Hello List, Nathan Dvorak married Louisa Semin in a Catholic Church. I don't know which one or where but I am presuming in Bulter Co. I would like to know their wedding date and place and if the Catholic records show who their parents were. I know that Louisa was the daugther of Jozef and Mary (Kaderabek) Semin. I have been told the familoy emigrated to this country from the province of Bohemia in Austria-Hungary in 1871 when Louisa was 1 year old. If you are apply to give me the information I seek I would appreiate it. If you could direct me to a Catholic organization that has access to the records I seek please give me their name and address so I might contact them. Thank you for your help. Charlene Swan Kes6135@aol.com

Hello again, A Ken Chromy was kind enough to look at his CD's of the 1920 Census of Butler Co, NE to located my Grandparents in Brainard. Does anyone have access to earlier census records that would be willing to look up Nathan Dvorak and his wife Louisa? 1) Their first child was born in 1893 in Rising City, Butler Co. NE. My grandfather, Louis B. Dvorak was born June 30, 1894 in Rising City. Would someone look at the 1900 census for this family. It should give me Nathan's approximate age and his parents and his birth location. Louis said his father was born in Austria and the native language was Bohemian. 2) Would someone looke at earlier census to show when Nathan settled in Rising City? I am assuming he was there in 1890. I don't know if he was with parents or single or married? Thank you for your kind assistance, Charlene Swan Kes6135@aol.com Cypress, CA

> Hello, > > I am looking for any information I can find on my Dvorak ancestors. My > mother was born Dorothy Dvorak April 13, 1918 in Brainard, NE. Her father > was Louis B. Dvorak and he was born June 30, 1894 in Rising City, NE to > Nathan Dvorak and Louisa Semin. Louis was a railway mail clerk and traveled > the trains as part of his job. The family lived in Brainard, Nebraska, > Bellville, Kansas, and then back to Omaha, Nebraska where my mother graduated > from Benson High School in 1935. > > I have been told that Nathan was born in Bohemia. My great-grandmother was > born 1870 in Bohemia and died Feb 9, 1946 in Los Angeles, CA. > > Nathan left his family after the 8th child was born and became a drifter. > When his children were adults he would drop in on them unannounced and be > taken care of for a short time and then he would disappear again. He didn't > want a job or any responsibilities. I have been told he is buried in a > paupers grave in Omaha, NE. I have no idea which cemetery or when he died. > > I have been told by family members that Nathan's father was Thomas Jr. and > Thomas was the son of a Thomas Sr. Thomas Sr. is said to have settled in > Wisconsin after coming from Europe. Obviously later the Dvorak's settled in > Nebraska. > > I have been told I am related to the composer Anton Dvorak on an outshoot > line. Would like to find out this relationship as well. > > If you have any information on my Dvorak's or have any suggestions on how to > research this family I would appreciate it. > Does anyone have a history for Rising City, NE or a cenntienal book etc. that might give more information on the Dvorak family. I would like to know if Nathan had brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles also living in the area that might give me a place to start. It was suggested I send for Louis B. Dvorak's birth ceritifcate. I have my parents and it tells not only the name of the parents but where they were born. It might help. > Thank you for your help. > > Charlene Swan > Kes6135@aol.com > Cypress, California

The web pages and related tombstone photos from the Circle Mound Cemetery, done by Ted & Carole Miller, have been put on the /~nebutler/ site with their gracious approval. At the moment all of these pages and images are on both Butler Co. and NEPhoto. Because the pages were copied, there are some links on the Butler Co. version back to the NEPhoto site which do not work but the added link back to the Butler Cemetery list page does work. These will gradually get fixed. If any of you have other tombstone photos from Circle Mound Cem or tombstone transcriptions for any burials in this cemeter, I would be happy to add them the pages. Or if anyone has the cemetery association contact for this cemetery, please let me know. The direct link to the cemetery menu page is http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/cemlist.html Emmett Mason (Masontree@aol.com) http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=320 Surname: Morris ------------------------- Searching for information on Lewis Austin Morris who was born, New Castle, Indiana, 1878, the son of Richard Wesley Morris and Sarah A. Sherry, he was living in David City, Butler Co., Nebraska in 1969. Any information would be helpful.

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=319 Surname: Hahn ------------------------- No connection that I can see. No child named Emil. They were in NE in 1893.

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=318 Surname: Wegner, Hahn ------------------------- The only Hahn I have is the one my first cousin once removed, Clara WEGNER (born 20 Feb 1883, Koshkonong, Jefferson County, Wisconsin), married. On 5 August, 1925 she married Emil Rudolph HAHN (born 19 April 1893 in Bethlehem (Pennsyvania?). They did not have children. He died 4 Nov 1962, Racine Wisconsin. She died 5 June 1964, also in Racine. Do not know his parents. Would like to know if you have a connection to him. I am not aware of a Butler County Nebraska connection, but who knows.

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=317 Surname: Hahn ------------------------- Am looking for correspondence with descendants of George & Sarah Hahn. Came to NE thru IA from PA in about 1873. George farmed in the Linwood/Octavia area in 1880. Children: Susan, Sherman, Mary, William, and Alta Hester(my grand-aunt, who married Jacob Velde), Lewis A., George F. and Sue E.

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=316 Surname: Casteel ------------------------- I lived in the Surprise area until 3 years ago and was involved with listing all BV cemetery graves. We found mention only of a Thomas Casteel being buried there. The Peoples Banner (David City) Butler County on June 9, 1904 said that he dieed at his home near Gresham on June 4, 1904 and was being buried at the Surprise Cemetery today. Maybe we missed a burial and would appreciate your info. I also have some info on Minerva Casteel the wife of Wm. Pitt Millard.

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=315 Surname: Gates, Gibson, Stafford, Styskal ------------------------- I am searching for the following GATES in Butler County. Jennie GIBSON married GIDEON GATES in 1887. Their children were: Arch GATES b. 1888- d. 1960 marrried Rose STYSKAL Nadine GATES b. 1889- d. 1974 married Lou STAFFORD Lucille GATES b. 1904 d. ? Jennie and Gideon had a bakery in David City, which Lucille helped run after her fathers death. Any information on any of these would be appreciated. Also, does anyone have access to cemetery books for Butler County, to do look-ups? Thanks for any help !

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=314 Surname: GIBSON ------------------------- Seeking info on Hyram (Hiram) Ray GIBSON who registered for WWI in 1917 from Butler Co. (Ulysses). Anyone remember him and can tell me what happened to him.

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=313 Surname: ROLPH, DUNKIN, SCHOONOVER, FISK, PAYNE ------------------------- I have John SCHOONOVER, possibly born in IL. He married Adeline ROLPH. Adeline was born in 1845 in NY...I'm assuming that John could have been born much earlier. I believe they were in NE at one time, Adeline's parents were in Fullerton, Nance Co, NE. In 1907 John and Adeline were living in Elgin, IL. Could John be related to your Schoonover's? Ozzi goblu@surfree.com

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=311 Surname: Schmidt ------------------------- Greetings from David City. The church address is 695 N. 9th Street. The phone no. is 402-367-3859 and the pastor is David Palomaki. His home address and phone no. are 880 M Street, D402-367-6136. Hope this helps.

Internet statisticians tell us that a user can get from any web site to any other web site in 19 or fewer clicks (Believe it or not). This is by way of sharing the fact that some photos of tombstones for Circle Mound and Fairview Cemeteries have been put in the Photo Album pages of NEGenWeb. I have linked the cemlist.html page at /~nebutler to these URLs with no handy way to get back to Butler except your browser's "back" arrow. These photos were taken back in 1990 by Ted & Carol Miller. Progress continues on the Edholm Valley Cem. and David City Cem. pages, the remainder of the submissions by Gail Holdeman should be completed over the next couple of weeks. It is probable that Edholm Valley Cem. suffered some vandalism in the last year. A local person will be checking on that damage. Emmett Mason http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=308 Surname: ------------------------- It appears that vandals may have visited the Edholm Cemetery at Octavia. When I visited last week, I noticed one tombstone has been toppled, several look as though an attempt had been made to shove them over. The top of the Warren marker have been shoved/moved somewhat. I visited the cemetery last fall and this was not the case. Anyone know who should be notified?

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=307 Surname: Schmidt ------------------------- I am looking for the address of the David City Redeemer Lutheran Church. I am hoping that my husband's grandfather would have been baptized in this church.

Posted on: Butler Co. Ne Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Butler?read=306 Surname: Papa, Vanderkolk ------------------------- Henry J. Papa came from Holland to Nebraska. He was born July 6, 1858 in the Netherlands, died September 16, 1919. His tombstone is pictured on the Cemetery list for Butler County, NE.

The tentative pages for Edholm Valley Cemetery and David City Cemetery are online and their links are active from the Cemetery link. These have been built around tombstone photos which Gail Holdeman has sent and she will send some more. In my last message on this subject, I inadvertently attributed these tombstones to Gail Kilgore--apologies to both Gail Holdeman and Gail Kilgore. I am pulling my forelock and scuffing my left toe in the dust. Three questions: 1. Can anyone give the name/denomination of the white clapboard church in Octavia, NE? 2. Does anyone know the District No./Name for an Octavia school in 1908? We have a photo labelled "No.418 Octavia School Building, and gathering May 22, 1908" which show a large group of people and two males (aspiring chimney sweeps) atop the school. 3. Do cemetery books exist for either Edholm Valley Cem or David City Cem? Thanks, Emmett Mason

Progress has started on a web page for Edholm Valley Cemetery. Gail Kilgore has some tombstone photos and names from that cemetery to start the page (THANKS, Gail). I have created a web page which will display thumbnail versions of these photos and am planning the code to link to a full size photo of the same image. A direct link is at the end of this message but it will be a few days/weeks before the real stuff is there. Any other tombstone data (words) will be shown in an alphabetical listing like the other cemetery pages. So, if you know any history, any data from graves, or any ethnic or religious insights into this cemetery, please let me know. My map shows its location across the road (state route S-12a) northwest of Edholm (village) but does not give the exact cemetery name. My predecessors place the cemetery in Sections 35-36 of Bone Creek Township and named it Edholm Valley Cemetery. Do I have that all correct? Creek trivia: My map shows the cemetery between two small streams which flow northeastward into Bone Creek--do these streams have names? Yeah, I know, they may just be low places in some fellow's field with no real water. (grin) Thanks, Emmett Mason http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler/edholm.html

I activated the "gateway" feature of GenConnect so new Butler Co. NE queries will be sent to this list as they are posted. I did NOT activate this feature for the other GC forums: Bible Records, Biographies, Deeds, Obituaries, Pensions, and Wills. This will increase your email slightly but the number of new queries seldom exceeds 5 per week and is often Zero per week. Reactions are welcome. Emmett Mason http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebutler Masontree@aol.com