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Klara Ohnoutka Rerucha

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Birth	:	1 Aug 1824 Valec, Okres Třebíč, Vysočina, Czech Republic
Death	:	14 Oct 1881 Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Saints Cyril and Methodius Cemetery, Elk Township, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.2646000, -96.8444000
Description	:	Daughter of Frank Ohnoutka and Josepha Brabenec. Born August 1, 1824 Klara Ohnoutka, living in the village of Valec, Moravia, County Hrotovice, Kraj Fenojin, near Trebice. She married Jan (John) Rerucha born 22 May 1821. In early 1872 Jan and Klara decided to move to America with their children: John, Martin, Matthew, Joseph, Thomas, Mary and Caroline. Two months before their planned departure Jan became ill and passed away. This loss did not alter the familys plans. On May 29, 1872, Klara started the journey to America with her seven children. They traveled by railroad train two days... Read More	Daughter of Frank Ohnoutka and Josepha Brabenec. Born August 1, 1824 Klara Ohnoutka, living in the village of Valec, Moravia, County Hrotovice, Kraj Fenojin, near Trebice. She married Jan (John) Rerucha born 22 May 1821. In early 1872 Jan and Klara decided to move to America with their children: John, Martin, Matthew, Joseph, Thomas, Mary and Caroline. Two months before their planned departure Jan became ill and passed away. This loss did not alter the familys plans. On May 29, 1872, Klara started the journey to America with her seven children. They traveled by railroad train two days and two nights to the port city of Bremen, Germany. There they waited four days for the boat, "S.S. Ohio," on which they sailed. After 19 days, they arrived at the American port city of Baltimore on June 24, 1872. The same day they left by train for the state of Nebraska, arriving in Omaha on June 27, 1872, staying overnight. The next day they went to Fremont and, with the help of former Czech citizens, they found and hired drivers to take them to the Czech settlement on Wahoo Creek in Saunders County where they settled a mile south of where Prague is now located. In this area, the Czech people had been settling for about four years and the area was about half settled. There were railroad and government lands available. From government lands, land was apportioned free at 80 acres to each settler and a fee of $18 was charged. From this widow's family, she and her sons, Matthew, John and Martin, qualified for homesteads and they were able to obtain homesteads next to each other. Sons, Joseph and Thomas, were too young to qualify. Joseph farmed with his mother, and when Thomas started his own home, a farm of 40 acres was bought for him. The sons soon added 40 acres to their farms by buying additional land from the railroads. One daughter, Marie, married John Kaspar and lived a mile from one of her brothers. Another daughter, Caroline, worked in Omaha and there married Joseph Langer, a tailor. Thus, a widow mother provided for her large family in the New World, but she did not enjoy her family very long. She was born in Moravia on Aug. 7, 1825, came to America in 1872, and died Oct. 14, 1881, only nine years after arriving in America. She is resting in SS. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery at Plasi Parish near Prague, among the first parishioners laid to rest in that cemetery. This grave has a modern tombstone which replaced the original wooden cross that deteriorated on her grave. This may be the reason for the incorrect date on the tombstone. Moravian Archive at Bruno has her birth recorded as 1 August 1824.

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Klara Ohnoutka Rerucha's memorial is located at: Saints Cyril and Methodius Cemetery, Elk Township, Saunders County, USA.
When did Klara Ohnoutka Rerucha death?
Klara Ohnoutka Rerucha death on 14 Oct 1881 in Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.2646000
Longitude: -96.8444000

Family Members:

Spouse

Children

Jan B. “John” Rerucha

(1847 - 1912)

Martin Rerucha

(1849 - 1913)

Mary Rerucha Kaspar

(1852 - 1939)

Matej “Mathew” Rerucha

(1854 - 1946)

Joseph Rerucha Sr.

(1856 - 1949)

Thomas W. Rerucha Sr.

(1863 - 1942)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saints Cyril and Methodius Cemetery
Elk Township, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2646000, -96.8444000

2. Prague Presbyterian Cemetery
Prague, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2970000, -96.8515000

3. Vavak Family Plot
Prague, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3062200, -96.8570600

4. Bohemian National Cemetery
Prague, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3106003, -96.7996979

5. Saint John Cemetery
Prague, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3147011, -96.8024979

6. Ockander Farm Cemetery
Weston, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2246980, -96.7818420

7. National Bohemian Cemetery
Newman Township, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2025290, -96.8303790

8. Talbot Cemetery
Newman Township, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2201950, -96.9082630

9. Bethel Cemetery
Weston, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2158012, -96.7731018

10. Willow Creek Cemetery
Prague, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3367004, -96.8133011

11. Bohemian Cemetery
Bruno, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2933006, -96.9431000

12. Saint Johns Cemetery
Malmo, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3032990, -96.7367020

13. Fricke Cemetery
Bruno, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2564011, -96.9664001

14. Edensburg Lutheran Cemetery
Malmo, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2482986, -96.7219009

15. Bethesda Cemetery
Malmo, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2710991, -96.7166977

16. Weston Cemetery
Weston, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2016983, -96.7418976

17. Abandoned Church Cemetery
Malmo, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2772080, -96.7081440

18. Bohemian National Cemetery
Abie, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3367004, -96.9460983

19. Saint Anthony Cemetery
Bruno, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2743988, -96.9869003

20. Saint John Nepomucene Cemetery
Weston, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1910820, -96.7371140

21. Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery
Abie, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3450012, -96.9488983

22. Oak Creek Cemetery
Brainard, Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1656000, -96.9410000

23. Saint Vitus Cemetery
Touhy, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1361008, -96.8225021

24. Nimburg Cemetery
Butler County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3694000, -96.9467010