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Anna Vejraska

Female 1879 - 1963  (83 years)


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  • Name Anna Vejraska  [1, 2
    Birth 21 Jan 1879  Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Jan 1963  [1, 2
    Burial Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • An exellent seamstress, she made her own patterns. She sewed for most of the families in the Milligan community. She also crochted, embroidered, and did drawn work. (Milligan, p 243).
    Person ID I15023  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Josef Vejraska,   b. Mar 1850, ?ehrov, Mlad? Boleslav, Stredocesk? kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1936, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 86 years) 
    Mother Marie Kucera,   b. Feb 1856, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1932, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Marriage 1 May 1877  Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F5852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vaclav "James" Capek,   b. 20 Sep 1878, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1959 (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 15 Jan 1907  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Married by Justice of Peace E.J. Kotas in a double marriage with her sister, Mary. Anna sewed identical wedding dresses. Besides raising their two daughters, they reared one nephew, Robert Kunce and helped two of Anna's widowed sisters, Mary Brejcha and Fannie Kunce, in raising their children. (Milligan, p 243).

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      Groom's Name: Vaclav Capek
      Groom's Birth Date: 1879
      Groom's Birthplace: Bohemia
      Groom's Age: 28
      Bride's Name: Anna Vejraska
      Bride's Birth Date: 1879
      Bride's Birthplace: Bohemia
      Bride's Age: 28
      Marriage Date: 15 Jan 1907
      Marriage Place: Milligan, Fillmore, Nebraska
      Groom's Father's Name: John Capek
      Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Rozkot
      Bride's Father's Name: Joseph Vejraska
      Bride's Mother's Name: Mary Kucera
      Groom's Race: White
      Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
      Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
      Bride's Race: White
      Bride's Marital Status: Single
      Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00315-2
      System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
      Source Film Number: 1986905
      Reference Number: 229
      Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
    Children 
     1. Agnes Capek,   b. 21 Aug 1911, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1996, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     2. Anna E. Capek,   b. 12 Jul 1913, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 2007, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    Family ID F1377  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2011 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Jan 1879 - Bohemia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Jan 1907 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Vejraska Double Wedding
    Vejraska Double Wedding
    L to R: Mary Vejraska, John Brejcha, Vaclav Capek, Anna Vejraska.
    Married 15 January 1907, Filmore County, Nebraska

  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO).

    2. [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.), # 73279072 (Reliability: 3).