Jessie Vondra Jarvis

Jessie Vondra was born January 6, 1893. Jessie's birth information says she was born in Goudeville, South Dakota. Jessie was the 11th child born to Marie Sedlacek and John Vondra.

Jessie Vondra

Anna Vondra Hanson and Jessie Vondra Jarvis

The Sedlacek Family from Mlynec, Polen, Plzen, Bohemia

Jakub Sedláček was born October 9, 1818, Mlynec, Polin, Plzen, Bohemia. November 19, 1837 Jakub married Josepha Markova (Marek), born 24 August 1811 in Mlynec, Polin, Plzen, Bohemia.

Jakub's (born 1818) parents were Jakub Sedláček (born 1800) and Dorota Schleisova.

Josepha's parents were Bartoloměj Marek and Kateřina Kleisnerová.

Jakub Sedláček and Josepha Josefa Marková had 7 known children:

1. Jiří Sedláček, born 14 September, 1838 at the Sedlacek home, Mlynec house 6.

Jiri (translates as George in English) married Katerina Fisher. As the oldest son, Jiri inherited the family home and property. Jiri died 13 May 1872 from polio at the age of 33. Jiri and Katerina had two sons, Jan (John) and Vaclav (James). Katerina, as his widow, became the heir to the family property. Widowed Katerina married Karel Blahnik and had 4 more known children. The family property now became the property of Karel and Katerina Blahnik.

2. Anna Sedláčková was born 10 Jul 1840 at the Sedlacek home. Anna died at the age of 17 on 21 December 1857.

3. Vaclav Sedlacek was born in 1842 and died 1863, at the age of 20 from a stomach ailment. It could have been an appendicitis, cancer, an ulcer or another ailment. The death record is not specific, because it is possible that it was unknown.

4. Joseph Sedlacek was born in 1845 at the Sedlacek home and died in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. Joseph was the first known family member to go to America. He arrived in 1866. He married Mary Loula and had 15 children.

5. Jakub Sedlacek was born in 1850. He was the second family member to go to America. He followed his brother to Chicago.  Jakub married Julia Jandus and they had one son, Bohumil (Fred). Jakub and Julia divorced shortly after Bohumil's birth. Jakub moved to Wisconsin and married Anna Matek. Jakub and Anna had 12 children. Jakub worked as a carpenter and a music teacher in Wisconsin, in addition to having a farm. Jakub died in 1919 in Wisconsin.

6. Josepha (Josephine) Sedlacekova was born in 1852 at the Sedlacek home. Josepha followed her two brothers to Chicago where she married Vojtech (Albert) Mencl. Albert and Josephine had 10 children. Josephine died in 1929.

7. Marie Sedlacekova was born in 1856 at the Sedlacek home. Marie married Jan (John) Vondra November 16, 1875. John and Marie moved to the United States in 1884, settling for a short time in Chicago, and later moving to South Dakota. Marie died in 1912.

In looking at the family information and death dates, at the time that Marie was married, her parents, two oldest brothers and oldest sister were deceased. At the same time, her three surviving siblings were in America. She was the only person from her immediate family in Bohemia. Surviving family members included her sister-in-law, Katerina Fisher Sedlacekova Blahnik and two nephews. There were aunts, uncles, cousins and more still in the area.

It is unknown how John and Marie's marriage was arranged, as this was not uncommon in those times.

1811 --Josepha Markova is born (Marie Sedlacek's mother)
1818--Jakub Sedlacek is born
1837--Jakub and Josepha married
1838--Jiri Sedlacek is born
1840--Anna Sedlacek birth
1842--Vaclav's born (1842-1863)
1845--Joseph's birth (1845-1917)
1850--Jakub's birth (1850 - 1919)
1852--Josepha Sedlacekova's birth (Josephine Mencl) (1852-1929)
1856--Marie Sedlacekova Vondra's birth (1856-1912)
1857--Anna Sedlacek death (1840-1857)
1863--Vaclav Sedlacek death (1842-1863)
1866--Joseph Sedlacek moved to Chicago, Illinois (1845-1917)
1867--father Jakub Sedlacek death (1818-1867)
1868--Jakub Sedlacek (1850 - 1919)
1872--Jiri Sedlacek death(1838-1872)
1874--mother Josepha Markova (Marek) death (1811-1874)
1875--Marie's Sedlacekova's marriage to Jan (John) Vondra
1884--Marie and John Vondra immigrate to America
1912--Marie Vondra's death

Frank Vondra 1886 - 1929

Frank Vondra lived a relatively short life. He, like all of his brothers, was never married and had no children.

Frank's actual birth year is not clear, unless or until a birth record is found for him. South Dakota, where Frank was born, did not begin keeping birth records until 1905, about 20 years after he was born. The documents which are attached in this post show inconsistency in the year he was born.

Frank was a twin. His twin brother died at birth and was buried on the prairie close to the home where the family was living in Eden Township, Hyde County, South Dakota.

The first document that is found for Frank is the 1900 census. He is shown to be 13 years old, born in South Dakota.

The 1905 census card for Frank shows that he is 18 years old. He is living with his family in Union Township, in Hyde County, South Dakota. He is male, white, single, can read and can write.

1998 Researcher's Report, Marie Sedlacek birth and family information, Datum 4

 This is the fourth of a series of posts that are the result of the work of a genealogist, David Kahout, hired by Jennilyn Scott Frizell in 1998. The information is broken down in the document by the genealogist, into what he called datum, not a commonly used word, but meaning pieces of information. After the genealogist's part, links to the Czech records for this information will be added and the images relevant to the records will be inserted. Links and images have been added to each of the individual biographical pieces as well in other entries in the blog, but I am adding them again here for documentation purposes.

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Found on 11.5.1998 in the SDA in Plzen, in the book No. 17 for the roman-catholic parish Polen, on page 31:

On 24 February 1856 was born

Marie Sedlacek

catholic, female, from the legal bed (legitimate birth)

The father: Jakub Sedlacek, the peasant farmer in Mlynec No. 6, the son of Jakub Sedlacek, retired from Mlynec No. 6, thte district Plzen, the county Klatovy, and the mother Dorota, nee Schleis, from the village Hluboka, the district Plzen, the county Nova Kdyne.

The mother: Josefa, the daughter of deceased Bartolomej Marek, retired from Mlynec No. 21, and the mother, Katerina, nee Kleisner from the village Malechov, the district Plzen, the county Klatovy.

Baptised: P. Josef Vrba, on 25.2.1856.

The godfathers - Vaclav Lang, the half-farmer from Bukova No. 13

                            Marie Rajsl, the farmer from Slavikov No. 17

The midwife: Anna Srastna, tested, from Polen.

The brothers and the sisters - all were born in Mlynec No. 6:

1. Josefa, female, born 7.5.1852 / emigrated to USA

2. Jacob, male, born 10.2.1850 / emigrated to USA

3. Marie, female, born 5.7.1847/ died like a baby (as a baby)

4. Joseph, male, born 8.4.1845 / emigrated to USA

5. Wenzel, male, born 2.11.1842/ died 14.8.1863 the illness: catarrh

6. Anna, female, born 10.7.1840/ died 21.12.1857/ the illness: typhus

7. George (Jiri), male, born 14.9.1838-died 13.5.1872/the illness: small-pox

The note: the oldest of all siblings - George, took the farm. All other alive siblings left toto USA.

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Rita's notes:

The list of Marie's siblings is in reverse of what we are accustomed to. We see the lists always with oldest to youngest in all genealogy work. This is a little confusing.

7. George (Jiri) born 14.9.1838 and died 13.5.1872 from smallpox. Jiri was married to ______ and had two sons before his death. Dorota later married and the family continued to live in the Sedlacek family home at Mlynec no. 6.

Jiri  Sedlacek birth record:

Jiri Sedlacek Death record

1998 Researcher's Report, Jan (John) Vondra and Marie Sedlacek marriage information, Datum 3

 This is the third of a series of posts that are the result of the work of a genealogist, David Kahout, hired by Jennilyn Scott Frizell in 1998. The information is broken down in the document by the genealogist, into what he called datum, not a commonly used word, but meaning pieces of information. After the genealogist's part, links to the Czech records for this information will be added and the images relevant to the records will be inserted. Links and images have been added to each of the individual biographical pieces as well in other entries in the blog, but I am adding them again here for documentation purposes.

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Found on 11.5.1998 in the SDA in Plzen, in the book No. 17 for the Roman Catholic parish Polen, on the pages 18 and 19:

On 16 November 1875 were married:

the bridegroom: Jan Vondra, the maser black-smith from (home) Ausilove/=Usilov No. 38, thte soon of Matej (Matthias, Matthew) Vondra, the black-smith in Usilov No. 38 and Marie, nee Zitek, from the village Mezholezy No. 7.

(missing information not shown on the shared photo)

the bride: Marie, the daughter of deceased Jakub Sedlacek from the village Mlynec No. 6, and the mother (also deceased), Josefa, nee Marek, from the village Mlynec. She is catholic, single, 19 years old. 

The witnesses: Karel Marek, the farmer in Mlynec

                          Jiri Sedlacek, the publican/--the inn-keeper in                                     Mlynec

Married: Vaclav Pavlik, Kaplan (priest)

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Rita's notes:

Images from record book of the record of the marriage.

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30067390/polen-17_0100-o?x=21&y=138&w=561&h=219

It may be written somewhere, but it is to be noted that when John and Marie married, Marie's parents were both deceased and her three remaining living siblings, Jakub, Joseph and Josefa (Josephine) were in America. Her brother, Jiri, who inherited the family property as the oldest son, was deceased. Marie was likely living there with Jiri and his wife and then with the wife after Jiri died. His wife later remarried. 

1998 Researcher's Report, Jan (John) Vondra birth information, Datum 2

This is the second of a series of posts that are the result of the work of a genealogist, David Kahout, hired by Jennilyn Scott Frizell in 1998. The information is broken down in the document by the genealogist, into what he called datum, not a commonly used word, but meaning pieces of information. After the genealogist's part, links to the Czech records for this information will be added and the images relevant to the records will be inserted. Links and images have been added to each of the individual biographical pieces as well in other entries in the blog, but I am adding them again here for documentation purposes.
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The datum 2: Found on 11.5.1998 in the SDA in Plzen, in the book No. 7 for the Roman Catholic Parish Slavikovice on the page 14.

"On 30 July 1826 was born
Johann/- Jan in Czech, or John in English Baptist,
Catholic, male, from the legal bed (legitimate)
the birth place: Usilov No. 38

The father: Mathias Vondra, the black-smith in Usilov, on the manor Chudenice, the legal son of Thomas Vondra, the black-smith in Usilov, and the mother Marie, the daughter of deceased Jakub Fischer, the black-smith from Usilov No. 38.

The mother: Marie, the legal daughter of Johann Zitek, the land-owning farmer in the village Mezholezy No. 7, on the manor Chudenice, and the mother Katerina, the daughter of the peasant cottager in the village Mezholezy No. 16/ or 14?/.

The godfathers: Johann Vondra, the black-smith in the village Mezholezy
Anna Mlinarikova, the land-owning farmer in Usilov

The midwife: Anna Louckova from Cernikov

The brothers and the sisters - all were born in Usilov No. 38:
1/ Marie, female, born 2.3.1839 (March 2, 1839)
2/ Petr, male, born 29.6.1847 (June 29, 1847)
3/ Katharina, female, born 2.5.1853 (May 2, 1853)
4/ Katharina, female, born 7.1.1857 (January 7, 1857)
5/ Anna, female, born 12.1.1833 (January 12, 1833)
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John Baptist Vondra, birth record, July 30, 1836

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0160-n?x=494&y=604&w=489&h=196

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Anna Vondrova, born January 13, 1833, sister of John Vondra

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0130-n?x=-182&y=-55&w=1075&h=434

Anna Vondrova, birth record, January 13, 1833, part 1

Anna Vondrova, birth record, January 13, 1833, part 2

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Marie Vondrova, March 2, 1839, sister of John Vondra

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0200-n?x=458&y=457&w=577&h=206

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Petr Vondra, born June 29, 1847, brother of John Vondra

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0290-n?x=19&y=466&w=483&h=195

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Katharina Vondrova, born May 2, 1853, sister of John Vondra

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0350-n?x=-6&y=-28&w=483&h=195

Katherina Vondrova, birth record, part 1, May 2, 1852, sister to John Vondra

Katherina Vondrova, born 1853, birth record, part 2

Katherina Vondrova, 1853, death record

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068303/slavikovice-03_1110-z?x=-17&y=110&w=498&h=201

Katherina Vondra, born 1853, death record, part 1

Katherina Vondra, born 1853, death record, part 2

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Katharina Vondrova, born January 7, 1857, sister to John Vondra

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0380-n?x=-310&y=479&w=967&h=390

1998 Researcher's Report, Jan Vondra and Marie Sedlacek Vondra's Children

This is the first of a series of posts that are the result of the work of a genealogist, David Kahout, hired by Jennilyn Scott Frizell in 1998. The information is broken down in the document by the genealogist, into what he called datum, not a commonly used word, but meaning pieces of information. After the genealogist's part, links to the Czech records for this information will be added and the images relevant to the records will be inserted. Links and images have been added to each of the individual biographical pieces as well in other entries in the blog, but I am adding them again here for documentation purposes.
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The parish records of the Vondra Family

The datum 1: Found on 11.5.1998 (May 11, 1998) in the state district archive the following records only "SDA (State District Archive)" in Plzen, in the book No. 7 for the Roman Catholic parish Slavikovice, on the page 57.

"On 5 January 1877 at 9 o'clock PM was born Vaclav Vondra, catholic, male, from the legal bed.

The place of birth: Usilov No. 38/ also the village mentioned like Uslov or Ousilov in German language Ausilaw, the county Domazlice

Baptised: Frantisek Wildmann, the vicar, on 6.1.1877 (January 6, 1877)

The father: Jan Vondra, the black-smith from Usilov No. 38, the son of Matej Vondra, the black-smith in Usilov No. 38 and the mother Marie, nee Zitek, from the village Mezholezy.

The mother: Marie, the daughter of Jakub Sedlacek, the peasant farmer from the village Mlynec No. 6, and his wife, Josefa, nee Marek from Mlynec, the county Klatovy.

The godfathers:
Wencel/ Vaclav/Kremarik, the peasant cottager in Slavikovice No. 21 and Magdalena, his wife.

The midwife: Anna Frantova, tested, from the village Miletice."

The brothers and the sisters - all were born in Usilov No. 38:
1. Marie, female, born 2.2.2878 (February 2, 1878)
2. Josef, male, born 6.3.1880 (March 6, 1880)
3. Marie Magdalena, female, born 19.3.1882 (March 19, 1882), died 1.4.1884 (April 1, 1884) from the sheep's plague.
4. Anezka, female, born 26.3.1884 (March 26, 1884)

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http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0590-n?x=32&y=387&w=483&h=195

Vaclav Vondra, known as James Vondra in America, but always referred to as "Brother Jim" by his sisters.

Vaclav Vondra (James Vondra), birth reocord, part 1

Vaclav Vondra (James Vondra), birth record, part 2

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Marie Vondra Bouzek

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0610-n?x=492&y=461&w=483&h=195

Marie Vondra (Mary Vondra Bouzek) birth record, part 1

Marie Vondra (Mary Vondra Bouzek) birth record, part 2

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Josef Vondra, male, born 6.3.1880 (March 6, 1880)

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0650-n?x=237&y=54&w=483&h=195

Josef Vondra, birth record, part 1

Josef Vondra, birth record, part 2

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Marie Magdalena Vondra, female, born 19.3.1882 (March 19, 1882)
died 1.4.1884 (April 1, 1884) Cause of death: sheeps plague

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0680-n?x=33&y=482&w=483&h=195

Marie Magdalena Vondra, birth reecord, part 1

Marie Magdalena Vondra, birth record, part 2

Mari Magdalena Vondra, Death Record

Marie Magdalena Vondra, death record, part 1

Marie Magdalena Vondra, death record, part 2

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Anezka (Agnes) Vondra (Thurston), female, born 26.3.1884 (March 26, 1884)

http://www.portafontium.eu/iipimage/30068307/slavikovice-07_0710-n?x=-123&y=347&w=724&h=292