Jan "John" Bernasek

1822 - 1891  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Jan "John" Bernasek  [1, 2]
  Nickname	John
  Birth	Jan 1822	Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Aug 1891	Fillmore County, Nebraska   [3]
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	Ken Chromy shows he immigrated abord the ship "America" on 1 Nov 1869. He first went to Chicago. Came to the Milligan area in October of 1870. He and his son homesteaded the SW 1/4 of Section 10 in Glengary Township. Jan intially built a dugout 12 x 16 feet with two doors and two windows. The applications filed by Jan and Vaclav were signed with an 'X.' The same day, father and son applied for their naturalization papers in Gage County. Their final citizenship papers were received on 13 June 1876. By 1877, Jan had plowed and cultivated sixty of the eighty acres, built a sod stable, frame granary, bored a 40 ft well, and planted 700 forest and fruit trees. He received his land patent on May 16, 1878. (Milligan, p. 202) (Research):FamilySearch 1880 National Census Census Place:Glengary, Fillmore, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254748 National Archives Film T9-0748 Page 50 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace John BENNASAK Self M M W 67 BOHEMEN Occ:Farmer Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN Mary BENNASAK Wife F M W 65 BOHEMEN Occ:Housekeeper Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
  Person ID	I15092	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Ondrej Bernasek,   b. Abt 1800, Liblin, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia d. Bohemia
  Mother	Katherine Plosova,   b. Abt 1800, Bohemia d. Bohemia
  Marriage	Bohemia
  	Ken Chromy also notes that they had a infant son that was born and died in Bohemia.
  Family ID	F2196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Fryckova,   b. 20 May 1820, Bohemia d. 22 Feb 1910, Nebraska (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1840
  Children	1. Vaclav "James" Bernasek,   b. 8 Jun 1844, Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 2 Mar 1936, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 91 years)   2. Jan Bernasek,   b. Abt 1849, Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia d. Aft 1849, Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia (Age ~ 1 years)   3. Marie Bernasek,   b. Jul 1851, Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 6 Sep 1930, Nebraska (Age ~ 79 years)   4. Anna Bernasek,   b. 25 Jun 1854, Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia d. 12 Jun 1925, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F2201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Jan 1822 - Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia Death - 26 Aug 1891 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Burial - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 202, 321, 346 (Reliability: 3). [S482] Chromy, Ken & Kathy, 706 Road 19, Ohiowa, NE 68416; Our Bohemian & Moravian Ancestors in Nebraska; Ver. 2007-03-05 14:07:03; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kchromy. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 202 (Reliability: 3).