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Alois "Louis" J. Beranek

Male 1883 - 1968  (84 years)


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  • Name Alois "Louis" J. Beranek  [1
    Nickname Louis 
    Birth 1 Sep 1883  Bustehrad, Kladno, Stredocesk? Kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Mar 1968  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 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).
    • (Research):Census Information:

      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
    Person ID I15299  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2014 

    Father Frantisek Beranek,   b. Bef 1859, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Barbora Novak,   b. Bef 1861, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3020  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Neibert,   b. 14 Apr 1894, Kladno, Stredocesk? kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1973, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1915  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Lewis and Anna were long time members of Milligan Z.C.B.J. Lodge. They celebrated their Golden Anniversary on August 25, 1963. All family members were present. (Milligan, p 199).
    Children 
     1. Germaine Beranek,   b. 21 Mar 1916, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1973 (Age 57 years)
     2. Helen Viola Beranek,   b. 12 Mar 1917, Lawrence, Nuckolls County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 2010, Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     3. Living
     4. Sylvia Beranek,   b. Abt 1924, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1999, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 75 years)
     5. Jerry J. Beranek,   b. 1 Oct 1926, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1994, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     6. Living
     7. Living
    Family ID F2071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2007 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Sep 1883 - Bustehrad, Kladno, Stredocesk? kraj, Bohemia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1915 - Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Mar 1968 - 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), p 198 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), p 199 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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).