Hi List, Does anyone know who Emma Swoboda's (Svoboda) parents are? I have a friend who is trying to straighten out his Suchanek line and here is where we are at: Mike SAGANEK m. Emma SWOBODA their daughter, Anna is born about 14 Dec 1902. Anna is married around 1920 to a Mr. Mystery Smith. (Mystery is not his name, lol) She moves to Denver, Colorado and is soon widowed. On May 31, 1923, Anna Saganek Smith is married to Bohumil "Bob" SUCHANEK in Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska. Don't know much more about Anna. The names of Mike Saganek & Emma Swoboda come from the marriage record in Sherman County, and are shown as Mrs. Anna Smith's parents. However, other data shows that Anna Saganek's biological parents were Cyrill Saganek and Anna Drabkova.  This family is from Kuzelov, Moravia (not Bohemia).  I am beginning to wonder if Emma Svoboda actually was Anna Saganek's mother.  Her brother, Jan Saganek, son of Cyrill Saganek and Anna Drabkova came to the US with Anna (his mother) in 1905.  also coming with them was Cyrill's younger brother, Metodej Saganek.  Cyril died in Chicago in 1906.  Then the Saganeks appear in Charlevoix, MI in 1910.  Metodej "disappears" and Mike now appears.  We are working on the assumption that Mike is actually Metodej and Chicago records confirm that. The Saganek family has ties to Chicago. Any suggestions or help is much appreciated. Laura