Posted on: Saline Co. Ne Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ne/Saline/105 Surname: Spirk, Brabec ------------------------- I have identified 24 Spirks descending from Joseph Spirk (1812-1900) and Barbora Brabec (1825-1919) from Merklin, Prestice, Plzen, Czechoslovakia. Descendants settled in Wilber and Crete, Nebraska, Davenport Iowa, and Seattle, Washington. Other than the town in Czechoslovakia, I don't know anything about the history or origin of the surname. Pam Williams