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Vaclav "James" Bernasek

Male 1844 - 1936  (91 years)


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  • Name Vaclav "James" Bernasek  [1, 2
    Nickname James 
    Birth 8 Jun 1844  Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Mar 1936  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 4 Mar 1936  Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • 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.
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1880 Federal Census

      FamilySearch 1880 National Census

      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
    Person ID I15094  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2022 

    Father Jan "John" Bernasek,   b. Jan 1822, Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Marie Fryckova,   b. 20 May 1820, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1910, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1840 
    Family ID F2201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbora Krupicka,   b. 16 Jul 1851, Mlecice, Kralovice, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1921, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 15 Dec 1873  Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • They were the parents of eight children, four of whom died in infancy (Milligan, p 204).
    Children 
     1. Marie Bernasek,   b. 16 Apr 1877, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)
     2. Anna Bernasek,   b. 9 Apr 1881, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Christine B. Bernasek,   b. 2 Apr 1882, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1958, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     4. Josephine Bernasek,   b. 19 Mar 1885, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1977, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     5. Aneska Bernasek,   b. 11 Nov 1888, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1890, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F1486  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2010 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jun 1844 - Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Dec 1873 - Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Mar 1936 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 4 Mar 1936 - 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 202-203 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S482] Chromy, Ken & Kathy, 706 Road 19, Ohiowa, NE 68416; Our Bohemian & Moravian Ancestors in Nebraska; Ver. 2007-03-05 14:07:03; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kchromy.

    3. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 203 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 204 (Reliability: 3).