A copy of her actual Texas Death certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. The informant was C.P. Easley, her husband. Her parents were shown as Archibald Bennett and Anna Huffman, and her occupation was shown as Teacher, Public School. Her residence was listed at Bayou Route, rural Hemphill, Texas. Robert Cecil McDaniel wrote, in his autobiography, that she was his first teacher at the rural Six Mile School in 1921, and that she and her husband, Price, lived in Yellowpine at the time.
Name: Mittie Easley
Death Date: 29 May 1969
Death Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 73 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1895
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: C.P. Easley
Father's Name: Archibald Bennett
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Anna Huffman
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Teacher Public School
Place of Residence: Rural Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Yellowpine Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 29 May 1969
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2137443
Digital Film Number: 4030479
Image Number: 1552
Reference Number: cn 35115
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 shows he was a son of Henry A. Bennett and Ella Grafton.
San Antonio Express
Monday Morning, August 30, 1948
P. A. Bennett Teaches Air Force Technicians
Posey A. Bennett, San Antonio, is now working as a civil service employe on Guam, and is supervisor of an Air Force supply personal training program there in the Marianas Air Material Area.
He is conducting a school to quailify Air Force supply techincians which combines classroom and on-the-job training.
Kay Parker McCary, in the transcription of the tombstone, writes that his tombstone was inscribed "Each Duty done, They Rest in Peace," and notes that he was the Son of Adam Jackson Bennett, Sr. & Mary Jane Elizabeth Harvey - Double with 2nd w Phoebe Paul Bennett; 1st w Mary Collins [died 1881]. Virgie Speights indicates that he was teacher at Time, Texas. (Old Timers of Sabine County, p. 41).
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 14 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 15A Stamped 155
200-200
Bennett, Robert E Head M W May 1885 45 M 19 Tx La SC Farm
Bennett, Phoebe C Wf W F Feby 1863 37 M 19 9/5 La Ala Ms
Bennett, Burton R Son W M Sept 1883 16 S La Tx La Farm Laborer
Bennett, Hattie Dtr W F Jan 1887 13 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, William R Son W M Dec 1891 8 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, Phoebe A Dtr W F Aug 1894 5 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, Vera J Dtr W F Aug 1897 2 S Tx Tx La
Bennett, Myrtle E Dtr W F Nov 1899 6/12 S Tx Tx La
Ellis, Cuff Servant B M Sept 1883 16 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Name Robert Luther Bennett
Titles and Terms Dr
Event Type Death
Event Date 29 Apr 1978
Event Place Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Age 93
Birth Year (Estimated) 1885
Occupation Retired Dentist
Father's Name William Henry Bennett
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Mary Harrison
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Burial Rutledge Cemetery Poteet Texas
Informant Mrs. Helen McCormick
Certificate Number 34142
Digital Folder Number 004905433
Image Number 00156
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1977-1986," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KH38-PGJ : accessed 13 Aug 2014), Robert Luther Bennett, 29 Apr 1978; citing Brownsville, Cameron, Texas, United States, 34142, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Austin; .
Biographical information, below, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Patsy Bennett Miller.
Roy O. Bennett was the son of Wiley Dorson & Lena Mae Bennett. He lived in Los Fresnos, Texas most of his life. He worked as a Long Shoreman at the Port in Brownsville. Roy & Verda helped start a church in their home, called Portway Baptist. When it outgrew their home, the Church built right next door and its still there today. Roy & Verda raised 4 sons and loved on 8 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
A copy of his actual Texas Death certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. The informant was Dessie Bennett, wife. His occupation was shown as Lawn Mower Mechanic, self employed. He was shown as the son of John Ancil Bennett and Sally Irene Craig. His residence address was shown as 1101 Wayside, #3, Houston, Texas. He was shown as a veteran of World War II, and was buried in the Houston National Cemetery.
A copy of her actual Texas Death certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. The informant was Dan B. Polley, a son. Her parents were listed as Charlie Bennettt and Louise Brazille, both born in South Carolina, and her husband was listed as John R. Polley, with "Married Nov. 25, 1875" handwritten in the left margin of the death certificate . Her occupation was shown as housewife, and she was a resident of Sexton, Texas. At the time of the 1930 Federal census she was living with her son, Dan Polley, and his family in Sabine County.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JF4F-P2P
Name: Ruth J. Benett Polley
Death Date: 16 Feb 1939
Death Place: Sabine, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 81 years 9 months 9 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 07 May 1857
Birthplace: South Carolina
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: John R. Polley
Father's Name: Charlie Benett
Father's Birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's Name: Louise Brazille
Mother's Birthplace: South Carolina
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Sexton, Texas
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Sexton, Texas
Burial Date: 17 Feb 1939
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117981
Digital Film Number: 4030418
Image Number: 2664
Reference Number: cn 9773
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 2 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 12A Stamped 177
193-195
Bennett, Tony C Hd M W 23 m1 4 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Bennett, Emma L Wf F W 22 m1 4 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Walter C Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, George V Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Arlie P Dtr F W 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Denby, Georgie S Father-in -law M W 51 M1 26 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Denby, Annie Mother-in-law F W 50 m1 7/4 Tx Tx Tx
Denby, Arry S Brother-in-law M W 20 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Home Farm
Denby, Lottie Sister-in-law F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx
Denby, Ida M Sister-in-law F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 30 and 31 January 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheets 25A and 25B Stamped 118
494-516
Bewnnett, Tony B Hd M w 33 M Tx Tx Ga
Bennett, Emma L Wf F W 31 M Tx Tx Ark
Bennett, Walter C Son m W 12 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bennett, George V Son M W 11 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bennett, Arlie P Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Lillian M Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Adam B Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Bena B Dtr F W 4 11/12 S Tx Tx Tx
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 1
Enumerated 28 Apr 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 7A Stamped 29
State Highway No 93
83-86
Bennett, Tonie C. Hd M W 44 M 19 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Bennett, Emma L Wf F W 42 M 17 Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Walter C Son M W 23 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer
Bennett, Arlie P Dr F W 20 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Adam B Son M W 17 S tx Tx Tx Laborer
Bennett, T. C. Jr. Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
She was shown as Viola McCorquodale on her death certificate, with the informant being W. E. McCorquodale.
Name: Viola Mccorquodale
Death Date: 14 Sep 1957
Death Place: Orange 2, Orange, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 73 years 8 months 11 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 03 Jan 1883
Birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: W. H. Bennett
Father's Birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
Mother's Name: Mary E. Harrison
Mother's Birthplace: Center, Texas
Occupation: Housewife
Place of Residence: Orange, Orange, Texas
Cemetery: Evergreen
Burial Place: Orange, Orange, Texas
Burial Date: 14 Sep 1957
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2135869
Digital Film Number: 4163603
Image Number: 2227
Reference Number: 51172
1910 Census
Texas, Shelby County, JP 3
Enumerated 6 May 1910
SD 2 ED 149 Sheet 19A
Stamped 135
306-306
Bennett, William Hd M W 36 M1 10 Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Bennett, Allie Wf F W 26 M1 10 4/3 Tx Tx Tn
Bennett, Earl Son M W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Ethel May Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Roy Lee Son M W 1 S Tx Tx Tx
Wiggins, John Nephew M W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
307-307
Alexy and Emma Bennett
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 29 Jan 1920
SD 306 ED 173 Sheet 21A Stamped 217
414-414
Bennett, William B Hd M W 45 M Tx Tx Ga Farmer
Bennett, Allie C Wf F W 38 M Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, William Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Bennett, Ethel M. Dtr F W 16 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Roy Son M W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Bennett, Evon Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
A copy of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He is listed as a son of Willie Bennett and Allie Wiggins. The informant was Mrs. Ethel Bennett, his wife. His occupation was shown as Maintenance, Baylor College.
Gravel Hill Cemetery Transcription
Bennett, Wm Earl
26 Apr 1901
29 Nov 1976
Precious memories (William Earl Bennett - Double with Ethel L. Bennett)
Name William Henry Bennett
Event Type Death
Event Date 12 Nov 1961
Event Place Humble, Harris, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Birth Date 11 Jun 1881
Birthplace , Texas
Occupation Physician and Surgeon
Father's Name William Henry Bennett
Mother's Name Mary Elizabeth Harrison
Certificate Number 65133
GS Film number 2116857
Digital Folder Number 005145536
Image Number 00660
Citing this Record:
"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3H6-2M3 : accessed 13 Aug 2014), William Henry Bennett, 12 Nov 1961; citing certificate number 65133, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2116857.
A copy of his actual Texas Death Certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He is listed as a son of Adam Jackson Bennett and Sarah Jane Harvey, both being shown as born in Baton Rougue, Louisiana. The informant was W.H. Bennett, Jr, presumably his namesake son. He was shown as a Farmer, and married. He was buried at the M. E. Cemetery in East Bernard.
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, 5th Precinct
Enumerated 6 and 7 July 1880
Page 28D SD 1 ED 86
241-241
Bennett, Dutch W M 30 Farmer Tx La SC
Bennett, Mary E W F 28 Wf Keeps house Ala Ala Ala
Bennett, Noel W M 7 Son Tx Tx Ala
Bennett, James C W M 5 Son Tx Tx Ala
Bennett, Wiley D W M 3 Son Tx Tx Ala
Bennett, Zada A W F 2 Dt Tx Tx Ala
1900 Census
Louisiana, Acadia Parish, Ward 4
Enumerated 17 July 1900
SD 3 ED 6 Sheet 33B
575-577
Bennett, William H Head W M Jun 1850 49 M 27 Tx La La Farmer
Bennett, Mary E Wf W F July 1852 47 M 27 9/9 Ga Ga Ga
Bennett, Noel S Son W M Dec 1873 26 S Tx Tx Ga Farm Laborer
Bennett, Dorson W Son W M Dec 1873 23 S Tx Tx Ga Student
Bennett, Zadie A Dtr W F Sept 1878 21 S Tx Tx Ga
Bennett, Vinney V Dtr W F Jan 1883 17 S Tx Tx Ga
Bennett, Dewit C Son W M Aug 1889 10 S La Tx Ga
Bennett, Ada J Son W M Spet 1893 6 S La Tx Ga
Notes on his Find A Grave memorial page state that "He worked for Missouri Pacific Rail Road for ten years. Then retire with Brown and Root with over 25 years of service. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marcelene and son William."
His obituary, below, was copied from Family Search (G8R5-SD6)
Funeral services for Willie Paul Bennett, 84, of Spring will be held Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Bible Baptist Church, 2105 Wilson Rd., Humble, TX. with Reverend Mike Heron and Pastor Jim Flags officiating from First Methodist church in humble where Willie Paul was a member of the TNT group.
Graveside services and interment will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Gravel Hill Cemetery in Hemphill, Texas by Floyd Wright. The family will welcome friends and loved ones one hour prior to the funeral service from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at Bible Baptist Church.
Mr. Bennett was born September 11, 1935 in Bronson, Texas to the late Ethel Lee (Scott) and William Earl Bennett, and died Thursday, June 11, 2020.
Willie Paul retired from Brown and Root for more than 25 years of service as an electrician. He also worked for Missouri Pacific Railroad for more than 10 years. Willie Paul went to Charles Bender High school in Humble but graduated from Smiley High School in 1955.
Willie Paul is survived by his sons Paul Edward Bennett from Woodville Tx., John Earl Bennett and wife Donna from Vickery Ohio, daughter Evelyn Johnson and husband Ocey Paul from Cleveland Tx., sisters Earline Conn of Spring and Neva Conn from Cleveland Tx. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Willie Paul was preceded in death by his parents William Earl and Ethel Lee Bennett, sister Marcelene Bennett and son William Edwin Bennett.
A copy of her actual Texas Death certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Her name was listed as Yedell Hatfield, and the informant was Sam C. Hatfield, relationship not indicated. She was shown as a housewife, and married. She was shown as the daughter of John A. Bennett and Irene Craig. Her residence address was shown as 1016 Bellview, Dallas, Texas. On the cause of death line, the following statement appeared: Autopsy report & investigation by Capt. Fritz pending." She was buried at Laurel Land Cemetey in Dallas.
Funeral services for Yvonne Clark Conn, 80, or Bronson were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1994, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill with Bro. Coleman Sowell and Bro. Dan H. McClelland officiating. Interment followed at the Bronson Cemetery.
She died Saturday, Oct. 15, 1994, at her residence on Texas Highway 184.
Mrs. Conn was born Feb. 8, 1914, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late WIlliam Earl and Allie Carrie (Wiggins) Bennett. She was a retired merchant as operator of Clarks's Grocery and a member of the Little Flock Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors: a daughter, Mary Frances Byley of Hemphill; a granddaughter, Kathy Fitzgerald of Hemphill; and a sister, Ethel Ludlow of Pineland.
Published in The Sabine County Reporter, October 19, 1994, page 12
(Research):The image of his actual Texas Death certificate can be viewed online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. He was listed at the son of Frank Benson and Janie Hardwick. He was shown as married, with his usual residence at 3400 Meadow Oak Drive, Fort Worth, Texas. He died at the Wichita Falls State Hospital of recurrent pneumonia from a chronic lung infection, and was shown as disabled. He was bured at the Fort Worth Cemetery.
Name: Floyd Russel Bentley City: Madison County: Dane State: Wisconsin Birthplace: Iowa;United States of America Birth Date: 26 Apr 1896 Race: Caucasian (White) FHL Roll Number: 1674749
Volume 13 of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST, published September 4, 1950, reported that Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bentley and son, Gordon, along with Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Bentley, had moved from Madison, Wisc. to Norfolk, Va., where Mr. Bentley is working for the Newspaper office.
John Percy Benton County: Oklahoma State: Oklahoma Birthplace: Kentucky;United States of America Birth Date: 28 Mar 1894 Race: Caucasian (White) FHL Roll Number: 1852062 DraftBoard: 1
At the time he completed his draft registration form, he was still single, and working as a clerk for a gas company in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and a resident of Britton, Oklahoma.
At the time of the 1920 census, he was living in the boarding home of Elmer and Mamie Parnell in King Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma. He was listed as a Scout in the Oil Business. Living with him were his wife, Ethel, and eight month old daughter, Mary Ethel. He and his family moved to Oklahoma City prior to the 1930 census, where he was listed as a broker of oil leases. A second daughter, Jean, had been born.
1930 Census
Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, Ward 1
ED 55-32- SD 5 Sheet 8B
West 22nd Street
917-194-204
Benton, John Hd M W 36 m24 Ky Ky Ky Broker Oil Lease
Benton, Ethel Wf F W 32 m19 Ok Ky Tx
Benton, Mary Dtr F W 10 S Ok Ky Ok
Benton, Jean B Dtgr F W 9 S Ok Ky Ok
Alternate spellings BAUDUIN, BEAUDOIN, BODWIN. Jane Zimmerman writes that her Uncle Leonard always said that Emma Ella Benkelman, the daughter-in-law of Peter Bodwin, was the one who changed the spelling of the Bodwin name, most likely in an attempt to Americanize it. As a primary school teacher, she probably simplified Beaudoin to Bodwin to reflect the phonetic pronunciation.
The maiden name of his wife may be Catherine Nouvellfosse, but this is not yet proven.
Louis Beranek was born near Prague, Czechoslovakia, and as a young man worked in the coal mines, making the equivalent of 50 cents for a twelve hour day. His friend Frank Hejkal, was planning on coming to the United States but did not want to travel alone. Hejkal offered to pay Lewis's way if he would come with him. Lewis was 21 when he arrived in America in the year 1904. He spent the next fews years working on farms in Nebraska, and in the city of Omaha. He and his sister, Mrs. James (Betty) Novak, were living in Omaha on March 24, 1913 when the terrible tornado struck. At that time, it was considered the most disasterous tornado in the Nation's history: 94 dead, hundreds more injured, and thousands left homeless.
After this disaster, Lewis moved to the coal town of Dillonvale, Ohio. It was there he met Anna Neibert, whose father was a miner there. They were married in August. A few months later, on November 19, 1915, Lewis became a naturalized citizen. Anna automatically became a citizen as well by virtue of their marriage. The couple operated a restaurant in Lawrence, Nebraska and in 1923 moved back to Milligan where they established a similar business. At the end of the prohibition in 1934, the business became a tavern and pool hall. They operated this busines until their retirement in 1946. An industrious man, Lewis continued to work part-time as a janitor at the Milligan auditorium and as a caretaker at the Bohemian National Cemetery.
Lewis and Frank Hejkal remained friends for life. Frank married and settled in Hastings, Nebraska, an employee of the Debus Baking Company. He had three sons and a daughter. His daughter, Hedvicka, died at an early age and was buried near the Beranek family plot at the Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan. Frank and his wife Tena were buried here as well. (Milligan, pp 198 - 199).
1920 Census
Nebraska, Nuckolls County, Lawrence Village
Enumerated 23 January 1920 by John Svoboda
SD 5 ED 171 Sheet 10B
230-232
Beranek, Louis J Hd M W 36 M 1905 na 1909 Boh/Boh Boh/Boh Boh/Boh Retail Merchant Grocery
Beranek, Anna Wif F W 25 M 1907 Na 1909 Boh/Boh Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
Beranek, Jerome Son (sic) M W 3 9/12 Neb Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
Beranek, Helen Dtr F W 2 9/12 S Neb Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
Beranek, Emil Son M W 1 8/12 S Neb Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
1930 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Milligan Village
ED 30-16 SD 11 Sheet 2A Stamped 93
39-40
Beranick, L.B. Hd O 4500 M W 46 M32 Czech Czech Czech Merchant
Beranick, Anna Wf F W 36 M 22 Czech Czech Czech
Beranick, Jarmaine Dtr F W 14 S Neb Czech Czech
Beranick, Helen Dtr F W 12 S Neb Czech Czech
Beranick, Emil Son M W 12 S Neb Czech Czech
Beranick, Sylvia Dtr F W 6 S Neb Czech Czech
Baranick, Jerry Son M W 3 6/12 S Neb Czech Czech
Dennis received a football scholarship to Doane College in Crete, and graduated with a bachelors degree in 1971. He is in Banking in Denver, Colorado. (Milligan, p 198).
After a 6 month battle with cancer, Dennis died peacefully on Sunday, June third surrounded by numerous friends and his wife Susan Beranek. In addition to his wife, Dennis is survived by Tom and Patricia Foster (brother-in-law and sister in-law), Luke Foster (nephew), Laura Foster (niece), Joanne & Lyle Lewis (aunt/uncle) and other relatives.
He is a graduate of Doane College (Crete, NE) where he was a member of the 1967 - 1970 winning football team. He and the entire team were recently admitted to the Honor D hall of fame.
Dennis had a lengthy career in banking which began at Gateway Bank & Trust in Lincoln, NE. After relocating to Denver in 1980 he worked for a variety of financial service organizations.
Dennis was a 30+ year survivor of Ewing's Sarcoma cancer. The past 36 years he has been an avid golfer, motorcyclist, skier, swimmer, Caribbean traveler, wine aficionado, and grill master.
There will be a Celebration of His Life on Saturday, June 16, 2012. From 2:30 PM until 4:00 PM, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. A Wake at 5:00 PM will follow at the home of Pam Kenny and Doug Kline, 3806 South Jersey, Denver, Colorado 80237.
A special room rate will be given at the DoubleTree Hotel for the Celebration of Life for Dennis L. Beranek.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Stacey Hick's fundraising page:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/DetermiNation/
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy)
Stacey is running the Chicago marathon in honour of Dennis and all money raised will go to the American Cancer Society.
Lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Milligan, p 199). Jerry served with the Marines, having been discharged in 1949. After his discharge, he married Darlene Tesar and enrolled in the Valparasio Technical Institute in Indiana to become a radio technician. He was called back to active duty during the Korean conflict, and after he completed his service, found employment with the Indianapolis Police and Fire Departments as a radio technician. (Milligan, 1988-2008, p. 112).
Karel began working in the coal mines at a very young age, and labored there for 11 years. He worked as an apprentice barber after leaving the coal mines. He and his wife Anna came to America on November 4, 1908, and first stayed with her sister and brother-in-law at Dillonvale, Ohio. They moved to Milligan on April 10, 1909. They returned to Dillonvale for a few years, returning again to Milligan in 1914 to make their permanent home. Karel worked as a barber until he retired in March, 1951. He was a member of the Rad Rabi Lodge more than 50 years, holding the office of secretary for much of that time. He was also an active member of the Czech Dramatic Club, and was a well respected amateur photographer. (Milligan, p 198).
1920 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Twp
Enumerated 2 February 1920
SD 4, ED 24 Sheet ??B
92-94
Beranek, Karal Hd M W 40 M 1908 Na 1917 Boh/Boh Boh/Boh Boh/Boh Barbe(r)
Beranek, Anna Wife F W 35 M 1909 Na 1917 Boh/Boh Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
Beranek, Frank Son M W 9 6/12 S Ohio Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
Beranek, Emil Son M W 7 7/12 S Ohio Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
Beranek, Libuis Dtr F W 5 7/12 S Ohio Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
Beranek, Zedinka Dtr F W 3 11/12 S Neb Boh/Boh Boh/Boh
1930 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Milligan Village
Enumerated April 18 1930
ED (11) 30-16 SD (30-16) Sheet 3B and 4A Stamped 95
95-97
Beranek, Karel Hd W 50 M23 Czech Czech Czech Czech 1908 Na Barber
Beranek, Anna WifeH F W 44 M22 Czech Czech Czech Czech
Beranek, Frank Son M W 19 S Ohio Czech Czech
Beranek, Emil Son M W 18 S Ohio Czech Czech
Beranek, Libbie Dtr F W 14 S Ohio Czech Czech
Beranek, Zdenka Dtr F W 12 Neb Czech Czech
Beranek, Emilka Dtr F W 4 1/12 S Neb Czech Czech
A graduate of Lincoln Northeast High School. Never married. Bachelors from Wesleyan; Master in School Administration from the University of Nebraska. He taught High School in Friend until he passed away from a heart attack at school in 1982. A ten year scholarship, awarded each year to a graduating senoir, was established as a Memorial to him. (Milligan, p 197).
She married William Kempkes and they live in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Milligan, p 199).
Her obituary, which appeared in the Lincoln Journal Star newspaper dated 19 October 1999 and was provided by Dennis Belohlavy, appears below:
Kempkes -- Sylvia A. "Tillie," 75, Lincoln, died Monday (10/18/99). Born, Milligan. Homemaker. Survivors: sons, daughters-in-law, Rodney and Doris, Lincoln, Rick J. and Laura, Ashland; grandchildren, Renee, Jess and Lindsey Kempkes; two stepgrandchildren; two great-granddaughters; brother, Emil Beranek, Denver; sisters, brother-in-law, Helen Turek, Milligan, Roselie Ross, Omaha, JoAnn and Lyle Louis, Colorado; sister-in-law, Darleen Beranek, Greenwood, Ind.; nieces; nephews. Preceded in death by: husband, William "Toby"; parents; sister, Germain Petracek; brother, Jerry.
Memorial services: noon Thursday, Roper & Sons Mortuary, 4300 O St. The Rev. Lawrence Fruhling. Wyuka. Cremation. No visitation. Memorials to Tabitha Hospice.
Her year of birth is shown in the first Milligan History Book as 1898, and in the subsequent supplement as in 1897. The SSDI lists her birthdate as 29 Nov 1897.
Cyril was only ten years old when he came to America with his parents. He should have automatically become a citizen when his father was naturalized. Fearing he might be deported back to Bohemia at the outbreak of the First World War, he filed a declaration of intent to become a U.S. Citizen in Fillmore County on 24 July 1919. He was sworn in as a citizen on 4 October 1921, with Charles Smrha of Milligan and James Delaney of Exeter as witnesses. (Milligan, pp 199 - 200).
1920 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Chelsea Twp
Enumerated 23 Jan 1920
SD 4 ED 23 Sheet 5B
103-103
Bernasek, Cyril M Hd M W 29 M Neb Bohemia/Bohemian Bohemia/Bohemian Farmer
Bernasek, Helen Wf F W 25 M Nebraska Bohemia/Bohemian Bohemia/Bohemian
Bernasek, Elsie Elizabeth Dtr F W 2 7/12 S Neb Neb Neb
Bernasek, Lillian A. Dtr F W 6/12 S Neb Neb Neb
A graduate of District #71 High School in Milligan. Served in Korea with the 176th Armored Field Artillery Battalion from 1951 through 1953. (Milligan, p 200)
Born on his parents farm, he was drafted due to the First World War after attending District #67 school. He took his training at Camp Funsten, Kansas. He served overseas with Company M, 355th Infantry and was wounded in the Battle of Chateau Thierry. He was honorably discharged on 28 January 1918, at the rank of Private First Class. (Milligan, p 201)
Frank was working as a cobbler in Bohemia at the age of 16, and moved to America at the age of 17
His first home after he married was a farm in Glengary Township. He acquired land by paying the railroad $500 for one half of a farm and Albert Tyson $2,000 for the remaining half. He and Josefa first build a sod house, then replaced this with a small home. Lated they moved to a farm in Chelsea Township, and finally moved to Milligan.
Frank became a citizen on February 24, 1896. He was a member of Lodge Rabi #27. (Milligan, p 201)
Ken Chromy shows him as born in Bohy 24, Bohemia instead of Hinze, Plzen.
She was married to Leo RYCHECKY and later Telmar ROLFSTAD, both now deceased. Helen lives in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. (Milligan, 1988-2008, p. 112).
Obituary
Helen Rychecky Rolfstad
Helen Rychecky Rolfstad, 89, of Scottsbluff, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Heritage Estates in Gering.
Her memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, July 25, 2011, at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff with Pastor Ron Nuss-Warren officiating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
Helen was born on a family farm near the Town of Ohiowa, Nebr. on Sunday, May 28, 1922, to Cyril M. and Helen V. Bernasek. Helen was the youngest of three daughters. She was baptized at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Milligan. When Helen was three years old the family moved to their farm on the Geneva route in Chelsea Township. Helen attended Chelsea School, district 32, through the eighth grade and attended Sunday school and church at the Chelsea United Bretheran Church.
Helen graduated from Geneva High School in 1939, and took Normal training to prepare her for a teaching career. In the fall of 1939 she began teaching in a rural school. After a few years she enrolled in Teachers College the University of Nebraska from which she received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She became a member of the Phi Lambda Theta, a teachers' honorary society.
When she was 17, Helen met her future husband, Leo Rychecky, at a dance she attended in Saline Center. They were married October 6, 1945, in Alliance, Nebr., where Helen was teaching in the Alliance Public Schools. They couple moved to Leo's home area of Wilber, Nebr., and it was here that a son Jack was born in 1949.
In 1951 the family moved to Scottsbluff where Leo continued his auctioneering and real estate business, and Helen went back to teaching. She found every day of her career was a joy. Her biography was printed in Who's Who in Education in the early 1990s.
After Leo's death, Helen moved around a bit and made contact with a former beau, Telmar Folfstad, she had met during World War II when he was stationed at the Alliance Air Base. After a separation of 50 years the couple married. They lived in Willston, N. Dak.
After Telmar's death, Helen decided to move back to Scottsbluff to be closer to family and friends. She rejoined the First Presbyterian Church of which she had been a member many years before. She was a member of the Woman's Circle, an Elder, a Deacon, A Sunday School teacher, and a church librarian.
During her life Helen traveled throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Africa. She was a fabulous baker and made the best Czech kolache this side of heaven.
Survivors are loving son, Jack Rychecky and his caring wife Ann of Littleton, Colo., grandchildren and their spouses, Jill (Wes) Schrader of Littleton, Colo., Thom (Natalie) Rychecky of Edmond, Okla., Helen (Whitney) Hite of Madison, Wisc., and LTJG Per Rychecky of Whidbey Island Navel Air Station, Wash., great granddaughter Lena Rose Rychecky of Edmond, step children, Tom (Dana) Rolfstad of Williston, N. Dak., Dorothy Rolfstad of Mandan, N. Dak., and John Rolfstad of Seattle, Wash; step grandchildren T.C. (Kelci) Rolfstad of Portland, Ore. and Anne Rolfstad of Mandan, N. Dak.; and her extended family and special cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Leo Rychecky (1988) and Telmar Rolfstad (1999); sisters and their spouses Elsie (Bill) Dungan and Lillian (Bill) Davis
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)
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
A public Funeral Service for Jean will be held on Friday, June 26, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fairmont Community Church in Fairmont, Nebraska. Pastor Seungli You will officiate the service.
There will be no public visitation per Jean's wishes. Following the Funeral Service, Jean will be cremated and her ashes will be interred at the Fairmont Public Cemetery at a later date.
Memorials are suggested to the Neil Priefert Scholarship Fund or the Fairmont Community Church.
Due to the Covid 19 Epidemic, we will be practicing social distancing guidelines at the Funeral Service.
Jean (Bernasek) Priefert was born March 1, 1935 in Geneva, NE to James and Alba (Fujan) Bernasek. She passed away on June 21, 2020 at her home near Fairmont, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 3 months, and 20 days.
She graduated from Geneva High School. On September 5, 1954 she married Neil Priefert at the United Brethren Church in Geneva. Neil and Jean were married for 63 years. Four daughters filled their home with activity; Mary, Carol, Linda and Susan.
Jean was a 50-year member of the Fairmont Federated Women's Club. She enjoyed the camaraderie as well as the community mindedness of this group of women. Jean was also an active member of WIFE, Women Involved in Farm Economics. Her task for the weekend of her death was getting a newsletter article written for them. Jean was a founding member of the Nebraska Poll-ettes and served on the National Poll-ette Cookbook Committee typing sections of the cookbook with recipes submitted from around the nation on a Royal manual typewriter at the kitchen table. In 2017 she was honored as the National Hereford Woman of the Year at the American Royal in Kansas City, MO.
Jean enjoyed the outdoors and her animals. Every morning and every evening you could find her "doing chores," feeding cats, dogs, letting the chickens out and feeding grain to the cows. While spending years in the registered cattle business, it wasn't unusual to find a calf being warmed in the bathtub, or a chicken being nurtured back to health after falling in the oil pit. While many used the Sunbeam electric skillet to fry chicken on the kitchen counter, Jean hatched baby chicks in hers. The story had been told of Jean, classmates Elaine and Helen Carol, being caught with a kitten hidden in a box in their Home Ec class by Miss Betty Christiancy. Betty Christiancy went on to be Betty Betka, who was Jean's daughters 4-H leader.
The registered cattle herd was an integral part of Jean's life on the farm. Hours were spent at the kitchen table filling out registration forms, recording birth weights, and weaning weights. The neighborhood party line let callers know when Jean wasn't home and let Jean know someone was looking for a bull. Life-long friendships developed as the family spent time each summer attending cattle tours with the Riffel family, county and state fairs, Junior Nationals and AK-SAR-BEN, auctions in the winter, and progress shows in the spring. Jean and Neil enjoyed traveling the country to the Standard of Perfection Shows in Kansas City, Denver, Fort Worth and Portland. Neil and Jean were avid supporters of young people in the beef industry, hence the Neil Priefert Scholarship for a member of the Nebraska Junior Hereford Association. In recent years, Jean and Neil were staples at the Sutton sale barn for lunch on Fridays. They recorded the lot number, weight and price of every animal that went thru the ring.
Jean farmed right along side her husband. It wasn't unusual to see her on the tractor, headed to the field. She also made many parts runs for Neil. It is quite possible some of those parts were to repair equipment she'd been using. Tractors didn't always have cabs then, but Jean was happy if the tractor had a radio so she could listen to polkas, KRVN and baseball games on KFAB.
Jean coached countless innings of girls' softball in Fairmont. Playing catch in the yard with her daughters was a normal part of summers. She played many seasons on the Fairmont Lion's Club women's team. She could be counted on to try a bunt and steal a base. The women's team's season culminated at the Strang Tournament where the team won the coveted trophy several successive seasons. Her pregnancy with youngest daughter Susan was kept a secret from everyone so Grandma Bernasek wouldn't be upset to see Jean continuing to catch behind home plate with Bonnie Nelson on the mound.
Jean spent her working career as a Cottage Parent at YRTC in Geneva. Following her retirement from YRTC, she drove for Eichman's transport company in York. She transported Epworth Village residents and clients to school and varioius appointments. Any unwholesome conversations or arguments between students brought them an exposure to Jean's Czech heritage as she turned up her polka music on the radio.
Jean was a pioneer in her own right. She was concerned about ground water, soil conditions, and proper care of animals. She was an avid gardener, promoting nutrition to her family before it was a public health initiative. What would be called family bonding time today, took place on the back step as Jean and the girls snapped 5-gallon buckets of green beans while swatting mosquitos. Jean was a tireless supporter of the beef industry and providing home-raised beef for her family. She spent many years supporting youth, sitting on the bleachers watching ballgames and cattle shows after her own family was raised. She spoke her mind and was proud of her heritage. She cared deeply about sports opportunities and education for girls. She truly was ahead of her time.
Jean was proceeded in death by her husband Neil, her parents, James and Alba Bernasek and in-laws Elmer and Margaret Priefert.
Those who remain are: Daughters: Mary (Dana) Scott of York, NE; Carol (David Wentworth) Priefert of Centennial, WY; Linda (Kirby) Zuerlein of Fairmont, NE. Grandchildren: Zac (Amanda) Scott of York, NE; Nick (Kelsey) Scott of Norfolk, NE; Ryan (Sara Stearns) Scott of York, NE; Adam (Anna) Scott of Lincoln, Curtis (Sydney) Scott of Gretna, NE; Lindsey Carroll of Lincoln; Danielle (Dakota) Cooper of York, NE; and Leslie Carroll of Fairmont, NE. Great-grandchildren: Jane Scott, Ethan Stearns, Hudson and Wyatt Scott, and Dominic, Derek & Dusty Cooper.
"Josef Bernasek was born in the village of Prodeslady, town of Kravovice, county of Plzen in Bohemia on June 20, 1831.
His death certificate lists his parents as Ondrej Bernasek and Katherine Vcela. He was married in Bohemia to Josefa Urbanek. He came to the Milligan area from Europe twice, his name being first recorded in a book of Homestead records at the Nebraska State Historical Society in Lincoln as filing a claim to 80 acres in Section 10 of Glengary Township on October 17, 1870. John Bernasek cliamed 80 acres in the same quarter on the same day. Vaclav Bernasek, a son of John's, recived the patent on the farm Joseph Bernasek claimed. It is not definately known how John and Joseph were related. They could have been brothers. MILLIGAN NEBRASKA 1988-2008 indicates that the claim for 80 acres in section 10 used a 3 letter abbreviation for his first name, probably read as JOS. for Joseph, but may have actually been Jas. for James, with his given name actually being VACLAV. The patent on that land would later go to Vaclav Bernasek. (p. 113).
Josef and Josefa and their three children, Frank 16, Cyril 13 and Marie 10 came to the United States a second time on the Steamship "Zoffie," leaving Hamburg, Germany on March 20, 1879 and docking in the New York Port on Good Friday April 10, 1879. Daughters Emilye, Marie, Frantiska, Josefa and Kristina died of diptheria in Bohemia. This is possibly why Joseph did not prove the homestead. He may have received word from Bohemia of the illness of his daughters, and returned for sometime with his wife and children before returning to the United States. When the family returned, they migrated to the homestead of John Bernasek (assumed to be his brother by this compiler) where they lived until they were able to move to their farm. Joseph contracted 80 acres, the E 1/2 NE 1/4 of Section 21 in Glengary Township on July 1, 1879, with the Burlinton and Missouri River Railroad Company. He received the deed on October 3, 1889. The farm was given to his son, Frank, on July 11, 1895. It is still in the Bernasek family, owned by Ervin and Carol Bernasek. Joseph and oldest son Frank went to Geneva on July 3, 1879 to file their naturalization papers. Joseph was sworn in as a citizen on Mary 31, 1887.
Joseph contracted another 80 acres, the E 1/2 NE 1/4 of Section 17 in Glengary Township on October 24, 1879, with the Burlington and Missouri. This contract was made for 10 years at $5.50 an acre. Joseph received the deed on July 9, 1887 from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. This farm was given to his son Cyril. (Milligan, p 202). He made a stipulation that Cyril must give his parents one-third of the crops raised and a comfortable room in the house. Cyril and his wife sold the farm to Frank Kassik on April 30, 1908 for $7,600. (Milligan, p 199)
Joseph met with a fatal accident on July 17, 1906, at age 75. He and his wife were riding in a buggy when the horses were frightened by a pile of manure at the stockyards on the south end of the city limits. Joseph was thrown from buggy, killed almost instantly. Josephine was also thrown, but escaped with a few bruises. The funeral was conducted from the Catholic Church. (Milligan, p 202).
[Note: Ken Chromy instead has his location of birth as Babina (Plasy), Bohemia.]
Census Place:Glengary, Fillmore, Nebraska
Source:FHL Film 1254748 National Archives Film T9-0748 Page 51 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Joseph BENNESEK Self M M W 52 BOHEMIA Occ:Farmer Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Josefine BENNESEK Wife F M W 51 BOHEMIA Occ:House Keepe rFa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Cirrall BENNESEK Son M S W 15 BOHEMIA Occ:At Schoo lFa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Mary BENNESEK Dau F S W 12 BOHEMIA Occ:At School Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Joseph was deeded the land he was born on in 1920, in consideration for $1 and one third of the crops. He took great pride in his horses and his favorite pastime was fishing. (Milligan, p 203).
Ken Chromy shows that she died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California. Not found in the California Death index, 1940-1997, on Ancestry.com, however. She is listed on the SSDI as last residing in Burbank, California.
Received both his Bachelor's and Master's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Employed by the Department of Defense as a Eurasia analyst/cartographer with the Defense Mapping Agency. (Milligan, p 200)
Obituary
Mark Joseph Bernasek passed away on Nov 14 2015. He was 56 years old at the time of his death. He was born in Lincoln on August 26, 1959 to Ervin Joseph and Carol Catherine (Naber) Bernasek. Mark was baptized and confirmed at St Johns Lutheran Church in Ohiowa. He was raised on the family farm three miles west of Milligan. He attended Milligan Public School from Kindergarten through 12th grade.
After graduating from Milligan High School in 1977, he attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. He graduated in 1986 with a BA in Geography. From 1982 to 1986 he attended graduate school at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln achieving a master's degree in Geography/Cartography/Geo Processing. From 1986 to 1998 Mark was employed as a cartographer for the National Imagery and Mapping Agency in Washington DC. From 1998 to 2005 he worked for BAE SYSTEMS in Washington DC providing technical and process systems training to federal government employees.
In 2005 he returned to Nebraska to be near family and to help his mother whose eyesight was failing. From 2005 to 2008 he was employed as an HR training assistant for Veyance Corporation (Continental Contitech) in Lincoln. For the last seven years Mark processed storm claims losses for Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance in Lincoln.
Mark's fascination and love of geography and history took him abroad several times. He was particularly intrigued with his family's origins in Germany and Czechoslovakia. During his life he made several trips to Europe pursuing these interests. Mark was an avid cyclist and spent many hours cycling, being familiar with all the bike trails in Lancaster County. And Mark thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his friends. With his mom's diminishing eyesight, Mark saw to it that her business and personal affairs were being taken care of. Mark was dedicated to his mom and would often drop in and surprise her with her favorite treats or they would go out to enjoy their favorite restaurants.
He is survived by his mom Carol Bernasek of Lincoln, his sister Jacqueline of Boise, and nephew Ian also of Boise, aunt Marilyn Morden of Lincoln and his friends. He was preceded in death by his father Ervin and his grandparents and aunt, Doris Naber.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Butherus, Maser & Love Funeral Home on 4040 A St in Lincoln with Rev. Eric Lesher officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2:30 at the National Bohemian Cemetery south of Milligan with Rev. James Sells officiating. Condolences may be left at www.bmlfh.com.
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, Lincoln Journal Star, 18 November 2015)
A Funeral Service for Czech will be held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Milligan Auditorium in Milligan, Nebraska. Kim Dunker will preside over the Funeral Service.
A Graveside Service will be held in the Bohemian National Cemetery following the Funeral Service.
A Public Visitation will be held at Farmer & Son Funeral Home in Geneva on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Geneva Rescue Squad.
Norris Dean "Czech" Bernasek was born to Jim & Alice (Kohler) Bernasek on June 5, 1935 in Glengary Township, Fillmore County on a farmstead. He passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Fillmore County Hospital at the age of 86 years, 7 months, and 24 days. He was the only child born to this union.
Norris attended Country School District 34, just off of Highway 41 when he was 4 years old. He graduated from Geneva High School in 1952. He played high school sports, including football, basketball, and baseball. After high school, Norris attended Hastings College on a football scholarship. Norris joined the Army a few years later but was released in early 1959 to come home and help his father with the farm.
Norris married Lois on May 18, 1958. Through their union of marriage, 4 children were born: Cindi, Kevin, Michelle, and Tami.
Norris and Lois divorced and Norris married Nancy Kalvoda on October 12, 1988 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Through marriage, He acquired two step children: Christina and Cassandra, who he raised like his own.
Norris loved music. In his younger years, he played drums in various bands, including the Platte Valley Countrymen Band.
In their time together, Norris and Nancy enjoyed dancing, fishing, boating, and camping in luxury at Kansas Lakes Lovewell and Glen Elder. Gambling was another activity they both enjoyed doing together. Norris also enjoyed gardening including tilling the ground, planting, watering, and watching his crops grow. Norris was always a lover of animals, going so far as to name his cattle, with his favorite being "Shakey." Norris was also a huge sports fan and hardly missed a game by his favorite teams, often sitting in his recliner watching intently.
Norris was preceded in death by his parents, Jim & Alice Bernasek; and granddaughters Brittany Rainey and Anasthasta Rainey.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Kalvoda; children Cynthia (Bernasek) & Mike Andreasen, Kevin Bernasek & significant other Karen Hoffman, Michelle (Bernasek) Lemke, Tami (Bernasek) & Ken Vodicka, Christina (Kalvoda) & Tod Davenport and Cassandra (Kalvoda) Wilkerson; and grandchildren Danny, Jeff, Jill, Charlotte, Allie, Sydney, Tyler, Trevor, Tristian, Dylan, Sarah, Anna, Maddison, Davis, Harper, Tristan, Hunter, Dominic, Savannah, and Blakely; and great grandchildren Boden, Hayden, Codie, Riley, Ryan, Brenden, Link, Clara, Mila, Bristol, Katherine and Kaden.
(Courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, from Farmer & Son Funeral Home)
Rodney A. Bernasek 69, Lakewood, Colorado, passed away on October 1, 2007 at St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital in Denver. Survivors: wife, Jo Anne; children, Jason Bernasek, Monica (Gayle) Tomlinson; grandchild, Hanah Tomlinson, all of Lakewood; step-daughters, Pam (John) Price of Deer Trail, Colo., Patty (Tim) Noel of Denver; sister Kathy (Ken) Chromy of Ohiowa; mother-in-law, Glenola Southard of Lakewood. Celebration of Life: Tuesday, October 9, at 3 p.m. at The Den at Fox Hollow, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd. Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852. Obituary information at www.horanandmcconaty.com.
Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on 10/5/2007, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy.
KenHe left Bohemia in 1866 to avoid being drafted, and first settled in Chicago, working as a mason. He accumulated enough money to pay for the passage of his parents and sister to America. They remained in Chicago for a year before moving west to Fillmore County. Vaclav and his father each filed eighty-acre homesteads in Section 10 of Glengary Township. They filed these claims on 17 October 1870, along with neighbors Josef Kasik, John Kotas and Frank Kotas. They all filed their first naturalization papers in Gage County on the same day. Vaclav signed with an 'X.' He built a dugout 12 x 22 feet with one door and two windows. With a scarcity of tools and farm implements, Vaclav left his homestead to work in the coal mines near Priehood, Illinois. After earning enough for tools and other necessities, he returned to his homestead. He filed his final homestead proof on 7 June 1877. This document, signed by him, showed a that he had constructed a frame stable and granary, dug a fifty-foot well, and planted and kept in good condition 700 forest trees. He received his patent on 16 May 1878. He later retired to Milligan. He also returned to Czechoslovakia several times, bringing back souvenirs to friends and relatives (Milligan, pp 203 -204)
Ken Chromy instead shows him as being born in 1846.
Census Place:Glengary, Fillmore, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254748 National Archives Film T9-0748 Page 50 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
James BENNESEK Self M M W 36BOHEMEN Occ:Farmer Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
Barbara BENNESEK Wife F M W 29 BOHEMEN Occ: Housekeeper Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
Mary BENNESEK Dau F S W 3 NE Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
Anne BENNESEK Dau F S W 1 M NE Fa: BOHEMEN Mo: BOHEMEN
1900 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Twp
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 26 Sheet 6A Stamped 138
97-99
Bernasek, Vaclav Hd W M Sept 1846 53 M 27 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1866 34 Na Farmer
Bernasek, Barbora Wf W F Aug 1849 50 M 27 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1868 32
Bernasek, Kristina Dtr W F Apr 1883 17 S Ne Bohemia Bohemia At School
Bernasek, Josephine Dtr W F Mar 1885 15 S Ne Bohemia Bohemia At School
Kaspar, Joseph Servant W M Mar 1882 18 Neb Bohemia Bohemia Farm Laborer
98-100
Slepicka, Emil Head W M Feb 1875 25 M 0 Neb Bohemia Bohemia Farmer
Slepicka, Anna Wf W F Apr 1881 19 M 0 0/0 Neb Bohemia Bohemia
1930 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Milligan
Enumerated 18 Apr 1930
ED 11 SD 30-16 Sheet 2B
Highway Street
51-52
Bernasek, Vac Head M W 85 Wd CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia Czech 1866
Charvat, J. V. Head M W 42 M 25 CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia Czech Real Estate Land Development
Charvat, Christine Wf F W 45 m 40 Neb CzechoSlovakia CzechoSlovakia
Charvat, Venus Dtr F W 4 9/12 S Neb CzechoSlovakia Neb
1870 Census
Tennessee, Hardin County, District 1
Page 9, Stamped 341
61-61
Berry, Samuel J 34 M W Farmer $150 $549 Tenn
Berry, Susan M 27 F W Keeping House Tenn
Berry, Elisa A 1F W At Home Tenn
Berry, Robert W 5/12 M W At Home Tenn Jan
Berry, Martha L 14 F B Farm Hand Tenn
When he registered for the World War I draft, he was an employe of the Pineland School Board. he was Tall, slender with Blue eyes and dark hair.
Barbara Yancey Dore shows him, in error, as a son of Frederick Berryman and Ada Fort. He is actually a grandson of Fred's through his first wife. In the 1900 Sabine County, Texas census Alvin Berryman, Son Male White born Jan 1887 age 13 is listed in the home of Charlie and Ada Berryman, and not with Frederick and Mary Ann.
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 3
Enumerated 27 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 170 Shet 11B
Fairdale and Brookeland Road
225-231
Berryman, Edd and Cora and Children
226-232
Berryman, Alvin A Head M W 33 M Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
Berryman, Effie Wf F W 22 M Tx Tx Tx
Berryman, Muslen R (Muriel R) Dtr F W 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
227-233
Berryman, Allen Head M W 39 S Tx Germany Tx
228-234
Berryman, Fred and Artelee and Children