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Frank Dolezal
2 Mar 1867 – 4 Feb 1946
| Birth | 2 Mar 1867 |
| Death | 4 Feb 1946 |
| Cemetery | Saint Francis Cemetery Wahoo , Saunders County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | lee martinson on 17 Jan 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11198539 |
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FRANK DOLEZAL. Frank Dolezal, whose home is on section 28, Center township, is one of the extensive farmers of the county and is also active in public affairs, having represented his district in the state legislature for two terms. A native of Moravia, Bohemia, he was born on the 2d of March, 1867, and is a son of Jacob and Josephine (Dohual) Dolezal, both of whom were also born in that country. They lived there until 1877, when, with their family, they crossed the Atlantic to the United States and, making their way westward, located on the farm in Center township, Saunders county, where our subject now lives. The father operated that place until 1891, when he removed to a farm a mile south, where he lived for eighteen years. He then removed to Wahoo, where he passed away in 1912, and was buried in the cemetery there. While living in Bohemia he served in the army during the revolution of 1848 and 1849 and saw a great deal of hard fighting. His widow is still living and resides at Wahoo. To them were born three children: John, whose birth occurred in 1862 and who is in the grain business in Wahoo; Josephine, the wife of Joseph Caha, of Touhy, Nebraska; and Frank. The last named was about ten years of age when he accompanied his parents to the United States and previous to that time had attended school for about four years in Bohemia. After the family home was established in this county he attended the rural schools and the schools at Wahoo, thus receiving a good education. He remained at home until his marriage and then purchased the home place, his father removing to another farm. He has added many improvements to the homestead, which is one of the well developed farms of his locality. It comprises one hundred and sixty acres on section 28, Center township, and he also owns a quarter section on section 22; two hundred acres on section 27; eighty acres on section 36; and a half section of land in Tripp and Gregory counties, South Dakota. He carries on general farming, raising a great deal of high grade stock in addition to growing the usual crops. All of his interests are well managed and in carrying on his farm work he follows the latest methods and uses improved machinery, thus increasing his efficiency. In 1891 Mr. Dolezal was married to Miss Catherine Zimola, who was born in Bohemia on the 12th of October, 1867, and by whom he has had six children: Agnes, now the wife of John Vlach, a jeweler living in Wahoo; Carrie and Frank Jr., both at home; Edward, who died in infancy; and Edward and Lewis, both at home. Mr. Dolezal has supported the democratic party since he gained the right of franchise and for many years has been a leader in political circles in this part of the state. In 1909 and again in 1911 he served in the state legislature and made a most commendable record as a lawmaker, supporting those measures which he deemed for the benefit of the commonwealth and strongly opposing those which he thought inimical to the public good. At all times he stands for that which he believes to be right regardless of any other considerations. He and his wife are both devout members of the Catholic church at Wahoo, and fraternally he is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America. In May, 1912, he and his wife went to Europe and traveled over the continent for a number of months, returning in October. They visited Bohemia, Austria, Germany, Holland, France, Switzerland and Italy, and he expects to take another trip abroad some time in the future. He is one of those who have contributed in a large measure to the agricultural development of his county and is a man of independent means. He has not only gained financial success but has also won the sincere respect and the warm personal regard of those who have come in contact with him, as his dominant qualities are such as invariably win esteem.
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