Butler - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Jasper C. & Mary Browning family

Zahms — 2009-11-03 21:13:29Z

I have info on Jasper Browning and wife Mary

carol mckenzie
naturesacres@yahoo.com

Re: Edward J. Shonka 1880-1954

TomWilcox63130 — 2009-10-21 03:09:31Z

Edward J. Shonka was my great grandfather and I'm working on family geneology now. My Mom's cousin Erma Bartek did a great geneology booklet a few years ago and I actually used the info to arrange a visit with Shonka distant cousins in Bechenye Bohemia a few years ago. I'm glad to share any information. Tom Wilcox (son of Martha Marie Shonka, the daughter off Edward J. Shonka, Jr.) wilcox_thomas@hotmail.com

Anna Catherine DIVIS (b.1892), Thomas VLADYK, Anna VINAK

2009-09-22 13:47:15Z

Was there an ANNA CATHERINE DIVIS in BUTLER Co. b. 1892?
Have you seen the names Thomas VLADYK or Anna Vinak?

Devish (Divis, Devis) name: (Bohemia/Czechoslovakia > Nebraska)

Cindie_Anderson — 2009-09-22 13:44:58Z

My mother's maiden name is Devish. I have records recording that many of them came from Nebraska - Butler Co., Custer Co. & Saunder Co. The name Devish was spelled Divis, Devis & sometimes Davis before they came to America, from Bohemia / Czechoslovakia.

The name " Devish", mine of Lancaster, PA in 1700s

ravalon — 2009-09-22 13:42:54Z

I find the name " Devish" in Butler Co. My mother's name was "Davish" and her family has lived in Lancaster Pa. since the 1700's. They also occasionally spelled the name " Devish" over the years.
I would like to know the origin of the surname " Davish/ Devish" Is it English? Irish? Scots?

Any help would be appreciated. Thank you very much.
Also, where did the Nebraska Devish's originate?

Divis-Polacek [Eldon "Al" Polacek (d. Jan 2007, buried Bruno NE]

2009-09-22 13:38:47Z

**BAD ADDRESS** dottal@cableone.net 01/07/2001

My grandmothers maiden name was DIVIS in Butler county....If you want to have my list please reply

Divis-Okrina, Adams-Okrina, Riska-Okrina, Stava-Okrina (Moravia > Boston > Redwood co. MN)

dcmaslyn1 — 2009-09-22 13:18:35Z

Maryanna Okrina married an Adams in Moravia. The Adams family came to the US in 1889. Maryanna's mother Rosalia Riska Okrina, brother Frantisek Okrina, sisters Mary Okrina Stava M: Robert Stava, Anna Okrina Stava married Vaclav Divis, Antonia Okrina and son Frank Okrina, came over on the same ship. They came through the Boston Port. Frantisek Okrina (aka Frank Alois Okrina) went to Redwood Co., MN and raised a family, I am a granddaughter to F A Okrina.

want: Emma Devish (m.) George Schmick Sr. (Germany > VA > CA)

blgarth — 2009-09-22 13:13:15Z

I am looking for anyone who might have info on Emma Devish, who married George Schmick, Sr. They possibly came over from Germany in the early 1900's and lived in Virginia, then California. She passed away in about 1959.

Re: Matthias & Catherine Besch family

abesch2662 — 2009-09-13 19:22:06Z

Hi, I would love to exchange some research. Mathias and Catherine are my great-great grandparents. I believe Catherine Besch was originally Catherine Braun. My uncles are visiting the cemetery to get birth/death dates as well. Do you know who either Mathias or Catherine's parents were?
Thank you,
Anna Besch

contact for Hurford genealogy

cimort13av — 2009-09-13 17:35:32Z

A friend of mine and I too have been having problems getting onto this site. I finally made it. She wishes me to give you her email as she has information on your Hurford family. her email is dove_sky@frontiernet.net Good luck and I do hope this help you and her. char

want burial: Louis Collier Hurford (1875-aft. 1920)

Draskcap — 2009-09-13 17:34:05Z

Louis Collier HURFORD b. 11 Aug 1875 Butler Co., Neb. the s/o Oliver HURFORD and Louisa (Coon) HURFORD, died after 1920 but when and where?

Louis HURFORD married a 2nd time 5 Jan. 1918 to Mary Faith FELDKIRCHNER b. 20 Jan 1895, died 3 Sep 1979 in Lincoln, Lansaster Co., Neb., the dtr. of Ernest Feldkirchner and Imogene (HETLER) Feldkirchner. The marriage took place in Beatrice, Gage Co., Neb. at the Lutheran parsonage, Rev. A. M. Aetzel officiating. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mr. E. Feldkirchner. "The couple will reside at David City where the groom is engaged in the furniture business".
(The Lincoln Daily Star, Lincoln, Nebraska Jan. 7, 1918, pg. 8.)
I was unable to locate Mary or Louis/Louie, L. C. Hurford anywhere in 1930. Mary HURFORD was listed as a school nurse, Widow, in city directories for Lincoln, Neb. in the mid 1940's.

Does anyone know this family or their whereabouts in 1930?
Thank you.
Elsie

Re: Jacob & Sally Chivington Beckner family (IN>NE)

bjcree — 2009-09-01 21:21:56Z

Jacob and Sally are both buried in the David City Cemetery in Nebraska. Beside them is the grave of daughter Mary, who married William A Davisson. I have photos of both headstones. Also have the death certificates of Mary and William, who both died in Missouri. Their bodies were shipped back to David City for burial.

wanted burials: infant Hoker (d. 1888), Charles G. Hoker (d. 1895), Mary Frances Hoker (d. 1903)

TRussell1981 — 2009-08-07 21:54:41Z

Hi,
I am looking for the burials of three people, all children of Chris and Sarah Elnora HOKER.

Charles Glen Hoker - died 1895.
An Infant hoker - died 1888
Mary Frances hoker - died 13 May 1903.

The family lived in DC. The parents are buried in Circle Mound and another sister in DC Cem.

Help!

Tammy

Re: Anna F. Brezina (b. 1885)

kewpiegal — 2009-07-03 03:49:21Z

I know this is a strech, but I have been researching a tree with a Mary Holthus born may 1874 in Illinois, She later moved to Nebraska, but some time in her life she Married a Doctor with the last name Roh.

Have you came across any Doctors in the Roh family in south east Nebraska?

Re: wanted:Marianna Coufal (b.1841 Moravia, d. aft 1906) (m.) ? Ott

wsczech — 2009-06-18 04:00:02Z

There's a Marie Benes buried in St Mary's cemetery south of Valparaiso. Also some Barteks.
She died in 1918.

http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/saunders/cemetery/stma...

Don't know if it's the same family or same generation.

Re: JENNINGS FAMILY

nnejelim — 2009-06-17 22:08:29Z

IN THE YEAR SINCE I POSTED I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF FAMILY HISTORY HAVE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES OF YOUR GGM AND THE OTHER SIBLINGS AND JAMES E AND JULIA'S. I WILL SHARE ANY INFO YOU MIGHT WANT. WAS SO EXCITED TO HEAR YOU HAVE JAMES E. PHOTO MY CHILDREN HAVE NO PHOTO OF THEIR DADS FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN VERNON AND MART DIED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TO TIME TO RESPOND TO MY POST

Re: JENNINGS FAMILY

honilea15 — 2009-06-17 02:29:31Z

My GGM was Hester Jane Jennings Doty (sister to Vernon Jennings) Parents were James Edward Jennings b.1852, Fulton IL, d.1928, Rising Ciry NE; and Julia Frances Jones b1856, McDonough Co, IL, d. 1934, Rising City, NE. I have a large picture of James Edward Jennings in a bubble frame; never have taken it out of the frame or reproduced it. 1900 and 1880 census' will be of much help to you.
I have dates on all my GGM's siblings - Rena, Mart, Vernon, Clark, and Dalma. Is one of these the ancestor you are needing?

Re: great granddad

xxDorscherAnderson — 2009-06-13 16:28:12Z

Are we talking about the John Anderly who married Agnes Duffek? Please let me know. If you are I would like to talk with you. John Anderly had a son Frank Anderly who married Elizabeth Torscher. Elizabeth Torscher is my Second Cousin 2x removed.

Thanks you can email me directly at Dorscherfamily@gmail.com

Re: wanted:Marianna Coufal (b.1841 Moravia, d. aft 1906) (m.) ? Ott

mskean5 — 2009-03-20 14:07:44Z

There is information about the Coufal family in Butler Co., NE at this URL.

http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jskean/jane84/jane84/Bruno/bruno...

Re: St. Mary's Cemetery in David City, Nebraska [Frank & Eva M. Morris; Michael A. & Anne Hoffman]

Bhowegen47 — 2009-02-28 18:09:14Z

Dear Rose - I would be more than happy to take pictures for you but when I click on your address to reply, I am informed that you have chosen to have your email filtered through Ancestry.com and I must join in order to send you a message. Makes me question how badly you want the pictures when one must pay in order to perform a random act of kindness for free???

Vincent & Mary (Lockner) Bock

Roger_Siedel — 2009-03-02 17:24:39Z

I am looking for someone to take a photo of the graves of Vincent and Mary Bock, both died in 1924 and buried in Bellwood Cemetery. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Along with them is buried a son Adam killed during WW1. Thank you.

Bellwood Cemetary

Roger_Siedel — 2008-11-26 17:43:23Z

I am trying to connect with someone that could take a photo of the grave of Adam Bock, killed in WW1 Aug 1918. He is buried along side his parents, Vincent and Mary Lockner Bock. Would like to get photos of all 3 gravesites.

Please contact me if someone can take these photos for me.

Thank you

Re: wanted:Marianna Coufal (b.1841 Moravia, d. aft 1906) (m.) ? Ott

czekit7 — 2009-03-02 05:33:48Z

It looks like I'm actually currently stuck on my biological Grandmother, Marie/Mary (Bartek) Benes. Her husband, Philip Benes of Valparasio NE (1924-1997) looks to have lived in the same house the entire time they were married, until her death. Her children (my biological father) were born in the 1950's (Alois, Philip, Anthony, Eugene, Kathleen, Marianne BENES), but looking at Anthony's wedding announcement in 1975, she had already died. I cannot find out anything about her online (death, or any other mention of here on than in Anthony's announcement). Currently, contacting the BENES family is not an option, but may come to that eventually. She was originally a BARTEK, and thru census, I have a lot of her other family members info, just NOTHING on her. Is there more info that I can try to locate for you? I do have an anniversary book somewhere in storage on the Philip/Bernice (second wife) Benes family, but I don't recall it mentioning anything on Mary/Marie either....I will continue to look for that book as well. Thanks for any help you may be able to help me with.

Jenn Rasp-Vaughn

Re: wanted:Marianna Coufal (b.1841 Moravia, d. aft 1906) (m.) ? Ott

czekit7 — 2009-03-01 06:01:09Z

Want to thank you both for this information. I just started working on my biological father's side of the family, and this was interesting.

Jenn

Re: Johan/John & Marie/Mary Vidlock/Wydlack family, imm. SS Rhein, 1874

Vidlak6 — 2009-02-20 02:41:01Z

Thanks for the quick response - so sorry to hear of your loss.

Re: Johan/John & Marie/Mary Vidlock/Wydlack family, imm. SS Rhein, 1874

Vidlak6 — 2009-02-19 23:16:35Z

Hello Jean - I'm John Vidlak - Great-Great Grandson of Johan/John & Marie/Mary. I've been doing some family research and saw this posting - by chance would you still be willing to send me a copy of that manifest?

My Great Grand Father was James/Vaclav/Jim/Wenzl - who married Frantiska Simond in 1894 and settled near Abie. One of his son's Frank was my Grandfather and his son Frank Jospeh Vidlak was may dad.

Frantiska's father was Joseph Simond - immigrated to the US in 1861 from France - joined the Union Army in 1862 and survived the Civil War. He married Mary Stiava June 17, 1874 in Fremont, NE almost a year after Frantiska was born.

Anyway - I have more family history to share if anyone is interested.

Thanks for the info you posted.

Re: Micek, Czapla, Podraza, Zagorska

BethKnoer — 2009-04-01 15:10:23Z

I would love to see your information. My great-grandparents are Joseph Micek and Josephine Czapla. My email is bknoer@yahoo.com

I can photograph the tombstones

barlean — 2008-12-15 13:00:05Z

I will go snap a couple of pics for you. Do you want anything specific of just a couple of head on shots.

Re: Micek, Czapla, Podraza, Zagorska

cyboronjt — 2008-10-25 05:56:15Z

Hello robinmhealy,

I am from the Joseph and Victoria (Skorupa) Czapla family. I am from their son, Stanislaus Czapla's family branch. There is a woman in our family branch that has done a lot of research on the Joseph and Victoria family and I'm sure that she would love to exchange and gather information with you. Send me an email and I will get you her contact information.

cyboronjt@hotmail.com

Justin

Re: William & Abrilla Bunker Stowell of David City

jsisso — 2009-01-27 20:13:41Z

Actually, I came into contact with Abrilla's great great grandson and got the information from him and Ruby Bunker - Wright's great granddaughter in law. She sent me pictures and gave me my great grandfather's quilt he brought with him when he left VA.:-)

WW Stowell information:

1 DEC 1853
Rochester, Sangamon, IL, USA
Death: 22 Sep 1929
David City, Butler, NE, USA

Re: William & Abrilla Bunker Stowell of David City

jsisso — 2009-01-27 13:43:50Z

Abrilla Bunker
Birth: 10 DEC 1856
Morrow County Ohio
Death: August 11, 1933
Sutton, Clay, NE, USA

Re: Johan/John & Marie/Mary Vidlock/Wydlack family, imm. SS Rhein, 1874

jlmurray591 — 2009-02-20 01:16:10Z

Hello John, unfortunately, my files are located in the house I bought, buried in a mass of my belongings.
If you have ancestry then you can look it up under Wydlack.
Jean

Re: St. Mary's Cemetery in David City, Nebraska [Frank & Eva M. Morris; Michael A. & Anne Hoffman]

mrsc554061 — 2009-02-28 19:55:21Z

I had "no idea" that was setup that way!!! I'm sorry.....and yes I'd love the pictures.
My e-mail is mrsc55406@yahoo.com
Thank you!

This is wonderful of you to do!!!

mrsc554061 — 2008-12-15 12:58:57Z

This is wonderful of you to do!!!
I'm just looking for the grave markers, but if you're willing, maybe a picture of the Church Cemetery sign?
I can't tell you how much I appreciate the help!!!
Thank you!!!
Rose

St. Mary's Cemetery in David City, Nebraska [Frank & Eva M. Morris; Michael A. & Anne Hoffman]

mrsc554061 — 2008-12-15 13:01:54Z

Would anyone be able to help me obtain grave marker photos at the St. Mary's Cemetery in David City, Nebraska?

There is a brother and sister (as well as their spouses) buried there that I'm VERY interested in.

Eva Margaret Morris d. 3/19/1979 (husband Frank)

Michael Anthony Hoffman d. 2/24/1975 (wife Anne/Anna)

I've not been able to find any help in this area. Can anyone assist?

Thank you very much,
Rose
Minneapolis, MN

Re: wanted:Marianna Coufal (b.1841 Moravia, d. aft 1906) (m.) ? Ott

wsczech — 2009-03-01 19:34:59Z

What names are you researching? What areas of the US? I may have other information that could be useful.

Wayne

Re: wanted:Marianna Coufal (b.1841 Moravia, d. aft 1906) (m.) ? Ott

wsczech — 2009-03-20 13:55:42Z

Is this the Benes family in the farm implement business?

Have you tried the Nebraska Vital Statistics for birth & death records? Also church records. Neither are available online.

Re: 1885 Butler County Census = Linwood, Skull Creek

marylevesque256 — 2009-01-03 04:20:32Z

The two townships I am principally working on are Linwood and Skull Creek. As far as the microfilm goes, we have it at the public library here in Omaha, and I look at it, and have NO problem most of the time reading the names. As I indicated in my poem, when they can't get Mahoney and Flemming right, the Czech names don't stand a chance. I'm also working on Clay county, where my husband's Czech side is from. There's one that is completely indecipherable, but again, I fixed a couple dozen, and so has an acquaintance from my home town who has relatives there. A couple of the sad ones in that county are Erans instead of Evans (he was the census taker) and Pead instead of Pearl.

I was out in the Abie/Linwood/Appleton area in late summer 2008 with a couple of friends. We visited about 8 cemeteries that day. A couple in Colfax, and 6 in Butler. I ran out of memory in my camera.

I read the Shonka/Roh discussion with interest, as I know some people by those names, although not well.

Re: 1885 Butler County Census Woes

marylevesque256 — 2009-01-03 02:34:14Z

Delighted to see another person who researches more than just your own family. Just to make sure -- are you aware of the Ancestry feature where you can document alternate (correct) spellings of the names? Your source -- a plat map from a certain year -- would be excellent for documentation. Me, I'm mostly referring to the Margie Sobotka book, which has data from about 1890-1895, and which is also indexed on Ancestry. Sometimes I refer to a later census. BTW, which township are you working on? No need for us to duplicate efforts.

1885 Butler County Census Woes

marylevesque256 — 2008-10-30 21:18:27Z

Anyone who has used the 1885 Nebraska Census index knows that it is an exercise in perseverance because of how badly the names were transcribed. On the day I found a fairly common Irish name mangled, I was inspired to write this ditty. (Once in a while we need some humor. All the names are real.)

When Slama is a Llama,
And Sramek turns out Framck,
No surprise that Kastl's Jaell
Or sometimes even Rastt.

Is Mary really Maly?
Is Pyhan really Pyke?
No -- Pylan should be Pelan
While Recraft should be Sleight.

Hannans should be Saunders(!)
And each Spotz should be a Spatz.
But wait -- perhaps I've got it wrong --
Are Spotz and Spatz all Shotz?

With Fleuney down for Flemming,
And Michiner as Mahoney,
All this makes me truly wonder --
Is this census index phoney?

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Thank goodness Ancestry now has the feature where you can annotate name differences. I found 400 errors in one township in Butler County, and have been slowly documenting each one. If you are a subscriber, be sure you take care of the corrections you know of.

Re: William & Abrilla Bunker Stowell of David City

MikeBarnes58 — 2009-01-27 19:21:02Z

Thanks for the data on Abrilla. There is something satisfying when all the boxes are filled with correct information! How did you find her death date? Did you find her tombstone? If so, in which cemetery was she buried?

You did not by chance find WW's death date did you?

Thanks again for your assistance. Cheers

Re: Edward & Monica Schrier Miller

ilyssasmom — 2008-09-18 14:06:27Z

I'm a decedent from these two. They are my grandfathers grandparents. Their son John is my Great grandfather. He married Anna Kallhoff. Any info you need let me know I'd be glad to help. My name's Christina

Re: Johan/John & Marie/Mary Vidlock/Wydlack family, imm. SS Rhein, 1874

rewmerc — 2008-09-24 18:47:43Z

Thanks again for the information. I haven't been to Abie in a long, long time myself but I plan on going there next year. According to a letter from my late Aunt, John and Marie Vidlak are burried in the Catholic Cemetery in Abie, on the Northside. The marker is an old tall iron cross. Hope that helps.
Bob

Re: Mary M. Cemper Shonka 1885-1959

acemper80 — 2008-09-15 16:59:02Z

I know this post was done a long time ago but I'm wondering if this line of cempers is part of mine. I've hit a road block. I'm looking for info on a Frank Cemper born around 1883 and was married to Antonia (? don't have a last name). He was my father's grandfather. Anything would help.

Thanks
Amanda Cemper

Re: Mary M. Cemper Shonka 1885-1959

acemper80 — 2008-10-23 16:49:25Z

Thank you for writing from what I can find Mary Roh (1863-1956) married Frank Cemper (1863-1882; my ggg-grandfather)later to marry a Tom Beranek. Mary and Frank had a son also named Frank Cemper (1883-1975; my ggrandfather) who married Antonia Fendrick their son Edward was my grandfather. Apparently Frank is a very popular name in our family and you're right most of the Cemper's are in David City.

The Shonka's came into play when Mary Roh and Franks daughter Mary "Mammie" Cemper married Anton William Shonka in about 1905.

The Catholic church in David City has a wonderful genealogy department.

Re: Mary M. Cemper Shonka 1885-1959

Dovesky_67 — 2008-10-23 15:43:29Z

I am the Lacy who posted the older message. I find nothing about the Cemper family in my Shonka file. I offer this from an old letter from the 1980's from Emma Bartek.
" The Baranek infor.( of yours) Im going to send to a Betty Kobza, decendant of one of Mary Roh, Tom Beranek family. She is working on them, I just sent her a big envelope of Mary
( Roh) Cemper Shonka. She had one brother Frank Cemper and those decendents are all in the David City, Appleton area. Mary Cemper married Jim Kovar, Mildred Cemper married Marcel Kovar Sr."
Please note I see a Marcel Kovar listed in the David City Phone book. But I will not put his number on line.

Re: 1885 Butler County Census Woes

Dovesky_67 — 2009-01-02 11:26:44Z

Yes it is sad how bad the spelling is on the 1885 Census record. While on Ancestry I printed off an entire township that I was working on then used an old plat map to find the correct spelling of the names and wrote them on the pages.

Re: 1885 Butler County Census Woes

Dovesky_67 — 2009-01-03 03:39:58Z

Just another comment to you. I live in Alexis Twp. of Butler County, right along the Platte River, I have lived here for 60 years so I know a lot of the names of those who lived in this area. My husbands family were early settlers in the Rising City, Surprise area. So between the two of us we may know a lot of the names in these areas. Really I live right on the Platte and Butler County Line. in the north west corner of Butler County.

Re: 1885 Butler County Census Woes

Dovesky_67 — 2009-01-03 02:51:03Z

My work was in Granville Twp. of Platte County Nebraska and
one or two townships in Colfax co. Ne. one was Shell Creek.
I am thinking it was the persons who did the indexing of the 1885 census that did the misspelling and that if one would read the 1885 film the spelling would be more correct. Of course I know it is not always easy to be able to read the film. The David City Library has the 1885 film. The 1885 Platte County film can be found in the Kin Seekers Library that is the local Genealogy group. I have a 1889 Plat Book of Butler County Nebraska. David City Library and the Nebraska State Archives also have a copy of this Plat Book The Book was rather expensive to aquire I paid close to $500.00 for it at Auction some years ago

Re: William Kilgore (1846-1914)

lzitowitz — 2009-06-06 17:19:44Z

My g-g-grandmother was Mary Ann Ware, w/o Edward Heizer Ware. She is buried in Surprise, NE.