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Edward W. Matejovsky

Male 1900 - 1977  (76 years)


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  • Name Edward W. Matejovsky  [1, 2
    Birth 16 Oct 1900  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Apr 1977  Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • May 19, 1977

      Ed Matejovsky, Former Resident, Dies in Oregon

      Edward W. Matejovsky was born to Rosalie and Joseph Matejovsky in Milligan, Neb. on October 16, 1900 and passed away in Portland, Oregon on April 14, 1977.

      He grew to manhood in the Milligan and Geneva vicinities, graduating from Geneva High School and the Peru State Teachers college.

      He taught school in southern Nebraska and was superintendant of schools at Milligan for many years. Then he farmed in Idaho for a few years.

      In 1941 he went to work in the defense plants in Omaha. After World War II ended he returned to teaching. Then he took up the linotype trade and worked for weekly newspapers in Idaho and South Dakota.

      In June of 1967, he retired and moved to Portland, Ore.

      Ed became seriously ill in December of 1976. He passed into a coma on April 2 from which he never recovered.

      He was survived by a sister, Agnes of Springfield, Mo. On April 22, she also passed away.

      On Ed's request he was cremated and his ashes were placed to rest in the Park Hill cemetery, Vancouver, Washington, near his sister Estelle Janda Posvar.

      (Transcribed from a clipping provided by Sharon Nemeth)
    • (Research):SSN 508-24-1499

      Never married.
    Person ID I29133  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Josef Matejovsky,   b. Mar 1854, Sobesice, Pisek, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1924, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Ruzena "Rousy" Hran?cov,   b. 3 Sep 1858, Cernice, Klatovy, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1937, Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1894  Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Sharon Nemeth emailed that there was a marriage license for Rousy Janda (34 (sic)) and Joseph Matejovsky (45) = 9 Mar 1895. Her parents were listed as Vencel Hranac and Mary Bursova. Witnesses were John Zajic, Anton Zajic, Louis Zajic, and Victor Hranac.

      They were the parents of Edward, Stanley and Agnes, born in Fillmore County. (Milligan, p 315).
    Family ID F7207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Oct 1900 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [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).

    2. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Nebraska, Fillmore, Geneva Twp, Ward 3 Enumerated 3 May 1910 W E Harrison SD 4 ED 28 Sheet 20 428-429 (Reliability: 3).