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Terezie Rose "Tessie" Soukup

Terezie Rose "Tessie" Soukup

Female 1886 - 1916  (29 years)

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  • Name Terezie Rose "Tessie" Soukup  [1
    Nickname Tessie 
    Birth 4 Jun 1886  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death 3 Jun 1916  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Her first name may actually have been Tereza/Theresa.

      The information below was acquired by Charles Strong September 1999. This information is from the Lawton, Oklahoma Genealogy Library located in the public library.

      Article from Lawton Constitution June 5, 1916

      FUNERAL SERVICES FOR Mrs. Strong

      Funeral services for Mrs. Watler (sic) Strong, age 29 years, who died Saturday afternoon at the hospital at 4 o'clock, were held yesterday afternoon at the Beal Heights Presbyterian church, Rev. J. W. Moseley, pastor of the church officiating. Interment was made in the Lawton cemetery.

      The deceased is survived by a husband and four children, Homer, 8; Viola May 6; Branyard, 2; and Jack, 5 months; a father, Frank Socket (sic) of Junction City; 2 sisters, Mrs. Geo. Errett (sic), of Prague, Okla. And Mrs. Anna Hooker of Tinney, Okla.; four brothers in Milligan, Neb., one at Prague and one at Junction City.
    Person ID I145  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Frantisek "Frank" M. Soukup,   b. 4 Jul 1852, Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1933, Ohiowa, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Anna Beznoska,   b. 15 Sep 1859, Beroun, Stredocesk? kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1909, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 10 Nov 1874  Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dodge/vitals/marriage/bookc.txt

      Book C, Page 282:

      FRANK SOCKIP(SOUKUP), Saunders Co. Nebr., Age 23 yrs., Born: Austria.
      Father: Anton --. Mother: Mary Bushker (sic s/b Bures). - ANNA BEZROCK (sic s/b Beznoska), Saunders Co. Nebr., Age 18 yrs., Born: Austria. Father: Frank --. Mother: Anna Luker. Marriage Date: 10 November 1874. Witnesses: James Racek, Saunders Co. Nebr., L. M.
      Keene, Fremont, Nebr By Whom: Wm. C. Ghost, Probate Judge, Where: Fremont,
      Nebr.
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter Winfield Strong,   b. 10 May 1881, Farmersville, Collin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1961, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 4 Aug 1907  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Married by Oliver R. Land, Minister of the first Congregational Church of Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Territory. Witnesses were Harry Soukup and Mrs. S.G. Royl. She was listed as Tessa on the marriage license.

      Rhodene Frederick found the following burial records for Highland Cemetery in Lawton:

      Strong, Tessie R., b. 1886, d. Jun 3, 1916, 30y, NE-Frank Sankeans (sic)
      Strong, Walter W., b. 1881, d. Apr 4, 1961, 80y, TN-Ralph Strong
    Children 
     1. Homer Richard Strong,   b. 29 Feb 1908, Junction City, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1990, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. Viola Mae Strong,   b. 27 Feb 1910, Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 2009, Henrietta, Clay County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
     3. Barney Frank Strong,   b. 5 Jan 1914, Prague, Lincoln County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 2011, Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
     4. Jack Neil Strong,   b. 25 Dec 1915, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 2003, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     5. Jake Strong,   b. 25 Dec 1915, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1915, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jun 1886 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Aug 1907 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Jun 1916 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Soukup, Frank and Anna (Beznoska) Family
    Soukup, Frank and Anna (Beznoska) Family
    Soukup Family Portrait, Nebraska, ca 1890

    Both Frank and Anna were born in Bohemia, immigrating to the United States with their families when they were young. Frank came from Plzen when he was 17, and Anna came from Beroun when she was just six

    Back row, standing: Edward, Frank, Joseph

    Front row, seated: Lillian, Anna Beznoska holding Harry, Mary, and Frank Soukup holding Tessie Rose
    Strong, Ralph Brainerd Family ca.1913
    Strong, Ralph Brainerd Family ca.1913
    Ralph Brainerd Strong Family circa 1913, Oklahoma

    Standing, Back row (L to R): UNKNOWN--Either Burt OR Claude Strong, Annie Eva (CHOATE) Strong, Lee S. Strong, Earnest Strong,Tessie Rose (SOUKUP) Strong, Walter Winfield Strong, Mary Gertrude (GAY) Strong, Augustus Homer Strong

    Seated, Front row (L to R): Homer Richard Strong (grandson), Ralph Brainerd Strong, Viola May Strong (granddaughter), Mary (STOCKBRIDGE) Strong (Second wife), Agnes Ivy Strong (granddaughter)

    Not pictured: Rolla or Earl

    PLEASE HELP US POSTIVELY IDENTIFY whether the young man standing on the left at the back is Burt or Claude!
    Strong, Walter Winfield ca 1909 with wife and son
    Strong, Walter Winfield ca 1909 with wife and son
    Walter Winfield Strong and Tessie Rose Soukup pose with their first born son, Homer
    _Soukup, Tessie
    _Soukup, Tessie
    Wife of Walter Winfield Strong
    B. 1886 Nebraska D. 1916 Oklahoma

    Documents
    Kryl, Anna mtDNA Line
    Kryl, Anna mtDNA Line
    Certificate issued by The Genographic Project for a mtDNA sample submitted by Viola Strong Weaver, a direct female descendant of Anna Kryl>Anna Beznoska>Tessie Soukup. Haplogroup N1 is fairly rare, appearing in some European and Near Eastern populations, and throughout the Caucaus mountains, but even in those areas the frequencies do not exceed five percent.
    Kryl, Anna mtDNA Map
    Kryl, Anna mtDNA Map
    Map issued by The Genographic Project for a mtDNA sample submitted by Viola Strong Weaver, a direct female descendant of Anna Kryl>Anna Beznoska>Tessie Soukup. Haplogroup N1 is fairly rare, appearing in some European and Near Eastern populations, and throughout the Caucaus mountains, but even in those areas the frequencies do not exceed five percent.


  • Sources 
    1. [S389] State of Oklahoma, Department of Health, Certificate of Death.

    2. [S267] Parker, Helena Soukup---Family Researcher (P.O. Box 1153, Idyllwild, CA 92549).