Fendrich Family (3 children not pictured)
The following is a brief post on Vaclav and Anna (Voboril) Fendrich and their daughter Katerina. Vaclav and Anna are my daughter’s maternal 3rd great-grandparents. Included are a copy of Anna’s obituary and Katerina’s marriage record. In the census, marriage and immigration records, the names Fendrich-Frendrick-Fendrych all appear, I used the version they appeared to settle on. Also, I admit a shortcoming in interpreting Czech regions (Kray/Krai), districts (Okres), towns and villages and the correct order to to identify a place of birth or residence.
Vaclav Wenceslaus Fendrich was born in May 1844 in Cáslav, Bohemia, (Austrian Empire) now part of the Czech Republic. Vaclav was the son of Catherine Nowak and Franta (Frank) Fendrich. He married Anna Voboril in 1873. They had ten children in 19 years. Vaclav was a rancher and lived in Marsland, Linwood and later Schuyler, Nebraska. Vaclav died on May 7, 1914 in Schuyler, Nebraska, at the age of 70.
Anna Voboril was born in July, 1849 in Jankov Kray Caslav, Bohemia. Her parents were Jan Voboril and Marie Marshalek.
Anna arrived in America in 1870 with her first husband John Havlinek Sr. John died two years after their arrival and Anna married Vaclav in 1873. At the time of her passing in 1938, Anna had 57 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren!
(Note) Anna’s obituary lists her parents as Joseph and Anna. However, Vaclav and Anna’s marriage license shows Jan and Marie as her parents.
Katerina Fendrich was born on August 28, 1877, in Abie, Nebraska, to Vaclav and Anna. She married Vaclav Wencel Bame on June 25, 1895, in Hemingford, Nebraska (click to view a copy of their marriage record). They had three children. She died on February 13, 1966, in Schuyler, Nebraska, at the age of 88.
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