Rudolph "Rudy" Girmus

Rudolph married Lenoris M. Elznic on 16 Feb 1952. Lenoris (daughter of Anton F. "Fred" Elznic and Mary Paroubek) was born on 12 Jun 1931 in Tobias, Saline County, Nebraska; died on 29 May 1998 in Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Lenoris and Rudy have three daughters: Jean (Mrs. Jerry Maruska of Kearney), Sherri (Mrs. Carrol Landis of Lincoln), and Nancy of Omaha. They have four grandchildren: Todd and Candice Maruska and Sarah and Shauna Landis. (Milligan, p 277).

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Obituary (from FindAGrave)

James J. Girmus was born April 13, 1883 near Milligan, Nebr. He died at the General Hospital in Geneva on Friday morning, March 26, 1943, at the age of 59 years, 11 months, and 19 days.

October 29, 1907, he was married to Anna Matejka. To this union twelve children were born, Joe is in the Army overseas, Emil, Jim, Mrs. Ervin Odvody; Mrs Hubert Koehn, Ed, Frank, Bill, and the rest at home*. five grandchildren, and one sister, Mrs. Albert Simacek, also survive. His brothers, Frank and Emil, preceded him in death.

He has farmed all his life in Fillmore County, except five years in Wyoming where he took up a homestead.

* also includes John, Rudolph, Raymond, and Adolph.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Madison Township
Enumerated 22 Apr 1930
ED 30-22 SD 11 Sheet 5B
113-113
Girmus Edward Hd M W 21 S Ne Ne Ne Farmer
114-114
Girmus, James Hd M W 47 N 27 Ne Mich Czech Farmer
Girmus, Anna Wf F W 38 M 18 Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Frank Son m W 19 S Ne Ne Ne Laborer Farm
Girmus, William Son M W 17 S Ne Ne Ne Laborer Farm
Girmus, James Son M W 15 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Mildred Dtr F W 13 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Emil Son M W 11 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Joe Son M W 9 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Arlin Son M W 7 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Helen Dtr F W 5 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Rudolph Son M W 3 1/12 S Ne Ne Ne
Girmus, Raymond Son M W 6/12 S Ne Ne Ne

James married Anna "Annie" May Matejka on 29 Oct 1907. Anna (daughter of Vaclav "James" Matejka and Anna Simacek) was born on 11 Oct 1891 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 30 Jul 1971 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star
August 1, 1971, Page 7D

Girmus, Anna, 79, Geneva died Friday. Survivors: sons, Rudy, Frank, both of Ohiowa, Edward, Sutton, William, Milligan, James, Friend, Emil, Johnnie, both Geneva, Joe, Tobias, Raymond, Lincoln, Adolph, Omaha; daughters, Mrs. Ervin (Mildred) Odvody, Milligan, Mrs. Hubert (Helen) Koehn, Geneva; sister, Mrs. Albina Stych, Cordova; 31 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren.

Services: 2 p.m. Monday, Farmer-Harris Funeral Home, Geneva. The Rev. John E. Stayton. North Cemetery, Milligan.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2013)

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James and Anna spent all of their lives farming in Nebraska except for a few early years in their marriage when they were homesteading in Chugwater, Wyoming. They had twelve children: Edward, Frank, William, James, Mildred who married Ervin Odvody, Emil, Joe, John, Helen who married Hubert Koehn, Rudolph, Raymond, and Adolph. (Milligan, p 277).

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Also known as Bohumil.

The son of Barbara BARTOS and Joseph GIRMUS, Gottlieb was born in Prague, Bohemia in 1847, and immigrated to the United States in 1851 with his (father and) brother Joseph. His father remarried Katharine WAGWADUKE and had eleven additional children. The family lived in New York, and later moved to Newark, New Jersey. Gottlieb worked as a machine shop operator. The Girmus family later settled in Saginaw, Michigan. Here Gottlieb enlisted in the 16th Regiment, Company D, Michigan on March 24, 1864. He was described as being small in stature, five feet one inch tall, with a fair complexion, blue eyes, light hair, occupation laborer. He served for approximately 11 months, but became ill in March and April 1865 and was mustered out of the service due to his health. He was discharged in May 1865.

Gottlieb moved to Nebraska in 1868, and filed a homestead claim at the Beatrice Land Office on April 26, 1869. His land was approximately 150 acres in Section 34 of Liberty Township in Fillmore County.

Gottlieb was apparently industrious and entrepreneurial in spirit. The local paper noted he built to town coal shed, served as assessor for Glengary Township, purchased a well auger as a joint venture with Vit Laun, and served as village clerk. When he was in his early sixties, he moved to Chugwater, Wyoming to set up a homestead in that state. (Milligan, 276).

Gottlieb married Katherine Sopr on 14 Oct 1879 in Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Katherine (daughter of Frank Sopr and Veronika Urban) was born on 25 Nov 1853 in Praha, Bohemia; died on 20 Mar 1904; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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AKA Katrina or Mary. The daughter of Veronika URBAN and Frank SOPR, she was born in Prague, Bohemia and came to the United States at the age of 18 with her sister and brother-in-law, Anna and Vaclav KOCA. The sailed on the ship "Ohio" from Bremen, and arrived in Baltimore, Maryland on September 27, 1872. They settled first in Braidwood, Illinois, moving to Glengary Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska in 1874. (Milligan, p 276).

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Married:
They married in the office of T.H. Lovegrove, J.P. in Liberty Township. Witnesses were John KOTAS and Joseph KOCA. (Milligan, p 276).

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Liberty Twp
Enumerated 8 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 29 Sheet 4B
67-67
Metaka, James Head W M Oct 1860 39 M 5 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1870 Pa Farmer
Metaka, Mary Wf W F July 1874 25 M 5 4/4 Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Metaka, Mary Dtr W F Jan 1890 10 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Metaka, Annie Dtr W F Oct 1891 9 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Metaka, Alvina Dtr W F Apr 1894 6 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Metaka, Pauline Dtr W F Apr 1898 2 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia

Vaclav married Anna Simacek before 1890. Anna (daughter of Matej "Mike" Simacek, Jr. and Marie Polak) was born about 1868; died about 1893; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank + Veronika Urban. Veronika was born before 1828; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Frank Matejka emigrated fall 1877 from left Trstice, Bohemia and came to the United States settling on a homestead near Milligan, NE. They came to America on the ship "Odessa". They first settled NE of Milligan, NE. Mr. and Mrs. Matejka had 6 sons and 3 daughters.

Copied from the notes of Rod Girmus, his tree can be found at RootsWeb's WorldConnect:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=girmus



(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Liberty Twp
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8Y8-K4K : accessed 02 Dec 2013), Anton Maetetka in household of Frank Maetetka, Liberty, Fillmore, Nebraska, United States; citing sheet 505B, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T9-0748
Frank Maetetka M 45 Czechoslovakia
Mary Maetetka Wife F 42 Czechoslovakia
Frank Maetetka Son M 10 Czechoslovakia
Anton Maetetka Son M 8 Czechoslovakia
Emmil Maetetka Son M 4 Czechoslovakia
Christina Maetetka Dtr F 1 Czechoslovakia

1900 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Liberty Twp
Enumerated 2 and 4 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 29 Sheet 2A
29-29
Matika, Frank Head W M Jan 1835 65 M 40 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1878 22 Farmer
Matika, Mary Wf W F Jan 1839 61 M 40 12/9 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1878 22
Matika, Anton Son W M Mar 1875 25 S Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1879
Matika, Charley Son W M Jan 1878 22 S Boehmia Bohemia Bohemia 1878
Matika, Emil Son M W Feb 1880 20 S Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1878 22
Matika, Mary Dtr W F Mar 1884 16 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia


1910 Census
Nebraska, Fillmore county, Liberty Twp
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 4 ED 32 Sheet 1B
18-18
Matejka, Charles M Head M W 33 m1 0 AustBohemia AustBohemia AustBohemia 1879 Pa English Laborer Farm
Matejka, Anna E Wf F W 22 M1 0 0/0 Neb AustBohemia AustBohemia English
Matejka, Frank Father M W 75 m1 49 GerBohemia AustBohemia GerGerman 1879 Pa Bohemian
Matejka, Marie A Mother F W 71 M1 49 12/9 AustBohemia AustBohemia AustBohemia 1879 __ Bohemian

Frantisek married Marie Manzelka about 1860 in Bohemia. Marie was born on 15 Jul 1839 in Trtice, Nov? Stra?ec?, Bohemia; died on 3 Oct 1913 in Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the Milligan Centennial book, she is listed as Marie Petracek. The FindAGrave listing for this family instead shows her as Marie MANZELKA Matejka. The photo of her tombstone is also inscribed Marie, Jeho MANZELKA.

Matej + Marie Polak. Marie was born on 15 Aug 1850 in Vzarckavricich, Bohemia; died on 4 Mar 1927. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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At the time of the 1900 census, she was living in Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska with her six youngest children, ans shown as a widow, born in August 1852 in Bohemia. The 1910 census showed her to be the mother of 13 children, eight of whom were still living.