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 carries the name of Kucani. Kuca or Kuća (Bosnian) translates to house. It is not unreasonable to conclude that this may refer to the occupation of the patriarch of the house when it was named.
This house is documented as being vacant when Johan Benec (Markičov) moved in with his wife Helena Tomec. At this time, there is no evidence suggesting what family lived here before them.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Johan Benec b. 1809. He married Helena Tomec b. 1806. Together, they had at least 6 children, including:
1A. Jurij Benec b. 1831, m. ca. 1848 to Katarina Medved (Medvedova).
1B. Johan Benec b. 1834, m. 1864 to Barbara Čadonič (Markova from Zilje) — they remained at this house.
1C. Katarina Benec b. 1836, m. 1864 to Johan Kajin (Gornji Kajinov).
1D. Barbara Benec b. 1841. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
1E. Matija Benec b. 1844, died at the age of 21. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Johan Benec [1B] and his wife Barbara Čadonič had 9 children, including:
2A. Johan Benec b. 1868, m. 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Katarina Gorše (Zapojčeva from Hrast) — they returned to live at this house.
2B. Jurij Benec b. 1869, m. 1897 to a woman from Belčji Vrh 28.
2C. Ana Benec b. 1873, m. 1925 to Jožef Rogina (Ivankov from Stara Lipa).
2D. Franc Benec b. 1875, died at the age of 80. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
2E. Jožef Benec b. 1879, died at the age of 51 in Kingston, Pennsylvania. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
2F. Peter Benec b. 1882. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
Johan Benec [2A] and his wife Katarina Gorše had 6 children, including:
3A. Johan Benec b. 1895, m. 1931 to Barbara Trempus (Ogulin 1) — they remained at this house.
3B. Jurij Benec b. 1897, m. 1919 to Katarina Kajin (Gornja Kajinova).
3C. Peter Benec b. 1908, m. 1937 to Barbara Čemas (Majiščarova from Zilje)1.
Johan Benec [3A] and his wife Barbara Trempus had 6 children.
Johan Benec [3A] m. 1931 to his second wife Katarina Čemas (Majiščarova from Zilje)1. Together they had 6 children.
1. Barbara Čemas and Katarina Čemas were sisters.