Brief Life History of Frank James
When Frank James Vondra was born on 20 February 1872, in Hrotovice, Moravský Krumlov, Moravia, Czechoslovakia, his father, Joseph Vondra, was 29 and his mother, Annie Pecha, was 26. He had at least 3 sons and 5 daughters with Rose Rejda. He immigrated to United States in 1876 and lived in Richardson Township, Butler, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Seward, Nebraska, United States in 1920. He died on 3 October 1946, in Bee, Seward, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery, Knox, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Frank G Vondra, "United States Census, 1930"
- Frank James Vondra, "Find A Grave Index"
- Frank Vondra in entry for Ernest J Vondra, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1893
Find A Grave Photo shows the established date of this cemetery was in 1893.
Name Meaning
Czech: from the personal name Vondřej, a variant of Ondřej (see Andreas ). This surname is also found in Slovakia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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