Anna Barbara (Zezulak) Vacek (1890 - 1979)

Born 3 Jan 1890 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

Ancestors

Wife of Jan James Vacek — married 6 Nov 1912 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

Died 29 Oct 1979 at age 89 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

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Biography

Anna Barbara Zezulak was born on January 3, 1890 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska to Frantisek Zezulak and Marie Bezousek.

She married John Vacek on November 6, 1912 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska^[1]. They had eleven children:

1. Cecelia Marie Vacek born September 20, 1913 and died January 10, 1923 in Omaha
2. Francis Charles "Frank" Vacek born November 4, 1914 in Omaha
3. Bernard John Vacek born December 22, 1917 in Omaha
4. Henry Paul "Hank" Vacek born February 20, 1919 in Omaha
5. John James Vacek born August 25, 1921 in Omaha
6. Robert Anton Vacek born March 31, 1923 in Omaha
7. Ann Marie "Rita" Vacek born December 29, 1924 in Omaha
8. Louis Alfred Vacek born November 4, 1926 in Omaha
9. Joseph Patrick Vacek born March 15, 1928 in Omaha
10. Dorothy Helen Vacek born October 25, 1929 in Omaha
11. William Edward Vacek born May 25, 1931 in Omaha

Anna passed away on October 29, 1979 in Omaha at the age of eighty-nine^[2]. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha^[3].

Census Records

United States Census, 1900^[4]
South Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Frank Zezulak (age 40), Mary Zezulak (age 36), Anna Zezulak (age 10), John Zezulak (age 9), Mary Zezulak (age 7), Bessie Zezulak (age 4), Emma Zezulak (age 2), Paulina Zezulak (age 2mos)

United States Census, 1910^[5]
South Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
Frank Zezulak (age 48), Mary Zezulak (age 45), Anna Zezulak (age 20), John Zezulak (age 19), Mary Zezulak (age 16), Bessie Zezulak (age 14), Emma Zezulak (age 12), Pauline Zezulak (age 10), Joseph Zezulak (age 7), Antone Zezulak (age 5)

United States Census, 1920^[6]
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
John J Vacek (age 33), Anna Vacek (age 30), Cecilia Vacek (age 6), Francis Vacek (age 5), Bernard Vacek (age 3), Henry Vacek (age 11mos), Joseph Zezulak (age 17), Anton Zezulak (age 15)

United States Census, 1930^[7]
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
John J Vacek (age 43), Anna B Vacek (age 40), Frank C Vacek (age 17), Bernard J Vacek (age 13), Henry P Vacek (age 11), John J Vacek (age 8), Robert A Vacek (age 7), Anna M Vacek (age 5), Louis A Vacek (age 3), Joseph P Vacek (age 2), Dorthy H Vacek (age 6mos)

United States Census, 1940^[8]
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska
John Vacek (age 53), Anna Vacek (age 50), Bernard Vacek (age 23), Henry Vacek (age 21), John Vacek (age 18), Robert Vacek (age 17), Anna Vacek (age 15), Louis Vacek (age 13), Joseph Vacek (age 12), Dorothy Vacek (age 10), William Vacek (age 8)

Sources

1. ↑ Newspapers.com, Clipping from The Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha NE, Pg 5 Col 3, "Stag Party for Vacek"
2. ↑ Newspapers.com, Clipping from The Omaha World-Herald, Omaha NE, 30 Oct 1979, Pg 30 Col 2, "Vacek - Anna B."
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 03 February 2023), memorial page for Anna Barbara Zezulak Vacek (3 Jan 1890–29 Oct 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145248357, citing Calvary Cemetery, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Abigail V (contributor 47546022).
4. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (5 August 2014), Nebraska > Douglas > ED 109 South Omaha city Ward 2 > image 10 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (24 June 2017), Nebraska > Douglas > South Omaha Ward 3 > ED 113 > image 7 of 40; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (12 September 2019), Nebraska > Douglas > Omaha Ward 7 > ED 74 > image 18 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (8 December 2015), Nebraska > Douglas > Omaha > ED 80 > image 47 of 106; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
8. ↑ United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 4 February 2023), Nebraska > Douglas > Omaha City, Omaha, Ward 7 > 94-109 Omaha City Ward 7 (Area F - part) > image 27 of 36; citing 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.