Jerome Fujan

Louis married Christine Svec. Christine (daughter of Vaclav "James" Svec and Marie "Mary" Suda) was born about 1887 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Frantisek Fujan was the son of Matej and Veronika (Levova) Fujan. He immigrated to the United States in the late 1860's (sic) to join his brother Vaclav in Prague, Nebraska. He and his wife Marie moved to Milligan in 1893, where they farmed. (Milligan, p 275).

(Research):Census Listings:

1880 Census
US Federal 1880 Census

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace O
ccupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Frank FUYAN Self M Male W 48 BOHEMIA Farmer BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Mary FUYAN Wife M Female W 43 BOHEMIA Keeps House BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Joseph FUYAN Son S Male W 25 BOHEMIA Farms At Home BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Vencel FUYAN Son S Male W 19 BOHEMIA At Home BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Anna FUYAN Dau S Female W 17 BOHEMIA At Home BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Frank FUYAN Son S Male W 12 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Francis FUYAN Dau S Female W 9 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Anton FUYAN Son S Male W 7 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA
Josey FUYAN Dau S Female W 5 BOHEMIA BOHEMIA BOHEMIA

Source Information:
Census Place Elk, Saunders, Nebraska
Family History Library Film 1254755
NA Film Number T9-0755
Page Number 304C

Frantisek married Marie Koziskova on 23 Nov 1852 in Bohemia. Marie was born about 1836 in Bohemia; died on 1 Nov 1914 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Antonin Koziska/Kozisek.

Notes:

Vaclav Svec and Marie Suda were early pioneers in Fillmore County. They lived all their married life on the farm which Vaclav homesteaded. The farm, still in the family, is one mile west of Milligan.

Vaclav Svec was born October 16, 1841, to Josef and Barbora Kippova or Kibova Svec in Zichovice, okres Stasecky, Bohemia. When he was 12, his mother died so he had to make his way in the world while still a young boy. He took up the trade of a cabinent maker. He came to America in 1869, following his trade of carpenter and farmer for a time in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Vaclav came to Nebraska two years later...filing the homestead entry at the Beatrice Land Office on April 17, 1871.

From the Familysearch 1880 United States Census and National Index

Census Place:Glengary, Fillmore, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254748 National Archives Film T9-0748 Page 50 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace James SWECSelfMMW40BOHEMEN Occ:FarmerFa: BOHEMENMo: BOHEMEN Mary SWECWifeFMW24BOHEMEN Occ:HousekeeperFa: BOHEMENMo: BOHEMEN Agnes SWECDauFSW2NE Fa: BOHEMENMo: BOHEMEN Mary SWECDauFSW1NE Fa: BOHEMENMo: BOHEMEN

Vaclav married Marie "Mary" Suda on 17 Jan 1873 in Fillmore County, Nebraska. Marie was born on 29 Oct 1856 in Pisek, Bohemia; died on 3 Jun 1921; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Marie Suda came to this country with her parents in 1868...(her) first home in America was Chicago, where the family remained until 1871. Leaving Chicago after the great fire, her parents, Frantisek and Karolina Klokanova Suda, homesteaded in Section 2 of Glengary Township.

Place of birth sometimes shown as Berdekov u Blatne Pisek, Bohemia.