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Jan Vacek (1855 - 1925)

Jan (John) Vacek
Born in Malčin, Bohemiamap
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 26 Aug 1884 in Lučice, Bohemiamap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at age 69 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USAmap
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Biography

Jan Vacek was born on December 12, 1855 in Malčin to Václav Vacek and Anna Šimánek[1].

He married Josefa Rossova on August 26, 1884 in Lučice, Bohemia[2]. They had nine children:

  1. Marie "Mary" Frances Vacek born April 22, 1885 in Lučice[3]
  2. Jan "John" James Vacek born December 1, 1886 in Lučice[4]
  3. Josef "Joseph" John Vacek born December 21, 1888 in Lučice[5]
  4. James Anton Vacek born November 26, 1892 in Omaha
  5. Frank Louis Vacek born August 16, 1894 in Omaha
  6. Frances Anna Vacek born January 8, 1896 in Omaha
  7. Josephine Barbara Vacek born November 3, 1898 in Omaha
  8. Charles Rudolf Vacek born April 8, 1901 in Omaha
  9. Edward Louis Vacek born December 2, 1905 in Omaha

Jan and Josefa immigrated to the United States separately around 1890. Once in the United States, they began going by John and Josephine.

John passed away on August 26, 1925 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska at the age of sixty-nine[6]. He is buried at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Omaha[7].

Census Records

United States Census, 1900[8]
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
John Vacek (age 55), Josie Vacek (age 42), Mary Vacek (age 15), John Vacek (age 14), Joseph Vacek (age 12), James Vacek (age 10), Frank Vacek (age 7), Frances Vacek (age 3), Josephine Vacek (age 2)

United States Census, 1910[9]
Highland, Sarpy, Nebraska
John Vacek (age 56), Josephine Vacek (age 53), John Vacek (age 22), Joseph Vacek (age 21), James Vacek (age 19), Frank Vacek (age 17), Francis Vacek (age 13), Josephine Vacek (age 11), Charles Vacek (age 9), Edward Vacek (age 4)

United States Census, 1920[10]
Gilmore, Sarpy, Nebraska
Jaen Vacek (age 65), Josephine Vacek (age 62), Josephine Vacek (age 21), Charley Vacek (age 19), Edward Vacek (age 16)

Sources

  1. ↑ ARchiv ONline, Introduction > Archival record > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje > Římskokatolická církev > fary L > Lučice > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje, sign.: 3039. > Image 57
  2. ↑ ARchiv ONline, Introduction > Archival record > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje > Římskokatolická církev > fary L > Lučice > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje, sign.: 5926 > image 44
  3. ↑ ARchiv ONline, Introduction > Archival record > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje > Římskokatolická církev > fary L > Lučice > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje, sign.: 2873 > image 107
  4. ↑ ARchiv ONline, Introduction > Archival record > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje > Římskokatolická církev > fary L > Lučice > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje, sign.: 2873 > image 117
  5. ↑ ARchiv ONline, Introduction > Archival record > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje > Římskokatolická církev > fary L > Lučice > Státní oblastní archiv v Hradci Králové: Sbírka matrik Východočeského kraje, sign.: 2873 > image 133
  6. ↑ Newspapers.com, Clipping from The Omaha World-Herald, Omaha NE, 28 Aug 1925, Pg 15 Col 7, "John Vacek Is Dead"
  7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 February 2023), memorial page for John James “Jan” Vacek (27 Dec 1858–26 Aug 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38589641, citing Saint Mary's Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Jessica Semin (contributor 48440729).
  8. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (5 August 2014), Nebraska > Douglas > ED 76 Precinct 4 Omaha city Ward 7 > image 23 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  9. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (24 June 2017), Nebraska > Sarpy > Highland > ED 126 > image 21 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. ↑ United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (12 September 2019), Nebraska > Sarpy > Gilmore > ED 77 > image 6 of 23; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).




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