Anna Vejraska: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Anna Vejraska was born on 21 Jan 1879 in Bohemia; died on 12 Jan 1963; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Notes:

An exellent seamstress, she made her own patterns. She sewed for most of the families in the Milligan community. She also crochted, embroidered, and did drawn work. (Milligan, p 243).

Anna married Vaclav "James" Capek on 15 Jan 1907 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Vaclav (son of Jan "John" Capek and Marie Kocal) was born on 20 Sep 1878 in Bohemia; died on 14 Feb 1959; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Agnes Capek was born on 21 Aug 1911 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 9 Sep 1996 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.
3. Anna E. Capek was born on 12 Jul 1913 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 17 Apr 2007 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried on 20 Apr 2007 in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Generation: 2

Agnes Capek

(1.Anna¹) was born on 21 Aug 1911 in Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 9 Sep 1996 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Notes:

Agnes received her B.S.B.A. in 1934 from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, where she was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Fraternity. She was a member of Western Fraternal Life for over 60 years. She was active and involved in numerous community fraternal and civic organizations. (Milligan, p 286).

Agnes married Frank V. Hamouz on 21 Nov 1950 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. Frank (son of Frank J. Hamouz and Anna Koca) was born on 20 Sep 1907 in Saline County, Nebraska; died on 15 Oct 1993 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

4. James Immanuel Hamouz was born on 17 Dec 1951 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 21 Sep 2014 in Nebraska.

Anna E. Capek

(1.Anna¹) was born on 12 Jul 1913 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 17 Apr 2007 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; was buried on 20 Apr 2007 in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska.

Notes:

Anna E. Urban, 93, Geneva, widow of Leo, died Tuesday (4/17/07) in Geneva. Born to Vaclav and Anna (Vejraska) Capek on July 12, 1913, at Milligan.

Survivors: daughter, son-in-law, Rita and Louis Lichti, Geneva; grandchildren, spouses, Patti and Jamie Wenz, Audrie and Brian Bates, Carmen and Brion Westfahl, Craig Lichti, all of Lincoln; six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Farmer and Son Funeral Home-Kotas Chapel, Milligan. Bohemian National Cemetery, Milligan. Pastor Chris Lake officiating. Visitation: 1-8 p.m. Thursday, funeral home. Memorials in care of the family.

Published in the Lincoln Journal Star on 4/18/2007, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy

Family/Spouse: William Vosika. William was born about 1913; died on 26 Jul 1944 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Leo Urban. Leo (son of Vaclav Urban and Frances Bartu) was born on 26 May 1908 in Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 26 Dec 1996 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 3

James Immanuel Hamouz

(2.Agnes², 1.Anna¹) was born on 17 Dec 1951 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska; died on 21 Sep 2014 in Nebraska.

Notes:

James is mentally retarded. He lived at home with his parents until 1980, at which time he became a client at the Region V Mental Retardation Services in Fairbury, Nebraska. There he is employed at a sheltered workshop. His parents visit weekly, and they all eat supper together. (Milligan, p 287).