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Johanna Zelenka

Female 1877 - 1955  (78 years)


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  • Name Johanna Zelenka  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 26 May 1877  Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Death 14 Jul 1955  Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Obituary (from FindAGrave)

      Mrs. Johanna Matejka, daughter of John and Marie (Kotas) Zelenka, was born Mary 26, 1877, on a farm north of Milligan. She passed away at her home in Milligan Thursday, July 14, 1955, at the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 18 days.

      She was united in marriage to Frank Matejka February 19, 1895, and to this union were born seven children, four sons, and three daughters.

      They lived on a farm south of Burress for five years, then moved to Bluff City, Kas., for one year. They then moved to a farm town and one-half miles south of Milligan. In the spring of 1906, they moved to a farm northeast of Tobias, and from there in 1911, they moved to a farm three miles south of Milligan, where they farmed until 1932. That year they retired and moved to Tobias. In 1942, they moved back to the farm, but in 1945, they moved to Milligan.

      She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, Frank Matejka; three daughters, Mary, at home; Agnes, Ella (Mrs. William Krejdl); two sons, John and Edward, who was unable to be present, one sister Mary (Mrs. Anton Sladek); three brothers Albert, Frank, and John Zelenka; and two grandchildren, Marilyn Matejka and Betty Matejka (Mrs. Dean McMullen).

      Her parents and three sisters Josephine, Ludmia, and Justina; and one brother, Emil, and two sons preceded her in death.

      Newspaper article. (Nebraska Signal?)
    Person ID I32816  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Jan "John" Zelenka,   b. 14 May 1836, Nezamyslice, Pisek, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1906, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Marie Kotas,   b. 13 Jul 1848, Kozojedy, Plzen, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1928, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 18 Feb 1871  Pleasant Hill, Saline County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F10468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frantisek "Frank" Matejka,   b. 26 May 1871, Trtice, Nov? Stra?ec?, Bohemia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1957, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1895  [2, 3
    Children 
     1. Bohumil Matejka,   b. 4 Nov 1895, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1895, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Mary Matejka,   b. 4 Nov 1897, Burress, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1984, Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     3. John Matejka,   b. Jan 1899, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Edward Matejka,   b. 4 Mar 1902, Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1959, Strang, Fillmore County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     5. Ella Matejka,   b. 21 Apr 1906, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1985, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     6. Agnes Matejka,   b. 10 Dec 1907, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1983, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F13123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 May 1877 - Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Jul 1955 - Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), 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. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 112806199 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Nebraksa, Fillmore County, Madison Twp Enumerated 7 Jun 1900 SD 4 ED 30 Sheet 4A 40-40 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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, Saline County, Atlanta Pr Enumerated 26 and 28 Apr 1910 SD 4 ED 116 Sheet 5A 81-82 (Reliability: 3).