained at this house.
2C. Katarina Špehar b. 1852, m. 1874 to Johan Mravinec (Hrast 20)1 2.
2D. Marija Špehar b. 1858, m. 1888 to Miha Kobe (Kobetov from Nova Lipa).
1. Johan Mravinec and Katarina Mravinec were siblings.
2. Marija Mravinec was the step sister of Johan Mravinec and Katarina Mravinec.
Matija Špehar [2A] and his wife Katarina Mravinec had 8 children, including:
3A. Barbara Špehar b. 1876. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
3B. Matija Špehar b. 1878, m. 1902 to Marija Flajnik (Jančanova) — they remained at this house.
3C. Nikolaj Špehar b. 1881, m. 1908 to Marija Muhič (Drežnik 11) — they lived at Hrast 1.
Jurij Špehar [2B] and his wife Marija Mravinec had 5 children, including:
3D. Marija Špehar b. 1880. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
3E. Jurij Špehar b. 1884. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
Matija Špehar [3B] and his wife Marija Flajnik had 15 children, including:
4A. Ana Špehar b. 1905, m. 1926 to Jože Pavlešič (Prijanov from Perudina).
4B. Frančiška Špehar b. 1906, m. 1928 to Janez Flajnik (Hrast 32).
4C. Franc Špehar b. 1909, m. 1955 to Frančiška Mravinec (Gornja Bertova from Sečje Selo) — they remained at this house.
4D. Antonija Špehar b. 1910, died at the age of 19. At this time, it is unknown if she was ever married or had children.
4E. Barbara Špehar b. 1911, m. 1938 to Matija Milkovič (Lahinja 6).
4F. Marija Špehar b. 1914. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
4G. Miha Špehar b. 1918. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4H. Jože Špehar b. 1920. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4I. Lojze Špehar b. 1922, died at the age of 20. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Franc Špehar [4C] and his wife Franca Mravinec had 1 child.