1884 - 1955 (70 years)
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Name |
Vaclav Ach [1] |
Birth |
14 Aug 1884 |
Mutejovice, Bohemia [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
6 Apr 1955 |
Fillmore County, Nebraska [2] |
Burial |
Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska |
Notes |
- Son of Stepan ACH and Marie PAVLICEK. He learned the shoemaking trade from his father. He came to New York in 1905 and settled in Ohio where he worked in the coal mines for a year. Due to a strike in the mines, he went to work for a grocery merchant in Cleveland, Ohio. He came to Nebraska in 1906 and was employed in a harnass shop working part time in Milligan and part time in Davis city. He later worked as a farm laborer, earning $170 and room and board. He became a US Citizen in Fillmore County on November 18, 1918. After he married, he and Agnes farmed until their son James took that over from them. They later bought a tavern and cafe which they ran until their retirement inthe early fifties. Vaclav played the button accordian with his son and friends. He and Agnes visited Czechoslovakia in 1926, visiting his parents and brothers. He was an active member of Lodge Svatopluk and the Lodge Stotsenberg. (MILLIGAN, pp. 186-187)
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Person ID |
I15148 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
17 Aug 2014 |
Family |
Agnes Vejraska, b. 12 Nov 1887, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 29 Oct 1967, Pasco, Franklin County, Washington (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
8 Jan 1910 [2] |
Children |
| 1. Joseph Ach, b. 2 Jan 1911, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 19 Jul 1977, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 66 years) |
| 2. James Ach, b. 30 Apr 1913, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 22 Feb 1999, Temple, Bell County, Texas (Age 85 years) |
| 3. Ann Ach, b. 2 Dec 1914, Fillmore County, Nebraska |
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Family ID |
F690 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Aug 2008 |
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Sources |
- [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 186 (Reliability: 3).
- [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 187 (Reliability: 3).
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