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Wenzel Vincent Sukup

Birth	:	28 Sep 1841 Plzeňský (Plzen), Czech Republic
Death	:	27 Dec 1936 Creighton, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Saint Ludgers Catholic Cemetery, Creighton, Knox County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4757000, -97.9092000
Description	:	Wenzel Sukup, 95, Town's Oldest Man Passes Away Sunday Married in Niobrara Over 60 Years Ago; Funeral Held Wednesday at St. Ludger Church Wenzel Sukup, whose 95 years gave him the distinction of being Creighton's oldest resident, died at his home Sunday morning at 2:50. He became bedfast just six days before, when he suffered a hip injury in a fall and his condition steadily grew worse. Funeral services were held at St. Ludger Catholic church Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. Father Windolph, officiating. Relatives and friends from a wide area where present for the last rites. Interment was made in... Read More	Wenzel Sukup, 95, Town's Oldest Man Passes Away Sunday Married in Niobrara Over 60 Years Ago; Funeral Held Wednesday at St. Ludger Church Wenzel Sukup, whose 95 years gave him the distinction of being Creighton's oldest resident, died at his home Sunday morning at 2:50. He became bedfast just six days before, when he suffered a hip injury in a fall and his condition steadily grew worse. Funeral services were held at St. Ludger Catholic church Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock with the pastor, Rev. Father Windolph, officiating. Relatives and friends from a wide area where present for the last rites. Interment was made in St. Ludger cemetery, in the same lot in which his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Sukup, was buried four days before. The passing of Mr. Sukup takes from the community one of the few remaining pioneers, who came to this section over 60 years ago. He was preceded to this county by two brothers, Andrew and John, who came in 1870, he following in 1871. [Brothers, Wenzel and Andrew, immigrated together. Landing in New York April 8, 1870 on the ship “Main”. John Johann stayed in Bohemia.] He was born just across the Bohemian border in Germany, near Ronsperk, Bohemia, September 28, 1841 and was 95 years, two months and 29 days old on the day of his death, December 27, 1936. The woman he was to marry, Barbara Ducek [Dusek], came to this country in 1874 and June 30, 1875, they were united in marriage at Niobrara. They lived for a brief time at Norfolk, then took a timber claim in west Knox county, near where the present Walnut post office is located. Their first house was of logs with earthen floor. Hardships were the common lot. Three successive years grasshoppers destroyed the crops and often marauding Indians visited the homestead and made off with everything edible from poultry to garden stuff. Hard work and frugality finally, however, brought triumph over seemingly insurmountable obstacles and later Mr. Sukup was able to buy a farm northwest of Creighton. Thwenty-three years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Sukup moved to Creighton and this was their home since. Last June they had been married 61 years, which made them Creighton's longest married couple. Besides his wife, twelve grandchildren, several great grandchildren and many friends, Mr. Sukup leaves to mourn his passing, three sons and two daughters. They are Andrew, Frank and Joseph, all of Creighton; Miss Marie, who has been making her home with her parents and Mrs. Anna Kolar of Sioux City. A third daughter, Teresa, preceded her father in death about 15 years ago. Also preceded him in death were his five younger brothers and sisters. One of the brothers, Andrew, an early day blacksmith here, was one of Knox county's best know pioneers and largest land owner. ...The Creighton News 31 Dec 1936 His birth surname was Soukup, but he changed the spelling to Sukup when he came to America. He was born in Hoslau, Ronsperg, Bohemia, although he was of German descent. Hoslau, Ronsperg, Bohemia is now Hvozdany, Pobezovice, Plzen, Czech Republic. ...info provided by S.K. Mach

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Wenzel Vincent Sukup's memorial is located at: Saint Ludgers Catholic Cemetery, Creighton, Knox County, USA.
When did Wenzel Vincent Sukup death?
Wenzel Vincent Sukup death on 27 Dec 1936 in Creighton, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.4757000
Longitude: -97.9092000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Barbara Dusek Sukup

(1849 - 1940)

Siblings

Barbara Sukup Raubach

(1858 - 1914)

Children

(1876 - 1965)

(1877 - 1976)

(1882 - 1967)

(1886 - 1942)

Theresa “Tracy” Sukup Wagner

(1888 - 1921)

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