Vaclav "James" Capek

1878 - 1959  (80 years)

• Name	Vaclav "James" Capek  [1, 2]
  Nickname	James
  Born	20 Sep 1878	Bohemia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Feb 1959  [1, 2]
  Buried	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Notes	He came to America when he was two years old. He owned and lived on a farm located two miles south of Milligan SW 1/4 of 24-6-1. Besides farming, he did custom work for others. (Milligan, p 243).
  Person ID	I15016	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jan "John" Capek,   b. 9 Dec 1844, Kraj Praha, Okres Nove Straseci, Lodenice, Bohemia ,   d. 15 Jun 1934, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Marie Kocal,   b. 26 Aug 1847, Lodenice, Nov? Stra?ec?, Bohemia ,   d. 3 Dec 1939, Nebraska  (Age 92 years)
  Married	Aug 1869	Bohemia   [3]
  	The couple came to American in 1880, arriving in Baltimore, heading west via Chicago to Exeter. They were met by Frank and Anton Svec. After first working as farm hands for others, they purchased the eighty acres that great grandson Raymond Capek lives on today. The Capek's came to this country with the Herynk family who purchased eighty acres adjoining them. (Milligan, 237).
  Family ID	F5850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Vejraska,   b. 21 Jan 1879, Bohemia ,   d. 12 Jan 1963  (Age 83 years)
  Married	15 Jan 1907	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [1]
  	Married by Justice of Peace E.J. Kotas in a double marriage with her sister, Mary. Anna sewed identical wedding dresses. Besides raising their two daughters, they reared one nephew, Robert Kunce and helped two of Anna's widowed sisters, Mary Brejcha and Fannie Kunce, in raising their children. (Milligan, p 243). https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MTPG-K62/p4 Groom's Name: Vaclav Capek Groom's Birth Date: 1879 Groom's Birthplace: Bohemia Groom's Age: 28 Bride's Name: Anna Vejraska Bride's Birth Date: 1879 Bride's Birthplace: Bohemia Bride's Age: 28 Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1907 Marriage Place: Milligan, Fillmore, Nebraska Groom's Father's Name: John Capek Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Rozkot Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Vejraska Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Kucera 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: M00315-2 System Origin: Nebraska-EASy Source Film Number: 1986905 Reference Number: 229 Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
  Children	1. Agnes Capek,   b. 21 Aug 1911, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 9 Sep 1996, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 85 years)   2. Anna E. Capek,   b. 12 Jul 1913, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska ,   d. 17 Apr 2007, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2011
  Family ID	F1377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Sep 1878 - Bohemia Married - 15 Jan 1907 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Buried - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Vejraska Double Wedding L to R: Mary Vejraska, John Brejcha, Vaclav Capek, Anna Vejraska. Married 15 January 1907, Filmore County, Nebraska

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 73279072 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 112621234 (Reliability: 3).