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Joseph G. Capek

Male 1920 - 1999  (79 years)


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  • Name Joseph G. Capek  [1, 2
    Birth 31 Jul 1920  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Sep 1999  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • After graduating from 8th grade, Joseph remained at home to help his father on the farm. He entered the armed services on September 11, 1942 in the Field Artillery, 35th Division. He served in the European theatre, returning stateside on September 10, 1945. He contracted polio in 1949. After this, he remained on his farm, working the land and raising cattle. He was active in civic events, as well as serving on the local school board for 13 years. (Milligan, p 239).

      Obituary

      Capek -- Joseph G., 79, Milligan, died Sunday (9/5/99). Born, Milligan (7/31/20) to Joseph and Josephine (Herynk) Capek. Survivors: wife, Blanche; sons, daughtersin-law, Randy and Lana, Tobias, Larry and Adrienne, Milligan; daughter, Jo Capek, Lincoln; brother, sister-in-law, Arnold and Lucille, Milligan; sisters, brother-in-law, Rose and Ernest Hayek, Friend, Clara Tesar, Beaver Crossing; seven grandchildren.

      Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Milligan Auditorium. Kim Dunker officiating. Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Visitation: beginning 1 p.m. Tuesday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Memorials care of family.

      (Obituary courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy, from the 6 Sept 1999 issue of the Lincoln Journal Star)
    Person ID I15029  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Joseph Capek,   b. 6 Jul 1885, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1959, York, York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Josephine Herynk,   b. 1 Jul 1888, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1969, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 22 Feb 1909  Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • They were married the same day as the Frank Capek's, the Frank Hromadka's, and the Joseph Herynk's. They farmed in Glengary township for forty-four years. (Milligan, p 238).

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      Groom's Name: Joe Capek
      Groom's Birth Date: 1886
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      Groom's Age: 23
      Bride's Name: Josie Hernik
      Bride's Birth Date: 1889
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      Bride's Age: 20
      Marriage Date: 22 Feb 1909
      Marriage Place: Fillmore, Nebraska
      Groom's Father's Name: John Capek
      Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Kocal
      Bride's Father's Name: Anton Hernik
      Bride's Mother's Name: Terzie Vegraska
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I05179-1
      System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
      Source Film Number: 1987278
      Reference Number: 3710
      Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995
    Family ID F5847  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blanche Anna Cecrle,   b. 28 Feb 1926, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 2020, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1946  [3
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F4900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 31 Jul 1920 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Sep 1999 - 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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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), 297 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Nebraska, Fillmore County, Glengary Twp Enumerated April 7, 1930 ED 30-17 SD 11 Sheet 3B 50-51 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 239 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S548] Belohlavy, Dennis (belohdb@windstream.net) "Family Tree of Dennis L. and Rebecca J. "Becky" (Arnold) Belohlavy ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=belohlavy).

    5. [S26] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee, "Milligan Nebraska 1988-2008, Centennial Supplement Book", p. 132 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 299 (Reliability: 3).