Josef Janda

Abt 1844 - 1894  (~ 50 years)

• Name	Josef Janda  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1844	Volenice, Stra?ec?, Bohemia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Aug 1894	Bohemian Pioneer Cemetery, Lawn, Box Butte County, Nebraska
  Death	16 Aug 1894	Box Butte County, Nebraska   [2]
  Notes	His marriage license, from Dobrs, Book 3, Page 25, 167 Register, showed him as a cottager from Volenic house #26 county of Strakonice, son of Jan JANDA, cottage from Volenic house #26 and mother, Marie born VOJAT from Volenic house #41. He was shown as Catholic and single, age 24. His passport, issued in 1880, showed him to be born in 1844, of medium build with brown hair and green eyes. Joseph was a tailor. After his first wife (Josefa Rejsek) died, Joseph decided to move to Western Nebraska where much cheap land was available. He and his 15 year old daughter Mary moved to Box Butte County, near, Lawn and set up a homestead. Leaving Mary and a hired hand to hold down the claim, he returned to Fillmore County to sell his holdings there and move the rest of his family. Joseph, Mary and Frank plowed to new prarie land and planted flax, corn and wheat. The new area was difficult for farming, however, and was eventually seized by the bank. Joseph moved to Wyoming and hauled timber ties, eventually saving enough money to resume farming. After he and daughter Antonie were killed by lightning in an electrical storm, however, this children from his first marriage decided to return to Fillmore County. Joseph's second wife, Rousy, married a homesteader in the area, and they also returned to Fillmore County (Milligan, p 314). From the HEMINGFORD GUIDE, August 17, 1894, courtesy of Sharon Nemeth "A severe electric storm passed over the western part of the county yesterday afternoon, during which lightning struck the house of Joseph Janda, on 21-27-52, eighteen miles west of Hemingford, killing Mr. Janda and his thirteen year old daughter outright. Mr. Janda was a hard-working, honest and prosperous Bohemian farmer, and a leader among his people. THE GUIDE extends Mrs. Janda and her remaining children heartfelt sympathies."
  Person ID	I20088	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Josefa "Josie" Rejsek,   b. Abt 1846, Strasic, Stra?ec?, Bohemia d. Apr 1885, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age ~ 39 years)
  Marriage	28 Jan 1868	Strasic, Stra?ec?, Bohemia   [1]
  	Their marriage license, from Dobrs, Book 3, Page 25, 167 Register, showed that they were married on the 28 of January 1828 by Vaclav Bezdeka (Priest), with witnesses being Matej Sluka, a cottager from Volenic #26 and Frantisek Prokop, a peasant from Strasic #14. Joseph and Josefa traveled to America with their two oldest children and a niece, Mary. They spent 17 days on the ocean, enduring a severe five day storm. They landed in Baltimore, travelled by train to Chicago, and then onto Nebraska. They spent the winter with a brother, Vinc. Joseph purchased the S 1/2 SE 1/4 in Section 19 of Liberty Township from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad company. (Milligan, p 314-315).
  Children	1. Marie "Mary" Janda,   b. 26 Jun 1872, Volenice, Stra?ec?, Bohemia d. 21 May 1946, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska (Age 73 years)   2. Frantisek "Frank" Janda,   b. 27 Nov 1874, Volenice, Stra?ec?, Bohemia d. 31 May 1913, Madison Precinct, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 38 years)   3. Antonie Janda,   b. 28 Sep 1881, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 16 Aug 1894, Box Butte County, Nebraska (Age 12 years)   4. Anna Janda,   b. 16 May 1884, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 24 May 1933, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 49 years)
  Documents		Janda, Josef and Josefa Rejsek marriage license Transcription of Official Marriage register from Dobrs, Book 3, Page 25, 167 Register
  Family ID	F2144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Ruzena "Rousy" Hran?cov,   b. 3 Sep 1858, Cernice, Klatovy, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia d. 13 Mar 1937, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1885	Nebraska   [2]
  Children	1. Joseph Charles"Pepik" Janda,   b. 14 May 1886, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 2 Apr 1935, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 48 years)   2. August "Gust" Janda,   b. 11 Apr 1888, Hemingford, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. 28 Aug 1956, York County, Nebraska (Age 68 years)   3. Estella "Staza" Helen Janda,   b. 18 Aug 1890, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. 11 Oct 1951, Washington (Age 61 years)   4. Alice Janda,   b. 22 Apr 1892, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. 28 Jan 1893, Box Butte County, Nebraska (Age 0 years)   5. Vincent Janda,   b. Jan 1894, Box Butte County, Nebraska d. Abt 1949 (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F7204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2008

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1844 - Volenice, Stra?ec?, Bohemia Marriage - 9 Jul 1885 - Nebraska Burial - Aug 1894 - Bohemian Pioneer Cemetery, Lawn, Box Butte County, Nebraska Death - 16 Aug 1894 - Box Butte County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Janda, Josef Transcription of Josef Janda's Immigration passport, with some additional family birthdates handwritten on the back of the passport

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 314 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 315 (Reliability: 3).