Johanna Braum

Family/Spouse: James Kruta. James was born before 1866; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joseph, Terezie and their three children, Johanna, Anna, and Joseph left Bohemia and sailed to America in 1879. Joseph purcahsed land from the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad company on February 5, 1880 to purchase land at the S 1/2 NW 1/4 in Section 31 of Liberty Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Turkey Creek flowed through the middle of their eighty acres. The high bank along the creek gave them protection from the winds. Joseph was a farmer and brick maker. Along the banks of the Turkey Creek they must have found clay of such quality that it could be used for brickmaking. They imprinted a large "B" on each of the bricks they made. Joseph's bricks can still be found in the chimneys and walls of cellars and homes in the neighborhood. In 1889, the Braums decided to leave Nebraska and travel to the Oklahome territory for free land. The Braums settled into what was later to become Oklahoma City. In 1891, they sold their farm in Nebraska to Frank Keberle, whose family still owns that land. (Milligan, p 209)



(Research):

FamilySearch 1880 Census

Census Place:Liberty, Fillmore, Nebraska
Source:FHL Film 1254748 National Archives Film T9-0748
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Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Joseph BRAUM Self M M W 47 BOHEMIA Occ:Farmer Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Therssia BRAUM Wife F M W 38 BOHEMIA Occ: Keeping House Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Johana BRAUM Dau F W 14 BOHEMIA Occ: At HomeFa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Anna BRAUM Dau F S W 12 BOHEMIA Occ:At School Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Joseph BRAUM Son M S W 9 BOHEMIA Occ:At School Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Frank PETRACESK Other M W 19 BOHEMIA Occ:Laborer Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA

Joseph married Terezie Zeman after 1863 in Bohemia. Terezie was born on 2 Aug 1843 in Pricina, Rakovnik, Praha, Bohemia; died on 29 Apr 1926 in Nebraska; was buried in Fair Lawn Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Terezie was the daughter of Frank and Anna Tryner Zeman. She was an industrious woman, her always tidy despite the fact the walls and floor were dirt. After she was widowed, Terezie returned to Nebraska to live with her daughter, Anna Buzek, in 1923. She spent most of her days stripping feathers to be used in pillows and feather comforters for her family. (Milligan, p 209 - 210).