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relative of frank psenicka

ethel henchen (View posts)
Posted: 10 Mar 2000 8:02PM GMT
my fathers name was frank psenicka and his fathers name was frank psenicka. they came to this country right after the turn of the century, about 1901 . my grandfather and his wife ,named anna capek, had three sons, joseph, ben and frank,jr. they immigrated from czeckoslavakia.

Re: relative of frank psenicka

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 8:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am wondering if the son Frank Psenicka is the person who married Antonetta Leska from Czech. They were from Cook County and had two sons Frank Jr and Stanley. The two sons moved to the midwest at some point. Thanks for any info. Anna

Re: relative of frank psenicka

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 8:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Antoinetta went by the name of Tonchi (not sure of the exact spelling, but that is how it sounds.)

Re: relative of frank psenicka

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 8:15PM GMT
Classification: Query
Was the family involved in the horticulture business?

Re: relative of frank psenicka

Posted: 7 Sep 2011 3:16AM GMT
Classification: Query
The Frank you are talking about is the younger brother of my grandpa Jerry.

Re: relative of frank psenicka

Posted: 7 Sep 2011 3:21AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 7 Sep 2011 3:25AM GMT
oh YES! Frankisek the dad of them all was a master gardener. When the family was emmigrating, they had to work their way out of Bohemia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire via Vienna. Gus was born in Hungary while Frank was employed as one of the many gardeners on Franz Joseph's estates in Hungary.

In the states, they had green houses north of Chicago and sold flowers year round. Beautiful roses, carnations, violets, etc. Frank even developed a green carnation (not dyed). He and his brother had a falling out over that (selling the patents or some such) and never spoke to each other again.

I remember watching my grandpa in his backyard garden He'd look at a rose or rhododendron, cock his head to the side and decide it needed balance, He'd cut a bud and splice it where he wnted a branch to grow and it did! That family was magic with plants.

Re: relative of frank psenicka

Posted: 16 Apr 2012 1:43AM GMT
Classification: Query
I do know of the Frank & Ben Psenicka. Ben was my late Grandfather. Uncle Frank & Ben lived in Deerbrook, WI.

Re: relative of frank psenicka

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 1:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Psenicka
I believe that Frank Jr. is my great grandfather. My grandfather was Stanley.
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