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Prokopije Damjanovic 1871-1943

Prokopije Damjanovic Paternal great-grandfather

1871 born in Krs, Sinjajevina

1878 migrates with his parents Dragutin and Radmila from Hercegovina to Uzice, Serbia where he begins elementary education

1893 completes higher education in Serbia and becomes a Professor of Serbian language and literature

1894 sent to teach in schools in eastern Serbia

1896 married Teodora Dumitresku, a Romanian

1897-1900 had two daughters Danica and Desanka and a son Milutin bornProkopije Damjanovic Sergeant WWI

1902 has a son Dragutin, my grandfather

1915-1918 retreates on foot over Albania with his sons and sees them off to France while he continues to push the Thessaloniki front as a sergeant in the Serbian Army. Both daughters were lost to poor life conditions during WWIProkopije Damjanovic Inscription to his son Dragutin

1919-1934 settled in Belgrade with the rest of his family and became a school and teaching process inspector

1943 died in Belgrade

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