Frantisek/Franz Vecera was born about 1848 in Bohemia. He married Antoina Kacban/Chadin there and the couple had at least four children born in Bohemia. She was born about 1854 and married about 1875 [from the 1930 census].
Joseph was born c1878 [9 May 1880 from his WWI draft record.]
Mary was born c1879
Albin/Albert was born c1882
Antoinette was born 14 Oct 1883 [from her death record]
The Hamburg passenger list of 15 May 1884 shows the family leaving on board the "India" for Amerika, to the port of New York.
#4309 Vecera Franz, male, 36; Antonie, female, 32; Marie, female, 9; Jos, male, 3; Albin, male, 3/4; and Antonie, female, 1/4.
The family arrived at New York on 2 Jun 1884. #284 Franz Vecera, 36; wife Antonie, 32, daughter Marie, 7; son Joseph, 4; son Albin, 11 months, and daughter Antonie, 2 months. The family is listed as final destination of Fairfield, Nebr. [same as the family above] and not Chicago [as the family below].
The passenger lists leave some unanswered questions. Is Fairfield, Nebraska correct? Did the family intend on going to Nebraska and stop in Chicago instead? Did they go to Nebraska and then move to Chicago? Or was Chicago the intended destination all along? Are Albin and Antonie really 9 months apart or are their ages wrong?
The couple had two children born in Chicago, Emma born 14 Apr 1887 and Rosia 8 Sep 1891 [from her death record, this would be two years after father's death]
Franz died 8 Sep 1889 in Niles, Cook county, Illinois and is buried at St. Adalbert.
Daughter Mary was married to Frank Pokorny on 14 May 1898 in Chicago.
The 1900 Federal Census has the family living at 602 W. 18th Street in West Town, a multi-family house. Antonia, born Nov 1858, 41, widowed, five children born, five children living, born Bohemia. to US 1883, occupation Ny-0-l-l; Joseph, born Mar 1878, 22, born Bohemia, day laborer; Albert, born Mar 1881, 19, born Bohemia, tailor; Antonia, born Oct 1883, 17, born Bohemia, tailor; Emma, born Mar 1886, 14, born Illinois, tailor; Rosia, born Sep 1891, 8, born Illinois, at school. [Rosia's birth is after Franz death - she is either older, or not his child. Antonia actually has six living children, with Mary being out of the home and married.]
The 1900 Chicago City Directory has Antonia, widow of Frank, living at 602 W. 18th.
Joseph was born c1878 [9 May 1880 from his WWI draft record.]
Mary was born c1879
Albin/Albert was born c1882
Antoinette was born 14 Oct 1883 [from her death record]
The Hamburg passenger list of 15 May 1884 shows the family leaving on board the "India" for Amerika, to the port of New York.
#4309 Vecera Franz, male, 36; Antonie, female, 32; Marie, female, 9; Jos, male, 3; Albin, male, 3/4; and Antonie, female, 1/4.
The family arrived at New York on 2 Jun 1884. #284 Franz Vecera, 36; wife Antonie, 32, daughter Marie, 7; son Joseph, 4; son Albin, 11 months, and daughter Antonie, 2 months. The family is listed as final destination of Fairfield, Nebr. [same as the family above] and not Chicago [as the family below].
The passenger lists leave some unanswered questions. Is Fairfield, Nebraska correct? Did the family intend on going to Nebraska and stop in Chicago instead? Did they go to Nebraska and then move to Chicago? Or was Chicago the intended destination all along? Are Albin and Antonie really 9 months apart or are their ages wrong?
The couple had two children born in Chicago, Emma born 14 Apr 1887 and Rosia 8 Sep 1891 [from her death record, this would be two years after father's death]
Franz died 8 Sep 1889 in Niles, Cook county, Illinois and is buried at St. Adalbert.
Daughter Mary was married to Frank Pokorny on 14 May 1898 in Chicago.
The 1900 Federal Census has the family living at 602 W. 18th Street in West Town, a multi-family house. Antonia, born Nov 1858, 41, widowed, five children born, five children living, born Bohemia. to US 1883, occupation Ny-0-l-l; Joseph, born Mar 1878, 22, born Bohemia, day laborer; Albert, born Mar 1881, 19, born Bohemia, tailor; Antonia, born Oct 1883, 17, born Bohemia, tailor; Emma, born Mar 1886, 14, born Illinois, tailor; Rosia, born Sep 1891, 8, born Illinois, at school. [Rosia's birth is after Franz death - she is either older, or not his child. Antonia actually has six living children, with Mary being out of the home and married.]
The 1900 Chicago City Directory has Antonia, widow of Frank, living at 602 W. 18th.
Daughter Antoinette married Joseph Rejlek on 11 Jan 1904 in Chicago at St. Vitus Church.
Son Albert was married to Mary Sirovatka on 23 May 1904 in Chicago.
The 1910 Federal Census has the family at 4131 West 21st Street, a multi-family house. Family consists of Charles Simons, head, 23, born Illinois, printer at publishing company; Emma, wife, 22, born Illinois; Vecera, Rose, sister-in-law, 19, born Illinois, tailor at shop; Antonia, mother-in-law, 55, widowed, seven children born, six children living, born Aust-Bohemia.
Daughter Rosia married Edward Kouba on 4 Jun 1913 in Cook county, Illinos.
Albert died 12 May 1916 in Chicago and is buried at St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery. [Is this the right Albert or a cousin who is buried in the same cemetery as Franz and Antoina]
Joseph registered for the draft on 12 Sep 1918. He is living at 1255 Halsted St., gives his birth as 9 May 1880 and is a citizen of Austria. Joseph is short, stout, with blue eyes and brown hair, a laborer for C.M. & St. P. R.R., Ashland Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He lists as his nearest relative Albert Vecera, 700 Alport Avenue, Chicago. [Is this Albert his brother or a cousin?]
1930 Federal Census, 1904 59th Avenue, Cicero, Illinois, lists Kouba, Edward J., owns home valued at $7,000, 42, married at 25, born Illinois, cutter at clothing company; wife Rose, 39, married at 22, born Illinois, tailor at clothing company; daughter Lillian, 13, born Illinos, son Edward, 11, born Illinois, Vecera, Antonetta, mother-in-law, 76, widowed, married at 21, born Czechoslovakia, to US 1885, not naturalized, does not speak English,
Antonia died 1 Jan 1931 and is buried at St. Adalbert Catholic Cemetery, Niles, Illinois, with her husband.
Death info from FamilySearch.org
Burial card
Son Joseph died 3 Jan 1941 in Chicago.
Daughter Antoinette Rejlek died 4 Aug 1949 in Chicago. Her obituary was printed in the Chicago Tribune 6 Aug 1949.
Daughter Mary Pokorny died in 1957 in Chicago.
Daughter Emma Misicka died 27 Feb 1961 in Cicero, Illinois. Death info from FamilySearch.org
Daughter Rose Kouba died 8 Oct 1982 in Berwyn, Illinois. Death info from FamilySearch.org
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