Mirko Rokot arrived in the United States aboard the Kaiser Friedrich on September 21, 1898, at the age of 16. He came from Raka, Croatia.
He is the first name on the page of the ship's manifest, as available from Ellis Island Records at
His initial destination was Gloverville, New York. He ended up settling in Pittsburgh, PA, and married Julia Meleson and fathered six children; Michael, William, Edward, Edith, Joseph, and Aurelia. All of his children bore the surname "Rockot".