Vaclav "James" Bernasek

1844 - 1936  (91 years)

• Name	Vaclav "James" Bernasek  [1, 2]
  Nickname	James
  Birth	8 Jun 1844	Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Mar 1936	Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [2]
  Burial	4 Mar 1936	Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska   [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 d. 26 Aug 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Marie Fryckova,   b. 20 May 1820, Bohemia d. 22 Feb 1910, Nebraska (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1840
  Family ID	F2201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbora Krupicka,   b. 16 Jul 1851, Mlecice, Kralovice, Bohemia d. 3 Dec 1921, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1873	Nebraska   [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 d. 1 Apr 1891, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 13 years)   2. Anna Bernasek,   b. 9 Apr 1881, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. Yes, date unknown   3. Christine B. Bernasek,   b. 2 Apr 1882, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 26 Oct 1958, Friend, Saline County, Nebraska (Age 76 years)   4. Josephine Bernasek,   b. 19 Mar 1885, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 30 Sep 1977, Burbank, Los Angeles County, California (Age 92 years)   5. Aneska Bernasek,   b. 11 Nov 1888, Fillmore County, Nebraska d. 10 May 1890, Fillmore County, Nebraska (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F1486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 8 Jun 1844 - Brodeslavy, Kralovice, Plzen, Bohemia Marriage - 15 Dec 1873 - Nebraska Death - 2 Mar 1936 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Burial - 4 Mar 1936 - Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 202-203 (Reliability: 3). [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. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 203 (Reliability: 3). [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 204 (Reliability: 3).