Antonin Soukup

Notes:

Petr Zakovec emailed, in December 2014, that he had found the wedding record of Anton and Mary, and that Antonin was a "blacksmith journeyman from Plasy no.15, son of Josef Soukup, shoemaker from Plasy no.15 and Teresie, born Hyke?ov?, from Babiny no. 19"

Anton Soukup and family can first be found in Braidwood, Illinois, later moving to Nebraska to homestead.

"Most of the Czechs in this vicinity (Saunders County, Nebraska) were obliged to go elsewhere to earn a living. Many originally came (in this country) from around Braidwood, Illinois, where they had worked in mines. So back there they went for the winter season, or to Omaha (and in either case they went to Omaha afoot), leaving their wives to take care of the children and homesteads. Mrs. Frank Hines (living at date of writing) remembers when her husband left for Braidwood and two weeks later their son Frank was born. There was no alternative, they had to live."

Source: As noted at http://www.rootsweb.com/~neethnic/czechs/cz-pg97a.html

When Anton's son, Frank died in in 1933, the informant for the death certificate (Harry Soukup, a grandson of Anton) erroneously stated that Frank's father was also named Frank Soukup.

CZECH NATIONAL CEMETERY (also known as Killian Cemetery) located in Bohemian township in the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Sec 23 Township 17, Range 5E of Saunders County, Nebraska.

Recorded on April 12, 1977 and completed on April 15, 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, Nebraska and assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Cemetery in very good condition. Working from front to back in rows.

Marie Soukup 1813 - 1885
Antonin Soukup 1814 - 1898

It appears, however, that a widowed 83 year old Mary Soukup was listed in the household of her daughter and son-in-law, the VIRKA's, at the time of the 1900 census, so her date of death must have actually been shortly after that census.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1870 Federal Census
Illinois, Will County, Reed Township,
Braidwood Post office (page 57)
#392-227
Sycopp, Antoin 50 M W C. Miner Bohemia
Sycopp Mary 44 F W Bohemia
Sycopp Frank 18 M W Coal Miner Bohemia
Sycopp Antoine 22 MW " Bohemia
Sycopp Fannie 9 F W At home Bohemia

It appears that most of the inhabitants of Braidwood were coal miners. Although there were many miners from the east coast of the United States, most of them were immigrants, predominately from Ireland, Wales, Germany, Belgium and Bohemia.


From the Familysearch 1880 United States Census and National Index. This MAY be the listing for the same couple, but there are some differences that would need to be accounted for.

Census Place:Douglas, Saunders, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254756 National Archives Film T9-0756 Page 37 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Anton Saml. SOCOOP Self M M W 75 BOHEMIA Occ:Too Old To Work Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Rosy SOCOOP Wife F M W 72 BOHEMIA Occ:Too Old To Work Fa: BOHEMIAMo: BOHEMIA

Notice the dramatic change in age between 1870 and 1880. It appears that the ages listed in 1870 may have been off, as the 1880 ages more closely match their years of birth according to their tombstones.

(Medical):Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

R1b1

A direct male descendant volunteered to have his DNA tested
. The results can be found at www.ysearch.org, under the user ID #J7DYD. The FamilyTreeDNA Kit number is 69508.

The members of R1b are believed to be the descendants of the first modern humans who entered Europe about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Those R1b forebearers were the people who painted the beautiful art in the caves in Spain and France. They were the contemporaries (and perhaps exterminators) of the European Neanderthals. R1b is the most common Y haplogroup in Europe - more than half of men of European descent belong to R1b. Fourteen of the 30 most common haplotypes in the YSTR.org database are typical of R1b.

Antonin married Marie Buresova on 21 Nov 1848 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia. Marie was born on 9 Jul 1815 in Sedlec, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died after 1900 in Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Marriage information courtesy of Petr Zakovec.

http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30067054/plana-ps-20_1930-o?x=68&y=5&w=708&h=319

"Wedding Date : 21st November 1848

Groom: Soukup Anton?n, blacksmith journeyman from Plasy no.15, son of Josef Soukup, shoemaker from Plasy no.15 and Teresie, born Hyke?ov?, from Babiny no. 19

Bride : Marie, widow of departed Matej ??kovec, blacksmith from Koryta no. 13, daughter of Martin Bure?, farmer from Sedlec no. 12, and Johanna, born Hausner, from Robcice no. 5"

1. Anton Soukup was born on 8 Jan 1850 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 15 Mar 1910 in Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska; was buried on 18 Mar 1910 in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska.
2. Frantisek "Frank" M. Soukup was born on 4 Jul 1852 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 15 Mar 1933 in Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
3. Veronika Soukup was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 3 Jan 1938 in Morse Bluff, Saunders County, Nebraska.
4. Katerina Soukup was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died on 4 Sep 1856 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia.