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| "The very first settler to arrive in the territory [around Pilsen, Kansas] was Vit Franta, who inspected the land and gave a favorable report. On February 26, 1874, Jacob Vinduska and Mike Franta came with their families from Chicago." [From: "The Story of Patriot Priest of the Korean Conflict", by Father Arthur Tomme, p. 15] "Records lost when the family house on farm burned down. Victor Franta's mother was Josephine Franta, who died in 1917 at the age of 92 years. She would have been born in 1825. They came to America in 1862. Vit Franta came to Kansas on a homestead in August 1874 from Chicago. Grandpa Von Afka also came to Kansas on a homestead in 1874." [From Lillian Franta] Golden Jubilee Booklet St. John Nepmucene Parish, June 21, 1941, Pilsen Kansas "The very first Bohemian pioneer to come to this territory (Pilsen) was Vit Franta who inspected the land and gave a favorable report to those who were to follow him. On February 26, 1874 Jacob Vinduska and Mike Franta came with their families from Chicago where they had been waiting. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Vinduska had come with their two sons, Antonin (22yrs) and Joseph (19yrs) from the Nove Prachnany in Bohemia. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Franta came with their daughter Mary (Mrs. Mary Vinduska Sr.) from Stankova, Bohemia. From Chicago they came by train as far as Florence, KS and were taken by horse and wagon over the prairies to their new home, which later became the Pilsen community. Three weeks after these first pioneers came, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph arrived with their children, Mary, John, and Mike. In that same year it is reported that more than 16 families moved to the community, and every year a few families came so that by 1890, the settlement numbered 46 Bohemian families. The pioneering families came into a country which was still a wild prairie. The soil was very fertile but it was hard to work. The Santa Fe Railroad Co. held much of the land, but was anxious to sell it, even at a very low price, to the ambitious settlers." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified 25 Dec 2006 | Created 8 Feb 2007 Laura K. Henderson |
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