Frank Joseph Chapek (1879 - 1963)

Born 3 Dec 1879 in Žerotice, Znojmo, Moravia, Austria

Ancestors

Husband of Mary J. (Svoboda) Chapek — married 24 Nov 1903 in Wahoo, Saunders County, Nebraska, United States

Died 3 Jan 1963 at age 83 in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Frank was born in 1879 in Žerotice, house No. 66. He was the son of Frank Chapek and Eleanor Cidlik.^[1]

He married Mary J. Svoboda in 1903.^[2]

He passed away in 1963.^[3][4][5][6]

Immigration 1881

He immigrated to the US in July 1881, aboard the ship Cimbria, sailing from Hamburg & Le Havre to New York. List of family traveling together:^[7]

Cidlik - John, Mary, Anna

Chapek - Frank, Eleanor, Eleanor, Anton, Frances, Teresa, Catherine, Ludvik, Frank

Residence 1885 - Newman Pct, Saunders Co, NE

Nebraska State Census, 1885 in Newman Precinct, Saunders County, Nebraska^[8]

Frank Chafrek, head, 48, b Moravia

Ellen Chafrek, wife, 40, b Moravia

Francis Chafrek, daughter, 11, b Moravia

Catherine Chafrek, daughter, 7, b Moravia

Ludwick Chafrek, son, 6, b Moravia

Frank Chafrek, son, 4, b Moravia

John Chafrek, son, 3, b NE

Mary Chafrek, daughter, 1, b NE

Residence 1910 - Newman Pct, Saunders Co, NE

US Census, 1910 in Newman Precinct, Saunders County, Nebraska^[9]

Frank J Chapek, head, 30, b Austria

Mary Chapek, wife, 24, b NE

Bernard Chapek, son, 5, b KS

Joseph Chapek, son, 3, b NE

Ludvik Chapek, son, 3, b NE

Residence 1920 - Newman Pct, Saunders Co, NE

US Census, 1920 in Newman Precinct, Saunders County, Nebraska^[10]

Frank Chapek, head, 40, b Moravia

Mary Chapek, wife, 35, b NE

Bernard Chapek, son, 15, b NE

Joe Chapek, son, 13, b NE

Ludvik Chapek, son, 13, b NE

Agness Chapek, daughter, 3, b NE

Adolph Chapek, son, 0, b NE

Residence 1930 - Newman Pct, Saunders Co, NE

US Census, 1930 in Newman Precinct, Saunders County, Nebraska^[11]

Frank J Chapek, head, 50, b Czechoslovakia

Mary Chapek, wife, 45, b NE

Joe Chapek, son, 23, b NE

Ludvick Chapek, son, 23, b NE

Agnes Chapek, daughter, 13, b NE

Adolph Chapek, son, 10, b NE

Residence 1940 - Newman Pct, Saunders Co, NE

US Census, 1940 in Newman Precinct, Saunders County, Nebraska^[12]

Frank J Chapek, head, 60, b Czechoslovakia

Mary Chapek, wife, 55, b NE

Adolph B Chapek, son, 20, b NE

Sources

1. ↑ Birth - Moravian registry book 15076 (Žerotice), image 45 of 175, births page 87. Moravian Regional Archive of Brno, Czechia, http://actapublica.eu website. Page is directly linked here.
2. ↑ Marriage - The Independent, Wahoo, Nebraska, 26 Nov 1903, page 5.
3. ↑ Death - Lincoln Journal Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, 04 Jan 1963, page 17, clipping linked here.
4. ↑ Obituary - Wahoo Newspapers, Wahoo, Nebraska, 10 Jan 1963, page 15.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #70089499. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70089499/frank-joseph-chapek : accessed 27 June 2022), memorial page for Frank Joseph Chapek (4 Nov 1879–3 Jan 1963), Find a Grave Memorial ID 70089499, citing Saint John Nepomucene Cemetery, Weston, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Suzanne Chapek (contributor 47445773).
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTQN-JPF : 10 January 2021), Frank Chapek, Jan 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
7. ↑ Czech Immigrant Ship Records - Rawlins County Kansas: Ship Cimbria, arrival July 1881
8. ↑ "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FC-PP5 : 2 March 2021), Frank Chafrek in entry for Frank Chafrek, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,577.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLH3-NPM : accessed 27 June 2022), Frank J Chapek, Newman, Saunders, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 149, sheet 4A, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 855; FHL microfilm 1,374,868.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCK1-DDY : 2 February 2021), Frank Chapek, 1920.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ26-R9F : accessed 27 June 2022), Frank J Chapek, Newman, Saunders, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 4A, line 1, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1292; FHL microfilm 2,341,027.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MR-3PN : 6 January 2021), Frank J Chapek, Newman Township, Saunders, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-27, sheet 6A, line 18, family 108, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2263.

• Czech Immigrant Ship Records - Rawlins County Kansas - transcription project.

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