Anton Emiel Soukup

Notes:

Anton Soukup, Koryta, 1850, to Braidwood in 1870, died March 15, 1910. Active in national and political life.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~neethnic/czechs/cz-pg97a.html

(Research):
Census Listings:

From the Familysearch 1880 United States Census and Nationa
l Index

Census Place:Douglas, Saunders, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254756 National Archives Film T9-0756 Page 37 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace Anton SOCOOPSelfMMW29BOHEMIA Occ:FarmerFa: BOHEMIAMo: BOHEMIA Rosy SOCOOPWifeFMW25BOHEMIA Occ:Keeps HouseFa: BOHEMIAMo: BOHEMIA
Frank SOCOOPSonMSW6NE Occ:At HomeFa: BOHEMIAMo: BOHEMIA
Joe SOCOOPSonMSW4NE Occ:At HomeFa: BOHEMIAMo: BOHEMIA
Ann SOCOOPDauFSW1NE

1900 Census
Nebraska, Saunders County, Morse Bluff Precinct & Village
Enumerated 11 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 128 Sheet 6B
104-105
Soukup, Anton Hd W M Jan 1851 49 M@26 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1868 32 Na Farmer
Soukup, Rosa Wf W F Oct 1854 Oct 1854 45 M@26 6/6 Bohemia Bohemia Bohemia 1870 40
Soukup, Joseph Son W M May 1877 23 M 8/12 0/0 Neb Bohemia Bohemia Farm Laborer
Soukup, Milie Dtr W F Apr 1888 20 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Soukup, Frank Son W M Apr 1882 18 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia Farm Laborer
Soukup, Lillie Dtr W F Jan 1885 15 S Neb Bohemia Bohemia At School
Soukup, Annie Dtr W F May 1889 11 Neb Bohemia Bohemia At School
Soukup, Anton Son W M Mar 1892 8 Neb Bohemia Bohemia
Soukup, Mary Dtr-in-Law W F Jul 1880 20 M 8/12 0/0 Neb Bohemia Bohemia

(Medical):Had the above condition for about two years prior to this death. Was treated by his physician from August 1908 until his death in March 1910.

Anton married Ruzena "Rosalie" Datel on 12 Jul 1873 in Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska. Ruzena (daughter of Josef "Joseph" Datel, Sr. and Anna Sukova) was born on 14 Sep 1853 in Kolec, Bohemia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Rosalie Soukup (born Datel), another pioneer still living, says: "I experienced a great scare when two Indians came into my house and stood by the cradle, where lay our youngest. My husband had hidden several hundred dollars in currency in the clock, he was going to pay for a threshing machine. But nothing happened, the Indians left in peace. That was in 1876 or 1877.1 came here with my parents in 1867 and entered service in the family of Mr. Jilek (Ellick) in Fremont. Their physician was Dr. Brunner, and he thus came to know who I was. A few years later, after I had been married and was farming with my husband, I felt weak and worn. My husband took me to Fremont, to see the doctor, the same Dr. Brunner. He examined me, wrote a long prescription and told me to take it to the store. How surprised and delighted I was to find that the "prescription" was an order for beans, onions, apples, rice, cheese and other provisions, which the generous and kindly doctor, noting my undernourished condition, had prescribed and paid for. Such were our beginnings." --Another pioneer, Mrs. M. Janovec, remembers when they had nothing for weeks but ground corn meal, no fat, no milk.

http://www.rootsweb.com/~neethnic/czechs/cz-pg97a.html

Notes:

Married:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dodge/vitals/marriage/bookc.txt

Book C, Page 137:

ANTON SOUKUP, Saunders Co. Nebr., Age 23 yrs., Born: Bohemia. Father: Anton
Soukup. Mother: Mary Bush (sic s/b Bures). - ROSE L. DATEL, Saunders Co. Nebr., Age 19
yrs., Born: Bohemia. Father: Joseph Datel. Mother: Anna Sonk (sic s/b Sukova). Marriage
Date: 12 July 1873. Witnesses: S. B. Colson, Fremont, Fred Nye, Fremont, By
Whom: N. H. Bell, Probate Judge, Where: Fremont.

The 1900 census showed that they had been married for 26 years, and that she was the mother of 6 children, all of whom were still living. Their daughter in law, 20 year old Mary, was living with them at the time of that census enumeration.

Notes:

Petr Zakovec emailed, in December 2014, that he had found the wedding record of Anton and Mary, and that Antonin was a "blacksmith journeyman from Plasy no.15, son of Josef Soukup, shoemaker from Plasy no.15 and Teresie, born Hyke?ov?, from Babiny no. 19"

Anton Soukup and family can first be found in Braidwood, Illinois, later moving to Nebraska to homestead.

"Most of the Czechs in this vicinity (Saunders County, Nebraska) were obliged to go elsewhere to earn a living. Many originally came (in this country) from around Braidwood, Illinois, where they had worked in mines. So back there they went for the winter season, or to Omaha (and in either case they went to Omaha afoot), leaving their wives to take care of the children and homesteads. Mrs. Frank Hines (living at date of writing) remembers when her husband left for Braidwood and two weeks later their son Frank was born. There was no alternative, they had to live."

Source: As noted at http://www.rootsweb.com/~neethnic/czechs/cz-pg97a.html

When Anton's son, Frank died in in 1933, the informant for the death certificate (Harry Soukup, a grandson of Anton) erroneously stated that Frank's father was also named Frank Soukup.

CZECH NATIONAL CEMETERY (also known as Killian Cemetery) located in Bohemian township in the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Sec 23 Township 17, Range 5E of Saunders County, Nebraska.

Recorded on April 12, 1977 and completed on April 15, 1977 by Clarabelle Mares 1722 E 19 Fremont, Nebraska and assisted by Kathrine Petersen. Cemetery in very good condition. Working from front to back in rows.

Marie Soukup 1813 - 1885
Antonin Soukup 1814 - 1898

It appears, however, that a widowed 83 year old Mary Soukup was listed in the household of her daughter and son-in-law, the VIRKA's, at the time of the 1900 census, so her date of death must have actually been shortly after that census.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1870 Federal Census
Illinois, Will County, Reed Township,
Braidwood Post office (page 57)
#392-227
Sycopp, Antoin 50 M W C. Miner Bohemia
Sycopp Mary 44 F W Bohemia
Sycopp Frank 18 M W Coal Miner Bohemia
Sycopp Antoine 22 MW " Bohemia
Sycopp Fannie 9 F W At home Bohemia

It appears that most of the inhabitants of Braidwood were coal miners. Although there were many miners from the east coast of the United States, most of them were immigrants, predominately from Ireland, Wales, Germany, Belgium and Bohemia.


From the Familysearch 1880 United States Census and National Index. This MAY be the listing for the same couple, but there are some differences that would need to be accounted for.

Census Place:Douglas, Saunders, Nebraska Source:FHL Film 1254756 National Archives Film T9-0756 Page 37 RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Anton Saml. SOCOOP Self M M W 75 BOHEMIA Occ:Too Old To Work Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Rosy SOCOOP Wife F M W 72 BOHEMIA Occ:Too Old To Work Fa: BOHEMIAMo: BOHEMIA

Notice the dramatic change in age between 1870 and 1880. It appears that the ages listed in 1870 may have been off, as the 1880 ages more closely match their years of birth according to their tombstones.

(Medical):Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

R1b1

A direct male descendant volunteered to have his DNA tested
. The results can be found at www.ysearch.org, under the user ID #J7DYD. The FamilyTreeDNA Kit number is 69508.

The members of R1b are believed to be the descendants of the first modern humans who entered Europe about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Those R1b forebearers were the people who painted the beautiful art in the caves in Spain and France. They were the contemporaries (and perhaps exterminators) of the European Neanderthals. R1b is the most common Y haplogroup in Europe - more than half of men of European descent belong to R1b. Fourteen of the 30 most common haplotypes in the YSTR.org database are typical of R1b.

Antonin married Marie Buresova on 21 Nov 1848 in Koryta, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia. Marie was born on 9 Jul 1815 in Sedlec, Plzen-Sever, Plzensk? kraj, Bohemia; died after 1900 in Saunders County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Petr Zakovec emailed, in December 2014, that he had found the wedding record of Anton and Mary, and that the bride, Marie was the "widow of departed Matej ??kovec, blacksmith from Koryta no. 13, daughter of Martin Bure?, farmer from Sedlec no. 12, and Johanna, born Hausner, from Robcice no. 5"

The 1870 Will County, Illinois census shows Anton Sycopp (Soukup) as married to a Mary, six years younger than him, born circa 1826.

The FamilySearch transcription of the 1880 census for Saunders County, Nebraska, shows an Anton Soocop (Soukup) married to a Rosy. If this is the same couple, not only is the first name of the wife listed differently, but both couples have reported ages considerably higher than the ten years you would expect based on the ages on the 1870 census. Rosy is listed as being age 72, born circa 1808. According to her tombstone, Marie was born ca 1814, and didn't die until 1898. This MAY be a different couple.

Nancy Soukup's genealogical chart shows that Marie's maiden name was unknown, however, and that she was first married to a Mr. Zakovec, having two children with him: John Zakovec and Anna Zakovec Hines. Nancy further indicated that Marie's maiden name *might* have been Bures. Additionally, Ken Chromy shows on his Gedcom that the parents of Anton Soukup, Jr. were Anton Soukup, Sr. and Mary Buresh. Neither Nancy or Ken cite a source for this information. It appears that it could be from the death certificate of Anton Soukup, Jr. This shows that he was the son of Anton Soukup and Marie Buresova. The informant for this certificate was Rosarie Soukup, presumably Anton Jr.'s wife, Rosalie Datel Soukup. It is highly probable that she knew her mother-in-law, or at least knew her maiden name. Therefore it seems reasonable to accept that Anton's wife was Marie Bures. Additionally, the death certificate for Marie's daughter by her first marriage, Anna Zakovec Hines, shows that her parents were Maria Bures and Mathew Zakovec. The informant on that death certificated, filed in 1934, was Mrs. John Hines, a daughter in law of Anna's.

It is also noted that on the 1880 Saunders County, NE census, HH 127-127 was that of Barbara BURES and her husband, Vaclas Chlup (transcribed as Kloop), HH 128-128 Frank and Ann Soukup (transcribed as Socoop), HH 129-129 Anton and Rosy Soukup (Socoop), and HH 130-130 Anton (age 75) Soukup (Socoop) and Rosy (age 72, or Marie BURES Soukup)? Both the Chlup and the Soukup were in Bohemia, then Will County, IL, then Saunders County, NE, and finally, Fillmore County, NE.

In his submission to the LDS Ancestral File, Howard Knapp Parker instead shows the parents of Frank M. Soukup (born 4 July 1852) as Mary Zakovec and Frank Soukup of Korytech, Plzen, Bohemia. To further complicate matters, when Frank died in in 1933, the informant for his death certificate stated that he was the son of Frank Soukup and Barbara Hines. The informant for Frank's death certificate was Harry Soukup, his son. Harry's grandparents appear to have died before he was born, so perhaps he had only garbled recollections of their names.

When Veronica Wirka, the younger sister of Anton and Frank, died in 1938, only the last name of her father, Soukup, was reported. Her mother's name was left entirely blank. The informant for this certificate was Mrs. ?.L. Hines of Morse Bluff. Her relationship to Veronica is unknown.

Nancy Soukup of Davey, Nebraska obtained her information about Anton and Marie Soukup from their tombstones at the Killian Cemetery. Killian Cemetery is in Saunders County, just a couple miles west of Morse Bluff. An index to Nebraska's cemeteries is at http://www.rootsweb.com/~necemete/; and #8 is Killian Hill, or the Czech National Cemetery. Many members of the Zakovec, Hines, and Virka families are all buried there.

(Research):At the time of the 1900 census, Mary was living with daughter and son-in-law, Veronika & John Virka, and listed as a widow, age 83, and the mother of 8 children, five of whom were living. Her year of birth was listed as 1819, with the month of birth being shown as unknown.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage information courtesy of Petr Zakovec.

http://www.portafontium.cz/iipimage/30067054/plana-ps-20_1930-o?x=68&y=5&w=708&h=319

"Wedding Date : 21st November 1848

Groom: Soukup Anton?n, blacksmith journeyman from Plasy no.15, son of Josef Soukup, shoemaker from Plasy no.15 and Teresie, born Hyke?ov?, from Babiny no. 19

Bride : Marie, widow of departed Matej ??kovec, blacksmith from Koryta no. 13, daughter of Martin Bure?, farmer from Sedlec no. 12, and Johanna, born Hausner, from Robcice no. 5"

Notes:

Said to be born in Kolec, Bohemia.

(Research):
Census Information:

1870 Census
Iowa, Lee County, Fort Madison Ward 1
Datel, Joseph 43 M W Blacksmith $100 Bohemia
Datel, Anna 33 F W Keeping House Bohemia
Datel, Anton 14 M W Apprentice Blacksmith Bohemia
Datel, Anna 13 F w At Home Bohemia
Datel, Joseph 10 M W At Home Bohemia
Datel, Carolina 8 F W Bohemia
Datel, Wenzel 6 M W Bohemia
Datel, Frank 2 M Iowa

FamilySearch 1880 United States Census and National Index
Census Place:Chester, Saunders, Nebraska
Source:FHL Film 1254756
National Archives Film T9-0756
Page 38
RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
Joseph DATTEL Self M M W 50 BOHEMIA Occ: Farmer Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Anna DATTEL Wife F M W 40 BOHEMIA Occ: Keeping House Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Joseph DATTEL Son M S W 21 BOHEMIA Occ:Farmer Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Willy DATTEL Son M S W 16 BOHEMIA Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Frank DATTEL Son M S W 12 IA Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Lise DATTEL Dau F S W 10 IA Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Mary DATTEL Dau F S W 10 IA Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Thomas DATTEL Son M S W 7 NE Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA
Matildy DATTEL Dau F S W 4 NE Occ:At Home Fa: BOHEMIA Mo: BOHEMIA

Josef married Anna Sukova. Anna was born between 1836 and 1840 in Bohemia; died after 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Could she be a second wife, based on her age and the age of Joseph's oldest daughter, Ruzena?

Notes:

Married:
One of the earliest settlers in the Morse Bluff vicinity was Joseph Datel and family. Mr. Datel was born in 1826 in Kolec, Czechoslovakia. His wife, Anna Sukova was born in Kobelinki, Austria. They were married in Austria on May 25, 1852, and came to America in 1867 bringing their seven children with them. One of the children died on the voyage and was buried at sea.

The family first lived at Fort Madison, Iowa where Mr. Datel worked at his trade as a blacksmith. In 1871 they moved to Saunders County and located on a farm south of Morse Bluff. Here he farmed and did blacksmithing. He spoke and was able to read Bohemian, German and English. Mrs. Datel, however, never learned English. In 1882 they moved to North Bend where he bought a blacksmith shop. In all 12 children were born. Mr. Datel died in 1902 and his wife lived to be 94.

(Courtesy of Don Matejka, his Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nesaunde/1983hist/saco83-p93.html)


Caroline Mastny lists the children of Joseph Datel as:

1. Mary Datel Matejka 2. Elizabeth Datel Bloch 3. Emma Datel Howe 4. Rosalie Datel Soukup 5. Anna Datel 6. Caroline Datel Beznoska 7. James Datel, Perry, Oklahoma 8. Thomas Datel, Winners, South Dakota 9. Frank Datel, North Bend, Nebraska 10. Joseph Datel 11. Frankie Datel---Duplicate? should this be Willy? 12. Anton Datel

I noted that Frank and Frankie were both shown as sons. I assumed Frankie was a duplicate, and did not list him. This should be researched further. Also, daughter Matildy, shown on the 1880 census is not listed. Perhaps this is the middle name of one of the other daughters, but for now I listed her, along with the other daughters. This also should be researched further.