Frank Motis

1875 - 1949  (74 years)

• Name	Frank Motis
  Birth	19 Jan 1875	Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Nov 1949	Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
  Burial	Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska
  Notes	Obituary, from FindAGrave OBITUARY OF FRANK MOTIS Frank, son of Frank and Katie Baxa Motis was born on Jan. 19, 1875, on a farm near Milligan, Nebraska. He died in Omaha, Nebr. on November 14, 1949, at the age of 74 years, 3 months, and 25 days. He was married to Christina Matejka on June 1, 1897. Four children were born to this union; two girls, who died in infancy, and two sons, Edmen and Frank. In 1907 on September 11th, he was married to Mary Pribyl. Two daughters, Bertha and Angeline, were born to his union. Mr. Motis spent most of his life in farming activities. He farmed near Milligan until 1907, with the exception of a short time spent in Iowa. After 1907, he farmed near Omaha with the exception of eight years from 1916 to 1924, he lived in Minnesota. As a young man, Mr. Motis was quite musical and enjoyed playing the accordiann for his own and others entertainment. Mr. Motis was affiliated with the Roman Catholic church in his early life. Both wives preceded Mr. Motis in death. He is survived by his sons, Edmen and Frank; and his daughters, Mrs. John (Bertha) Fitch, and Mrs. Frank (Angeline) Ondracek. There are also two step-daughters, Frances Wilson and Emily Eikenburg. One brother Vaclav Motis, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Krupicka. He also leaves 10 living grandchildren. Unidentified newspaper article. It was also noted on FindAGrave that Cemetery records show that Frank was born Jan. 18th, the headstone shows the 19th. 1st wife Christina Matejka. 2nd wife Mary Pribyl
  Person ID	I16675	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Christinia Matejka,   b. 24 Jul 1879, Trtice, Nov? Stra?ec?, Bohemia d. 14 Jun 1942, Nebraska (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1 Jun 1900  [1]
  Children	1. Edmen Motis,   b. 19 Jul 1902, Nebraska d. 1 Aug 1992, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 90 years)   2. Frank Motis,   b. 23 Oct 1904, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2013

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Jan 1875 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Death - 14 Nov 1949 - Omaha, Douglas 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

  [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.), # 112617691 (Reliability: 3).