The Family History.The Family History and Genealogy of Laura and Elizabeth Henderson.The Family History and Genealogy of Laura and Elizabeth Henderson.
The Family History and Genealogy of Laura and Elizabeth Henderson.The Family History and Genealogy of Laura and Elizabeth Henderson.

 

Person Sheet


Name Cecelia VON AFKA
Birth Date 18 Dec 1858
Birth Place Bromovia, Czechoslovokia
Birth Memo Border changes shifted the national boundaries between Austria and Czechoslovokia. The family lived very near the shifting border.
Death Date 29 Dec 1940 Age: 82
Death Place Kansas
Death Memo Old age and heart problems.
Religion Catholic
Nationality Czechoslovokian
Father Carl VON AFKA (1830-1897)
Mother Josephine STURLA (-1909)
Spouses
1 John FRANTA
Birth Date 26 Jul 1854
Birth Place Stinekoff, Czechoslovokia
Death Date 11 Jun 1910 Age: 55
Death Place Kansas
Death Memo Dropsy.
Religion Catholic
Nationality Czechoslovokian
Father Victor "Vit" FRANTA (-~1897)
Mother Josephine KOTH
Marriage Date 9 Jan 1878
Marriage Place Nebraska
Marriage Memo Probably Howell, NE.
Children Michael Joseph (1894-1985)
John (1879-1963)
Edward (1881-1953)
Harriet (1884-1909)
Richard Martin (1886-1962)
Philip G. (1889-1959)
Martha Sylvia (1894-1985)
Michael J.
Lawrence J. (1896-)
Lillian J. (1898-1985)
Notes for John (Spouse 1)
Mother and Dad (John & Cecelia Franta) lived on a farm near Lincolnville, KS, when first married. Left the farm and went back to Chicago in 1883. Hattie was born in Chicago. They moved back to Kansas to our farm. They lived there where Dick and Philip and Mike were born. Then they moved to Lincolnville where Lawrence and Lillian were born.

Dad (John Franta) had a hardware store in Lincolnville. Sold out and moved to Crete, NE, in 1900. Moved to mother's farm in 1906. They remained on our farm where they both passed away. [Written by Lillian Franta]
Last Modified 24 Feb 2002 Created 8 Feb 2007 Laura K. Henderson

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