Vlasta F. Brt: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1.	Vlasta F. Brt was born about 1903 in Nebraska (daughter of Vaclav "James" "Jim" Brt and Frances Terezie Doupnik); and died. Notes: Also shown as Vesta? Family/Spouse: John Harold Flickinger. John (son of John J. Flickinger and Emma Doupnik) was born after 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Vaclav "James" "Jim" Brt was born on 20 Aug 1854 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia (son of Bartolomej "Bartholomew" Brt and Anna Koblasek); died on 9 Mar 1904 in Nebraska.

Notes:

Came to America in 1874 with his parents and three brothers and two sisters. They came directly to Saline County from New York, and settled on a farm three and one half miles north of Crete where they first lived in a Dugout. The Brt family was known as musical. The father played the "dudy," which resembles a bagpipe. Brother Frank played a bass horn and Vaclav played a Czech trumpet. They played for many weddings dances and social gatherings. (Milligan, p 211).

Place of birth shown as Rhybova Lhote Kraj, Taborsky, Bohemia

Listed as Wencil on the 1880 census.

Vaclav married Frances Terezie Doupnik on 30 Oct 1880 in Saxon, Saline County, Nebraska. Frances (daughter of Anton "Anthony" Doupnik and Terezie Prochaska) was born on 25 Jul 1864 in Brandl?n, Dacice, Moravia; died on 10 Sep 1937. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances Terezie Doupnik was born on 25 Jul 1864 in Brandl?n, Dacice, Moravia (daughter of Anton "Anthony" Doupnik and Terezie Prochaska); died on 10 Sep 1937.

Notes:

She came to America at age 6. Her family originally settled in Red Oak, Iowa and then moved to a farm near Crete. Her parents died of the flu shortly after her marriage, and she raised her younger brothers and sisters. After her husband's death, she managed their farm for over 20 more years, with the help of her children. She lived in a sod hut, killed the snakes first thing in the morning and had a dog that actually removed cockleburs from her skirt in the evening. (Milligan, p 211).

(Research):

Census Listings:

1910 Federal Census
Nebraska, Fillmore County, Liberty Twp
Enumerated 15 Apr 1910
SD 4 ED 32 Sheet 1A
8-8
Brt, Francis Head F W 45 Wd 9/6 AustMoravian AustMoravian AustMoravian 1870 Bohemian Farmer
Brt, Bedrich W. Son M W 20 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian English Farm Laborer
Brt, Anna M Dtr F W 16 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian English
Brt, Rosie M Dtr F W 14 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian English
Brt, Charles V Son M W 9 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian
Brt, Vlasta F Dtr F W 7 S Neb AustBohemia AustMoravian

Notes:

Married:
Groom's Name: Vaclar Brt
Groom's Birth Date: 1855
Groom's Birthplace: Bohema
Groom's Age: 25
Bride's Name: Frances Doupnik
Bride's Birth Date: 1863
Bride's Birthplace: Bohema
Bride's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1880
Marriage Place: Saxon, Saline, Nebraska
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name: Anna Kolanska
Bride's Father's Name: Anton
Bride's Mother's Name: Teresia
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00325-9
System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
Source Film Number: 1985880
Reference Number: p 207
Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995

Their marriage recorded on page 207 of the Saline County Marriage book, 1879-1883

To this union, nine children were born. Two died in infancy and one at the age of ten. Their names were Henry, Rose and Emily.

Children:

Henry Brt was born after 1880 in Nebraska; died after 1880 in Nebraska.
Rose Brt was born after 1882 in Nebraska; died after 1882 in Nebraska.
Emily Brt was born after 1884 in Nebraska; died after 1884 in Nebraska.
Marie T. Brt was born on 20 Feb 1888 in Nebraska; died on 30 Dec 1963.
Bedrich W. "Fred" Brt was born on 15 Jun 1890 in Nebraska; died on 22 Jun 1950 in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska.
Anna Marie Brt was born on 8 Dec 1893 in Nebraska; died on 6 Nov 1970 in Exeter, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
Rose M. "Rosie" Brt was born on 12 Mar 1898 in Nebraska; died on 11 Dec 1976 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa; was buried in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery, Scott County, Iowa.
Charles Vaclav Brt was born on 22 May 1900 in Nebraska; died on 2 Nov 1974 in Elkins, Washington County, Arkansas; was buried in Bohemian Brethren Cemetery (AKA Cesky Bratri Cemetery), Fillmore County, Nebraska.
1. Vlasta F. Brt was born about 1903 in Nebraska; and died.

Generation: 3

Bartolomej "Bartholomew" Brt was born in Aug 1819 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia; died after 1900 in Saline County, Nebraska.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Nebraska, Saline County, Crete Precinct
Enumerated 19 Jun 1880
Page 29 SD 1 ED 213 Stamped 15A
246-246
Brt, Bartolomey M W 63 Farner Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Anna W F 54 Wf Keeping House Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, John W MM 28 Son Works on Farm Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Wencil W M 25 Son Works on Farm Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Joseph M M 9 Son At School Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
247-247
Brt, Frank M W 32 Farmer Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Rosa W F 27 Wf Keeping House Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Frank W M 2 Son At Home Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Barbara W F 10 Cousin At School Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Mary W F 1 Dtr At Home Neb Bohemia Bohemia

1900 Census
Nebraska, Saline County, Crete Precinct
Enumerated 20 June 1900
SD 4 ED 107 Sheet 7A
122-127
Brt, Frank Head W M July 1847 53 M 23 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Thiase Wf W F May 1856 m 23 6/6 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Edward Son W M Sept 1877 22 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Mary Dtr W F July 1879 20 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Frank Son W M Mch 1882 18 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, James Son W M Au 1883 16 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Anna Dtr W F Dec 1886 13 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Adolph Son W M Aug 1892 7 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
123-129=8
Brt, Joseph Head W M Aug 1870 29 M 8 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Mary Wf W F Sept 1873 27 M 8 0/0 Ohio Bohemia Bohemia
Brt, Bartlo Father W M Aug 1818 81 Wd Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia

Bartolomej married Anna Koblasek before 1848 in Bohemia. Anna was born on 12 Jun 1824 in Bohemia; died after 1880 in Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna Koblasek was born on 12 Jun 1824 in Bohemia; died after 1880 in Saline County, Nebraska.

Children:

Frantisek "Frank" Brt was born in Jul 1847 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia; and died.
Jan "John" S. Brt was born about 1852 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia; and died.
Katerina Brt was born about 1853 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia; and died.
2. Vaclav "James" "Jim" Brt was born on 20 Aug 1854 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia; died on 9 Mar 1904 in Nebraska.
Anna Brt was born after 1858 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia; and died.
Josef "Joseph" Brt was born in Aug 1870 in Rybova Lhota, T?bor, Bohemia; and died.

Anton "Anthony" Doupnik was born before 1844 in Bohemia; died on 5 Dec 1883 in Nebraska; was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska.

Notes:

The exact date of Anthony's arrival to this country is not known, but it is known that he applied for his U.S. citizenship at Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa on December 8, 1870. The family moved to Saline County, Nebraska, and on May 4, 1871, Anthony registered an application for a homestead. His land was the s 1/2 NW 1/4, section 30, Turkey Creek Township. He "built a house of sod thereon, 12 x 14 feet in size with two windows and one door...plowed and cultivated about 40 acres of said land and...bored a well 48 feet deep, built a stable of straw and poles and planted a small grove of forest trees. (Milligan, p 261).

Anton married Terezie Prochaska. Terezie was born before 1846 in Bohemia; died between 1883 and 1884 in Nebraska; was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Terezie Prochaska was born before 1846 in Bohemia; died between 1883 and 1884 in Nebraska; was buried in Turkey Creek Cemetery, Saline County, Nebraska.

Notes:

Terezie and her daughter Frances left Austria aboard the Steamship Neckar, a North German Lloyd vessel, from Hamburg, Germany and arrived in New York on April 15, 1870. (Milligan, p 261).

Children:

3. Frances Terezie Doupnik was born on 25 Jul 1864 in Brandl?n, Dacice, Moravia; died on 10 Sep 1937.
Emma Doupnik was born on 10 Jul 1873; died in Nov 1962.
Matilda Doupnik was born on 20 Jul 1876; died on 14 Jan 1962.
Robert Anton Doupnik was born on 13 Jan 1879; died on 28 Jul 1956.