Renye Hass

Notes:

Reyne was born on the same farm north of Milligan where Anna was born. He attended District School #6 with his cousin, Al, who lived with them. After graduating from Exeter High School, Renye attended business college in Lincoln, after which he worked in Alliance, Nebraska and the Lincoln Air Base. He spent two years in the Navy, and then attended the University of Nebraska. He left school early to help his father after he became ill. (Milligan, p 289).

Renye J. Hass

Renye J. Hass 83, Friend, formerly of Exeter, died Tuesday (8/5/08). Born September 21, 1924 at Milligan to Joseph & Anna (Brt) Hass. Survivors: wife, Lenora, Friend; son & daughter-in-law, Bob & Jackie, York; daughters & sons-in-law, Maribeth & David Stone, St. Peters, Mo.; Marsha & David Swanstrom, Hastings; sisters-in-law & brother-in-law, Dorothy Rejcha, Beatrice; Leon & Ed Jirak, Boise, Idaho; granddaughters, Michelle Stone, Indianapolis, Ind.; Angela Hass, Salina, Kan. Funeral Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday (8/9/08) at the United Methodist Church, Exeter. Rev. Jeff Adams Officiating. Visitation beginning Friday (8/8/08) 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Farmer Funeral Home, Exeter. Military Graveside Services: Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Memorials to the family. Farmer Funeral Home is handling arrangements. (Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy).

Renye married Lenora Kupka on 14 Oct 1948. Lenora was born on 23 Aug 1923 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska; died on 2 Jan 2012 in Friend, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Lenora was from Crete, Nebraska. To this union, three children were born, Maribeth (Mrs. David STONE) lives in Richland, Minnesota, and has a daughter, Michelle. Marsha lives at home with her parents. Son, Robert, and his wife Jackie PRACHEIL live in Exeter. They have a daughter, Angela Marie. Robert farms with his father. (Milligan, p 290).

Joseph married Anna Marie Brt on 3 Jun 1919. Anna (daughter of Vaclav "James" "Jim" Brt and Frances Terezie Doupnik) was born on 8 Dec 1893 in Nebraska; died on 6 Nov 1970 in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Anna, being the good cook that she was, cooked in several of the cafes and the Erdkamp Nursing Home. She was also active in clubs, church activities and caring for her grandchildren. She and Joe loved to dance. (Milligan, p 289).

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Married:
They had one son, Renye Hass. They settled on a farm southwest of Dorchester where they farmed for 42 years. This was the place where Joe and his sister Elizabeth were born (Milligan, p 262, 289).

Notes:

Joseph came to America with his parents, Thomas and Katherine HASS, his sister, Barbara, and brother, Thomas. They joined his two brothers, John and James. (Milligan, p 289). Dennis Belohlavy shows his mother's maiden name as KASL. and that the family was from Prestice, Bohemia.

Joseph married Frances A. Prokop on 1 Mar 1892. Frances was born on 8 Jan 1876 in Nebraska; died on 1 Nov 1965 in Crete, Saline County, Nebraska; was buried in Big Blue Cemetery (Bohemian National Cemetery), Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Rosie DUSIL and Joseph A. PROKOP. Frances was the oldest of eight children, one of whom died in infancy. She had four brother and three sisters. The family lived in a dugout on Turkey Creek near Wilber, near some non-hostile Indians. She and her sister and a teacher were caught in the blizzard of 1888. They followed a fence to her grandparents' home where they stayed for several days. (Milligan, p 289).

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Came to America in 1874 with his parents and three brothers and two sisters. They came directly to Saline County from New York, and settled on a farm three and one half miles north of Crete where they first lived in a Dugout. The Brt family was known as musical. The father played the "dudy," which resembles a bagpipe. Brother Frank played a bass horn and Vaclav played a Czech trumpet. They played for many weddings dances and social gatherings. (Milligan, p 211).

Place of birth shown as Rhybova Lhote Kraj, Taborsky, Bohemia

Listed as Wencil on the 1880 census.

Vaclav married Frances Terezie Doupnik on 30 Oct 1880 in Saxon, Saline County, Nebraska. Frances (daughter of Anton "Anthony" Doupnik and Terezie Prochaska) was born on 25 Jul 1864 in Brandl?n, Dacice, Moravia; died on 10 Sep 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She came to America at age 6. Her family originally settled in Red Oak, Iowa and then moved to a farm near Crete. Her parents died of the flu shortly after her marriage, and she raised her younger brothers and sisters. After her husband's death, she managed their farm for over 20 more years, with the help of her children. She lived in a sod hut, killed the snakes first thing in the morning and had a dog that actually removed cockleburs from her skirt in the evening. (Milligan, p 211).

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Federal Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Liberty Twp
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 4 ED 32 Sheet 1A
8-8
Brt, Francis Head F W 45 Wd 9/6 AustMoravian AustMoravian AustMoravian 1870 Bohemian Farmer
Brt, Bedrich W. Son M W 20 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian English Farm Laborer
Brt, Anna M Dtr F W 16 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian English
Brt, Rosie M Dtr F W 14 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian English
Brt, Charles V Son M W 9 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian
Brt, Vlasta F Dtr F W 7 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name: Vaclar Brt
Groom's Birth Date: 1855
Groom's Birthplace: Bohema
Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Frances Doupnik
Bride's Birth Date: 1863
Bride's Birthplace: Bohema
Bride's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1880
Marriage Place: Saxon, Saline, Nebraska
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name: Anna Kolanska
Bride's Father's Name: Anton
Bride's Mother's Name: Teresia
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00325-9
System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
Source Film Number: 1985880
Reference Number: p 207
Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995


Their marriage recorded on page 207 of the Saline County Marriage book, 1879-1883

To this union, nine children were born. Two died in infancy and one at the age of ten. Their names were Henry, Rose and Emily.

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Nebraska, Saline County, Crete Precinct
Enumerated 19 Jun 1880
Page 29 SD 1 ED 213 Stamped 15A
246-246
Brt, Bartolomey M W 63 Farner Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Anna W F 54 Wf Keeping House Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, John W MM 28 Son Works on Farm Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Wencil W M 25 Son Works on Farm Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Joseph M M 9 Son At School Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
247-247
Brt, Frank M W 32 Farmer Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Rosa W F 27 Wf Keeping House Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Frank W M 2 Son At Home Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Barbara W F 10 Cousin At School Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Mary W F 1 Dtr At Home Neb Bohemia Bohemia

1900 Census
Nebraska, Saline County, Crete Precinct
Enumerated 20 June 1900
SD 4 ED 107 Sheet 7A
122-127
Brt, Frank Head W M July 1847 53 M 23 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Thiase Wf W F May 1856 m 23 6/6 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Edward Son W M Sept 1877 22 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Mary Dtr W F July 1879 20 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Frank Son W M Mch 1882 18 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, James Son W M Au 1883 16 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Anna Dtr W F Dec 1886 13 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Adolph Son W M Aug 1892 7 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
123-129=8
Brt, Joseph Head W M Aug 1870 29 M 8 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Mary Wf W F Sept 1873 27 M 8 0/0 Ohio Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Bartlo Father W M Aug 1818 81 Wd Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia

Bartolomej married Anna Koblasek before 1848 in Bohemia. Anna was born on 12 Jun 1824 in Bohemia; died after 1880 in Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The exact date of Anthony's arrival to this country is not known, but it is known that he applied for his U.S. citizenship at Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa on December 8, 1870. The family moved to Saline County, Nebraska, and on May 4, 1871, Anthony registered an application for a homestead. His land was the s 1/2 NW 1/4, section 30, Turkey Creek Township. He "built a house of sod thereon, 12 x 14 feet in size with two windows and one door...plowed and cultivated about 40 acres of said land and...bored a well 48 feet deep, built a stable of straw and poles and planted a small grove of forest trees. (Milligan, p 261).

Anton married Terezie Prochaska. Terezie was born before 1846 in Bohemia; died between 1883 and 1884 in Nebraska; was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Terezie and her daughter Frances left Austria aboard the Steamship Neckar, a North German Lloyd vessel, from Hamburg, Germany and arrived in New York on April 15, 1870. (Milligan, p 261).