Frantisek 'Frank' Charvat was born in June 1838, in Bohemia, Austria. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Mary or Marie Lejsek. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1880 and Tabor, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1930, at the age of 92, and was buried in Zcbj Cemetery, Tabor, Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1872: Bon Homme, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Bon Homme, South Dakota, United States
Czech (Charvát): from Charvát, ethnic name for a Croat (Croatian Hrvat). It is also found in Slovakia, where the standard Slovak form of the ethnic name and the surname is Chorvát (see Chorvat ). However, the most common form of the surname in both Slovakia and Czechia is the Hungarian Horváth (see Horvath ).
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