the italian name for Hvar is not Havre but Lesina. Havre is the french port from which your family set the proverbial sail for America. Cittavecchia is, as stated, Stari Grad, while Verbagno is a village near Stari Grad called Vrbanj. both places have some church records uploaded on familysearch ...

Hey Sandi, I stumbled upon your thread by an accidental google search. I did a bit of research on the US side of your family thanks to familysearch and I believe the surname of your ancestor had to have been Travirca since all his descendants have kept it until this day.

That being said, there is ...